SBI Growth

JULY 11, 2013

The primary differentiator of today''s top Sales Rep is the ability to prospect. This could be prospecting for new business or different buying centers within existing customers. We have captured 5 modern prospecting best practices from top performers. Download this tool to rapidly improve your prospecting results.

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Buyer Prospecting Face-to-face How To 317

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? How did you find those prospects?

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Cold Calling Decision Maker 264

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. None of us stands out during prospecting. When they get introductions from people their prospects know and trust, they walk straight into meetings with your ideal clients. Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics?

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Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Leads 397

No More Cold Calling

MAY 28, 2020

I wrote that book because I was horrified when reps started telling me they didn’t need to talk to prospects and clients anymore. Then, learn how to lean on your referral network during tough economic times in my presentation for the Sales Expert Channel, “ How to Recession Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps.”.

Referrals 391

Referrals Cold Calling Social Media Social Selling 391

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2021

Here’s what you might have missed this year from No More Cold Calling. Their clients weren’t returning calls, and budgets were constricted or put on hold. Even so, emails and cold calls aren’t going to help your business recover. Or are you taking a new, fresh, and measurable approach to prospecting?

Referrals 371

Referrals Cold Calling Call-back Sales Qualified Lead 371

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2023

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this quarter. It’s been 27 years since I founded No More Cold Calling. Your most neglected sales channel is your existing client base. Isn’t it time you considered a prospecting approach that delivers double-digit results and eliminates your competition?

Referrals 177

Referrals Channels Cold Calling Scale 177

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Gatekeeper Died: Why That’s a Good Thing” is the topic for my new, monthly, live Sales TV Show on the Sales Experts Channel. So, I’m committing to spending time on-camera answering your questions and sharing powerful tips and methods to revolutionize your prospecting. And certainly not when you cold call. Always free.

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Gatekeeper Cold Calling Referrals Telemarketing 265

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 13, 2017

Is it time to change the way you’re prospecting? Prospecting strategies that once worked don’t work anymore, and cold calling —which never worked so great in the first place—is now a complete waste of time. If “paying dues” means cold calling, I wouldn’t do it either.).

Lead Generation 268

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 268

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Someone tried to suck me into a LinkedIn discussion on cold calling today. The article declaring cold calling dead was written by a colleague I deeply respect, and I have no disagreement with the points in her article. I’ll look at a variety of aspect of cold calling. What is cold calling?

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Cold Calling Direct Mail Ideal Customer Profile Channels 128

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. Not a cold calling stranger or someone pitching them on LinkedIn. percent of salespeople said that 50 percent or fewer of their initial prospects were a good fit. Suddenly it became almost impossible. Think about it.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 323

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

Sales has always gotten a bad rap, but it’s gotten much worse as sales channels have evolved. If sales managers hold their people accountable for the number of phone calls they make, emails they send, and invitations and InMails on LinkedIn, that’s how they’ll prospect. Forget about cold calling. We all know why.

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Referrals System Cold Calling Social Media 289

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Every automation — whether it’s cold calling, note-taking, or follow-ups — outsources tasks that build critical skills. Examples of skill byproducts: Cold calling: Builds grit, resilience, and quick thinking under pressure. Deep listening and synthesis: Writing follow-ups manually or reviewing call recordings.

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Outsourcing Services Scale Cold Calling Hiring 113

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Prospecting : Companies routinely run cold calling prospecting processes that fail 99% of the time, with 1 in 100 calls getting a meeting. as this channel has become saturated. as this channel has become saturated. Smarter approaches to prospecting are needed. Sales process efficiency.

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Territories Compensation Scale Decision Maker 396

The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2013

If you are a regular at this blog, you know that I am big proponent and supporter of cold calling. I think clod calling is a necessary part of a multipronged approach for engaging with potential buyers you have not have not spoken to before, or have a means of generating a referral to. I don’t fall into a camp. Tibor Shanto.

Cold Calling 267

Cold Calling Social Media Face-to-face Banking 267

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 21, 2022

I was reading a LinkedIn article on “Cold Calling… ” I’m beginning to think articles or surveys about cold calling happen when you don’t have anything else to talk about. The topic of cold calling will always raise opinions — however well or poorly informed those might be.

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Cold Calling Channels Fashion Call-back 116

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 1. Jeb Blount (Sales Gravy).

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Channels Face-to-face Video Hubspot 187

Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Research from XANT looked at the optimal “cadence” for prospecting based on the masses of data available to them through companies’ usage of their software. After 12 days XANT found that it is optimal to take a break for four to five days then start another sequence of eight attempts to reach your prospect.

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Direct Mail Outbound Referrals Social Selling 370

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. The Evolution of Cold Calling.

Sales Qualified Lead 269

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Cold Calling: Reach out directly to potential customers to introduce your offerings. Direct Mail: Send personalized mail to capture the attention of prospects. The goal is to make prospects aware of your existence and offerings. Bond Once you have attracted a prospect, the next step is to bond with them.

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Video Strategy Top of Funnel Direct Mail 116

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

By sharing information, ideas, solutions, and even referrals with our clients and prospects, we become trusted resources. While social engagement may seem more noble or altruistic, what really is energizing ssis the adoption of social in the B2B world is the view that it is another channel for executing sales strategy. I see you.

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Social Selling Cold Calling Social Media Ideal Customer Profile 296

The Pipeline

JUNE 24, 2013

The Discovery channel has their annual tradition of Shark Week, and now we introduce Voice Mail Week. Here we are the last week of the first half of 2013, the first full week of summer, what better time to focus on every seller’s second favourite topic, voice mail. What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto.

Video 267

Video Cold Calling Sales Leadership Channels 267

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With social media, you can prospect at your fingertips — and sidestep the awkwardness of a traditional cold call. Of course, you can't afford to spend hours on social media each day, so which channels are worth your time? What is social prospecting? Let's explore the channels that prove most effective below.

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Social Media Channels Media Prospecting 124

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

This is where prospecting has to come in. I want you to be successful, so my last 10 truths are to help you have success in your prospecting. When you put all of the “50 Prospecting Truths” into action, I promise that you will achieve your sales goals and more! Truths 11-20: Your Prospecting Plan.

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Prospecting Social Media Call-back Media 236

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

This post describes the Social Seller's strategy to grow their prospect list through LinkedIn. Cold calling is ineffective because no one answers their phone. Are they connected to potential prospects? Supplier, vendors, channel partners. Successful Sales Reps master the art of Social Selling over cold calling.

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LinkedIn Pipeline Decision Maker Referrals 335

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 19, 2014

Selling by referral is the most personal prospecting strategy that exists. LinkedIn and other social media channels are fantastic tools for beginning conversations and new relationships. Connect with No More Cold Calling. I will only refer you if I know you and trust you to take care of my contact as I would. That''s my.

Referrals 292

Referrals Webinar Metrics Social Media Face-to-face 292

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. For sellers, this makes access to prospective buyers the first chokepoint. How do you get access to your prime prospects? Referrals can transfer earned trust from a customer to a prospect.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Referrals Face-to-face 287

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2022

Cold calling is the bane of plenty of sales reps' professional existence. It's a grating, uncomfortable, often awkward process — involving a whole lot of rejection from frustrated prospects. Enter cold calling software — the tools that take some strain off of cold calling reps and the managers that guide them.

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Cold Calling Software Software Hubspot 105

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 30, 2020

I recounted that story in my recent presentation—“ Sales Experts Channel: How to Recession Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps ”—because it perfectly illustrates a key business insight. Plus, check out what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Pick Up the Damn Phone and Have Sales Conversations. Yep, wimpy.

Referrals 279

Referrals Cold Calling Lead Generation Webinar Metrics 279

Salesmate

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Have you been cold calling your prospects and reaching nowhere? If you received approximately 5-6 cold calls in a day, how many would you actually receive? If you picked up the call, would you be willing to listen to their pitch? Did you know that it takes 8 cold call attempts to reach a prospect?

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Cold Calling Campaigns Channels B2C 98

Anne Miller

OCTOBER 23, 2020

What can you do to get a rapid response from prospects? Warm introductions are always better than cold calls. Check out LinkedIn and your internal company contacts to see who might know your prospect and request to be introduced to that person. Try one or all of these three approaches. Get a Referral. Check it out.

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Prospecting Cold Calling Referrals Guarantee 162

Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most successful sales reps have a wealth of experience with cold calling. They are used to consistent action: qualifying prospects , sending cold emails , booking meetings, maybe following up a couple of times, and finally closing the deal. This article covers fifteen top cold calling books, divided into four categories.

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Cold Calling Negotiation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 116

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How to Build a Lead List My Tips for Building a Sales Lead List A prospect may have shown interest in a product or service by responding to an online offer, visiting your company’s booth at a conference, or engaging with social media posts. I generated many of my own sales leads through cold-calling and networking.

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Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 118

Zoominfo

JULY 31, 2018

Rejection is painful, no matter how your sales prospects say it. However, there are better ways to channel your frustration. If you want to improve your sales performance, you must first understand why your prospect said no in the first place. 5 Reasons Your Sales Prospects Say No. Check it out! Stop the rejection today!

Prospecting 164

Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B 164

Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2020

Do cold calls work? How can you find more success with cold calling? We often discuss how to make a cold call, but rarely the next step after your cold call fails to get picked up. Sales Voicemail Statistics Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects.

Cold Calling 113

Cold Calling Call-back Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker 113

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. The Evolution of Cold Calling.

Sales Qualified Lead 209

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Now all you need is a cold call script. And not just any script … the best cold call script ever. But before I give you the keys to the castle, let's learn more about cold calling and look at a typical cold call. (If What is a cold call? What is the purpose of cold calling?

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Cold Calling Call-back Inbound Follow-up 98

Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2022

The truth behind improving your cold calling (and cold emailing) is also a larger truth about sales in general — it’s not about volume, it’s about productivity. Here’s how you can work smarter by working with the right data to improve your cold calling. What’s the impact of bad data? Your ideal customer profile.

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Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile Data Forecasting 100