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? The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the best social media channels for prospecting.

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Social Media Channels Media Prospecting 124

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2023

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? Is your sales team searching too many faces, looking for traces of prospects, instead of narrowing the search to recruit only your ideal clients?

Referrals 177

Referrals Channels Cold Calling Scale 177

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. Sales management.

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Territories Compensation Scale Decision Maker 396

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.”.

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Referrals Social Media Cold Calling Social Selling 391

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

As DiscoverOrg’s Manager of Strategic Accounts, I’m always looking for ways to use personal touchpoints to engage prospects via email. I start with a thoughtful, well-researched cold email that shows just how well I knows my prospect – both the pain points they experience in their job, as well as their personal interests.

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Prospecting Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Data 258

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2019

Author: Warren Fowler Sales teams and marketers focus on digital communication so much that they seem to forget the power of offline promotion channels. But what is it that makes this marketing channel so great? The purpose of the explanation is to convince prospects that your services are easy to use, but highly effective.

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Direct Mail How To Advertising Advertising 323

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Customers do their research, ask questions, and even address customer service issues on social channels. B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. B2B social selling is the process where salespeople use social media to connect with prospects. Why is Social Selling Important?

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Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

Zoominfo

JANUARY 6, 2021

CRM systems wear many hats, including channel management, customer insights, communications, engagement, and more. The best way to meet department and organization-wide goals is to meet customers’ goals. With these insights, you get a full 360 view of current, prospecting, and available customers. Future Trends in CRM.

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Trends CRM Top of Funnel Marketing 246

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Online reviews and company websites are the two primary platforms for research, but other channels such as social media can provide valuable information, too. Because marketers live on the very channels the customers are engaging with, clever marketers harness these channels to reach potential and loyal customers.

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Education Buyer Buyer Persona Social Media 330

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 10, 2020

And how do we help closers — whether an SDR booking a meeting or an AE closing a huge deal — motivated to crush company objectives? Not just with prospects, but with management. Daily management meetings pre-corona included a pretty small group. In a virtual world, we’ve spun up a Slack channel called the Belt.

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Energy Channels Motivation Face-to-face 246

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. Actually, it’s more like Talk Radio, but on video. Always free.

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Gatekeeper Cold Calling Referrals Telemarketing 265

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sales team success often hinges on the quantity and quality of leads routed from marketing campaigns and organic channels. Lead capture software is a vital tool that enables companies to identify, collect, and manage potential customer information across various channels.

Lead Capture 130

Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. Seller access is a newly popular term for an old problem—the struggle to bypass gatekeepers and get meetings with high-level decision makers. percent of salespeople said that 50 percent or fewer of their initial prospects were a good fit.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 323

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2021

They recognized that asking clients for referrals was the way to gain access to prime prospects. Or are you taking a new, fresh, and measurable approach to prospecting? The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. They were smart. How do I know this? How about you?

Referrals 371

Referrals Cold Calling Call-back Sales Qualified Lead 371

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2021

A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. Last year, however, many stopped using events for prospecting, instead adopting old-fashioned methods like (gasp!) Prospecting in the event-less landscape.

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Survey Top of Funnel Scale Fashion 246

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. That’s still true, but cold calling has evolved as sales channels have evolved.

Sales Qualified Lead 269

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Reaching the right prospects at the right moment is often the difference between closing a deal and coming in second. Copilot’s insights are fueled by first-party customer and prospect data, ZoomInfo’s unparalleled business data, and the industry’s most extensive collection of buying signals.

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Software Software Tools Hubspot 211

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Prospecting. Directly address your prospect’s pain points. This is where SDRs focus on scoring as many meetings as possible, and research shows more than five touchpoints are required to secure an initial meeting. Make meeting scheduling easier for prospects. Engagement. Qualification.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. A lead is defined as any prospect who indicates interest in a company’s product or service. What is a Lead?

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Every day, I spend at least 15-20 minutes cleaning my inbox, mobile, and InMail from prospecting messages. Mind you, these are not spam, but legitimate prospecting messages from people trying to catch my attention. Prospecting has always been a challenge, but these days, it is even more challenging. Prospecting Is Not An Event!

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Prospecting Objections Research Channels 141

Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2021

Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes. It is a marketing channel that enables two-way communication between buyers and sellers to provide critical buying information that accelerates their path to purchase. What is conversational marketing?

Conversion 246

Conversion Marketing Lead Capture Face-to-face 246

Zoominfo

JUNE 13, 2018

Social media has completely transformed the way people interact with each other—including the way sales professionals interact with customers and prospects. Social selling expands on the age-old basics of getting to know your customers and meeting their needs.” – Jon Ferrara. Keep reading! Click to Tweet! Click to Tweet!

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Social Selling Social Media Channels Media 244

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

With fewer leads in the pipeline, booked meetings are even more difficult to attain, with 68% of respondents experiencing a decrease. More than half of those scheduling fewer meetings have experienced a drop of 60%. Those still able to come by meetings are suffering as well. This is a considerable rise from only 19.9%

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Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 317

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 23, 2018

Kill lead generation channels that don’t convert. To maximize results prospects should both 1.) meet a mutually-agreed-upon lead score threshold, and 2.) 4: Kill lead channels with low conversion. Agreement on what a “qualified lead” is. Hyper-focus on marketing-qualified leads. Boost conversion with shared goals.

Lead Rank 257

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 257

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 26, 2018

Another negative sales persona is someone who turns up at the latest supplier review meeting, announcing proudly he is the new account manager, then asks for an explanation of the history between the two companies – arghhh! Let’s look at the day-to-day life of a sales rep, starting with traditional face-to-face meetings.

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How To Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Lead Capture 218

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In this post, we’ll meet three ZoomInfo customers — Alan, Nic, and Thomas — to learn how ZoomInfo has helped them streamline their workflows, improve their performance, and grow in their careers. Meeting people face-to-face was a valuable experience. It just makes prospecting so much easier in every respect,” Castro says.

Prospecting 130

Prospecting Hiring Face-to-face Intent Data 130

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 22, 2019

A seller who can range around in a conversation, listening for cues to shift to different business priorities and genuinely landing on the executive’s radar, will be invited back for further meetings. Sellers need to gather in-depth information about prospects and customers. Develop the skills to secure a meeting. Competitors?

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Demographics Call-back 240

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 31, 2017

Outside of your business, the same strong vision inspires confidence in your prospects while providing clear insight for why your business exists, and why they should work with you. A clear vision helps the right prospects to see why they should work with you. Different salespeople have different interpretations of your vision.

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Top of Funnel Oracle Scale Small Business 246

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

Even so, trade-show events are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. With so much money – and excitement – on the line, how do you connect with new prospects? Track referrals.

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Trade Show Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 227

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On average, an SDR takes about 42 hours to get in touch with their prospect — but that doesn’t have to be you. This not only allows you to filter your qualified leads ; it also increases the likelihood that your prospect will show up to the call. In this image, Amy (prospect) and Leo (AE) were previously chatting on email.

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Sales Qualified Lead Inbound Lead Rank Lead Scoring 236

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Personalization happens when a marketer or salesperson can take a piece of content and make it more useful for a specific prospect or customer.” – @ducttape Find more #personalization quotes on the blog: [link] pic.twitter.com/U3ENGnZyMu — ZoomInfo (@ZoomInfo) October 10, 2018. Benefits Of Personalization In Marketing.

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B2B Marketing Segment Scale 246

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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Tools Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data 128

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Meet with stakeholders to build relationships quickly. From assessing which channels perform the best, to evaluating existing tracking capabilities or implementing new attribution solutions, establishing key milestones ensures you are continuously providing value for your business. Meet with stakeholders to build a foundation of trust.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Gen ROI 230

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 24, 2019

My definition of a cold call is any attempt to reach a prospect who doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you. Regardless of the way you reach out—via email, social media, text, direct mail, or even a knock on the door—prospects are cold as ice unless they know who you are and expect to hear from you. What Is Cold Calling?

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Cold Calling Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation 269

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Why Live Chat Matters Live chat software is more than a convenience its a strategic tool for businesses aiming to meet modern customer expectations. Multi-Channel Support : Extend reach by integrating live chat with messaging platforms and social media.

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Software Software Sales Qualified Lead Customer 130

Zoominfo

JUNE 9, 2019

It provides insight into where your leads are coming from and what channels are providing you with the most sales-ready prospects. You may think you’re on track to close a deal when your solution meets 22 of your prospect’s 25 requirements. If your prospect is able to cite a somewhat recent purchase, you’re in luck.

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B2B Closing Guarantee Scale 252