The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A few weeks ago, I received a prospecting email that contained over 15 different links. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. There is ZERO reason to do a presentation in the prospecting phase.

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Keith Rosen

MAY 2, 2013

The opportunities for coaching people are vast. Here is a detailed list of the top 14 significant and common areas to be mindful of when coaching people. In a prior blog, I discussed The Gap, which is where the real magic and true coaching moment takes place. Their Attitude: Belief, mindset, philosophy, outlook or assumptions.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

Sales coaching is all about looking forward and developing your people. High-revenue growth companies are seeing the payoff; 54% of high-performing companies are using sales coaching more than in the past, and 60% use sales coaching as an integrated part of a sales training program. Coaching vs. Managing.

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Imagine you’re preparing a delicious meal and you’re short on olive oil. Would you add vinegar to make that oil go further? Of course not! Those are complementary ingredients, not interchangeable ones. You can shake them together but soon they’ll … Read More »

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

2: Stay connected to customers and offer heartfelt value-adds. As you talk to customers during coronavirus fears , check to ensure you’re providing the best customer service possible for their evolving needs. Turn your customers into walking advertisements by giving them extraordinary customer service. #3:

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 18, 2019

If you know anything about Nordstrom, you know that they’re all about service. I’m talking about real, personal customer service. The Nordstrom store personnel are famous for sending out personal notes to customers, calling them by name and remaining connected with them for years. Sales Motivation Blog.

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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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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

You’ll discover how you can shift your mindset, win with prospects and build long-term relationships with your clients so you can thrive and advance in your career. Predictable Prospecting. What if you had a reliable, and predictable source of new potential customers coming into your sales funnel each month? Listen here.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 24, 2019

It can be a big issue when a salesperson allows their assumptions to drive the customer’s expectations. Ask any customer service department what their biggest struggle is and this is what they will tell you. This happens when the customer’s expectations do not line up with what is actually being delivered.

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Keith Rosen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Proposal submitted, follow up done but no response from the prospect. They expressed interest but where did your customer go? Excerpt from Keith Rosen’s upcoming book, The Seller Coach book and our groundbreaking transformational sales program. The Disappearing Act – When Prospects Go Dark.

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

That means they don’t need to be coached, right? Your top producing salespeople need to be coached just as much as your mid or bottom performing reps. You have a few top performers on your sales team. In fact, … Read More »

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

If I don’t have to go online and find that company that gave me a few bucks for the old iPhones, he is saving me some time – valuable time – and the peace of mind that comes with working with a major brand such as the company I have my phone and service with now. What do you assume that your prospects know?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 22, 2019

But that work has paid off in terms of developing valuable content we can share with prospects and customers. Are all these people going to buy ValueSelling's sales training or coaching services? If they do need sales training or coaching services, we may already be on the short list. Of course not.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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Increase Sales

JULY 16, 2012

Sales Training Coaching Tip: Answer your potential customer’s or prospect’s question as succinctly as possible as in “Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts.” Every once in a while he would slow down to ask a question and then do a 180 resorting to information overload.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 16, 2022

Add in an emphasis on skills improvement through ongoing coaching, and you’ll see how a sales coach can positively impact a company’s bottom line. A good coach knows how to communicate, motivate and personalize each sales associate’s training, so the sales team repeatedly delivers results. What is a sales coach?

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Keith Rosen

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Instead of training salespeople with recycled techniques your competitors are using, developing high performance sales teams requires transforming the traditional salesperson into The Selling Coach. Develop your salespeople into coaches for their customers. ” The Top Performer is The Selling Coach.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. In fact, I would argue the best audience for this book is the sales manager, because the book explores how to hire and coach “challenger salespeople.” Even bigger than the coaching information is what is in Appendix C. prospecting.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. You can’t do your job without knowing something about your prospect or a scouting report. You can’t do your job without feedback from your customers or your coaches. customer service. prospecting. Client List.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Because when you have a highly motivated (and effective) sales team, then the customer experience is often better streamlined and supportive – helping to turn first-time customers into lifetime customers. How should sales leaders train to improve the customer experience? Learn more at kornferry.com/saleseffectiveness.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Guest post Monday brings us Steven Rosen , The Sales Leadership Coach and founder of STAR Results. Next year’s sales prospects look even tougher. First, the activity that managers are least adept at is coaching/developing their reps.

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Keith Rosen

JULY 8, 2017

Except from one of Keith’s future books and his ground breaking, award winning program, The Seller Coach. Many salespeople and managers feel that the greatest barriers to maximizing productivity and achieving greater results point to gaps in their product, service, process or people. It requires the utilization of all our senses.

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Lead411

JANUARY 16, 2025

Lead411 combines advanced AI-powered intent data with robust contact information to help sales teams identify and prioritize prospects most likely to convert. Gongs AI analyzes sales calls , emails, and meetings to identify customer sentiment, deal risks, and winning behaviors. Best for: Sales call coaching and team collaboration.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 23, 2012

CRM allows salespeople to place prospects in the wrong stage of the pipeline. CRM is too difficult to customize. Last week I spent 90 minutes with another client (8 people from Operations, sales, customer service, and marketing) showing them how CRM could be the answer to their inaccurate forecasts and pipeline reports.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2018

But, at the end of the day, you still need to nurture prospects, close deals, and hit your quota. At first, they'll hire low-cost, customer service professionals. The new language of selling is coaching. To build a bench of next-gen successful leaders, develop your salespeople into consultative sales coaches.”

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Each day he prospects for new customers. He builds relationships with these customers, assessing and meeting their needs. He works hard to compete against others in the industry vying for the same customers. Author: Scott Greenberg Quick quiz: John gets paid when he makes a sale.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Their customers continue to buy from them because they are happy. The reality is that most of the account managers are glorified customer service reps who provide quotes and proposals. They aren’t selling anything to anybody. Sure, they haven’t invested in their careers. Hold everyone accountable to change.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Stop selling products or services and start selling stories. Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. They are more often directly engaging with prospects and growth-opportunity customers.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. I was averse to it.

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Bernadette McClelland

MARCH 11, 2018

We are missing something… ‘Experiences’ aren’t just game-changing for an existing customer. What about the prospect who has never dealt with us, experienced us or had any reason to be loyal toward us? It can’t just be up to the girls in customer service. What about the buyer? Acronyms rock, and so must you!

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Once you begin expecting more and coaching them on how to achieve more, then in time what you expect becomes routine — thus it becomes norm. It might be the number of sales prospecting calls you make; it might be the speed with which you follow-up with customers; or it might be something else entirely.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. One of the first questions that archetypal motivator and life coach Tony Robbins asks in his presentations is “What gets you excited?” customer service. prospecting. Client List. Testimonials. FREE Resources. Negotiation.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Because salespeople are essentially in jobs where rejection is the norm, sales managers are often called upon to be coaches, mentors, mothers, fathers, and sometimes therapists in order to keep their troops motivated, focused, and delivering on sales goals.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 9, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Marjorie is an author, Hall of Fame speaker, and coach to Fortune 1,000 executives. customer service. prospecting. Client List. Testimonials. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Negotiation.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I congratulated her on taking me from a concerned customer to being irate, and now, finally, she had a reason to apologize, all the while making no progress on the real issue, reliable internet access. Customer Care. Prospecting. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. " A Christmas Song. A Random Walk Up Sales Street.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 15, 2018

Unfortunately, managing data quality is tougher than it sounds—data decays rapidly, particularly customer and prospect data. This includes sales technology, marketing technology, and even customer service technology. Get better content from marketing: Sales reps often struggle to find relevant content to offer prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

Before the internet, it was nearly impossible for prospects to get information about a product without the help of a friendly salesperson. But reps didn't hold all the power -- they needed prospects too. With less reach and fewer resources, prospects were uncovered through hard work. Source: HubSpot Research.

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