Partners in Excellence

MAY 16, 2024

For years, the fashion has been to declare, “Cold calling is dead!” Or any other engagement approach where “cold calling,” is the obvious foil. It seems to strengthen whatever position they want to take, and some are valid, the primary argument is to declare “Cold Calling Is Dead.”

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Predictable Revenue

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Explore the top 5 sale coaching models used by high-performing sales leaders to maximize your return on investment and help reps retain sales training knowledge. Curious about cold calling best practices? The post Cold Calling Best Practices appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 17, 2019

It’s about an alternative way to get in front of your target buyer without cold calling. It’s my belief that there are networking style ways to generate appointments that are actually more effective than cold calling. I graduated from Wharton’s MBA program in 1993 and had no sales training at all. Sales 2.0:

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

They rely on what they’ve done before, which is cold calling and sending cold emails, and decision makers don’t want either. Some salespeople fool themselves into believing what I call the “warm call fantasy.” With training and practice, reps begin to understand that referrals aren’t favors or impositions.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 22, 2022

In today’s crowded B2B ecosystem, where personalization and relevance are seen as crucial competitive differentiators, the idea of cold calling might seem archaic. As daunting as cold calling may be, it still has a place in today’s sales pipelines. What is B2B Cold Calling? Is B2B Cold Calling Dead?

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 22, 2019

That’s why I decided to host summer sales training courses this year. And it took training and practice. Either way, if you’re looking for individual sales training courses that can help you fill your pipeline with hot leads, this is the program for you. Referral Sales Training Courses. A marathon is 26.2

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

Why would you need a script for making a cold call? Before the end of the day, you need to make 100 calls. Imagine how stressful it would be to go into each of these calls blind. If you're in a hurry, skip to the script or download free sales call templates.) What is a cold call? Consider this.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

What do you remember from your last training? I’ve heard for years that people forget 70 percent of what they learn in a professional training class within 24 hours of the event. The takeaway for sales leaders: Next time you invest in expensive training, lock in that learning with pop quizzes. Remember cramming for tests?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 25, 2024

They train with unparalleled rigor. When they do provide sales training, it’s often done in a vacuum—without reinforcement, coaching, accountability linked to KPIs, and practice—which makes that initial effort a waste of time and money. And it takes more than a few hours of training to master new sales skills.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. No more wasting time with cold calls, cold emails, and a cold outreach on social media. Email joanne@nomorecoldcalling.com or call 415.461.8763. Reps get the introduction and get the meeting! Save Money. Reduce Costs.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 23, 2020

Companies today purchase the latest and greatest sales technology, provide minimal training, and then wonder why it’s not adopted across the board. If clients ask me to train their sales teams on referral selling with no strategy, no metrics, no accountability, and no coaching, I walk. appeared first on No More Cold Calling.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Here are ten reasons why I could be an imposter: I stand tall but I’m actually just 5′ 6″ I’m a white collar professional yet I never wear a jacket or tie I have helped B2B sales teams for nearly 40 years but prior to that I sold only B2C I invented and perfected the OMG sales assessments but once I chose to hire a salesperson (..)

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Cold calling is nobody’s favorite part of sales. The same research indicates just 2% of cold calls result in a booked meeting, and other literature suggests that dismal figure might actually be on the optimistic side. Let’s be honest up front.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

She decided special training was needed for girls who wanted to become saleswomen, and perhaps one day, women sales leaders. And as a member of the executive committee of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, she had the means to provide that training.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

Until something changes, salespeople will continue to cold call , harass strangers on social media, and (in the process) erode trust in our profession. Put a referral system in place, with training, metrics, and accountability for results. Forget about cold calling. What’s the alternative? Forget about incentives.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2018

Check out my NEW online sales training course on LinkedIn Learning. Then a colleague suggested LinkedIn Learning, a new platform for online sales training. My outreach would have been just like cold calling. How a referral guarantees a one-call meeting. How to Benefit From This Online Sales Training.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 21, 2020

He said in an excited voice: “We need to train them how to do that!”. He realized that referrals were hit-and-miss in his organization, because they were dependent on inbound calls. His so-called referral program couldn’t be measured and didn’t hold sales reps accountable for results. “What about your account executives?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 10, 2024

GDPR compliance is a messy process to begin with, but trying to stay ahead of the regulation while B2B cold calling presents a whole other set of problems. Was B2B cold calling still legal? How GDPR Affects B2B Cold Calling With that out of the way, let’s settle the most important thing first.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Don’t even think about training your sales team on closing the deal. Try This appeared first on No More Cold Calling. Are salespeople asking the right questions to identify prospects’ problems and propose thoughtful solutions? Do sales reps demonstrate product features, or do they discuss the benefits for buyers?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 25, 2018

They ended up cold calling. The majority (71 percent) leave voluntarily, for two main reasons: The employer provided inadequate training, coaching, and professional development. Reps need account based sales development training, lead generation tools, and a career path. The salesperson landed a better-paying opportunity.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Two weeks into the New Year, and are you already stressed about picking up the phone and making prospecting calls? I learned a secret years ago that enabled me to overcome my fear of making calls, and that allowed me to make hundreds of cold calls stress-free. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

And certainly not when you cold call. Newsflash: Most CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. One assistant told me many cold callers lie and tell her the CEO asked them to reach out. Cold calling from a script, or even winging a cold call, doesn’t cut it.

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Lead411

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mastering the Art of Overcoming Cold Call Objections in Sales Cold calling can be a daunting task for many sales professionals. However, with the right strategies and mindset, you can turn objections into opportunities and improve your success rate in cold calling. However, with.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 17, 2017

Want your account based sales reps to devour information and training, and to have passion for growing their skill sets? It’s no longer just email, just webinars, just social media, or just cold calls. Worse, many authors write that cold calling isn’t really dead after all. Ask them how they prefer to learn.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

Thus, No More Cold Calling was born. I got very lucky as a first-time author, and my book— NO MORE COLD CALLING: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust —was picked up by Warner Books. I managed major training projects part-time and was on several faculties teaching sales programs.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

I don’t understand why it is acceptable for a process like cold calling (now often started via email) to work one in a hundred times–or in email efforts one in a thousand times. I had to come up with a cool name for using networking in sales so I call it “social calling”. This is because of trust.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 22, 2023

Let’s not beat around the bush: nobody likes getting cold calls. Research from our 2023 State of Sales Productivity Report found that during a call, buyers asked an average of 18 questions, a significant increase from 13 questions in the 2022 report. First things first: Is cold calling legal?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

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

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Let’s set the record straight: Most everyone on your sales team has call reluctance , whether they’re cold calling or asking for referrals. Many account based sales reps find it harder to ask their referral networks for introductions than to cold call strangers. Ironic, yet it makes complete sense.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 30, 2021

Plus, what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling. I learned a lot more about gratitude after recently celebrating the 25th anniversary of No More Cold Calling. I was working for a global consulting and training firm. People told me how much I impacted their lives and businesses. The year was 1996.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2019

Why it’s important to train from the trenches. From now on, I am going to make it a fixed rule that no unit, from the time it reaches this theater until the war is won, will ever stop training.”. I also learned about the intense training that our allied troops underwent and the critical importance of ongoing training.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

One guy even said he was thinking of cold calling (shudder) and doing more marketing. It will take more than two minutes to read this month’s posts from No More Cold Calling, but consider doing it anyway: Without Call-Backs, Your Lead Gen Is Dead in the Water. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. Well, sure.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

If virtual sales training was ever needed, this was the time. As a trained actor, Julie understands the importance of eye contact and knows how to use the camera to connect virtually. It’s like a training manual, with exercises and opportunities to practice and refine what you learn. (It even became a verb.).

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 15, 2017

We were thought leaders; we had visibility; and the client loved our solution for advanced sales training. I called and called, and was repeatedly told they hadn’t made a decision. While I’d been working so hard to seal the deal, the other company had developed the advanced sales training it previously lacked.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Based on my experience with thousands of solution selling training program participants, here are a few signs that your B2B sales strategy needs a review and re-work: Lagging Growth: You are not growing as fast as your competitors or your industry. appeared first on No More Cold Calling. Read more about Tris.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 30, 2020

Plus, check out what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Pick Up the Damn Phone and Have Sales Conversations. They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. Email joanne@nomorecoldcalling.com and schedule a 15 minute complimentary call.

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Referrals Cold Calling Lead Generation Webinar Metrics 279

MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 4, 2018

Give me reasons to contact you, rather than cold-calling me when I have no interest in what you have. If you DO cold-call me, don’t waste my time. Buyers can see these a mile away, and they will know you have been on a training course. MTD Sales Training. It will come back and bite you. Listen to my needs.

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