Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Years ago, while attending the Objective Management Group International Sales Conference, Dave Kurlan, president of OMG, talked about how to effectively manage opportunities through the pipeline. He made the analogy that prospects are like fruit and vegetables in the produce section of your local grocery – they are all perishable.

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Prospecting Conference Groups Pipeline 167

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2014

With referral selling, the hard part is over before you ever speak to prospects. asked Jim, my prospect. At this point, my prospect hadn’t met me or read my book, and hadn’t seen anything other than my website. You don’t have to sell yourself to referred prospects; someone else has already done that for you.

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Referrals Cold Calling Conference Small Business 285

Zoominfo

APRIL 23, 2020

Time to plan your next marketing campaign or start prospecting into your top accounts! You know a lot of target prospects don’t really have those job titles. We like DAMA UK’s six parameters for data quality : Completeness : Is the company, contact, or prospect record as complete as possible? JUST KIDDING.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Trade Show 189

Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

Since the start of Covid-19, in-person events, conferences, and tradeshows have come to a halt. One year later, we’re virtually in the same boat, with most organizations shifting to conducting online shows to generate leads and reach prospective buyers. With virtual conferences, prospective attendees are bombarded by sponsors.

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Trade Show Top of Funnel Funnel Conference 264

The Pipeline

AUGUST 18, 2014

From the time we met at a conference he was into the “I am interested in what you do Tibor, but you gotta understand we’re different.” TS: So let me get this straight, your people do not have to prospect, you went to the conference because you had marketing budget to blow.

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Conference Proposal Call-back Negotiation 303

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

That means enhancing and reinforcing their sales skills, budgeting for them to attend conferences and business events, brainstorming before prospect and client meetings, conducting joint calls, and ensuring clarity around accountability. The job of a sales manager is to provide reps with the tools to succeed.

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Sales Management Hiring Quota Cold Calling 390

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Some of the team have been at Pavilion ’s GTM2023 conference, a B2B SaaS conference for go-to-market executives. How to do it: Map your prospects to your partners. She has implemented the use of AI from creating personalized ads based on the tech stack of the prospective customer to rewriting 100 blogs in 100 hours using Writer.

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Conference Demand Generation Targets Account Based Marketing Scale 109

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Bob has developed a prospecting app that is based on science and driven by numbers. Over the years we have shared close views on the fundamentals of prospecting. Now we bring together skills, processes, and front-line coaching, in “Pipeline = Ability X Execution X Leadership: The Complete Prospecting System.”. It’s An Appetizer.

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Webinar Metrics Conference Objections Follow-up 250

The Sales Heretic

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Whether it’s a one-on-one to a prospective client, or a keynote speech at a conference, delivering a great presentation is vital to your success. If you’re in sales—and that’s nearly everyone in the company—you need to make presentations. Here are 14 tips for presenting more effectively.

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Conference Prospecting Opportunity Company 220

Bernadette McClelland

MAY 22, 2022

And to those of you for whom this rings a bell, I am going to challenge you to be more aware of the language you use around selling, prospecting, negotiating, asking for the business and achieving (or overachieving) targets and encourage you to reassess your wording as a first step. Be Bold, Brave and Brilliant!

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Energy Commission Up-Sell Conference 448

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

To be actionable, your content must make tactical use of calls to action, offers, promotions, demos, and free trials that move prospects along the buyer’s journey. While your industry has likely been affected by this too, building out a strategy for virtual events can be a great way to attract prospects.

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 264

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Many companies and organizations have entire teams dedicated to finding new business prospects. At events and conferences, some sales professionals collect as much contact information as possible: the more names, titles, and companies they’ve logged, the better. How to prospect at tradeshows with sales intelligence.

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Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead 193

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In their journey, prospective buyers want to know they can trust the company as much as they can trust the individuals they’re dealing with. That means the trust-building starts from the outset, when they first encounter you at a conference, visit your website, or read one of your emails. You can even benefit your entire industry.

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Social Media Top of Funnel Face-to-face Conference 227

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2020

Before B2B customers and prospects contact you, they will do their research, seeking out content they can download and watch at their convenience. Share links to your company’s latest case study with your prospects. Setup online conference calls. What comes after prospects consume your content? Host webinars.

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Sales Goal Meeting Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile 312

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Focus on finishing up what’s already well along in your sales process and encourage them to spend the rest of their time thinking ahead and prospecting for 2025. Referrals = New Sales Opportunities It’s tough to focus on prospecting when you’re working on a massive project or closing a big deal.

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Opportunity Referrals How To Pipeline 177

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? When you receive referral introductions from people your prospects know and trust, they (and their gatekeepers) will happily take your call. Think again. You’re not fooling anybody. Get the List That Counts The Web 2.0 Cold or hot?

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Gatekeeper Cold Calling Telemarketing Referrals 303

No More Cold Calling

MAY 3, 2018

Stats like this suggest that buyers don’t really need salespeople anymore—that we should just wait around for prospects to do their research and then call us when they’re ready to buy. They know how to prospect for sales, and it’s not sitting back and waiting for marketing to send them leads. That’s how to prospect for sales.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 270

Allego

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to Bizzabo’s 2023 State of In-Person B2B Conferences Report : 47.2% of organizers reported increased attendance at their B2B in-person conferences 76.6% of organizers consider in-person conferences critical to their organization’s overall success Not only that, but a whopping 82.8% And they are well worth your time.

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Conference Sales Enablement Biotechnology Insurance 77

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. Referred prospects convert to clients a minimum 50 percent of the time (most salespeople tell me it’s closer to 70 percent). 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. No more than 20. 5 are a perfect fit.

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Referrals Scale Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 194

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. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Author: Michael Nørregaard When prospects are evaluating your company, they’re looking to ultimately maximize their return on investment. Give your customers easy access to your team and the opportunity to meet in person by organizing regional user group meetings, summits and an annual user conference. It’s a win-win.

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Loyalty Customer Face-to-face Video 274

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 8, 2019

The prospect trusts them, and that trust is transferred to you. Have amazing intuition and trust it (They’re not afraid to walk away if a prospect is not a fit or if they identify a PITA client.). They host business networking events for women at their annual Rainmaker conference. The same is true when someone refers you.

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Hiring Referrals Networking Conference 247

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2018

More than 10 years ago, a marketing agency told me most sellers cave on price before prospects even ask for a discount. Referred prospects already trust and respect you—based on the word of the trusted friend or colleague who made the introduction—so there is no negotiation. Price isn’t an issue with referral business.

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Negotiation Referrals Lead Qualification Discount 237

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sales is, in large part, the art of developing trust in a tight window — making credibility one of the most valuable assets you can have when engaging with prospects. To help you out on that front, we connected with some sales leaders for the strategies they leverage to establish themselves as credible, consultative resources for prospects.

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Prospecting Case Study Industry Study 105

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 22, 2014

What are the metrics to close one – in other words, how many proposals, demos, qualified opportunities, prospects and suspects does it take? A pipeline with typical conversion ratios might have 12 Suspects, 6 Prospects, 3 Qualified and 2 Closable. Follow my lead and conduct video conferences. You now have the activity required.

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Face-to-face Commission Exercises Sales Qualified Lead 275

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 25, 2018

Yes, they still get a phone, which they rarely use, because most prospects and clients are never at their desks and only give their mobile numbers to salespeople they actually want to hear from. Invite Joanne to speak at your next sales meeting, conference, or professional development event.

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Account Hiring Lead Generation Face-to-face 272

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I miss in-person meetings, lunches, and conferences. Without it, your prospects figure you’re not interested, and they tune out. It’s also my only way to make eye contact with many clients and prospects, so I’ve learned to live with it. Worse, some applications don’t allow a green screen. A total pain, if you ask me.

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Video Cold Calling Exercises Conference 289

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

I’ve just returned from three conferences, and the #1 challenge I heard sales pros repeat again and again was how to get leads in the pipe. When they get introductions from people their prospects know and trust, they walk straight into meetings with your ideal clients. Because what you’re already doing isn’t working. That’s a fact.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 276

No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2016

Qualified prospects are actually interested in your product or solution. You might as well be dressed as a giant pizza slice, screaming your sales offering at random strangers leaving a conference for the lactose intolerant. The referral source talks to the sales prospect and gets agreement to meet with the rep.

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Social Media Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Media 239

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

So, pick up the damn phone and have conversations with your clients and prospects—not just business conversations, but conversations with inquiry, empathy, and understanding. In fact, they didn’t even need to talk to prospects, because they had great tech tools. It’s certainly changed the way we gather information about prospects.

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Conversion Face-to-face Social Media Referrals 305

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

It left me wondering whether that sentiment rings true now that inside and outside sales reps are spending more time connecting with prospects and customers remotely versus face-to-face. A Corporate Visions survey found that 87 percent of reps engage prospects or customers with visuals either rarely or not at all on their calls.

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Meeting Sales Meeting Face-to-face Margin 250

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

You know I have never read an article or a post that was written by an advocate of cold calling, suggesting that social selling is bad, ridiculing people who use the practice to engage with prospects, suggest that it is inadequate, or about to die. Step back you don’t wanna get any on your shoes). . Why do Socialites? Kumbaya Time.

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Cold Calling Social Media Decision Maker Lead Rank 292

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

So, I’m committing to spending time on-camera answering your questions and sharing powerful tips and methods to revolutionize your prospecting. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? Always free. Always fabulous! All episodes are recorded, so you won’t miss out. Think again.

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Gatekeeper Cold Calling Referrals Telemarketing 265

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 16, 2017

They’ve been through it so many times they can rattle off the typical objections from customers and prospects: “I don’t have time to hear this pitch”. Storytelling gives a prospect a compelling reason to hear you out. Early stage prospects often gravitate toward videos and short, educational demonstrations. Closing the deal.

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Real Estate Construction Scale Hiring 243

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

He was the keynote speaker at Hubspot’s first Inbound conference. One upshot of that is that he sees sales people as having to become providers of useful content as a means to being found and as a way to be always be helpful to prospects and buyers. This means you don’t need to spend hours writing blog posts and ebooks.

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Lead Rank Cold Calling Lead Scoring CRM 300

No More Cold Calling

MAY 2, 2019

This phenomenon was reinforced for me when I conducted a roundtable at the Watermark Conference for Women. Get a referral introduction from someone your prospect knows and trusts, and you get the meeting every time. My clients report at least a 50 percent conversion rate from prospect to client, and most say it’s more than 70 percent.

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Small Business Small Business Referrals Hiring 316

The Pipeline

MAY 21, 2019

Most trade shows I attend, I do so to prospect, not as an exhibitor. Organizers kindly line up prospect in neat little stalls, one after the other. Most people are much more ready to be influenced than buy at a conference, here is your chance to influence. By Tibor Shanto. What I have to report that it wasn’t a great experience.

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Trade Show Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 232