No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

You’re the ultimate sales technology—and this is the ultimate sales conversations book. If there ever was a time for real, authentic sales conversations, it’s now. Conversations without pitching—just full-on caring about the other person. Do you know how to have that kind of sales conversations? The phone works.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. How do sales leaders create and balance the core element of a fine-tunes prospecting machine?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Ask any group of salespeople why they don’t like telephone prospecting, objections or rejections are number one on the list. While every cold call or prospecting call will result in an objection, the objections are not all that different. Much different conversation, with a different outcome. Sell Different !

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 3, 2021

Given that prospecting is different than sales, they also master the Yin Yang dynamics of prospecting. Successful prospecting is about truly engaging the prospect’s thinking, not their heart. Sometime that impact is made by dominating the conversation, and at other time knowing when to say nothing. White Noise.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

31 seconds that make a prospecting call. If they can relate to the outcome, and the question is easy to answer, you can move to a conversation. The post 31 Seconds That Make a Prospecting Call appeared first on TiborShanto.com. But if you allow me to cloud the issue with facts , you may draw a different conclusion.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2021

Conversations have always been at the heart of our most authentic relationships. Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes. What is conversational marketing? Many people conflate conversational marketing with chatbots.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. Cold calling scripts help keep conversations on track toward a successful warm call — and beyond. Be upfront and transparent with your prospects. As the conversation progresses, share relatable (not deceptive) details of your product or service.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2021

ABX, a RevTech platform that culls the most important customer data to help companies better understand prospects. The post How Digital Marketing is Changing Go-to-Market Strategies: A Conversation with Dun & Bradstreet’s Sean Crowley appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Video prospecting helps increase your chances of getting leads, generating conversions and contributing to your company’s bottom line. Here are some tips for strong video prospecting. The post How to Use Video Prospecting to Get More Leads appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here’s a summary of our conversation and below this summary is the full transcript of our interview. The Sales Conversation is where the action is Applying AI to analyzing sales conversations is the highest ROI opportunity for companies, Paul says. “To To me the sales conversation is ‘where the action is.’

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In Q4, we released enhancements to Copilot, our GTM Intelligence platform, that further empower enterprise GTM teams to engage prospects and customers with greater precision, speed, and intelligence. We believe these innovations will continue to revolutionize how teams identify opportunities, engage prospects, and close deals.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The conversation has to be that much more genuine, more direct, and by all measures more REAL. I’ll be hosting the REAL Prospecting and Sales Masterclass. we will be sharing specific road-tested techniques and steps you can take to have more REAL sales conversations. I’ll be hosting the REAL Prospecting and Sales Masterclass.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Despite YoY plummeting win rates, based on my feeds, the biggest challenge facing sellers is not winning, but seems to be prospecting, engaging customers in conversations, hopefully finding and qualifying new opportunities. When we actually get a customer on a call, our conversion rates are horrible, and getting worse.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Your prospects sure don’t! What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. By Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

I had the opportunity to sit down with Nancy Calabrese, on her Conversational Selling. We chated keys to sales and prospecting success, as well as: Choosing to either fall for excuses or execute a strategy. The best attitude to make your prospects feel at ease. Evaluating metrics, and what type of measurement is best.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 1, 2021

Most salespeople are afraid of silence because they perceive it to be awkward or a sign that the prospect has mentally checked out. It is critical that you let silence do some of the heavy lifting during your prospecting conversations. But that's simply not the case!

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Sales 2.0

JULY 17, 2019

I’ve spent many years selling in startups and small businesses and every time the biggest issue cratering the sales pipeline is getting enough meetings with appropriate prospects. 28% of their calls resulted in a conversation with a human. conversations per week and 6.7 Getting in-the-door with a cold calling. appointments.

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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. They want you to ask smart questions about their business, engage them in conversation, and determine specifically how your product will mitigate their challenges. Try this instead. That’s a fact.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. Other reasons why salespeople fail to close sales include: The initial prospects were unqualified. This is not how you wow buyers, build relationships, and convert prospects into clients.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This has held back the quality of conversation and may explain why some sales take as long as they do. But here I use that graphic to highlight how to better leverage VALUE while prospecting and selling. Buyers are looking to maximize value, vendors are focused on delivering value, value, value. Have a look: [link].

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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. Smarter approaches to prospecting are needed. One of the main reasons for this low close rate is that sales people miss decisionmakers in the prospect company. Where does this time go?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

With ZoomInfo, your go-to-market team can easily identify website visitors , engage prospects with website chat , and optimize web forms to transform anonymous visitors into actionable prospects. Impact on Business Growth Effective lead capture software can significantly impact a company’s bottom line.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 26, 2020

You can get the full skinny on asynchronous selling here , but plainly put, voicemail has displaced the telephone conversation. I’ve said all this before, so rather than redoing here are two places you can go right now to master voicemails that get returned, and reconnect with your clients, prospects, friends, competitors.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. In fact, I recommend you share the definition with your prospects as a means of creating a clear path forward. If you and your prospects can shift time in your favor, you’ll both have an advantage over your competitors.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 12, 2024

Sales leaders complain that reps don’t get enough qualified leads, their pipelines are fluff, and it takes them way too long to reach their prospects. A disciplined referral system can help your company scale by increasing deal size, converting prospects to clients, and penetrating prime accounts. Big problem!

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Every once in a while, the conversation with a prospect is going to die down and never pick back up — but you don't have to take those fizzle-outs lying down. There are some strategies you can leverage to give yourself a fighting chance at re-engaging a prospect who seems like a lost cause. Let's see what they had to say!

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

Today we announce the next big step in our realization of that vision with our acquisition of conversational marketing platform Insent.ai. Coming Soon: From the moment someone starts a conversation on your website ZoomInfo Chat will help you to have conversations with context. Moving Sales Conversations Up the Funnel.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 31, 2021

Closing business and prospecting to ensure you avoid the January lull with a pipeline that propel you to success. The best way to approach is to take your cues from your prospects, buyers and clients. So, as you talk to your prospects and clients, don’t forget referrals. Recalibrate With Team. One More Thing To Think About.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

However, many sales reps may find themselves unsure of how to best lead a meeting with prospects over video. This will add depth to your conversations and help you lead a better meeting. Turn the meeting into a conversation. Admittedly, it’s more difficult to achieve natural conversations over a video call.

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