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3 Keys That Determine the Length of Your Sales Cycle

Understanding the Sales Force

Your sales cycle length will be significantly shorter when 3 things are in place, and longer when they aren’t: You must be talking with the decision maker. You must sell your value to differentiate to the point where the decision maker will spend more to buy from you. There must be urgency.

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ZoomInfo Launches Real-Time Alerts When Decision Makers Visit Your Website

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That’s what we’re unveiling today with ZoomInfo’s new WebSight Buyer ID, which identifies decision-makers or previously engaged leads visiting high-intent web pages, delivering real-time alerts so you can act fast.

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Three Dog Night Classic is Foundation for Present Day Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

There are plenty of other rules to break, especially those that are meant to prevent you from reaching decision makers! .” Them there’s some really great rules for selling but if you’re going to break a rule, make sure it’s not sales process! If you start with the having fun part you can’t go wrong.

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The Trust Factor: How Emotional Connections Make Referrals Unstoppable

No More Cold Calling

Its not about chasing quantityits about securing quality conversations with decision-makers who are already predisposed to trust you. As the Harvard Business Review puts it, Research suggests that inbound strategies can attract interest, but referral selling closes deals.

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Cold Calling Tips and Tricks

However, there is also strong evidence which points to the contrary - 78% of decision-makers have taken an appointment or attended an event as a result of a cold call. In fact, less than 2% of today’s cold calls actually result in meetings, and 63% of sales professionals say it’s what they dislike most about their jobs.

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Referral Selling Is Your New Power Move

No More Cold Calling

Start getting introduced to decision-makers who trust you. Stop chasing strangers. Most sales teams think they’re already doing referrals well. They aren’t. They’re confusing potential with process. I often ask sales leaders three simple questions: How many referrals did your team generate last month?

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How to Find Decision Makers and Drive B2B Sales Success

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Sales professionals must know how to find decision makers and not waste time contacting anyone at a company. The people who make decisions in companies hold the authority to purchase and set the companys strategic course. Knowing who the decision makers are and how to find them is essential for any strong B2B sales strategy.

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment.