DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 29, 2019

A lot of companies struggle to get prospects to show up to sales demos. A sales demo that’s focused on a few specific solutions may require more discovery time on the front end; this is especially true if you sell software with a wide range of features and use cases. Who are the relevant decision-makers at their company?

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The Pipeline

JULY 23, 2015

A question I regularly ask when working with a group of reps on prospecting, is “who do you call on?” The answer I get is “the decision maker”. Now I have used a lot of different directories and databases, and they all give a title, not role in decision. or “who do you want to call on?”

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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? Commit to a Prospecting Schedule.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

How important are prospecting insights to your sales strategy? It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. Most likely, though, they use prospecting insights to reach their sales goals. What are prospecting insights? What are prospecting insights? It turns out they’re pretty important.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

This is no more true when selling technology to business – software, hardware, telecommunications, infrastructure, etc. We’ll use enterprise software as an example to make our points. It can be a long process, but none tend to be as long a process as software sales. Long Sales Cycles. Large Evaluation Teams.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 26, 2013

The correct implementation of Social Selling gets your team appointments inside target prospects. When you ask for a meeting, prospects Google you. Profiles must explain how your sales reps solve the market problems of your prospects. They describe how your customers make purchase decisions. LinkedIn is software.

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Sales 2.0

JUNE 29, 2014

If you’ve read my stuff before, you’ll know I have one basic prospecting framework I’ve been harking on about for the last 4-5 years. Find trigger events that show changes in your prospect’s environment, giving you a reason to approach them and potentially enough instability that they may switch vendors.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. FinancialServices. Insurance. ITServices.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 29, 2025

Now imagine the same situation with a Quoting Software. Quoting software, often powered by Configure, Price, Quote solutions, automates the entire pricing and proposal generation process. In this article, we will take a deep dive into how quoting software enhances accuracy and accelerates sales cycles.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Referrals are how most people prefer to do business, whether they’re looking for a good restaurant or a new software vendor. It takes roughly eight touches for sales reps to reach cold prospects. When you ensure that referrals come first in your business development plan, referral selling becomes a scalable prospecting strategy.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 8, 2018

You finally found a direct phone number for the perfect decision-maker – AND a hot tip that the company finally got funding in place to purchase a solution like yours. If you’ve been in sales for any length of time, you know that “prospect data,” “lead list,” or “ sales intelligence ” can mean almost anything. Tech stack.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

The acquisition of Chorus will support our aim to be a champion for sales professionals, helping them to identify, connect with, and sell to decision makers at the companies who are most likely to buy their products and services. Every piece of software that we build or acquire sits firmly on top of our world-class data foundation.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 25, 2019

This doesn’t just apply to prospecting but everything you do. Prospecting is already a tough task; it’s only made tougher when you fail to prepare. Below are 10 steps you need to follow to ensure you’re prepared to prospect. Focus on prospecting with the people who align closest to your perfect customer.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. We recommend focusing on software that was created specifically for modern sales teams.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 23, 2020

It includes context like decision-makers, organizational reporting structure, financials, budgets, year-over-year growth, company initiatives, personnel moves, installed technologies (the “tech stack”), and predictive features – all in near real-time. You know a lot of target prospects don’t really have those job titles.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Trade Show 189

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

Prospecting. Make meeting scheduling easier for prospects. Help build email sequences for lead nurturing — the ones that don’t respond to initial prospecting. or “Who are your company’s decision makers?”). It’s when prospects should be convinced that your product or service will resolve their challenges.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Salesforce AppExchange is a marketplace that makes it easy for busy IT and go-to-market professionals to find and leverage cloud computing and software solutions that work with Salesforce s industry-leading CRM tools and services. With ZoomInfo, exporting enriched data into Salesforce is quick and easy.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 13, 2025

With access to advanced B2B data and real-time buying signals, marketers can build highly personalized campaigns, reach decision-makers at the perfect moment, and maximize customer lifetime value. Automatic enrichment of data from high-intent prospects. Intent data to prioritize high-value accounts and improve lead scoring.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

They bring buyer insights to the sales team that can be easily leveraged in sales campaigns and prospecting. Interview prospects, customers and lost/no decision opportunities. Ask the reps to provide prospects and customers to interview. A decision maker buys for different reasons than am influencer.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Harvard Business Review foretold this problem in that old article, noting that installing and using automation tools “requires expertise in technology (computers, data communications, and software) as well as in marketing and sales.”. One side deployed code; the other deployed prospecting campaigns. “On

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 12, 2018

Prospects tell us they’re decision-makers, even when they’re not. Just as we ditched our legacy software, we must ditch our legacy history, and the legacy processes that are stalling our growth. I ask these questions when people want to change up their prospecting and adopt a referral system. We get mixed messages.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

It’s no longer enough to call a prospect, leave a voicemail and wait. In order to reach, pitch and ultimately close a deal, sales professionals need to be engaging with prospective decision-makers (6.8 per B2B buying decision) across social media platforms. Call and talk. Connect, read and share.

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Allego

JANUARY 21, 2025

Sales prospecting has transformed from its traditional roots of cold calls and door-to-door pitches into a dynamic discipline that blends strategy, psychology, and technology. This shift has turned prospecting into a strategic effort. What Is Sales Prospecting? Successful prospecting goes beyond cold calls and generic emails.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

And even before you can pick up the phone to contact decision-makers, you must conduct a significant amount of research. Do you have your prospects’ email addresses and direct dial phone numbers on hand? How much do you know about each prospect’s professional background? Researching Prospects. Poor Data Quality.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 7, 2020

There are many solutions out there that exist for virtual meetings and they can be quickly adapted to meet the needs of the modern-day salesperson who needs to keep in contact with buyers and decision-makers alike. Free software like Facetime, Hangouts, Skype might be suitable for many.

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SBI Growth

MAY 9, 2013

Others purchase enablement software in the hope that an algorithm will pinpoint the problem. However, we continually find the best information comes straight from the prospect. Some clients have expressed concern with interviewing “No Decisions” since they are still viable prospects. Prioritize the gaps you need to fix.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How to Build a Lead List My Tips for Building a Sales Lead List A prospect may have shown interest in a product or service by responding to an online offer, visiting your company’s booth at a conference, or engaging with social media posts. Enhanced Prospect Profiles The better your prospect profile, the better your call outcomes.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

As a B2B salesperson for companies like IBM and Open Text, scheduling in-person meetings or phone calls was often challenging, regardless of my prospect or client’s industry or business size. Aggressive, generic offers were just as fruitless, especially when the prospect hadn’t already confirmed their interest in what I was offering. (In

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 7, 2019

It includes context like decision-makers, organizational reporting structure, financials, budgets, year-over-year growth, company initiatives, personnel moves, installed technologies (the “tech stack”), and predictive features – all in near real-time. You know a lot of target prospects don’t really have those job titles.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Trade Show 150

Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2023

Sales prospecting is arguably the most critical part of a sales professional’s workflow. Sales prospecting is a foundational element for a revenue team — it’s the practice of identifying and connecting with potential customers to initiate the sales cycle. What is Sales Prospecting?

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data Buyer Persona 130

PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

Sometimes called enterprise sales, complex sales generally have a longer sales cycle involving multiple stakeholders and decision-makers. Complex sales cycle stages The lengthier sales cycle for complex sales is a direct result of higher costs and greater decision-maker involvement. This involves tailoring your offer.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

Sales intelligence uses data and sophisticated software for lead generation , creating an ideal customer profile , data quality management, and more. Ideal sales intelligence tools supply your team with up-to-date information about your prospects and addressable market — and how you can reach them. What is Sales Intelligence?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 21, 2017

DiscoverOrg’s advanced search helps you build targeted emails and prospecting lists and emails in the exact department, company size, and role you need!”. Show me contacts in the marketing department at software companies with fewer than 5000 employees!”. DiscoverOrg for Account-Based Marketing. The marketer grabs the microphone.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How to Write Sales Prospecting Emails Using ChatGPT One advantage of ChatGPT is that it can iterate on what it’s already produced. Microsoft , an OpenAI investor, has begun using AI capabilities in its own sales software to remove roadblocks from the selling process. We tried creating some sales prospecting emails with ChatGPT.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I’ve found that cold calling is an excellent way to engage prospects one-on-one and move them to the next step in the buying process. Cold calling is most effective when paired with strategies such as prospecting and sales qualification. Cold Call Script Examples **The prospect's phone rings** Prospect: Hello?

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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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