Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 20, 2021

Qualify prospects better and learn their buying motives. Give better demos and presentations. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. Overcoming objections easier.

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Gatekeeper Decision Maker Face-to-face Licensing 315

Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Before you get on your high horse and tell me you wouldn’t be caught dead using a script, consider: If I were to record your prospecting and demo calls for a week, and then transcribe what you say, what would I get? Your prospects will trust you more, and you’ll appear more professional. And prospects like that! #2:

Face-to-face 258

Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Hiring Gatekeeper 258

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The prospect agrees to take your meeting, and they even agree to your demo call. The solution lies not in being more forceful with how you close, but rather, being more open with how you prospect. Your goal is to build on the customer’s ego in the prospecting phase and not when you’re trying to close the deal.

Buyer 160

Buyer Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face 160

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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Intent Signal Prospecting Intent Decision Maker 130

Product Management University

MARCH 23, 2023

If you’re a pre-sales solution consultant or sales engineer, falling into the trap of telling vs selling can happen before you even know it, even though your intentions are always on the mark to start the demo. The telling demos are more like an introductory training class on the product versus a sales presentation.

Engineering 97

Engineering Sales Cycle Buyer Up-Sell 97

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Less frequently do we hear about social media being used by sales reps as a way to identify, connect with, educate, nurture, speak to, and convert prospects — this process is known as social selling. Social Media Training for Sales Reps. Why is it so important to train your sales reps in social selling? What is social selling?

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Social Selling Training Social Media How To 137

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 14, 2017

I hadn’t closed a demo – or anything – in awhile. The sales team consisted of a circle of SDRs responsible for outreach and booking demos; and Account Executives (AEs), responsible for leading the demo and closing the deal. Heavy training to ensure the technology was fully adopted. “My And it showed. “I

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Inbound Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Sales Team 227

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

Problem: Salespeople talk too much when they finally get a prospect on the phone. They talk over their prospects and generally learn very little about what it takes to close a sale. Then hit MUTE again and listen as your prospect reveals more. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Like you’re really curious.

Sales Qualified Lead 212

Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 212

MTD Sales Training

APRIL 12, 2020

If I’m on a call with a client, prospect or a supplier and I am taking it from home I let them know about it in advance. It’s harder to read body language, people’s attention span is more difficult to maintain and you need to present information/demos in short, sharp chunks. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image at Bigstockphoto.com.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Face-to-face Skype 194

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 11, 2019

This alone may set this book apart from a lot of other sales dev books by some sales training professionals.). And no, the MIT-trained engineer did not have a business background. Product Demos That Sell: How to Deliver Winning SaaS Demos by Steli Efti. Product Demos That Sell by Close.io That’s the first lesson.

Hiring 210

Hiring Outbound Top of Funnel Cold Calling 210

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. It’s when prospects should be convinced that your product or service will resolve their challenges. Offer a demo to every decision maker. Qualification.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring Lead Rank 246

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 6, 2017

Much like my mom’s BMW, I use personalized emails to catch the attention of my most important prospects. Either I get responses from someone who forwarded my email, or the prospect who received the email responds themselves. Plus, see actual cold email exchanges that resulted in me scheduling a demo. The “Five by Five” method.

Ideal Customer Profile 248

Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker How To Top of Funnel 248

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 27, 2020

The question is: Have you changed the way you’re approaching your prospects and clients? For example, if a current client or prospect has shared with you that they plan on resuming work full time at the end of this quarter and are committed to having a strong next quarter, then share this with the person you are speaking with.

Face-to-face 37

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Call-back Licensing 37

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. you’ll be that much closer to overcoming it and getting into your demo. Dive into your demo…]. Don’t you hate when this happens? Let’s do this…”. Upcoming Schedule.

Gatekeeper 158

Gatekeeper Face-to-face eBook How To 158

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 22, 2019

They get the prospect on the phone, go through a PowerPoint slide presentation, drone on and on for a half hour or more, rarely checking in their prospect—and if they do, it’s a weak, “does that make sense?”–and In an earlier blog , I introduced the term, “Spray and Pray” as way to describe how many sales rep’s presentations go.

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Closing Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper 169

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 4, 2018

these people live for “product”/”deliverable” elements and demos, after all, it’s their job, they are the operators/users or implementers. That’s why they ask those great questions that line up so nicely with your brochure and training. And these people do count in the scheme of the decision, but not as much as others.

Banking 225

Banking Pipeline Lead Scoring Lead Rank 225

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. you’ll be that much closer to overcoming it and getting into your demo. Dive into your demo…]. Don’t you hate when this happens? Let’s do this…”. Upcoming Schedule.

Gatekeeper 156

Gatekeeper Face-to-face eBook How To 156

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 28, 2019

And most likely, video isn’t everyone’s forte, so ease any nerves with ample training. Use different testing methods to discover the best times to send videos, the amount of prospects converted (with and without video touchpoints), the type of video that receives playbacks or closes sales, and the type of copy that resonates with leads.

Video 214

Video Closing Scale Face-to-face 214

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

Anyway, how do you handle this objection when you’re prospecting? Second: It’s important to stress to prospects and clients that what we’re going through now is temporary. Here is your script to use while prospecting and setting demos: Prospect: “We’re just not doing anything until this virus situation is settled…”.

Objections 169

Objections Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper 169

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Are you leaving money on the table by not empowering your sales development teams with the ability to connect with prospects? Access to high-quality contact data, market trends, and emerging predictive analytics tools allow for rapid segmentation of high-quality accounts and prospects. Get the prospect out of their own way.

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Conversion Decision Maker Outbound Top of Funnel 224

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

He used email to reach out to three prospects but didn’t get a response, he messaged three others on LinkedIn, but had the same result, and he didn’t pick up the phone even once! Example One: Dave asks a question, the prospects don’t answer it, and oh, it’s a turnover! Example Two: Dave is on a roll!

Sports 194

Sports Analysis Outbound Examples 194

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 30, 2021

I was working for a global consulting and training firm. You have to decide what you’re looking for in the perfect mate (or prospect), and then figure out the best way to meet that person (or sales qualified lead). Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. The year was 1996.

Referrals 257

Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Lead Gen Ideal Customer Profile 257

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 2, 2020

You remember, the prospecting calls you need to make, the demos you need to book, and the prospects you’re supposed to be following up with. Just remember what’s crucially important in all of sales: You can’t write any business if you don’t have prospects and clients to pitch to. to set those demos/presentations.

Face-to-face 159

Face-to-face Call-back Follow-up Gatekeeper 159

Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. So forget your product features and brush off the benefits, because you’re going to connect with your prospect on a (virtually) human level.

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Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 264

Julie Hanson

APRIL 19, 2022

Video can be a powerful sales outreach tool — but only if the prospect watches it. As the number of videos sent out by sellers has exploded, prospects have become more ruthless about what videos they choose to watch. So “how do you record a prospect video that gets watched?” If you do, your prospect will likely never see it! .

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Video Prospecting How To Face-to-face 135

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 16, 2018

The best prospecting strategies require a human touch. So, they spend most of their time staring at screens—doing demos, sending emails, and interacting on social media. To learn more about the most high-touch prospecting strategy of all, check out my new referral sales training courses on LinkedIn Learning. Believe that?

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Fashion Buying Cycle Cold Calling Social Media 219

Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 10, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we have Keith Daw , VP of GSD and Trainer at McDonell Consulting Group , where he ‘Gets Stuff Done’ and teaches the Sandler Training methodology. Know why you’re training your team before you start. Training during the last 15+ months [10:43]. powered by Sounder. Sam’s Corner [28:12].

Training 119

Training Scale Webinar Metrics Face-to-face 119

SBI

MARCH 18, 2021

Allego allows sales teams to onboard new reps without having to meet face to face or rely on traditional classroom training. Q: What steps can Sales Enablement solutions users take to best facilitate their prospects’ decision-making given that interactions are likely remote?

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Hiring Face-to-face Video Distribution 164

Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

Sales enablement refers to the process of providing a sales team with the information and content they need to nurture prospects and close deals more efficiently. A sales enablement content strategy involves a structured process for sales teams to access and deliver relevant content to the prospects in their sales pipeline. .

Top of Funnel 241

Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Marketing Case Study 241

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I’ve noticed a huge gap in how we equip and train our sellers, how we help them engage our customers in high impact conversations that focus on them and their problems, not pitching our projects. For example, some years ago, someone was prospecting me. The only response he had was to get me to a demo.

Analysis 146

Analysis Conversion Training Examples 146

The Pipeline

JUNE 19, 2018

Amazing how a two letter word leads to so much more than it was meant to when the prospect uttered it. ” After a couple of seconds, the prospect replies. That moment so full of all the possibilities wrapped up in a new prospect, a shiny new opportunity, being a step closer to quota. Don’t Let Your Mind Run.

Handbook 186

Handbook Objections Call-back Prospecting 186

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I still get requests from clients, as well as readers, about how to handle getting blown off when they call a prospect back. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

Gatekeeper 178

Gatekeeper Face-to-face eBook Hiring 178

Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2021

I need to focus on win rate or average sales price, and [our SDR] needs to focus on inbound conversion rate, outbound demo sets, show rate.”. Number of emails sent helps companies understand the number of prospects discovered per number of emails sent. It also helps assess prospect interest in messages sent by your team.

Sales Qualified Lead 227

Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel B2B Lead Rank 227

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 30, 2022

If you’re like most companies, then you’ve probably got enough technology in place to measure just about everything: talk time, conversion rates, number of demos being given, lead flow and lead placement in the funnel—top end, middle, and end stage of leads. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! And now with A.I., They won’t.

Top of Funnel 156

Top of Funnel Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Gatekeeper 156

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Sales works more closely with prospects and customers, after all, and knows what really matters to them. PRO TIP : Sit in on sales demos and trainings at least once or twice per week, to learn common objections and use cases. This will 1.) get marketing aligned with sales’ talking points, and 2.) help uncover real pain points.

Lead Rank 230

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Gen ROI 230

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. Effective cold email outreach means find something your prospect values – and something you have in common. It’s time to get personal.

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Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Account 220