Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 12, 2024

Who do you think knows why your prospect buys? Who do you think knows when your prospect is going to buy? The answer, of course, is your prospect! The problem for many sales reps, is that they prefer to pitch and talk at prospects more than they actually ask questions and listen. Or who they like to buy from?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Be upfront and transparent with your prospects. Consider these following tips to get more success in your cold calls — before, during, and afterward: Do: Research your prospect (Who are they? Back in 2007, it took 3-4 cold call attempts to reach a prospect. Reason for Calling. Practice your cold calling script. Conclusion.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

If you think the 1870’s was a long time ago, it pales in comparison to God working with KPIs more than 5,000 years ago. In Numbers, God told Moses exactly what would be required to successfully defend the land that God provided to Moses and the clans.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s not by pandering or pretending that the prospect is always right as many try to do. One is the notion of how they communicate with prospects. Assuming that others have the exact same preferences is limiting to your success. A key job of a salesperson is to help prospects move beyond their comfort zone. LinkedIn Poll.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Twelve years later, I came to the exact same conclusion myself. At the time, then ZoomInfo Co-Founder and CEO Yonathan Stern provided the rationale for spinning off Bizo. “We We realized our business information index allowed marketers to deliver targeted online ads at a level never before seen.”. The results?

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

First, remember: Most objections are smokescreens hiding the real reason a prospect isn’t moving forward. Here’s one way I have successfully dealt with this and gotten the prospect to reveal what was really holding them back. And then hit MUTE and listen to what your prospect reveals. They like a different solution.

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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. When they get introductions from people their prospects know and trust, they walk straight into meetings with your ideal clients. Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. You might think you’ve been able to avoid sounding like a telemarketer, but that is exactly what you’re doing, and your prospect knows it. To gain access, sales professionals must abide by the new rules of prospecting.”. STOP Cold Calling.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I’ll explain how to always respond appropriately to Your Prospect. This is exactly what salespeople go through when a prospect pushes back, objects, displays lack of interest, or attempts to end the call. You are in your head instead of focused on what your prospect is saying. Your mind is wandering.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

Wouldn’t it be convenient to have a list of 5 questions you could use to get your prospect talking, to get them to open up about how they’re feeling and what you might need to concentrate on? You could do two: one for prospecting and one for the close. Ever feel stalled during a close? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In case you missed this, I received the following email last week: Dear Mike: The people have spoken and your article, “3 Keys to Dealing with Difficult Prospects,” has won 2nd place in our 2020 Sales Pro Central MVP Awards Social Selling category!” Here’s what I teach: Prospects have all the answers.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 7, 2024

With a variety of sales demo environments to choose from, each catering to a specific need or use case, you can ensure you’re showing prospects exactly what they want to see. When I’m setting up a new environment, I always start by establishing why the stakes are high for the prospect in question. Step 2: Showcase the solution.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 6, 2021

Rookie mistake: You’ve got several products or services you can offer a prospect, and you start by offering the first, or main one, then hear an opening for another one so pivot to that one, and describe another—and then another. Not only will the prospect be confused, but you will be, too. Stalled sale. Sound familiar? Happy selling!

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Question for you: How often do you take notes while you’re on Mute and your prospect is revealing their buying motives? Make a much better connection with your prospect or client because they will feel listened to and heard. You don’t take notes? How about using your Mute button? Are you actively doing that? (If Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 11, 2021

And when your ears are closed, you learn nothing about your prospect’s buying motives, their possible objections, or whether or not they are buying into your pitch. Ask questions frequently of your prospect. Intersperse it with tons of questions and tie-downs and opportunities to engage and learn more about your prospects.

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 20, 2025

Successful sellers know that there are major opportunities for prospecting on LinkedIn for quality leads. Should you try prospecting on LinkedIn? First, its important to determine if LinkedIn prospecting can benefit you and your business. Punctuation: Use parentheses to search for exact phrases.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Art of the Introduction: Mastering the Pattern Interrupt The first few seconds of your cold call are crucial — yet most people wing their intros, and you can completely lose your prospect if you don't prepare what to say. This immediately addresses the two main questions in the prospect's mind: “Who are you?” Buyers love this!

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The Pipeline

JUNE 11, 2019

.” Something that can also be used to describe sales and prospecting. Making any growth or development we achieve, as something to have “lived through,” nowhere more so than in prospecting. People are paralyzed by the thought of being rejected when prospecting. Rejection Hurts. It’s Not Just in Your Head.

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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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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2020

You could add people to your team to do things like: Post content for you on social media Look for content from others that you can curate on put on social media Research prospects lists Research account information for you so you can make customized approaches to prospects Update the CRM for you Help you write and edit your proposals.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We’ve all been there – you call your prospect back at the appointed time for your presentation and they tell you any of the following: This isn’t a good time, OR. Rather than set another time to get back with them—thus letting the prospect off the hook—try the following: Response #1: “Sure, I can take as long or little as you need.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

Author: Sean Gordon The rollercoaster of the past year has forced companies to drastically alter their operations, all with their employees, customers and prospects in mind. Personalized Video Will Replace Event Prospecting. One of these shifts is an extreme consumer focus on video. That’s where video emails come in. .

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Thats not just more prospects its the right prospects. And theyre reaching these prospects at the right time. Before ZoomInfo, sales reps connected with prospects just 23% of the time. But data-driven, AI-powered intelligence is rewriting the rules and ZoomInfos Customer Impact Report 2025 proves it. The results?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 13, 2021

But when you’ve done a presentation and then don’t hear back from a prospect, it can often mean the kiss of death. While it seems counter intuitive, I’d rather know up front if I’m wasting my time or if this is a real prospect. Speaking about prospects hiding behind emails, etc., Ghosted—just the sound of this is chilling.

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Jill Konrath

OCTOBER 30, 2019

After spending months trying to meet with a perfect prospect, the last thing you want to do is blow the opportunity. Yet all too often, that's exactly what happens—especially when you only have a short time together.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 17, 2019

A referral introduction means prospects have agreed to talk to salespeople, unlike cold calling victims who never asked to be interrupted. Referred prospects trust salespeople, because they trust the referrer, and that trust gets transferred. The prospect doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you. What’s her style?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2020

Is your sales team searching too many faces, looking for traces of prospects, instead of narrowing the search to recruit only your ideal clients? During these pandemic times, there are fewer opportunities and more competition going after the same exact business. Companies focus their sales prospecting on signing new logos.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We provide the exact talk tracks, templates, and proven tools your team will be motivated to apply, all structured around an award winning comprehensive inside sales approach that gives your team the confidence to succeed in every selling situation they face today. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 20, 2021

Qualify prospects better and learn their buying motives. We provide the exact talk tracks, templates, and proven tools your team will be motivated to apply, all structured around an award winning comprehensive inside sales approach that gives your team the confidence to succeed in every selling situation they face today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 30, 2024

Imagine: for less than $18 you can suddenly fly past gatekeepers, overcome initial resistance statements from prospects, and qualify leads so you’ll know exactly how to close them! And all it takes is a little bit of effort, time, and a tiny amount of money. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It takes roughly eight touches for sales reps to reach cold prospects. The #1 challenge salespeople face is reaching decision-makers quickly, but getting prospects to call you back is deceptively simple with a referral program. Yes, your most predictable and measurable prospecting tool is your very own sales team, asking for referrals.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 25, 2021

Yesterday I watched a toad walk across the outdoor side of our kitchen window. Picture it! I wish I had video but it ran so counter to what I have observed toads doing over the past 65 years that I froze. I performed a google search and found exactly one image of a toad on a window.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Two weeks into the New Year, and are you already stressed about picking up the phone and making prospecting calls? Think about it: Not everyone you speak with is going to be a prospect or a deal, are they? And regarding fumbling a good lead—my experience is that if a prospect is interested, then they’ll speak with you.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

These pain points hurt team morale and your bottom line: Pain Point #1: Your team struggles to get meetings with prime prospects. Prospects dont know you, dont trust you, and dont want to take your call. When your reps are introduced to prospects by a trusted connection, they no longer start the sales conversation as strangers.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2023

To follow up on the blog post from two weeks ago (about the one quick fix to get your VMs returned ), here is the second quick fix: Stop trying to trick your prospect! So do your prospects. Your prospects can see through you and your message will be deleted quickly. I ALWAYS delete these messages the moment I hear them.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Script #1: Make sure and have an email already prepared while you’re prospecting. The point here is whether or not your prospect will: Give you the time to speak further with them. This tells you how cooperative your prospect is, and so how cooperative they will be throughout the sales cycle. Right then! Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 22, 2021

We all know the importance of asking questions of our prospects and clients, yet how many do you ask? And: Your prospects have all the answers about whether they’ll buy from you or not, and what you need to say to sell them. Here’s a list to get you started: For prospects: #1: “What motivated you to reach out to us today?”. [If

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