The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2019

The common goal in sales is winning your prospect’s prospect. Again, this makes the people your prospect is trying to win, your responsibility as well. So while we are thinking about how we can sell our product to this prospect, they are asking about how this will help them sell to their customers. Who’s Paying For This?

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 1, 2019

Prospecting does not have to be painful nor does it have to be as hard as you think. Sales and prospecting is not a slimy or ugly activity like some people describe it. I count prospecting and sales as an honor. When you prospect with integrity, you’ll gain customers who have integrity. What does this mean?

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2017

Proactive Prospecting Summer – Part 6. In this segment of Proactive Prospecting Summer, we look at the importance of the unspoken in prospecting calls. Telephone prospecting, after all, is an exercise in communication. The post Prospecting Dynamics appeared first on Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.

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The Digital Sales Institute

MARCH 5, 2018

Here are a few sales training exercises to liven up your sales training. So hopefully the below sales training exercises can help positively impact on a salespersons experience when it comes to sales training. Sales Training Exercises: 1. Sales Training Exercises: 2. Sales Training Exercises: 3. Expectations.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 7, 2022

When selling enterprise software and software as a service (SaaS), a proof-of-value exercise (POV) can be an accelerator for the decision maker, especially when working with a prospect that has complex requirements. The post Proving Business Value in the Software Sales Process appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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The Pipeline

JULY 6, 2017

So rather than following the 80% of your peers who go into summer mode, I instead invite you to use the summer to improve your prospecting skills so can remain in that 20% that drives the economy, the 80% is piggybacking on. Every Thursday in July and August, the posts in the Pipeline will focus on a specific element in Proactive Prospecting.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

One of the exercises in this book covers what most people think they already know how to do. The second exercise was too artificial to learn from. Here are the 8 exercises that are most effective for sales training. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? 8 Exceptionally Effective Sales Role Play Exercises.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 24, 2019

It just doesn’t make sense to practice on prospects anymore. A professional sales person needs a place to take “batting practice” before getting out there and trying to hit the 90 MPH curve balls being hurled at them by prospects. 8 Highly Effective Sales Role Play Exercises. That place is role play. Learning is Listening.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A Simple Exercise to Understand Your Customers' Values Solving customer needs are core to any business. For your organization to achieve success, you need to understand what’s valuable to your customer. Instead of forcing people to purchase using generic and scripted methods, use personalization.

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The Pipeline

JULY 21, 2014

Grab your Proactive Prospecting Call-Flow Chart. Not only that, but in all instances, you have demonstrated yourself to be a professional who completed the “Prospecting Exercise”, and will be remembered for being that pro. Managing those initial objections is part of the job. Believe me you’ll call them again).

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 21, 2021

If you’re like most of the sales managers we talk to, you’re looking for a repeatable, effective sales prospecting process. Or maybe you have no idea what’s going on with your team’s prospecting – it’s a black hole that randomly produces opportunities. Plan Your Prospecting Activity. Track Your Prospecting. Get Out There.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2024

Here's a look at the “clear strategy” I use to ensure I get the most out of my LinkedIn prospecting efforts. Ingram's Tested, 10-Step Process for Nailing Prospecting on LinkedIn Your LinkedIn profile is your first digital impression, and you don‘t want to waste your shot with a lackluster profile. Here are two ways you can get there.

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Shari Levitin

JUNE 30, 2021

No doubt you’ve changed the way you shop, exercise, eat, travel, watch movies, and more. What Your Prospects Aren't Telling You. Here are three strategies you can leverage right now to enhance your customer experience and make prospects feel like doing business with you. I’ll bet you have, too. Create T-Shirt Moments.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 27, 2017

First with Nautilus Exercise Equipment, then in the insurance business and for the last 23 years with Anthony Cole Training Group. It’s been at least 25 years since I heard David Sandler, on a cassette tape, say; “there’s no such thing as bad prospects, just bad salespeople.” I’ve been working on growing sales for over 30 years.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 7, 2024

If you would like to instantly improve your selling skills—and so your open and close rate—you can do so by taking just a few minutes to complete the following exercise (don’t worry, it’s easy and fun!). What you’ll do is make a list of all the common closed ended questions you ask, and then turn them into assumptive questions instead!

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 9, 2014

I think this email has several ingredients you could use in your email prospecting. Imagine that you have 5 brilliant data-scientists that can build software to automatically research your prospects and their company before any sales meeting. Like most “ SNAPpy” prospects I’m stretched like a rubber band for time.

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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? If you’re a manager, this is a great exercise for a sales meeting. You could do two: one for prospecting and one for the close.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Prospecting is a unique skill set, this is why hunters are always in greater demand and earn more than people who can sell but can’t prospect. Doing research on a prospect is a must, you need to know the facts, their potential objectives, opportunities, etc. A common killer is research.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 17, 2019

I know how unfashionable it is to say this, but I hate prospecting. We are supposed to love and revel in prospecting. I get it, if our pipelines are empty, we have to find new opportunities and we do this through prospecting. Just by doing this, I could significantly cut down on my prospecting.

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Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 17, 2020

The question as to which prospecting method is the most effective can be answered in two ways. The argument over the most effective way to prospect has been framed as a contest between Inbound and Outbound, also called cold outreach, as your dream client isn’t expecting your communication. The Prospecting Sequence.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Great exercise, more companies should follow their lead. Specifically, how we use positive data in prospecting and Discovery, in this case the latter. Specifically, how we use positive data in prospecting and Discovery, in this case the latter. The above approach lacks context for the prospect. Weak Use Of Data.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 26, 2021

As we have explored in a different context, the answer is not always more prospects. This will allow you to generate more revenue without necessarily having to add volumes of prospects. I will not comment on how things come to pass here, but there is merit to the exercise. Play To You Strength.

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Sales 2.0

DECEMBER 29, 2011

From my research and analysis of thousands of prospecting calls, I’ve found the three biggest factors that super-charge your chances of getting into a busy prospect’s office are: Prospect profile: who to call. I’ve started breaking down my prospect lists in a different way. Triggers events: when to call.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2018

One of the most enlightening and personal sales operations exercises that any rep can do is to build their own sales velocity equation. In fact, even before sellers join a company, it can be extremely helpful to ask your prospective employer about the current sales velocity of their organization. What is the Sales Velocity Equation?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Reps can get hundreds of “at-bats” before going live with prospects. Manual onboarding exercises: Require new hires to take meeting notes, draft follow-ups, or conduct outreach manually before transitioning to automation. Create deliberate “gyms” for practicing these skills — role-playing, manual exercises, and reflection.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 17, 2014

Let''s start today by looking at a couple findings from the Objective Management Group Sales Force Evaluation: Will Prospect. Prospects Consistently. The difference between the two findings is this: Will Prospect - this is a sales person that will prospect as long as they are managed to do so. Same as prospecting.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 5, 2016

” , playing off the old weight exercise motto. The post Pain Leads To No Gain In Prospecting! A few weeks ago, I posted a piece titled “No Pain – No Game?” Click To Tweet. Become one of the thousands of sales professionals receiving my latest updates on sales execution, tools, tips and more.

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criteria for success

MAY 16, 2019

Solving the prospecting puzzle isn't easy. Read on to learn how to get your sales team solving their prospecting problems. I have an exercise for you: ask your sales team, “How do I put together a jigsaw puzzle?” Most likely, they’ll tell you to follow a process.

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Sandler Training

JUNE 6, 2019

Most salespeople who need to prospect for a living will tell you that it’s a very proactive, immediate results-driven exercise that can be uncomfortable at times. Hard to disagree with that.

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Women Sales Pros

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One area you will want to apply this technique is when you are deciding which prospects to add to your weekly prospecting list. If your current strategy involves calling a random list of prospects, chances are you are not seeing the results you want, or it’s the reason you procrastinate prospecting.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 22, 2020

Looking for a prospecting email template you can easily personalize and that works for almost any situation? That’s key, because as you and I both know, if you’re sending a prospecting email to just one prospect, you might be able to write an email so personal that the recipient may mistake you for a childhood friend.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Sales people have to prospect! At least that was the case in 1983 when I was selling Nautilus exercise equipment, and it still is today even as president of Anthony Cole Training Group. I grew up in a sales world where, if you called yourself a sales person, you prospected for leads. Trouble shooting: Hire hunters.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 25, 2019

While some may want to debate that, few will argue that prospecting is a Numbers driven exercise. I’m not here to defend the view but to introduce a number you need to focus on for successful prospecting. Prospect By The Numbers. Complementary Posts: Proactive Prospecting Goodies.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

How do you approach your prospects as a sales rep? In this episode of "The Sales Evangelist Podcast," you'll find the best way to approach prospects. Role Play: Demonstrating Peer Engagement The episode culminates with a role-play exercise, portraying a sales scenario where Jim, as the seller, engages Donald, the executive buyer.

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Funnel Clarity

JULY 23, 2021

Sales teams are facing an extremely different environment than they did 20 years ago and it's no surprise that b uyers are more informed now than ever before. The average sales cycle has gotten longer and involves more decision - makers. Simply put, buyers expect more from sellers.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 1, 2024

In the competitive world of SaaS sales, 40% of salespeople cite prospecting as the most challenging part of the sales process, ranking it more daunting than closing or qualifying stages. 2- Improving Prospecting Skills Effective prospecting is the cornerstone of a successful sales rep.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Prospecting in the enterprise environment is just different. So, today, we’re going to cover four prospecting tips for breaking into Enterprise Accounts (plus some bonus tips at the end). Building rapport with prospects. Leveraging information to become your prospects doctor. Their calendars are blocked with 76 meetings.

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