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CMO: Sales People are Cavemen

SBI Growth

Social prospecting, technology proficiency and content production are just a few. What’s the quality of the contacts in their network? Have they tagged the connections in their network to reflect the personas you built? Have they leveraged their network to create referrals within new logo accounts? You should.

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4 Reasons I Don’t Pay for Referrals

No More Cold Calling

Should you offer incentives to Referral Sources? Although this bank did offer incentives to customers who referred new clients, the researchers admit that such company-stimulated, word-of-mouth programs (WOM) are ultimately less effective than organic referrals. “In Incent or not. Do you offer incentives to Referral Sources?

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How B2B Reps Use Social Debt to Get Sales Support

SBI Growth

Online networks such as LinkedIn provide tools that facilitate social gifting. This Social Selling skill works with your customers and prospects. Incentive Structure. Even when their virtual team has no monetary or organizational incentive to do so. Social Debt Economics. Good Sales Reps GIVE in order to GET.

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[Missed Connections]: December Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? And which tactics will help us keep our pipelines full in 2015 and beyond? Learn more.)

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If Done Right, Your Referral System Won’t Actually Cost a Thing

No More Cold Calling

If sales managers hold their people accountable for the number of phone calls they make, emails they send, and invitations and InMails on LinkedIn, that’s how they’ll prospect. The trust the prospect has for the referral source is transferred to the salesperson. I always advise clients against offering incentives for referral business.

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Why Reps Hate Asking for Referrals Just as Much as Cold Calling

No More Cold Calling

Here’s how to cure your prospecting problem. What’s to fear about prospecting? That may seem absurd today, but it was a creative prospecting strategy in 1995. I tried coaching, I tried demonstrating, and I tried setting goals and incentives. Prospecting Creates the Same Fear Today. Surprised? Good question.

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Top 10 Social Selling Tools

Zoominfo

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Sales Navigator also offers real-time updates on your prospects and customers for improved communication. ZoomInfo ReachOut. LinkedIn Social Selling Index.