Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2021

Many of the administrative and other non-revenue generating activities such as scheduling meeting follow-ups, taking meeting notes, and entering post-meeting information into their CRMs takes up a significant amount of time ? time that could be spent prospecting, or better yet, selling. Chorus for Collaboration.

Meeting 246

Meeting Policies Follow-up Up-Sell 246

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

Lead capture software is a vital tool that enables companies to identify, collect, and manage potential customer information across various channels. Integration : Most lead capture tools seamlessly integrate with CRM systems and other marketing automation platforms, creating a cohesive ecosystem for lead management.

Lead Capture 130

Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker. There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. If you don’t get the meeting, Part Two doesn’t matter.

Decision Maker 401

Decision Maker Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 401

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? How did you find those prospects?

Ideal Customer Profile 264

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Cold Calling Decision Maker 264

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.

Prospecting 208

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Strategy 208

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s most effective go-to-market teams are increasingly embracing signal-based selling , a strategy that leverages real-time data and unique insights about promising prospects to gain a crucial edge in intensely competitive markets. Most go-to-market teams understandably focus on new funding rounds as a signal when prospecting.

Hiring 214

Hiring Data Prospecting Lead Rank 214

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Prospecting : Companies routinely run cold calling prospecting processes that fail 99% of the time, with 1 in 100 calls getting a meeting. Smarter approaches to prospecting are needed. One of the main reasons for this low close rate is that sales people miss decisionmakers in the prospect company. Sales management.

Territories 396

Territories Compensation Scale Decision Maker 396

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

All of us perform our best when we are held accountable and have the tools to succeed. The job of a sales manager is to provide reps with the tools to succeed. It’s to give them the tools to do their jobs and then get out of their way. I blame the sales manager for having the wrong priorities.

Sales Management 390

Sales Management Hiring Cold Calling Quota 390

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Business is more competitive than ever, and conventional prospecting is simply no longer enough. There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. Streamlining the sales process by providing sales teams with high-quality leads, allowing them to focus on closing deals rather than prospecting. The result?

Sales Qualified Lead 130

Sales Qualified Lead Software Software Lead Scoring 130

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. Role play it in meetings.

Face-to-face 334

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 334

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

4 Secrets to the One-Call Meeting: Your Powerful Referral Program. 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. Listen to the podcast.

Referrals 373

Referrals Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Call-back 373

Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

He also explores the practical applications of AI in sales, including prospecting, customer retention, and pre-call planning. ” – Rob Ulsh Key Takeaways: AI is not a threat to sales professionals but a powerful tool that can enhance their effectiveness. He also emphasized the time-saving aspect of AI in prospecting.

Company 296

Company Sales Leadership Retention Loyalty 296

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2024

AI tools are reshaping the way salespeople tackle their day-to-day work, automating many of the core business development tasks that have eaten away at the average sellers’ day. Predictive Insights: Let AI Identify High-Value Prospects AI’s predictive capabilities are perhaps its most exciting feature for sales teams. The result?

Scale 235

Scale Sales Qualified Lead Intent Data CRM 235

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I miss in-person meetings, lunches, and conferences. Without it, your prospects figure you’re not interested, and they tune out. Early on in the pandemic, there was a learning curve as we all adjusted to virtual sales meetings. With each tool, we imagined getting ever closer to recreating that in-person experience.

Video 289

Video Cold Calling Exercises Conference 289

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.

Closing 334

Closing Gatekeeper Face-to-face Decision Maker 334

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. For every action a prospect takes, they create a trail of intent data across the internet.

Lead Rank 309

Lead Rank Intent Data Closing Buyer Intent 309

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Salespeople are preoccupied with closing; makes sense, that seems to be where the pay-off is for everyone, at times even the prospect. We use a simple tool, The Activity Calculator , that allows individuals to tailor a success plan based on their skills and ratios. Number of prospects in Discovery that move to Proposal.

Closing 292

Closing Quota Proposal Face-to-face 292

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Layered on top of these activities are a myriad of sales enablement and social selling tools—all of which are intended to help salespeople with effective prospecting and, in turn, generating qualified sales leads. What does that say about your team’s prospecting prowess? Out of more than 400 respondents, 78.84 This time, 85.53

Gatekeeper 306

Gatekeeper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 306

Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

Sales reps spend a lot of time looking for content to share with prospects, or sorting through leads that don’t necessarily meet the mark. Marketing can equip the sales team with industry data and best practice content so that they can better inform and engage prospects. Schedule Bi-Weekly or Monthly Meetings to Stay Up-to-Date.

Top of Funnel 301

Top of Funnel Marketing How To Funnel 301

The Pipeline

AUGUST 31, 2021

Closing business and prospecting to ensure you avoid the January lull with a pipeline that propel you to success. The best way to approach is to take your cues from your prospects, buyers and clients. So, as you talk to your prospects and clients, don’t forget referrals. Try Something New. How many have you tried?

Harvest 360

Harvest Referrals Call-back Video 360

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The sales function is uniquely well-suited to be transformed by AI tools. AI can schedule calls and meetings, generate meeting notes and outline action steps. It can improve effectiveness by suggesting an optimal path to deal closure, and it can provide detailed guidance for approaching each prospect.

Case Study 319

Case Study Analytics CRM Study 319

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. I’ve got another meeting in 10 minutes, OR. This response will get them to reveal what (or how much) interest your prospect really has.]. How long will this take?”

Sales Qualified Lead 320

Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Scale Call-back 320

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

So, pick up the damn phone and have conversations with your clients and prospects—not just business conversations, but conversations with inquiry, empathy, and understanding. In fact, they didn’t even need to talk to prospects, because they had great tech tools. But the most powerful tool in your sales toolbox is still you!

Conversion 305

Conversion Face-to-face Social Media Referrals 305

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

Successful sales professionals understand that technology is a must-have business tool. But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. Fifteen years ago, I would have told you that cold calling was the most annoying, least effective sales prospecting method. Don’t believe me? Big mistake!

Sales Qualified Lead 269

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Scoring Lead Rank 269

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

I’ve been there—given a quota (usually without my input) and a list of client companies, and then told to “go at it” and do whatever it takes to get meetings. All of us perform our best when we are accountable and have the tools to succeed. Here are some interview questions I use when I conduct pre-session meetings with my clients.

Referrals 328

Referrals Sales Management Hiring Scale 328

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. If you’re looking to assemble a new sales operations tech stack — or simply want to upgrade your existing tools — this comprehensive guide to the key categories can help. What Are Sales Operations Tools?

Sales Operations 130

Sales Operations Tools Scale Lead Rank 130

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Virtual sales meetings are becoming increasingly common as teams transition to working from home and offices are spread out in different cities. In the past, a virtual sales meeting, whether by video or phone call, was generally not given the same consideration as an in-person meeting.

Sales Meeting 118

Sales Meeting Meeting How To Face-to-face 118

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 5, 2019

Arrange a three way meeting. Setting the stage for the first meeting/communication can be make it or break it. Here are the preferred methods for a first meeting with a referral and customer in order of preference (and effectiveness). Arrange to meet at a social event (theater, ball game). It's just a sales tool.

Referrals 284

Referrals Call-back Cold Calling Meeting 284

The Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2020

Done right to-do lists can be a great productivity tool, ensuring that you focused, not distracted. If you’re prospecting, and you should prospect daily, number two or three on a to-do list, you’re inviting more activity. It can’t be something you deal with at your one-on-one meetings or weekly training session.

Call-back 319

Call-back Consumer Meeting Video 319

Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

They highlight the biological aspect of human connection and the release of bonding hormones during face-to-face meetings. By getting off Zoom and meeting clients in person, salespeople can read the room better and strengthen relationships.

Face-to-face 296

Face-to-face Video Decision Maker Loyalty 296

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

What is in your pipeline should meet specific and defined criteria. There is a balance between time spent prospecting, and time discovering and closing. You probably already figured out that I will point to two tools, the Activity Calculator , and the 360 Degree Deal View. Understanding why Active Prospects become Inactive?

Pipeline 308

Pipeline Quota Video Resources 308

Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

gives ZoomInfo customers the ability to listen to and detect interesting activity on their websites, then engage with prospective buyers through intelligent chat experiences. Without the right tools, you simply can’t expect sales reps to know every detail about your prospects and customers. Why We’re Acquiring Insent.ai.

Ideal Customer Profile 58

Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Scale Marketing 58

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 15, 2020

While making sales is, of course, the cornerstone of our profession, making purchases during this time is far from a priority – or even a possibility – for many of our prospects. Acting with thoughtfulness and a relaxed expectation of when the sale needs to be closed will mitigate the risk of you turning prospects off to your business.

Loyalty 296

Loyalty Cancellation Churn Face-to-face 296

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.

Decision Maker 291

Decision Maker Face-to-face Call-back Gatekeeper 291

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279