Smooth Sale

APRIL 2, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Know Your Prospects Well for Sales and Business Growth Many approaches and specific strategies exist for most endeavors, including attempting to sell. Our blog offers insights on how to ‘Know your prospects well for sales and business growth.’

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. FinancialServices. Insurance. ITServices.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 27, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Prospects Can Direct Us to A Better Path for Sales Long ago, salespeople were advised to generate many cold calls daily to find one or two interested parties. Its critical to realize that we are each unique individuals, prospects included, with varying thinking and abilities.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

A well-connected network doesnt happen by accident; its built through deliberate actions and processes. 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.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 22, 2025

Our list of the best sales training blogs offers expert tips and practical advice to help you succeed. Introduction to Sales Training Blogs Sales training blogs are an essential resource for sales professionals looking to improve their skills, stay up-to-date with industry trends, and learn from experienced sales leaders.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

He was making one crucial error that was leading to him not getting very far with prospects. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. I told the rep the problem was that he wasn’t making any connection in the beginning and wasn’t allowing his prospect to engage with him at all.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 7, 2025

Photo via Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Do You Play Games with Prospects for Business Growth? Our blog question is, Do you play games with prospects for business growth? Be Inspiring Conclusion: Do You Play Games with Prospects for Business Growth? Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 23, 2019

Here’s another common scenario: They use LinkedIn to find mutual connections with their prospects, reach out to those connections, and say, “Hey, I’m trying to get a meeting with so-and-so at XYZ Corp. My definition of a cold call is any attempt to reach a prospect who doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them. Tradeshow Traps.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We disagreed on many points and had the same opinion on only a handful, one of which is the potential of video prospecting to generate leads and close more deals. Then and there I decided to write a guide on video prospecting. Let’s start your video prospecting journey. What Is Video Prospecting?

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Author: Michael Nørregaard When prospects are evaluating your company, they’re looking to ultimately maximize their return on investment. They want minimal downtime, support they can rely on and access to as much training as possible, so they can be in turn, as successful as possible with their deployment. This is crucial.

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 18, 2024

But sadly, those who aren’t trained in sales are left in the dark on how to get past the overwhelming number of ‘No’s!’ Moreover, they sarcastically laughed at my conversations with prospective clients while I was on the phone. The ‘numbers game’ is only to be in the sales arena, not with prospective clients.

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Prospects who soon become paying clients may find annoyance with products and services that perform poorly as promised. On the backend, when one puts disclaimers in documentation upfront and advises prospective clientele on expectations, it all works to the benefit of those on the receiving end and, ultimately, to the benefit of the business.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Encourage team members to have friendly conversations with potential prospective clients. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program. Lotus Solution LLC Helps organizations create diversity and inclusion to ensure fairness and work through customized consulting, training, and keynote speeches.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 20, 2018

5. Know your prospects. Networking. Find the problem, discover solution, present why solution is best for prospect. Make your key objective to help the customer, not to close a sale. 6. Know your competition. Solve their problems. Know your company story. Build rapport. Understand the buyers needs and KPIs. Storytelling.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 6, 2018

They’re attending networking events, following your company on social media, and applying for your open positions. Passive recruitment means courting and networking with the right potential job seekers at a time when they 1) may not be seeking out a new job; and 2) may not know that your organization exists. ( They’re easy to find.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 23, 2024

They have also introduced a number of innovative features that can be leveraged to increase your prospecting effectiveness and this includes on LinkedIn and other social networks. A Suggested LinkedIn Prospecting Process Discover, evaluate, document, engage, nurture and in this order. Here’s how!

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. For sellers, this makes access to prospective buyers the first chokepoint. How do you get access to your prime prospects? Referrals can transfer earned trust from a customer to a prospect.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 25, 2019

This doesn’t just apply to prospecting but everything you do. Prospecting is already a tough task; it’s only made tougher when you fail to prepare. Below are 10 steps you need to follow to ensure you’re prepared to prospect. Focus on prospecting with the people who align closest to your perfect customer.

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MTD Sales Training

MARCH 31, 2020

We’ve had over 82 sales training programmes postponed! Some have moved over to virtual channels like webinars and online training but a lot are just waiting it out. Network with prospects and clients. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Master Isolated Images at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Get Social.

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Training or self-learning is vital for moving forward upon realizing the need to know more. It is critical to find like-minded networks and connect with suitable collaborative types. Being familiar with what a prospect needs, wants, and desires is critical. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Sales 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2024

The #1 challenge for most salespeople, and small business owners, is getting enough meetings with prospects for their product or service. Some people think the solution to this problem is “to do more”, send more prospecting emails and make more cold calls. To get referrals, sellers will need to build their network.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I was working for a global consulting and training firm. Get meetings with prime prospects in one call. Convert prospects to clients more than 50 percent of the time. Then one day, I got a call from a woman I’d met at a networking luncheon. We ask for an introduction to our ideal prospect. The year was 1996.

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Zoominfo

MAY 12, 2020

They’re attending networking events, following your company on social media, and applying for your open positions. Passive recruitment means courting and networking with the right potential job seekers at a time when they: May not be seeking out a new job; and May not know that your organization exists. (If They’re easy to find.

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Conclusion: Add Gamification to Your Strategy for Business Growth Adding gamification benefits prospects and clients, who will devote more attention to your products, stay on the site, or use your storefront’s interactive kiosk to learn more about your offer. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 9, 2018

This requires going beyond one-size-fits-all training and development programs that are measured by simple pass/fail certifications or completion rates. Many sales leaders hire long-tenured reps with the misguided assumption that they don’t have to invest in training. The Missing Metric.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The underlying goal of prospective clients is to realize the value of working with you in all respects. Sales Training Part of selling comes down to execution. However, the best way to improve your skills and the skills of your employees is through training. Learn more to train teams and join the advocacy program.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 20, 2017

Here’s how to cure your prospecting problem. What’s to fear about prospecting? One of my first corporate sales jobs was with a global consulting and training firm. That may seem absurd today, but it was a creative prospecting strategy in 1995. Prospecting Creates the Same Fear Today. Surprised? Good question.

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

If youre a Sales or Training Leader, mastering influence is no longer optionalits essential. Your technical expertise can become obsolete and your network of contacts can vanish overnight with the next re-organization or merger. Is it manipulation? Is it just about knowing the right people?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them. Tradeshow Traps.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 23, 2019

Here’s another common scenario: They use LinkedIn to find mutual connections with their prospects, reach out to those connections, and say, “Hey, I’m trying to get a meeting with so-and-so at XYZ Corp. My definition of a cold call is any attempt to reach a prospect who doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 10, 2024

All the while, peers, prospects, and clients observe us fully to realize whether we are motivated to continue and perform well or are simply there to collect money and be done with them and further offerings. Prospective clients can hear the anxiety in their voices if everything is left to the last minute for finalizing business.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 17, 2025

With technological advancements and the growing demand for remote work solutions, virtual sales programs offer numerous benefits that can transform how companies engage with prospects and clients. The Rise of Virtual Sales Programs As we enter 2025, the landscape of sales training programs is undergoing a revolutionary transformation.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 30, 2023

Once AI is implemented, she says, “The question then becomes, ‘do sales organizations that use technologies like this shift their time to higher value activities, like training, researching prospects and strategy, so that when they do get face-to-face time to sell, they show up prepared and better trained?’”

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Many account based sales reps find it harder to ask their referral networks for introductions than to cold call strangers. You commit to referral selling as your #1 outbound prospecting strategy. Align all systems in your organization (including recruiting, training, and compensation) to support the referral selling process.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 7, 2020

You’re A Prospect – I’ll Sell You. Adam Grant – Networking for people who hate networking. Join ITWC President and CMO Fawn Annan in conversation with sales training guru Tibor Shanto as they discuss the kinds of content that resonate with business at different points in the sales journey. To Err Is Human.

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Sales Gravy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In this episode they dive into key insights on building effective sales training, the importance of a well-defined go-to-market strategy, and the power of partnerships to drive customer success. Coaching Distinction: Successful organizations differentiate between training (knowledge transfer) and coaching (enhancement of skills).

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