The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Outbound sales prospecting insights that will assist any salesperson to connect and engage with target prospects in their sales activity. Our outbound sales prospecting course isn’t a mere refresh of past strategies; it’s a modern take on what it takes to win new customers. What Is Outbound Sales Prospecting?

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Outbound Top of Funnel Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead 52

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We know what you’re thinking, but even with new privacy laws, B2B prospecting is possible in Europe, if you’re taking the right steps. At this year’s virtual event Henry Schuck, delivered a keynote presentation called “Hit Your Number: How To Fast-Track Your Outbound Sales and Marketing in Europe.”. The answer: yes.

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Outbound Ideal Customer Profile NetSuite Microsoft 246

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 14, 2017

That same willingness to change led DiscoverOrg to split the sales department into inbound and outbound focused teams – bringing lead response times down from a day or more to under ten minutes – and more than doubling the conversion rate. Splitting outbound & inbound sales for faster response time.

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Inbound Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Sales Team 227

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Prospects typically engage with vendors more than halfway through their purchasing process. Now more than ever, the first interaction between a prospect and vendor is critical. Companies with a world-class prospect experience convert more inbound leads to opportunities. Put your findings in our tool. The result?

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Prospecting Inbound Vendor Sales Qualified Lead 306

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 15, 2025

How is it that in 2024, people are still hailing BANT as some kind of relevant and beneficial sales tool? Here are three reasons: Some suggest that it’s great as a lead scoring tool. Until there is an agreed upon compelling to buy, the prospect has no incentive to enter into any qualification conversation.

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Sales Process Lead Scoring Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 173

Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Learn the best effective phone sales techniques including successful cold calling business prospecting, outbound telemarketing, professional telephone calls process, and other opening selling skills, tools, methods, tips and ideas. Worse, is when a prospect is in a good mood and willing to connect with you.

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Cold Calling Tools Prospecting Telemarketing 171

Sales Gravy

JANUARY 14, 2025

Eric in Lewiston, Maine, asks how to use last years data to create and accurate sales plans and evaluate software tools (like CRMs and ZoomInfo) to make those goals happen. If you havent defined clear performance metricslike call activity, lead generation, conversion rates, or daily prospecting targetsthen you dont really have a plan.

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Data Tools Intent Data Top of Funnel 98

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

There’s no Magic 8 Ball for investing, but new tools are making the world of B2B sales development a whole lot more predictable. There’s something very sexy under the hood of DiscoverOrg, and it’s solving a quintessential outbound sales development problem: Knowing when to act. Maybe you weren’t actively prospecting to them.

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Outbound Hiring Account Campaigns 215

Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Social selling has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing. Top Ten Social Selling Tools: 1. Ready to get started? Keep reading! LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

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Social Selling Tools Lead Scoring Lead Rank 227

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

This not only maximizes ROI, but also minimizes wasted time and resources on low-potential prospects. By integrating with other account-based marketing tools, CRM systems, and customer data platforms, marketing account intelligence software creates a unified and comprehensive view of each customer.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Account Lead Rank 130

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales acceleration platforms provide a powerful solution, helping businesses optimize workflows, engage prospects, and convert leads more efficiently. These tools are now essential for companies looking to maintain a competitive edge in a demanding market. Sales teams face constant pressure to close deals faster and more effectively.

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Scale SalesForce Analytics Hubspot 130

Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2024

If you find navigating LinkedIn overwhelming, trust me, you're not alone — but if you approach the platform with a clear strategy, you can turn it into a powerful tool for generating pipeline and driving sales. Here's a look at the “clear strategy” I use to ensure I get the most out of my LinkedIn prospecting efforts.

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn Prospecting Face-to-face 111

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

sits down with LinkedIn expert and OutBound speaker Brynne Tillman to discuss the keys to leveraging LinkedIn for sales success. Brynne shares essential information on avoiding common mistakes like the dreaded "pitch slap," the importance of personalization over automation, and how to truly engage with prospects on LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn Outbound Networking Conference 96

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Some people see this as a new way for salespeople to generate even more outbound email (and social media messages). My estimate is that with modern tools and social networks we can be on the high end of this number, if we are organized and disciplined. Today we are in the age of generative AI. Who are your 250?

Scale 195

Scale Social Media Outbound Referrals 195

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Their tools leverage Big Data to help those market & sell intelligently. The rep that calls a prospect 50 times and stalks him on LinkedIn is the very essence of a modern, successful sales person. Reps should call a prospect less than seven times. 97% of effort is spent with prospects that will never close.

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Data Marketing Qualified Lead Leads Outbound 321

Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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Tools Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 125

Zoominfo

JANUARY 24, 2024

Sales teams can make up the difference using outbound sales techniques. But given the rise of inbound sales over the past decade, some reps may have less experience with outbound motions. What is Outbound Sales? By definition, reps working outbound processes need to work a little harder.

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Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 130

Sales Hacker

MARCH 8, 2020

They’re driving themselves crazy, stressing out over finding the best outbound sales cadence, especially when the sales numbers aren’t meeting expectations. The best outbound sales cadences focus on action steps based around spacing , and will generally look something like this: Day 1: CALL/VOICEMAIL/EMAIL #1.

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Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead InsideSales 141

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Salesforce AppExchange is a marketplace that makes it easy for busy IT and go-to-market professionals to find and leverage cloud computing and software solutions that work with Salesforce s industry-leading CRM tools and services. Integration: Tools that integrate smoothly with existing Salesforce workflows, minimizing disruption.

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SalesForce Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Intent Signal 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But today’s outbound lead generation tactics are more than just dialing for dollars. Modern GTM teams build on a foundation of high-quality data, leveraging buyer intent data and other advanced signals to begin their outreach when prospects are ready to learn more. What is Outbound Lead Generation? What is an Outbound Lead?

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Lead Generation Outbound Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 130

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 30, 2018

But I’m doing the job of demand generation, AND customer marketing, AND product marketing, AND the sales development team … with a bare minimum of tools to make that all happen!”. With outbound? It’s not about outbound. Specific technology in place that your tool complements or replaces. That’s frustrating.

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Pipeline Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 270

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do? Ideal sales intelligence tools supply your team with up-to-date information about your prospects and addressable market — and how you can reach them. Why Use Sales Intelligence Tools? Here’s what you should look for: 1.

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Intent Data 130

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? Choosing the Right Tools.

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Tools Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data 128

Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2020

For quality leads — that are more effective in the long-term — inbound marketing undoubtedly provides better sources for lead generation than outbound. Well, for starters, inbound prospects, by definition, choose themselves as leads. Again, inbound prospects already have interest in a product or service gained organically.

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Lead Rank Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Inbound 246

Sales Hacker

APRIL 8, 2024

In the competitive arena of B2B sales, mastering the art of prospecting is key to ensuring a healthy sales pipeline, daily demos booked, and hitting your sales quota. Fortunately for you, we’ve sifted through the clutter and done all the legwork to bring you the top 10 sales prospecting tools. Clay reviews 4.9/5

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Tools Prospecting 125

Alice Heiman

JULY 14, 2022

According to Mei Siauw, CEO of LeadIQ , a tool that helps sales teams with smarter prospecting, building an outbound sales motion is the key to growth. Start early, stick with it; if you do it right, outbound sales will produce amazing results. Mei’s main message: don’t give up on outbound sales!

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Outbound Hiring LinkedIn Channels 127

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I’ve found that cold calling is an excellent way to engage prospects one-on-one and move them to the next step in the buying process. Cold calling is most effective when paired with strategies such as prospecting and sales qualification. Cold Call Script Examples **The prospect's phone rings** Prospect: Hello?

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Cold Calling Top of Funnel Inbound Call-back 111

Vengreso

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Leveraging technology, social selling , and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone pursuing a career in sales. Buyer behavior and selling motion are completely in sync and it is through correct B2B prospecting that we can succeed in this always-evolving field. What is Sales Prospecting?

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Tools Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 125

Hubspot Sales

MAY 26, 2023

That’s why mastering an outbound call is so important. Outbound calls are any call made by your business, while cold calls happen when sales representatives call prospects without knowing if they’re interested in your offerings. How to Make Effective Outbound Calls 1. Embrace training and team resources.

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Outbound Inbound Cold Calling Buyer Persona 122

Nutshell

MAY 15, 2023

For outbound sales teams, prospecting software is essential to finding new leads and nurturing them into customers. Sales prospecting tools for lead generation are critical for helping sales representatives find, qualify, and reach more prospects.

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CRM Tools Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting 127

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

As DiscoverOrg’s Manager of Strategic Accounts, I’m always looking for ways to use personal touchpoints to engage prospects via email. I start with a thoughtful, well-researched cold email that shows just how well I knows my prospect – both the pain points they experience in their job, as well as their personal interests.

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Prospecting Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Data 258

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Time-saving tools and software give reps those hours back — as a result, there’s more time to focus on prospects and deals. An example of one of these tools is a sales dialer. Here are 11 of our favorites to help you find the right tool for your team. Think about it… those seconds add up to minutes throughout the day.

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Tools Hubspot Outbound Inbound 140

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Lead Rank 111

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It’s time to sharpen your sales tools. Every salesperson in their right mind wants to grab every possible tool to accelerate account based sales development, look smarter, shorten prospecting time, and score meetings with decision-makers. But some tools are sharper than others. No other prospecting strategy comes close.

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Account Lead Rank Lead Scoring Referrals 245

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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Prospecting Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 156

Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

It provides the required data that sales teams need to find and target relevant customers, identify ideal prospects, personalize outreach, and close deals faster. Sales intelligence is a transformative tool that can supercharge the sales process, driving your business forward. That is where sales intelligence software comes into play.

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Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Rank Software 48

Zoominfo

MARCH 12, 2025

The team leveraged: Comprehensive company and contact data to discover and segment new B2B prospects. The company sought a solution to refine prospecting strategies, improve engagement, and increase revenue impact. Data enrichment to validate industry and revenue insights for prioritization.

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Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 130