The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. But while prospecting part/start of the sales cycle.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If you’re a sales leader, it’s crucial to master the elements of outbound for your team. Making the cold outreach process less intimidating often depends on sales quotas. You want to set attainable quotas that achieve real success without compromising the seller’s sanity or the prospect’s journey.

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The Pipeline

JULY 14, 2020

Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and in sales, telephone prospecting is something worth doing and doing right. And like with other hits, everyone piles on, including the pundits, all sharing how they feel about the phone and prospecting. Let’s look at telephone prospecting by the numbers. By Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 19, 2019

With regularity, most active sales trainers and I get the following question: “When is the best time to prospect?”. First, wanting to stay real and all, what they are really looking for is either a reason not to prospect or absolution from having not prospected for a while for all the wrong and usual reasons.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2019

So you missed your sales quota last quarter. And how do you commit to a quota for next quarter and feel confident about hitting it? When people fail to meet their sales quota, I can almost always point to one of three reasons: An unhealthy sales pipeline Poor messaging Selling to a single point of failure.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

31 seconds that make a prospecting call. Yes, the phone is a numbers game, and so is a quota. The post 31 Seconds That Make a Prospecting Call appeared first on TiborShanto.com. Not only do people answer their phones, but they also take calls from strangers. And when they do, they give you 31 seconds. By The Numbers.

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eGrabber

APRIL 18, 2022

This old quote is 100% true and it holds true for sales prospecting as well. More than 60% of the organizations say that sales motivation is one of their major challenges. Companies are struggling to motivate sales people and maintain their sales energy at the required levels to bring success. But, it is not easy.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Not the right question, reaching someone is a single point on a continuous prospecting journey. Many of those distractions impact our prospecting, making the challenge of a full pipeline even more critical. Which is why Sunday is crucial to your prospecting success. Hard to do when the world is unfolding around you.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 11, 2024

For the last six years, I’ve been an avid user and champion of using async video in my day-to-day as a seller — well before joining Loom to lead its Sales and Customer Success teams. I’ve seen the benefit of async video messages to close deals and build prospect relationships as both a quota-carrying seller and a sales team leader.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 1, 2021

Executing a prospecting call well, requires competencies and skill different from selling; prospecting is in many ways counter to sales. Making many things that are acceptable while in the selling phase of the client life cycle, are useless while prospecting. Simply put, if you can’t prospect, what will you sell?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2019

So you missed your sales quota last quarter. And how do you commit to a quota for next quarter and feel confident about hitting it? Problem #1: You have an unhealthy sales pipeline Insufficient pipeline volume is often the biggest factor in missing your sales quota. How long is your average sales cycle ?

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 31, 2024

You’ve spent weeks (or even months) getting to know a prospect, understanding their pain points, and presenting a solution to help them overcome their challenges. Sales closing is a critical part of the sales journey. Fortunately, sales closing skills can be taught. Fortunately, sales closing skills can be taught.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2014

You just got your new quota and it’s gone up. Top sales leaders know how to communicate and roll out a sales plan. As soon as the new quota is approved- it’s time to get moving. As soon as the new quota is approved- it’s time to get moving. Get your sales managers involved early in the process. Start Early.

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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? Let’s jump in.

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eGrabber

APRIL 18, 2022

The above quote is 100% true and it holds true for sales prospecting as well. More than 60% of the organizations say that sales motivation is one of their major challenges. Companies are struggling to motivate sales people and maintain their sales energy at the required levels to bring success. But, it is not easy.

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Vainu

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If you're a sales rep, the pressure of hitting your sales quota month after month is probably a pretty familiar feeling. Prospecting, engaging, and converting leads is hard enough by itself, and when you then pile on all the other tasks you’ve got on your to-do list, an already tough time only gets more challenging.

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Autoklose

MAY 6, 2024

Many people wonder whether sales is an art or a science. The main idea behind this approach is that with the help of scientific research, salespeople can better understand what is going on in their prospects’ minds, how they make purchasing decisions, and how to influence their decision-making process. My answer would be – both.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 13, 2023

85% of salespeople using AI/automation agree it makes their prospecting efforts more effective. As prospecting is an extremely critical step in the sales process , adopting AI to help with your processes is worth considering. Read on to learn more about using AI for sales prospecting and specific use cases for generative AI.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I'll preface these tips by mentioning that many sales teams struggle to hit quota during the holiday season — and those issues come from a lot of different angles, including: It's a shorter quarter with weeks-long holidays for prospects. Prospects take additional PTO during the holidays, in addition to company-wide holidays.

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Sales Hacker Training

JUNE 17, 2020

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? According to statistics from our sales professional user base here at RepVue , only 46.7% of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. And it’s even fewer in software sales organizations.

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SalesFuel

JULY 3, 2024

If you’re having trouble meeting a quota, it may be time to add something new to your sales strategy. Emailing even a short video can have a big impact on a prospect. Boost chances of meeting a quota by using video There’s opportunity for sellers to strategically use video throughout their sales process.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 11, 2024

Relationships drive sales—always have, always will. Most sales teams miss quota year after year. Yet, quotas continue to increase. In 2023, 72 percent of sales pros expected to miss quota, according to the Salesforce State of Sales Report. Doesn’t make much sense, does it?

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eGrabber

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Prospecting for sales is quite normal, every sales rep does that. Sales reps reach out to their targeted prospects every single day. But are they reaching out to the right prospects at the right time? This is where B2B sales triggers come in handy for sales reps. . How do you know that?

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 9, 2024

Test your integrity quotient to meet your quota…or not. If you regularly read my blog, you know about the PITA client —”pain in the ass” prospects who drain your team’s time, resources, and morale. I’ve made the case many times that salespeople should walk away from a PITA sales opportunity as fast as you can.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 31, 2020

Did you know that 69% of B2B salespeople feel they don’t not have enough opportunities in their pipeline to meet sales quota? This data comes from a recent survey conducted by Selling Power and ValueSelling Associates that surveyed more than 300 B2B sales professionals about their quotas. Fill your sales pipeline.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

As a B2B salesperson for companies like IBM and Open Text, scheduling in-person meetings or phone calls was often challenging, regardless of my prospect or client’s industry or business size. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. The problems with the SDR to sales handoff. The role of prospecting in a world without SDRs. powered by Sounder.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 15, 2017

“I ignore the quota,” Theresa the salesperson said. “No Steve piped up, “We don’t worry about the quota; it’s a yearly number and no one tracks it.”. Amad said, “Yeah, they give us quotas, but the sales managers don’t have the same numbers, and the systems engineers aren’t on the same system; so no one gets punished but us.”.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Last year you got your 2013 quota in mid-February. This caused mass confusion, frustration and demotivation on your sales team. Everyone wants to know the quota from corporate before Day 1 of the Year. Sales leaders want to start strong in the first quarter. Sales leaders want to start strong in the first quarter.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 13, 2020

Hitting quota is the story of your business’ success or failure - dramatic, but true. By taking these simple steps when building your quotas, and avoiding a few easily made mistakes, you can set your business on a fast-track to success. There are a whole host of different sales quota examples. Download the Ebook.

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Selling Power

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To ensure your reps have enough pipeline to hit quota, you need a strategic prospecting strategy that separates the shoppers from the buyers.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. Sales teams, as a result, are conditioned toward a favorable user experience that utilizes minimalist designs to carry out actions in as few clicks as possible. Outbound prospecting shouldn’t be any different. Today’s sales processes.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 27, 2019

If you’ve been following me for a long time, you know that I don’t consider networking the same as prospecting. Too many people go to a networking event but call it prospecting simply to avoid prospecting. The issue I have is that networking by nature operates on a different timetable than prospecting.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

million per sales manager. But I don’t think any sales manager listened, because more than half of reps are still missing quota. But I don’t think any sales manager listened, because more than half of reps are still missing quota. So, why is it acceptable for half your team to miss quota?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Prospects aren’t responding to phone calls. And Sales Leaders are handed their 2013 goals by the CEO. At SBI, our findings indicate that over 65% of Sales Goals are driven by Executive and Corparate expectations. Otherwise, Pie-In-the-Sky quotas become the norm. Then comes the end of the year quota discussion.

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