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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Why Account Executives Should Travel

No More Cold Calling

Sales leaders say they don’t need for account executives to travel. Over the past decade, companies have cut back on travel because of the assorted tools that enable video conferencing. Just consider these (true) stories: An account executive who couldn’t get her prospect on the phone scheduled an in-person meeting.

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Matt, Kyle, and the Less-Traveled Road to Customer Retention

DiscoverOrg Sales

The idea was based on the Sales Development Rep/Account Executive relationship: The AEs get to come in and have meetings already set up – so they can spend their time with prospective customers. If you can’t integrate it, it’s just a lookup tool. You specify who is using our tool, and exactly how much. You build a story.

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Taking Your Prospecting to the Next Level

Understanding the Sales Force

All sales calls were face-to-face (no phones) and the sellers traveled by horse, canoe, boat and later, ship. Then, in the mid 1980''s, the invention that would bring prospecting to the next level came along. At one time I lived in airports and hotels but I travel far less today. They provide us with so many more options.

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How Sales Prospecting Tools Make Sales Enablement Better

Showpad

While not especially glamorous, sales prospecting is an essential part of the trade. Sales prospecting tools grant a competitive advantage to sellers, allowing them to better target their efforts on high-intent leads while freeing up their time for value-add activities instead of performing routine tasks.

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The Complete Guide to Mobile Sales Tools and How They Improve Seller Performance 

Mindtickle

Sales reps have always depended on the right tools to meet their sales quota. Today, a mobile device can be one of their most powerful tools. A survey found that nearly half of sales reps feel their phone is “the most effective tool for performing their jobs. However, that mobile device must have the right mobile sales tools.

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Inside sales guide: challenges, strategies, tips, and tools

Salesmate

Companies have started to build a workforce that finds prospects inside four walls. Best inside sales tools. Inside sales is the process of connecting with prospects or customers via calls, emails, or other online channels, rather than meeting them physically like old times. This clearly adds travel, hotel, and food expenses.

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How to Make Real Connections in the Era of Virtual Sales Meetings

No More Cold Calling

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. In 2020 and at least the first half of 2021, business travel and indoor socializing have been challenging and at times, impossible. For sellers, this makes access to prospective buyers the first chokepoint.