ClickFunnels

JUNE 24, 2021

The post Lead Generation Vs Prospecting – The Differences Explained appeared first on ClickFunnels. The terms “lead generation” and “sales prospecting” are often used interchangeably. What is sales prospecting? What is the difference between lead generation and sales prospecting? What Is Sales Prospecting?

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Iannarino

JUNE 30, 2021

The Gist: Prospecting isn’t easy, but it’s even harder with a poor strategy. An aversion to prospecting is often caused by horrible approaches to asking for a meeting. The gist, I think, was something about having a discovery call to see how her solutions could help me book more meetings with my prospective clients.

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Veloxy

MARCH 23, 2023

Understanding why one prospect became a customer while another went elsewhere will be key if you expect to make your sales process stronger for future bids. 15 Questions to Ask in a Win-Loss Analysis The 5 Rules of Successful Post-Decision Interviews Let’s start reinforcing your sales process!

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ClickFunnels

AUGUST 9, 2021

The post 8 Sales Prospecting Ideas To Boost Sales & Conversions appeared first on ClickFunnels. Before you can make a sale, you have to prospect. Shoved into just a single word — “ prospecting ” — you might think that the concept is simple. And every step is critical for the sales process. First thing’s first.

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Iannarino

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s difficult to adapt your B2B sales process or adopt a new B2B sales methodology , and many teams struggle to make the crucial pivot. Prospecting is one area where sales teams are on a level playing field, regardless of their approach.

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Iannarino

MAY 8, 2023

It is rare that salespeople default to prospecting, looking instead for other sales-related work. That contact may have been living in your CRM for a year or more, but the B2B sales process may have stalled.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 6, 2025

Although we’ve attended for close to 23 years, this year I noticed something different and that experience will help you better understand the important role that sales process plays in the context of a modern sales methodology. A well designed sales process has so many benefits. We are happy to help with that!

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ClickFunnels

AUGUST 17, 2021

The post The Best Sales Prospecting Tools To Use For Your Business appeared first on ClickFunnels. Sales prospecting can be a great way to get a new business off the ground. Today we are going to take a look at the best sales prospecting tools that can help you to: Find prospects. Reach out to prospects.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We have come to recognize how essential it is to understand how a prospect recognizes that they have a problem, how they go about searching for a solution and how they evaluate those solutions to make a resource choice and a decision. The buyer’s journey has been a critical topic of discussion for salespeople and marketers for a decade now.

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Veloxy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s face it: if you’re still relying on old-school sales prospecting methods , you’re falling behind. The belief that human instinct and manual research are the best tools for finding prospects? Now, CEOs and Sales Executives need something sharper, faster, and more precise: AI for sales prospecting.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 20, 2024

Although this is an article about sales process, the first two paragraphs have more to do with religion than sales. I’m sure by now you’re thinking, but Dave, what the heck does that have to do with sales process? Similarly, many prospects are also non-believers in your product or service. It will be worth it!

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Every time we onboard a new client, we have a kickoff event where we lay the foundation of the sales process we teach at Anthony Cole Training Group.Inevitably, at some point during that kickoff event we talk about dealing with the competition, specifically how to differentiate yourself from the competition you will face.

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Veloxy

AUGUST 6, 2021

Round one of almost all sales pits you against a prospect in the ring by way of discovery call. Once a lead surrenders their contact info to your website, they’re officially entered into your sales funnel as prospects. That’s why the first call after connecting with a prospect is actually the most important action in the process.

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Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

Simple: with the following list of tools, techniques, and processes. The sales process matters. If you’ve made in-person sales calls, then you’re probably already comfortable being in a room with prospects. And would you want the prospect to only see part of your face? 10 Steps to Building a Virtual Selling Team.

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Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 17, 2021

Choice Prospecting. As always there is a difference in prospecting and selling. A prospecting call or email is a binary event, you either get the appointment, or you don’t. Making your expertise and the prospect’s desire to evolve the reason to trust, rather than “like” you.

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Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 5, 2021

With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. In fact, I recommend you share the definition with your prospects as a means of creating a clear path forward. If you and your prospects can shift time in your favor, you’ll both have an advantage over your competitors.

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Tibor Shanto

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Even before you identify specific prospects, we need to understand why they would interact with us. It is not about gathering information but helping the prospect to think. You may not always hit a bulls-eye, but asking the question alone will change the prospect’s experience. But to get the prospect to think.

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Tibor Shanto

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Specifically, how we use positive data in prospecting and Discovery, in this case the latter. Most use data/stats as an object to be thrown, with the hope the prospect becomes sufficiently impressed to move forward. Data is great, but it is best when used to open structure discussion where the prospect learns in the process.

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Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 10, 2021

But done right, there are dimensions to questions that can help in prospecting and lead to a more meaningful Discovery. While the average salespersons see questions as a means of gathering information, pros understand that questions shape a prospect’s thinking. Questions For More Than Info.

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Veloxy

JUNE 17, 2021

Your conversion rate is the percentage number of prospect that make it all the way down the pipeline to the final stage to become paying customers. To effectively calculate your conversion rate , divide the amount of closed deals by the total number of customers or prospects you’ve interacted with. 3: Conversion Rate.

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Iannarino

JULY 4, 2021

The first thing you need to do is to create value for your prospective client. Those intentions are in direct conflict with the prospective client’s needs, especially early in the conversation, so they often lead to lost opportunities. But let’s assume your prospective client is well aware of their situation.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Typically, when a salesperson doesn't win an account it's due to a few different factors; the prospect didn't have a compelling reason to make a change, the salesperson didn't do enough to uncover their capacity to invest, or the incumbent wasn't properly eliminated from the running.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Every once in a while, the conversation with a prospect is going to die down and never pick back up — but you don't have to take those fizzle-outs lying down. There are some strategies you can leverage to give yourself a fighting chance at re-engaging a prospect who seems like a lost cause. Let's see what they had to say!

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Iannarino

JULY 28, 2021

Asynchronous prospecting does not provide the experience necessary to become a great salesperson. Many communication mediums are available to you as a salesperson, but few allow synchronous communication with your prospective client. The reason some salespeople prefer email is because they fear their prospective clients.

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Iannarino

JUNE 29, 2021

But there’s good (and mounting) evidence that a single strategy will consistently help you win deals: creating greater value for your prospective clients than your competitors. The prospective customer was buying the product or service, so the competition was between each competitor’s product lines.

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Veloxy

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I shared this insight with a friend of mine who’s a sales executive, and he sent me this 635 page Salesforce guide on automating business processes. When we speak of Salesforce automation, we’re talking about the automatic processing of administrative tasks and manual sales tasks related to Salesforce. Sounds simple enough, right?

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Iannarino

JULY 3, 2021

Instead, believe that anyone with a phone and a heartbeat is a prospect. You are always better off identifying yourself, sharing the reason for your call , explaining the value you are offering in trade for your prospect’s time, and then asking them for a meeting.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In fact, many sales proposals are delivered much too soon and inappropriately, often generated because the prospect asked to "see what you can do."

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Iannarino

JULY 29, 2021

The poll he posted asked which medium to use first in a prospecting sequence : phone, email, social media, or an in-person visit. One vocal opponent of cold calling , an entrepreneur, commented on Jeb’s thread that his approach was to buy ads on Facebook, providing a link that a prospective client might click on. A New Hope.

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Veloxy

MARCH 8, 2021

It determines just how qualified a prospect is so that reps can focus on selling to fit prospects. In other words, BANT can be viewed as the fundamental checkboxes you need to confirm with your prospects at the beginning of the sales process to ensure a lead properly aligns with your company. What is BANT? 2: Authority.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 14, 2022

You can’t make prospects take your call. You can’t make prospects agree to meet with you. You can’t make them move forward in your sales process and you certainly can’t make them buy from you. By that, we mean that the line that separates high performers from mediocre performers is usually a very small difference.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 19, 2024

From prospecting to closing, today’s mobile, social, big data, and cloud technologies are revamping the sales process in ways that would have been inconceivable a few decades ago.

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