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How to Use Data and the Right Tools to Build Your Sales Plan (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Opportunities in Pipeline Opportunities-to-Proposal Ratios Proposal-to-Closed Deals Ratios Upsells, Cross-Sells, and Expansion Deals By mapping out how each step in your funnel converts to the nextcalls to first appointments, first appointments to proposals, proposals to closed dealsyou can see exactly where to focus in the new sales year.

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How to Get New Sales Reps Cold Calling and Building Pipe Faster (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Gaius, who runs an insurance brokerage in Ohio wants to know how to get his new sales agents cold calling and building pipeline earlier in their training cycle, without making them feel overwhelmed and sabotaging their confidence. Over time, theyll rely less on help but theyre still building pipeline from Day One.

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Outbound Strategies for Authentic Sales Success feat. Mark Hunter

Sales Gravy

Results in prospecting don’t happen overnight; staying consistent over time is key to building a strong pipeline and generating lasting success. – Many professionals fall into the trap of merely making appointments without considering the value they can bring to potential clients.

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Road Warrior Prospecting (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

He described his typical daystarting at job sites at 7:30 AM, running between appointments, sending proposals from his truck, and working from Starbucks in between meetings. Got 10 minutes between appointments? ask, How many outbound touches do I need to hit my pipeline goal? Got 10 minutes between appointments?

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Stop Chasing Pipeline Multipliers: The Science of Building Clean a Sales Pipeline

Sales Gravy

Here's a question that exposes one of the most dangerous myths in modern sales: How do you set the right pipeline creation target to consistently hit quota? The obsession with pipeline multipliers is creating more problems than it's solving, and it's time we had an honest conversation about what actually drives predictable revenue.

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AI Tasks and Tools for SDR Success

Heinz Marketing

Benefit : AI-driven lead scoring ensures that SDRs prioritize the most valuable prospects, increasing conversion rates and improving the efficiency of outreach efforts. Appointment Scheduling Challenge : Coordinating calendars and booking meetings with prospects is often a time-consuming back-and-forth process. and Apollo.io

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How to Get Ready for Quota-Busting Sales Success

Understanding the Sales Force

Get out your calendar and schedule an appointment for the time you need to prospect. Treat that appointment as you would a sales call and don’t cancel it or reschedule it. 8 new suspects (new meetings) into the pipeline each week, you must calculate your phone conversion rate. To funnel (see what I did there?)