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How We Booked 183 Qualified Appointments at Dreamforce and How You Can Too!

SalesLoft

The top of the funnel goal for your business should never be to collect a bunch of data with business cards or badge scans, it should be to connect with ideal prospects, start a real relationship, and book an actual qualified appointment. Tradeshow “demos” don’t count. Recycle the ones (many) who don’t reply.

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The Playbook for Maximizing Your ROI for Live Events with GUIDEcx Founder and VP of Sales Todd White (Pod 645 + Video)

SaaStr

Significant strides in digital technology combined with the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted the world of corporate summits, events, and tradeshows. Since events have consistently produced results for GUIDEcx, they allocated resources to engaging prospects in person at tradeshows and other events. of all events.

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Time for Sales & Event Teams to be Equal Partners

SBI

Ironically, this will mean that when Tradeshows and Exhibitions get going again, they may have less visitors, but their value will increase as this becomes one of the few ways to meet in person. Also, for the sales team, allow them to book appointments on a central system. Confirmation?

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Productivity

Sales Hacker

Unproductive : Instead of following up with prospects after a tradeshow, a salesperson comes back to the office and works on paperwork that piled up while they were out. Two weeks go by, and tradeshow prospects have still not been followed up with. Automated Appointment Scheduling. Sales Engagement Platform. Proposal creation.

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Set Legit Demos on the Floor at Dreamforce

SalesLoft

But on the event floor at tradeshows and conferences, it’s nearly impossible for prospects to say no to a qualified appointment when they’re talking to a rep face-to-face. Think about it — with email, it’s a whole lot easier for prospects to say “no.” And virtually no one even answers the phone anymore.

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6 Marketing Automation Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Hubspot

Because of this, the company attends tradeshows and buys targeted prospect lists of "Directors of IT." They email these lists regularly with the goal to schedule more sales appointments, or maybe they will send a newsletter or product offer. They target a niche audience in the Fortune 1000.

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Real estate CRM Guide – How to Win more Deals Quickly?

Salesmate

It makes it easier to find and manage customer data, send follow-up emails, set reminders, and schedule appointments. CRMs for real estate make it effortless to collect leads from various sources and put them into one centralized platform: Websites Tradeshows Social media platforms Email campaigns Cold calls References.