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Why Your Next Lead Is No Better Than the Last

Iannarino

It is a mistake to believe that recent means better when all leads share common traits, one being helping clients on their buyer’s journey. Compelled to Change, or Not So Much. It’s easy to assume that a new contact is, at that moment, more compelled to change and better positioned to take immediate action.

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The Commoditization of the Discovery Call

Iannarino

The Gist: Clients don’t change when they are not compelled to change. One way to uncover what might cause them to change is to ask directly: “what’s keeping you up at night?”. You are not going to create a new opportunity if your prospect is not compelled to change. Why avoid the inevitable?

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The New Sales Conversation

Iannarino

The reasons many deals die in your pipeline is because your approach was not directed at or capable of compelling the client to change. The research suggests that buyers (the words research firms use to categorize clients) are trying to avoid salespeople for as long as they can, preferring to search for answers themselves.

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Bridging the Gap: The Crucial Role of Sales Insights in Enhancing B2B Marketing Messaging

Heinz Marketing

While marketing teams are often tasked with crafting compelling messages to reach their target audience, there’s a valuable resource they sometimes overlook – their sales counterparts. Sales teams are on the front lines, engaging directly with customers and gaining invaluable insights into what resonates with them.

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What is digital PR for SEO?

Search Engine Land

To improve search rankings today, you need a comprehensive digital PR strategy that cultivates expertise, targets key touchpoints in the buyer’s journey, creates compelling data stories, and garners influence through reputation and recognition. To see proof of this, ask ChatGPT Plus who someone is and what they specialize in.

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From Legacy to Modern Sales Approaches, Information | Part 3

Iannarino

The idea of what makes up value in B2B sales has changed dramatically over time. But because our sales approaches fall into three different generations, each different in some meaningful way, some salespeople still haven’t recognized what buyers value. From Legacy to Modern Sales Approaches Parts 1-2: Part 1 | Approaches.

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Activate Buyer Urgency to Accelerate Business Results

Highspot

This question is top of mind for sales leaders today, as research we commissioned from a leading B2B research provider confirmed that driving buyer urgency was ranked one of the top three sales challenges for CROs this year. Here are data-driven tips to optimize your buyer engagement and enable your reps to win more deals.

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