Gong.io

MAY 3, 2018

Try googling cold calling tips and see what happens. So, why can we credibly claim that the cold calling tips in this article are the best ones you’ll ever read? At Gong.io, we have the largest database of recorded sales calls in the world. Cold Calling Tip 1: Buy Time. Cold Calling Tip 2: Educate.

Cold Call 48

Cold Call Pitch Education Objection handling 48

Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When I think about different types of sales calls, some of the first terms that come to mind are terms like warm calling or cold calling. These are important to understand of course, but salespeople aren't always going to call just to pitch to a potential customer — the job encompasses so much more.

Objection handling 73

Objection handling Negotiate Cross-sell Contract 73

Lead Fuze

JUNE 30, 2023

To be a successful salesperson, one must acquire the aptitude to excel in selling – whether as an employee of a large company or as the proprietor of a small business. We’ll also explore effective follow-up strategies using advanced tools like HubSpot, along with other beneficial resources for sellers.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Technique Pitch 52

Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

These sales conversations were recorded on web conferencing platforms, transcribed from speech to text, and tied to the sales outcomes they produced so we could analyze what selling behaviors correlate with success. They spread their questions evenly throughout the call, leaving plenty of “breathing room” between each major question.

Objection handling 92

Objection handling Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Sales 92

Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s no different in sales — only instead of game rules, you use a sales cycle to make sure you’re following the right steps at the right time. A sales cycle is the collection of sequential stages sales reps follow when converting a prospect into a customer. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle? Why is a sales cycle important?

Objectives and Key Results 110

Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Sales Technique 110

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Benefits of a playbook Sales plays to include in your playbook How to write an effective playbook How to keep your playbook up to date 7 sales playbook types and examples Make your enablement about results, not effort Close your revenue gaps and get more out of every rep — with Sales Programs delivered in your CRM. What are sales plays?

Objectives and Key Results 59

Objectives and Key Results Technique CRM Follow-up 59

Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches. What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs. What is B2B Sales Training?

Technique 52

Technique B2B Cross-sell B2C 52

Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Follow these seven steps to develop your sales training program: 1. Needs Evaluation Evaluate the selling skills and competencies your sales team currently has versus what they need to excel. Practical advice: Pair up less experienced sales reps with seasoned veterans for a period of shadow learning.

Objection handling 52

Objection handling Pitch Sales Technique 52

Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

We crunched the stats, and it turns out the “Interest CTA” is the highest performing call to action for cold emails: The Interest CTA sells the conversation, not the meeting. . Silence, followed by phone hanging up sound. I was hoping you’d call! Opening a cold call with “Did I catch you at a bad time?”

Cold Call 93

Cold Call Sell Objectives and Key Results Negotiate 93

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

And to make it worse, everyone and their start-up cousin is calling them, which makes it tremendously difficult to stand out. Chances are you’ve heard the advice, “ Don’t sell something you don’t believe in. ” Sell time on your calendar. For the rest of you, listen up. And many many calls and meetings.

Prospecting 105

Prospecting Cold Call Referrals Objectives and Key Results 105

The 5% Institute

MARCH 28, 2022

Learning, implementing and following a sales process is one of the most important things you can learn in sales. A sales playbook (also known as a sales process or selling process) is key to consistently succeeding in sales. The qualifying framework to add to your 10 step sales playbook, is borrowed from an acronym called BANT.

Technique 144

Technique Sales Clients Consult 144

Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

In fact, an ideal talk-to-listen ratio is almost the opposite of what you’d want on a discovery call: Prospecting calls aren’t about discovery. They are about selling your value to pique their interest enough for a meeting. We analyzed cold call opening lines to see which ones led to the most meetings held , not just booked.

Process 103

Process Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Objection handling 103

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Bonus: 7 ChatGPT Prompts for Selling to the C-Suite Table of contents What AI can do for AEs Introduction to ChatGPT Easy guide: How to set up and use ChatGPT 5 things you should use ChatGPT for right now (with prompts!) Here’s an example prompt: Set this up, tune it to your needs, and then paste your proposals in, one after another!

Objectives and Key Results 75

Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 75

Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you call them SDRs, account executives (AEs), or business development representatives (BDRs), their ability to engage prospects through persistent, multi-channel communication outreach, and swift follow-up strategies is critical in transforming leads into viable opportunities and improving retention.

Growth 52

Growth Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Sales 52

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Inside sales (sometimes called remote sales or remote selling) is often the primary sales model for B2B, SaaS, tech, and certain high-ticket B2C sales teams. Let’s say you’re looking to implement a new email marketing campaign , and you need an email automation platform to set it up. Outbound cold calling or emailing.

Inside sales 62

Inside sales Commission Outside Sales Quota 62

Highspot

JULY 6, 2023

With proven sales training strategies and ongoing coaching and enablement, reps will be ready to tackle the art of selling. Becoming a good salesperson involves much more than simply knowing your product; it’s a rich blend of product and market expertise, meaningful dialogue, solution-based selling, and emotional intelligence.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Objection handling Pitch 52

Gong.io

MAY 12, 2019

Let’s move from a cold call through to a closed deal. That’s true whether you meet them in person or on a cold call. That phrase should have been put to bed ages ago, but it’s in enough sales books that new recruits still pick it up. Simply put, there’s no cold call opening line that works better.

Cold Call 107

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Price Negotiate 107

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

So you decided to become a sales development representative … My guess is your plan involved getting a promotion or making a lateral move within a year, as that’s the plan for most people who sign up for what I call “the struggle.” . Everyone is following tedious prospecting process A…. Practice Cold Calling .

Cold Call 70

Cold Call Objection handling Objectives and Key Results Represent 70

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2019

Whether they are SDR hire #1 or #20, you need to get them up and running quickly and efficiently. For many companies, the ramp-up time for new sales professionals typically is 6 months or more, but inside sales has changed. Here are some simple ways to ramp up SDRs to see those results as soon as possible. Objection handling.

Objectives and Key Results 67

Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Objection handling Inside sales 67

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As celebrated entrepreneur Siva Devaki noted, “Sales is not about selling, but about building trust and educating.” ” To ensure you lead a successful sales call, we’ve curated expert tips and techniques below, including guidance on how to prepare. What you’ll learn: What is a sales call?

Objectives and Key Results 69

Objectives and Key Results Pitch X-functional Sales 69

Gong.io

JULY 6, 2018

Afternoon calls have fewer no-shows and prospects stay on the call longer: Mornings? Your prospect is 30% more likely to show up for a call at 4 PM than one at 8 AM. Instead, spend a few minutes warming up the tone of the call. Cold calling , for example, is a major outlier. Now switch !

Cold Call 103

Cold Call Objection handling Pitch Sales 103

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Bonus: 7 ChatGPT Prompts for Selling to the C-Suite Table of contents What AI can do for AEs Introduction to ChatGPT Easy guide: How to set up and use ChatGPT 5 things you should use ChatGPT for right now (with prompts!) Here’s an example prompt: Set this up, tune it to your needs, and then paste your proposals in, one after another!

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 52

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Ready to amp up your sales training results? You can also get insights into how your sales team is using (or not using) content, if they’re nurturing leads, how quickly they’re following up with customer requests, what their daily behaviors are, and which channels they use most to communicate with prospects.

Objectives and Key Results 98

Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Cold Call Cross-sell 98

Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

In fact, an ideal talk-to-listen ratio is almost the opposite of what you’d want on a discovery call: Prospecting calls aren’t about discovery. They are about selling your value to pique their interest enough for a meeting. We analyzed cold call opening lines to see which ones led to the most meetings held , not just booked.

Process 48

Process Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Objection handling 48

PandaDoc

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just because you raised funding, you launched a product, or your CEO told you ‘it’s time to scale,’ doesn’t mean you’re ready to scale up your outbound sales team. Here are a few things you need to make sure you’ve checked the boxes on before you scale up the team. Outbound: reaching out to people cold via Linkedin. The metrics.

Objectives and Key Results 99

Objectives and Key Results CRM Sales Objection handling 99

Gong.io

JULY 6, 2018

Afternoon calls have fewer no-shows and prospects stay on the call longer: Mornings? Your prospect is 30% more likely to show up for a call at 4 PM than one at 8 AM. Instead, spend a few minutes warming up the tone of the call. Cold calling , for example, is a major outlier. Now switch !

Cold Call 54

Cold Call Objection handling Pitch Sales 54

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We recently uncovered the the ORIGINAL cold call script used as a the training guide for all sales reps at Stratton Oakmont. There’s an article from Napoleon Hill on personal achievement, one from Carl May on the strategy for winning, and a selling power piece from Les Brown. It’s pretty incredible. Terms and definitions.

Cold Call 71

Cold Call Objection handling Negotiate Sales 71

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In practice, it looks something like this: For this particular article, we reviewed millions upon millions of web conference meetings, phone calls, and emails to understand what separates the average sales rep from the pros. Cold calling is not for the faint of heart. Here’s why: Cold calling isn’t about discovery.

Cold Call 118

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 118

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Sales analytics to improve booked meetings from cold calls. Watch these metrics to understand whether your approach to booking meetings using cold calls works: Calls made. Measure the number of calls your reps make per hour, week, and month. Calls longer than one minute. on cold calls.

Cold Call 132

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Price Sales 132

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Objection Handling 6. They’re split into sections from discovery call tips , to product demos , to objection handling , and more. There seems to be a ‘ cold calling is dead’ trend floating around these days. There seems to be a ‘ cold calling is dead’ trend floating around these days.

Technique 133

Technique Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Objection handling 133

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In practice, it looks something like this: For this particular article, we reviewed millions upon millions of web conference meetings, phone calls, and emails to understand what separates the average sales rep from the pros. Cold calling is not for the faint of heart. Here’s why: Cold calling isn’t about discovery.

Cold Call 71

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 71

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The good news is that almost every sales team follows a similar set of steps. The stages of your sales cycle will largely follow the steps of your sales funnel. It depends on what you’re selling, how you’re selling it, and who you sell it to. . Everything is laid out before them. . What is a sales cycle?

Pitch 62

Pitch Cold Call Sales Referrals 62

Outreach

APRIL 9, 2019

If your business sells products or services to other businesses, you have a B2B sales process. They search for and directly engage sales opportunities--companies and decision makers who fit their ideal customer profile--and launch direct outreach efforts such as cold calling and emailing to move prospects through the sales pipeline.

B2B 65

B2B Process Objection handling Negotiate 65

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

We’re often encouraged to hide, toughen up, and bury our emotions. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world. Your sales career project has ups and downs. Women in sales often have a polarizing experience.

Sales 130

Sales Start-ups Up-sell Cross-sell 130

Outreach

MARCH 25, 2019

Adopting the right sales cycle (and its component phases) is critical because doing so provides sellers with an effective process or model to follow. Determining the right sales pipeline stages enable salespeople to sell more, faster. Develop and enforce effective follow-up sequences. Always follow-up.

Pipeline 65

Pipeline A/B testing Non-Profits Sales 65

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

This time we hear from Jeb Blount in an episode we call “Sales Objection Handling from the Master: Insights from Best Seller Jeb Blount” Jeb is a best selling author of nine books and the CEO at Sales Gravy. Every single person that sells is going to face objections. It doesn’t matter.

Pipeline 72

Pipeline Cold Call Sales Prospecting 72

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2017

New engagement channels are propping up. Disruptive technologies offer smarter ways of selling services and ideas. While some experts view selling as an art of persuasion, all successful businesses approach it as a science composed of data, methods, metrics and processes. Objection Handling. Pitch/Presentation.

Process 82

Process Objectives and Key Results Repeat business Referrals 82