Martech

JULY 19, 2023

She’s done everything from cold calling to cutting-edge B2B marketing. It was a call center. I got to really know outbound marketing: Objection handling, what do we say to a customer? I found a startup called MRP and was there in the beginning with the founders James Reagan and Kevin Cunningham.

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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. It works in some situations (like negotiations), but it doesn’t work on cold calls. Simply put, there’s no cold call opening line that works better. Why do they do it?

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Outreach

APRIL 9, 2019

The outbound sales process generally adheres to the following sequence: Prospecting Research Connecting Needs Assessment Presentation/Proposal Follow Up Negotiation/Objection Handling Closing In outbound sales, sellers initiate the relationship and drive interactions with target B2B buyers.

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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.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Make sure these calls are relevant to the rep's responsibilities and in keeping with their experience. You don't want to throw a new SDR into the deep end by conducting a mock call as a combative C-Level executive, and you don't want to go over a mild-mannered cold call with a seasoned AE. Run-of-the-Mill Cold Call.

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Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For example, as part of the sales process, a rep may choose to reach out on LinkedIn or make cold calls to find prospects. There are a lot of different ways to make that first prospecting connection — emails, cold calls , videos, events, social media, customer referrals. Why is a sales cycle important? What’s the ROI?”

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Hubspot

AUGUST 15, 2013

Objection-Handling Technique: The Agreement Frame. Another Way of Handling Price Objections. Smart Calling Blog, by Art Sobczak. Cold calling is the dirty little secret no one wants to admit to. 4 Dirty Negotiating Tricks (and How to Counter Them). Never Make Another Cold Call?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

I just had a cold call with an enterprise corporate prospect in the financial industry for an IT cloud solution. I called the Head of Infrastructure, but they didn’t seem on board with what I was saying and threw lots of objections at me. What are their pain points? Here’s how you use follow-up prompts to go deeper.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Depending on their role within the team, inside sales reps engage in research, prospecting, email and social media outreach, cold calling, lead nurturing, qualification, demonstration, and negotiation conversations. Negotiating and closing contracts. Outbound cold calling or emailing. Negotiation.

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Highspot

JULY 6, 2023

Sales skills enable sellers to persuade, negotiate, and communicate effectively. Objection handling: Teaching sellers to overcome fear, uncertainty, and doubt using objection-handling strategies, such as good communication, competitive intelligence, and product and industry knowledge, will help ease customer opposition.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches. It starts with prospecting for potential leads, then moves through to negotiation and closing the deal. Objection handling: Sales reps address any concerns or doubts the prospect might have, showcasing their expertise and the value of their solution.

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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. And so much of it’s driven by cold calling. We just call people up.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 3, 2020

So we’re going to cover three things: a mindset that I want you to get into whenever you hear an objection, some phraseology or words that you can use, and then an offer at the end, which, yes, is a blatant sales pitch. But you’re not going to be able to raise any objections because this is a one-way webinar.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 11, 2024

It involves unique activities like in-depth company research, cold calling and emailing, face-to-face communications, sales demos, and contractual agreements. It involves long-term relationship-building, establishing trust, identifying complex needs to determine provider/product fit, proposal development, and negotiations.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Include these four elements in your sales training agenda for maximum impact: Skills Assessment for Sales Reps Skills assessment identifies areas where your sales team needs improvement, such as communication, negotiation, product knowledge, or customer experience. Conduct role-playing exercises to practice objection-handling.

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Salesforce

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It includes detailed methods for engaging with customers, such as how to approach cold calls , effective emailing techniques , and tips for successful face-to-face meetings. This process might include steps like lead generation, qualification , proposal generation, negotiation, and closing.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

I just had a cold call with an enterprise corporate prospect in the financial industry for an IT cloud solution. I called the Head of Infrastructure, but they didn’t seem on board with what I was saying and threw lots of objections at me. What are their pain points? Here’s how you use follow-up prompts to go deeper.

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Objectives and Key Results Pitch Cold Call Sales 52

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.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

It influences everything from how the seller presents, to which objections the customer surfaces, to how much negotiating leverage you find yourself with at the end of the sales cycle. Your sales team can be amazing at discovery, presenting, and objection handling. Sales Training #4: Objection Handling.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Sometimes they are, with imposter objections, — four deadly objections that masquerade as small talk. Find out what they are in our Uncensored Objection Handling Techniques: Your Guide for Turning Pushback into Pipeline.). Now all the customer’s objections are on the table where you can see them. Consider it done.

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Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Opening a cold call with “Did I catch you at a bad time?” The success rate for cold calls that opened with this line? Open up your next cold call with the following question: . Cold calls that led with this question resulted in a greater than 10% success rate. Note: This is for the first (cold!)

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Sell Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate 93

Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

It’s the worst question in sales and marketing today: How do I get better at cold calling? Spoiler alert: Cold calling is dead. Stop wasting your time with it. Here are the better questions to ask: Why do sales teams … Read More »

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Remember this when you are negotiating your pay. I scheduled a demo on my very first cold call and that felt like the first “aha moment” of my career! I struggled at first when it came to making cold calls. Negotiate your worth and do so with a total package balance in mind. Own your power. Kristen Twining.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Objection Handling. Reluctance, objections, complaints and outright rejection are so common in sales that any salesperson who lacks grit and the ability to roll with the punches will soon be out of the game. Closing/Negotiation/Conversion. Stay relevant by bridging the prospect and the product. .

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Process Objectives and Key Results Repeat business Referrals 94

Outreach

MARCH 25, 2019

Common B2B sales pipeline stages: Prospecting Qualification Needs Analysis Value Proposition Identification of Decision Makers Perception Analysis Proposal/Price Quote Negotiation/Objection Handling Closing/Deal Signing Referrals/Upselling. Continuously refine your cold call and email campaigns. Always follow-up.

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Salesforce

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

These calls — most often conducted either in-person or via video — involve multiple parts, including initial agenda-setting by the rep, the product pitch, a demo, prospect objections and rep responses, negotiation, and outlining of next steps. How do you prepare for a sales call? Follow these four steps: 1.

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