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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. The question is, how soon can they start generating leads and setting up sales conversations?

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How Sell to My Customer When They Need to Sell to Their Customer First (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Im Jeb Blountbestselling author of Fanatical Prospecting, Objections, Sales EQ, and INKED. Today, we took a call from Zack in Defiance, Ohio. Avoid Becoming a Quote Factory One of the biggest pitfalls in this scenario is turning into a quote factory that does piles of work for prospects who never buy.

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The ROI of Losing: How to Rethink Loss in Sales

Salesforce

When you move on from a prospect who doesnt make a buying decision, it can feel like a loss or it can give you incredibly valuable information about your buyers, as you can draw correlations among opportunities that close without a decision. Your team can also gain insights from no decision at all.

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6 Tips for Using Sales Acceleration to Close Deals Faster

Salesforce

Sales training and enablement Sales representatives without the proper training and support can often struggle with effectively moving customers and prospects through the sales process. For example, a multichannel approach employs tactics such as email, phone calls, and social media to reach out to each prospect on their preferred channel.

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What’s an Ideal Customer Profile? A Way to Find Your Best Prospects

Salesforce

Of all the sales prospects in the market for your product or service, an ICP outlines the ones most likely to become paying customers. It informs everything from prospecting to qualification to pitching. Use AI tools: Sales AI features can automate prospective account research. Learn more What is an ideal customer profile (ICP)?

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An Essential Guide to Using the MEDDIC Sales Framework

Salesforce

Attracting qualified prospects — companies that are a good fit for your product or services — is more important in B2B (business-to-business) sales than earning a large number of leads. This provides insight into a prospect’s needs so you can zero in on qualified buyers who are a good fit for your product or service.

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What Is Total Addressable Market (TAM)? How to Calculate + Examples

Salesforce

In addition, TAM can attract prospective investors because it shows your full revenue potential, with research and calculations to back up the opportunity. This makes TAM a valuable tool in sizing up new features and products. Back to top ) TAM, SAM, and SOM: What’s the difference?