Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A solid social selling strategy falls somewhere between “nice-to-have” and “need-to-have” in the modern sales landscape. But navigating social selling isn‘t always straightforward. That’s why we here at The HubSpot Sales Blog reached out to some experts for their takes on the mistakes you need to avoid while social selling.

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The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Pitching sales is a crucial part of the sales process , and one that you need to get right! Making a mistake while delivering sales pitches can mean the difference between closing the sale – and breaking rapport and starting all over again. Pitching Sales – Presenting The Right Way. The Old Method To Pitching Sales.

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Iannarino

JUNE 30, 2021

They may as well have asked for “a chance to pitch you our service,” as neither phrase promises anything of value in exchange for my time. Instead of chastising the salesperson who was just following her training, I offered to give her my feedback on her pitch and how she might improve. There are number of reasons I take cold calls.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 6, 2021

Even the emails with a veneer of relevance soon degrade into the same old pitch. Notably, starting by providing information about your company, your clients, and your solutions projects one thing: you have something to sell and you believe this person should buy it. Then listen up.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 6, 2025

Most of our selling activities are driven by our customers. As much as we may try to pitch our solutions, they don’t care–until they care. We end up waiting for them to be ready to talk to us. Afterword: The foundation for this is our Business Focused Selling program. We can’t wait for our customers!

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Highspot

MAY 15, 2025

The best pitch decks follow a story arc that connects the problem to your solution with clear proof and a strong CTA. You’ve practiced your pitch, you know the customer’s pain points, and the value you can offer. Many sales teams build a sales pitch deck once and never touch it again. What is a sales pitch deck?

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Sales Pop!

JUNE 28, 2021

It’s a prospect that’s leaning your way after having heard your ‘un-sales’ pitch over a rather lengthy engagement period. They’re on cruise control with you in the driver’s seat (at least until you do something stupid that destroys all the currency you’ve built up with them). What’s a ‘leaner’? They believe you and they trust you.

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ClickFunnels

JUNE 19, 2025

If your Customer Acquisition Cost, or CAC, is creeping up, it’s time to get serious about optimizing your sales funnel. It starts with changing your focus. Follow Up Automatically to Stop Losing Sales 7. Start with headlines and offers that are pain-based and curiosity-driven. Hook Smarter With Clear Messaging 2.

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Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Relentless Prospecting Wins Deals: The deals you close tomorrow start with the work you do today. Consistency Is King: Talent might get you started, but consistency is what keeps you winning. Showing up daily, sticking to your routines, and doing the small things consistently makes a big difference over time.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 8, 2025

Youre selling something to someone who just wouldnt budge. No matter how you angle your pitch, how well you attempt to align your solution with their needs, or how many glowing testimonials you share, theyre just not buying it. Truthfully, gap selling takes patience, practice, and persistence to master.

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ClickFunnels

JANUARY 30, 2022

The post 4 Proven Marketing Strategies For Selling A Product appeared first on ClickFunnels. And what is the most common unscalable thing that founders have to do when they are just starting out? Here’s a follow-up strategy that LeadFuze has seen a lot of success with: QVC Email. It is ultimately up to you. Case Study.

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Veloxy

JUNE 21, 2021

If you sell telecommunications, your cold calls could and should be different than a salesperson selling software. If you sell IT services, your cold calls could and should be different than a financial services consultant. You can use these scripts, tips, and tricks to up your cold call game. Introduction.

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Salesforce

AUGUST 6, 2024

Market more effectively with AI Now that Sandstone has started to tackle costs, the next move in its transformation is finding new sources of revenue. To start, it needs to segment its audience. What kind of pitch for Sandstone’s new products works best? In fact, it has already shown considerable promise.

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2022

Dear SaaStr: What should you not say to a VC during a pitch meeting? A few things: “We hope to sell for $20m-$100m in a few years to a BigCo. Not jump start it. But have a plan in place to address it before you pitch VCs. “We Our sales are flat but we’ll make it up later in the year.” I feel you. I’ve been there.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2025

Anyone entering into selling immediately sees the obsession we have with numbers. They create revenue models, bow ties, and related models reducing selling to a math equation. Despite ramping up the numbers, increasingly we are not achieving our goals. What if we started thinking of selling as a human game?

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Sales Pop!

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

So, let’s cut to the chase – you’re here for one thing: crafting a killer sales pitch. With all that in mind, here’s what you need to know about pitch building that should send your sales skyrocketing. Start with a powerful question or a mind-boggling fact that resonates with their deepest needs or fears.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 10, 2025

The Fancy Stuff Is Failing You We see it all the timesalespeople hiding behind automation tools, social selling gimmicks, and relationship-building fluff. Youre hoping your sequence will nurture your prospect into buying without you having to actually sell. Follow-up calls. Most reps send five emails and give up.

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ClickFunnels

JUNE 24, 2025

The starting point of the customer journey. Listen up: Static homepages don’t sell. Your repeat customer gets the same generic pitch as a first-time visitor. Someone who lands there may not know where to start or what’s most important for them. Build the relationship first, then sell.

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Cerebral Selling

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Most sales reps start with product or process-focused questions like What are you doing today? But the truth is customers dont wake up thinking about products or processes. Its problems and challenges that keep them up at night! Related video: What’s the “Pain & Pitch”?

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Iannarino

JULY 13, 2021

He conceded that he only wanted to pitch me. My radar is fairly fine-tuned, so I can normally detect the “connect and pitch” variety of LinkedIn spammers. Few professionals would sell something to someone who wouldn’t benefit from what they sell. Sadly, many have given up hope. No one owes you a meeting.

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Veloxy

JANUARY 19, 2022

Start with basic results. Gone are the days where I could start a cold call with, “ My name is Samir and I co-founded Veloxy. When a B2B buyer picks up a cold call, they instantly think you got their name and number from a list. Start with basic results. Get ready to impress more buyers and get more meetings.

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Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Two people could be selling the same product, but experience very different results. You’re not just selling a product or service, you’re selling yourself. Know Your Product Well Before you start thinking about the most effective sales techniques, you need to cover the basics. Keep reading for more.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 8, 2025

Steve from Portland, Oregon, faces and an all-too-common consultative selling dilemma: how to sell to prospects who claim they already know everything, have already done the research and question what value he can bring. Thats where consultative selling comes in, but only if you do it right. It reveals the real issues.

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Sales Gravy

JUNE 5, 2025

Marketing can be blind to the value propositions that are working for sales if they do not understand the sellers’ pitches and approach to closing deals. Start With the Customer Journey The most important aspect that sales and marketing need to align on is the customer journey. Another issue is messaging. Another issue is messaging.

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Search Engine Land

AUGUST 14, 2024

Digital advertising has evolved quite a bit since I started working in paid media. If you haven’t been keeping up with the role of automation and AI in lead gen advertising, this article includes advice and experiences on: Managing your ad strategy. AI tools to help you level up fast. Optimizing your landing page experience.

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Veloxy

JANUARY 7, 2025

Presenting: Showing the value of what you sell. How to Remove Salesforce CRM Friction Learn how to remove friction points tied to Salesforce, helping your sales team sell easier and faster. Having theappropriate qualifying criteria, like budget, authority, need and timeline ( BANT ), is a good place to start.

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate CRM Sales 130

Sales Gravy

APRIL 6, 2025

We are coming off of a week that can only be described as a stock market bloodbathamping up uncertainty and making selling even harder. Starting today, selling just got even harder. You Must Sell Better During Times of Uncertainty To win consistently, during times of uncertainty you must sell better.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Our conversation ranged from the impact of AI to the growing importance of a consultative selling mindset in modern selling. Below, youll discover practical insights you can leverage to sharpen your competitive edgeregardless of what industry or region you sell intoand take advantage of these emerging trends.

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Iannarino

JUNE 29, 2021

You might still start this pitch by sharing information about your company, but follow up by extolling the tremendous value in your products and services. As they went from selling products to selling “solutions,” salespeople had to identify and solve each client’s specific problems.

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ClickFunnels

JANUARY 26, 2022

Lead Quantity vs. Lead Quality Build a Value Ladder Sales Funnel Add Upsells, Downsells, and Cross Sells to Each Offer Want Russell To Show You How To Build Your First Sales Funnel? Start driving traffic to that landing page. He started excluding women from his Facebook Ads campaigns! Table of Contents: What Is a Lead?

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2025

Start building relationships with founders, VCs, and other sales leaders in your industry. Be ready to sell yourself. In interviews, you’ll need to demonstrate that you can sell the company’s product better than anyone else. Practice pitching their product as if you’re already on the team. Bring your “A-team.”

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Highspot

JUNE 17, 2025

Those that use AI realize up to 20% better revenue outcomes. An AI sales assistant automates daily activities, summarizes conversations, recommends next-best steps, and serves up relevant content for sales reps. The use of AI assistants is leading to strong results: They help these teams see up to 20% better revenue outcomes.

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ClickFunnels

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

We believe that the most effective way to sell anything online is the Value Ladder sales funnel. It allows you to: Start the relationship with the potential customer by providing free value. …and only then would you make your $2,000 online course pitch. You can start with a lead magnet + a frontend product.

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Salesforce

JANUARY 3, 2024

We’ve all had to put up with pushy salespeople. I’m grateful to have found a better way to sell — one that builds mutually beneficial long-term relationships. That begins with your sales pitch. What you’ll learn: What is a sales pitch? Why are sales pitches important? I used to be one.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2024

As I look at selling, today, it requires far too much effort—far more than I’m willing to do. They don’t care about what we sell, they don’t want to go through our demos-at least until they have no other alternative. And for those that eventually do make a decision, we end up winning about 15% of them.

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ClickFunnels

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Want to get clarity on how to effectively sell online? Entrepreneurs who are just starting out are often hesitant to use paid advertising because it costs money. Also, remember that just because your lead magnet is free, doesn’t mean that you don’t need to “sell it”. We recommend sending at least six follow-ups.

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ClickFunnels

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After all, the company that sells the product usually provides the sales page for it – all you have to do is drive traffic to it. Signing up for membership communities. What words, phrases, and metaphors come up over and over again? It might seem like you don’t need copywriting for affiliate marketing. Newsletters.

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