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DECEMBER 16, 2019

In 3 hours, the go-to-market teams at ZoomInfo made 24,000 calls, ended up on the phone with our customers and prospects for 250 hours, scheduled 400 follow up meetings, etc. Is cold calling dead? Don’t worry: today’s blog post isn’t another rehashing of the same tired argument sales reps hear on a near-daily basis.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Do cold calls work? How can you find more success with cold calling? We often discuss how to make a cold call, but rarely the next step after your cold call fails to get picked up. Most other sales development representatives could say something similar. A lot, right? Let’s get into it!

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JULY 29, 2020

Sales professionals are always on the lookout for ways to step up their game. One of the best ways to improve sales numbers involves something everyone dreads — cold calling. Why do Sales Cold Calling Scripts Matter? Executing your sales goals starts with getting precise contact data.

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JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

In 2019, ZoomInfo is taking to Twitter to host a series of 12 Q&A-type discussions. Discussions will dive into topics related to sales, marketing, recruiting, business growth, and of course, data. These one hour sessions will consist of five questions— tweeted by the ZoomInfo Twitter account (@zoominfo).

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OCTOBER 14, 2018

With the rise of sales enablement technology and the variety of available communication methods, one might expect phone calls to become a thing of the past. Yet, cold calling is still a key component of B2B sales. cold call attempts to reach a prospect. cold call attempts to reach a prospect.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Which means things shaking up in the B2B world — holiday emails are being blasted, sales deals are being closed, and 2021 recruitment strategies are finishing up. Integrating holiday energy with your B2B efforts typically increases chances of revenue success. B2B Tips for Sales, Marketing, Recruitment, and More.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Even the most experienced sales reps don’t enjoy picking up the phone to call a complete stranger. Yet, cold calling is still an essential part of selling. In fact, 78% of decision-makers polled have taken an appointment or attended an event that came from a cold call ( source ).

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JUNE 11, 2021

If your sales team hasn’t dealt with enough upheaval over the past 15 months, get ready for even more adjustments in the upcoming post-pandemic world. Exploring post-COVID-19 sales strategies will be necessary as we bounce back from economic hardships. Evaluate These Changes to the Sales Process.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Now comes the hard part — the cold call. Daily, sales reps (mostly SDRs) face the daunting task of turning cold calls into warm calls. Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. What are the Rules on Cold Calling?

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APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. Question: What are some common sales objections you’ve received? Often, sales objections aren’t always what they seem.

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JUNE 11, 2021

If your sales team hasn’t dealt with enough upheaval over the past 15 months, get ready for even more adjustments in the upcoming post-pandemic world. Exploring post-COVID-19 sales strategies will be necessary as we bounce back from economic hardships. I think COVID has humanized people. By comparison, from 2018 to 2019, there was a 0.3%

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion?

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OCTOBER 20, 2019

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. These are as follows: Interview Questions For Sales Rep Qualities 1. Perceptive Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

How important are prospecting insights to your sales strategy? Of course, your sales strategy’s success, including reaching your revenue goals, depends on the sales team hitting their numbers. It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. A sales rep uses the information (i.e.,

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. What Is A Sales Dialer? A sales dialer is pretty much what it sounds like: technology that automatically dials numbers for salespeople. Basically, a dialer takes the manual part out of the cold calling process. What’s the point?

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JANUARY 11, 2021

It goes without saying that B2B consumers look for new products in order to make their lives a bit easier. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it. Identifying customer pain points is crucial to the success of both your sales and marketing strategies. In other words, they have pain points they need fixing.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. The Benefits of Face-to-Face Interaction in Sales. Let’s get into it!

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JANUARY 11, 2021

It goes without saying that B2B consumers look for new products in order to make their lives a bit easier. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it. Identifying customer pain points is crucial to the success of both your sales and marketing strategies. In other words, they have pain points they need fixing.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. Question: What are some common sales objections you’ve received? Often, sales objections aren’t always what they seem.

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MAY 10, 2018

Under constant pressure to meet quota, productivity is at the forefront of every sales rep’s mind. Yet, regardless of the many sales productivity tips and tricks published online, 65% of B2B organizations say they still struggle with sales productivity ( source ). You make too many cold calls.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

This year, the ZoomInfo team published nearly 250 blog posts related to sales, marketing, recruiting, and business growth. It is our hope that our content helped spark your creativity, allowed you to discover something new, or made your life as a sales professional easier in some way. 12 Ways to Handle Sales Pressure.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Exceptional sales performances aren’t achieved through sheer willpower — they’re accomplished by understanding goals that are easily tracked and planned out. Sales reporting helps managers track and monitor progress to keep a pulse on sales cycle profitability. Purposes of a Sales Report.

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APRIL 10, 2019

As a recruiter, it may seem unnatural to think of yourself as a sales rep; after all, you work with people, not products. In fact, research has shown recruiters with superior sales skills are consistently top performers in their field. Continue reading to learn the seven sales skills every recruiter must have.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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APRIL 16, 2022

On an average morning in early 2020, sales reps left their team huddles pumped up on yesterday’s success stories and a few cups of dark roast, ready to start dialing for the day. They had a system of tried-and-true tactics for making sales calls and historical data that supported what worked best. Sound familiar?

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JUNE 6, 2019

Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting strategies uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline , and provides important context to future sales conversations. What Is B2B Sales Prospecting?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo’s founder and CEO, says a company really can’t deliver its best products unless the people building them hear directly from skeptical prospects. What happens on a sales call is pretty magical,” Schuck says. Bringing your product team to the sales floor doesn’t just benefit the product roadmap.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. What Is A Sales Dialer? A sales dialer is pretty much what it sounds like: technology that automatically dials numbers for salespeople. Basically, a dialer takes the manual part out of the cold calling process. What’s the point?

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AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. Let’s get into it! Let’s look at a few examples: 1.

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MAY 6, 2018

Sales reps often refer to receptionists, assistants, and phone operators as gatekeepers—and for good reason. These professionals have the job of screening calls, deciding what’s important, and ultimately, who gets through to their boss—the decision maker. Essentially, gatekeepers hold the key to B2B sales success.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

These cold email templates can help you use the customer data at your fingertips to convert prospects faster. Cold Calling Cold calling gets a bad rap. In fact, 41% of salespeople consider cold calling their most powerful tool for making a sale. The bottom line? of the time. of the time.

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MAY 25, 2022

And while it’s not hard to find basic business data — company names, phone numbers, employee counts, revenue, maybe direct dial numbers and email addresses — today’s complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers. What is Sales Intelligence? What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do?

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

.” — Me, and probably a lot of other successful sales leaders. The modern day sales call sounds a lot different. Gone are the days of cold calling without doing your research. How Has The B2B Sales Call Changed? It should come as no surprise to hear that B2B sales have changed.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

While the idea of getting a text from a sales professional may seem a little out of the ordinary. Yet, in the current remote working universe, sales reps are turning to text more than ever before. . Benefits Of Cold Texting. Rules for Texting Sales Prospects. Texting your sales prospects is in.

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