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Chairs are Dead—and Other B2B Marketing Hogwash

ViewPoint

In 2015, I wrote this blog for Sales & Marketing Magazine: Dead is Dead (in Sales & Marketing). It seemed like, suddenly, a lot of things were dying: cold calling was dead; telephone prospecting was dead; outbound marketing was dead … many said that even marketing was dead. Maybe I was just sensitive.

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The Cure For The Common Cold Call Is Social Selling

Marketing Insider Group

Are you coughing up excuses why you missed your sales quota? Are you working at a feverish pace to get through your call list with no luck? Or, are you feeling depressed and alone since your calls and emails go unanswered? The Common Cold Call Is An Epidemic Problem. The Common Cold Call Is An Epidemic Problem.

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@HubSpot Eliminates 2 Billion Cold Calls (from #Inbound13)

Smashmouth Marketing

Just prior to Seth Godin stepping on stage, for what was an entertaining and thought provoking keynote, HubSpot CMO, Mike Volpe , announced that " We saved the world from 2 Billion cold calls! " In the world of sales, selling doesn''t start until a conversation starts with the prospect. The more you know, the warmer that lead.

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The Sales Prospecting Strategy Guide

Zoominfo

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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Cold Calling Tips and Tricks

In recent years, cold calling has become synonymous with rejection and failure. In fact, less than 2% of today’s cold calls actually result in meetings, and 63% of sales professionals say it’s what they dislike most about their jobs. The cold call still works. What’s the verdict?

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ZoomInfo’s 12 Best B2B Tips for Holiday Season

Zoominfo

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. And to get there, you have to ramp up your visibility and engagement with your best sales, marketing, and recruiting teams. Read more: Cold Call Sales Voicemail Scripts.

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Meeting the Needs of the Self-Serve B2B Buyer

The Point

Key Finding 2: Buyers leverage sales reps for information less (and later) than ever. Buyers are not only contacting sales reps less often (in this year’s survey, they dropped out of the top five most commonly used resources), but sales engagement is also being pushed later and later down the funnel.