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37 facts on the future of Social Selling vs. Cold Calling

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50% of sales go the first salesperson to contact a prospect (source: InsidesSales.com ). Cold Calling is the solicitation of business from potential customers who have had no prior contact with the salesperson conducting the call. . Here are 37 facts on the future of social selling vs. cold calling.

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B2B Senior Leadership: It’s Time to Face the Truth About Sales and Marketing

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The yawning gulf between sales and marketing is a fact of life in B2B companies. The truth is, if the senior sales leader and the senior marketing leader in your company don’t truly like and respect each other, all is lost. So, dear CEOs, if there is friction between your sales and marketing leads, it’s up to you to make a change.

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Sales in the Time of Cholera (with apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

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Use this time for cold calls, or to re-introduce yourself to prospects who have gone cold or been too busy to engage with you. If your revenue goal is unobtainable given the current market conditions, set a different goal (Cold calls? Acknowledge the Situation. Phone conversations? Database records cleaned up?)

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The B2B marketing ironies of our time

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Turns out Hubspot’s own growth as a software company has been driven via cold calling through an inside sales team. An interview with one of Hubspot’s former sales chiefs actually made their call center sound like a pretty well-managed and productive organization. But guess what? But hold on. My conclusion?

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What’s up with B2B Marketing in Argentina

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Martin: Twenty years ago, we would buy databases from trade publications and data vendors, and use them to cold call, trying to reach senior executives. Third, a larger role for marketing, as active members of inside sales and lead qualification teams. Marketers generally don’t trust the databases that are for sale.

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The salesmanship of influencer marketing

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Every sale is an engagement ring that you’ve put on your prospect’s finger. Only then, when lust turns to love, can your sales relationship grow through upsells, referrals, recommendations, and company-wide, federated, commitments and conversions. What works in high-end sales works in high-end PR.

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5 Efficiency Tips to Quickly Move Businesses Forward After COVID-19

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Statistics show that cold calling offers a conversion rate of 6.4% , so it’s certainly still relevant. Increase your likelihood of cold calling success by setting realistic goals for your team. Remember that a call may still prove fruitful without ending in a sale.