File this under … Qualifying 101. The simple fact is, unless your prospect has the money needed to invest in your product or service … they ain’t much of a prospect. On top of this, you may have several product/service options available and, while everybody wants champagne, some can only afford beer. I have consistently
As salespeople, every day we are looking to make new connections and we are actively fielding connection requests from others. This is all a part of social sales. While some of us may have a plan for maximizing the effectiveness of these activities, I am guessing that most do not. We just … do. In
Before we get started, you will have to make a decision. If you have not already made your choice, will you be deploying a CRM in support of your selling efforts or will you be relying on LinkedIn to serve in that function? Of course, this is assuming that LinkedIn will be your basis for
Because it is …. a trial close. I’m flat out terrible at traditional sales order closing statements and I know a bunch of them. You name it … everything from the “Ben Franklin” to the “Japanese Origami Folding Paper Close”. The really good news is that I never need to bend arms to get the order. I am
Now begins our journey and it starts with culling your social network(s) down to a manageable size. It is critical that you identify and start with your social honeypot. As I was thinking about this process, and looking at the sheer numbers of connections on my social networks, particularly with Twitter, this at first appeared
The CRM Features That Are Most Wanted by Users
An article on eMarketer entitled “Social Integration Tops CRM Users’ Wish Lists” was recently brought to my attention. The publication cites findings from Capterra’s “CRM Users Industry Research Report” which was conducted in June of 2015. This is a very complete study and I would suggest that you might want to read it. Among other
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