Your customer is also your prospect. Yes, you read that right. A customer can become a prospect. A prospect is a potential customer, and a customer is a potential prospect. Confused? Stay with me—we’ll unpack this in three points. The difference between customers and prospects But first, customers and prospects are, technically speaking, different; but,
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Optimize your prospecting efforts. Instead of looking for prospects, go to where they are. Today we look at sales prospecting made simple. This is especially important, if you are in B2C selling. For example, if you are selling lubricants for boda bodas then riders are your prospects (potential buyers). Now, you can choose to sell
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“I need a salesperson that can sell. I generate leads for my team but their conversion is poor. Out of 100 leads they have converted only 3. I need a more exciting dashboard to look at. It also costs getting and converting each of these leads. That’s why I need a salesperson that can sell.
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Is cold calling dead? The short, surprising answer to most sales people, is no. Does cold calling work? Oh, yes. This is the cold truth. Cold calling is alive and kicking; hale and hearty. And it is ruthlessly efficient. But first, what is cold calling? Cold calling involves sales people reaching out to potential customers
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When prospecting on LinkedIn, remain engaging not (I dare say, never) salesy. To easily prospect on LinkedIn calls for a strategic approach, consistent effort, and genuine engagement. Prospecting is the cornerstone of successful selling; it is the most important step in the sales cycle. Prospecting is the never-ending quest for potential buyers of what you
Don’t just qualify, disqualify sales leads too. Quit flogging a dead horse. It’s a waste of your limited time, it frustrates an already trying role (continual prospecting) and speaks more about you than the suspect. Yes, suspect. He can’t be a prospect. Whereas both are sales leads, prospects not only have a need for your
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The benefits of prospecting to a salesperson. Wow! I never imagined having to write about this, thinking it was obvious, but alas! here we are. I’ve come to realize it is not obvious to many sellers. Four happenings last week informed this revelation. I was reminded by a reader that there are always new salespeople
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There are many lessons in prospecting from political campaigning, but I will confine myself to three. First though, prospecting is the never ending quest for qualified people to buy what you are selling. In the case of the politician, it’s seeking your vote. And for the politician, a classic case of prospecting in personal selling,
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Prospecting is the most important step in selling. Yet many salespeople will complain when it is done for them. When you are handed a portfolio of existing customers to grow, celebrate. Yet, many sellers complain-especially if they are customer service agents. Celebrate because the most important part and difficult step in selling is done for
This inability to sell to the right person, can lose one a job at an interview or a pitch to a panel. If you don’t prospect continually, you die. Prospecting is the never-ending search for potential buyers for your product. When you prospect, you ensure you are selling to the right person. But it first