I came across an article that you may find helpful. Here’s the link: www.omghub.com/salesdevelopmentblog/tabid/5809/bid/76911/are-your-salespeople-still-cold-calling-the-ugly-truth.aspx Here’s 3 simple sentences verbatim from the article that ring true: 1. You can’t control the number of inbound leads your salespeople will get. 2. You can’t control the number of introductions you receive from your clients, customers or your social […]
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2016 is off to a great start for you! You’re probably thinking that this blog post is about how sales prospecting should be a priority this year. Well, it’s not! Got you! We all know sales prospecting should be a priority. I read David Newman’s book recently titled “Do […]
The Super Bowl is next month folks! Answer: Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they bring in substantial leads and increased revenue. Sometimes they don’t. The funny thing about sales, marketing and advertising is that some campaigns works. Some don’t. Why? I have no idea. Maybe it’s bad timing. Or the wrong audience. Or […]
Happy Monday Everyone! As may or may not know, Connect 5000 is primarily an inside sales organization. I have clients I’ve never met in person before. It’s part of the way business is conducted in today’s economy and I’m okay with it. For outside sales reps who meet with their clients or prospects face to […]
Happy Holidays everyone! Disclaimer: This is not a “get sympathy” post. Unfortunately but not unexpectedly, my father passed away two days before Thanksgiving. He lived a long and fruitful life and he will be missed. Through various channels, I informed friends of mine about the news. During this time I unexpectedly received several cards by snail mail […]
Good morning everyone! Recently my credit card expired and the bank issued me a new one. I have a few monthly company bills on the credit card where vendors bill me automatically. I happened to open a monthly statement that looked higher than normal. They charged me a late fee of $20. I called them […]
Happy New Year everyone! I have been reading Chris Lytle’s book “The Accidental Sales Manager” this month and it’s a great read. I came across this email he uses after repeated attempts of getting a hold of a prospect. Here it is verbatim: Subject: Quick Question “John, I still have you on my ‘waiting for’ […]
Hi everyone! At Connect 5000, we use Salesforce.com as our CRM. I’ve been going through the CRM and have been purging executives no longer at their prospective company, companies who’ve gotten acquired or who are no longer in business, etc. It’s interesting how many people I’ve eliminated from Salesforce.com. I came across this company who […]
Greetings everyone! I wear a lot of button up shirts to work. Shirts that go well with jeans, khaki pants , or black dress slacks. I used to take my shirts to Hy-vee, a grocery store close to where I live, where I can drop them off and have them laundered and pressed and I […]
Using sales and marketing emails is one tool we use to engage and open dialogue with potential prospects for both Connect 5000 and our clients. The telephone is another. I’ve had several people ask me what the subject line should be for emails. Below are several that I’ve used as well as others have used […]
