Social Selling

Social Selling

My Closing Argument Against the #SocialSelling-Only and Inbound-Only Prospecting is Dead Charlatans

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury… For six years I’ve been prosecuting the case against what several of my friends and I have come to call the #SocialSelling-Only, the Inbound-Only Prospecting is Dead Charlatans. On many platforms, and in front of  many audiences, online and in-person, my friends and I have made the case that …

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New Series on Telephone Prospecting / An Invite to Meet Iannarino & Me in NYC Oct. 17

I’ve got two announcements for you: First, I’m kicking off a new series of blog posts focused exclusively on telephone prospecting with the goal of helping you absolutely master the phone to increase the number of meetings you secure. We’ll cover everything from our attitude and mindset when it comes to picking up the phone …

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If Cold Calling is Dead I Guess My Client Didn’t Really Secure This Dream Prospect Meeting

I had an experience with one of my client’s top salespeople that prompted me to break out a favorite Princess Bride quote. Like many of you, I’m tired of hearing from today’s nouveau sales experts that prospecting is Dead; that it’s foolish and stupid to even think about picking up the phone to proactively call a prospect …

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Salespeople Need Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount More than Any Book Today

No, this post title is not an exaggeration, and, yes, I’m aware that I have two of my own best-selling books on the market. Even so, if you sell for a living, you must read Fanatical Prospecting now. Why am I so emphatic? Instead of trying to be creative, I’m going to answer that by letting …

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So Prospecting Ain’t Dead Yet and This Old Phone Still Works

I’m not gloating, but it is certainly a relief to see the social selling charlatans backpedaling a bit as their magic potion isn’t the be-all and end-all they promised. Amazing isn’t it? Everything has not changed. The sun still rises in the east, the Cardinals are in first place in the NL Central, and top-producers …

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Are You Tired of the Social Selling Hype and Being Told Everything has Changed?

You know how CNN overuses the “BREAKING NEWS” thing ad nauseum? Remember how ten days after that Malaysia Airlines flight went missing they’d lead in with the dramatic music and the breaking news logo to tell us that the plane still hadn’t been found?  That’s pretty much where I am with the non-stop hype about …

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