Author: Al Davidson

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How To Jump Start A Stalled Pipeline Opportunity

Got a Stalled Pipeline Opportunity? Here's What To Do Next When facing stalled pipeline opportunities,  you might wonder, “Was it something I said? Did I do something wrong?” Often, it is out of your control. However, there are five keys…

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One Simple Trick For Confirming Appointments Without Canceling Them

Are You Really Confirming Appointments, Or Are You Canceling Them? If you're not intentional about the way you confirm an appointment, you may wind up giving your prospect an opportunity to back out of the meeting altogether. Here's a trick…

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The Opening Question is the Key to Engaging Prospects on Cold Calls

Pushing for a Sale on a Cold Call is All Wrong On a cold call, the moment you begin pushing for a sales, you are finished. Therefore, the key to engaging prospects on cold calls in asking a good opening…

3 Inbound Sales Lead Qualification Mistakes to Avoid

Savvy B2B companies invest in and teach in inbound lead gen skills to their people. It helps you gain valuable visibility into the intentions of your sales prospects, and gives you a way to organize your sales process around your…

Confessions of a Gatekeeper

As a call screener, my job is to protect the time of the decision maker that I work for – so I need to make sure I’m not passing through calls that are going to waste our executive’s time.  Getting…