
What’s the Best Time of Day and Week to Make Cold Calls? | #AskJeb
On this #AskJeb, Jeb Blount takes a question from Jennifer who is looking for the best times of the day or week to make outbound cold calls. Jeb offers three of his best Fanatical
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On this #AskJeb, Jeb Blount takes a question from Jennifer who is looking for the best times of the day or week to make outbound cold calls. Jeb offers three of his best Fanatical

Your Prospect’s Attention Span is Short It is super easy to lose your prospect’s attention on a cold call. When you do, click . . . the call is abruptly over. When you make

Giving Positive Feedback During a feedback session, the sales manager cannot only congratulate the sales rep for their achievement but also help the sales rep to better understand why they achieved the win in

Gatekeepers Are Not The Enemy It may seem like the gatekeeper’s primary job is to keep you out. But they can be your ally if you learn how to enlist their help. Knowing best

The Value of Positive Internal Messages Starting out your day with positive internal messages will give you the confidence and resiliency to be more productive, while simultaneously lifting up the people around you. Here’s

Advocates Are More Than Just Customers Advocates are integral to accelerated business growth. They are the customers that derive so much value from your work that they willingly and publicly support and recommend you.

How To Use Texting For Follow-Up When sending a follow-up message to a prospect, use texting wisely and don’t abuse it. Here are five examples of impactful follow-up texts that can advance a sale.

Long Emails Are Bad Emails These 5 tips will make your emails more actionable and more likely to receive a response so that you can streamline your sales process and close more deals. Why

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount who is the author of People Follow You, sits down with Wanda Wallace, author of You Can’t Know it All. In this power-packed conversation

Don’t Get Stuck With Hiring Remorse Hiring a new sales rep is less than a perfect art or science. And many salespeople simply don’t work out or perform as expected. This is largely due

How to Build and Maintain A Strong Sales Force Progressive leaders choose to inspire and empower rather than direct and control their sales force. They recognize that a strong relationship is indeed the key

How To Survive A Summer Sales Slump It can be disconcerting when summer sales are slow. Especially if you feel that you are in a sales slump. These five tips will help you survive