The Sales Evangelist 3 Ways To Modernize Your Sales | Donald Kelly - 1569
How can you modernize your sales approach to stay up to date on your and your team’s sales approach? In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald kicks off our latest content series centered on modernizing your sales tactics and techniques. In today’s episode, Donald discusses three ways to change your mindset and specific tactics to update your sales strategy.
Unite sales and marketing:
- Traditionally, a seller would fill their pipeline through cold calling, but the process has changed.
- Account-based selling is the future of sales, prioritizing a unification of data-driven decisions combining sales and marketing.
- With marketing, they can target accounts with ads, emails, and other collateral to guide people to the sales funnel.
Automate selling techniques:
- Modern selling requires a mixture of automated and personalized messaging.
- Personalization has two sides: a generic pain focus or a LinkedIn or specified message. The latter is great to supplement and redirect them to generalized personalizations.
- Outreach, Apollo, and Salesloft are all platforms that can help automate tactics you don’t need to do yourself.
Remove outdated tactics:
- Stop using the tactics modern buyers consider “gimmicky.” Establish yourself as a consultant, not just a seller looking for a commission check.
Become a brand authority:
- When Donald was a full-time sales rep, creating content was the best way to set himself apart.
- Once he left the company, his brand came with him! Using platforms like LinkedIn or even TikTok to share relevant and engaging content is helpful for prospective buyers, and subsequently you.
Use technology:
- This goes in tandem with automation. However, tools like Fathom helps extrapolate information from sales meetings to improve your meeting skills.
- Other platforms like LinkedIn Sales Navigator help you make data-driven decisions and find data-driven prospects for your business. Use these tools to help reach new goals!
Bonus tip: Use Donald’s sales planner to improve your time and take control of your day!
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