Scott Finden

🚀 Sales Confidence 2.0: Get SDRs Who Hit the Ground Running! 🚀 Tired of spending weeks onboarding new SDRs, only to realise they aren’t a fit for your fast-paced team? I know the challenges of hiring SDRs—getting the right person who’s not just great on paper but ready to sell from day one can be tough. Let’s face it, traditional CVs don’t tell you if someone has the grit to go out there to the market and have conversations. We provide pre-trained and pre-screened SDR candidates, ensuring your next hire can deliver results immediately, without the lengthy training process. Our Sales Confidence 2.0 ranking system highlights the most proactive, self-taught talent, so you can skip the guesswork and bring on SDRs who are proven to thrive in sales. 🌟 Meet Our Top Talent of today🌟 Jalil- an experienced B2C sales professional with entrepreneurial passion, showcased resilience and bravery in handling tough objections during his role play. Enrike -A charismatic listener who builds trust with strong questions, creating powerful, results-driven conversations. Zuhair- An adaptable professional with retail experience, skilled at handling tough conversations and solving problems creatively. Ali - An aspiring sales professional who thrives on the thrill of winning deals, bringing energy and enthusiasm to every prospecting challenge. Jiya - A versatile professional with a strong background in events, her energy and bubbly character from the role play can allow her to use humour to establish trust. Avishai- A future leader with a background in music, is a well-spoken and articulate professional who excels at getting to the point and handling objections with ease. If you are hiring reach out, remember 50% reduction fee.

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The 3 biggest mistakes sales leaders can make this summer: 1️⃣ Allowing errors in payslips of their teams 2️⃣ Not giving reps real-time access to earnings 3️⃣ Making their team recalculate commissions manually Why it’s crucial to address these now: 🔥 Errors in Payslips: Salespeople thrive on commissions. Errors will make them feel undervalued and lose trust in you - impacting morale instantly! 🔥 Shaky market: Selling in 2024 is not easy. We must think outside of the box to keep morale high - some of our clients decided to advance X% of commissions to boost motivation! 🔥 Focus on Selling: Reps should sell, sell, sell - not do admin. Every minute spent on admin work is a minute lost from selling. When 30 reps are checking their earnings weekly, sales suffers. 🌟 That said --> to boost your teams' performance, start by automating compensations to ensure accurate, on-time payouts. This eliminates errors that demoralize reps. Next, keep your team motivated with commission transparency and partial commission advances. Don't worry about clawbacks - Dolfin has you covered. Then consider equipping your reps with the right tools so they focus on revenue-generating tasks. Your sales team is working harder than ever. They really deserve control over what matters most to them: 📣 Their Sales Commissions 📣

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Here's the stark facts in sales today. - 31% of reps are making quota - Nearly half (44%) of deals slip - Sales cycles are double digits longer, win rates are double digits down - Inbound leads are down - Salesforce recognised the need to increase pipeline coverage to by 50% (from x2 to x3) Most of those we speak to recognise all these challenges. But they are stuck. "Do more with less" is the message. They have cut teams and fought for those remaining. Their organisations are stuck with blind hope and knives sharpening. The only solution they know is to fire and replace. Because the real problems aren't acknowledged. The market has changed and it's harder. But are teams are not more skilled. The same teams, that could achieve in the old world are failing in this one. And the last message anyone wants, is we need to spend some money to solve that. "That's your job isn't it?" cries the leadership to time-starved managers and leaders. Anyone want to guess what's going to happen to sales manager average tenure (already at an all-time low of 18 months)????

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The #1 way to motivate SDRs... (And it costs nothing) Prove you g͟e͟n͟u͟i͟n͟e͟l͟y͟ care about them. It’s pretty damn easy: - Prioritise your 1:1s - Sunshine great work - Say ''thanks'' every week - Give them honest feedback, nicely - Appreciate their effort even if they failed - Message MORE when they are struggling Most SDRs just want to 'feel' like you care. It's not difficult. Do you agree? ♻️ Share this to show sales leaders the way. ---- 📌 The SDR Leader Bootcamp closes Friday for enrollment.

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Is manual dialling stopping you from scaling your sales pipeline? 😓 Not anymore! JustCall X Apollo.io have joined hands to help you — find leads, auto-dial, close deals in a matter of seconds. Here’s how this integration helps your sales team: SDRs & BDRs: 🤖 Auto dial qualified leads: Find perfect leads with Apollo, then dial them instantly with JustCall. 📝 Log calls & details automatically: Find time for what matters - selling! ✍🏻 Personalize your pitch: Use Apollo's rich data to tailor your pitches and connect with leads on a deeper level. 📅 Never miss a follow-up: Automate workflows to ensure timely follow-ups. Sales Ops & Rev Ops: 🔀 Unify your data: JustCall & Apollo sync seamlessly with your CRM, creating a single source of truth. 📊 Create smarter reports: Get a clear picture of your entire sales funnel with consolidated data from all platforms. 📺 Marketing and sales: Leverage data insights from Apollo.io & Sales Dialer analytics to personalize marketing campaigns and target high-quality leads. ⏳ Find time for strategic work: With automated workflows and minimal setup time, you get more time to focus. Managers & Business Owners: 🚀 Boost team efficiency: Streamline workflows to empower your reps to sell smarter, not harder. 👀 Get real-time visibility into sales: Track individual & team performance with clear, consolidated data. 🧑‍🏫 Easier coaching: Use call recordings & AI insights to give personalized feedback and improve your team's performance. ⛹🏻‍♂️ Reduce workload on your team: Let generate AI call summaries and free your to team for what they do best — selling. 🌱 Scale your pipeline with confidence: Be sharp in optimization, know what’s working and what’s not. If this excites you and you’re ready to crush your quota, click this link to get started: https://lnkd.in/g_pM7fAU

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Do you know what the #1 mistake almost every SDR makes when cold calling? The answer... Lack of active listening! Too often, SDRs  jump straight into their pitch without paying attention to the prospect’s actual concerns. 🤐 Here’s the thing - active listening is key to handling objections and closing deals. Here’s why: - Builds rapport: Prospects feel valued when they’re heard.  - Identifies real pain points: Listening helps uncover the true problems, so you can offer the perfect solution.  - Customises your pitch: Tailor your message to their specific needs for a more meaningful conversation. But when you’re prepared, everything changes. A strategic cold call plan gives you the confidence to steer the conversation in your favour. We have crowdsourced the best responses from A-Players who are very good at cold calling, so you can learn exactly how the best salespeople handle those tough situations and objections.  Applying these techniques to your own calls will help you craft a powerful cold-calling strategy that builds confidence and delivers real results. That’s not all...  You can learn all this at the FREE Bootcamp, starting in less than a week! On the AI powered boot camp you can expect to learn how to:  Master tough brush offs and turn them into opportunities  Use expert techniques to handle objections with confidence  Get hands-on practice to sharpen your cold-calling skills It’s not too late to join! 🔗Secure your seat now - https://lnkd.in/eNY_EpgX 📆Date – Wednesday 2nd October – 16th October 2024   PS. Limited seats available. #coldcalling #salesstrategy #sales #prospects #coldcallstrategy #connection #feedback #recruitment #innovation  #coldcallobjections

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got asked for some advice from leading successful Sales Development functions for over 10+ years...... so here's 7 tips if I was starting out! keen to hear others 🙏 as the list is endless: ❤️ give a shit about your people 📈 make data-driven decisions 👯 industry peer insight is most valuable 🤺 focus on driving habits, mindset, momentum, process & consistency 🕵‍♀️ perception is the enemy 💪 quality over quantity all day long 🕺 If you aren't competitive, you're in the wrong game #salesdevelopment #leadership #tipfromyouraveragesalesleader

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Revenue blindness is a condition that a 2/3 people in sales suffer from. When undiagnosed it can lead to... - Constant Peaks and Valleys - Scaling Suck - a 'Just do more' mindset - Hives - Dispair and Misery What is revenue blindess? When all that is looked at in terms of success is the revenue number. If you hit = Things must be good. If you miss = The team/individual/leader suck It's actually far more dangerous on the 'hit' side, and I see it all the time. A rep is hitting their number, but tearing down the culture, but it's allowed because of... Revenue blindess A team of 10 hits the number, but off the back of the manager or or 1 top rep, so the decision is made to scale to 30 even tho they have nothing proven in place... Revenue blindess It works the other way too. A team is hitting their marks, hitting the activity, working the deals, using strong messaging, and yet miss the number, because the number was unhittable. The number doesn't get changed, the people do. Revenue blindess. A rep IS crushing their number, but because of that they don't get the recognition, attention and support they want/need because well.. they are hitting the number Revenue blindess I talk about this with my leaders all the time, we can't fall into revenue blindness. We have to stay below the number to drive results. Behaviors. Issue Diagnosis/Inspection. Process. Skills. You - This is where BIPSY comes in. We have seen some amazing results over the last 6 months. We're talking some 2-3x type results. BUT We stay obsessed over what's causing them, not just the end result. This is the key. Revenue blindness is curable. If you know someone that suffers from revenue blindness ... Send them to the Sales Leadership Accelerator - it will take time.. but we can save them. https://lnkd.in/ejPDhZw4

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Some great advice here for those in the Biz Dev world! Let's go!!!

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🚀 Salespeople reveal what they're thinking in 2024…👀🚀 We've just released our latest report, in which we asked hundreds of AEs and sales leaders for their views on everything from their sales process and tooling to their confidence in the year ahead. Some eye-openers such as: 🔍 Only 9% of AEs think their company’s buying process is very good—meaning there's a huge opportunity to make impactful improvements that could set your team apart. 🤝 1 in 2 AEs lost a deal during the handover to Customer Success. But, when these teams collaborate effectively, customer churn plummets. 🧵 78% of AEs find it difficult to multithread beyond their champion—highlighting an opportunity to improve and learn how to strengthen relationships across the buying team. From refreshing onboarding practices to tackling stakeholder visibility, we’re sharing what sellers really want (and need) to win.. This report is for anyone involved in driving sales success—from those on the front lines of sales to strategic leadership. These insights give you a peek under the bonnet of what’s really going on in the minds of Account Executives and revenue leaders. 👉 In the spirit of buyer enablement we’re not even harvesting your email address and flooding you with sales emails…simply download the full report, in peace, in the comments #SalesInsights #trumpet #SalesStrategy #AccountExecutives

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Boost your cold email CTR by 60% with this simple change (and double your lead conversions in 30 days). Wondering why your cold email CTAs aren’t hitting the mark? It’s not just about having a strong ask—it’s about how and when you deliver it. → Start with rapport: Ease into the conversation with thoughtful questions relevant to their pain points. → Keep it focused: Stick to one clear action—don’t overload with multiple asks. → Tailor your CTA: Adapt your ask based on where you are in the conversation. In early emails, focus on engaging them first. → Close with clarity: Make your CTA easy to act on—no confusion, just a simple next step. Let's talk CTAs that convert! Drop me a message. #ColdEmail #B2BSales #MarketingTips #EmailOutreach

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SDRs who deserve to be AEs... ✅ Help coach other SDRs ❌ Are in it for themselves ✅ Hit quota every month ❌ Sometimes smash it ✅ Build amazing internal relationships ❌ Moan about their AE and Manager ✅ Prioritise the team winning ❌ Think they're an individual contributor ✅ Train every single day ❌ Believe they know it all ✅ Compete against themselves ❌ Compete against others in the team ✅ Are genuinely happy when others win ❌ Get bitter when others are successful 99% of success is in WHO you are. And HOW you do things. Embrace being different. Embrace being better. What am I missing? ---- PS. My SDR to AE bootcamp closes tomorrow. 5 seats left; https://lnkd.in/ejFQERRF

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🌟 Exploring the benefits of an outsourced SDR team for your business? Here's how it can be a cost-effective strategy: Speed to Market: An experienced SDR team can begin delivering leads within the first week, minimising any gaps in your lead generation process. Reduced Overhead: Outsourcing eliminates the need for internal management and staffing costs—all included in your campaign charge. Data Inclusion: When you partner with Think Pipeline, essential data is already included, so there's no extra expense or effort needed to acquire it. Guaranteed Results: We offer a guaranteed lead Service Level Agreement (SLA), ensuring you receive tangible outcomes within a specified timeframe. Understanding these key points can help your business make informed decisions about lead generation strategies. 💡📊 #BusinessInsights #SDRTeam #ThinkPipeline #LeadGenerationTips

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10X Sales Reps... Is that the future of Sales? And more importantly... Is it doable? We're in the middle of 2024, and predictions (as usual) are in order. That's why we asked Brendan Short, Product-Led Sales at Apollo.io, about his views on the future of the sales rep profession, and they are pretty interesting. Would you agree? Drop your 2 cents in the comments! #sales #salestalk #salestech

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SDRs/BDRs are the lifeblood of your sales pipeline. So, how do you build an SDR function primed for growth? 🚀 Bessemer's latest guide shares 33 tactics from high-performing sales orgs in our portfolio on building SDR / BDR teams: ✅ Defining the SDR role & ideal candidate profile 📈 Ramping & managing SDRs to hit targets 📊 Key SDR metrics to track ⬆️ Creating SDR career paths Setting the right culture, hiring practices, and processes are critical to building a scalable SDR program. Dive into the guide today: https://lnkd.in/grQNreEM

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Revenue Leaders - More than 58% of sellers are missing their quota targets in 2024. (Forrester) The average salesperson only spends 36% of their time actually selling. (CSO Insights) < 50% of B2B SaaS companies have a defined ICP (GrowthMentor) 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐆...this is problematic! There are many reasons for the above statistics - but it's critical you look ahead at solving them vs looking behind to figure out where you went wrong. We're finding with genAI that there are so many optics within the sales process that can be automated and contextualized. In the revenue world, that takes the form of a Virtual SDR. 👀 These automations offer deep analysis of your historical data, ICP, behavioral trends, wins/losses, and real-time analysis of buying signals that your sales people need to convert 1:1 conversations. We're halfway through the year - so if you're behind your revenue targets, something needs to drastically change. Otherwise, you can't expect different results in H2. Need help knowing what buyers are in market for your services? Looking for an ICP analysis? Let us know. Our Virtual SDR can 😉 #gtm #gtmstrategy #autonomousgtm

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