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How to Personalize Any Cold Email Using The “CCQ Method”
Personalization has been a hot topic among sales reps and marketers for a while now, particularly in the B2C world. But – as we all know – where B2C goes, B2B follows. I recently spoke to Jack Reamer, B2B Lead Gen expert from Emails That Sell, to find out what personalization means for cold emailers …
How to Build a Relevant, Dynamic List of Prospects
Email marketing works. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. In fact, without the proper strategy and process, it’s hard. How hard? Well, the average person receives 126 business emails a day. With email open rates typically ranging from 15-25%, that means only around 30 of those emails will ever be opened. To make sure your …
How to Intelligently Define Your Ideal Customer Profile
The concept of an ideal customer profile (ICP) has a lot of noise around it right now. From the varying definitions of what an ICP really is to mixing ICP up with persona profiling, a lot of brands are getting it wrong – and this can have a dramatic impact on their bottom line. I …
How to Customize Your Cold Email Templates
Ever feel like you’ve spent all day writing emails? Turns out there’s a good reason for that. The average salesperson spends 21% of their time – or one full day a week – writing email. Based on average US working patterns, that’s 442 hours a year – enough time to fly to the Moon and …
How to Be a Better Salesperson Through Relationship Selling
Here’s a worrying stat: 82% of B2B decision-makers think sales reps are unprepared. It’s hardly surprising. In a target-driven environment, too many salespeople are only thinking about the next deal – it’s all “me, me, me.” They’re not taking the time to understand their prospects’ pain points and consider how they can add real value. …