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You have thousands of prospects coming to your website daily, yet 80% of them don’t even sign up for your newsletter. What can you do to turn this around?My guest, Dan Novaes, the founder and CEO of Mode Mobile, is here to tell you how in this quick chat. His advice will make your prospects give away their emails as soon as they click on your website.Meet Dan NovaesDan Novaes is the CEO of Mode Mobile and creator of the EarnPhone. Mode Mobile is revolutionizing the mobile industry with its “Earn As You Go” software, enabling millions of users to turn daily smartphone habits into passive income.Under Dan’s leadership, Mode Mobile achieved 32,481% revenue growth (2019–2022), earned the #1 spot in software on Deloitte's2023 Technology Fast 500 List, and pioneered a fundraising model leveraging 30,000+ everyday investors. Now, they’re on a mission to reach1 million shareholders while tackling a $1 trillion market opportunity.Turning Around Investor Page TroublesEven though his company’s landing page was doing wel

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Every time the marketing team sends you a new lead, they end up not showing up. Why do they keep sending prospects who won't even come to a meeting? When will they ever do their job right?Maybe we just need to help them out a bit. Join me in this episode with Alisha Conlin-Hurd, marketing and sales expert, where she shows us how to work with the marketing team to get the right leads to book appointments.Meet Alisha Conlin-HurdAlisha Conlin-Hurd is the Founder of Persuasion Experience, a 7-figure marketing agency helping 7- and 8-figure businesses turn paid ads into predictable lead machines.She’s launched over 600+ funnels across 120 niches, generating tens of millions in client revenue. Her proprietary frameworks—DNA Blueprint Method™ and Endless Leads Framework™—have helped countless businesses double their revenue in under 90 days. Alisha now runs her business remotely while traveling the world full-time.Why Do No Shows Happen?I've listed several reasons why prospects often ghost us:Not showing enough

Thank you, Martin, for going back in time with The Sales Evangelist podcast. Thanks to him, we're going back to episode 1177 where I deep-dived into why leads are creating more work for us.In this episode, I share why many small organizations struggle with their inbound sales and how to fix it. The challenge is always deciding who should follow up on them and how to do it effectively.The Sales TeamAssume that a sales team is composed of three people: the marketing person who does almost everything, the junior assistant who helps with content creation, and the outsourced person who does the marketing strategies. Among the three, who should follow-up the lead? Not all leads are created equal. This means that before deciding who will follow up the lead, the lead should be evaluated first.You don’t want your salesperson pitching to a lead that in the end would go to another competitor.Do a Pre-QualificationDo a pre-qualification in your organization to know if the people you are going to have the conversatio

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I’ve made it 1,900 episodes of The Sales Evangelist podcast. Not quite at 2,000 yet, but I’m close.But since I’m still going strong, I thought it would be a good idea to share the nine biggest sales lessons I've learned from hosting this podcast. Hopefully, one of these lessons will help you grow your sales pipeline too.1. There's No One Way of SellingEveryone is always asking me, “What’s the number one method of selling?” If you want my honesty, there isn’t one.From all of my interviews, I've found that it’s best to focus on who you’re going to sell to and how to break through the noise to grab their attention.I also recommend just testing out the different sales methods we share on this podcast. If it works for you, great; if it doesn’t, then try another one.2. Always Be ProspectingI’m a firm believer that a seller should always be prospecting, even when you’re closing deals. If you have options in the sales pipeline, great. But you should also always be figuring out how you can do a better job at sale

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For this episode, we’re going back to episode 1431, featuring my chat with Ollie Whitfield. He shares how you can use LinkedIn features to your advantage. Listen to learn how to use LinkedIn voice messages and videos to schedule more appointments.Using LinkedIn Voice Messages for Effective AppointmentsThe LinkedIn voice message is something new and not many people have seen it before. That’s why many are prompted to open it and listen to it.LinkedIn voice messages show that you’re giving effort; it’s a slightly elevated way of showing your desire to build a connection with others.Showing your face or letting other people hear your voice improves your outreach. A mere text cannot convey your body language or your tone.A video message allows the prospects to see your mannerisms and that helps in building trust between people and implores them to do business with you.Improving Your Video Messages or Voice Messages on LinkedInThink of it as a very targeted approach. You can’t send video messages or voice messages

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I’m a strong believer that you should sell to B2B buyers the same way you sell to B2C prospects. If you don’t believe this, you should listen to this conversation with B2C expert, Josh Koplin. He’s here to share why B2B prospects want the same experience as B2C customers and how you can give it to them.Meet Josh KoplinAs Co-founder and CRO of EDEN, a home services SaaS startup, Joshua Koplin spearheads the company's mission to equip contractors with innovative technology, fostering business growth and exceptional customer experiences. His extensive experience in finance, innovation, and business development includes leading the IPO for Japan’s largest renewable energy developer, RENOVA Inc., and previous roles in investment banking and M&A at J.P. Morgan.Adopting a B2C Experience into the B2B WorldThe B2B prospects in the fancy offices are also the same ones doing B2C buying. They see what it takes to make someone buy, and they want that same experience when a B2B seller is offering them a service or

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It's undeniable that B2B prospecting has changed, and what used to work probably isn't working for you anymore.That's why I invited my guest, Yoni Tserruya, the CEO and co-founder of Lusha, to share insights on what's changing in the B2B prospecting world and what you can do to adapt to these changes to keep closing deals.Meet Yoni TserruyaAfter noticing how easy it was to connect with anyone in the world thanks to social media, Yoni also observed that customers were becoming more accustomed to generic outreach. He created the company Lusha to help sellers craft messages that prevent their customers from ignoring their outreach attempts.Personalization Matters in SalesA friend of mine shared how some of their reps are getting 50 booked appointments per month. However, they’re sending a crazy number of emails to get those appointments. Even though they’re closing deals, it’s happening at such a slow pace that it seems pointless.Yoni shares how more personalization in emails is important and how it helps s

Selling a product to a single customer can be challenging, but what happens when they need to advocate for your product within their organization internally?Their internal selling efforts often fall short, causing deals to stall or fail. That's why I've brought in Todd Rychecky, General Manager and Head of Out-of-Band Management Solutions at Lantronix. In this episode, he'll share strategies for how sellers can empower their customers to effectively champion products to their teams, thereby keeping deals progressing through the pipeline.Meet Todd RycheckyAt Lantronix, Todd provides strategic leadership, financial management, operational oversight, cross-functional collaboration, and team development.  Before Lantronix, he was VP Sales Americas for Opengear and was responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, business development initiatives, and hiring and developing an award-winning sales team. For 13 consecutive years, Rychecky and his Opengear sales teams experienced year-

Discovery calls can be just as nerve-wracking as cold calls. What if something goes wrong and makes the deal collapse?In this episode, I’m going to tell you how to keep that from happening. Fixing this one mistake will ensure every discovery call goes smoothly.What Sales Mistake Did I Make?During one of my discovery calls, I made a simple mistake: assuming that everything would go well. I thought it was going to be so easy to close the deal that I forgot to make sure all the right people attended the meeting with me.The deal didn’t move through the pipeline, all because I assumed that the person I was meeting with had all the control over closing it.How to Fix the Sales Mistake?Here’s what I learned from this sales mistake: instead of guessing that the person I’m meeting with is going to bring the right people along, I let them know upfront.As a consultant, it’s my moral obligation in the discovery call to paint the picture of what needs to happen.Typically, I’ll let them know I need these three people on the