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		<title>Why Outsource My Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you outsource your sales team to Acquirent &#8211; you are not only getting increased sales, but you are developing a streamlined and perfected sales process of which your sales professionals will continue to generate sales down the line.  Most people are unfamiliar with an Outsourced sales model &#8211; however, the notion of outsourcing has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you outsource your sales team to Acquirent &#8211; you are not only getting <a title="Why outsourced sales " href="http://www.acquirent.com/why_outsource.html" target="_self">increased sales</a>, but you are developing a streamlined and perfected sales process of which your sales professionals will continue to generate sales down the line.  Most people are unfamiliar with an Outsourced sales model &#8211; however, the notion of outsourcing has been around since the industrial revolution.</p>
<p>As a leading sales outsourcer, Acquirent strives to make life easier for our clients by hiring, training and managing qualified sales professionals on their behalf.  In doing this we not only take the risk off of our clients &#8211; but, in the end, we provide them with a polished and professional sales team that will increase sales.  Many people wonder &#8220;why&#8221; a company would outsource their sales teams &#8211; and there are a number of reasons.  Perhaps they are looking to penetrate an unfamiliar market, maybe they are located in a rural community and do not have access to the types of salespeople they are looking for.  Some clients are simply not interested in hiring, training, and managing inside sales people and some company&#8217;s aren&#8217;t centralized and simply can&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Whatever the scenario &#8211; Acquirent will tailor-make a <a title="B2B Sales " href="http://www.acquirent.com" target="_self">b2b sales</a> campaign that is sure to affect the bottom line.  We work very closely with our clients to ensure they get the sales help they need.  We understand sales and how to create a sales process.  From appointment setting to full-cycle sales we can do it all &#8211; and we do it well.  Our lives revolve around finding great sales people, training great sales people and, ultimately, closing deals for our clients.  Let Acquirent show you how to increase your sales today!</p>
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		<title>Keeping Ahead of the B2b Sales Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2B Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reasons to outsource]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming up with innovative ways to consistently produce high quality b2b sales leads can be a challenging process. Many businesses struggle with finding prospective new business clients. If your business heavily relies upon attracting new clients to do business with, then you are going to have to stay on top of coming up with new [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coming up with innovative ways to consistently produce high quality <a href="www.acquirent.com  ">b2b sales</a> leads can be a challenging process. Many businesses struggle with finding prospective new business clients. If your business heavily relies upon attracting new clients to do business with, then you are going to have to stay on top of coming up with new leads consistently.</p>
<p>Many businesses work off of referrals and client recommendations. While this process may work for some businesses, it is rather outdated. Furthermore, it makes it more difficult for you to get into touch with the correct people from the business you are trying to do business with. Most likely you will have a hard time getting someone on the phone that actually has the ability to make purchase orders. If you can get past the secretary, then you have fared better than most.</p>
<p>Getting an interested and qualified potential client on the phone can take quite the effort if you are cold calling businesses looking to increase your b2b sales. In all honesty, this method works less than one quarter of the time. It is equivalent to picking up the phone book and calling businesses that may or may not be interested in your product. You have no way of knowing if a business will need your product or if they already have a great relationship established with one of your competitors.</p>
<p>B2b sales are much different then selling your goods or services directly to consumers. Businesses are savvy and they are most likely to look for the most competitive deals around while consumers are much more privy to making a purchase because a product is there or readily available to them. If you have to sell your products or services to other businesses you are going to have to be very resourceful in your sales tactics.</p>
<p>One sure fire way that you can get ahead of the competition and come up with solid leads is to enlist the services of an outsourcing company. They can furnish you with lists of potential new b2b clients. These clients will be qualified to make purchase decisions and interested in hearing about your products or services. By turning to an outsourcing company for help you will see results fast. They will make sure that you are satisfied with the results and that you continue to use their services for all of your sales needs.</p>
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		<title>Outsourcing for B2b Sales Leads</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2B Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2B Sales Leads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b2b telesales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finding high quality B2b sales leads is not always an easy task. In fact, many businesses pay high salaries out to sales staff that can only provide them with substandard results in producing new leads. Salaried sales people tend to only perform at an acceptable level, one in which they do not have to go [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finding high quality <a href="www.acquirent.com  ">B2b sales leads</a> is not always an easy task. In fact, many businesses pay high salaries out to sales staff that can only provide them with substandard results in producing new leads. Salaried sales people tend to only perform at an acceptable level, one in which they do not have to go the extra mile to garner new business. If you are happy with substandard results then by all means, continue on with your current sales staff, but if you are not, know that there are other sales options out there. If you have been dissatisfied by the results that you current sales force is producing, it its time to start exploring different avenues towards success.</p>
<p>High quality leads are hard to come by these days, especially if you do not know where to look for them. There are a lot of businesses out there that waste their time and their man power by hiring a mediocre team to procure leads and average sales people to follow up on them. While its important for your sale steam to know your product well in order to sell it to other businesses, they also have to have great sales skills. If they don’t then they will not be able to produce high quality B2b sales leads.</p>
<p>As a business owner you have the choice whether or not you want to devote time, finances, and your resources to training and employing a sales team or to outsource your sales force. Sales outsourcing companies can get you more business. They can generate solid B2b sales leads. You can focus your time and your energy and your man power on growing your core business instead of trying to train and monitor a sales team. Your company’s resources will be much better spent on product development and design then on employing a team of sales people that only provide you with small results.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a new way to obtain quality sales leads try the services of an outsourcing company, you will not be disappointed. They only employ trained and seasoned sales professionals that know how to get results. You won’t have to worry about time or money wasted on a sales force that is underperforming. Your business will be so impressed by the results that an outsourcing company can offer that you will wonder why you hadn’t made the switch sooner.</p>
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		<title>Sales Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I went into business for myself I scoured the internet for useful sales tips for small business owners. I wanted to open a dog grooming service where I would travel to my customer’s house and groom their dogs with my own grooming equipment. I had worked as a groomer for years before I saw [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I went into business for myself I scoured the internet for useful <a href="http://www.acquirent.com/">sales tips</a> for small business owners. I wanted to open a dog grooming service where I would travel to my customer’s house and groom their dogs with my own grooming equipment. I had worked as a groomer for years before I saw that many of my customers had difficulty traveling to and from the grooming location with their pets.</p>
<p>Some of our customer had very large dogs that were difficult to get into cars. Some were senior citizens that had difficulty driving and had to enlist the help of others to bring them and their pets back and forth. And many other people just had difficulty finding the time to make an appointment during the groomer’s regular hours of operation.</p>
<p>The sales tips that I read encouraged me to offer a unique service that somehow would set my business aside from my competitors. I decided to offer in home visits where I would travel to my customer’s house and bathe and groom their dog. This service would save my customers time and money spent on traveling. I was even able to offer prices cheaper than they were at the groomers because I would not be sharing my earnings with anyone else. I also was very open with my schedule and planned appointments when they were most convenient for my customers.</p>
<p>Other sales tips persuaded me to diversify the services that I provided as much as I possibly could. I offered to come and pick up my customer’s dog, take the dog to my house and groom and bathe it there. This way, my customers would not have to travel or worry about any mess being left behind in their home. For this service I charged an additional ten dollars making it an affordable and reasonably priced option.</p>
<p>I used the sales tips that I found while I was still formulating my entire business plan. This strategy helped me to learn how to take the service that I was providing, and make it more appealing than the other options that were comparable to it. I took something as basic as dog grooming, made it readily available and affordable and I instantly had a regular customer base. I also felt really good about the service I was able to provide, my service made my customers lives easier and it promoted the health and well-being of their pets.</p>
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		<title>Expand Your B2B Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2B Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outsourced Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the manufacturer of heavy-duty construction machinery and equipment, I am constantly looking for ways to augment my b2b sales. Garnering new deals with new companies is imperative to the continued success of my company. While we strive to retain our customers and provide them with the highest quality products that are on the market, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the manufacturer of heavy-duty construction machinery and equipment, I am constantly looking for ways to augment my <a href="http://www.acquirent.com/">b2b sales</a>. Garnering new deals with new companies is imperative to the continued success of my company. While we strive to retain our customers and provide them with the highest quality products that are on the market, once a construction company is set with the machinery that they need, they might come back to buy replacement parts or additional equipment, but the original order is almost always to biggest one, which is why my company has to constantly find new businesses to sell our machinery to.</p>
<p>We have a great sales team, but I needed to find other ways to expand by b2b sales. My company needed to find new markets and different avenues to explore. I decided to call in the help of a professional company that specialized in helping businesses to grow their sales. I was really hoping that they could open a few more doors for my business and to introduce us to some new prospective clients. I signed up for a six month long program with the sales company. They would come in for six months and work to increase my company’s sales while providing my sales team with useful sales strategies.</p>
<p>I was very impressed by the way that this company increased our b2b sales. First, they compared my company to other construction equipment manufacturers and showed me where my company stood in the market. While we were doing quite well there was plenty of room for us to expand. We had never considered dealing with companies out of the country which was a huge oversight. There were many companies in Canada that were on waiting lists to buy some of the pieces of equipment that we had just sitting for sale in our warehouse. I was absolutely surprised by this. We contacted several of these Canadian companies and were happy to accommodate all of their needs.</p>
<p>Our sales team picked up on all of the sales tips that the specialists offered and continued to apply these skills and sales strategies after they were gone. Our sales were increased by one million dollars the year that we hired the sales specialists compared to the year before they came. They had a significant impact on my company’s immediate business and the long term success of my sales team.</p>
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		<title>A specialized job for a competitive world</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2B Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The world has become a specialized place. As markets grow more competitive and resources continue to dwindle, quality and expertise become the dividing forces in today’s global economy. To succeed in this changing global economy, a enterprising company will hire one qualified expert to perform a particular job because they’ve proven themselves effective in that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world has become a specialized place. As markets grow more competitive and resources continue to dwindle, quality and expertise become the dividing forces in today’s global economy. To succeed in this changing global economy, a enterprising company will hire one qualified expert to perform a particular job because they’ve proven themselves effective in that market again and again.</p>
<p>The specialization of the business economy is why <a href="http://www.acquirent.com/index.html">b2b sales</a> (business to business sales) are becoming increasingly common. Companies choose to share each other’s expertise because its been proven effective, and is simpler and more efficient than performing the same service in-house. Just a few years ago, outsourcing sales was considered a novelty. Now it’s a business reality that enjoys a 20 percent annual growth rate. To be competitive in today’s changing global market, utilizing b2b sales in your business is crucial to optimizing specialization.</p>
<p>Outsourcing your sales force can be done without ever reflecting negatively on your company. A qualified outsourcing sales company can use your companies own e-mail addresses, business logos, and even phone numbers, representing you in every transaction. You can outsource your entire sales operation and never have it negatively impact the image you’ve built doing business. If anything, your business will be perceived better as it benefits from the resources, strategy and networks of a professional sales outsourcing company.</p>
<p>Every sales outsourcing company specializes in a particular niche market, utilizing resources from a variety of markets to increase your business. When choosing an outsourcing company, remember that what you are really looking for is a partner, someone who will work hand-in-hand to build your success. Since their success is tied to your success, they provide you with more than services, but actually interactively use their resources to make the most of your own and enhance the production of your business.</p>
<p>Hiring a company to outsource sales is essential to remaining competitive in today’s market. Outsourcing can dramatically increase your speed to market, creating earlier profits and greater returns. It leads to shorter sales cycles, and a higher-per-sale average. It provides more flexibility in building a sales source, and lowers the cost of new client acquisition.</p>
<p>As the world becomes more specialized, experienced companies perform those specialized jobs for other businesses, allowing their expertise and resource networks to better serve their clients. Sales have become a specialized art form, one that relies on interacting networks to build bridges between markets.</p>
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		<title>2 Effective Ways to Generate B2B Sales Leads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2B Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2B Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leads, leads, leads. Every business needs a continuous source of them to grow. Following are two effective way to generate B2B sales leads.

Newsletters: Newsletters are old hat now. They’re not a new marketing medium. However, they remain extremely popular because they work to generate highly interested B2B sales leads. After all, if someone signs up [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leads, leads, leads. Every business needs a continuous source of them to grow. Following are two effective way to generate <strong>B2B sales leads</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.acquirent.com/blog/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19" title="Acquirent-B2B-Sales" src="http://www.acquirent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/acquirent-b2b-sales.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="265" /></a><br />
<strong>Newsletters:</strong> Newsletters are old hat now. They’re not a new marketing medium. However, they remain extremely popular because they work to generate highly interested <strong>B2B sales leads</strong>. After all, if someone signs up to your newsletter, they must be really interested in what you have to say, right?</p>
<p>If they’re interested in what you have to say, they’re probably interested in what you’re selling. This is why newsletters are a cost-effective way to continuously generate leads.</p>
<p><strong>How to Easily Publish a Lead-Pulling B2B Sales Newsletter</strong></p>
<p>Newsletters are not only popular because they work, they are popular because they are easy to put together. You can simply outsource the writing to a freelancer and sign up with a newsletter publisher, who all provide sleek, ready-to-go templates. Your freelance writer can drop the text into the template and schedule it for publishing whenever you want.</p>
<p>That’s it. And, voila, you have B2B sales leads generator that works for you 24/7, 365 days of the year and it costs you practically nothing.</p>
<p><strong>Event Marketing:</strong> Generating <a href="http://www.acquirent.com/">B2B sales leads</a> via event marketing is easy – and free. The goal of getting B2B sales leads in this manner is to make a more personal connection with customers. It can be done right from your office via a teleseminar or webinar. What would the <strong>“event”</strong> be? Anything of interest to your target market. For example, if a new software has come on the market that helps them to increase their sales by 15%, you can offer a free, explanatory seminar. This saves them on training costs, and gets you in front of them.</p>
<p>When it comes to generating B2B sales leads, using proven techniques like newsletters, combined with more advanced ones like webinars can greatly increase your revenue and profits.</p>
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