How to create a sales cadence that doesn't annoy prospects

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1. In particular, they looked at five things: “Attempts: the number of times sales reps tried to contact a lead” Media: which channels were used to make contact and what was most successful

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2. Attempts: the number of times sales reps tried to contact a lead “Media: which channels were used to make contact and what was most successful” Duration: the average amount of time all sales cadences lasted

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3. Media: which channels were used to make contact and what was most successful “Duration: the average amount of time all sales cadences lasted” Spacing: how much time was normally allowed in between contact attempts

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4. Duration: the average amount of time all sales cadences lasted “Spacing: how much time was normally allowed in between contact attempts” Content: the length of content contained in contact attempts

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5. Spacing: how much time was normally allowed in between contact attempts “Content: the length of content contained in contact attempts” Here’s what they found:

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6. 1. Timing is (almost) everything. “One of the most annoying things for prospects is getting contacted to the point where you come across as spammy. You’ll either get straight up ignored when sales prospecting or worse—marked as junk or spam.” The last thing you want is to get written off by a prospect before you’ve even had a chance to talk to them.

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7. Use these sales cadence examples as inspiration. “That’s right—you can have more than one sales cadence for different lead segments.” Example 1: Inbound sales cadence

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8. Media: which channels were used to make contact and what was most successful “Duration: the average amount of time all sales cadences lasted” Spacing: how much time was normally allowed in between contact attempts

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9. Sales cadences are super helpful because they give sales reps a systematic framework to follow when they’re on the job. “But if they’re not well-built, they can also annoy the hell out of your prospects in the sales funnel.” Perfecting your sales cadence will ensure you’re driving prospects down your sales funnel, not driving them out of it. By doing so, you could boost your company’s financial results by up to 110%.

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10. Duration: the average amount of time all sales cadences lasted “Spacing: how much time was normally allowed in between contact attempts” Content: the length of content contained in contact attempts

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