Shawn Finder

GM of Sales

How Many Cold Emails to Send Per Day Without Hurting Deliverability

Cold emailing remains a cornerstone of effective outreach strategies, enabling businesses to connect with potential customers, cultivate leads, and establish valuable relationships.  When executed strategically, cold email campaigns can yield substantial returns on investment, particularly given their cost-effectiveness compared to other marketing channels.  However, determining the optimal volume of daily cold emails remains a persistent …

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Lead Management Best Practices for Insurance

Lead management represents the cornerstone of sustainable growth in insurance sales, directly impacting both revenue generation and customer acquisition costs.  As enterprise insurance organizations handle increasingly complex sales cycles and diverse lead sources, the systematic approach to lead qualification, nurturing, and conversion becomes a key differentiator in organizational performance.  Insurance sales leaders who implement structured …

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How to Create a Sales Cadence That Will Keep Your Funnel Full

Sales managers face a significant challenge in optimizing prospect engagement while maintaining professional persistence. The balance between consistent follow-up and respecting prospects’ time requires careful consideration, particularly when communicating complex product or service benefits. Research from RAIN Group indicates that securing an initial meeting with a new prospect requires an average of eight contact points. …

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How to Avoid Being Marked as Spam in Outbound Calls

Enterprise sales teams still rely heavily on outbound calling.  Yet, the proliferation of robocalls and scams has made consumers cautious of unexpected calls.  Consequently, spam filters and “scam likely” warnings have become commonplace. Sales admins and managers, therefore, face a critical challenge: ensuring their legitimate outreach isn’t mistakenly labeled as spam.  This post explores the …

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How to Ensure Your Team Meets Appointment-Setting Goals

Every appointment is an opportunity to forge new partnerships, secure deals, and drive growth. Still, reaching prospects and getting them to book an appointment has never been this challenging despite all the available communication channels.  Gartner found that contacting a potential customer requires at least 18 calls, while less than 24% of sales emails are …

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How to Hire and Onboard Appointment Setters

The difference between an average sales pipeline and a thriving one often comes down to how well you manage your appointment-setting process. For growing businesses, hiring the right appointment setters and making sure they hit the ground running is crucial.  A skilled appointment setter can help you engage leads faster, schedule more demos, and ultimately …

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Data-Driven Sales Onboarding: Equipping Sales Teams for Success

Imagine your new sales reps hitting the ground running, armed with the knowledge and skills to close deals from day one.  Data-driven onboarding makes this possible. Instead of relying on lagging indicators like “time-to-productivity,” you could actually have a clear view of each rep’s progress, just like a report card for your sales team.  This …

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