{"id":112326,"date":"2022-11-21T14:50:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T14:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/?p=112326"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:11:44","slug":"sales-prospecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/crm-and-sales\/sales-prospecting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to expand your customer base with sales prospecting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The average American sees 4,000 to 10,000<\/a> ads every day. That’s a lot of noise and competition for sales pros to cut through to convert leads into paying customers. Enter sales prospecting: a technique that puts sales teams in the best position to sell through researching potential customers, building relationships with them, and understanding their pain points.
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Prospecting in sales sets you up for success by vetting the right people before you start actively selling to them. From understanding the different types of sales prospecting to taking the steps to ensure its success, and how to implement this technique with monday.com, this guide covers everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

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What is sales prospecting?<\/h2>\n

Sales prospecting is a strategy focused on expanding your customer base by identifying potential sales contacts (known as leads<\/strong>) and warming them up into sales opportunities (known as prospects<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Usually, prospecting in sales is carried out by your Sales Development Representative or Business Development Representative. In either case, the aim is to ensure a steady pipeline of new business by initiating and developing relationships with targeted prospects. Prospecting is just one of the tasks in a typical sales cycle. Note that all of the below lead generation and sales prospecting tasks happen before any hard selling takes place.<\/p>\n