Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Gitomer | December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment. Tweet Share We are in the year 2011 and it’s amazing to me that people are still cold calling, leaving voicemails, asking for appointments, and, in general, trying to pull out their Felix the Cat tricks that were dead and gone the moment the Internet reached awareness. Online Training.

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HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. End the Sales & Marketing War-Harvard Business Review. Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles about synchronizing sales and marketing. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Access to Decision Makers. Making price a primary criteria for decision-making. An eventual decision to do nothing. So while the economy isn''t creating a confidence-fest, it shouldn''t be having any more of an impact than it has in the years 2011-2012. Can wait for it to be released on DVD. No interest.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 7, 2012

Meeting with a non-decision-maker. Trying to go over someone’s head to the “real” decision-maker. Blaming the prospect for your issues. Why are you making a “sales presentation” without understanding why the prospect may want to buy? Trying to “type” the prospect.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Hi there all, It’s MTD’s Marketing Manager Louise here, dropping in with another little snippet of life in the MTD office for you. Marketing Manager. And this week I have two little treats up my sleeve. Firstly I’d like to tell you about MTD’s newest (and littlest) recruit. Meet Livi, Sean’s youngest eselling® protégée!

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 29, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). sales prospecting (34). Posted by Tony Cole on Mon, Aug 29, 2011. Instead of asking - "Did you talk to the decision maker?"

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 26, 2012

As you engage with prospects, it is clear that each sale is becoming more complex. One of the key factors for the recent increase in your sales complexity is the significant rise in the number of stakeholders for each purchase decision – growing 40% compared to just three years ago according to IDC. You Decide.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets.

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Chili Piper

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This stat comes from a Harvard Business Review study and for today’s B2B sales and marketing teams, it has several problems…. First, it was published in 2011. Do you realize how much has changed since 2011? Yes, speed-to-lead can help improve your reps’ connect rates, but at the cost of better conversations with your prospects.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

If you’re marketing or selling technology, this decline could have a significant impact, stiffer competition, and even more headwinds to meeting your ambitious revenue growth goals. You need to factor Frugalnomics prominently into your sales and marketing strategies and investments. YoY decline from 2014 levels. Why Change Now? –

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HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. End the Sales & Marketing War-Harvard Business Review » October 15, 2010. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. « Best New Sales Book of 2011 | Main. | » November 25, 2011. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Moreover, a major "sea change" has occurred in technology spending and purchase decision-making - with significant implications for your organizations sales and marketing strategy. More importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). sales prospecting (34). Posted by Tony Cole on Tue, Oct 25, 2011. Is it because: The prospect wasnt qualified. Tony Cole on TV.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

Most importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

We think there is a more systemic issue in the predictions: a major "sea change" in technology spending and purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy. the Prospect has a pain worth addressing and a significant cost of “Do Nothing”. Why Change Now? –

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). sales prospecting (34). Posted by Tony Cole on Tue, Oct 25, 2011. Is it because: The prospect wasnt qualified. Tony Cole on TV.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). sales prospecting (34). Posted by Tony Cole on Wed, Dec 14, 2011. Listen to Tonys Live Interview with Business Expert Radio! Alltop.com.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

If you’re marketing or selling technology, this decline could have a significant impact, with buyers becoming even more cautious and economic focused. 2) Central IT is Irrelevant? - You need to factor Frugalnomics prominently into your sales and marketing strategies and investments. YoY increase from 2015. Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 3, 2010

George Colony, CEO of Forrester, in Forrester's most recent earnings conference call, indicates that: "As we move beyond mid-year, Forrester continues to predict growth in the IT market both here and abroad." The areas of slower growth include: IT services at 6.4%, Asia Pacific at 7.8%, and Western and Central Europe at 4.1%.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

2012 Trends: Interconnectedness & Reluctance to Make Aggressive Decisions. Click to start video at this point — Asked about what has happened in marketing and sales that has or hasn’t surprised him in 2012, Bob talks about interconnectedness: “It’s sobering about how interconnected we are with other economies.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

As such, it is important to recognize that growth will in the near term remain historically low, below the 6% average annual IT spending increases of the last decade, but that your sales and marketing strategy can be adjusted to drive competitive success.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2019

The methodology you choose also needs to fit your customers and your market, so it’s crucial to choose the right one! The Challenger Sale methodology originated in 2011, when a book authored by CEB’s Matthew Dixon categorized sales professionals into five classes: Relationship builders. But where to start? Hard workers.

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HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. I was recently interview by Mathew Schwartz for “Follow the Lead: Zoominfo’s B2B Sales and Marketing Blog” Here’s the interview:   BEST ASSET FOR SALES EXECUTIVES DOESN’T COST A THING.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 8, 2014

Most importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 17, 2019

Getting in the door and getting in front of a human in your target market is a huge problem for most startups and small businesses. I’ve spent many years selling in startups and small businesses and every time the biggest issue cratering the sales pipeline is getting enough meetings with appropriate prospects. Baylor University.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

As a result, IT Sales and Marketing will again be tasked to deliver incremental revenue regardless of challenging market conditions and despite the historically low spending growth. But delivering incremental revenue is a challenge, as tech-purchasing decisions have fundamentally and permanently changed.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JUNE 5, 2008

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. They wait for the prospect to request a quote from the market - they don't realise they have to get to the prospect BEFORE this happens. They don't sell to decision makers.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2019

These classifications provide the building blocks at a company’s inception, as they broadly define a brand’s audience and target market. But, in the rapidly changing sales and marketing landscape, it’s important to challenge the status quo. Enter, B2P (business-to-person) sales and marketing. Keep reading!

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Marketers are scrambling to address the power shift and overcome lead generation and conversion issues by delivering more content and tools over more channels to actively engage ever more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyers. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential.

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HeavyHitter Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. Quite often, the marketing group that creates this session has never “sold.” In addition, these presentations are built on the assumption that the customer is a logical, rational decision maker.

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HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Best New Sales Book of 2011. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. Therefore, you must ramp up your prospecting efforts accordingly. Prospective customers rarely return cold calls and sending letters usually fails to generate results. Categories. Sales Tips.

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SBI

APRIL 27, 2011

For the study, they interviewed multiple contacts at six businesses that use the Jigsaw solution in their sales, marketing and customer relationship management operations. Their sales and marketing organization has used Jigsaw for more than 2 years. The net result is current, accurate data and an ever-growing database of prospects.

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OnePageCRM

JUNE 15, 2017

Since you’re cold-calling, chances are you don’t have a direct line to the decision-maker you’re trying to reach. The first person you speak to is essentially the first decision-maker. Use your CRM or something like FullContact to gather rich intel on your prospects. Instead invite prospects to qualify themselves.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling.

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