SBI Growth

JULY 18, 2013

This is a story of how a bad comp plan can ruin a sales force. In 2011, P&O Cruise lines cut is commission rate from 12% to 5%. The CEO was upset with the rampant discounting used by his sales team. The sales force revolted and sales plummeted. To right the ship (pun intended), he hired a new head of sales.

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Case Study Study Commission Company 266

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2018

If you’re reading this post, you already know it’s important to keep a finger on the pulse of marketing for new, innovative tactics. B2B influencer marketing. Proven to increase brand awareness and drive lead generation, influencer marketing is a vital marketing tactic for many B2C brands. One such tactic?

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Pointclear

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

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Inside Sales Social Selling Outbound Lead Rank 235

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

We recently surveyed hundreds of marketing leaders in small to medium size businesses. In our research, we found that marketers are feeling the growing pressure to prove their marketing spend is generating results. And in a growing number of cases, CEOs have given their marketing leader a “new business” quota.

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Marketing Face-to-face Hiring Social Media 288

Sales 2.0

JULY 25, 2016

Nice post today on the Pipeliner CRM blog from that smart man Dan McDade of Pointclear about how you should not buy into the proposition that waiting for your prospects is the right sales strategy. The idea that sales people are helpless to go outbound and speak to prospects is very dangerous to your business.

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PointClear Outbound Inbound Study 150

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Gartner's latest CIO study, "Reimagining IT: The 2011 CIO Agenda" highlights several important trends that will have significant impact on technology marketing and sales enablement into 2011 and beyond. According to Gartner, this requires CIOs re-imagine IT and lead it through a process of “creative destruction.

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Study Strategy Marketing Lead Rank 53

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. What’s your area of self marketing expertise? I studied the local marketplace.

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Motivation Real Estate Hiring Construction 155

The Pipeline

JANUARY 16, 2012

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Not Different – Sales eXchange – 132. Sales eXchange , Sales Success , Tibor Shanto.

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Pipeline Hiring Cold Calling Lead Rank 214

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 14, 2011

Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Gitomer | March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment. Study the thoughts and writings of positive people. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Online Training. See Jeffrey Live!

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Velocify

JUNE 13, 2017

A wave of new sales technologies is providing businesses unprecedented choice in building out their ideal sales stack. As of January 2017, there were 450 sales technologies available —100 of which surfaced in the previous year, according to research from Nicolas de Kouchkovsky, principal of CaCube Consulting.

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Study Sales Technology Lead Rank Lead Scoring 49

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 28, 2013

How can your sales team work together when they don’t even know each other? Because recent studies show that while remote workers are significantly more productive, they’re not nearly as innovative or collaborative. We certainly want our sales teams to be productive, but innovation and collaboration are also important.

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Face-to-face Engineering Google Study 218

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Cycle 113

Sales 2.0

JANUARY 19, 2012

Most of us sales people these days use email a lot. I recently got to sit down with a bloke that knows a lot about how sales people do and should use email. I know you’ve been in sales and a sales manager and I think it gives a great perspective on what you are up to. Can you give us an overview on that study?

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Social Media Study CRM Consumer 250

The Pipeline

AUGUST 12, 2011

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s August 12th, 2011. August 12th, 2011. August 12th, 2011. February 2012. January 2012.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2011

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s I suspect that cold calling, like other sales techniques continues to evolve, right along with other methods.

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Cold Calling Pipeline Twitter Call-back 201

Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 2, 2011

Gitomer | June 2, 2011 | 2 Comments. KEY ACTION TO TAKE: Study your words and actions. Study your reputation. Filed Under: Attitude , Leadership , My Books Tagged With: gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , leadership , professional sales training , sales leadership , selling skills. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Hiring Social Media Face-to-face Loyalty 310

SaaStr - Sales Strategy

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Is it better to create a new market, or enter a large existing one? But creating a new market might be the vector where it is hardest to conceptualize the actual, true market size of. It’s easy to say if every marketer used your brand new type of product, you’d be doing $100m a year. 10% penetration).

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Scale Marketing Vendor Penetration 104

SBI Growth

AUGUST 30, 2013

I have never spoken to a sales leader who didn’t ask for more qualified leads. Yet most organizations struggle to generate truly sales-ready leads. Determining the size ($) of the market potential – Total Available Market for your products & services. IN 2011, the SEC published their landmark study on buyer behavior.

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Lead Gen Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 306

The Pipeline

JULY 19, 2011

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The piece starts and builds from a question asked by the author at Sales 2.0 February 2012. January 2012.

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Pipeline Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Lead Scoring 267

Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 28, 2011

Gitomer | June 28, 2011 | 4 Comments. Tweet Share As my sales career has evolved over the years, and I have emerged as a leader (maybe THE leader) in the sales industry, I’m often asked if I have any secrets for success or what’s been my path to personal success. In order to be that master, you have to study.

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Hiring Lead Rank Social Media Loyalty 305

Allego

AUGUST 31, 2021

An effective sales team has proven to be a leading factor in companies’ performance and growth throughout the pandemic. For those of you responsible for enabling a sales force, this is great news. It’s now time to prepare for the future of sales enablement rather than assume you can go back to methods or strategies that worked before.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Hiring Face-to-face 90

Pointclear

MARCH 27, 2014

Co-hosts Paul and Allan tee up the show by discussing several hot news items relevant to the B2B market - Here’s what they noshed on, on Episode #5: According to the latest CMO Survey, 85% of CMOs either have not shown any impact from social media spending or have only a qualitative sense of its effectiveness. Voicemails work.

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Social Media Media B2B Decision Maker 223

The Pipeline

AUGUST 16, 2011

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s ME: And if we were to look at your plan going into 2011, what were the numbers you based your plan on?

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 267

SBI Growth

JULY 23, 2013

Sales Operations leaders have seen the power of Social Selling. Sales cycles that begin with an online referral are closing more rapidly. Corporate Communications sees inherent risk in mobilizing a social sales force. Marketing worries about the brand’s consistency. Implementing a successful sales transformation.

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Social Selling Benefit Top of Funnel Guidelines 323

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011 Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011 With social media spending continuing to increase this year, CMOs are being tasked to justify the investment. Rising dramatically for 2011 is the quantification of conversion and revenue as a result of social media efforts.

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Social Media ROI Media B2C 60

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan One of the findings in the most recent Sales Performance Optimization Study , from CSO Insights, revealed that the win rate for deals has reached an all-time low. Is sales process having an impact? Does that surprise you? Does this represent a change in buyer behavior?

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Travel Decision Maker Insurance Insurance 251

The ROI Guy

JULY 11, 2011

The study reveals that CFOs have more influence than many would expect - authorizing 26% of all IT investments. Marketers and sales professionals can help arm the CIO for success, providing content to help them sell to executives and business stakeholders. Gartner on Demand webinar "Exploring CFO Priorities for 2011."

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Marketing ROI Proposal Survey 89

Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Gitomer | November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment. Study this list, and add to it. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! There is no time like the present to change things up in 2012 to ensure its better than 2011! Online Training. See Jeffrey Live!

Hiring 295

Hiring Social Media Loyalty Lead Rank 295

Velocify

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we thought we’d take a lighthearted twist on a recent text messaging study we conducted by comparing text messaging usage and etiquette in both business and love. Texting: A new frontier in sales. 3] Unica Trends Survey, 11 Key Marketing Trends for 2011, 2011. With an estimated 9.6

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Leads360 Unica Lead Rank Lead Scoring 109

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Software Software Strategy Hiring 103

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010 CIO Priorities for 2011 Indicate Continued Frugalnomics Focus According to a survey from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), there has not been much to cheer about this holiday season as a public sector CIO. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

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ROI Social Media Face-to-face Survey 40

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? Second, that HBR study is actually often misquoted. That was almost 7 years ago! I don’t think so.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Leads 80

Pointclear

AUGUST 8, 2011

Jim Lenskold is President of Lenskold Group and author of Marketing ROI, The Path to Campaign, Customer and Corporate Profitability (McGraw Hill, 2003). Jim has published articles and presented internationally on the topics of marketing ROI, marketing strategies and business growth strategies.

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Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 200

HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Penetration Study Decision Maker Software 138

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 7, 2015

Or at least that’s what a recent report by Forrester Research, an independent and leading research company in the marketing and technology space, has predicted. B2B seller activity remains 1-on-1 focused with forced interactions with sales reps while B2B consumer behavior has shifted to a self-service model. Source: [link] ).

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Lead Rank B2B Education Research 120

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Hopes for the much anticipated economic recovery in 2011 were recently dashed as the European debt crisis proved worse than anticipated, and the US credit downgrade added additional uncertainty. As a result, several analyst firms have dropped their spending outlooks, and are predicting tight IT budgets for the New Year.

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Case Study Marketing Proposal Hiring 69

SalesforLife

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Maybe I’m getting older, or becoming more aware, or turning cynical – but the disruption in the Force that I’m seeing is that year by year, more and more sales professionals – whether they’re account executives, customer success leaders, or business development reps – seem to be losing the skill and art of prospecting. Let’s unpack this.

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Prospecting Face-to-face Quota Cold Calling 96