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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Nearly every day I get asked about good blogs, books, and resources for the sales reps on the front lines – those with quotas who have to come up with new ideas and think outside of the box for success. Top Sales World recently published their list of the Top 50 Sales & Marketing Blogs. Think outside of the box?

Resources 232

Resources B2B Oracle Lead Rank 232

Allego

JANUARY 10, 2023

Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca—long-time entrepreneurs with successful careers in different industries—launched Allego in 2013 to transform how people learn and succeed at work. In the process, they redefined sales enablement and disrupted an entire market. The founding team realized that traditional sales training was broken.

Unica 118

Unica Sales Enablement Vendor Lead Rank 118

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

In 2013, American companies alone spent $164.2 billion on training and development, including external providers, internal expenses and tuition reimbursement, according to The American Society for Training and Development. Clearly, if your team needs sales training, there's a lot of options out there.

Channels 112

Channels Video Training Hiring 112

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Top sales reps share a common trait. Why Top Sales Reps Will Be Unemployed in 2 Years set an SBI record for most views in one day. The post offered advice for top sales reps to avoid becoming obsolete. What can sales and HR leaders learn from this massive response? What separates top sales reps from the rest?

Hiring 308

Hiring Social Media Comparison Forecasting 308

Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? You’re a micro manager with little or no current sales talent yourself. Successful sales leaders….

Cold Calling 261

Cold Calling Referrals Sales Leadership Sales Cycle 261

Increase Sales

JULY 19, 2013

keyboard) now is directing more sales leads and consequently sales dollars than ever before. Having engaged in content marketing since April of 2005 when I placed my first articles over at Ezine Articles , I have found this type of marketing far easier for me and far more beneficial respective to being able to increase sales.

Leads 158

Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Social Media Inbound 158

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

Now that you are working to grow visibility as a seller and think like a publisher, work to craft a plan to make sales increases happen. Over many years and hundreds of sales teams, I’ve seen the most successful sellers work a plan and plan their work. I crafted plans to work hard to keep myself on track. What Plans do I Need?

InsideView 238

InsideView Compensation Inbound Lead Rank 238

Increase Sales

APRIL 6, 2013

Mental barriers more often than not are the real obstacles to increase sales and business growth. We hear small business owners and sales professionals all the time saying: I can’t do this. I don’t need to learn social media, CRM, marketing, etc. Invest time to learn about marketing especially social media.

Social Media 127

Social Media Sales Goal Small Business Small Business 127

Increase Sales

JULY 27, 2013

” (Emily Bronte) My mind then traveled to sales and how some sales leads are very much like roses where there are a plethora of thorns (think challenging or difficult obstacles) and other sales leads are similar to daises without the thorns and far easier to pick. . Complex sales obviously fall into the rose category.

Leads 124

Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Funnel 124

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AUGUST 9, 2013

That is what happens when it comes to sellers and even sales leaders. For me, that would be my social CRM platform because as I add partners, all of their social media is pulled into their record. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips.

Referrals 223

Referrals Networking Lead Rank Lead Scoring 223

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In the midmarket, there are big hurdles, with lack of a cohesive social media plan being a big one (65% of respondents said this), better understanding of ROI from these efforts needed, and many competing priorities and initiatives going on. Also of interest: IBM State of Marketing Study 2013. Creating Engaging Customer Experiences.

Study 216

Study Influencer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 216

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Stop cold calling on social media. You’re not one of those people who blast me with a sales pitch after I accept your LinkedIn invitation, are you? Check out this short video I recorded with Koka Sexton in 2013. Sales VP Sam told me he wants to create a referral culture, as did CRO Sue, and CEO Amanda. Everyone loses.

Referrals 159

Referrals Cold Calling Negotiation Social Media 159

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JULY 17, 2013

That happened for me on Monday at the Sales 2.0 Conference Boston – a gathering of sales experts, practitioners, sales leaders and sellers all coming together to talk about what is the latest in professional selling. Lots of sales leaders say this – and I have heard it for years.

Hiring 192

Hiring B2B Video Lead Rank 192

Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

For most to overcome this sales challenge of “I need prospects,” begins with marketing. Yet there still is so much confusion about what is marketing; how to define marketing and what marketing actions deliver the best results especially with the influence of social media. Building relationships. Share on Facebook.

Prospecting 145

Prospecting Advertising Advertising Face-to-face 145

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JULY 23, 2013

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read Bob Prince Alo’s insightful account of what Watson, IBM’s supercomputer (and media darling) is up to in putting this mega circuitry to good use – especially in the medical field and in business. Stop the presses! Supercomputers can be programmed with more knowledge. Quota Attainment is Declining.

Lead Rank 178

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Quota Customer Service 178

Increase Sales

JULY 22, 2013

” What I have observed is this prime social media marketing real estate for many is a regurgitation of their resumes and if the resume is boring, then this only further widens the emotional disconnect. Sales training coaching tip, refrain from starting your LinkedIn summary with this one word – I. Share on Facebook.

LinkedIn 112

LinkedIn Social Media Real Estate Webinar Metrics 112

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. Implementing a successful sales transformation. A social sales organization could have prevented this.

Social Selling 323

Social Selling Benefit Top of Funnel Guidelines 323

Increase Sales

JULY 7, 2013

One of the biggest best sales practices gleamed from the minority of businesses (those with more than 500 employees) is to come prepared to each sales presentation with glossy brochures, PowerPoint presentations and even maybe case studies. Today’s buyers are far more receptive to education based marketing.

Travel 131

Travel Education Case Study Influencer 131

SBI Growth

JANUARY 28, 2013

He made more money than your sales leader. In sales, it’s a different story. We regularly survey sales forces. Download the Sales Exit Interview Guide. You’ll be surprised what comes out ahead of sales compensation. Training needs. Sales process issues. He hit the top commission rate. Yet, he left.

Sports 332

Sports Compensation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 332

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

One sales expert I know recently went on a rant about how social selling has not affected KPIs in any of the companies they have talked with. They went so far as to say that many of us “other sales experts” don’t know what we are talking about when it comes to understanding business improvement and revenue increases.

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Sales Training Coaching Tip: If not, you may wish to do so. Sales Training Coaching Tip: The brain is truly not designed to multi-task. Do you allow distractions to be part of your daily routine such as checking email, social media sites,etc. Are you really efficient at multi-tasking? Share on Facebook.

Social Media 152

Social Media Coaching Small Business Small Business 152

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

With less than two months to close the books on 2012, desperation is beginning to kick in for those small business owners, entrepreneurs and salespersons who have yet to fully increase sales. To increase sales begins with effective marketing because paraphrasing Peter Drucker “good marketing makes selling effortless.”

Small Business 136

Small Business Small Business Coaching Construction 136

Fill the Funnel

JULY 2, 2013

Sales and marketing leaders should open a line of communication with these small businesses to learn what is working to help them grow their revenue and customer base. I suggest that you should consider introducing some of these changes into your sales team, marketing team, and frankly even into your own individual sales practices.

Small Business 124

Small Business Small Business Tools Social Media 124

Increase Sales

AUGUST 28, 2013

Possibly no where is there more job role confusion than in B2B sales for small businesses to even Global Fortune 500 firms. “I don’t have time for social media or all that tech stuff!” Sales management is looking to increase sales. Salespeople are seeking income from closed sales.

Small Business 137

Small Business Small Business Social Media B2B 137

Pointclear

APRIL 30, 2013

He is a regular guest on CNN and HLN on the subject of marketing and social media and is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker for corporations, events and trade shows around the globe. He is also the co-author of How to Make Money with Social Media and Go Mobile a best-selling mobile marketing book. Mobile Marketing Boom.

Lead Rank 248

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 248

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, explains why in this month’s guest post. Have B2B sales reps gone the way of CD players, the Rolodex, and analog radio—replaced by technology that gets the job done faster and better? Fears also rose over technology stealing sales jobs following the advent of both the phone and internet.

B2B 120

B2B Hiring Social Media Pharmaceuticals 120

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Training (4995). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Social Media (2543). Sales Process (1775). Media (2930). 2013 (4691). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Topics Major Topics.

Lead Rank 99

Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 25, 2019

Without an effective sales enablement strategy , your sales team can say goodbye to meeting quota at the end of the year. That’s because sales enablement is a framework for predictably increasing sales productivity by providing content, training, and coaching to sales professionals. percent in 2013.

Sales Enablement 77

Sales Enablement Quota Survey Face-to-face 77

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 10, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan More and more connections, meetings and potential new business are being scheduled as a result of the use of social media. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' Hire a firm like Objective Management Group to help you identify and select true hunters. (c)

Opportunity 221

Opportunity Pipeline Hiring Real Estate 221

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APRIL 19, 2013

In my case, I am feeling bad for people I don’t know, and my mind is working overtime with all sorts of stressful feelings due to media reporting and social networks. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling.

How To 237

How To Outbound Engineering B2B 237

Increase Sales

AUGUST 3, 2013

Someone tells you in his or her sales pitch their website receives 60,000 unique visitors. If your small business is looking to increase sales through the Internet, it may mean something. If your small business is looking to increase sales through the Internet, it may mean something. years through social media.

Ideal Customer Profile 122

Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Advertising Advertising 122

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Maybe you’ve just landed your first sales job (In this economy? or maybe you’ve been in sales for years and are looking for a little inspiration. Either way, this list of top sales leaders can help you find the people who might just change the way you do your job. . Head of partnerships at Sales Hacker. Godard Abel.

Top of Funnel 132

Top of Funnel Scale Twitter LinkedIn 132

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JUNE 7, 2012

Blogworld & New Media Expo NYC is in its third day, but I’m back to the office after 2 solid days of sessions – and wow, what a fire hose that was. Even the event, Blogworld, was renamed as just “New Media Expo” or NMX for short, at yesterday’s end of day keynote. and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management”.

Conference 179

Conference Lead Rank Lead Scoring Media 179

A Sales Guy

MAY 27, 2013

My friend and superstar sales event planner Brooke Sommers posted on her blog how frustrated she was with sales people and I had to share it with this community. These are the type of sales people you DON’T want to have on your team. Brooke is a highly regarded event planner for sales organizations.

Hotels 114

Hotels Conference Call-back Social Media 114

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list! In this exclusive list, we wanted to honor not just female leaders that promote their own sales platform (no shame in that!) They say “You can’t be what you can’t see,” and the sales floor is no exception.

Top of Funnel 111

Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Sales Training Article: Top Sales Tool for 2014. By John Kearney, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) Image courtesy of FrameAngel at FreeDigitalPhotos.net As a Sales Operations leader, you have 3 major challenges heading into 2014. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI''s Sales & Marketing Research Review here.

Sales Tools 45

Sales Tools Tools Training Collateral 45

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APRIL 30, 2013

There are SMB and mid-market sales organizations who have not embraced a cloud-based, customer relationship management system, better known as CRM or SCRM. The “S” stands for social, and indicates that a CRM system has the capability to interact with and bring in social media content right into customer and prospect records.

CRM 291

CRM Revenue SugarCRM System 291