The Pipeline

JANUARY 9, 2014

It’s 2014, by now I assume you are no longer relying on Palm Pilot, going to Blockbuster for your in-home movie entertainment, so why are you still relying “value propositions” in the hope of engaging with potential buyers and winning clients? the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.

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Fashion Proposal Objections Buyer 292

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

A couple of weeks ago I went to the 2014 version of Inbound with about 10,000 other people and was thrilled to not only attend David’s talk but get him to do an interview about his new book and his thoughts on social selling. You won’t be great in this new world of buyer-lead sales but maybe you’ll keep your job. (2)

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Lead Rank Cold Calling Lead Scoring CRM 300

Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 2, 2013

Sales Training Article: Is Your Team Ready for 2014? By George de los Reyes, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) Image courtesy of Danilo Rizzuti at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Have you started thinking about 2014? Want to know what your peers are planning for in 2014? Unfortunately, many marketing organization act this way.

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Outsourcing Services Training Lead Rank Buyer Persona 45

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. It has never been more necessary than it is heading into 2014.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 4, 2013

Converting to Agile Performance Reviews will help you Make the Number in 2014. Persona and Buyer Process Map skills. Sign up for the onsite session for your leadership team: How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute. Act now to ensure that you Make the Number in 2014. Author: John Kenney.

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Territories Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation 282

SBI Growth

AUGUST 30, 2013

Register here for SBI’s 7 th Annual Research Project and find out how your World Class peers plan to make the 2014 number. Step #2 – Build Buyer Personas. So the next critical step is building Buyer Personas. User Prospect – Buyer(s) who will be using the solution. Trust brings the buyer back for more. Don’t skimp.

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Lead Gen Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 306

SBI Growth

JUNE 4, 2013

Your 2014 revenue number is already on the line. Your reps are “selling” like crazy, but your buyer consumes differently. You need a method to help your buyers buy instead. Start now by conducting research into your buyers. Build a tight sales process that matches the stages of their buyer’s journey.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation 308

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Many prospecting techniques are tiresome to both buyer and seller. By doing so, you will realize 80% of the benefit in 2014. But you need to act now. Here are a few reasons why. Sales organizations have made prospecting difficult. Sales people equate prospecting to non-strategic grunt work. Get Clear on Accountabilities.

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Hiring Follow-up Account ACT 295

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2017

Nearly half of all buyers surveyed by the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) say that budgets have increased, and 60 percent of buyers report they plan to increase the number of people eligible for incentive travel awards in 2017. Average per-person spend has increased by 5 percent annually since fall 2014.

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Travel Incentives Incentive Lead Rank 205

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2014

Make a change in 2014. Buyer personas: You have unique individuals and roles that you sell to. Teach them how to progress a buyer through his journey with your sales process. A fast ramp coach acts as a mentor for your new reps. Expanding social reach with key buyer personas. Ramping new sales reps.

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Training Buyer Persona Hiring How To 282

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 9, 2013

As you head into 2014, you have identified or hired your key sales players. Who are my key buyers? In this case the new hire acts as an observer. A critical issue you face as CEO is how to increase sales productivity. This team is going to help you make the number. You know your tenured reps can get the job done. Travel Home.

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Hiring How To Travel Face-to-face 301

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JULY 20, 2021

They suggest that when our buyers think about money, as is inevitable in a sales situation, they become more egotistical and less open. Tell yourself that discussing price is low priority, believe it, and act on it. Buyers will bring up price when they’re ready. 2014) Impact of Money on Emotional Expression. Jiang, Y.,

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Such a passionate act must be a result of some big or egregious cause, or at the very least a means of avoiding harm. To start with not every buyer has a Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn account. I am not here to argue the stats, but I do want to point out that both stats refer to BUYERS. Said the Cold Call To The Socialite.

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Cold Calling Social Media Decision Maker Lead Rank 292

SBI

JULY 22, 2014

He skipped 2013, perhaps because the market was moving too fast because, as of the 2014 version, the map has grown to a staggering 950 companies. Reach buyers where they live in social networks and online communities. Scott Brinker of Chiefmartec has created a marketing solution map for each of the past few years.

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Tools B2B Top of Funnel Marketing 123

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I stopped reading, highlighted the passage and made the following note: “This pertains to sales managers and sales professionals in their relationship AND should also be applied to sales professionals and buyer relationships!”. Timing relative to this time of year - August, 2014. How does this fit in sales and sales management?

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Sales Management Negotiation Insurance Insurance 169

Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 19, 2017

So what are these personalities of our buyers, and potentially ourselves: The Stoic. And some of our buyers today are certain of nothing and therefore need us to help them in every proof defining way, providing strong reasons for them to shift the status quo, especially if they haven’t yet experienced what we have to offer.

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SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

They’ll all be participating in this year’s Dreamforce 2014 event at the Mosconi Center in San Francisco. Act-On Software. Act-On’s streamlined user interface puts first-rate marketing tools at your fingertips, making campaigns and programs easier and faster. Use Act-On for all your online marketing campaigns.

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Vendor Twitter InsideView InsideSales 139

Babette Ten Haken

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Hence, in 2014, One Millimeter Mindset customer retention became the logical next-step evolution of Sales Aerobics for Engineers®. Why and How Simple Storytelling compels Buyers to Act. Ours is a holistic dialogue. Customer Unretention Syndrome results from 4 Sales Achilles Heels.

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Retention Customer SME Engineering 74

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

By Tony Albachiara, Sales Benchmark Index Your Reach on LinkedIn will be one of your best sales assets in 2014. LinkedIn Profiles, Reach & Referrals is how you make your number in 2014. What else can you do to make the number in 2014? More connections increase the chance you''ll have an "in" with potential buyers.

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LinkedIn Buyer Persona Training Referrals 49

Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

As the future unfolds, the Affordable Care Act and other social and economic changes will significantly reduce hospital reimbursements. All sales, to all buyers, will be viewed through an economic lens. . ©2014 Sales Momentum ®. Buying Process. A piece of the puzzle for being among the former is building a superior sales team.

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Health Care Pharmaceuticals Margin Report 108

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Understanding what they are, how they affect your buyer and all the other stakeholders is imperative. The more you can understand what is behind the the buyers/companies objections AND challenges, the better positioned you will be to develop a deal strategy that can address their specific situation. Understanding is the goal here.

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Strategy Objections Competition Buyer 114

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Founded 2014. CarGurus is an online automobile marketplace that helps connect buyers with the best deals on new and used cars. Founded 2014. Founded 2014. Founded 2014. The company, which was recently acquired by Siemens, has been noted for its robust benefits package and fun, fast-paced culture. 51-100 employees.

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Hiring Company Policies Analytics 76

Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Many prospecting techniques are tiresome to both buyer and seller. By doing so, you will realize 80% of the benefit in 2014. But you need to act now. Here are a few reasons why. Sales organizations have made prospecting difficult. Sales people equate prospecting to non-strategic grunt work. Get Clear on Accountabilities.

Hiring 45

Hiring Training Account ACT 45

Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 13, 2013

As you head into 2014, you have identified or hired your key sales players. Who are my key buyers? In this case the new hire acts as an observer. Sales Training Article: How to Increase New Sales Rep Productivity. This team is going to help you make the number. You know your tenured reps can get the job done. Travel Home.

Hiring 45

Hiring Training Travel Face-to-face 45

Zoominfo

AUGUST 30, 2023

Buyers who are in the market today probably haven’t asked for a meeting. ZoomInfo identifies buyers and power users who have moved and can influence future sales. When used in tandem, you’ll be able to reach more buyers at the right time. How is Buyer Intent Data Collected?

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Intent Data Intent Intent Signal Lead Rank 147

Gong.io

AUGUST 8, 2022

But this creates an overly crowded market that exhausts potential buyers with product placements, ads, and DMs. A successful rep in 2022 needs to build a network of potential buyers and establish credibility and trust with them before they jump on a call (or send a cold email ). Social selling is not a quick “Hi, let’s connect.”

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Social Selling Social Media Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn 62

MarketJoy

MAY 8, 2018

The buyer’s journey of B2B is completely different and more complex than B2C. Put quite simply, buyers expect it. The current and emerging B2C customer experience trends should apply when dealing with a B2B buyer. Companies not ready to embrace a B2C approach will be left behind as buyers vote with their wallets.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 27, 2020

In 2014, I was working at a digital product agency, and my team had the opportunity to pitch to a major entertainment brand on building a loyalty program for their number-one TV show. It doesn’t show the buyer that you care about them. These are the buyers who require little to no explanation. Let’s dive right in.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics Call-back 73

Sales Hacker

APRIL 28, 2020

It’s really about learning about your buyers and learning about who their customers are, and learning what the challenges are, and learning what opportunities and seeing if you can pivot your offerings. Lori Richardson: The most important reason now, Sam, is because you need a selling team that matches who your buyers are.

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Sales Leadership Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 71

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Using her 20+ years of trench experience in B2B tech sales and support, Anita teaches sales professionals around the globe how to leverage key principles of human psychology to help buyers make a decision in the seller’s favor. Buyers are not looking to be “sold to”. They are looking for someone to bring expertise and insight.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 130