Keith Rosen

JULY 14, 2014

Selling Power Features Keith Rosen’s company, Profit Builders on the 2014 Top 20 Sales Training Companies List. Profit Builders is honored to announce that on June 18, 2014 they were included on the 2014 list of the Top 20 Sales Training Companies that excel in helping sales leaders improve the performance of their sales teams.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

How are B2B sales leaders planning for their teams in 2015? Nancy Nardin , Expert on Sales Productivity Tools & Strategies , Smart Selling Tools. I predict we’ll see the use of more video tools for messaging and video integrated into websites like never before. We will improve messaging and be buyer-focused.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 30, 2024

In B2B sales, motivation often drives engagement, satisfaction, and, ultimately, success. They note 71% of B2B buyers say most sales interactions feel transactional. They note B2B buyers who are confident about their purchase decision are 3.6x All they have to say is, “Saw this once on a 2014 model.

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Motivation Customer Lead Rank Loyalty 62

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Most companies are in the heart of their planning process for 2014. Today’s post provides recommendations for revising your approach for 2014. The average B2B buyer is 57% done with their purchase decision before sales engages. As the primary team responsible for sales tools, it’s time to re-evaluate. Follow @pseidell.

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Buyer Persona Territories Compensation Buyer 310

Tenfold

AUGUST 30, 2017

What we often have to deal with is a highly-evolved B2B buyer, someone who’ve searched across several online platforms. So, it pays to ask: How do B2B buyers search for tech solutions and how can you ensure you’re there, at every stage of their buyer’s journey? B2B Buyer Behavior. Know the Modern B2B Buyer.

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Outsourcing Services Buyer B2B Lead Rank 79

SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." This will help you ensure you beat the 2014 number. Download the Sales Process Accelerator Tool to help you get started. Map out how the buyer makes a purchasing decision in your B2B space.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

There is no question that the ease of collaboration in 2014 and 2015 is helping businesses and making better use of everyone’s time. From a sales tools perspective, I have seen productivity gains as well as losses. It seems that there are so many tools to help professional sellers and marketers. Productivity Increases.

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Real Estate Compensation Vendor Intent 249

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few years ago, I interviewed Brent for a B2B sales rep job. This post includes a link to a valuable tool – the Top Sales Rep''s Satisfaction Index. Read on and be better prepared to retain, hire (or become) a top sales rep in 2014. They ask questions about social media tools and training they can deploy in the new role.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Now, many tools will help you through assessments and there are books available to help walk newer managers through this. First, a couple of tools, then a book. Assessment Tool: Roundpegg. Assessment Tool: Objective Management Group Sales Candidate Assessment. They help manage the entire life-cycle of employees for you.

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Hiring How To Lead Rank Lead Scoring 229

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

So says the study done by The Hartford, in September of this year, called the 2014 Midsize Business Monitor. 85% of these companies hired employees in 2014 with 40% of those who replied saying they hired fewer than desired this past year. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 30, 2013

In B2B sales, activity leads to results. Use this tool to rank yourself on the Agile vs. Waterfall scorecard. This tool will save you a ton of time. Training organized in “sprints”. Training happens in the field, not in the class room. Your 2014 quota is going up. Their words not mine. Allow me to explain.

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Hiring Oracle Lead Rank Lead Scoring 308

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

B2B CMO’s are expected to deliver hard Lead Generation metrics: Quantity of Sales Qualified Leads to the sales force. The path to success for year a B2B CMO’s year one includes: Generate quick wins to build momentum. Role of Marketing: Training and quick reference guidance on social selling best practices. Buyer Process Maps.

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 282

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Though Gro was founded in 2014, it gained prominence in 2019 during the government shutdown. Mariana Vasconcelos, Co-founder and CEO, Agrosmart A farmer’s daughter, Vasconcelos started Agrosmart in 2014 as a way to provide farmers with accurate tracking data backed by AI technology.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 3, 2013

She’s a Marketing VP at a B2B logistics company. She was developing Buyer Process Maps and Social Selling tools for the sales field. BPM’s are a sales tool that map the decision-making process used to purchase something. Marketing’s Role in Social Selling: Training and quick reference guidance on social selling best practices.

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Meeting Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Gen 303

LeadFuze

JUNE 7, 2021

What are Sales Training Programs. Sales training programs are any type of formal or informal training that helps employees sell more effectively. The fast-paced, online, data-driven sales environment requires new sales training programs to empower the team. Why are Sales Training Programs Important.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

In 2014, she was named one of Network World’s 50 Most Fascinating People in the World of Technology. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. What would YOUR answer be?

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MAY 15, 2014

I had a chance to catch up with best-selling author and modern marketing expert Jay Baer who has been the host of the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit 2014 Tampa this week. What they often lack is permission, and proper training. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

What do you see changing for your business in 2014 and beyond? This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. How is your company working with partners and suppliers? Same as always?

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APRIL 29, 2014

It is unbelievable that in 2014, there are still big brand companies with poor response to people who are looking to buy their products and services. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet.

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Retail Lead Rank Lead Scoring Study 239

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 26, 2015

2) Training Effectiveness: In the US, companies will spend more than $5B on sales training last year (SPI). At the same time, only 59% of sales reps achieved their quota in 2014, down sharply from 67% last year (Accenture). Advice: Training by itself is not enough to achieve effectiveness.

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Case Study Decision Maker Lead Rank Lead Scoring 79

Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 2, 2014

According to a survey in September of 2014 , marketers continue to rate email the most effective digital marketing tactic. With that realization, and after numerous training requests that my schedule would not allow me to fulfill, I finally decided to offer a full blown training course that is available now. All Rights Reserved.

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Top of Funnel Constant Contact Funnel Video 102

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

In other words, does your contact management tool bring in the social profile and activity on social for each of your contacts? These items above are a basic minimum in 2013 (heading into 2014) for a seller. Today we have LinkedIn and many other sophisticated tools – but we tend to have less insight about our prospects and customers.

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CRM Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 193

Sales Training Connection

JUNE 23, 2014

Some 74% of B2B decision makers, for example, use LinkedIn for business reasons, while 42% use Twitter. A proliferating set of easy-to-use, free, and relevant tools has created the expectation that B2B products and solutions meet the same bar. ©2014 Sales Momentum, LLC.

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Lead Rank Decision Maker B2C Trends 108

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Sales Training Article: Two Ways to Accelerate and Expand Your Reach on LinkedIn. By Tony Albachiara, Sales Benchmark Index Your Reach on LinkedIn will be one of your best sales assets in 2014. 84% of B2B decision makers begin their buying process with a referral. What else can you do to make the number in 2014?

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LinkedIn Buyer Persona Training Referrals 49

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Sales Training Article: 11 Traits of a High Performing Sales Culture. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. A bonus tool is included to help create a common vision.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

It is almost 2014. Until five years ago we offered two-day training sessions on sales basics, and one day leadership and advanced sessions for sales teams at their company’s location. Maybe because we work with the tech sector we’ve seen the move to shorter, “just-in-time” training and the need for web-based solutions.

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Customer Hiring Lead Rank Consumer 201

Fill the Funnel

APRIL 29, 2014

Each registrant will also receive a personal copy of the 2014 Sales Management Survey conducted by Enkata.com. Here are some of the results of what the 400+ B2B respondants shared: An overwhelming percentage of people rated social media as a big waste of time compared to more direct sales activities. All Rights Reserved.

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Closing Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Social Media 121

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

B2B Growth Show. Make It Happen Mondays -- B2B Sales with John Barrows. After a long day at the office, Netflix is usually more appealing than cracking open a sales book or streaming a sales training video on YouTube. B2B Growth Show. This daily podcast is geared toward helping B2B sales executives achieve growth.

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Scale Sage Lead Rank Lead Scoring 145

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APRIL 28, 2014

It is unbelievable that in 2014, there are still big brand companies with poor response to people who are looking to buy their products and services. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet.

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Retail Lead Rank Lead Scoring Study 123

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 23, 2014

On one side, we have B2B buyers that have dramatically and permanently changed as a result of Frugalnomics: More Empowered – leveraging the Internet and social groups to self-educatate on your solution and the competition, taking ever more control of knowledge flows and engagement process. And Sales ?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Decision Maker Proposal 77

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

and withstood the emergence of high-powered tech tools that promise to put so many aspects of engaging customers on automatic pilot. The customer is always the hero in your stories,” says Calum Coburn, director and vice president of The Negotiation Experts, a global training provider. Stories get a revival.

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Marketing Telemarketing Scale Education 226

Sales Training Connection

JULY 23, 2014

So how does a salesperson engaged in a complex B2B sale know what they need to know and do what they need to do in this business environment? If you found this post helpful, you might want to join the conversation and subscribe to the Sales Training Connection. ©2014 Sales Momentum, LLC. A best-of-breed example is Sweetspot.

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Conversion Industry Strategy Education 121

Tenfold

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Traditional sales strategies, such as outbound B2B sales, have become less effective because of this shift. B2B Enterprises and Social Selling. There are observed benefits from adopting social selling strategies, particularly for B2B enterprises. Enterprise Adoption of Social Selling. Reliance on Social Media.

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Social Selling Enterprise Enterprise Social Media 71

Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As part of my research and training, I read a series of books on the subject of lead generation through strategic connections with people. 2014), a book that explains a step-by-step guide on how marketers can set up and use joint ventures to help your business grow. I learned this principle when I lived in a very small town.

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Lead Rank Networking Decision Maker Webinar Metrics 40

SBI

APRIL 8, 2015

However, several research studies have all shown that the average B2B salesperson spends less tha n 35% of her time selling (defined as interacting with a prospect). They perform tasks imposed on them internally, like expense reports, product training and internal meetings. The ONLY thing we can do is make better use of our time.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Sales representatives will know a lot about their industry by the time they’re done with training. In the past, B2B salespeople were treated as individuals and not a part of an organization. Reps were hired, trained and compensated to perform as an individual to hit a quota. Promotes specialization. POD Modeling.

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JULY 24, 2014

Her book came out, I read it, and I wrote a review for my fledgling B2B sales blog. Sales Shebang® is a community of the top female B2B sales experts in the world. I’m proud and honored to preside over this group now, and wanted to share on this blog what an impact the experts in this group have on the B2B sales community.

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