No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

One of my favorites: “10 Ways to Gain a Competitive Edge in 2015” by LiveHive and Top Sales World. One Little eBook—Tons of Big Ideas 2015 is the year to differentiate ourselves and our companies from everyone else. Dave Kurlan, Objective Management Group: “Pay attention to metrics. Do the math.”

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 20, 2015

A guest blog by Dave Kulran, President and founder of Objective Management Group, with an introduction by Tony Cole, President of Anthony Cole Training Group. About 20 years ago, I was fortunate enough to hear about David Kurlan and his company, Objective Management Group. Will You Be Able to Recruit Good Salespeople in 2015?

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Fill the Funnel

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

If you lead a sales team or are in a senior level role at your company, you are probably actively engaged in the planning process to ensure you have a successful 2015. You can use some help and this group of panelists have the experience to give you the support you need. There is a lot to consider. I hope to see you there! Web Tools'

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 15, 2014

sales assessment Dave Kurlan sales candidates sales selection objective management group' How do you know if the best candidates are making it to the interview stage? How can you tell if you are about to make a hiring mistake?

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Pointclear

MARCH 19, 2015

On March 3, 2015, Direct Marketing Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Ginger Conlon, joined me on PowerViews LIVE to talk about “Where Marketing is Going … and Growing … in 2015.” Take this opportunity to find out how you can direct your marketing and sales organization’s course for 2015.

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Pointclear

MARCH 24, 2015

Earlier this year I sat in on the 2015 Virtual Sales Kickoff hosted by my friend S. Mike''s presentation, “4 Tips to Power Up Prospecting in 2015,” blew me away. Mike''s presentation, “4 Tips to Power Up Prospecting in 2015,” blew me away. They tend to fall into one of two groups: Peers and Experts. Simplified.:

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Setup Your 2015 for Success. It''s the fourth quarter and if you''re like most salespeople, you''re examining your pipeline trying to determine which opportunities have a chance of closing this quarter; what needs to be done and when in order for them to close; and, which ones will have to be carried over into 2015.

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Hoovers Jigsaw Webinar Metrics InsideView 94

SBI

DECEMBER 29, 2014

2015 looks to be the most exciting year yet for sales and marketing solutions and for those who seek to improve their revenue. 98% of Potential Prospects from this Group are Hiding in Plain Site. As we close out the year, I thought I’d put the spotlight on some of your (and my) favorite posts. Thanks for being a loyal reader.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

- Most technology spending decisions are now driven and controlled by business groups vs. formal IT. At the same time, more and more spending is occurring in the shadows, by individual users and groups, especially Cloud / SaaS purchases, without the formal knowledge of IT. Sources: Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending to Decline 5.5%

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In 2015, I wrote this blog for Sales & Marketing Magazine: Dead is Dead (in Sales & Marketing). Read this from Dave Kurlan, CEO of Objective Management Group : “Today, I would like to be the first to introduce you to the sales tool of the future. Maybe I was just sensitive. What is More Social than the Phone?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2019

The search term “Facebook Live Stream” has increased in popularity by more than 330% since Facebook Live’s debut in August 2015 ( source ). User-generated short clips accounted for 51% of live video content streamed to smartphones as of 2015 ( source ). The streaming industry is estimated to reach $70.05 billion by 2021 ( source ).

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Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Companies are recognizing this need, as customer self-service was listed as one of the top CRM priorities in Gartner’s “What’s Hot in CRM Applications in 2015” report. In 2015, we learned that this isn’t really anything “new,” rather the takeaway is that CPQ has staying power, and the continued consistency in metrics back that up.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 28, 2015

2015 was a big year for The Brooks Group, and we’re going to brag a little. It’s our mission at The Brooks Group to transform sales organizations so that it’s easier for our customers’ customers to buy. Top 7 Articles of 2015 . The Brooks Group recently teamed up with Training Industry, Inc.,

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Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

What Sales Compensation Trends Are in Store for 2015? . Vice President, The Alexander Group, Inc. A look into the Alexander Group’s “2015 Sales Compensation Trends Survey” reveals that companies plan to offer moderate pay raises of 3 percent for sales personnel in 2015. percent median increase in sales for 2015.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 6, 2017

Craft brewers reported a 13 percent increase in volume in 2015, the eighth consecutive year of double-digit growth. Craft brewers reported a 13 percent increase in volume in 2015, the eighth consecutive year of double-digit growth. read more

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Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 10, 2015

Sales Mastery 2015. Second, tune into the changes in the background and expectations of the people that are becoming new sales reps in 2015 and how these people are likely to function in today’s world-of-work. Working effectively and efficiently as a member of a virtual group. ©2015 Sales Momentum, LLC. World-of-work.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 23, 2019

Comparing the results from 2015/2016 with 2017/2018, CSR is actually up two points across all regions. Caesars Entertainment has long been at the forefront of helping its group travel clients incorporate socially responsible efforts into their programs.

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Emissary

JANUARY 25, 2022

After joining UnitedHealth Group in early 2004, Mike was named Chief Information Officer of UnitedHealth Technologies (UHT). In July 2008, Mike assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer, UnitedHealth Group IT. This work continued until Mike was named CIO of Optum in 2015. Innovation, Research and Development team.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 14, 2015

As most of these articles do, "What Separates the Strongest Salespeople from the Weakest" attempts to use personality and conditions to differentiate the two groups. sales assessment Dave Kurlan harvard business review hbr blog sales selection sales science objective management group'

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BrainShark

JUNE 1, 2015

From March to May, the Brainshark Customer Community Team met with hundreds of customers in 21 cities.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-10-30. Author: David Hoffeld, CEO of Hoffeld Group. Teaser: Recent studies help us understand why presenting a product or service one way reduces the likelihood of the sale, while presenting the same product or service in another way increases the probability of the purchase. read more

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 17, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-05-01. His tale of how a group of Stanford students developed a new incubator for premature babies in the Third World is a great reminder that frontline reconnaissance brings big payoffs. Author: Paul Nolan. read more

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Sales 2.0

JULY 25, 2016

We’ve overcooked the concept of “inbound marketing” if we’ve convinced sales people to rely on their marketing group to “catch leads in a big net” and deliver them to the sales people. The idea that sales people are helpless to go outbound and speak to prospects is very dangerous to your business. .”

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BrainShark

JUNE 22, 2015

In the first two blog posts of this series we discussed ">

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Anne Miller

APRIL 21, 2022

Over the years, I have appreciated your support and generous comments about the Blog, which was designed to help you open minds, close business and wow crowds, whether you sell and present one-on-one, one-to-a-group, in-person or on-line. . From 2015 Why Great Presentations Often Go Nowhere. Words Matter – Make What You Say Pay!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Companies are encouraging or requiring employees to come back to the office because researchers find that creativity and innovation are group activities built on trust, and there is no substitute for face-to-face interaction to build up this trust.”. That knowledge, he argued, is fueling a counter­trend of people wanting to be together.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In 2015 they hosted over 30,000 attendees—and this year is going to be even bigger, better and more exhilarating. Mike Schultz, President of RAIN Group. Norman Behar, CEO & Managing Director Sales Readiness Group. Richard Harris, Founder The Harris Consulting Group. There will be something for everyone. Sign up here!

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In fact, in 90% of cases, the professors wrote, students’ questions were “precisely and accurately answered by the peer group.” Indeed, the power of collaboration comes when you trust the group so that they are strongly encouraged — forced, even — to resolve problems on their own. ‘Crowding out’ discovery.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

And which tactics will help us keep our pipelines full in 2015 and beyond? When it comes to coaching, are we focusing on the wrong group? Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? This is how it’s always worked in most sales organizations. Learn more.).

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-05-01. Today, Schmidt says he is semi-retired, but he’s as busy as ever on the speaking circuit, lecturing to business groups about building a fanatically vocal customer base, creating a passionately loyal corporate culture, and developing leaders who inspire and motivate. Author: Paul Nolan. read more

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

MARCH 17, 2021

The researchers presented several intensely emotional stories to a group of volunteers. 2015, January). Two psychology professors at Ohio State University conducted an experiment that delved into the psychology of stories and how they can change beliefs. One, for example, was about someone who was physically attacked at a mall.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Instead of thinking in generalities across entire regions or group of countries, it helps you to understand your company’s weaknesses and opportunities in each local market.”. In August 2020, an innovation group in the U.S. When Birnbaum started Kustomer in 2015, he envisioned sales to small and medium businesses.

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Lead Rank Company Apparel Lead Scoring 211

Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It allows you to identify the top skills in your industry based on the title and see the change since 2015. There is no question that sales roles have changed since 2015. LinkedIn is reporting that, on average, skills have changed 25% since 2015. The post New LinkedIn Tools for Sales first appeared on Janek Performance Group.

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Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

What is interesting to note, the National Association of Realtors in its 2015 Danger Report stated the number one danger in residential real estate was the incompetence of real estate agents. I am fortunate to be connected to a group of sales professionals who share their expertise.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the start of 2016, we were brought in to support a group of sales reps who did not make their numbers in 2015. Simply put, the root cause of the problem in 2015 was that reps were forced to find their own leads—or had poor-quality “leads” dumped on them—most of which they ignored. Their “reward”? No more support in 2017.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I asked the same group, “Are you totally comfortable having an executive conversation with a real person?” In 2015, 43.6 After all the effort put into getting past the gatekeeper, salespeople flunk again and again. What does that say about your team’s prospecting prowess? But here’s where things get a little confusing. This time, 85.53

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 19, 2018

His targets are a motley group of real estate salesmen who cold-call their way through leads taken from handwritten response cards (hey, it was 1992!). He joined Conversica in 2014, where he has helped sell and lead triple digit growth for three consecutive years in a row since 2015. What they really want are the Glengarry leads.

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