Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). Most importantly, no sales messages to links being posted to selling websites or marketing videos. as outlined here.

Social Selling 83

Social Selling LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel 83

Pipeliner

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In 2018, forward-thinking companies must embrace their millennials’ enthusiasm and fresh perspectives in order to revitalize tired sales processes. Since 2015, research by Demandbase has indicated that most marketers believe account-based marketing (ABM) is a “must have.” Account-Based Selling Continues Its Return.

Trends 105

Trends B2B Account Based Marketing Churn 105

Platinum Rules for Success

DECEMBER 26, 2018

This week on Platinum Rules for Success, sales expert Jim Cathcart pulls back the curtain to reveal today’s primary sales competencies and the reason WHY for each. Building on the eight primary sales competencies tested by that ground-breaking assessment, Jim Cathcart reminds us to remain focused on the true purpose for each.

Loyalty 87

Loyalty Sales Cycle Lead Rank Lead Scoring 87

SBI

AUGUST 22, 2019

Highlighted moments can include calls that managers need to coach reps on, deals that need to be reviewed based on value or risks, and conversations from which others can learn. Recommendations cuts through the noise to find the signal each manager should pay attention to.” About Chorus.ai. It offers a key account planning and.

Coaching 57

Coaching Hiring SAP Lead Rank 57

Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I especially enjoyed how James takes the reader from sharing information on his personal sales background (helps everyone relate to the challenges in selling) to research on High Value Selling vs Lower Value Selling and how the closing process and the sales process must change with high value offerings with levels of success up to 42%.

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Closing Relationals Sales Cycle Quota 40

Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. Zettabytes.

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Territories Software Software Benefit 70

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to Crunchbase data, 95,000+ companies have received funding (globally) from 2015-present, totaling $1.3+ Typically this occurs through a funding round that helps foot the bill for things like payroll, research and development, and endless La Croixs (we’ll discuss the various stages of a funding round shortly). Funding rounds.

Outsourcing Services 78

Outsourcing Services Scale Vendor Pivotal 78

Allego

APRIL 27, 2018

What rep wouldn’t want to be a fly on the wall throughout the sales process for a top producer at their company selling a newly rolled out product? To see how they created urgency, addressed concerns and finally closed the sale? Top sales reps get all the glory—they sweep awards ceremonies, they snag bonuses, etc.

Video 48

Video Retail Banking Report 48

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? Search less. Close more.

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Lead Rank 111

The Ultimate Sales Executive Resource

APRIL 30, 2015

This is the second post based on a keynote I presented at the 10 th annual RiiM conference in Paris on the beginning of April 2015. A researcher in California has discovered in one experiment that human interactions via electronic “social networks” release oxytocin, also known as “cuddle hormone” thus causing “good feelings”.

Networking 40

Networking Social Media Guidelines Face-to-face 40

Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Dear Social Seller of 2015, Now that I've got your attention I must warn you. Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. A one size fits all approach simply won't work.

Social Selling 66

Social Selling Call-back Up-Sell Ideal Customer Profile 66

Sales Hacker

APRIL 24, 2018

While a data driven sales coaching approach is still challenging to many sales leaders, the importance of chasing the right sales metrics is growing by the day! Based on Salesforce’s research in 2015, top sales teams are three times more likely to use analytics than under-performing teams.

Data 53

Data Hiring Margin Demand Generation Targets 53

SBI

JUNE 3, 2015

I love to build things and I have lots of power tools including an old sander that doesn’t quite do the job anymore. Alinean, as a company, is a client of Smart Selling Tools and their solution is one of our Top Sales Tools of 2015. Here’s why I think everyone in Sales and Marketing should read this book.

Lead Rank 50

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Discount ROI 50

Allego

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sales technology has come a long way in recent years and has become an integral part of most organizations. During that time, however, sales teams have amassed a large number of tools, and that’s created some problems. 4 Sales Technology Trends for 2023 1.

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Sales Technology Trends Hiring Webinar Metrics 123

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Why Jordan should be on your radar: It’s probably a good idea to get used to seeing Jordan Arogeti on these sales leaders lists. From SDR in 2015, to enterprise AE in 2020–and she’s gathered quite the following on LinkedIn. Enterprise Sales Manager at Figma. Head of Sales at Flockjay. Nathalie Marchino.

Top of Funnel 101

Top of Funnel Hiring Twitter Lead Rank 101

Allego

MARCH 9, 2023

. – Yuchun Lee, CEO and Co-founder, Allego And back in 2015, we realized the seller needs not just learning, but also how to leverage content effectively in their communication with buyers. ” How Have Sales Enablement Tools Evolved? Is the sales enablement market shifting to fully integrated platforms?

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Sales Enablement Industry Marketing Video 62

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And it became pretty clear that there was something interesting here, and we really built the company around contract management, the modern company, the modern legal team. And then we’ve taken a bigger look at what company we want to be when we grow up, and now we also have a pre-signature tool as well.

Scale 108

Scale Company Hiring Campaigns 108

Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Research shows the average number of call attempts salespeople make to inbound leads is 1.3—far Ken Thoreson “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. Need more sales management resources? We qualified nearly twice as many prospects (39.6%

Follow-up 40

Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Close.io

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

What is a sales dashboard? A sales dashboard is a tool used to provide a quick, visual representation of your most important sales data so your team can make good decisions faster. Sales dashboards are a complementary top layer for your CRM, presenting key sales metrics in an organized manner.

Examples 82

Examples Top of Funnel Forecasting Lead Rank 82

Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 23, 2017

While I can’t do extensive research or a full review on each, hopefully you may find some gems for your own use that have been hidden inside this regular curation. Peer Coaching – Sales reps can review each others’ calls to swap ideas for how to sell better through the use of call sharing & call libraries.

Social Selling 48

Social Selling Social Media B2B Up-Sell 48

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I’ve spent 10 years in various Sales and Sales Management roles, both in Paris and London. I currently manage a team of 15 SDRs in 5 locations. Anne is a principal analyst in the Sales Operations Research Service at Forrester. Sales Manager focused on front of the funnel processes.

Hiring 130

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 130

Costello

JUNE 26, 2019

Along with her partner Justin Jones, Ashley founded Somersault Innovation in 2015 to bring the tools of design to sales. “I And we realized there was an intersection between design thinking and the resources sales professionals need to be successful. Translating design thinking into sales. Read the book ! “We

Sales Process 40

Sales Process Banking Motivation Buying Cycle 40

Tony Hughes

MARCH 13, 2018

To win in 2015 you're going to have to go so old school and new school at the same time, applying a dizzying array of multi-disciplinary principles that will give you an invincible edge. Imagine, your sales people can reach whomever they please 25 times and they aren't using it? It boggles my mind.

Social Selling 63

Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Top of Funnel 63