Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 2, 2017

Life Enrichment: Why 2017 Can Be Your Best Year Ever! Reach out to open a dialogue at any chance you have; yesterday at the Lady VOLs basketball game I had an ongoing conversation about the game with the Usher, it was fun and his insights to the team made the game more interesting. Vow to help someone else have a better life.

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Workbooks Lead Rank Lead Scoring Compensation 54

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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Allego

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Prior to this role, Harmon oversaw all aspects of Voya’s Corporate Markets business, which includes 401(k) and non-qualified plans. Harmon was responsible for sales, relationship management, strategy and profitable growth for all segments of the market. The conversations dive into the ups and downs of their journey.

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Google Sales Qualified Lead Sales Enablement Distribution 110

Product Management University

MARCH 9, 2017

The B2B Product Manager Magazine March 2017 is now available. In this issue we cover everything from obsessing over customer success to demo techniques to improving your website lead generation and conversion. View the March 2017 Issue. Marketing Buzzwords: Why You Should Keep Them Out of Your Lexicon.

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Lead Generation B2B Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 40

Product Management University

MARCH 9, 2017

The March 2017 Issue of The B2B Product Manager Magazine is now available. In this issue we cover everything from obsessing over customer success to demo techniques to improving your website lead generation and conversion. View the March 2017 Issue. View the March 2017 Issue. In This Issue: Blog. Enjoy our March issue !

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

Some methods inside sales reps use to engage with prospects include: Phone calls Video conferencing Email Social media Other online channels Conversely, outside sales reps rely on face-to-face conversations. Consider that in 2017, 20% of industrial companies preferred digital interactions and purchases.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The B2B Product Manager Magazine October 2017 is now available. In this issue we discuss the value of listening as one of the most overlooked sales skills, and the value of business conversations. Be sure to check out our brand new lineup of advanced training programs. Enjoy our October/November issue !

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Showpad

APRIL 9, 2021

Not only are the techniques that sellers deploy different today, but remote training requires a unique set of best practices as well. A July 2017 McKinsey survey found that 48% of respondents said they perceived lower costs as one of the top three factors that drive technology adoption across their company.

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ROI4Sales

APRIL 17, 2017

We don’t say that reps are “sales trained” – for all you English majors – we use the present participle form and refer to it as “sales training.” And for a good reason: sales training must be a continuous process if you are going to be successful in today’s B2B sales environment. Hire new rep – train – fail – repeat cycle.

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Training Hiring Journal Education 71

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It’s as if we all as humans have a fear of silence, don’t ask me why, but test it out, save the time that two people are together staring zombie-like into their phones, there is an exchange, conversation or sounds. Make them proficient in conversational in business. Like any other asset, garbage in garbage out!

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In 2017, I took a leap of faith and founded my own training and consulting practice, shifting my focus from the jury room to the training room. I transitioned to working from home, teaching at universities, and engaging in workplace investigations, diversity, and inclusion training.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 15, 2021

One of the most positive outcomes from the past year was the swift adoption and embrace of technology for sales and marketing. Sales development is the critical link between marketing and sales to develop and pass leads to sales reps. In 2017, 2018, and 2020, the ratio has declined from 3.0 for marketing reports.

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Trends Lead Rank Hiring InsideSales 52

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A Sales Benchmark Index survey from 2017 reported that in nearly 75% of sales situations, customers prefer not to meet in person. Even if your firm isn’t there yet, consumer behavior and the market now rests on the 2030 point on the trend line?—?positive Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

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Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

Score More Sales

AUGUST 23, 2013

By 2017, Millennials – those consumers now in their mid-teens to mid-30’s – will have more spending power than any other generation in history. 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. Ready for the quote?

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SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Dreamforce 2017 is just around the corner. There are over 3,000 sessions scheduled—936 if you filter by role for sales operations or sales professional, and 179 if you filter by Marketing /ABM as a role. The other thing to keep in mind is that not every solution provider caters to marketing or sales. DF17 Exhibitors.

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Vendor Hoovers Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 140

Highspot

APRIL 12, 2019

It’s a whole new world for sellers and marketers. With the conference around the corner, we dove into three of today’s — and tomorrow’s — hottest topics that are impacting the modern market. An important mantra for businesses looking to succeed in 2019 is, “Recruit, hire, train, and retain top talent.”

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

You want to strike a conversational, natural tone with your prospect -- not write like a nineteenth-century lawyer. Hey Marley, Nearly doubled my connect call conversion rate this month. Example: 2017 pricing options. Should you use “Please find attached” ? First, it sounds stuffy and overly formal. Option 2: “Here is”.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 22, 2019

Our podcast has enjoyed a continually growing audience, since its inception in the Summer of 2017. Are all these people going to buy ValueSelling's sales training or coaching services? If they do need sales training or coaching services, we may already be on the short list. Of course not. Source: ValueSelling Associates.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 2, 2021

To make these conversations simple and effective, both enablement practitioners and sales managers must have reporting that provides detailed data on how reps are engaging content and training , and whether or not they are effectively applying these tools in customer conversations. September 10, 2021).

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Face-to-face Sales Talent Sales Methodology Sales Enablement 98

Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Measure the following to understand the ROI of your sales enablement platform: MQL to SQL conversion rate : How has sales enablement increased the marketing qualified lead (MQL) to sales qualified lead (SQL) pool and quality of leads? In turn, you can replicate selling material and improve content conversion metrics continually.

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ROI Sales Enablement Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 98

Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

McKinsey reports that between 50% and 60% of organizations use AI, double the 2017 usage rate. Seventy percent of companies using AI report that adoption has increased their marketing and sales revenue, while 28% say it’s decreased costs. AI tools that analyze or simulate sales calls for training/coaching (28%).

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Lead Rank Hubspot Microsoft Lead Scoring 108

Close.io

AUGUST 30, 2019

In other words, we are experiencing the product-led era that came as a replacement to the marketing and the sales-led one. How is product-led different than marketing-led? With PLG, modern software companies manage to reduce overhead costs by massively reducing the cost of marketing and sales activities. Final thoughts.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 90

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 30, 2023

I remember in 2017, taking great joy in bringing a can of something that said, “Use by 12/2004.” ”) But as I look to much of what we do in business/sales/marketing/customer experience, so many of the things that we to are long past their “Use by dates.” Marketing creates awareness, interest, and demand.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 24, 2023

In the highly competitive B2B tech space, it’s easy to market your offer with so many tools and channels available. Further, employees must be equipped and trained to act upon established processes. Tito shares what those conversations with prospects look like. Who should we call and try to book a meeting with?

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How To Decision Maker Retention Referrals 86

Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

When You’re Using an Account-Based Strategy Hyper-personalized cold emails are the main tenant of account-based sales approach (related to account-based marketing , or ABM). Check Out ZoomInfo’s Tips for Outreach Texting How To Write A BASHO Cold Email (With Examples) Like many B2B companies, ZoomInfo has such a wide total addressable market.

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Examples Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Top of Funnel 113

Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2018

I spend a lot of time on the phone talking to prospects about the value of informed conversation; the value of an automated cadence with built-in analytics capabilities; and the value of agile lead management processes that let marketing apply learnings to do an even better job of providing the leads sales needs. Our people do as well.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Company 157

KO Advantage Group

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Traditionally, sales took place through in-person conversations. Studies show that buyers prefer to meet through video communication now, and 92% of B2B marketers say they use video for their core tasks. There are tons of available options in the market, so it doesn’t matter which one you choose. Are they younger?

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B2C Video Demographics Social Selling 62

Crunchbase

AUGUST 11, 2020

Despite recent data showing the brimming optimism of sales and marketing leaders, my inbox is flooded with prospecting messages that start just like this. Open-ended questions may feel risky at first because you don’t know what the other person will say, but there are multiple ways to have a conversation.

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring Discount 86

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

VP of Marketing at Outreach. Why he should be on your radar: Don’t be so quick to judge the “marketing” title–founder and former CEO of Sales Hacker, Max Altschuler now heads up Outreach’s marketing team. CEO of JBarrows Sales Training. Max Altschuler. Crunchbase Profile , LinkedIn , Twitter. John Barrows.

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Top of Funnel Scale Twitter LinkedIn 132

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Greater emphasis on SDR training. And if history repeats itself, just like 2017 we’ll see major developments in the sales world. Want to jump on this train now? 2) More front-line training. There wasn’t a lot of training, there wasn’t a lot of creativity or originality, and there wasn’t a lot of glory.

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Top of Funnel Trends Funnel Decision Maker 136

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I’ve been selling with PandaDoc since 2017, and in my journey from SMB to enterprise AE , I’ve learned solution selling like the back of my hand. Chances are good they know what solutions are on the market — and have likely done an enormous amount of research on you and your competitors by the time you reach them. Want authenticity?

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Solutions Selling Exact Buyer Sales Methodology 114

SBI

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This week I interview Ian Levine , Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of RO Innovation. Ian: Today’s B2B buyers trust the opinions and advice of their peers above that of any salesperson or marketer. A 2017 study by LinkedIn said “Trust” is the number one factor in purchase decisions. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers.

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Appbuddy

APRIL 7, 2022

However, few email marketers fully understand how AI works or how the technology can improve their campaigns. . As a marketer, your goal is to find the best ways to reach your audience. Email personalization is no longer a nice-to-have for marketing campaigns—it’s a must. List segmentation. Creating subject lines. .

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Segment Campaigns Lead Rank Email Marketing 52

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 27, 2018

I think we’ll start to see more training and conversations trending in this direction. Companies to watch: Educational resources like Sales Hacker, new training and copy companies like CopyShoppe , and intent data companies like LinkedIn , Bombora , Signal HQ , and Demandbase. Sendoso , PFL for Direct Mail Platforms.

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Trends Direct Mail Intent Data Channels 106

Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Politics consuming our attention, an economy chugging along, select industries that have tanked, the stock market at record highs with lackluster returns, health insurance rates up another 10 to 20% and higher — no wonder it’s been a tough sales year. The good news – 2017 is right around the corner! A four-step […].

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Webinar Metrics Maximizer Insurance Insurance 40

Pointclear

APRIL 19, 2017

On April 13, 2017, I attended the #OutBound conference in Atlanta, GA. Anthony Iannarino – Anthony has helped people in a wide variety of industries and markets think through and overcome their biggest business challenges. Our dedicated, degreed, and seasoned associates follow a super-targeted account-specific marketing plan.”

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The B2B Product Manager Magazine October 2017 is now available. In this issue we discuss the value of listening as one of the most overlooked sales skills, and the value of business conversations. Be sure to check out our brand new lineup of advanced training programs. Enjoy our October/November issue !

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