Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. The shift to less face-to-face interaction with customers and prospects isn’t a 2020 development.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Showpad just hosted the world’s largest sales enablement conference. This post will recap TRANSFORM 2020 keynotes, breakouts and sessions and give you some new ideas about sales enablement you can put into practice right now. This is why sales enablement is a crucial piece of the puzzle. Completely virtual.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Update: June 26, 2020. This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” We realize, after speaking with several sales leaders, that this methodology excluded some of the most impactful sales leaders, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. Nancy Bleeke, MBA.

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ExecVision

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To meet those targets, sales and contact center leaders need to look at everything from their technology stack to current customer experience benchmarks. For teams that want to go head-to-head with the competition and grow in the market, there are 10 priorities for sales leadership to focus on for 2020: A Strong Coaching Culture and Program.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How did your leadership priorities change in 2020? If you started paying more attention to the sales enablement needs of your organization, you’re not alone. Crayon defines sales enablement as providing our account executives with the resources and content they need to win more deals. Battle Cards.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Here at Chorus, we parsed a lot of data in 2020. Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. Our research suggests that the events of 2020 have made SaaS customers more demanding than ever.

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Allego

JULY 29, 2021

Most recently, Cespedes published a new book—his sixth—entitled Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World That Never Stops Changing. . The combination of Cespedes’ academic experience and his knowledge of real-world selling makes him one of the foremost authorities on the topics of sales and sales management.

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Our question: “What is your best advice for anyone starting their sales career in 2020?” Smart Career Advice from 17 Sales Pros. Founder and CEO of Sales Hacker. Challenge yourself to have entire conversations where you only ask questions. In today’s world, the customer chooses the medium of that conversation.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Learn 12 Ways to Handle Sales Pressure and make sure you #hityournumber this quarter! link] — ZoomInfo (@ZoomInfo) March 30, 2020. How Sales Dialers Help Close Deals Faster. Sales dialers save you time and take out the chance for manual error. Improved Conversions. Either way, it’s time for you to reach out.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

They educate customers on products and services to finalize a sale. Regional sales managers oversee sales reps for a determined district and are focused on helping their team meet sales goals. A regional sales manager has an average salary of $124,000 yearly with bonuses and commissions.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 26, 2021

While it’s impossible to predict what 2021 and the years beyond may bring to sales, assessing the confusing marketplace in 2020 does give us some useful insights to use as a launchpad. The number of touchpoints necessary to transform a cold lead into a completed sale is evolving, which means a lot more pressure for today’s agents.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Here at Chorus, we parsed a lot of data in 2020. Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. Our research suggests that the events of 2020 have made SaaS customers more demanding than ever.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

B2B sales is always changing, but nothing could’ve quite prepared us for the wild ride that 2020 ended up being. While most of us have settled into the new normal and the challenges that come with it, sales leaders are looking ahead with uncertainty. 40% of businesses did not meet revenue targets in 2020.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’ve worked in sales, revenue operations, or finance for any amount of time, I don’t have to tell you how important sales compensation is. You already know the right sales compensation plan can motivate your team, improve their performance, and boost overall job satisfaction. Successful Sales Compensation Programs.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Because I interview some of the world’s top influencers and authors, I knew I had to come up with a resource list of the best Sales books for 2019. Which are the Sales books that will help you create more conversations and close more sales in 2019? That’s how I created The Best Sales Books list of 2019.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 25, 2020

If you are not in the acquisition business, then you must develop your talent in order to increase sales in 2020 and beyond. One of the keys to doing that is to understand how to drive sales improvement.

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Showpad

JANUARY 15, 2021

As Forbes notes, there’s no “if” or “when” to B2B sales transformation anymore. After the events of Q1 2020 — and the year overall — sales transformation is no longer an option. The phrase “sales transformation” has been discussed before. Make full use of existing solutions.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. The shift to less face-to-face interaction with customers and prospects isn’t a 2020 development.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was the year of the pandemic, 2021 was the year sellers adapted and turned the tide. Like in a post-apocalyptic movie, sales heroes valiantly fought a formidable foe, developing and broadening their skills to combat the challenges of uncertain markets, supply-chain chaos, rising inflation, and the great resignation.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2021

AI-driven sales tech is emerging as a practical answer for many of the challenges facing sales leaders, trainers, managers, coaches, and sales enablement pros. B2B sales is evolving, and the Zoom boom of 2020 has only accelerated those changes. Evaluate your sales tech.

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Sales effectiveness is the domain where enablement collaborates with sales management to translate enablement efforts into tangible sales results. Sales effectiveness is where enablement efforts translate into sales results. So, it’s a business conversation rather than a technical conversation.

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Allego

MAY 31, 2022

Best Practices for Leading Virtual Sales Teams. Since 2020, the idea of how to adjust selling skills and methodology has been evolving. In 2020, when the pandemic first hit, sellers took their skills, knowledge, and methods and moved them online. Those synchronous conversations are considered frontstage activities.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

While navigating a global pandemic and economic uncertainty that has impacted the way buyers engage with sales processes, sales leaders must remain nimble in how they approach leading their teams. It’s time to rewrite the sales leadership rulebook. Support your sales managers. Use remote work to your advantage.

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Nutshell

JULY 10, 2020

Nutshell’s BOUNDLESS 2020 event was full of insights from big names in sales, marketing, and customer success. This writeup is based on a webinar interview of Christine Volden, a leading sales and CRM evangelist and the founder of SoulfulSelling.com. Christine has developed a sales technique she calls The Quiet Selling Method.

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Miller Heiman Group

DECEMBER 30, 2019

2020 starts tomorrow—and that’s got us feeling reflective. Over the course of this year, our blog took sales and services on a journey, with stories about practical challenges in growing prospects, advice for sales leaders anticipating a recession, conversations with major sales influencers like Neil Rackham and much more.

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Showpad

MAY 7, 2021

Let’s dive a bit deeper into the dawn of online sales and what advantages a virtual sales platform can provide. COVID-19 forces sales online, many see it staying that way. For clear reasons, 2020 was a watershed year for sales — and business at-large. All sorts of sales activities online shifted.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It can Compile lists of customers at the key point in the life cycle Automatically put customers on a call list Automatically dial their numbers at the right time Learn 12 Ways to Handle Sales Pressure and make sure you #hityournumber this quarter! Improved Conversions You know that text you keep meaning to respond to?

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criteria for success

APRIL 1, 2020

Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, April 1 2020 at 3 PM EST. Thursday, April 2 2020 at 3 PM EST. Wednesday, April 8 2020 at 10 AM EST and 3 PM EST. Click Here to Register. A Problem-Solving Guide for Sales Managers, Sales Leaders, and Salespeople. We want to hear how COVID-19 is affecting you and your business.

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Sell Integrity

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The important skills that contribute to sales success are constant, regardless of disruptive external events, but they’ll need to be sharpened and tailored to the changing healthcare environment. Healthcare sales has gone through a number of rocky transitions and disruptions over the past decade. Sales managers are key to that.

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Showpad

MARCH 17, 2020

Comprehensive training and consistent reinforcement are necessary to prevent remote salespeople from going rogue during customer conversations or creating and sharing content that hasn’t been approved by your marketing team. Invest in tools your sellers can use to organize and distribute content in visually engaging environments.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 29, 2021

Here at Chorus, we parsed a lot of data in 2020. Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. Our research suggests that the events of 2020 have made SaaS customers more demanding than ever.

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Salesmate

APRIL 17, 2020

So, what exactly can we do to increase the chances of conversion? Sales cadence, also known as Sales Sequences is the answer for you. What is sales cadence? Sales cadence is a series of carefully designed steps to increase the probability of conversion. Why do you need a sales cadence?

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Allego

MARCH 5, 2020

Amand sat down with Shea to discuss sales training and productivity. Here are the highlights of their conversation. Watch the complete interview here: Evaluating Sales Training and Accelerating Sales Productivity – A Conversation with Mary Shea. WSA: Sales as a practice has changed over the past few years.

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Allego

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The simple reality is all the work, all the time, all the energy [for in-person training] became moot, effective around March 15, 2020,” said Magnacca. Live video conferencing tools can only take training teams so far. Is Your Company Ready for Situational Sales Enablement? Very few companies are doing five year plans today.”.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 8, 2020

Moving into 2020, professional development is high on my New Year's Resolution List. Fact: Managers rank themselves in the 79% percentile for coaching, but their reps rank them at just 38%. In this webinar , he breaks down activity metrics, long-term metrics, and deep sale insights. Fact: Just 10% of reps drive 80% of revenue.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Face-to-face meetings have been replaced by video conferencing, and many sales leaders are scrambling to train their sales teams on how to sell remotely. A 2020 study by the RAIN Group found that pre-pandemic, only 27% of respondents reported conducting more than half of their sales activities virtually. Think about it.

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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 24, 2019

It’s time to begin making resource requests for your 2020 budget—and that means the resources that you’ll need to implement to grow your sales enablement strategy. What sales-related challenges do you anticipate facing in 2020 and how will you overcome them? Get Clarity on Sales Enablement.

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