Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As you might expect, the calendars are packed with meeting after meeting–on all sorts of things. We see them leading team meetings, but usually these are fairly one way discussions, “You aren’t hitting the numbers, you need to do more! We talk about pipelines. We see plummeting win rates.

Coaching 104

Coaching Lead Rank Pipeline Data 104

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 23, 2022

Again, one never had to do this, we knew “calls” included virtually every interchange with the customer–a meeting, a conversation whether virtually by or by the phone. So many of our interactions are now asynchronous, so we have to think about how we manage them for maximum impact.

Call-back 86

Call-back Maximizer Social Media Meeting 86

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 29, 2017

Yesterday, we announced to our employees and customers that DiscoverOrg has acquired RainKing. Next, there was a HUGE appetite from our customers for high-quality data. For what we lacked in funding, staff, and experience, we made up for in hard work and determination. RainKing was a REAL company.

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Competition Hiring Enterprise Enterprise 251

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 24, 2023

We seek to fill every moment of our time with activity. Whether it’s prospecting, managing deals, reporting, time for meetings, etc. We go from activity to activity, rarely pausing to reflect on what has happened. We go to the next activity, not taking the time to think about what we want to accomplish.

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Face-to-face Travel Meeting Consumer 68

Partners in Excellence

MAY 11, 2022

After 2 years of WFH or WFA defining how we work, some/many of us are going back to the office. Some by choice/preference, some out of meeting a requirement. Before I get much further, the nature of work, how we work, where we work has changed profoundly–and it will continue to be.

Face-to-face 73

Face-to-face Call-back Hotels Meeting 73

Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Alicia’s Mindful Approach Website conveys ‘Where mindfulness meets your career. The insights below will prove helpful if you are curious about the four-quadrant strategy and seek a strategic approach to fulfillment, productivity, and accomplishment. _ Let’s explore how you can use this strategy to accomplish your future vision.

Outsourcing Services 98

Outsourcing Services Strategy Small Business Small Business 98

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Businesses aren't like retail customers. You deal at a level and the businesses are your core customers. Without taking care of your core customers, your business plans will soon falter, and your brand will suffer. Businesses are constantly looking for premium service, and one simple mistake can cost you a valuable customer.

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Retention B2B Strategy Penetration 238

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 25, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Are companies less likely to embrace meetings and events or is there a pent-up demand for getting together? Will the meetings and events industry rebound? The marginal customer is not going to go back to movie theaters and cruises and Disneyland. We need to accept that.”. A slow road back.

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Meeting Face-to-face Travel Conference 156

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 30, 2022

Yeah, there’s the challenge of meeting quota, there’s the reward of blowing away your comp plan. Finding customers that may have the problem we are the best in the world at solving. It’s not easy, sometimes we go in circles, we shift and turn, but eventually, together, we figure it out and move forward.

Outsourcing Services 101

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Quota Up-Sell 101

Emissary

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Sales enablement teams are realizing that traditional training courses aren’t enough for effecting behavioral changes. Customize Training for Individuals. Recently, enablement has flexed to provide better support for sales in the face of the post-pandemic business environment and increasingly demanding technology buyers.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Hiring Face-to-face 130

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Some are somewhat targeted, we might be in their Ideal Customer Profile, their products might address issues we may be concerned about–but their messaging is never about us, it’s always about them and their incredible products and services. ” It’s what we’ve always done. Bolding is my edit).

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Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Channels Fashion 146

Allego

JANUARY 12, 2022

Align KPIs across teams, especially sales, marketing, and customer success.”. As we head into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no doubt virtual selling is here to stay. Plus, we discovered customers like virtual sales. So, even when in-person meetings become safer, a hybrid approach will remain.

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How To Selling Skills Collateral Microsoft 116

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 13, 2022

In this post, we give you 10 of the most revitalizing business resolutions to work toward this year. When you lead with your sales plan, you're leading with what you need to accomplish on a macro level. From there, you can decide how to accomplish your plan on a micro level. Remember the customer flywheel we mentioned earlier?

Networking 79

Networking Pipeline Up-Sell Closing 79

Smooth Sale

JUNE 8, 2023

Photo by ribkhan via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Use These Four Ways To Reach Out To Potential Customers? Business begins with how you reach out to potential customers upfront. One note of caution is to ensure you don’t spam them but also that it is consistent enough that your brand sticks in their mind.

Trade Show 78

Trade Show Hiring Customer Licensing 78

Pipeliner

MAY 7, 2021

There are many “dreamers” out there with fantastic visions that never actually accomplish them. Any company knows that it’s impossible to simply talk about what they’d like to do—it has to actually be accomplished. At Pipeliner, at this moment, we are creating such a project management tool that will be part of our CRM.

Account 98

Account Objections Resources Decision Maker 98

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2023

The good news/bad news, is that we have so many selling and marketing tools providing us endless amounts of data–particularly around activity. We can count the number of emails, opens, click throughs. We count the number of dials, voicemails, conversations. We measure everything about every deal in their pipelines.

Hiring 68

Hiring Proposal Conversion Pipeline 68

Openview

MARCH 1, 2021

We like to call ourselves the Toyota Camry of cybersecurity,” Axonius co-founder and CEO Dean Sysman told me in an interview last year. “We We like to call ourselves the Toyota Camry of cybersecurity,” Axonius co-founder and CEO Dean Sysman told me in an interview last year. billion, to be exact). “We Just like the Camry.”

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Scale Networking Data Tools 199

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 23, 2024

Sleazy sales reps will try to upsell everyone and anyone, regardless of whether or not the customer actually needs the additional service. But from my experience, when you focus primarily on your customer's experience and goals, upselling benefits both you and your customer tremendously. 10 Upselling Strategies for 2024 1.

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Data Strategy Customer Social Media 85

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2024

However, it's not the slump itself that really matters, but what we do to address it. Poor customer experience HubSpot's research suggests that poor customer service can drive away potential sales. Consider this year, we all saw a dip in sales and massive layouts due to the global recession. We have no pill for this.

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel How To Hubspot Forecasting 104

Showpad

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Meet Jaclyn D’Arcy, Director of Revenue Enablement at GHX. Don’t be afraid to think about what you want to accomplish in 30 days, six months, one year, five years, or 10 years,” Jaclyn said. “To When we were acquired by GHX in January 2020, I turned my focus to more acquisition-based enablement.

Face-to-face 98

Face-to-face Revenue Training Data 98

InsightSquared

JUNE 23, 2020

We all have those meetings we dread but are forced to sit through every week because it’s part of the process. You and your rep both have to spend at least an hour preparing in advance for the meeting. Ugh, not another pipeline review! Pipeline reviews are essential, but are they working as they should?

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Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Coaching Account 118

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2018

Mentioning their goals and showing you did your homework will be enough to get most buyers to respond. Hi [prospect name], I checked out your website, and it looks like you might be trying to [accomplish X specific goal]. Please also feel free to book time directly onto my calendar here: [Meetings link]. Best, [Your name].

Hubspot 133

Hubspot Follow-up Resources Case Study 133

SBI Growth

JANUARY 21, 2014

We all have it. Getting drunk and insulting the CEO at the Annual Sales Kickoff Meeting withdraws it. Getting drunk and insulting the CEO at the Annual Sales Kickoff Meeting withdraws it. We will answer the other question below: What do I use it for? Customers were not buying the same way. Many have less.

Hiring 266

Hiring Banking Call-back Loyalty 266

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

I had supported sales throughout my career, but when it came to the age-old argument about who was to blame if sales failed to hit the mark, I was squarely in marketing’s corner: “we” always produced more than enough leads. Start by building a list of target accounts that match the profile of your ideal customer. Probably not.

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Lead Rank Revenue B2B Demand Generation Targets 191

Smooth Sale

JANUARY 31, 2023

When we begin our careers, the outcomes we hear about sound improbable, giving way to asking ourselves, ‘Are you building a ladder to the stars and beyond?’ Most often, the issue of quitting is due to the overwhelm by the incredible outcome we want to achieve. Rarely will something work out as we plan on the first attempt.

Hiring 78

Hiring Groups Lead Rank Lead Scoring 78

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 26, 2023

And even if you manage to convince a poor-fit prospect to buy, you're setting yourself up for an unhappy customer relationship and a potential hit to your reputation. Before you give up, try saying, “I’m worried that unless we can figure out what you’re hoping to accomplish — and by when — this might not be the best investment of your time.

Prospecting 112

Prospecting Decision Maker Lead Rank Lead Scoring 112

Allego

MARCH 19, 2020

Allego works with many global customers who are actively dealing with the threat of coronavirus. These long-time customers are experienced at using mobile and video to onboard, collaborate and coach. Training via Zoom, Skype or other live video may not be enough. 3 Ways to Succeed When Your Team is Remote. Go Virtual.

Travel 114

Travel Training Face-to-face Skype 114

Smooth Sale

MAY 16, 2023

First and foremost, being spontaneous demonstrates that we are listening fully and that interest lies ahead for taking thought to the next level for the benefit of all. When people responded that they didn’t have the time, I would reply, ‘How about I bring in coffee with a treat to save you enough time to have an introductory conversation?’

Networking 78

Networking Hiring Groups Promotion 78

Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The authors were nice enough to clarify their position and, even if you read my original article, it''s worth revisiting because of the additional discussion that took place after it appeared. Earlier this month he wrote, 4 Things Your Customers Don''t Want , another article that qualifies for some questioning.

Lead Rank 250

Lead Rank Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead Call-back 250

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2019

Own win rate increases by 300% when we know key parts of a prospect’s technology stack. “We recently dedicated a subset of our AE team, deemed our ‘raccoons,’ to go through our calls that didn’t convert,” Battey says, “or accounts that were originally dismissed as ‘bad fits.’ Web servers.

Ideal Customer Profile 202

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring How To 202

Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 28, 2020

There aren’t too many things more important in sales than gaining first meetings with your dream clients. Nothing happens until you can meet and explore change. Win customers away from your competition. How to Get a First Meeting. Critical Outcome: Gaining a Meeting with Your Dream Client.

Meeting 106

Meeting Strategy eBook Trends 106

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Shelly, the president, looked at me and said, “Yes we have a marketing plan, right Don? It had coffee stains on it, was ragged and marked up, but sure enough it said ‘Marketing Plan’ right at the top. Get an 800 number for our customer service line. Get new CRM software: Sales doesn’t like the one we have. I inquired.

Margin 203

Margin Marketing Hiring Lead Rank 203

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 23, 2020

I’ve written a lot about how we should be selling and engaging our customers through the current crisis. Like our customers, each of us and our people are facing things we may have never experienced before. We are being asked to work in new ways–some of which we are ill equipped to support.

Face-to-face 110

Face-to-face Travel Trade Show Hiring 110

Braveheart Sales

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Are you concerned about their reliance on existing customer business? Or, that a competitor is undercutting price, that they aren’t receiving enough leads from marketing efforts. Or, that a competitor is undercutting price, that they aren’t receiving enough leads from marketing efforts. Yes, these questions are rhetorical.

Sales Qualified Lead 40

Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Coaching Follow-up 40

Partners in Excellence

MAY 25, 2018

We waste it, it’s forever lost. We waste our customers’/prospects’ time, we’ve cheated them out of their most precious commodity. We let our customers/prospects waste ours–we’ve enabled them to de-value us and what we can do to help them.

Customer 52

Customer Intent Meeting ACT 52

Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 25, 2019

No one wants to meet with salespeople. The broad generalization that “no one wants to meet with salespeople” is not even close to accurate. Every day, people have meetings with salespeople. If something is universally true, then you cannot possibly be responsible for accomplishing something that universal law prevents.

Territories 107

Territories Social Media Cold Calling Lead Rank 107

Sales Hacker

MAY 19, 2022

Revenue leaders who accept this notion often cross their fingers during the hiring process, hoping they’re lucky enough to find the rare “unicorn seller” with those innate, unteachable skills that translate to quota attainment. They deliver short exercises to give sellers a sense of accomplishment. “Sellers are made, not born.”

Ideal Customer Profile 91

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Strategy Hiring 91