Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2022

” This seems to be the mantra of too many pundits, and when one looks at key metrics for many sales organizations the bias is around quantity of activities. Look at the “expert advice” you read on social media, look at the metrics that dominate what we do. The bias is all toward activity.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned business owner, an aspiring entrepreneur, or a dedicated marketing professional, the question may arise: What is lead nurturing? Understanding this concept can be pivotal to your success. But with so many businesses vying for attention in today’s saturated marketplaces, how do you stand out?

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SBI

AUGUST 15, 2019

Brainshark Wins in International Business Awards for 7th Straight Year. announced it is a Stevie® Award winner in The 2019 International Business Awards® (IBAs). Every effective sales force needs the right combination of confidence and competence. That’s really what sales readiness is all about. Brainshark, Inc.,

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DocSend

DECEMBER 20, 2019

It’s often tempting to craft your sales pitch deck around what you know about your product. Perhaps you have an impressive list of marquee customers for your deck or an advanced set of features that your competition doesn’t have. The secret to a sales pitch deck that closes more deals is a powerful story.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Gamification took the sales industry by storm in the latter half of the previous decade — and with good reason. Research has shown that there are huge benefits to gamifying your sales process, including better worker productivity and retention when it comes to learning new things. Let’s jump in! People love to play games.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But one thing sales and RevOps leaders all have in common is that they collectively struggle to set realistic, motivating sales quotas. If quota setting is critical to forecasting, goal setting, and sales capacity planning , how is it that so many organizations still miss the mark? In fact, with only 24.3%

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Defining Sales Enablement: What It Is, Why It Is Important, and How To Do It Properly. A good sales enablement strategy will provide your reps with the right tools and content to help them succeed. Sales enablement is focused on what customers need, not just a paycheck.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 24, 2014

As technology buyers have changed, now more knowledgeable, empowered and in control of the purchase decision process, technology sales reps have not evolved to keep pace, this according to a recent article by Gartner. The evidence?

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DocSend

AUGUST 23, 2017

When building your next sales deck, keep one thing in mind: Prospects don’t care about your product. It’s often tempting to craft your sales deck around what you know about your product. And, if you can’t tell prospects why your product matters, then you haven’t convinced them to pick you.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Obtaining a ton of qualified inbound leads can be a blessing for your sales team – provided they are enabled and opportunistic enough to take advantage of them. My former Ambition colleague Dan Nice once compared B2B sales and marketing teams to Allied Forces storming Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

Even so, my sales book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Modern Selling Podcast. 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 2023. I’ll be the first to admit it! So, there you have it!

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

20 Questions Sales Leaders Must Ask Themselves When Reps Underperform. Modern media will have you believe sales motivation is best delivered in the form of an inspirational quote. But, while an inspirational quote can go a long way, it’s simply not going to fix any deep-rooted sales performance issues. Assume the best in people.

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DocSend

APRIL 20, 2019

When building your next sales deck, keep one thing in mind: Prospects don’t care about your product. It’s often tempting to craft your sales deck around what you know about your product. The “secret” to a sales deck that closes more deals? Hey now, your sales deck (might not) be an all-star.

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Costello

JANUARY 15, 2019

“Aligning sales and marketing is an absolute must because they should work hand in hand,” says Nate Masterson of Maple Holistics. “If Sales and marketing alignment is about leveraging those insights to drive business results. Frequent meetings between sales and marketing managers and individuals to ensure communication.

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DialSource

JANUARY 16, 2020

In what has been dubbed the 4th Industrial Revolution , technology is rapidly changing virtually every aspect of business and consumer behavior. Across the board, tech has had a profound impact on both the B2B and B2C realms. Digitalization (in this context) refers to the use of technology to streamline business processes.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. In this blog post, I present a few of the key research metrics and advice.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Sales Models and Fundamentals.

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InsightSquared

AUGUST 24, 2018

The key to SaaS growth is optimizing the system as a whole because exponential growth is unlocked when you start thinking in a system mindset and work to optimize holistically. At Winning By Design , we start by defining and outlining the customer journey and what the key metrics of measurement are.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. Let’s flip the script: Your intellect, emotion, instinct, and empathy as a woman are what make you both a valuable human and invaluable company asset. Celebrate taking time off to be with your family, kids, pets, friends, or alone with your thoughts. Imbalance is okay.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2019

If you’re a sales professional using Google Chrome, you may want to stick around for this… More than 3.8 Chances are your competitors are using Chrome too. Sales professionals should not give their web browsers a backseat behind the company’s official technology stack; namely superstar tools such as CRMs and big data software.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Here are the top six benefits: 1.

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