Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It takes a lot to succeed in sales. And then, there are inside sales tools… The human element of sales will never go away — that’s a fact. But here’s another fact: sales is HARD! But here’s another fact: sales is HARD! Fortunately, we’ve been tinkering with many of these inside sales tools for quite a while.

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LinkedFusion

AUGUST 30, 2022

Are you trying to find the best remote sales tools for your team? Because there are so many apps available, selecting the best tools for your company’s needs can be difficult. After all, you want tools that make it easier for your sales reps to make more sales and do their best work.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 13, 2018

Social media has completely transformed the way people interact with each other—including the way sales professionals interact with customers and prospects. Social selling is one of the hottest trends in the business world, yet many sales professionals remain skeptical of its effectiveness. As a sales person, we must be visible.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Even with the most advanced sales tools available, it’s expensive to sell stuff. You must pony up bucks in advance to get bucks from the proceeds of a product sale. How much time does it take to sell a widget? Sales Tools Are Efficiency Tools. And then there are the mistakes.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Author: Matt Suggs More than ever before, buyers can scan hundreds of reviews and articles about a product online, forming opinions before they even interact with a sales representative for the first time. To be successful, it’s time to focus on the value of the company and leave the stagnant sales decks behind.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sales trends come and go. Since we just started a new year, is it time for some goodbyes? In this post, I’ll review some sales trends we could see fizzle out throughout the year based on findings from our 2024 State of Sales Report. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. Prioritizing virtual selling.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Promotional products (AKA swag, tchotchkes, freebies, branded merchandise, you name it) have been around for some time. More recently, companies have started to integrate swag into their sales sequences, driving healthy growth for the entire industry. Like any marketing or sales tool, promotional products are an investment.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you're in sales, you know that finding prospects isn't easy. In fact, it can be the tallest hurdle in the sales process. The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the top social selling trends to reach more prospects and close more deals — all at your fingertips. The same can be true online.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 27, 2022

I sat down with my good friend Daniel Disney, author of The Real Secret to Becoming a LinkedIn Selling Machine. He is a guru for using LinkedIn's marketing power, and as mentioned in Fanatical Prospecting, I believe that it is one of the greatest sales tools ever created - along with the car, Google, the internet, email, and the telephone.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From sales rep to managers to the C-suite, leaders embrace responsibility. Just as sales reps are responsible for their accounts, sales leaders assume all responsibility for their organizations. Our recent blog Sales Trends to Watch in 2024 examined what sales organizations should prepare for.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2020

We need to take action to build our business in these tenuous times. Learn how to take action in my free Sales Experts Channel presentation—“ How to Recession-Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps ”—on Tuesday, April 14, at 1:00 Pacific, 2:00 Mountain, 3:00 Central, 4:00 Eastern, and other time zones around the world.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sales is not a destination; sales is a journey of continual learning. Throughout my many years of selling, I have been constantly gaining new insights and ideas. The discussion continues about whether sales is an art or a science. I don’t care what you sell or who you sell it to. Well, there you have it!

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

As a result, many companies are looking to channel partners as a more efficient revenue source. A survey reveals that the majority of B2B firms are now generating 60% of their revenue through indirect channels (The 2112 Group). The obvious, is that your partners aren’t dedicated just to you.

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Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Why should you care about CPQ and multi-channel sales? For many enterprises, especially those that are currently operating via a direct or single-channel sales organization, the lure of adding channels and going to an indirect model is strong. Other selling practices may vary as well. It sounds so simple.

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Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Why should you care about CPQ and multi-channel sales? For many enterprises, especially those that are currently operating via a direct or single-channel sales organization, the lure of adding channels and going to an indirect model is strong. Other selling practices may vary as well. It sounds so simple.

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Channels Enterprise Enterprise Face-to-face 48

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Modern sales teams use a lot of tools to get peak results. We want to hear from other organizations as well, because no one company has the same sales operations and there is not a set of tools that works for everyone. Every week, we’ll explore how one company uses sales technology in five different categories.

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Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In the digital age, the quality of work can be influenced by the tools used. So, if you want your sales team to be more productive and win more deals, you must equip them with the right tech stack. A LinkedIn study shows that almost one in every four salespeople uses sales technology every day. The sales goals (e.g.,

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This means that in 17 years, you might be selling space voyages. Of course, when we talk about the future of sales, it's less about the products we might sell (flying cars, anyone?) and more about how we'll sell them. 53% of sales reps say AI has made it easier to compete with other businesses in their industry.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 22, 2020

But, while many teams are sending emails, they’re not all maximizing it as a marketing tool. Here are a few, to help you get closer to maximizing email as a digital marketing channel. People think of them as a sales tool for converting customers. Maximize Your Time. Let’s zero in on email banners in this context.

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SBI

MARCH 19, 2013

So it’s not surprising that each time I talk with my friends on the sales training front, they tell me that the path to increasing sales is to improve selling skills. Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Author: Lewis Robinson Sales meetings have become so normalized that people forget how powerful they are toward the growth of an organization. Sales meetings today have become just another item on the to-do list. Here are five things you can bring up in this week’s sales meeting. A better onboarding strategy for new salespeople.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

“ Getting the right information into the hands of the right sellers at the right time, place and format , to move a sales opportunity forward.” That is Sales Enablement as defined by IDC (International Data Corporation). Because as the Sales Enablement leader, it’s incumbent upon you to make it happen.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

They are molded through their years of experience, the ability to set a sales strategy, develop a plan, and a process that brings them closer to the customer and revenue target. As the host of The Modern Selling Podcast, I relish the opportunity to speak to successful sales leaders who have built successful sales plans and processes.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As technology continues to advance, AI has emerged as a game-changer for sales professionals, offering numerous ways to enhance productivity and drive better results. In fact, our recent State of Sales research found that 54% of global sales employees say AI has made it easier for them to stay ahead of their competition.

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? Sales is a field that relies heavily on human interaction, but technology has always played a significant role in enhancing its efficiency and effectiveness. AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales. And if you can, should you?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 23, 2022

Having powerful software is an undeniably critical component of any strong sales strategy. But it can be difficult to know which tools are worth the investment — and which aren't. Fortunately, we did some digging to determine which areas of the sales cycle leaders are investing in most heavily for 2022 and beyond. AI CRM Tools.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 13, 2022

In this Expert Insight Interview, Gary Geiman discusses sales and selling strategies for small businesses. This Expert Insight Interview discusses: How technology has hampered sales for small businesses. Why the phone is still the number-one sales tool. The Phone as the #1 Sales Tool.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives. Sales leaders can improve sales engagement by giving their teams the tools that provide the right analytics and platforms to engage with the customers to grow their sales pipeline.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

PartnerOps (or ChannelOps) is newer than sales and marketing ops , but it is important to driving growth in the age of the ecosystem. In addition, businesses are continuing to rely on agencies, consultancies, and distributors to refer, sell, and implement products. Building your partner tech stack.

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Nutshell

JUNE 22, 2020

Learn to leverage this underrated communication channel, and SMS sales just might become the secret weapon in your selling arsenal. Here are a few quick facts to prove it to you: The average American checks their phone 96 times a day. What Is SMS Sales? What Are the Benefits of Selling Via Text?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2023

In this context, a GTM strategy includes defining the target audience, messaging framework, marketing channels, offers, and sales plays your teams will run to convert prospects to leads and leads to customers. This is why expanding into new markets is a great time to create a GTM strategy specifically for that market.

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SBI

MARCH 18, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling?

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Apptivo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What is Outbound Sales? What is an Outbound Sales tool? Why use Outbound Sales CRM? Advantages of Outbound Sales 5. How to find the best CRM for Outbound Sales? So, why not take a technologically smart approach to their sales outreach, thereby decreasing their sales cycles?

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Allego

JANUARY 11, 2024

Perhaps only music-sharing site Napster created as much of a frenzy when it arrived on the scene in 1999 as gen AI tool ChatGPT did 23 years later. Millions of people flocked to each of those tools when they launched. To help you out, I did the work for you and found some of the top GPTs for sales professionals.

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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. Best Sales Statistics to Know in 2021. Short on time?

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 16, 2020

COVID-19 changed the game of life and by extension changed the way we think and do business For people that sell, support customers, and manage clients for a living, 2020 will mark the end of an era that focused on interpersonal, in-field skill. Use of digital tools for buyers and sellers.

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