Tue.Oct 04, 2016

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3 Small Components That Will Elevate Your Sales Success

MTD Sales Training

I came across a great quote the other day from Jeff Gitomer, the proficient sales writer from the States. He said that ‘Great salespeople aren’t born or made; they evolve over time based on their. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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How to Bust Out of a Sales Slump

The Sales Heretic

Everyone experiences slumps occasionally. Not that that’s much consolation when you’re stuck in one. All you care about is how to get out of it. Listen to my appearance on Breakthrough Radio with Michele Price. In this short segment, I discuss what to do when you find yourself stuck in a slump. And not the [.].

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3 Email Deliverability Mistakes You’re Making Right Now

DiscoverOrg Sales

We guess that if you spend any significant effort on email marketing, then you’ve seen these recent trends in the last 12-18 months: plummeting open rates, dwindling click rates, and skyrocketing bounce rates. One glance at your inbox – personal or work – probably confirms what you secretly don’t want to admit: Email marketing is dead. It’s an overcrowded space with increasingly complex technical components blocking success.

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The Top Two Metrics to Drive Shareholder Value Right Now

SBI Growth

On this week’s SBI Insider Video Podcast we discuss how sales, marketing and product functional leaders can elevate the strategic discussion. The two most underutilized metrics that drive shareholder value are Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV). Championing.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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11 Things You Need to Know When Using Voicemail as a Prospecting Tool

The Sales Hunter

The telephone is still a great prospecting tool, despite what some naysayers might want you to believe. Voicemail is a great extension of it and can get you connections you’d never get any other way. In my new book High-Profit Prospecting, I devote several chapters to the discussion of the telephone and voicemail. Here are […].

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Got Discipline To Market Your SMB?

Increase Sales

Remember the Got Milk campaign? Possibly it may make sense to adopt your own Got Discipline campaign as you market your SMB. One of the most frequent complaints I hear from SMB owners and salespeople is “I don’t have time to market my business.” This complaint reflects a simple lack of discipline. And is 100% false as most people admit to wasting 12 minutes a day or 1 hour a week.

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How to Write a Simple yet Powerful Cover Letter (Part Two)

Mr. Inside Sales

Did you know that over 85% of resumes received by hiring managers arrive without a cover letter? While that may not mean much to you, it means a lot to the people reviewing and vetting resumes for the job you are applying for. Resumes that are sent in without someone taking the time to write a cover letter appear to the hiring manager to be submitted almost blindly.

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PipeLiner CRM #SalesChats Webinar on Prospecting

Pointclear

Pipeliner’s John Golden hosted me on #SalesChats recently and the topic was prospecting. John asked two questions: Which stage of the buying process should a salesperson engage with a prospect? What questions should a salesperson ask to uncover need? I don’t want to spoil the 30-minute YouTube video (it is packed full of great information and advice), but I will provide an overview of my responses and then hope you will watch the video for a deeper dive: Stage of Buying Process.

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Best practices for improving sales process

Sales Training Connection

Sales Process. Listen to a conversation about the need for improving sales process and it usually begins like this: “We have very aggressive sales targets and we’re just not getting there.”. “We’re not leveraging our own best practices – a lot of our sales reps are simply doing what they did the last time.”. “Our customers’ buying process has undergone dramatic changes but we’re still selling like we always did.”.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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When Less Is More!

Partners in Excellence

We have a complexity crisis in our organizations. There is no place where it hits harder than in the sales organization. Just think of what sales people face every day: They have the complexity of working with their customers–each struggling with and managing their own complexity. Multiply that by the number of customers, deals, opportunities they are working on.

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Live from Dreamforce Day 2: Embracing the Future

Engage Selling

Interesting observational research moment today during my session at Dreamforce. In a room full of 400 sales professionals, I made the case that there is no more B2B or B2C and that all selling was B2All.

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How Sales Configurators Are Ushering In a New Age of Selling

Cincom Smart Selling

Sales is a changing game. Driven by CPQ technology, especially the sales configurator, and business customization, the selling process is rapidly changing. It is rapidly evolving from the old product-pushing, outbound model to a world of customer-oriented guided selling that sees the role of the sales rep as something entirely different from what it was 20 years ago.

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How to Integrate Your Sales Enablement Tech Stack (With Brainshark!)

BrainShark

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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Modern Sales Takes Dreamforce 2016

SalesLoft

The time has finally come! Modern sales is taking over Dreamforce 2016 in the form of 30 Salesloft representatives. 30 team members who reflect the Salesloft culture and core values through and through. 30 advocates whose goal is to make the lives of modern sales professionals better through the application of record for sales engagement. 30 Rainmakers all at Dreamforce 2016 to meet you: the prospect, the customer, the modern sales professional.

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Dreamforce Day 1 – Welcome to Dreamforce

Bigtincan

The team from Bigtincan has joined 170,000 other sales experts at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce event taking place this week in San Francisco to learn about how to drive sales productivity and increase win rates and customer satisfaction. And what an event it is. With streets closed off, bands playing in almost every corner, and literally […].

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Transforming Your Sales Team into a Modern Sales Engagement Machine

SalesLoft

Dreamforce 2016 is officially underway, and we’re live blogging some of our favorite sessions right here on the Salesloft blog. First up, Kyle Porter and friends take the stage to introduce the new era of sales: the modern sales organization. As the traditional and conventional sales companies evolve, modern sales organizations are emerging in a way that is transforming the entire industry of sales.

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Live from Dreamforce: Be Your Best, Be A Trailblazer

Engage Selling

I’m live at the largest tech show in the world this week. That can only mean it’s Dreamforce!

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Building a Modern Sales Engagement Platform On Top of Salesforce

SalesLoft

As Dreamforce continues Day 1 in full swing, we’re live blogging some of the top sessions and panels right here on the Salesloft blog. Kyle Porter and friends took the stage earlier today to introduce the new era of sales: the modern sales organization. This afternoon he’s joined by another group of modern sales leaders to continue the discussion, and to get their first-hand experience on how this evolution from conventional sales to the modern sales era has transformed their sales o

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The 5 Step Formula for Handling Price Objections Like a Pro

The Brooks Group

“Your price is too high.”. The dreaded reply that can trip up even the most seasoned salesperson and cause them to lose the sale—or worse yet—sacrifice margin. Sales always has been and always will be a function of margin. That’s why it’s so crucial for your salespeople to be able to handle price objections effectively and sell on value every time. Give your salespeople this 5 step formula for handling price objections and they’ll be able to avoid a price war, maintain healthy margins, and build

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What’s Your Dreampitch?

SalesLoft

Next up on the Dreamforce 2016 stage is an exciting panel including Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, CEO of BroadbandTV Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and Chairman of Lowercase Capital, Christopher Sacca, and the world famous Will.i.am. This year Dreamforce premiered a startup pitch competition, where three early-stage startups building on Salesforce App Cloud got a chance to pitch their company to the rockstar panel of judges.