Wed.Apr 27, 2016

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Can Your Salespeople Articulate Value Or Does It Sound Like Magic?

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-04-28. Author: Michael Harris. Teaser: Customers are not ready to believe in the viability of the salesperson’s product until they realize that they are out in the middle of the lake drowning in problems. Are your salespeople effectively contrasting the hell of not buying your product to the heaven of buying? Customers are not ready to believe in the viability of the salesperson’s product until they realize that they are out in the middle of the lake drowning in prob

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Fishing/Selling – It’s an Exact Science… Kinda

Anthony Cole Training

I went fishing with a very good friend of mine from First Citizens Bank in NC and he took me to his favorite fishing hole - Lake James. Keith claims it is the most beautiful fishing lake in the country. I don’t know if it is - I’ve not seen them all, but this is one beautiful lake!

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Defining Sales Excellence: Can You Identify Your Top Performers?

Sales Result

Do you manage a team of sales reps with clear (or sometimes not-so-clear) over-performers and under-performers? Do you have a rep on your team who you wish you could duplicate? Are you able to weed the “A” players from the “C” players, and articulate why they fall in their respective categories? Simply put, are you able to define your Characteristics of Sales Excellence?

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Sales Management Strategies for Strong SDR Team Leads, A Sales Tips Video

SalesLoft

Sales management strategies can make or break your team’s success. A sales pipeline without a steady stream of qualified meetings set by a well-oiled SDR team can be unpredictable. At the worst, the stream runs dry, and Account Executives are left without new opportunities. That’s why it’s crucial to have a Sales Development Team Lead devoted entirely to sales management strategies for growing, training, and improving your SDR team.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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Inbound Works—Until It Doesn’t

Partners in Excellence

I’m a great fan of inbound marketing/demand gen approaches. What sales person wouldn’t be? It’s great to be able to talk to someone who actually is interested in your products and services! Before the first conversation, you have a context of their interests. You know marketing programs they’ve responded to, you know the content, which provides an indication of their interest.

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Don’t Judge Yourself Against Others

Hyper-Connected Selling

The post Don’t Judge Yourself Against Others appeared first on David J.P. Fisher.

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You Cannot Manage What You Don’t Understand

Jonathan Farrington

Even companies that enjoy the luxury of clearly superior products, realise that those products will not sell themselves. As a minimum, companies need a sales force comprised of skilled professionals who understand the application of the product range, have an in-depth knowledge of their customer base, market sector and of course the competition. But even […].

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The Relationship between Mixology and Sales Performance Management

OpenSymmetry

Have you ever tried to make the perfect Manhattan Matai or Piña Colada? There is a science behind it, but also an art to cater to individual taste preferences; this is Mixology. The perfect cocktail is made up of the right Foundation by including the finest ingredients, Execution by applying the right mix and presentation and Success by setting the perfect finish.