Thu.Oct 12, 2023

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5 Problems Caused by Sales and Marketing Misalignment

SugarCRM

Sales and Marketing ; they’re like the perfect couple. One is analytical and direct, while the other does all the talking and appeals to the emotions. When they’re in perfect alignment, life is good. That’s how it is with sales and marketing. But like couples, they have disagreements sometimes. If left unresolved, these disagreements can create misalignment, miscommunication, demotivation, and eventual failure to grow the business.

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Latest Podcasts: Tactical Leadership

Force Management

This month, the Revenue Builders Podcast featured some great deep dives into tactical sales strategies. Each episode covered a different element of a great sales motion, breaking it down step-by-step in conversation with seasoned leaders and experts with years in the industry. The result is a collection of hard-earned lessons, blueprints for success, and golden nuggets of advice that can only come from leaders who have been in the barrel.

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We Need To Think About Retention Differently!

Partners in Excellence

We all know customer retention is important. Creating great customer experiences, making sure we deliver on our commitments, keeping them happy are critical. We are all familiar with the “bow tie” chart, showing the importance of not only retaining, but growing and upselling. And most of the strategies seem built around customer retention.

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Do You Communicate Your Priorities for Business?

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Do You Communicate Your Priorities for Business? Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Many people new to business, whether entrepreneurial or employees, are so anxious to make a sale that they sadly overlook the value they provide. Instead of gradually building up a case for doing business, they jump at an opportunity to grab something at hand that is usually not worth their time or effort.

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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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“I Can Do It Better Myself!”

Partners in Excellence

One of the biggest mistakes I see sales managers, particularly new managers, make is the view, “I can do it better myself!” It’s easy to understand this. They were probably top performers as sellers. They probably have deep experience and great capability. That’s part of the reason they’ve been moved into a leadership role.

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The Center for Sales Strategy Celebrates 40 Years of Improving Sales Performance

The Center for Sales Strategy

The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS), a leading provider of sales training and coaching solutions, celebrates 40 years of excellence – helping B2B sales teams drive revenue and performance. For four decades, CSS has been at the forefront of empowering sales teams and organizations worldwide with innovative sales strategies, training programs, and talent solutions.

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Discover the Hidden Power of Social E-Commerce: Unleashing the Future of Online Shopping

SocialSellinator

Learn what social e-commerce is and how it works. Discover the benefits for businesses and the trends to watch in 2022. Find out how SocialSellinator can help you harness the power of social e-commerce.

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Becoming a Better Listener, Part 2

Selling Energy

In a continuation of yesterday's blog post, we look into additional ways we can sharpen our listening skills, including deep focus, note-taking, and a few other tricks of the trade.

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The Power of Personal Stories: Overcoming Self-Belief Challenges

Pipeliner

Discovering the Strength of Sharing Your Story In a world where negative self-beliefs often hinder our path to success. The act of sharing personal stories takes center stage. Join us in this insightful conversation between John Golden and Molly Sider. They delve into the transformative power of narratives and the impact they can have on surmounting life’s obstacles.

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Supercharge Your Sales: 5 Steps to Effortless Selling

Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.

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Scaling the Unscalable with John Eitel

Predictable Revenue

Collin Stewart sat down with John Eitel, Chief Sales Officer at Demandbase to navigate the complex terrain of entering a new market. The post Scaling the Unscalable with John Eitel appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Why Search Engine Optimization is Vital for Business Success

SocialSellinator

Learn why search engine optimization is crucial for businesses. Boost visibility, credibility, and competitiveness. Improve web traffic, conversion rates, and revenue with SEO. Discover the strategic importance of SEO in digital marketing. Partner with SocialSellinator for expert SEO strategies.

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The Complex and Evolving Dynamics of SMB Software Buying Habits

BuzzBoard

The global software buying state is a dynamic amalgamation of subscription-based models, cloud-native applications, AI-driven solutions, enhanced user experiences, robust security measures, and a growing emphasis on sustainability. These trends have ushered in an exciting era of digital solutions that are reshaping businesses, improving productivity, and driving innovation across industries.

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What Goes in a Revenue Kickoff?

Mereo

The revenue kickoff (RKO) is becoming the new sales kickoff (SKO), but what exactly is an RKO? How do you know who to invite? What does an RKO entail? At Mereo we are working diligently to stay on top of all things RKO to help you create a successful program. The good news is that RKOs are similar to SKOs in terms of planning, but RKOs open more doors for opportunities to serve your buyers and your organization alike.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm up Cold Calls

Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.

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Why Small Businesses Need Comprehensive Auto Insurance?

Pipeliner

In the fast-paced world of small business ownership, every decision and investment counts. From managing finances to overseeing daily operations, entrepreneurs wear multiple hats to ensure the success of their enterprises. Among these crucial considerations is the matter of vehicle ownership and management. For many small businesses, having a fleet of vehicles is essential to carry out various tasks, whether it’s delivering products, providing services, or meeting clients.

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How to Develop a Winning Sales Compensation Philosophy

The Spiff Blog

How well can you explain (or defend) the way your company compensates sales employees? In today’s world, where pay transparency and compensation fairness are increasingly in the spotlight, sales employees and high-quality job candidates want to know more than just “how” your sales reps are paid. The “why” behind your compensation strategy is now a crucial factor, albeit one that many organizations fail to define.

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Sales Tech That Doesn’t Work

No More Cold Calling

Emotion trumps emoticons. Digital communication only takes us so far … period. Even the best sales technology isn’t as valuable as business relationships. But it’s easy to forget that in the digital era. These days, people are literally addicted to smartphones, and salespeople are so reliant on social media that they forget to be social. But that is sales tech that doesn’t work.