Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Why Companies Fail to Execute. I find it shocking that statistics show that 60%-90% of companies fail to execute their strategies. HBR quotes a survey where more than 400 global CEO’s found that business execution excellence was the number one challenge facing corporate leaders. The CEO’s were from Asia, Europe, and the United States. Execution headed the list which included 80 issues which included innovation, geopolitical instability, and top-line growth.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . We have all witnessed situations where an outstanding sales rep is “rewarded” with a promotion to sales management, leading to two compounding problems. The previously successful contributor flounders in the new role, and you have an underperforming territory where you had a star you moved. There is no doubt that you’re a+ Primo players, should be recognized, even rewarded for their contribution, (which is what I thought the incentive plan was f

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The top four account-based sales secrets revealed! When it comes to account-based sales tips, there is one guy who can revolutionize your technique. This is a story about George (mostly). I’ve known plenty of great account-based sellers , or as we used to call them “B2B salespeople.” George is among the best, because he understands that selling is all about the people.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Today’s show will demonstrate how to determine which markets to compete in and which markets to avoid. We discuss market selection and the type of sales reps required to compete. As a guide to the discussion, download our 10th annual workbook, How.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Walk out of your office and ask the first three marketers and the first three sales executives you encounter one question: What constitutes a lead? I suspect that you will get 6 almost entirely different answers to this essential, strategic question. Before technology came into play things were bad enough. With technology it is now possible to get more poor quality leads to sales faster than ever before.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Understanding body language is an important skill for salespeople to learn. However, it is important that we understand some key concepts first: Look for more than one sign. Try this for example. Cross your arms. It feels good doesn’t it? You are hugging yourself. Yet, if you read books on body language they will tell you that this is a negative signal that is being sent out.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Back when DiscoverOrg was founded in 2007, our goal was to provide sales and marketing professionals with accurate intelligence on IT decision-makers. Why did our co-founders Henry and Kirk pick Information Technology? Well, IT budgets were still pretty big back then, so that’s one simple reason. However, another one is that in 2007 IT spending was hotter than it’s ever been.

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

[…] sales best practices.Must-read post: Beginner’s Guide to Social Selling: Posting Content9) The Filling the Funnel BlogBest for: SalespeopleJohn Barrows reinforces his sales advice with stories from his days as a […].

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

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Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

When professionals in virtually every industry think about “compensation” – especially when it comes to structuring compensation plans, rarely is anything but a dollar sign considered.

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SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

It’s almost here. Salesloft’s annual Sales Engagement Conference. Rainmaker ’17. Tickets are selling fast, the hotel block is filling up and, most importantly, the lineup of speakers is starting to get STACKED. While sales reps come to Rainmaker each year for a number of reasons , the one we hear most often is to learn. The modern sales professional needs to constantly be learning and evolving to succeed.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Product configuration software, by definition, sounds like a great idea. What’s not to like? Accurate configurations, errorless pricing and automated quotation and proposal generation; who’s not going to want those things? The fact is, business requires justification beyond “it’s a no-brainer!”. In its July 2016 report, Powering a Profitable Sales Organization: How CPQ Cuts Costs, Aberdeen cites four specific measurable advantages that best-in-class CPQ solution users enjoy over those that are

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Today marks our 500th episode! And to celebrate this marvelous milestone, we’re having this fun Q&A session where I pulled out some questions sent to me through email or from the Facebook group. Q: How do I get current customers and referral partners to write recommendations about me on LinkedIn aside from skills endorsements? […] The post TSE 500: The Sales Evangelist 500th Episode-“I Can’t Believe We Are Here!

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Image Copyright OcusFocus. Ryan changed jobs and companies this week when he started in his new role as Business Development Manager. When I congratulated him on his new job he wrote back the following: "You were 110% on the money back when I became a first time sales manager. You told Stuart and me that my biggest challenge would be in not being able to understand why the hell sales reps working for me just didn't do what I did when I was selling, and what I asked them to do, since I always did

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

How do you become effective as a sales manager (especially when you’re in this new role)? Boy! A survival guide could surely come in handy so you would know the things to avoid and the things you should improve on. Today’s guest is David Brock who’s going to give us an overview of his book, […] The post TSE 501: Sales Manager Survival Guide By David Brock appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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