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What If Prospecting Were Cancer?

The Pipeline

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Not to be overly dramatic, but most people who find out they have caner or any terminal disease, will immediately seek a cure, take steps to change their lifestyle or habits to alter their fate. Rarely or ever would they ignore it or make changes to unrelated things as a means of healing the illness.

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Four Marketing Pillars to Build a Business as Strong as The Parthenon

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2017-02-20. Author: Scott Wilson. Teaser: Every business should employ a combination of marketing pillars to uphold the pressure of its success, and together produce significant results. Every business should employ a combination of marketing pillars to uphold the pressure of its success, and together produce significant results.

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Don’t Let Poor Product Marketing Ruin Your Win Rate and Deal Size

SBI Growth

Today we are going to demonstrate how to increase pipeline attribution, customer loyalty, and customer lifetime value through product marketing. Our conversation today is focused on associating product marketing excellence with revenue contribution.

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What Makes for a Great Sales Attitude?

Increase Sales

Noted sales expert Zig Ziglar said an “attitude is a habit of thought.” If we apply his definition to what makes a great sales attitude, the response will be various habits of thought. Top sales performers have more than one habit of thought, more than one attitude when it comes to selling. These attitudes can be observed through sales behaviors that are supported through various talents.

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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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Is Your Marketing Budget a Paper Tiger

SBI Growth

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Comment on 30 Sales Incentives for Summer ($30 Or Less) by 20 presidential sales incentives under $45

LevelEleven

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Sales Tips: No More Excuses

Customer Centric Selling

Sales Tips: No More Excuses for Coming Up Short. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling®. "I could have won that business. If only I had a lower price.". Pricing that was too high and/or lack of some particular feature or function are often the reasons given by prospects to salespeople after having competed for and lost a potential piece of business.

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Comment on 16 AWESOME SALES INCENTIVES FOR YOUR MILLENNIAL REPS by 20 presidential sales incentives under $45

LevelEleven

[…] the past, we’ve compiled incentive ideas for millennials, seasons and even holidays. But this time, we’re going governmental. Presidential, that is. Here […].

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Sales career advice: How to find the right sales team

Close

So you want to join a sales team. But not just any sales team: You want to join the right team, the best team. And that’s great! But how do you find that team? I’ve got the answer, but you’re not gonna like it: It depends.

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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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[Podcast] How to Coach your Customer to Choose your Product with Jeffrey Lipsius (Episode 11)

Mindtickle

In this 15 minute. interview Lipsius outlines: Why decision coaching is important to your customers. What are the must-have components of a top-notch sales training program. How to coach your sales reps so that it sticks. The link between mindfulness and sales performance. To download or subscribe to the Sales Excellence podcast login to. Soundcloud. , Stitcher. , iTunes. or find it. here.

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Why Salespeople Can’t Sell Beyond Their Training [Insights from Sales Expert David Hoffeld]

BrainShark

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[Podcast] How to Coach your Customer to Choose your Product with Jeffrey Lipsius (Episode 11)

Mindtickle

In this 15 minute. interview Lipsius outlines: Why decision coaching is important to your customers. What are the must-have components of a top-notch sales training program. How to coach your sales reps so that it sticks. The link between mindfulness and sales performance. To download or subscribe to the Sales Excellence podcast login to. Soundcloud. , Stitcher. , iTunes. or find it. here.

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How Champions Win Over Hostile Buyers

Sales Gravy

Champions win by casting themselves in a different light, as the "good guys." Champions help relieve their client's pain. It makes all the difference in the world. It’s inevitable that you’ll eventually find yourself working with hostile buyers.

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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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How to handle any sales objections to your sales pitch [5 key steps]

OnePageCRM

“To object is not the same as to reject”. In sales, objection and rejection are a daily occurrence. It’s important to remember that “no matter how great your offering is, there will be objections to it”. So let’s learn how to handle them. What is a sales objection? An objection is an explicit expression from a prospect that a barrier exists between the current situation and what they need to engage your services.

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Enabling Sales Coaching in the Digital Age

Mindtickle

The digital era has arrived and research has found it to be the route to the customer, not the balance sheet. That means the biggest asset a business can have is a foolproof process to engage and convert prospects into customers. But the route to the customer has also undergone considerable changes. Customers now. research your business. and competitors at the click of a mouse, reading reviews and seeking out advice without ever leaving their desk.

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How to handle any sales objections to your sales pitch [5 key steps]

OnePageCRM

“To object is not the same as to reject”. In sales, objection and rejection are a daily occurrence. It’s important to remember that “no matter how great your offering is, there will be objections to it”. So let’s learn how to handle them. What is a sales objection? An objection is an explicit expression from a prospect that a barrier exists between the current situation and what they need to engage your services.

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Enabling Sales Coaching in the Digital Age

Mindtickle

The digital era has arrived and research has found it to be the route to the customer, not the balance sheet. That means the biggest asset a business can have is a foolproof process to engage and convert prospects into customers. But the route to the customer has also undergone considerable changes. Customers now. research your business. and competitors at the click of a mouse, reading reviews and seeking out advice without ever leaving their desk.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Requirements, Roadmaps & Rollouts: The B2B Product Manager Magazine, February 2017

Product Management University

The February Issue of The B2B Product Manager is now available. In this issue we cover everything from requirements to roadmaps to rollouts. We also throw in a few tips for hiring the best Agile Product Owners, and a universal product management framework that’s been sitting right under our nose. And for the first time in five years, Proficientz is offering a public training workshop – How to Create a Strategic Portfolio Roadmap, March 28th in Atlanta.

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Effective Sales Managers aren’t Born: They’re Created

Mindtickle

Superheroes aren’t born, they’re made. Clarke Kent walked in the light of the yellow sun. Diana Prince was granted her Amazonian strength by the Greek Gods, and Peter Parker was bitten by an irradiated spider. But all of them had to learn how to channel their powers and hone their skills before they could fly or scale walls. When it comes to sales one of the most potent superpowers a sales manager can have is the ability to coach effectively.

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Effective Sales Managers aren’t Born: They’re Created

Mindtickle

Superheroes aren’t born, they’re made. Clarke Kent walked in the light of the yellow sun. Diana Prince was granted her Amazonian strength by the Greek Gods, and Peter Parker was bitten by an irradiated spider. But all of them had to learn how to channel their powers and hone their skills before they could fly or scale walls. When it comes to sales one of the most potent superpowers a sales manager can have is the ability to coach effectively.