Tue.May 31, 2016

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Will There Ever Be a Winner Between Marketing and Sales?

The Sales Hunter

The short answer to this question is, “No!” I say “no,” because until both Sales and Marketing accept the roles they play and their reliance upon each other, there is little chance the fight will end. I’ve had the unique opportunity to sit at both desks over the years, holding key Marketing and Sales […].

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The Ongoing Quest for the Sales Success Continues

Increase Sales

Over the weekend, I received a request to answer this question: What is the one piece of advice for sales success you would give SMBs? I am sure if this question is asked of other sales experts, small business coaches and consultants, there would be great diversity in their answers. However, the truth is there is not just one piece of advice. Sales success as any other type of success is the integration of numerous behaviors (think sales leadership talents) that are consistently assessed, clari

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Sales Pods: Lessons Learned in the First Month of Running a Strategic Pod

SalesLoft

Sales pods are the key to scalable structure within many successful SaaS sales organizations. And in the first month of running a sales pod, we’ve learned a lot of lessons. But to truly see the benefits of setting up sales pods, you first need to understand the journey it takes for an organization to determine the goals, needs, and actions required to reach that level of scalability.

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How to Get Results From Poor Performers

Engage Selling

It’s frustrating. When you see a sales rep struggling month after month, and missing target after target, it’s enough to make any sales leader uneasy. The problem is most leaders handle poor performers the wrong way.

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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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Why Product Managers & Salespeople Should be Friends

Your Sales Management Guru

Why product managers and salespeople should be friends. In most companies, the product/service managers have limited interaction with the sale’s team except for the introduction of a new offering or at an annual customer summit. At Acumen Management, we believe that is unfortunate as there a great opportunity being missed. Generally, the product/service manager (PM) is responsible for determining what the future offering should have from a feature/function capability.

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3 Mistakes That Are Killing Your Network at the Office

Hyper-Connected Selling

One of the most under-appreciated drivers of your career success comes from your professional relationships. Most people think networking is just something you do when you are trying to land a job. Those people are missing the boat! Networking isn’t just a bunch of salespeople sharing bad appetizers in a hotel ballroom. It’s not trying to schmooze the boss for preferential treatment.

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Veritiv: Driving Sales Effectiveness Post-Merger – #SDSummit 2016

BrainShark

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The Top Sales Professionals of Tomorrow Have Moved Beyond Attitude, Skills & Process…

Jonathan Farrington

It is fairly common knowledge that even today in most industries, a very high percentage of training budgets are spent on “product knowledge” workshops and training sessions. This is understandable to a degree, particularly in the more technical sectors, but what about all the other types of “knowledge”? That statement is guaranteed to produce a […].

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Opower: Streamlining Sales Enablement Through Technology – #SDSummit 2016

BrainShark

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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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Sales Manager, How Are You Performing?

Partners in Excellence

I want to have a heart to heart with Sales Managers/Executives. Sales people and others can listen in if you want. We need to have a serious discussion about your performance. Yeah, I know we always tend to talk about the performance of our people, but we need to focus on your own performance. After all, the data on sales management turnover is pretty disturbing—the average longevity in the job is 20 months.