No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Believe it or not, women have the advantage in selling. Growing up, I had sales all wrong. I believed salespeople were life-of-the-party types—extroverts who could talk to a wall. I wasn’t like that, and I´m still not. But charisma isn’t what makes a good salesperson. Top salespeople build strong, ongoing, trusting relationships. We’re not the center of attention.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Some of you may be familiar with Stu Heinecke, a Hall-of-fame-nominated marketer and Wall Street Journal cartoonist, see example above. Last year I had the opportunity to speak with Stu while he was working on his book “How to Get a Meeting with Anyone”. More recently I joined Stu, for extended conversation on not just on how to get a meeting with right prospect, how to position and extend initial engagement.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Earlier this week I received this inquiry form from our "Ask a Sales Expert" page: I am currently conducting a Research Project at school on the 5 step sales process. i am focusing on: (1) prospecting, (2) the initial appointment, (3) the presentation of the product, (4) the followup of objections or changes to offer (5) the close of sale. I am researching which one of the above steps is off greatest consequence/ importance to a company and why?

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Are you going to Dreamforce this month? I would love to meet you! We have a great opportunity to connect at a Happy Hour event on September 16 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. No cost to attend this event, so go ahead and sign up at this link! And don’t forget to […].

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-09-04. Author: Tim Matthews. Teaser: A sales playbook helps make your sales team aware of the critical points in a sale and how to avoid common mistakes will smooth out the process and improve sales efficiency. A sales playbook helps make your sales team aware of the critical points in a sale and how to avoid common mistakes will smooth out the process and improve sales efficiency.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Most people understand the value of a simple written grocery list. Just imagine if those who make a living selling would adopt the same attitude by having a simple written action plan to increase sales? The question then is what would be included in such a written list? Given that individuals can be quickly pulled in many different directions, my sense is this simple action plan to increase sales include: Values.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Is your team easy to work with? Let’s face it. Even if you provide an excellent product or service, but your team is simply a pain to work with, you will have a hard time creating repeat customers…or any customers at all! There are certain skills that I believe need to be outlined by every CEO […].

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Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Sales Tips: Flying for Dummies - Really? By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. I was talking with a business partner of mine the other day. He was telling me about a conversation he had with a prospect company’s VP of Sales and VP of Human Resources about training their salespeople.

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Close

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The one thing most beginning salespeople lack more than anything is the ability to sell with confidence. Being able to confidently deliver your pitch and answer the prospect's objections is one of the most important skills to master on your way to becoming a sales pro.

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

If you’re headed to Dreamforce in a few weeks, then it’s time to gear up and prepare to set a ton of qualified demos on the event floor at Moscone. With a conference of this magnitude, you’re about to be in the same arena as all of your most ideal clients — IN PERSON. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet these folks and make lasting prospect connections.

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Sales Result

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Account plans are detailed blueprints of the relevant information needed to grow an individual account. Each company should have their own set of details required for their account plans, but many aspects are universal. Good account plans allow for reps and managers to create strategies to sell more, so if you need a refresher in things to include in your account plan, read: " Account Plan Best Practices. " An account plan without a strategy ads needless work to the salesperson’s busy schedule a

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Justin Carper is a hustler to the core. Justin is the founder and mad genius behind “The Car Flip”. As Justin said on his site, he’s not going around physically flipping cars over. However, he educates people like you and me everyday on how to sell cars on the side and make extra money. During […] The post TSE 186: Sales From The Street-“Back Off A Bit” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I’m the proud “parent” of two cats, Sammy and Harley. As with most cats, they are fiercely independent, tending to do what they want to do, rather than what my wife and I may want them to do. (To long time followers, you’ll recognize them, I’ve written about them before.). While I haven’t done a rigorous analysis, I suspect we are successful getting them to do “sort of” what we wanted them to do around 40% of the time.

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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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