Tue.Apr 08, 2014

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7 Things Successful Sales People Never Say

MTD Sales Training

'What’s really interesting about we humans is the fact that, even though we don’t like to admit it, we are judgmental beings. Often we don’t view ourselves as being judgmental; we. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Why Sales QBRs are a Waste of Time

SBI Growth

'Many of you just finished the quarter. Some of you had great results while others are figuring out how to recover. A lot of sales organizations hold a Quarterly Business Review (QBR) after quarter close. I often get asked if a QBR is a waste of time. It depends on the answers to some important questions.

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How to Deal with an Angry Customer

The Sales Heretic

'We’ve all been there. (And you haven’t yet, you will at some point.) Whether because of our mistake, or through no fault of our own, a customer is angry. Beyond angry—furious! And whether you’re a salesperson, a customer service representative, or the business owner, you get the pleasure of dealing with it. How do you [.].

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5 Questions You MUST Ask Yourself About Your Goals

The Sales Hunter

'If I were a betting man, I would bet your goals (if you have them) are set too low. Why are your goals so low? The easy answer is because there’s no sense in setting goals that are impossible to achieve. If that’s the case, then why don’t you set tomorrow’s goal as merely waking […].

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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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We need to have a conversation

Bernadette McClelland

'We need to have a conversation. When was the last time you had an edgy conversation? With yourself or with others? I am extremely fortunate to be friends with Dan Waldschmidt. Who, you might ask is he, why do you even care who he is and what does he have to do with what you do? Well, it turns out – a lot! You see Dan, apart from one of the Top 7 sales bloggers according to the Wall Street Journal, apart from being profiled in Business Week, INC Magazine, Business Insider, and on dozens of

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Texting While Walking—Not Worth the Risk

No More Cold Calling

'Apple wants to make it safer to walk while texting. I have a better idea. The Silicon Valley Business Journal headline—“Apple files ‘transparent texting’ patent to make walking while texting safer”—would have been laughable, had it not been so appalling. Can you believe it? Safer? What’s safer is not texting at all—unless you’re standing still.

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Why You Shouldn’t Hide Your Marketing Budget

Sales and Marketing Management

'Issue Date: 2014-04-09. Author: Kristi Chester, marketing/account manager, MKJ Creative. Teaser: A tight-lipped approach with a creative partner may be the first sign that you’re working with the wrong partner. A tight-lipped approach with a creative partner may be the first sign that you’re working with the wrong partner.

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Go Huskies! Go Sell!

Anthony Cole Training

'I’m normally one to watch a movie, read a book or listen to a song and tie it to sales and/or sales management. And, even though I use a lot of sports analogies, I rarely use sport stories or examples in my blog post or Sales Brew Newsletters. But given the recent victory by my alma mater, THE University of Connecticut, I want to share some observations about their road to the Final Four and eventual Championship.

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Why the Increased IT Spending Growth Forecasts from Gartner are Wrong Again!

The ROI Guy

'According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending is on pace to reach $3.8 trillion in 2014, a 3.2% increase from 2013 spending levels (and a 0.1% uplift from the last forecast published in Q1). Although the forecast predicts healthy growth for 2014, these same Gartner forecasts have been overly optimistic the past two years. Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would grow 4.2% for the year.

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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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TSE 026: What Is This Social Selling Thing???

Sales Evangelist

Have you heard of social selling and wondered what in the world it is? Well, you are not the only one. It is a HOT new buzz term that is being thrown around to describe the power of utilizing social media and the web to sell. I LOVE IT! But with the excitement it is […] The post TSE 026: What Is This Social Selling Thing??? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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The Power of Handwritten Letters

Engage Selling

'Do you ever wonder what happened to good old-fashioned handwritten letters? Although newer communication tools like email have emerged and have eliminated any practical use for handwritten letters, it seems as though the transition period between the two methods of communication was almost overnight. In business today, it’s clear that letter writing is no longer […].

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5 Types of Videos to Fuel Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

BrainShark

Everywhere you look, experts are predicting that video will be a top social media trend ag

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The 10 Best Practices Of Top Sales Organizations

The Brooks Group

How Top Sales Organizations Get - And Keep - Best-In-Class Status. Based on years of observation across a broad number of companies, we've seen that certain factors have to be present for a solid sales culture to flourish to any degree within the organization. First, an organization should decide exactly how it wants to define itself in the broadest sense.

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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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Nine Things I Learned at Social Media Marketing World 2014

SugarCRM

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Choices Make Buying Decisions So Much Easier

Jonathan Farrington

'Many years ago, a very good friend of mine who owned a chain of sports shops and gyms sought my advice: He said that he thought the quality of the entire customer experience could be considerably improved throughout his business, but didn’t really know where to start. Knowing that I would be initially reticent because retail and B2C is not really my “bag” (pun fully intended) he made me an offer that was difficult to refuse – I won’t go into detail, let’s jus

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(Apartment) Hunting for Marketing Qualified Leads

SugarCRM

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Sales Leadership Talent of Project and Goal Focus

Increase Sales

'Staying the course regardless of circumstance is a necessary sales leadership talent. Being able to maintain one’s direction in spite of obstacles is critical to small business sales success and business growth. The Innermetrix Attribute Index identifies this capacity as project and goal focus. To achieve such clarity is dependent of self direction and an appreciation for structure and order.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams. With helpful diagrams and simple explanations in each use case, see how Salesforce’s CDP, Data Cloud for Marketing, powers personalized, real-time experiences across marketing, with capabilities that include: Optimizing ad spend Powering dynamic website content Increasing upselling and cross-selling Resolving service cases with marketing data B