Tue.Sep 29, 2015

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10 Time-Saving Techniques for Salespeople

The Sales Hunter

Who among us doesn’t want to save more time, better use time and essentially get more out of our day?! Here are 10 ideas to get you started: 1. Check email using your smartphone. We delete messages much faster when we view them on our smart phone. A key problem everyone has is spending […].

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 3]

Pointclear

I recently asked fellow industry leaders to weigh in on the rising popularity of Account-Based Marketing among B2B companies. This is the question I posed: According to a report by SiriusDecisions, 2015 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), more than 60 percent of companies plan to invest in technology for ABM to better align sales and marketing over the next twelve months.

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Why Your Prospecting Strategy That Worked Last Year Isn’t Working Now

The Sales Hunter

Last year you were a star. Everyone in sales thought you were amazing, because of the results you were generating. The prospecting plan you put together was rocking. This quarter the results aren’t there. In fact, they’ve been on a slide most of this year, despite you doing the same thing this year that […].

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4 Steps to Plug Productivity Leaks

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2015-09-30. Teaser: Everyone is looking for ways to boost productivity and make the most of their time. The New York Times even reported that some young workers are abusing stimulants normally used to treat A.D.H.D. Before you resort to popping pills, try these four steps to plug productivity leaks. Everyone is looking for ways to boost productivity and make the most of their time.

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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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Stop Listening to Sales Experts About Marketing

Increase Sales

Some well known sales experts either discount marketing or actually ignore marketing. They look to the “real” sales process and provide their expertise about how to increase sales leads or convert sales leads. Peter Drucker said “Business has two functions: marketing and innovation.”. Unless you can attract attention (sales leads), you will never, ever be able to dazzle anyone with your “closing skills.” .

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TSE 197: I Need More Time In The Day!

Sales Evangelist

With so much to do as a salesperson, you can easily get lost in the thick of things and lose your focus. This is why effectively organizing your day is so critical. When you’re organized, you are able to maximize each day with meaningful activities. In this episode, I share a simple strategy we can […] The post TSE 197: I Need More Time In The Day! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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Using Assessments to Improve Workplace Dynamics

The Brooks Group

The ultimate goal of a team building workshop is to arrive on the other side with a more productive, happier, and healthier workforce. Improving the way team members interact with their leader and each other is definitely worth setting aside time for, but it doesn’t have to involve obstacle courses, fire-walking, or free-falling backwards off of a tree stump.

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5 Best Insights I Picked Up from Sales Leaders at Dreamforce

No More Cold Calling

Here’s what I learned at one of the biggest sales events of the year. Dreamforce? A great sales event? That all depends on the effort you put in. It’s up to you to network with clients and prospects, meet new people, and attend sessions to learn from top sales leaders. Of course, being a sales event, this year’s Dreamforce included the usual annoyances: Marketing speakers who said maddeningly naive things about sales.

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“Are You The Decisionmaker?”

Partners in Excellence

I was reading a sales blog post on critical questions to ask the customer. One that jumped out to me was the advice to make sure you ask, “Are you the decisionmaker?” Perhaps I’m being too nit-picky, but it seems to be a terrible question. As I reread it, I thought, what do we learn from the response to the question? First the response can only be “Yes,” or “No.” (I thought it was conventional wisdom that open ended questions tend to elicit more infor

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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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From Founders to Marketing: The Content Handoff

SalesLoft

This post was originally published on Salesforce.com. It’s not news that content marketing is a powerful tool in SaaS. From case studies to eBooks to blog posts, the industry thrives on tangible credibility behind each sale. Content machines like Salesforce and Moz recognize this need for content generation, and they strive every day to provide value to the lives of SaaS sales professionals with insight to stay agile, knowledgeable and relevant.