The Pipeline
OCTOBER 29, 2015
The Pipeline Guest Post – Jason Rueger. For small businesses, every contract and sale counts. That’s why you want to make sure you never miss a sales call. If you do, you may lose the customer, develop a reputation for being unavailable, or both. Here are some tips for your business that will ensure you never again miss an important sales call.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Issue Date: 2015-10-26. Author: Neil Baron. Teaser: Cody built a relationship with Dutchie, a non-decision maker, which allowed me to close an important deal. Cody built a relationship with Dutchie, a non-decision maker, which allowed me to close an important deal.
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Steven Rosen
OCTOBER 27, 2015
If your answered “YES” to both these questions, then I have good news for you. Successful sales people and sales organization understand the key to success is generating new business. New business requires a steady stream of qualified prospects to keep your pipeline full. Yet, many people have opted for using only passive approaches to prospecting namely social media.
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 27, 2015
1. Don’t ignore the gatekeeper. Treat them the same way you would the senior level person you are trying to reach. Ask the gatekeeper the same questions you would the senior person you’re trying to reach. Many times the gatekeeper is the one who in the end will determine whether you merit time on […].
Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker
Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.
The Pipeline
OCTOBER 26, 2015
By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Every day around the globe thousands if not hundreds of thousands of leads are created. Some are created by nice marketing folks, others by sales, some at trade shows, probably a few on your site, some are inbound, many are outbound, and frankly some are nowhere bound, but there is nothing but hope and blue skies at the point they are created.
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Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 27, 2015
I've written about our son around 30 times over the past 10 years and in those articles where I mentioned sports, the sport was always baseball. For the last three years his fall sport has been cross-country and in the past two months he has won 6 meets. This year he transitioned from participating in to winning his events. While there are several sales analogies I could point to for this turn of events, there is one in particular that is crucial if your company sells more than one product or se
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 24, 2015
If you are not following up quickly with prospects, you are missing out on sales. I guarantee it! I am amazed when I hear about or read about salespeople who don’t follow up! If you want the business, you have to go get it. Following up efficiently is vital to your sales success! Check […].
Mr. Inside Sales
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Have you ever had a prospect who plays his feelings on your product or service “close to the vest”? Someone who simply won’t share much of their opinion one way or the other? Or should I say how many prospects do you have like that? These days many prospects hide behind nebulous stalls like, “Let me think about it,” or “I’ll run this by the committee,” etc., and it’s often hard to know where they stand.
Increase Sales
OCTOBER 25, 2015
Did you ever plan something and then have something interfere with what you were attempting to achieve? How did you respond to that bump in the road? Did you throw your hands up and quit? Did you take a deep breath, realize it was just another bump in the road to overcome and proceed forward? Life is not perfect. Life is filled with incredible opportunities and many of those opportunities are wrapped with roads that are difficult to walk.
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MTD Sales Training
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Your sales manager will tell you many times that you need to make all your calls and get as many appointments as possible. You need to build your numbers and create more opportunities; talk to more people and follow-up your calls. You don’t really need to be told all this. You’re professional enough to know your routine; you just need to set yourself up for the day, and that starts before you make your first call of the day.
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Blunt and in your face! Four words that sum up what makes Mike Weinberg’s book Sales Management Simplified different than other management books out there. There are three reasons why I like this book. First reason is it’s straight talk, blunt and yes in your face. Don’t get me wrong, all of this is in […].
Fill the Funnel
OCTOBER 29, 2015
As the year begins winding down, sales teams are beginning to realize that expectations are not going to be met. In too many cases, missed by a lot. This is the season of finger-pointing, placing blame, creative excuses and hopefully for some honest self-reflection. It is also a time to learn, and that is what this post is about. Respected sales consultant and #1 best-selling author Mike Weinberg has released his new book titled Sales Management.
Increase Sales
OCTOBER 28, 2015
A recent poll from Gallup revealed Americans trust the media far less today than just 16 years ago. Today only 40% of Americans trust the media compared to 55% back in 1999. Possibly this demonstrated erosion is also impacting trust in sales. If the general public is becoming less trusting of past trusted resources, then it makes sense trust in sales may also be suffering.
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MTD Sales Training
OCTOBER 29, 2015
There is a saying that goes: “Many people want to have before they be and do. The truth is that you need to be and do before you have.”. I’m sure you’ve heard people say that they will do things they want to do and be the kind of person they want to be when they have the things that will enable them to do so. Instead, we need to be the kind of person and do the kind of things that encourage us to have the things we want.
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 27, 2015
I’ve been exploring 10 Ways to Get Past Gatekeepers When Prospecting on the Phone, and today we are at number 3: Call back before 8 AM or after 5 PM. Most gatekeepers work traditional hours, so calling either before 8 or after 5 may allow somebody else to answer the phone. This approach is […].
A Sales Guy
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Do you know what you’re paid to do? Do you know why companies pay you? They pay you to think. I know, pretty simple concept uh? With that said, I’m amazed how few of us think today. We are quick to ask for help. We expect companies to give us direction, to create a paint by number environment for us. We expect training, sales enablement, scripts, objection responses, etc.
Increase Sales
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Many independent small business owners especially in the executive coaching and consulting arenas engage in quality content marketing to attract attention and begin to build relationships. Unfortunately, some not so ethical individuals decide with all the good to great content out there why write their own when they can plagiarize the works of others.
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Fill the Funnel
OCTOBER 26, 2015
I am seeing the term “hustler” being used with increasing frequency over the last year. That brings a question to my mind every time I see it – Do you really want to buy something from a HUSTLER or a company with a “hustler culture”? Click to tweet. For me, it does not carry a positive connotation. It raises a hesitancy, a pause, a need to approach with caution.
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 25, 2015
One thing that sets leaders apart from their colleagues is that leaders take risks! They are willing to take calculated risks in order to succeed. Wise risk taking is a skill anyone can learn. Are you willing to master this skill? Check out the video to see what I mean: Copyright 2015, Mark […].
A Sales Guy
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Hey, peeps, Take 15 #heykeenan is now live. In this episode, my boy Anthony Iannarino asks a slammin’ question about prospecting; how much should you do, and how do you make time. Also, sales genius Miles Austin asks, how I stay so good looking? I know this community has questions, ask em on Twitter or Facebook at #hashtag #heykeenan. You shout out, I’ll shout back.
Increase Sales
OCTOBER 24, 2015
The now 365 day a year social media postings to political campaigns, buyers and voters see and hear a lot of politicians pitching what they can do for the electorate. This is a great opportunity to learn what is takes to be a professional salesperson. First, stop with the sales pitches. “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.
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Sales Training Connection
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Whether or not you have put in place a sales process – it is happening everyday. It is whatever your salespeople are doing Monday morning to navigate the customer’s buying process. The real problem is not, therefore, a lack of sales process. The problem is too many companies do not systematically manage and evaluate their sales process. In today’ markets buyers are changing how they buy but sales organizations often fail to adjust and adapt their sales process to the new reality.
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 29, 2015
I’ve been looking closely at 10 Ways to Get Past Gatekeepers When Prospecting on the Phone. We’ve reached number 4, which I think is quite effective: Call during holiday weeks. I’m always surprised at how people behave differently knowing there’s a holiday coming. Calling during a holiday week may very well result in speaking […].
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 29, 2015
I’ve written quite a bit about the importance of defining our “sweet spots.” It’s really important, both from an account prioritization (think of all your account based marketing/sales strategies) and to make sure you are prospecting/qualifying the right deals. Too often, the definition of sweet spots is far too broad or general.
Increase Sales
OCTOBER 29, 2015
In the ongoing quest to increase sales, many professional salespeople continue to make this sales mistake when upselling: They upsell before they have earned the first sale! When working with a ideal potential customer, the goal is to earn the first sale by gaining a commitment to the solution desired by the potential customer. This is not the time to upsell or change the buying field.
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Sales Training Connection
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Ghosts and goblins galore. Tricky witches at your door. This is the time for spooks and bats. Halloween spirits and black cats. But don’t forget nifty treats … and to fill up on some sweets! Happy Halloween to all!
Your Sales Management Guru
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Did It Get Done? That is a question most executives worry about and often have to ask their direct reports, this is especially true when thinking about Sales Management. In some situations the President of the company may have responsibility to manage the sales team or maybe they are attempting to manage a sales manager(s). In either case-attaining revenue objectives becomes a critical success factor-to a point where it might be distracting from achieving other responsibilities of sales manageme
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 29, 2015
I’m coaching a frustrated sales person. He’s running up against a brick wall on his prospecting. He’s sending emails, calling, sending emails…… Most of the time there’s no response, so he sends more. Sometimes, to shut him down, he get’s a response–perhaps it’s an “Unsubscribe” in the title line, or more politely, “Sorry, it doesn’t make sense to talk, we don’t have budget.” The experience this sales per
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