The Pipeline
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. Some of you Boomers will remember the “Is it live – or Memorex” commercial, you Millies can see it here. The goal was to deliver an experience so real; the listener can’t tell if they hear something live or recorded. That desire to provide “an in-room experience” took hold and was further propagated by people who sold us voicemail. Hasn’t turned out to be the boon for sellers as promised.
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Author: Greg McBeth “Bluffing” isn’t a word you’ll hear often in the professional world, partly because it conjures some negative connotations. It’s often interpreted synonymously with lying. But this staple tactic of the poker table can be a valuable and valid tool in sales negotiations. There’s admittedly a fine line between a bluff and a lie. It can be helpful to think about a bluff as a tactic used in a zero-sum game where both parties are on an even playing field and trying to maximize thei
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Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
The challenge in sales is we are trying to get our needs met. That can be motivating – but it can also be a negative. We spend so much time trying to get people to care about what we do, and what we sell, but you have to start with what your customers care about and what they are trying to get done. The post How to deliver empathy as a prospector and increase sales with Brian Carroll appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
Membrain
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Every sales manager has encountered a salesperson who just can’t seem to “get it.” This is the underperforming team member you work with on the same thing over and over, and no matter how much training, enablement, and coaching you provide, they just keep making the same bad decisions, having the same bad conversations, and experiencing the same bad outcomes.
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SBI
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
What Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner Can Teach You About Building a Sales Stack. My sister and her husband go all out on Thanksgiving. Our families pack up and head to her house from as far away as Iowa for 3 days of feasting on meals truly fit for a king or queen. They have the smoker, the deep-fryer, the sous vide (yeah, that’s a thing), the steamer, and – well, pretty much every machine you’d expect gourmet cooks to have in their kitchen.
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Connect2Sell
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Each of us has a preferred style when it comes to conflict. This preference influences how we make decisions and negotiate, too. Knowing and adapting your style can make you more effective, especially when paired with solid critical thinking skills.
The Sales Heretic
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
I don’t watch a lot of television, but I recently binge-watched the Discovery Channel program, Undercover Billionaire. The eight-episode reality show follows self-made billionaire, Glenn Stearns, as he attempts to build a million-dollar business in a mere 90 days. While it may not sound like much of a challenge for a billionaire to start a [.].
SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Do we have the right sales process? How can we close more deals faster? Gone are the days when companies sold one product into one market for one customer. Many companies nowadays sell multiple products or solutions to various markets. Which.
No More Cold Calling
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
What jaw-dropping moments have you had this year? Our blackout lasted for three (obviously stressful) days. We left the dark house each morning and returned late at night to sleep. When I pulled into our driveway one night, I got out of the car and looked up at the sky. I was in awe. The stars were peppered across the sky—more than I’d ever seen before.
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MTD Sales Training
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
I read an interesting article by Jim Domanski the other day, where he introduces the ‘rule of 25’. This rule is good to know when you are trying to cross-sell or up-sell your client. The rule states that, after people have made the decision to buy, they have accepted they will be spending or investing a certain amount of money. Now, if you have been taught to up-sell or add another product onto that sale, it is unusual for people to spend more than 25% more than what they have just invested.
Mr. Inside Sales
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
It’s that time of year again–the time when every company has a black Friday sale. . I’m going to make this easy for you: We’re offering just one product on sale–the best product we have at the lowest price it has EVER been offered. . It’s my bestselling 5-CD Series: “ How to Double Your Income Selling Over the Phone, “ and this audio series (available as in MP3 instant download as well), has made many sales professionals more money than they tho
SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Much has been written in recent months about the demise of the CMO position. While such a drastic assertion is great for grabbing business headlines, the reality is, as usual, decidedly more nuanced. As the marketing function has evolved over the.
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Author: Jason Kren Ink and paper have a great history of helping people communicate. Paper's digital cousin, the PDF, was a great invention and certainly has its merits. But just like the Blackberry Curve and the Motorola Razr, its days are coming to an end. Or need to. PDFs are still great for printing as well as storing fonts, colors and layout information.
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John Barrows
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
This week on the podcast, we’re excited to welcome a baller on the sales team at SalesLoft, Jordan Arogeti. She’s crushing it and is here to tell us about how she found her sweet spot in sales, how she picked the right company to work for and embraced their culture. This is one for the reps out there looking to build their career and also the managers who wants to hire and retain amazing talent to nurture.
Mr. Inside Sales
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Don’t you hate when this happens? You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. Right out of the gate, they won’t even give you the chance to pitch them! The good news is that this is a repeatable selling situation, and if you’re prepared for it with good scripted response (or three!
SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Are you about to hold your annual sales kick-off meeting (SKO)? If you are, you are about to take your producing employees out of their day-to-day for over two days. Are you doing everything you can to make sure the.
Shari Levitin
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
As a sales strategist, I’ve spent the past 30 years studying how gratitude, optimism, and resilience shapes people’s lives. Research shows that feeling grateful has positive effects on our behavior making us more honest (I swear!), increasing our self-control, enhancing our performance at work, and our relationships. The post Is the “If Only Syndrome” Robbing You of Your Happiness?
Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.
Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.
Grant Cardone
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
When you were around 30, what was the thing that you were most fearful of? Well, for me, I was working for a guy at that time and I knew it was a dead end. I’ve never said this before, but I actually went back to my treatment center that I went to when I was 25 and chilled out for two weeks. I quit the job. I had been on the road for 18 months and I thought I was burned out.
Mr. Inside Sales
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Don’t you hate when this happens? You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. Right out of the gate, they won’t even give you the chance to pitch them! The good news is that this is a repeatable selling situation, and if you’re prepared for it with good scripted response (or three!
Membrain
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
If it isn’t obvious from my many posts using the Objective Management Group’s database, I love to mine facts on salespeople. I’m fortunate to have access to this large database and all the information it provides. And recently I’ve noticed a slight trend shift regarding how salespeople are motivated that needs to be shared.
BrainShark
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The winners are in for the 2019 SHARKIE Awards! This annual Brainshark awards program honors the best sales enablement success stories and content across our customer base over the past year.
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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.
RAIN Group
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Preparation is often the greatest determinant of negotiation success. Across negotiation studies and surveys, sellers who get the best outcomes: Know what they sell. Research buyer wants and needs through sources other than the buyer. Have a keen understanding of the buyer’s day-to-day life and concerns. Prepare for each negotiation with trades, counteroffers, and knowledge of their walk-away points.
Anthony Iannarino
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
You are always telling yourself and others stories. Those stories include the meaning you attach to your thoughts, beliefs, and experiences, and you may frame them as positive or negative or neutral. How you frame your views, beliefs, and experiences largely determine your overall mindset. It also plays a massive role in your overall success and well-being.
Nimble - Sales
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
You already have a great product, and you’re selling it at a competitive price. However, the future belongs to those who deliver an exceptional experience around their product in each stage of the sales funnel. In fact, by 2020, consumers will be relying on the quality of customer experiences when making buying decisions. For most […].
Sales Hacker Training
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Sales leaders have a bad habit of dumping people into a new job without properly preparing them to succeed. When I landed my first “big girl job” 20 years ago as an Inside Sales Manager , I was underqualified, overambitious, and soon underwater. Although I went through two weeks of training with my team, they were underwater too. I wondered, “How did no one teach us how to actually do the job we were hired to do?!”.
Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Today, in the US, it’s Thanksgiving Day. In principle, a day of giving thanks, though most often displaced with overindulging in food and drink, followed by football games or binging on Netflix (now you know my plans). While this is not a novel idea, it’s amazing that we reserve one day, out of 365, for giving thanks. I have to confess, as much as I try, I tend to slip up, not taking the time each day do find something to be grateful for—though there is always so much, when I j
Anthony Iannarino
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Some salespeople still open the first meeting with a prospective client by sharing their company’s history as a way of establishing the right to be in the room with a decision-maker. They’ll also share the company’s locations and the names and pictures of the people who make up their leadership team. After proving their company is stable and established, they move onto sharing who their clients are, offering the social proof that other companies have chosen to work with them.
Engage Selling
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Yes, it is possible to do less and achieve more. As I’ve touched on recently, the general mantra for professionals in today’s world is “more, more, more.
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