The Pipeline
OCTOBER 24, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. Over the years, I have found that some of my best prospect interviews have come as a result of something another prospect asked me. If you approach sales with the right attitude and outlook, you can help customers, make money, and get a free education. As a bonus, your prospects/customers will help you sell your next deal without them even knowing or caring.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 21, 2019
Author: Giles House Whether it be too many emails or not enough snacks in the kitchen, everyone has a set of pet peeves in the workplace. Salespeople, as a profession, are certainly not immune. From manual CRM updates, to uninspired training programs or hard-to-find content, the more roadblocks to seamless sales, the more staff becomes demoralized. That, in turn, leads to greater sales rep churn.
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Close.io
OCTOBER 24, 2019
A high performing sales team is invaluable to a growing startup. Winning the most promising candidates is a cutthroat battle. It takes a lot more than a generous compensation package to get top candidates to accept your offer. You need to show them early on that they’re joining a company that values every member of their team. Here’s how a startup can successfully compete in the war for sales talent. 1.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. Early adopters of AI have achieved significant benefits – including increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved customer experience, revenue growth, and more. But, many businesses still question the effectiveness and practicality of AI.
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A dramatic shift has occurred in the B2B landscape. Buying has transformed radically in the last half-decade, causing growth rates to plummet, customer acquisition costs to skyrocket, and churn rates to surge. For SaaS companies relying on traditional sales strategies to grow revenue, these trends will only become worse, as they now falter in the face of modern purchasing paradigms.
No More Cold Calling
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Have you ever been confused about your company’s vision? I have. I’m not surprised that communication is the #1 driver of exceptional leadership. It’s common sense. It’s also becoming a common problem, considering effective communication is in increasingly short supply. We see lack of communication in our companies, when we travel, when we shop, and at home.
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The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 22, 2019
The prospect agrees to take your meeting, and they even agree to your demo call. Both indicate that they are going to make decision quickly. Then, it’s time for you to close the deal and boom! You get hit hard as this new favorite customer tells you that they have to take it to others to get an approval to buy. Suddenly, the potential to make your quarterly number is going up in smoke!
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Salespeople are perpetually busy throughout the year, as they strive to find their next customer and hit their quotas. While it’s great to see a motivated sales team working hard day in and day out, it’s important for them to take a step back and regroup every once in a while. Sales professionals thrive when given the opportunity to learn, develop new skills, and interact with one another.
The Pipeline
OCTOBER 22, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. I enjoy doing podcasts about sales, and as with anything, some are better than others. The ones I seem to enjoy most are ones where the host is still actively involved in sales. The quality and tone of the discussion are always more challenging and meaningful. They speak from experience, rather than the second-hand view from the press booth, far from the field.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 25, 2019
In this article, we discuss the Zero Moment of Truth (ZMOT) and the notion that significant changes have swept over the sales landscape these past 20 years.
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.
Mr. Inside Sales
OCTOBER 25, 2019
How do you open your 2 nd or 3 rd. call to prospects whom you’ve already pitched? Is it something like: “I’m just calling to follow up on our proposal….”. OR. “I’m just calling to see what you thought about our bid?”. OR. “I was just seeing if you had time to speak with (your boss, partner, committee) yet?”. What do all of these openings have in common?
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 25, 2019
You may encounter the term corporate social responsibility (CSR) and question whether it’s just another industry buzzword. Is CSR nothing more than a PR gimmick designed to boost a company’s brand or public image? Or is it a realistic method for companies to integrate environmental and social issues into their business models? Let’s consider the statistics ( source ): More than half of millennials would defend a socially and ethically conscious company if people spoke badly about it. 71% of U.S.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Author: Tobias Goebel Customer loyalty programs are a critical marketing tool for many businesses, and it’s clear to see why: they reward return customers, provide touchpoints to drive sales, and help provide insight into customer experience and behavior. But, despite these benefits, many businesses implementing loyalty programs fall behind when it comes to communication, resulting in missed opportunities to increase customer loyalty and drive sales.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 22, 2019
In our fourth installment of the 9 Sales Productivity Tools, we bring you the next tool in our series, Goal Setting. When we talk about goal setting, we start with personal goals and then help our clients convert those personal goals into business plans. Those business plans have goals for activities that need to be performed, as well as practice management objectives to be accomplished.
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Mr. Inside Sales
OCTOBER 19, 2019
If you’re in inside sales management, then you know all about metrics. In fact, whenever I consult with new clients the owners and managers automatically begin showing me their call monitoring reports. They show me metrics on how many calls a rep is making, how much average time each rep spends on the phone, what their conversion rate is, and on and on.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 25, 2019
You may encounter the term corporate social responsibility (CSR) and question whether it’s just another industry buzzword. Is CSR nothing more than a PR gimmick designed to boost a company’s brand or public image? Or is it a realistic method for companies to integrate environmental and social issues into their business models? Let’s consider the statistics ( source ): More than half of millennials would defend a socially and ethically conscious company if people spoke badly about it. 71% of U.S.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Quid pro quo is all the rage. The news networks are pointing to and from quid pro quo and arguing whether it was or wasn't implied. Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you're on, you've probably heard it plenty more than you need to.
Connect2Sell
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Socrates was a scholar and teacher in ancient Greece. His method is the foundation of most Western systems of logic to this day. He believed that the power of the mind was more important than physical power and aimed to use ideas and dialogue to improve the well-being of society.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
The Sales Hunter
OCTOBER 20, 2019
Did you know that you have some brilliant customers? The mindset of your mind dictates the mindset of your customer. When your mind is negative, it’s amazing how quickly your customer can have a negative reaction. Take time this week to positively think about your customers and the outcomes you can provide them. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter” Sales Motivation Blog.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 20, 2019
Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Although an intensive interview process can help you weed out unqualified applicants, you never really know how well a candidate is going to perform until a few weeks or even months into the job. Hiring the right people can directly impact your company’s overall success and revenue.
Grant Cardone
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Do it the Rocky Balboa way. Sylvester Stallone and I have much in common. We’re both Italian. We both found ourselves completely broke in our 20s. We’ve both found a way to dig ourselves out of that hole and do something with our life. Sylvester’s life mirrors that of his best-known role as the movie character Rocky. I think that movie is one of the most popular movies of all-time because so many people can relate to it—including me.
Nimble - Sales
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Employers often wonder how to increase profit. Unfortunately, not many of them consider motivating the employees an important factor. However, your profit and success directly depend on the people on your team. The more efficiently they work, the higher the company’s performance. Employee engagement ideas for small companies are especially important.
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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.
Women Sales Pros
OCTOBER 25, 2019
When I hired a sales coach over a decade ago, things didn’t just start happening in my professional life; things started happening in my personal life as well. It started with a small change in the way I interacted with my husband. At the end of most days, he would come home, greet the dog, grab a couple of beers, and trek down the stairs to my home office.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. Early adopters of AI have achieved significant benefits – including increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved customer experience, revenue growth, and more. But, many businesses still question the effectiveness and practicality of AI.
Force Management
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Sales managers deserve support from your organization, starting with a clear definition of what success looks like in their role. Great companies start with a strong blueprint that includes the processes and tools that enable sales managers to drive success at the team level.
Nutshell
OCTOBER 21, 2019
The ability to see things from your customer’s perspective is a huge advantage in B2B sales and marketing. Buyers will always place more trust in a salesperson who treats them like a human being, not just a phone number on a lead list. Brian Carroll is the founder of the B2B Lead Blog , author of the best-selling Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , and the Founder and CEO of Markempa , which helps organizations improve their demand generation and sales results through empathy.
Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.
Membrain
OCTOBER 20, 2019
I’ve been writing a lot about our Sales Execution Framework and a “Back To Basics” approach to sales management and selling. These articles have generated some interesting calls and reactions.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 22, 2019
As with nearly every other aspect of business— automation, predictive learning, and artificial intelligence have drastically changed the advertising landscape. The biggest change? Programmatic advertising. Defined, programmatic advertising is the use of data-driven software to automate the buying and placement of digital ads, including online desktop display, mobile, video, etc.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 25, 2019
Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: A recent community meeting raises the question, are you comfortable with negotiation? Board Members were screaming at one another instead of working together to solve a problem. The goal of a unanimous decision was not a priority. Instead, self-importance overtook common sense. My Story. It was astonishing to hear what took place while I was gone.
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