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The Pipeline ? Retarded Sales Behavior and The Reasons We.

The Pipeline

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Want to Start Making an Attitude Change? | Top Sales Trainer | Best.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Want to Start Making an Attitude Change? | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Gitomer | March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment. Tweet Share Take (physical, verbal, AND mental) ACTION: 1. Admit it’s no one’s fault but yours. 2. Understand you always have (had) a choice. 3.

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Four Key Steps to Better Leads!

No More Cold Calling

Align sales and marketing’s definition of a “qualified lead” to deliver maximum sales impact. Here’s how. Guest Blog by Barry Trailer. Can we agree that sales reps have plenty to do today and that, without wanting to seem unreasonable, you’d like them to do more and/or better? Is it also possible for us to agree, without loads of assessment or hours of argument, that having reps pursue business that is a poor fit—and some that you actually don’t even want—is a waste of time?

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Marketing Managers Must Know the Sales Quotas

Pointclear

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Ten years ago I asked an assembled 200 plus marketing managers how many knew the quotas for the salespeople/sales channels that sold their products. Two people raised their hands. I asked the same question last year (I do this at almost every speech) and this time 25% raised their hands. 25% is a common response. 75% didn’

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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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The Pipeline ? Implementation vs. Execution

The Pipeline

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Referrals 2.0

No More Cold Calling

Its not just who you know, it’s how you know them. Guest Blog by Tibor Shanto. No one will argue the effectiveness of referrals in garnering new clients, but as with other aspects of sales, it is time for a makeover. While this makeover is not necessarily technology driven, let’s be trendy and call it Referrals 2.0. Traditionally we would seek referrals from people we meet, or more proactively from people who have bought from us, the simple theory being that if I sell transportation servic

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These Updated Takes on B2B Lead Generation Strategies May Surprise You

Pointclear

Many thanks to Stone Payton and Todd Schnick, hosts extraordinaire of High Velocity Radio, for the interview on my new book, The Truth About Leads. ( listen to the podcast ). The B2B lead generation and sales lead management strategies we discussed included… Shifting from a full BANT approach to focus on two areas: authority and discovering need.

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The Pipeline ? ?Did You Just Say??? #2

The Pipeline

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Oh no, not Facebook! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! | Top Sales Trainer.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Oh no, not Facebook! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Gitomer | March 15, 2011 | 2 Comments. Tweet Share Social media has become more than a global phenomenon. When combined with your online presence and online outreach, it’s a global business phenomenon.

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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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Really “See” Who’s Who (And Who Matters Most) In Your Network

No More Cold Calling

Map Your Sales Connections, Visually, Through InMaps. Guest Blogger: Koka Sexton. Many people have hundreds if not thousands of connections on LinkedIn and keeping in contact with all of them is impossible. What if you knew who your major connections were and started building better relationships with them to reach a broader audience? LinkedIn recently launched a new application in LinkedIn labs called InMaps.

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Twitter Adds Security Feature-Adjust Your Settings Now

Fill the Funnel

Twitter has now rolled out a significant security update available to everyone. By enabling this option, you turn on a “secure mode” using the Hyptertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) mode. This will encrypt your username, password, and any personal data, keeping it from being useful if intercepted by thieves. Read more: [link]. Here is what you need to do to turn this security feature on, and I cannot think of any reason why you would not do this immediately.

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The Science and Art of Selling by Alen Mayer ? Blog Archive.

The Science and Art of Selling

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The Big O – Outcome Selling

The ROI Guy

Today’s buyer is more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before, providing a greater than ever challenge to sales professionals, and shaking the very foundations of traditional selling models. At Alinean, we have coined this new B2B challenge as Frugalnomics, indicated by: 1. Empowered Buyers: Fueled by the Internet, with access to a wealth of resources, research, discussions, product and pricing information, buyers are self-empowered to drive the buying cycle, inviting sales later and la

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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

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What causes a disconnect between sales people and sales tools?

SBI

Disconnects occur when reps don’t experience value for THEMSELVES. If reps aren’t using the tool/s – it’s usually one of two reasons: 1) They don’t’ know how to use it effectively (and so they haven’t experienced the value). 2 )The down-side of using the tool outweighs the up-side ( in otherwords – it’s just not “worth” it for them).

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Turn Thank You Slides into "Calls to Action" with Hyperlinks

BrainShark

As a rule of thumb, most myBrainshark video presentations you create will have a "thank you" slide at the conclusion. This is especially true of marketing, sales, or other outreach communications. Why not turn your thank you slide into a "call to action"?

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The Science and Art of Selling by Alen Mayer ? Blog Archive ? 21.

The Science and Art of Selling

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Recap of Day 1 from Jill Konrath’s Online Sales Summit

Fill the Funnel

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Retail Tech: Empower Associates, Optimize CX, and Boost Productivity

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.

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How Big is the Sales Profession?

The Brooks Group

At the most recent Sales 2.0 conference , there was reference made to the number of salespeople in the United States. We were told that there were 18 million salespeople in the United States and that, by 2020, there would only be 3 million. Given the fact that my livelihood is derived from helping salespeople sell better, that number piqued my interest.

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Customer Success Tour a Success

BrainShark

The first 3 stops on the Tour were Charlotte, Houston and Dallas. Customers and pospects had the opportunity to hear either Alex Hardy from m62 Visual Communications or Dr.

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The Sales Association: Pull Out The Stops ? To Gain Commitments!

The Sales Association

'Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Pull Out The Stops – To Gain Commitments! by Marcia Gauger Question: I finished presenting a proposal & pricing for a fairly large project that I am about to undertake. I have a verbal commitment from my customer, now what should I do in terms of the next step?

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Free Online Sales Productivity Summit

Fill the Funnel

Jill Konrath, internationally respected sales author and speaker is hosting her “Online Sales Productivity Summit ” beginning this week. She has created an innovative structure, recognizing that sales people and sales leaders are as “crazy-busy” as our customers are. This event is being held over two days, March 17th and March 24th, four hours total.

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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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Sales 2.0 Conference Report

The Brooks Group

I attended my second Sales 2.0 Conference last week. It was a great experience. And now it’s time to report. I’ve finally unburied myself from a week’s worth of snail mail (awkwardly the 1.0 world continued even as I immersed myself in the 2.0 world!) There were many great things about the conference, including a number of great presenters like Bell Mobility's Michael Weening (who talked about Sales transformations) and Jeffrey Hayzlett (who discussed the impact of social media on business). .

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The Golden Rules of Twitter in Business

BrainShark

Once each quarter I travel to a U.S. city and deliver a two-day workshop to corporate marketers on Facebook and Twitter Marketing.

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The Sales Association: Sell the ?Product of Your Product? to.

The Sales Association

'Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Sell the “Product of Your Product” to Differentiate Yourself From a Commodity. by Marcia Gauger Question: I hear talk about stressing value to differentiate products and services, but how does that apply to commodities? From the customer’s perspective, the products we sell are absolutely no different than anyone else who distributes this product.

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CRM: How Important is “Sales Process”

SBI

Having a clear process may be the single most important factor in whether or not CRM – or any other sales tool – is effective. Sales reps and managers will dig their heels in to support their position that one CRM program is better (or worse) than another. Whether they love it or hate it often hinges on one question; “How well thought-out the sales process is and how effectively it’s woven into the CRM” If you’re experiencing a low adoption of your CRM system

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Connect, Care, Convert: Secrets to Establishing Trust with Niche Markets and Turning Them Into Clients

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?

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Sales Training Tips: Do What’s Closest to Cash Every Day By Joanne S. Black

Sales Training Advice

What’s the first thing most of us in sales do every day? I bet you can’t wait to get to your email, or check Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. What time do you surface from all this activity? Some of my clients tell me, “Lunchtime.” I don’t really think that’s accurate, but the truth is we waste hours every day on activities that don’t contribute to business development.

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Sharkie 2011 Winners Announced

BrainShark

On March 16, the winners of the 3 rd annual Sharkie Awards were honored during a live webinar.