Sales 2.0
AUGUST 11, 2018
In my last post I shone a light on the fact that to prospect you need to have a good prospect list. In this post, I want to tell you about something that boosts prospecting results: trigger events. A “trigger event” is when something changes in your prospect’s world. Change is good for you when you’re selling as when something changes in your prospect’s world, it often creates a need.
Connect2Sell
AUGUST 15, 2018
As a sales coach and guest on sales podcasts, I get asked a lot of questions about selling to the folks in the C-Suite. Here are some of the questions I hear most frequently. I've followed them with tips on creating value in sales talks and making the most of your time when you do land these important meetings.
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The Pipeline
AUGUST 14, 2018
By Tibor Shanto. A sales process is a document that attempts to bring a roadmap, some objective order to an otherwise all too subjective affair. It is not a divine document passed on to Chuck Heston by a white-bearded guy or your VP of Sales. Following the process blindly is not a recipe for success. I know many of you are shaking your heads saying “duh, we know that Tibor.
No More Cold Calling
AUGUST 16, 2018
The best prospecting strategies require a human touch. Buyers know everything about our companies, products, and solutions before they ever speak to a salesperson. Believe that? Far too many sales reps do. They think that digital rules. So, they spend most of their time staring at screens—doing demos, sending emails, and interacting on social media.
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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.
SBI Growth
AUGUST 15, 2018
Joining us on the SBI Podcast is Sarah Kennedy Ellis, the Chief Marketing Officer for Marketo. In today’s show, Sarah details how to apply the discipline of revenue attribution to marketing. Why this topic? CEOs, CMOs and CROs need to understand.
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The Sales Heretic
AUGUST 14, 2018
If you saw that title and clicked over here to see if you might be treating your salespeople too well, I can guarantee you—you aren’t. In fact, you probably don’t treat your salespeople well enough. Your salespeople are among the most important employees in your company. If money is the life blood of a business, [.].
Zoominfo
AUGUST 13, 2018
We talk about buyer personas a lot on the ZoomInfo blog— for good reason! Marketers use buyer personas to inform every piece of their marketing strategy and ultimately generate more revenue for their respective companies. But buyer personas only work if they’re accurate and include the right kinds of information. Uncovering the characteristics of your best buyers is critical for developing targeted content, product development, sales follow up, and anything related to customer acquisition
SBI Growth
AUGUST 15, 2018
In today’s omni-channel world answering that question has never been more challenging for a CEO. There are no longer any boundaries for how, when and where potential buyers may be exposed to your products or services. However, without the right.
MTD Sales Training
AUGUST 15, 2018
It’s one of the biggest challenges that salespeople face in today’s selling world, and one that most people ask about on our programmes; how do we deal with objections? Objections occur when prospects or customers have not seen the overall value of the solution you are offering to them or their business. Depending on the type of objection, you can view it from different perspectives; it could be a sign they are interested but some variables like price need to change, or some of the parameters th
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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.
Sales and Marketing Management
AUGUST 16, 2018
Author: Patrick Foster Emails are an incredibly effective selling tool. They’re affordable, scalable, and personalizable – they form the backbone of every good marketing strategy. Email can spread your brand message, promote special offers or events, and boost those all-important sales for your store. But nailing the formula for an effective sales email can be tricky.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 15, 2018
Brand awareness is a critical, but often neglected component of B2B company growth. In fact, strong brand awareness is often linked to increased financial performance, higher sales volume, higher quality employees, valuable partnership opportunities and more. While branding is typically a marketing concern, every department and its constituents – from c-level down to hourly workers – has a role to play.
SBI Growth
AUGUST 12, 2018
Business service firms can make significant gains if they have pricing discipline, unfortunately most do not. In fact, 30% of companies reduce pricing by 10-24%. This variance in pricing leads to poor sales behaviors, customers who expect discounts and most.
Anthony Cole Training
AUGUST 15, 2018
In the fast-paced, ever-changing field of sales, it’s no wonder why systematic, repeatable training is important to keep sales reps up-to-date. Since sales reps often need to learn and adapt to the latest sales process, methodology, and messaging, offering timely training is a must. Equally important is the regular distribution of sales training content that is memorable.
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MTD Sales Training
AUGUST 11, 2018
Episode 19 Gain More Repeat Business, Using The Gatekeeper to Get More Information, Tom Peters On Branding. This podcast includes: How to be unique in your own marketplace. What exactly is prospecting? How we become the people we are today – A quote from Stephen Covey. Take a look at this episode on [link]. The post Be as unique as possible appeared first on MTD Sales Training.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 12, 2018
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.
SBI Growth
AUGUST 11, 2018
Go-to-market strategic planning enables executive leadership to make informed decisions. It dictates the development of a path forward into the market. Coupled with an execution plan, shareholder value is created. In the past, strategic planning was a one-time event. Executive leadership.
Hubspot Sales
AUGUST 12, 2018
Closing is a make-or-break moment in sales. Choosing the right phrases to seal a sales deal is crucial. And this moment is likely the final verdict determining whether or not your efforts will amount to anything at all. You're not the only salesperson who feels apprehensive about the close. However, without that feeling of risk, successfully closing a sale wouldn't be so thrilling -- which drives salespeople to continually strive for more.Because sales professionals are expected to generate the
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.
Pointclear
AUGUST 17, 2018
Organizations that optimize sales and marketing achieve kickass results by doing just three things well. Agree on their market, media and message. Measure what matters. Deliver fewer, but better, leads to sales. Agree. Sounds simple, yes, but most B2B companies are doing just the opposite. Often sales and marketing haven’t collaborated on such fundamental issues as who their audiences are, how to best reach them and once they do, what to say.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 12, 2018
Creativity isn’t a concept that can easily be put into words. So in an effort to demystify the term, we’re going to dive into marketing creativity in the B2B realm. With the ultimate goal of increasing conversion rates, marketers have to accelerate brand activity through digital channels. Our examples highlight ways companies achieved branding success through creative marketing initiatives. 1.
SBI Growth
AUGUST 17, 2018
David W. Earle stated in his book, Love is Not Enough, that “Being able to say, “No,” is a necessary ingredient in a healthy lifestyle.”. Earle is applying the necessity for boundaries to one’s personal life. Boundaries are necessary for.
Nutshell
AUGUST 16, 2018
Definition of Cold Calling: Cold calling is a form of telemarketing in which a salesperson attempts to solicit business from potential customers who have not previously expressed interest in the seller’s product or solution. For outbound sales teams, cold calling is often the first—and arguably the most important—step towards creating sales opportunities.
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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.
Pointclear
AUGUST 16, 2018
Your sales team likes nothing better than getting leads with a high probability of closing soon. So much so that many reps often ignore every lead they don’t consider hot. Long-term leads often prove to be more valuable than those slated for a short-term decision. It may seem counter intuitive, but there are three key reasons why B2B companies need to pay more—not less—attention to opportunities not yet ready to close: 1.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 14, 2018
Compared to its humble beginnings, social media marketing has become a staple in the B2B community with more than $5.4 billion spent on social marketing efforts in the United States alone in 2016 ( source ). However, 14% of B2B companies still refuse to participate in social media initiatives. When asked why many cited the difficulties associated with measuring the ROI of their social media efforts ( source ).
SBI Growth
AUGUST 16, 2018
I had been warned this would come, it happens on almost every consulting project we are on. After a week of working with a new Client the CEO asked: “John, what do you think of Vick; is he the right.
Alice Heiman
AUGUST 15, 2018
Do you feel it? Is the competition getting more fierce? Especially the competition of utilizing inside resources or worse, to make no decision. . How do you stand out from the crowd and get them to choose your solution? . If you are like me you could use a few new ideas. Luckily, my good friend Lee Salz wrote an entire book on differentiation, where he shares 19 strategies to help you not only win more deals but at the price you want. .
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?
Women Sales Pros
AUGUST 17, 2018
As a woman it’s something many of us say so much as if it is a filler word, like “um” – apologizing for bumping into someone, for not holding the door wide enough, for seemingly no reason at all when we call, text, or email someone. I had a bad habit of saying the phrase, “I am sorry”. Here’s how I stopped saying it nearly 95% of the time. Most of the time I said I am sorry when I could say something else.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 16, 2018
In an ideal world, all incoming leads would be ready to buy—unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In fact, 73% of all B2B leads are not ready to purchase the first time they interact with your brand. Yet, up to 80% of those prospects will be ready to buy from you – or a competitor – within 24 months ( source ). The trick to bridging this gap is to prevent these leads from going cold.
SBI Growth
AUGUST 14, 2018
Getting Ahead in Your Sales Enablement Role. You’ve just been promoted to be the new Head of Sales Enablement. Now you’re tasked to take over a function that once belonged to marketing. Your organization has veered into a content driven account.
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