Partners in Excellence

JUNE 7, 2012

Last Friday, I kicked off a series of Friday posts I will be doing on Lean Sales and Marketing. We don’t do the exact thing over and over, the key is to adapt to the customer situation, to be nimble!” If we want to be Lean in our sales and marketing efforts, we have to have that focus and discipline.

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Marketing Hiring Maximizer Top of Funnel 90

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As for her own team, Benfer avoids using analogies that would speak only to the interests of a particular group (such as sports, which is typically referenced in traditional sales environments). Moreover, you can save the time and energy of your team (and yourself). Consider creating your own sales training program.

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Rob Jolles

JUNE 17, 2022

My imagination was aimed at sports, and I would pretend I was a professional athlete playing in the NBA. What do you get when combine energy, enthusiasm… and great content? I also mixed it up with a wonderful podcaster, Terry McDougall on her Marketing Mambo show. I had to be taught exactly what that meant.

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Motivation Sports Guarantee Call-back 52

Gong.io

JUNE 8, 2022

Because nothing grabs a buyer’s attention faster than talking about what they could lose (market share, deal size, annual contract values, etc.). But imagine what sales reps with highly polished skills could do if they could truly qualify leads before investing time and energy into taking them through the sales funnel.

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SBI

JULY 31, 2012

Tweet Olympic athletes train hard, and they are certainly among the ranks of the most dedicated in the world of competitive sports. As every seller knows, even those new pinnacles are just temporary benchmarks, because the numbers are only as good, or as permanent, as the pace or determination of the competition and the market dictate.

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Webinar Metrics Hiring Forecasting Lead Rank 120

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Visit your prospect's website, search Google, set up alerts, view LinkedIn to dig into their professional dossier, stop by Facebook to learn about their kids’ or grandkids’ favorite sports, look into trigger events, and append all this information to your contact records. Hey [Prospect], Congratulations on your new role as VP Marketing.

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Guarantee Prospecting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 145

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And in terms of our target market, we are selling to either third-party logistics companies, retailers, anyone needing e-commerce fulfillment with the goal of optimizing how their warehouse functions, so that people picking orders can pick them faster and increase the overall throughput of the warehouse. So tell me more about that.

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Keith Rosen

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Or, maybe it’s because of an internal re-org, acquisition, a change in market conditions or even being laid off that altered the parameters, possibilities and growth opportunities surrounding your career. Besides, the coaching industry was so new, no one had even heard of this type of profession outside of sports. Not at all.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

MARCH 24, 2015

So while my band had a horn section and suits, most of the shows that we played included at least a few other bands that sported lots of distortion, combat boots, and mosh pits. If you were playing in another town, there was always someone you could reach out to who would hang posters and market for you.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2018

sports, business, education, government, even in marriage and families. Often, it’s their energy level and their motivation. TSP first works closely with clients to establish a “competency model” that is specific to that company’s market strategy and culture. Author: Paul Nolan How do you put together a winning team?

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 18, 2020

By building up excitement in your reps via inspirational speeches and award presentations, you can boost their energy levels. Examples could be, “Boost revenue by at least 10%” or “Break into X market.” It can be incredibly beneficial for reps to understand how marketing can work with them.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 28, 2022

Because another key component of account-based sales is that it’s a team sport – especially in enterprise sales. We do it with a one-page plan that summarizes the basics: market and industry trends, account highlights and risks, key account players and matches in our organization, and our sales strategy. Playing Chess, Not Checkers.

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Marc Wayshak

JUNE 7, 2023

And yet most people, when they’re in a selling situation, behave as if they’re in the middle of this intense contact sport where if they don’t look the right way, they’re going to get leveled from the side. When our sales mindsets aren’t right, we tend to just do the wrong thing no matter what.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 12, 2016

Or perhaps someone who loves sports and outdoor adventure. I’ll crank out a few for us to look at: GENERAL: Mistakes database marketers make. SPECIFIC: The seven biggest mistakes database marketers make—and how to avoid them! GENERAL: Important tips for software marketers.

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Close.io

JUNE 3, 2019

Listen: If you’re a sales manager, VP of marketing, or in charge of generating revenue for your business, it’s okay to wonder if Bitcoin will ever bounce back or if the White Sox will ever win another World Series. Or maybe you need to double down on content marketing ? Sales Manager #2, on the other hand, doesn’t hope.

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Sales Forecasts Forecasting Top of Funnel How To 91

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 23, 2019

In fact, 87 percent of frontline sales reps and 82 percent of sales leaders agree that referrals are their best leads , according to an Influitive/Heinz Marketing survey. They don’t sit back and wait for the phone to ring or for marketing to send over a fresh batch of cold leads. That makes sense, considering 76.2 Because no one asked.

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Sales Evangelist

DECEMBER 19, 2018

WorkCulture CLICK TO TWEET People will work how they feel, and if they feel great, they’ll bring an entirely different energy to their efforts. David took the lessons he learned from that sports experience and moved them into his business. It impacts every single nook and cranny of your business. They moved naturally.

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Close.io

AUGUST 28, 2018

Picture this… your sales team sits down at the beginning of the day to start making calls from your list of hot leads that just came over from marketing. Once your team logs on and starts making calls, the room electrifies with energy. Today, we’re talking about predictive dialing. But, first things first. Sounds pretty great, right?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2018

Interestingly, the bias exists across arbitrarily created groups (such as through a coin toss) in addition to groups based around religion or sports, among other affiliations. In short: The more decisions -- simple or complex -- you are subjected to, the less mental energy and willpower you have left at the end of the day.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. What is your best piece of career advice for women in sales? Commit to being an expert at what you do. Hang Black.

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Xvoyant

MAY 28, 2020

He took some negative press for his unwillingness to take political stands and put energy on non-basketball related issues. I was playing my sport. Michael let nothing come in between his goal and his energy and effort. Michael let nothing come in between his goal and his energy and effort. I wasn’t a politician.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Coaching Sales Qualified Lead 62

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

You get to be home on weekends to watch your kids’ sporting/acting/drama events. Inbound means that your leads are generated via marketing efforts. Most companies (start-ups to enterprise ) are less restrictive when it comes to hiring for inside sales positions. ? Home at night. What does an inside sales rep do?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

It is a visual, collaborative tool that helps keep us all organized on one board where everyone can see the exact status of where everyone else is at. Sports offers the best analogy. In sports, hustle means doing the only thing you could think about at that exact time to beat the person with whom you are competing.

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Hiring How To Lead Rank Lead Scoring 69

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 23, 2019

In fact, 87 percent of frontline sales reps and 82 percent of sales leaders agree that referrals are their best leads , according to an Influitive/Heinz Marketing survey. They don’t sit back and wait for the phone to ring or for marketing to send over a fresh batch of cold leads. That makes sense, considering 76.2 Because no one asked.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 7, 2018

Now I can go find thousands of these charts but what we see here is a similarity of diametric motions in competing energy systems. Write down the top 10 companies you need to close and what exact deal you want to do: size, solution, stakeholders, etc. Enterprise sales cycles ebb and flow the exact same way. Paraphrasing.

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Rob Jolles

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In business or in sports, the goal is to get the most out of each and every one of your personnel. What do you get when combine energy, enthusiasm… and great content? I also mixed it up with a wonderful podcaster, Terry McDougall on her Marketing Mambo show. You get a “Pocket Sized Pep Talk!” I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Coaching Motivation 52

Mindtickle

APRIL 7, 2022

But pairing that with kind of playing a lot of sports, being competitive, maybe even just a general business interest, I thought that salesman made a ton of sense. I knew that cybersecurity and big data was a huge market still continues to be. I would say core to our go-to-market function. We obviously have our direct sellers.

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Enterprise Enterprise Lead Rank Up-Sell 52

Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 14, 2019

Sports are very competitive, as is business. Energy wins. You might be a more talented salesperson than I am, but if I have more energy, I’ll continue to show up every day while you take a day off. SalesSuccess The key is to keep your energy up by hydrating, sleeping, fueling, and training. Sales is extremely competitive.

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OnePageCRM

MAY 25, 2017

In episode 24 of the I Love Marketing Podcast , Dean Jackson introduced a game-changer concept of More Cheese, Less Whiskers. In a previous company I worked with, the marketing team or SDR team would begin reaching out with a sequence of cold emails. Weirdly I find coffee and energy drinks tend to make me feel confident as well.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 2, 2018

Personifying every crooked cliché of the trade, Russell’s quick-talking charm and effortless charisma gives this hilariously raunchy comedy an energy that’s as effective today as it was 35 years ago. Though marketed as a love story, it’s the film’s unique look at the competitive world of medical sales that makes it worth watching.

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Film Epiphany Insurance Insurance 111

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Hard-working: Put in the time and energy. Previously successful: Has a track record of success, whether in sales or sports, school, another job, etc. This is a function of your budget, market rate, the role and how much revenue it should produce, and the non-monetary aspects you can offer. Intelligent: Able to master a subject.

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Jeff Shore

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I’ve helped boost the performance of teams selling products and services as diverse as complex multi-million dollar communications networks to collectible professional sports memorabilia. So there’s a brute force approach to selling is really what we’re sort of seeing in some markets enabled by the technology.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

He’s the Co-founder and CEO of a company called LeagueApps, which is democratizing the world of youth sports. LeagueApps is the operating system for youth sports leagues and helps people to compete in a healthy and wholesome way. Serving youth sports while social distancing [25:57]. Show Introduction [00:10].

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