Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For example, we have engineering/product development, manufacturing/service delivery, marketing, sales, customer support, finance, HR, operations, and so forth. Within sales, we are very familiar with the subsystems. They are powerful tools to help us understand the interdependencies in our organizations.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

That technology permanently shifted the way sales teams operated. More than 20 years later, sales professionals are on the verge of another groundshift, this time to sales automation tools. percent) to have a highly mature marketing and sales automation strategy in place,” the study says. “No-growth

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Instead of building content optimized for search engine queries, Acme relied on their reputation. They used a field sales force model with 10 Field Reps and 3 Solutions Engineers. This ramped up the sales cycle considerably. Also, he thought the sales reps could prospect locally for more leads. Each “Win” took 2.4

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

With a web presence optimized to attract “more probable” prospective customers, using a content strategy, keywords and search technology, you can organically bring potential buyers your way. This gives you MORE sales opportunities than if you did not optimize. They are having search engines find insight about you.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

She is IBM’s most prolific female inventor and a mobile software engineer. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Also go to IBM.com/TED to see all of the speakers.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

I’m the kind of person who gets into an airplane and am still amazed how they always take off and land hundreds or thousands of miles away (at least all of my flights have, and nearly all flights do) To see the advances in marketing tools and sales tools – it’s really phenomenal what software can now do. Increase Opportunities.

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JULY 30, 2014

If I can share some strategies that could help sellers be successful, and you can learn from my mistakes, it will assist you in being more productive sooner. There are hundreds of strategies for success incorporating some social tools into your business. Did you know that social tools could do that? Here is one example.

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SBI Growth

JULY 10, 2014

” It includes a downloadable tool to assess your readiness for successful implementation. Sales leaders regularly face the daunting task of delivering revenue and margin growth. Here’s what could happen: Inside Sales: Field sales reps continue to serve customers who could purchase on-line.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Not only will those in sales be able to manage their territories this way but also sales leaders will have incredible access to data and insights – even being able to reinforce learning. There are new tools and ideas coming out now that will change forever how we think about business process, marketing and sales.

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MARCH 25, 2014

I am very humbled, and quite honored, since it seems that quite a process was put into place and many different tools to measure reach was used to take a list of 500 influencers down to the top 30. LinkedIn is certainly a social selling tool and Koka the perfect representative of how adding insight to help potential buyers builds your brand.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

I did an unscientific survey of webinar tool sites as if I was evaluating and making a purchase from my smart phone. For this experiment I looked up webinar tools and webinar platforms. In my search I looked for “webinar platform” and “webinar tool” to get dozens of choices. It could have been any B2B product or service.

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Vendor Neutral

JULY 30, 2021

Learn How to: How RevOps fits into today’s overall sales strategy. Which sales technology tools and solutions can arm RevOps with everything they need for success. Mediafly acquired his company Alinean, a pioneer in value messaging and interactive sales tools.

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JULY 31, 2014

Now there are bigger and better ways – from tools like GageIn to data tools like Avention we can track new contacts at our prospective customer companies – a key way to grow opportunities. Strategies like these are important and effective. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Last month, IBM announced IBM ® Watson™ Analytics , a natural language-based cognitive service that can provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses. This cloud-based service could help your team sort through the layers of data your company has compiled from marketing, sales, HR, and elsewhere.

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Vengreso

JULY 17, 2020

Hang develops and delivers a strategic framework for consistently onboarding new sellers, continuous talent nurture, and implementation of best practices in sales programs and tools. Hang is a global speaker on sales, leadership, and a passionate advocate for women in the workplace. What Will Sales Look Like in 2021?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan. My suggestion is to try out some very simple, low-risk ideas that can be early steps toward incorporating more social into your marketing and sales. Check out Signals here ).

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Tips on Building the Content for Your Sales Development Playbook Turbocharge Your SDR Team with Highspot What Is a Sales Development Playbook? The sales development playbook combines proven strategies, tips, and best practices to help new and experienced sales development reps (SDRs) increase sales and grow pipeline.

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SBI

JUNE 17, 2019

SalesTech Video Review: TechTarget’s Priority Engine. TechTarget’s Priority Engine tells you which prospect has the highest probability of needing what you have to offer and the greatest likelihood of buying now. With Priority Engine Sales can find the best people to call on right now. Lead Engagement.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The tide has turned at IBM for the “S” in SMB and the “M” in midmarket – if anyone can further level the playing fields for smaller business, it is the technologists and innovators working on tools like these with big budgets. Stay tuned as we uncover more use cases and stories of real companies doing big things with these tools.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. Outside or inside sales? It’s all sales.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Jill started asking sales conference leaders over 10 years ago to have more women sales experts on the main stage – it often fell on deaf ears and the conversation itself got misunderstood. Jill Konrath took matters into her own hands and created a conference for sales women with all women sales experts as presenters back in 2007.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

With all of the technology, tools, methodology and sales process in place you’d think there was no real simple way to help with your sales messaging. Newer sales reps need to feel comfortable with what it is that they are saying and to whom. That’s why my best tool for doing this is…….drum drum roll…….your

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JUNE 30, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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JULY 11, 2013

If you would like more on this, visit our recent Inside Sales Power Tip on Listening. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Image credit: peshkova / 123RF Stock Photo.

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MAY 15, 2014

LR: Do you believe sales professionals can be online influencers, or is that role better for the face of a company – a C level leader? (in in other words, is this one strategy for growth in an SMB or smaller mid-market company? ). Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Here are some collaboration strategies your organization can consider for growth: Learn about Open Space Technology facilitation – this is the best system I have led or participated in for end-of-day results and in opening minds for creativity. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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MAY 27, 2014

It’s seems unusual these days when a new business book talks about much in the way of new strategies or tactics. Sales Expert Jill Konrath is releasing this week her new book, Agile Selling - Get Up to Speed Quickly in Today’s Ever-Changing Sales World. It is a different sort of book. Why rapid learning?

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Increase Opportunities.

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APRIL 29, 2014

Consider a human plus automated strategy for success. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet.

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APRIL 26, 2013

Now add in social tools – does it all work together? Not enough employees with CRM seats – companies will selectively give certain individuals seats, such as all sales but no marketing, or inside sales but not outside sales (or vice versa). What are some pitfalls when deploying CRM? Increase Opportunities.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 11, 2018

In this Conversations with Women in Sales interview, I talked with Jen Sieger, Director Inside Sales Specialist Team at Microsoft about Digital Sales Best Practices. Jen and I talked about how to train your salespeople to leverage Digital Selling Best practices to better connect with customers and exceed sales quotas.

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InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Your launch should support the company strategy and vision. It started with marketing, and a proliferation of tools to help companies follow contacts through the buyer’s journey. Then the rise of inside sales and sequencing tools brought a level of visibility to the initial parts of a sales cycle. .

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