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JUNE 23, 2014

To do this you need to really be clear on what is information and what is insight – and then which will most benefit the buyers interested in potentially working with you. Information is everywhere and is all of the data, bells and whistles, features, and benefits about your solution. Use buyer insight to grow sales).

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MAY 6, 2016

There is a myth going around that the TOP sales professionals were athletes in school as referenced this week on the Salesforce.com blog – a source sellers and leaders trust for good, accurate information.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

The more you can offer buyers small ways to get engaged and get nuggets of information, the sooner you build trust. In the Forbes article, Mason wrote, Millennial consumers are better informed than previous generations, and expect to find relevant, engaging and actionable information wherever they are and at any time.

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MARCH 26, 2013

This means that many of our midsize companies are using some amount of bad data in disjointed bins of information that don’t connect. How could you not lose extremely valuable information about potential sales opportunities this way?

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JUNE 3, 2014

You will give them industry information, research, and insight. Results in a 3% close ratio – giving away industry information that is compelling – that leads them down the path to hear more. courtesy of Chet Holmes.

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MARCH 5, 2013

We work with LinkedIn because they have the most up-to-date customer information and are the most widely adopted network for business professionals. For sales information, there is no substitute. Both are free to use and take <15 seconds to sign up. LR: What do each of these tools do with LinkedIn?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

In a conversation with a very busy CIO (Chief Information Officer) recently he said that he hates when sellers do any of the following: lie about being connected to someone he knows when they aren’t, in order to get him to respond. Where else can you find information out about your buyer? uses jargon and talks too much.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

I’d go ahead and say LinkedIn is the #1 source of leads and information in the entire world for salespeople. Feedback on tools (as a comment on the blog) is extremely helpful to others. Transcript of the Video. As a sales professional, we are huge fans of LinkedIn. But there are some restrictions on Linkedin.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

According to analysts, only a small fraction of business people use powerful analytics tools as part of their decision-making today – due to the many barriers to getting this information. As soon as Monday, you (yes, you and your mid-market or SMB company) can sign up for the Beta offering of IBM ® Watson™ Analytics. Broad Appeal.

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MAY 15, 2014

We have another name for that kind of information: a brochure. That’s even more true for salespeople, who often have the expertise and relationships to educate and inform in real-time. JB: In their zeal to embrace content marketing, many brands are creating content that is wholly self-referential. LR: What’s next in social?

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JUNE 8, 2012

If you read Rules of the Hunt you WILL gain lots of specific ideas and information about how to be a true professional in business. If you are a sales professional, this book is a must. It is a collection of easy-to-read ideas “on the go” which you can open at any page and gain a nugget of wisdom.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Not surprisingly, our conversation about building strategic partnerships is still current information (except that I’m based in Boston now). More than 3 years ago I was interviewed with B2B sales guru Jill Konrath. This is one of my favorite interviews and is about specific ideas around a simple way to grow revenues.

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JUNE 3, 2013

How To Do It: I like to share with potential buyers that the way I work is to talk with a number of folks in their company for several reasons – one being that I’m collecting information from different points of view. This is a great way to glean information and insight.

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MARCH 25, 2014

Influence is based on trust and information. If you have information but no one likes you because you’re unreliable or self promotional all the time then you have no trust. It’s not about you, its about them, your customers and prospects.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Get one specific tool to track information and one tool for projects. The study from July, 2012 showed that we spend more time answering and responding to emails than we do communicating and collaborating with our co-workers or searching and gathering information. Three Tech Traps to Avoid: Tool Overwhelm.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I learned these not from being the most productive person, but often from being frustratingly slow or from losing important prospect or buyer information. Track it, measure it, and have a safe place to store your information so you can get it out of your brain. Below are 12 of the top time hacks you can put in place to grow sales.

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MAY 14, 2012

Have you ever lost a deal because you had too much information? Have you lost deals because you didn’t have enough information? The best questions you can ask prospects in your sales career are focused around the word, “Why?” ” Two-year olds have this one down pat. Probably not. NEXT STEPS: .

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APRIL 28, 2014

I hope you will consider joining us – all the information to sign up is here , and if you do sign up – you’ll get a free copy of KiteDesk’s ebook, “ 15 Social Sales Trends from 15 Social Sales Influencers “ We’ll talk about how to: Anticipate your potential buyer’s next move.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

What is the system you have for when new contact information comes to you? People sell to people, yet those who track some basic information and insight have the advantage when your buyer is down to selecting you or one or two other choices. These include prospects, customers, former customers, vendors, partners, and referrers?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I love this book because it is only 140 pages, but packed full of information, ideas, insight, and actual questions your sales managers can use in interviews. Book: Hire Right, Higher Profits – The Executive’s Guide to Building a World-Class Sales Force by Lee B.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Sign up for the session information. Tickets to this may be gone – check the link above. OK, so you’re still interested but not attending? No worries! InsideSales.com is live streaming 40 sessions with sales experts! Live streaming is October 13 through October 16th. You don’t want to miss this.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

This is a timely updated post of a previous one because I had a couple of mis-steps here due to company growth and not always capturing information into a safe container – right as it happens. You build trust with others this way, and in business it is critical to be a person of your word.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

You may want to keep that as a point of information as you evaluate your career in the future – but you don’t need others to encourage you forward. So that means that if you have a crazy sales manager who doesn’t acknowledge much of what you do that is good – it’s fine because you are doing it yourself.

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JUNE 6, 2014

There is so much information about selling online. Where do you start? What do you read? If you consider yourself a lifelong learner, you are searching on the web for any piece of valuable advice to help you grow sales that you can find, right?

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Finally, start measuring this information (see tools above). Many of our clients don’t take advantage of these tools yet though. By applying science and metrics to your client and prospect buying cycle, you can impact connection and real support to help them.

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JUNE 6, 2012

After confirming the information name, phone etc. When you ask for referrals be prepared with a short list of contacts that you have researched and be ready to suggest 1 or 2 to get the ball rolling. I immediately asked for permission to use Mr. Jones’ name when reaching out. I always wrote a short note thanking Mr. Jones for his help.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

You want to get rid of anything in your brain that will not help you, and there is no shortage of information coming at you now, right? The reason it can be hard is because you want to learn only the things that are important to you becoming a competent sales rep in the new position you’re at.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

It is true to some extent, but only by the ill-informed and ignorant since the inside sales profession is GROWING as outside sales positions decline. I was impressed with IBM’s Inside Sales career information. . Oh, you say, it’s not them, it is the perception of everyone else. Inside Sales doesn’t get any respect, right?

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APRIL 3, 2013

This is basic information and, unfortunately, our team runs into these issues nearly every day as we coach and train front line sales professionals. Three pet peeves of mine, and perhaps yours, have inflicted the world of communication in selling: Spelling errors. Grammatical errors. Incorrect word choices and improper word usage.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

We know that according to eMarketer, “more than 59% of B2B purchase decision makers and influencers use their smart phones to gather information when purchasing products or services”. I have spent some time ranting a bit about how poor many B2B websites are when it comes to utilizing them on a mobile platform, such as a smart phone or tablet.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Anyone who is a know-it-all usually is the least informed person in the room. This reminds me that no matter how smart you think you are, there is always room to hear someone else’s ideas, tips, and strategies for success. It is also part of the reason that I love working with the sales profession.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Take the information you DO have now, and through tools like Coremetrics and Cognos (or other tools) you can begin to see critical trends and patterns. According to Ed Abrams, start with simple, analytics dashboards. Companies now have so much unstructured data and often so little real insight into customer trends and sales effort trends.

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MARCH 28, 2012

That person did not understand that it was in our contract to not divulge information about our relationship. One time, I nearly lost a multi-million dollar contract with a very big airplane manufacturer because some low-level person in our company DID get quoted in a newspaper about the business relationship. A lot has changed.

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MAY 19, 2014

This is someone she spent two detailed conversations with and presented information back so that they could do business. She has a huge sales opportunity with someone who asked her for a contract – not a proposal. He is not talking to anyone else.

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JULY 28, 2014

along with who your contacts are and their contact information. Think Top Hits rather than a Mob Hit List – but either way, you jot down / type in those top sales opportunities that are probable and qualified. With your CRM system, you should be able to print a report showing all of your 30-60 day potential deals.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

In a world where CRM adoption is very low, and tons of information exist, but most of us are too busy to stop and take a look. When you look at how selling has changed over the last 5, 6, or 10 years, there is not doubt that technology tools and a scientific approach to selling has become prevalent in the B2B sales world.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

It will be tempting to not just send them information about how great YOUR products and services are – but don’t do that. Listen for prospective buyers who are asking about which products / brands are best in your industry niche. At first, watch and learn about what they are asking. First listen, learn and see how others interact.

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