No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

Who paved the way for women in sales? Yet, even with gender biases and cultural norms working against them, there were women trailblazers in every century, including women sales leaders. Blazing a Trail for Women in Sales. Most notable among early women sales leaders is Lucinda W. Picture yourself in 1900.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 5, 2018

This type of scenario isn’t too far from the type of frantic call I get from business owners, incredibly frustrated and in a state of throwing up their hands after trying to solve their own sales problems. Sales hires quit after 3 to 4 months, leaving the business out cash with no sales to show for it.

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Increase Sales

MARCH 8, 2012

Securing small business success requires positive and sustainable attitudes plus knowledge. However the focus of many sales training coaching programs, executive or business coaching is all about knowledge and skills and far less about attitudes and habits. This may unintentionally contribute to small business failure.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 12, 2017

Tony Alessandra explains why the best sales managers learn on the job. This is particularly true for sales managers. For this month’s guest post, I asked Dr. Tony Alessandra to clear up the definition of formal knowledge versus street smarts, and explain which is better for sales managers. Below is his take.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Customers will drive the stickiness of virtual sales calls, so sales teams need to recognize how the shift affects their go-to-market strategy. Jess Pingrey of Fit Small Business offers these insights. Salespeople should not be timid about tackling large sales deals virtually.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

An effective sales management system can help your business reach or exceed its long-term goals. Sales management software encourages cooperation between sales reps and streamlines common activities. What Is Sales Management? What Is a Sales Management System? Download it today!

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Spontaneous “Solutions” Usually Don’t Increase Sales. FREE Resources. Networking.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 23, 2012

My new book helps sales managers unlock hidden sales potential! 52 Sales Management Tips is an easy to read book offers common-sense tips and advice to help anyone, from the owner of a small business to the sales manager overseeing billions of dollars of business, better manage those in the trenches to increase profitability.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

You are the ultimate sales technology! As a buyer, I don’t care how your technology works until I know what it can do for my business. Many of them have contributed to the effectiveness of salespeople, but none of them has managed to replace us. What you don’t do is rely on it to make a sale. Finding the Right Balance.

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PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

million small businesses , which constitutes up to 99.9% of all the businesses across the country. Such huge numbers equate to huge revenue potential in terms of SMB sales. Read on as we cover everything you need to know about the SMB sales process, and how your sales team can crush it in the competitive landscape.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Right now, sales managers to small business owners are finalizing sales training budgets for the next year. As they review each proposed sales training contract, they probably failed to read the Brain, Butt Clause. Information overload does nothing except frustrate learners.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 5, 2014

Don’t overwhelm your customers with too much information. By the end of the call, I felt confident enough in his sales ability and product to offer him a referral to one of my contacts. I knew the business impact of his product and that my contact should at least take a look. I had all of the information I needed.

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SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2012

I recently read 52 Sales Management Tips – The Sales Manager’s Success Guide by Steven Rosen. Written for sales managers and small business owners, this is a guide every sales leader will benefit from. Who is Steven Rosen? What the Book Offers. The Take-Away.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Thought leaders don’t monetize; they provide valuable content for no other reason than to share great information and gain exposure. Share content that’s helpful, enlightening, and informative—not a thinly-veiled sales pitch. If you want them to trust your information, you must be genuine, confident, and approachable.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 11, 2021

We’re thrilled to announce that Gong has been rated the leader in G2’s Winter 2021 awards for the categories of Conversation Intelligence and Sales Coaching , as well as the Enterprise leader for both Sales Coaching and Best Relationship (for Conversation Intelligence). Leader: Small Business, Mid-Market, Enterprise.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Determine key selling activities.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

While technology is great for storing, aggregating, and—to some degree—interpreting information, it can’t have conversations, ask insightful questions, or draw wisdom from experience…at least not yet. We weave information into narratives. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sales is a game of statistics. Yet, many founders and sales leaders fail to recognize the importance of data-driven decision-making. This article discusses the importance of statistics and how founders, entrepreneurs, and sales leaders can apply statistics to make better decisions. Anxiety is not caused by a lack of information.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 8, 2013

Welcome to Sales Leadership Friday! Starting today, on each Friday I will provide to you insights to generate thinking about sales leadership. The information will help guide you through the never ending battles of owning a small business. Defining “sales leadership”. Senior Sales role with new hires.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 23, 2014

Suffering from information overload? One of the best things about technology is how much information it puts at our fingertips. How much information it puts at our fingertips. A Must-Have for Your Sales Library. Can you really become an overnight sales expert? Master new sales skills quickly.

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Increase Sales

JULY 15, 2013

As I read all the dynamics of change within this report, I thought about a conversation I had with an executive sales coaching client who had tremendous success in reaching her potential ideal customers (sales prospects) in the past, but now is finding it far more difficult to reach those individuals in the same way.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 23, 2014

In business and in sales this may be counter intuitive because to give away solutions (products or services) does not move the business forward. Small business owners to sales managers do not want their sales teams giving away the store. Matchers are those who seek equal trade.).

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2014

So when and where is the best time to make a sales pitch? Sales is still about people buying from people. To increase sales effectiveness, we must make connections that matter. Use social media to start conversations, ask questions, and share valuable information about your area of expertise. Getting Traction on LinkedIn.

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Act!

APRIL 25, 2024

You’re taking a break for lunch in the middle of a busy workday and open your inbox, only to find two new sales emails from unknown senders. The first one starts with a run-of-the-mill promotional sales pitch. That’s what adding personalization to your sales outreach efforts can do. The answer is personalization.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As sales managers to small business owners look forward to 2013, this sales leadership talent of developing others will probably become even more critical. Finding qualified sales people is an ongoing struggle for many small businesses. Then keeping those sales people is the next challenge.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 3, 2017

You have old-school firmographic data, new data elements, and beyond that, elements indicating business intent. All this information comes together to form analytics that can tell you whether a prospect has a particular need and whether your product or service is the one to fulfill it. Sales teams gather both insights and analytics.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Welcome to the age of the informed consumer, or the digital buyer … or “Buyer 2.0.”. Once upon a time, clients looked to salespeople for information. In fact, 86 percent of business buyers engage in research independent of the sales cycle. It’s our job as smart, strategic sales pros to deliver value —real value.

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Pipeliner

JULY 25, 2020

Even before COVID-19 hit the business world hard, managers wanted to be able to forecast their sales so they’d know just how much of their products they’d need to have on hand at any given time. While that’s helped them forecast sales for quite some time, things have drastically changed in recent months.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Four Quadrant Strategy Fulfillment, Productivity, and Accomplishment As an executive, salesperson, entrepreneur, or small business owner, achieving your future vision is crucial to your success. Unleash Hidden Profits For Your Small Business Through Amazon Explore Possibilities Are You Fearless Enough to Remove Barriers?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As a small business owner, you toggle between marketing, sales, operations, and customer service daily — and sometimes within the same hour. To serve your customers without dropping the ball, you need a tool to help you track and manage all of your relationships.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 26, 2014

You might be giving them tons of irrelevant information without ever answering the questions that are important to them. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' Read the rest of the article.). Very well put! You don’t know what other people want or need to know.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 29, 2014

Great expectations lead to great sales outcomes. Sage advice from a sales VP I used to work under: “Joanne, never leave a meeting without giving your buyer a task. His words of wisdom have proven to be true, and this philosophy has helped me increase my sales effectiveness time and time again. Then either: Nothing happens.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 4, 2014

But it doesn’t mean the death of your sale. Our prospects simply get busy, go on vacation, get sick, are traveling, or don’t have the requisite information to respond. Of course, you should have completed all of these important tasks earlier in your sales process, but it’s never too late to save a deal.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 27, 2020

As a sales manager at HubSpot, I lead a team of nine reps who sell to small businesses based out of California. Like many other sales groups, we have had to be nimble and adjust our working habits to succeed in 2020. When the impact of COVID-19 picked up in March, we started seeing changes to our sales process.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Your Sales Management Guru Blog on “Top 50 Sales & Marketing Blogs” List . It’s quite validating to be recognized professionally for your expertise, although I’m frequently rewarded by my followers who tell me they are successfully using information I share with them in managing their sales organizations.”.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Technology has its place in sales, but this is still a person-to-person business. There’s a new myth being circulated in the sales community. They suggest that buyers don’t really need us anymore—that the proliferation of information and the automation of sales have made salespeople irrelevant. Comment Here.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

There is no one magic pill for small business owners to increase sales. However, as Robert Terson in his soon to be released book “Selling Fearlessly” (pre-order at Amazon) does share some of his experiences that allowed him to be a top sales performer during his professional sales career.

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