A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Little/no sales management experience.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 20, 2019

New week, new Sales Brief! This week we cover some great reads on the topic of sales data. Gong published a set of sales tips based on data collected from real sales conversations. We recently released a piece on sales analytics : what it is, how it works, and why it can give you a massive sales advantage.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 10, 2017

Next week, I’ll be presenting two breakout sessions at the Microsoft sponsored AA-ISP’s Leadership Summit in Chicago. What I find interesting is the mixed reaction I still get when I speak to some sales leaders about the use of scripts. You’ll make more sales and actually look forward to coming to work! It’s that simple.

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Women Sales Pros

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

This is the time of year to reflect on great things happening to help move the needle for more women in sales (#womeninsales) and sales leadership in B2B companies with “male majority” sales teams and male sales leadership. It covers hiring, promotion, speaking up, and double standards for women in sales.

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Allego

JANUARY 12, 2022

Scrolling through LinkedIn recently, I saw several sales leaders sharing their goals. One common theme: They want to empower their sales teams to succeed. Other sales leader resolutions I saw on social media: “Start giving reps objective coaching and feedback.”. Plus, we discovered customers like virtual sales.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. At Sales Hacker, we’re serious about diversity, and for that reason, we’ve compiled a list of 530+ female sales experts to consider for your next event. Sales Development. Sales Growth.

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Selling Power

MAY 7, 2018

I never really imagined sales would be my career until I closed my first cloud deal as an inside sales rep at Microsoft in 2016 and crushed my sales quota.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

JUNE 27, 2018

We started by asking Lauren how she got into a career in sales and why she became a supporter of women in sales. Lauren shared her thoughts about why it is so important for women in sales to have role models, which is sometimes tough given that there is high percentage of men versus women in sales and sales leadership roles.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In this interview, I talked with Mandy Bynum McLaughlin, Director of Sales Development – Enterprise and Commercial at New Relic. For those women just starting out in sales or for those women who’ve not considered a career in selling, I started off by asking Mandy how she got started in a career in sales.

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SalesHandy

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sales Professionals frequently use these email services to send cold emails and reach out to their prospects. Each of these have their own pros and cons that impact the productivity of sales reps. This guide will help you in deciding the best email client for your day-to-day sales outreach activities. Security Comparison.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic has continued to worsen, large companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and many others have either encouraged employees to work from home or mandated it. Despite this, the transition to working from home is fundamentally more difficult for smaller businesses and not nearly as widespread.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases the performance of sales teams, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with four industry leaders across engineering, product, account management, revenue strategy and sales. SEATTLE, Dec. percent over the prior year.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MARCH 4, 2019

In this episode, Barb talks to Kristina McMillan , VP of Research at TOPO about why it is so important to FOCUS on the right activities if you want to achieve the right sales results. Sales activities should be driven by current data, trends and buyer expectations. This podcast is presented by our Elite Sponsor, Microsoft.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As we prepare for a brighter 2021 (*knock on wood*) it’s also an opportune time to pick up some helpful resources that will inspire your sales strategy in the new year. . To help you find these resources, we asked the Crunchbase sales team to share more about one of their favorite outlets for valuable sales knowledge: podcasts.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

AUGUST 8, 2018

My guest in this Conversations with Women in Sales interview is Melissa Lui, Sales Development Manager at ServiceTitan. Melissa started as an SDR and within in a short period of time, she had demonstrated her ability to make the next move into sales leadership. ServiceTitan open sales roles: [link].

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Allego

JANUARY 24, 2019

Alex Mackenzie is Director of Sales at Allego. Top 5 Sales Events in 2019. Sales Team Alpine Retreat (STAR): A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange. This event will feature industry-leading innovators delivering awe-inspiring keynotes, and it will incorporate training sessions to help you exceed your sales goals.

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Salesmate

JANUARY 28, 2020

Especially in sales, you need to know everything best and worst of the industry, from news to new sales techniques. That’s why we have handpicked 19 best sales influencers from the business community. Some of them are serial entrepreneurs, some of them are investors, and some of them are sales leaders of successful businesses.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing & analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers/Gurus that you must follow in 2018. CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

They once simply executed pricing inside of an ERP pricing matrix, but now they are responsible for analyzing marketing trends, conducting competitive research and sifting through customer buying patterns to determine optimal pricing that drives profitability. And sales reps might like dropping in on important deals.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 23, 2018

In this week’s Conversations with Women in Sales interview, I talked with Jackie Lipnicki, Head of Business Development Representatives at ScribbleLive about what it takes to be a BDR Superstar. SDR/BDR teams are an important part of many company’s sales growth strategy. This podcast is presented by our Elite Sponsor, Microsoft.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There’s something special about attending a sales conference. Whatever it is that excites you the most about attending sales conferences, you’ll find it at the various events listed below. Keep reading for our list of the 14 must-attend sales conferences of 2020! BOUNDLESS 2020.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing & analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers/Gurus that you must follow in 2022. CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I’ve run thousands of outbound sales activities throughout my career, and through that, I’ve learned three secrets to cultivating a winning sales mindset. That’s just a fact in sales. This strategy has worked wonders for me in jobs asking for donation money, complex enterprise sales, and transactional selling.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 18, 2016

Sales people have been giving tech demos for a long time. SDRs motivated only by activity metrics cast a precariously wide net, without gathering adequate sales intelligence. SDRs motivated only by activity metrics cast a precariously wide net, without gathering adequate sales intelligence. Are we getting any better at it? –

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Don on Selling

APRIL 15, 2020

While I know it’s popular in sales to mirror your clients when speaking to them, now is not the time to do that. And don’t think for a minute that if you work an inside sales job making phone calls, that your customers can’t tell how you’re feeling. That means stick with the basics that always work with you in sales.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 6, 2017

I had the opportunity to lead a Thought Leaders panel from the best business value solution providers, including our own, Mark Schlueter, who shared his great experience from decades of enterprise selling and team leadership at HPE, and business value tool development Microsoft, Intel, Dell and many other B2B firms.

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Velocify

JUNE 16, 2017

Your first challenge is the job interview, with what some might say is your toughest critic – a sales leader. Sales leaders are not only evaluating your sales aptitude by how well you sell yourself, they also expect you to demonstrate how well you can listen. This is a mistake for any job, but especially a sales role.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” We realize, after speaking with several sales leaders, that this methodology excluded some of the most impactful sales leaders, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. VP of Sales at Mixpanel. Jordan Arogeti. Meka Asonye.

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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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DialSource

OCTOBER 1, 2018

With a sales team of 28 representatives and three managers, the Texas Rangers cover a large sales portfolio and rely on efficiency to help drive success within their organization. In 2016, the team switched its CRM software from Microsoft Dynamics to Salesforce.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 4, 2019

My friend Tom at Bottomline Technologies was running a sales team making thousands of phone calls a week. Despite all their best efforts, his sales reps were only connecting with prospects 3% of the time. What if he could help his sales team leave effective voicemails that got more callbacks? Voicemails are new again in sales!

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Boston is emerging as one of the hottest startup cities in the country, which is great news for sales professionals. These companies are all backed by venture capital and are currently hiring in sales roles. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are some great companies to consider for your next sales job. ProfitWell.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The biggest area was my performance in sales. On top of that, each month I set a goal with my sales manager to achieve my numbers. Next, my sales manager laid out the compensation plan and we went over what achieving each additional level would mean to me. After each goal planning session, I was pumped!

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OnePageCRM

JANUARY 29, 2018

It’s that time of the year where we set new goals, try new business tactics and most importantly fill in our calendars with the must-attend sales conferences of 2018. Many sales reps are guilty of spending too much time behind a computer screen. AA – ISP Digital Sales World 2018. Location: San Francisco, Boston, Dublin.

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OutboundView

JULY 14, 2019

EBQ By Appointment Only Strategic Sales & Marketing. Their team syncs their messaging with your brand’s and finds prospects so that your sales staff doesn’t have to. In addition to appointment setting, EBQ provides full service sales and marketing outsourcing. Strategic Sales & Marketing. Still confused?

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Velocify

JULY 26, 2017

I have been in technology sales for more than 16 years—six of which have been at Velocify. In my sales career, I have used Goldmine, ACT, Microsoft Access, Siebel CRM, Right Now Technologies, Netsuite and also Salesforce at three previous companies. I have closed more business than I ever have in my entire sales career.”.

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OnePageCRM

JANUARY 29, 2018

It’s that time of the year where we set new goals, try new business tactics and most importantly fill in our calendars with the must-attend sales conferences of 2018. Many sales reps are guilty of spending too much time behind a computer screen. AA – ISP Digital Sales World 2018. Location: San Francisco, Boston, Dublin.

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