Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2020

We will start selling at some reasonable rate again, soonish. When all this happens, you may easily forget the lessons of this panic/pandemic. One reason you may forget this lesson is because big customers are not easy to win. You may go back to what is easy. Do you care enough? It can be frustrating.

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Bernadette McClelland

MARCH 30, 2023

How We Burned The Boats and Lived To Tell The Story TODAY is the day ONE YEAR AGO EXACTLY we flew out of Australia with 6 suitcases, 2 carry-ons and 2 backpacks and our head, heart and gut saying ‘do it’! And during those 12 months, we have been asked these 7 questions many times over: 'How did you just up and move?'

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Networking Licensing Up-Sell Banking 397

Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 24, 2023

Though we’re sometimes not aware of our tone and demeanor, other people do feel its impact, and they react to it as well. I knew he did, so I said, “Sure you do. How do I get there?” At this point, I stopped to consider what he meant, and it occurred to me that I was being another rude tourist.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Plus, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this summer. I’m sure you’ve been the recipient of: Endless spam emails offering to send you lists and then writing to ask if you saw their last email. They often begin, “I hope you’re doing well.” And relationships are how deals get done.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this quarter. I accepted his standard invitation, thinking he might be a good connection, and sent him a personal message, inviting him to contact me with any questions about referral selling. His response: “What is referral selling?”

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Referrals Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring 177

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

While it may not be pleasant, it is a fact, so we need to learn to manage things. Which is not as had as people think, but most approach things emotionally, not with thought. In fact, when you boil it down, 80% of the time, 80% of prospects use one of five common objections. Five, that’s all, how hard can that be

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker. There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. Referrals help you ace Part One and set you up for success in Part Two. You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2021

How many times have you been told to build value when you get the price objection? Managers tell reps to stress the quality, the warranty, the features and benefits, but your prospects have heard all that before, haven’t they? And these are the things you look for as well, right?”. Want a better way?

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Objections Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker 285

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 5, 2024

As you will see, Martin has a fascinating and rich career an selling. Martin articulates something that I think so many of us find so exciting about selling: “The main reason is that it challenges you to reinvent yourself and stay current with your knowledge because it is the most dynamic industry of all.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It’s SKO time of the year. I’ve been asking, “How much time are you spending in the field working with your people?” So far, it looks like the average is somewhere around 15-20%. I ask, “How are you spending your time? First, it’s enormous fun.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Like all of us, he was struggling to get the engagement he wanted. He was very focused on the customers and people he was prospecting. He leveraged trade shows to meet people, then followed up with prospecting notes. How do you know if he has the problem? How do you know if he cares?

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Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Trade Show Prospecting 117

Smooth Sale

APRIL 6, 2024

Photo by rebeck96 Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Prepare Your Real Estate Business for Success Becoming a realtor can be lucrative if you can get your business off the ground right from the beginning. It is also where you can start to build a solid portfolio.

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Real Estate Social Media How To Media 93

Anne Miller

MARCH 13, 2024

The good news is you’re at a networking event with the potential to meet key players at your target companies. The bad news is you are not alone; your competition is also there talking to these same prospects. How do you stand out? Each was professional, followed a conventional formula and each was well delivered.

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Lead Rank Networking Face-to-face Follow-up 118

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 12, 2024

” Another thing struck me: “And I love what professional selling is not. It isn’t the smarmy, pushy approach using sleazy tricks and gimmicks that unfortunately is how it’s still perceived by many. Why I Love Sales Dave, I found your question very thought provoking. It isn’t prescribed for you.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 17, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Will You Accept Full Responsibility for Business Success? It doesn’t matter who you are or the number of resources you have; we only have 24 hours each day, and we all need to use them differently! The challenge can be significant.

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Outsourcing Services Real Estate Hiring Policies 119

Emissary

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It was hard to get the right data, hard to build a case for value, hard to predict success and alter implementations. . It goes something like this: The customer success manager (CSM) grabs usage data from the analytics team. And it misses the opportunity to truly move relationships forward.

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Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

There’s no doubt about it. Increasingly, sales teams use it to personalize content, enhance sales training , improve onboarding, conduct competitive analysis, streamline sales communication, and more. The ways in which people use the technology are so impressive that one might think genAI will soon replace sales reps.

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Marc Wayshak

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Repeatedly, we’ve witnessed that calls can consistently outperform cold emails. This distinction can make all the difference between making 200 calls and securing zero appointments or making 200 calls and securing five appointments. In this article, I’ll guide you on how to make a follow-up call that gets sales meetings.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2024

Research shows there is a weapon you can use to increase your sales performance — a sales strategy that's effective no matter where you work or what you sell. What is this sales strategy, you ask? Strategically framing your prices. This week's installment comes from Arash Asli, CEO of Yocale.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 10, 2024

As a sales manager, I’m sure you have pipeline meetings often. But, do you ever ask yourself, “How can pipeline meetings be a coaching opportunity?” Let’s start with an analogy: You wouldn’t expect a rookie with no training to pick up a bat in a major league baseball game and knock it out of the park on his first try.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How To Create A Company That Will Thrive Being a business owner is a big job with many responsibilities. There are also numerous moving parts that you must manage daily. It is critical always to seek out ways to improve and embrace change.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recently, in conversations with clients and other groups, I’ve been stunned at how few have performance plans in place for their people. Starting my selling career in IBM, we all had them. Starting my selling career in IBM, we all had them. How do they know if they are doing well or not?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2024

A significant portion of the B2B prospecting calls you make will end up going to voicemail — making the sales voicemail techniques you leverage and how well you can execute them absolutely crucial to your sales efforts. Varying your touches makes you seem less pushy.

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Closing Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Call-back 112

SalesLoft

APRIL 25, 2024

In this three-part series, you’ll learn how a Salesloft AE lands multiple mega deals — from prospecting to selling to power, to delighting them as customers — so you can replicate his success. In this episode, Corey explains why you need a strong vision, a strategic foundation, and a lot of patience. Now what?

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2024

The enduring truth of the statement “ people buy from people they know, like, and trust” remains a constant in the realm of sales. Sales authenticity” resonates with people in different ways. This week, we’ll dissect two areas that sales authenticity derives from and how to embrace it to – well, sell.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 11, 2024

ChatGPT and its colleagues are, too often, a debilitating cheat for sellers who don’t want to put in the work. There, I said it, I got it off my chest. Don’t get me wrong, these tools are very powerful and helpful. And 100% of the time, I get answers that are, at best, mediocre.

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Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Engineering Industry 107

Mereo

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Business culture is the beating heart of your operations. Yet, this subjective concept is often hard to define, assess and, most important, influence to help lead your teams to sustainable revenue performance. How do you define culture in the terms of businesses and selling? Marketing has its own culture.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every time you use a selfish sales tactic, you’re destroying the trust between you and your buyer — but you’re not just hurting yourself. If you've used slimy sales tactics in the past, or if you’re using them today, I implore you: please stop. But, our new house had a guest room in it. Salesperson : Well, no.

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Commission Call-back Hotels Sales 94

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Photo by LeeRosario via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How To Entice Your Automotive Customers Online Today, customers looking for vehicles for purchase or hire will do so by researching online first. While much shopping is done in person when it comes to car shopping, many make a start on the Internet.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 29, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay A ttract the Right Job Or Clientele: How You Can Breathe New Life Into Your Career If your career has stagnated, now is likely the right time to begin looking for new and better opportunities. Otherwise, a stagnant career can lead to burnout and boredom.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 4, 2024

Our relationship didn’t start that way, in fact it was contentious. Jack has written one of the best books on business/financial acumen, I ‘ve ever read: Bottom Line Selling. He’s also written one of the best books on “communications,” in Lean Communication , as well as Strategic Sales Presentations.

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Banking Industry Exact Training 73

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 8, 2024

He’s written an number of books trust in selling, the most famous is The Trusted Advisor. But I also know something about Charlie that very few people know. He responds to Nigerian princes with great questions about their offers, and suggestions about how they might find more money to send without the things they ask for.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 1, 2024

“Selling Bad Breath” repulses the people we are trying to reach. Somehow when we open our mouths or send an email or do an outreach, all it accomplishes is driving our prospects and customers away. No amount of “mouthwash” disguises selling bad breath. What is Selling Bad Breath?

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Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Social Media Up-Sell 73

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 18, 2024

As a result, it’s not surprising to see this sentence in his story, “The collaborative nature of selling has always been appealing to me, as has the imperative to keep learning new things.” It was all about solving a problem. One of my dad’s theories about business was that “Everybody sells.”

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Insurance Insurance Education Salary 73

Smooth Sale

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo by Mr-Panda via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Updating Your CV with Professional Help Is Beneficial One of the most vital parts of your job hunt is your CV. It’s the document you choose to use that lays out your entire professional and educational history to entice employers to hire you.

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Tell me about your problems and let me tell you about my solution” won’t even get you a second meeting.”. Alvin Toffler, who wrote The Future Shock, said that the future is going to be dominated by people who can learn, unlearn and then learn again. Let me start a conversation with you about that.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 131

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a salesperson, you've probably gotten your fair share of career advice — and it goes without saying that some of those tidbits have definitely been more valuable than others. Some insight you get winds up being dated, disjointed, or detrimental to your overall sales acumen. Do your homework.

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