LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

On top of that, they’re not using content in a way that will allow them to improve their social selling efforts. In this guide, I’ll be showing you how you can use content to enhance your social selling process and boost your performance. Chapter 1: How to Identify Content Opportunities for Social Selling.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 18, 2021

million of those startups are tech related. Typically, founders of start ups put it all on the line - everything - their house, savings, loans from friends and family and perhaps bank loans, angel investments and more. According to NetShopISP, there are about 305 million total startups created globally each year and around 1.35

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2018

A friend forwarded me an article entitled, “Giving People More Time To Sell Is BS.” I call that TIme Available For Selling, (TAFS—just what we need, another acronym.). Our ideal is they spend 100% of their time engaged with customers, selling. ” Intrigued, I clicked on the link.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 14, 2024

So rather than me succumbing to any fear or bias, being able to reflect on this reference point (aka evidence) opened my thinking up to ask for feedback on LinkedIn. Discover Sales for Non-Salespeople : Not everyone who sells is a stereotypical salesperson yet the psychology behind professional selling skills are still necessary.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This is a longer article than usual and includes many links to related articles so grab a snack and a beverage, settle in, and stay with me. It will be worth it because I know I'm going to get you fired up. In the first 1,825 of articles from my fourteen years of Blogging, only 21, or less than 1%, mentioned politics.

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SBI

APRIL 15, 2014

All to help them sell more, faster. Easier said than done, as it all relates to individual sales behaviors. If I lined up 10 sales leaders right now, four of them would take the challenge of wanting to know the truth in how their sales reps manager their business and use that data to improve.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 24, 2024

Don’t give up hope. But don’t give up; there are actions to take to get it moving again. You need to make sure that you are selling to an actual pain point instead of a pain-related problem. This advice helps ensure you’re addressing and selling to the real problems the buyer faces.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 8, 2024

I’ve been getting a variety of people telling their stories on, “ Why I Am So Interested In Selling.” Dave: I’m posing the question, “Why are you so interested in selling?” Could you give me your assessment about why sellers are interested in selling. ” to lots of sales people.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

One proven way is to use analogies from different yet relatable practices. Over half (58 percent) of respondents believe that up to 80 percent of their data is not useful or reliable, implying that less than a quarter of data is actionable and trustworthy.” Not product related, but objective, outcome and impact based.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2020

In this episode, George and I explore some of the faulty assumptions people make in sales, the selection of CRMs, and other areas of selling. Created for individuals in sales, marketing, and related disciplines, all published episodes of Sales Scrum can be found here.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 6, 2016

On to Day 3 of Dreamforce 2016 , we’re jam-packing the day with sessions, joining sales leaders from across the country to share tips and best practices around modern selling. And what better place to discuss modern sales as it relates to the evolution of the tech scene in the past few years than Dreamforce.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There is a lot of folk myth b t out there about the telephone and its value in today’s B2B selling. The view that modern selling is different, the phone is a relic. Some feel too naked talking outcome without set up, but that is the best thing you can do. By Tibor Shanto.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Companies usually have competitors against whom they match up more or less favorably. What does it mean if the company is going up against competitors who usually beat them? Our chances of winning an opportunity may be directly related to the salesperson. Who we are competing against. We driving blind.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools. Let me explain and then I’ll pivot to selling. What are the top five selling activities that salespeople are most frequently not motivated to do? 10 Conditions (2012) Is Showmanship a Lost Art in Selling?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Knowing how and where a customer’s decisions are made can make a world of a difference in how you sell to them, whether it’s prioritizing the right accounts with the right message or pinpointing which contacts to develop relationships with first. Sales and marketing teams have always sought to understand how target customers work internally.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

No joke, I think people in sales and the industries around it, need to lighten up a bit. A well-placed joke is all you need, no need to come up with a full set of jokes. But if they are squeaky clean and rolled up-tight, you need to follow suit. Humor will also help you deliver tough realities, be they product or price related.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 23, 2023

Related: 3 Steps to Transform Your Mindset in Sales and Overcome Any Challenge How I know: My first 70,000 hours of selling Malcolm Gladwell famously said it takes 10,000 hours of practice to attain mastery. I’ve been selling to B2B for over 35 years — that’s more than 70,000 hours of practice. The answer was empowerment.

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Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2023

For example, you likely have more target accounts than your sales reps can follow up within a given timeframe, so you need to prioritize the most important ones. Let’s say you’re a sales rep for a B2B software company that sells project management solutions.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

Its purpose is to help customers identify prospects interested in specific subject matter and topics related to a customer’s value propositions. And the data backs this up. Additional related topics being consumed above normal rates included Sick Leave, Health and Safety, and Safety Supplies. What is Intent Data?

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2013

If you discover that certain existing customers’ growth potential is low relative to the amount of time and energy you need to invest to maintain them, then they’re probably not the best up-sell or cross-sell candidates. If, on the other hand, you

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Sales Hacker

MAY 23, 2023

This makes selling to founders a bit more nuanced than other personas. But founders are the final decision-makers at their company — so working directly with founders is a great way to cut through the noise and sell directly to the person who will be signing the check. I’ll go over some ways to communicate and sell to founders.

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Lessonly

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I can keep up with the lives of my friends and family. Here at Lessonly, we’re noticing that the organizations we admire most, like Apple, focus on both the relational and the operational elements of their business. Operationally, we’re a group of people building, marketing, selling, servicing, and optimizing online training software.

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Anne Miller

JULY 15, 2023

He knew what all “Metaphorians” know: people embrace the new more quickly when they can relate it to something they already know. No one could relate to “automobiles,” but everyone knew what carriages were. They help prospects understand the value of what is being offered as it relates to their unique situations.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 1, 2024

As an aside, when presented with this, my response is, “Oh you are presenting me a cost per feature argument, I only need these 4 features, would you please adjust your price… ” Even while doing this, we leave it up to the customer to evaluate, “Will paying this much get me the return that I want?”

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

It also relates to how well your sales team and related teams employ the time and resources available to achieve sales goals. Improved morale: Productive strategies help streamline sales team tasks , giving reps more time to focus on selling, which sales team members prefer. What is sales productivity?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 31, 2022

Did you know that there are over 13 million people in sales-related roles across the US? Your talent as a salesperson will influence how well you do in your role and the progress you can make up the ladder, and that often starts with ditching your ego. But, there's a difference between working in sales and thriving in this industry.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Solution selling gained traction in the 1980s and has been popular ever since. Though the Harvard Business Review prematurely declared it dead a decade ago , today’s top sellers have found new ways to leverage solution selling that speak directly to the attitudes and needs of modern buyers. What is solution selling?

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 16, 2024

Why I’m So Interested In Selling Sales wasn’t on my UT Dallas agenda. Waking up to a request for a meeting in his office felt surreal. He offered the role of Alumni Relations Coordinator within The Center for Professional Sales. Her story demonstrates that, vividly! Marketing, sure. Not a chance. “Why me?”

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Nutshell

MARCH 25, 2024

They should also have the chance to ask questions and enlist your help to get them set up. And this could give you the opportunity to sell the client additional products or move them to a higher subscription tier, depending on your type of business. DOWNLOAD Is your business ready for a CRM? Find out here.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2023

Selling more, earning more, and one-upping your 2022 self. Which is why selling better always leaves you at the bottom. Selling different. You need to sell differently. A set of hard-won, non-traditional “micro-trainings” on how to think and sell differently. Jump to: Target & sell to trainwrecks.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I wrote a post, “ Sellers, Are You Really Interested In Selling ? He did this asking, “Dave, why are you so interested in selling?” I’m obsessed with selling—all things selling. I’m excited by how selling is changing and the future of selling. Eventually, I got an offer.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to HubSpot’s 2022 Sales Strategy Report , the third most popular goal for sales professionals in 2022 is prioritizing relationships with existing customers over new ones, and they’ll do so through upselling and cross-selling. How are reps cross-selling? How are reps down-selling? How are reps cross-selling?

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 28, 2024

Lastly, the follow-ups and closing the sale come in. A well-executed sales process involves several stages: identification, approach, presentation, handling of objections, deal closure, and follow-up. Post-sale, an effective follow-up routine is crucial for maintaining client satisfaction and paving the way for long-term relationships.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 6, 2024

These “deep sellers” put effort into actions that impacted their selling success for the better. They use customer and industry research to inform cross-sell and upsell strategies in current customer accounts,” Murguia explains. To brush up on your research skills, download the free ebook “The 7 C’s of Pre-Sales Intelligence.”

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In this article, I’ll explain how startup companies can identify their target market and sell to them effectively. Related: Mastering Founder-Sales: 10 Lessons from 150+ Early-Stage Start-Ups. Selling to your target market. Know what you’re selling. Ask yourself these questions: What exactly am I selling?

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 23, 2024

It’s about sprucing up your business with a little bit of credibility, a sprinkle of expert advice, and a lot of growth potential. It lets you beef up your operations, get snazzy tech, expand into new markets , and jazz up what you’re selling—all without the constant headache of pinching pennies.

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