Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. This week‘s post comes from five winners of HubSpot’s Modern Sales Leader 25 award. 5 Pieces of Advice All Sales Leaders Need to Know in 2024 1. 5 Pieces of Advice All Sales Leaders Need to Know in 2024 1.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. I am concerned about the subjects being curated for sales and sales leadership professionals. One or two are sales enablement topics.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 27, 2020

When will sales leadership wake up? They still measure the number of dials and emails sent in a day, when the return on these sales activities is dismal. Perhaps it takes so many touches because salespeople use cold calling scripts, talk about themselves, and ask dumb questions like: Are you the person responsible for…?

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Marc Wayshak

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, this doesn’t mean you have to establish an immediate best-friend relationship, but building some level of connection or rapport with a prospect is invaluable for overcoming initial barriers and resistance. In this video, I’ll show you how to build rapport with anyone in sales. Take a leadership role.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I used to think it was just sales newbies who struggled with referral reluctance. I wondered about those in non-traditional sales roles like customer success, CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants—who are now being asked to sell. Learn more about the power of referrals in the Q3 blog posts and podcasts below.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021. A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2021

Sales Executive Leadership Forum. Build a Bigger Network and Increase Your Market Value. Every sales leader needs to consider their market value. Sales leaders should regularly evaluate and determine areas for growth for their staff and themselves. As a former sales executive , I was always in a tough spot.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. Considering half of the deals that are forecasted to close don’t, and customer retention has decreased as seller attrition increases, sales teams are facing yet another frustrating year if something doesn’t change. Try this instead. That’s a fact.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We discussed the huge impact emotions and coaching have on sales teams. Sales Leaders Set the Tone John and I talked about how sales managers shape team engagement and performance. So, leadership style significantly affects employee engagement. Many organizations lack coaching and leadership development.

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Jarrod and Alice explore the very essence of Nobel Studio’s sales success due to Jarrod’s focus and determination emphasizing the pivotal role that networking and relationship-building play in the process. It’s not just about closing deals; it’s about forging meaningful connections.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 6, 2024

In an enlightening episode of the Sales Talk for CEOs Podcast, Alice Heiman engages with Malin Schmidt, not just as the CEO of Kodiak Hub, a pioneer in supplier relationship management software, but as a visionary leader whose journey epitomizes the fusion of sustainability and technology in business.

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I sit down with Mike Weinberg for Part One of our conversation on the state of the Sales Profession, sales leadership, and getting started as a new sales manager. It's about guiding teams through challenges and inspiring them to achieve collective success.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2024

Assessments Compared Data on Sales Excellence Coaching Salespeople MUST READ: Are Assessments as Evil as the Persona Movie Suggests? The Caliper vs OMG Comparison: Which Sales Candidate Assessment is More Predictive? How to Transform Your Sales Pipeline Today Can Malcom Gladwell Explain the Sales Hiring Problem?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

Sales account management, like sales, is selling. For the sales account manager, getting processes down can mean the difference between achieving massive growth and losing customers to the competition. The lines between sales and account management get blurry — while they’re both revenue powerhouses, they’re different beasts.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Sales prospecting techniques are the tactics a salesperson uses to find new customers. Sales prospecting techniques are the tactics a salesperson uses to find new customers. Let’s jump in.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Why the sudden interest in referral sales? Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. Think about it. Who are buyers going to talk to when they’re short on funds and stressed about the future of their organizations? You can ask: During the sales process when you’ve added value.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 21, 2024

Richard Weylman is a renowned expert in sales and customer service, celebrated for his strategic insights into client relationships and building customer loyalty. It was noted that AI could provide deeper personalization in customer interactions, which is crucial for building stronger relationships.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s common for someone to attend countless workshops on inclusive leadership and return to the workplace armed with certificates and tools, yet still need help implementing what they’ve learned. This scenario is so prevalent that many employees view ‘inclusion’ and ‘inclusive leadership’ as mere buzzwords.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I am your host, and today I am thrilled to share with you the insights from a recent podcast episode where I had the honor of interviewing Karl Becker , the founder of Improving Sales Performance and author of several insightful books on sales and marketing alignment. He emphasized that for success in sales.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo by John Hain via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Model Leadership to Empower Your Audience Customer care is in our circle no matter where we are or what we do. How you model leadership to empower your audience becomes your success differentiator. They then would offer to show me the display.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 31, 2024

However, these items are essential for inclusion: Honesty Integrity Genuine relationships Delivering value beyond expectations. Beginning with leadership, they are to communicate their mission and goals for conducting business and include the four bullet points above. Our job is to seek out ways to make it possible.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2021

When you get customer segmentation right, you not only show leads content that makes sense to them, but you get your audiences excited about buying from you. Something to think about: According to Folloze, 77% of B2B sales and marketing professionals believe personalized marketing experiences make for better customer relationships.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Power of Sales Leadership and Emotion in Sales Hello everyone, I’m John Golden, your host from SalesPOP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM. Therefore, the level of employee engagement is heavily influenced by the boss’s leadership style.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As the host of the Expert Insight Interview from Sales POP Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM. Dr. Simmons brought a wealth of knowledge to our discussion on leadership, performance, and the crucial intersection of people and technology. He has seamlessly transitioned into the world of business consulting.

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Tenbound

APRIL 19, 2024

by Kathleen Robida LinkedIn is always buzzing with tips and tricks for SDRs to book more meetings and for Sales to win more deals. However, what is rarely discussed is the critical importance of the Sales Development Representative and Account Executive partnership. What’s the best cold call opener? Participation!

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Jessica and her husband now own Transworld Business Advisors, a thriving company offering M&A services and Exit Factor, helping small and midsize businesses to increase their valuation for an eventual sale. Successful acquisitions require patience, relationship-building, and a knack for spotting opportunities.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 31, 2023

In this insightful episode, Colin Campbell of Sales Hacker engages Lauren Bailey from Sales Bar, Factor Eight, and Girls Club in a thoughtful discussion on the dynamics of the sales industry. They delve into the underrepresentation of women in sales and the initiatives aimed at bridging the gender gap.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this day and age, no one doubts the importance of sales compensation when it comes to driving growth for a business. As an incentive compensation manager, you manage or play a key role in the design of your sales commission plans. Build meaningful relationships with commissioned employees and sales leadership.

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

There are many misconceptions about modern selling. Some sales leaders immediately disregard the principles, claiming it is just another buzzword. Others are caught in the constant grind of achieving quota and cannot fathom trying to implement a new sales plan. What Is the Modern Sales Approach?

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Julie Hanson

JANUARY 30, 2024

Rachel Cossar: Going a little further on that note of showing up with authenticity and really being able to build a rapport on video, some companies really just think that it's impossible to build trust in the same way you can build in-person on video. Trust is not based entirely on logic and neither are relationships.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 15, 2022

I wrote, People Buy From People, focusing on the importance of human based engagement as a wake up call to the overwhelming trend to depersonalize the relationship. As sales people we learn about the importance of developing relationships with our customers. The lead sales person had worked for me at another company.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Best Sales Leaders Share These 4 Traits On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Sales Gravy Senior Master Sales Trainer Brad Adams talks with Learnit CEO Damon Lembi about maintaining authenticity and integrity as a sales leader. It's about giving your best in everything you do.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Steve McDonald (CEO, of Content Strategy Design & Martech SAS ), delves into the power of thought leadership content and its role in igniting lead generation, particularly through podcasts. Thought leadership content bridges this gap, sparking early interest and initiating conversations with potential customers.

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criteria for success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Happy Tuesday, Let's Talk Sales listeners! For this week's podcast, we are continuing our discussion on leadership and trust with Charles Bernard as our guest. His goal is to help people buy in a world that is all about selling. After listening to this episode, be sure to download his eBook, Leadership for Organizational Growth.

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Julie Hanson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Salespeople: Trust, Empathy, and AI Leadership Insights As a leader, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush of AI tools promising to do everything but shake your buyer’s hand. However, in B2B sales leadership, striking the right balance between AI-driven efficiency and authentic human connections is critical for your success.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The laughter was about my question, Why Now?’ For the most part, management could care less about employees, especially the females on their teams, which plays into our Blog title, ‘Are you an empathetic leader? Putting myself in her shoes, not knowing a thing about formal selling, I stared at her for a few minutes.

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