Marc Wayshak

AUGUST 16, 2023

One of the most exciting ways the internet has revolutionized sales is that it has enabled high-ticket closers to connect with clients globally—from anywhere in the world. But every great high-ticket closer must follow an important process. Check it out: 1. Research your prospects up front. Use a script. So use a script.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. Maybe they all found you in a similar way – social media, a trade show or sales outreach, for example.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chuck is the co-founder of Blueprint Expansion , a GTM roles recruiting firm that has helped over 50 VC-backed companies make amazing Sales, Marketing, & Customer Success hires. This week we have a special 2 guest episode, with the best hiring guru’s in the game, Chuck Brotman & David Teichner.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you're in sales, you know that finding prospects isn't easy. In fact, it can be the tallest hurdle in the sales process. The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the top social selling trends to reach more prospects and close more deals — all at your fingertips. The same can be true online.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 11, 2024

Don’t get me wrong, these tools are very powerful and helpful. Hacks for structuring and measuring an entire sales organization. If we understand our ICPs, we already should understand: (If you don’t, reassess your sales enablement strategies.) There, I said it, I got it off my chest.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 1, 2019

Sales and prospecting is not a slimy or ugly activity like some people describe it. I count prospecting and sales as an honor. Sales and integrity go together in the same way that integrity and prospecting do. One of the main reasons why I love sales is because it’s nothing more than having a conversation.

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BuzzBoard

AUGUST 23, 2023

The whole world became so familiar and fascinated with generative AI in such a short time that it has already attracted huge investments and caught the popular imagination. Armed with massive datasets and powerful algorithms, it’s the engine behind recommendation systems, fraud detection, and even self-driving cars.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Business insights: Insights gathered from survey data can also help you better understand the ins and outs of your sales process. Improves sales process: Finally, you can put your survey data to good use by using it to improve your sales process for customers and create a better customer experience.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 30, 2020

That is why Shapiro Negotiations Institute has taught for decades how to plan for successful sales and negotiations while maintaining and enhancing the relationship for future deals. If a goal of your sales team is to make better deals, faster and at better margins, then you must read (and follow) these five tips: . What are theirs?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

Register for Back in The Black Sales TV—first episode on January 19. The Gatekeeper Died: Why That’s a Good Thing” is the topic for my new, monthly, live Sales TV Show on the Sales Experts Channel. Why am I doing a monthly Sales TV Show? Frankly, this is how I learn—in short segments. Always free. Always fabulous!

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. In worst-case scenarios, you can lose the sale completely if the buyer’s concerns reach a level that you can’t overcome. An outreach email sets the tone for your entire sales process.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Virtual sales meetings are becoming increasingly common as teams transition to working from home and offices are spread out in different cities. In the past, a virtual sales meeting, whether by video or phone call, was generally not given the same consideration as an in-person meeting.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 6, 2023

We get the Discovery process wrong–period, full stop. ” We ask questions that enable us to immediately switch the conversation to our solution. “Do you have a problem with sales performance?……… The discovery process is really about the customer and their learning process.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. How do you know whether to move prospects through your sales funnel or disqualify them? We’ll explain what sales qualification is and why it’s important. What is sales qualification?

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Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Long story short? Across a wide range of industries, many companies are so busy battling the effects of uncertain economic conditions that they have overlooked a critical lever for achieving growth: their sales teams. Two key questions for sales leaders are: Can the sales organization keep producing at a high rate with fewer resources?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Good catch – and yes, OpenAI powers all three tools. However, if I ask them the same question (e.g., What is the most important soft skill to have in sales?”), they arrive at different answers. How do these tools, all powered by the same technology, arrive at different answers? Which AI Tool is the Best Sales Writer?

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Autoklose

MARCH 25, 2024

Michael says a week is too long, but a day is too short. But if you get the big things right — namely, subject line and frequency — you have the power to influence your open rate, which should have a direct impact on your close rate. How long should you wait between emails?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I’ll walk you through what solution selling is, why you should adopt it as part of your sales process, and how to do it right for today’s buyer. Solution selling is a sales methodology in which the seller diagnoses the prospect’s problems or pain points and presents their product as a solution to that problem. Congratulations!

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We expect the sales game to change every year, but 2023 has stood out as a uniquely transformative one. To help you stay ahead of the curve, I spoke with top sales professionals to get their tips for selling in 2024. When AI went mainstream this year, we wondered if these powerful algorithms could replace human salespeople.

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Allego

JANUARY 24, 2023

While the exact number ranges between 27% and 36%, depending on the survey, the message is clear: Sales reps spend the bulk of their day on activities that don’t directly generate revenue for your company. 4 Strategies to Increase Sales Rep Productivity 1. Allego research found sales teams have 5-13 tools in their technology stack.

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Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

While I have been hesitant to explore the sales related applications of AI, let alone adopt them, I have finally decided to dip my old wrinkly toe into the AI pool. FlyCuts are actually text templates that you create and then call up with a short code of your naming. Never say never. What changed? Hopefully, this will be corrected.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many sales professionals often don’t receive the crucial tools needed for success right away. This may end up contributing to a lack of direction and belonging many sales professionals experience, and ultimately may negatively impact performance. While you’re at it, assess your other sales team members.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 11, 2023

There’s a lot of excitement from sellers about the power of AI tools like ChatGPT, we can inflict infinite amounts of content on unsuspecting prospects. But these tools are not just for us in sales, marketing, customer experience? I went into ChatGPT posing a series of questions. Where could we go wrong?

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 12, 2024

This is where the power of consultative selling comes in. This guide explores the key principles and process of consultative selling, equipping digital marketing agencies with the knowledge and frameworks to have more meaningful, value-driven conversations with clients. Consultative selling flips the script on traditional sales.

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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. You also play a key role in executing payroll and continuously managing the overall commission process.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Sales development representatives tend to think of the job as an important stepping stone in our careers , with challenges and opportunities that will shape the rest of our working lives. Find Your Groove Your workflow is the foundation of your day-to-day sales process that determines your productivity and future success.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 1, 2022

A sales operator works to enable your salespeople to focus on selling. Therefore, hiring the right person for the role is crucial, as such a hire will handle ‘backend’ stuff like lead management, data analysis, process optimization, and even sales strategy. 30 Interview Questions and Answers for Sales Ops.

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The true mark of a successful sales team lies in their ability to transform hurdles into stepping stones. In their pursuit of conquest, large sales teams demand strategic finesse and collaborative ingenuity. Difficulties Large Sales Teams Face: What’s Hindering a Fluid Team Fellowship? A revolution of systems lies ahead.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

In a recent survey, we asked sales professionals: “Which aspect of the sales cycle induces the most anxiety?” A study conducted by BankMyCell revealed that 81 percent of millennials encounter phone anxiety, adding a new dimension of sales challenges for sales managers. Let go of the outcome.

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Leads, opportunities, sales: That’s the natural sequence of the sales process, right? All you need to do is zoom out, see the bigger picture and start looking for long-term growth and expansion possibilities rather than focusing only on short-term conversion objectives. But opportunities can be much more than that.

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Allego

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of sales enablement , staying ahead of the curve is not just an advantage—it’s a necessity. The emergence of generative AI and the proliferation of GPTs has opened a new horizon for sales enablement managers, as it has for sales teams, promising greater efficiency, innovation, and revenue growth.

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Marc Wayshak

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Then, when you reply with your sales follow-up email, does the prospect disappear ? Most follow-up emails are the weak link in the process. It’s time to make sure that your sales follow-up emails are truly engaging , enticing the prospect into having a real conversation with you. Know your entire email process.

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BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sales operations have reached a pivotal crossroad in this age of technological marvels. The impact of generative AI is nothing short of revolutionary, ushering in a new era of efficiency, personalization, and data-driven decision-making. Therefore, you must probe deeper to interpret the GenAI-sales ops connection.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Sales teams dedicate a lot of their time to forecasting. Yet, over 50% of sales leaders question the accuracy of their sales forecasting efforts. Since sales forecasting is a rather complex and time-consuming process, organizations seek ways to improve it, with many turning to machine learning.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you feel like your team is missing out, and you want to start learning more about CI, you likely have a lot of questions — starting with, “What is Conversation Intelligence?” We can help answer that and many other questions. 1 Conversation Intelligence platform for high-growth sales teams.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One day you might have to explain to your children that companies once had sales meetings in person, in a room with the lights dimmed and something called a PowerPoint presentation. (If The truth is that most sales meetings, online or in person, always were and often still are boring lectures. . The basics: What is sales enablement?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Your sales pipeline is a representation of the journey your customers take when they interact with your company. From the moment they first make contact with you to well after they book with you, your sales hospitality sales pipeline is key to providing guests with a smooth customer journey.

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