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MARCH 13, 2012

Time is almost up to enter the Smart Selling Tools Sales Software Sweepstakes. No purchase needed to enter, but the Sweepstakes ends on March 31st. We also like and trust many of the sales tools in the prize packages: Front Row Solutions, ePrize, Qvidian, DocuSign, OneSource, and IntroRocket. Revenue Maximizer Prize.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

At the same time, I must admit that I was one of those caught a bit off-guard hearing about new AI tools, use cases, and potential within the future of work, and in our case, revenue generation. The worst thing one can do in business is take anything for granted and get too comfortable.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

From a sales tools perspective, I have seen productivity gains as well as losses. It seems that there are so many tools to help professional sellers and marketers. What I don’t see is cohesiveness, and maximizing time through better management of all of the tools.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Whether you are new in your sales role or have been in sales for a while, it is easy to get wrapped in in the latest new sales tool that could help you, or that one magic bullet to specifically help YOU in your role.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Many CRM tools are set up in a complicated way so a rep spends too much time learning them and then using them. A tool is nothing but a tool without a process. Instead of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, you can find tools that help you customize what you do and even add better process in some cases.

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JULY 30, 2014

There are hundreds of strategies for success incorporating some social tools into your business. In the last 10, B2B companies we have worked with, I found that this tool combination has worked with 9 of them. In this case, the social tool helped me find someone, connect to someone, and ALSO gave me confidence.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

But time and again, we get bombarded with interruptions, alerts, tools, and technology. Three Tech Traps to Avoid: Tool Overwhelm. Get one specific tool to track information and one tool for projects. Unfortunately in a corporate environment there are added tools, sometimes departmental tools and customer tools.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Do you have a toolbox of your own tools which can help separate you from the rest of the noise in your industry and sector? This topic has been talked about recently through colleague Miles Austin’s post Snap-on Tool Trucks and Sales Reps. They are usually told what their tools are – or are not.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Now, many tools will help you through assessments and there are books available to help walk newer managers through this. First, a couple of tools, then a book. Assessment Tool: Roundpegg. Assessment Tool: Objective Management Group Sales Candidate Assessment. They help manage the entire life-cycle of employees for you.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The things we once predicted futuristically are coming to fruition thanks to new tools and strategies to help convert data into insights, improve sales rep on-boarding and give a new twist to getting and staying connected to those you’re collaborating with in business. Throughput instead of “just get it done”. Efficiency instead of volume.

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JULY 22, 2014

I can remember the first day I heard about the search engine – it was early 1999 and it seemed like a nice, helpful tool – not a world game-changer as it has become. How Many Sales Research Tools Are There? There have never been more tools to allow you to search for insight about the contacts you’re speaking with and their company.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Nancy Nardin , Expert on Sales Productivity Tools & Strategies , Smart Selling Tools. I predict we’ll see the use of more video tools for messaging and video integrated into websites like never before. Koka Sexton , Leader of #SocialSelling Movement , LinkedIn. Craig Rosenberg , Co-founder & Chief Analyst , TOPO.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

I’m the kind of person who gets into an airplane and am still amazed how they always take off and land hundreds or thousands of miles away (at least all of my flights have, and nearly all flights do) To see the advances in marketing tools and sales tools – it’s really phenomenal what software can now do.

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APRIL 4, 2013

We are, as a business community, being BOMBARDED with sales tools. Once we have the tools, we still need to craft interesting and compelling content in the form of sales messages to our prospective customers and existing clients. What is our end goal? What is our end goal? What are we trying to accomplish?

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Last month, IBM announced IBM ® Watson™ Analytics , a natural language-based cognitive service that can provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses. Simply upload files, and begin to discover your data through the help of IBM’s suite of tools. SOURCE=default&S_CMP=wa-microsite.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Ed and I spoke recently about the trends, and I shared with him my concerns about how so many smaller organizations are overwhelmed by tools, technology, and strategies for growth. So many new cloud-based tools have not only come to market, but many are tried-and-true now.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

In other words, does your contact management tool bring in the social profile and activity on social for each of your contacts? Many systems now connect to proposal tools, email systems, web landing pages, customer service logs, and just about anything that would matter to customer-facing reps. Is there a system in place for them?

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MARCH 14, 2013

Many have closed new business as a direct result of using LinkedIn as a serious tool. These users feel that LinkedIn is an essential business tool. After you read Konrath and Albee’s e-book , check out our ongoing series of LinkedIn tips and contact us to help you become a master of this tool. Social Selling Power Tools.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

I did an unscientific survey of webinar tool sites as if I was evaluating and making a purchase from my smart phone. For this experiment I looked up webinar tools and webinar platforms. In my search I looked for “webinar platform” and “webinar tool” to get dozens of choices. It could have been any B2B product or service.

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MAY 24, 2012

Here are some tips and tools gleaned in a fun roundtable conversation on Pre-Call Research I participated in through the Docusign SalesGuru site which included the following experts: Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools Miles Austin of Fill the Funnel Lars Nilsson of SalesSource.

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MAY 16, 2012

You have a robust, helpful CRM tool that gives you several helpful reports which you can review each week, and lists you can easily pull up on a just-in-time basis. You have a poor CRM tool, perhaps not cloud-based and it is difficult to use with poor reporting capabilities. You probably fall into one of three camps: A.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

For example, right now I am getting messages from a tool called Signals which shows me when someone is on our website, is opening an email I sent, or is clicking on a link within an email I sent. It is one of the no-brainer, must do sales tools to look into. More ideas on social selling here: Top Social Selling Tools. .

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JULY 31, 2014

Now there are bigger and better ways – from tools like GageIn to data tools like Avention we can track new contacts at our prospective customer companies – a key way to grow opportunities. Google alerts was the first to send emailed updates on what is happening with key words you’ve selected to monitor.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

2) They tell me that only “some” of their clients are using social tools. Moderator for this webinar is Ralf VonSosen, Head of Sales for LinkedIn, and my co-presenters are Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools and Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. Why should they put the effort out if only some clients will interact with them?

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MARCH 25, 2014

I am very humbled, and quite honored, since it seems that quite a process was put into place and many different tools to measure reach was used to take a list of 500 influencers down to the top 30. LinkedIn is certainly a social selling tool and Koka the perfect representative of how adding insight to help potential buyers builds your brand.

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MARCH 26, 2013

Mid-sized companies need better tools to help understand what customers need and want. Instead of throwing a new tool on them, start with cross-functional meetings to discuss what you need and how it will work. Mid-sized companies also need better ways to help the sales team capitalize on potential and actual sales opportunities.

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MARCH 18, 2014

The big change now is the tools and technology. 10 tools and technologies to be most helpful. As long as I can remember, selling has ALWAYS been social. We have always had to communicate with potential buyers, ask for referrals, work trade shows, and advertise / market for new business. The basics that are often overlooked.

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JUNE 6, 2018

Do you ever feel confused over sales technology tools?

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Almost three years ago, I was named to a list of Top Social Sales Influencers – I came in at #12 on the list which had been researched by an influencer marketing agency for an up and coming sales tech tool company, KiteDesk.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Sellers goof up big time by having a tool and not understanding the big picture about how it works. They just see “tool” – they go online and start doing stuff. Learn about their buying cycle, not your selling cycle. Sellers goof up because they don’t have a strategy in place to optimize it.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The tide has turned at IBM for the “S” in SMB and the “M” in midmarket – if anyone can further level the playing fields for smaller business, it is the technologists and innovators working on tools like these with big budgets. Stay tuned as we uncover more use cases and stories of real companies doing big things with these tools.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

With all of the technology, tools, methodology and sales process in place you’d think there was no real simple way to help with your sales messaging. That’s why my best tool for doing this is…….drum Because people who sell are all different and our buyers are also people who are all different. drum roll…….your your smartphone.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

These tables and booths typically have large monitors or big screen displays with whatever SaaS sales tool that booth is promoting. When you are in professional, B2B sales and go to a lot of business conferences you see a lot of trade show booths and marketing tables.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Even if a percentage of your customers are on social tools and platforms now – you need to be there as well. There are many cloud-based tools to help grow your visibility, do niche research, and learn more about your existing and prospective customers. If you don’t have time, you can hire help through some amazing web tools.

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JUNE 12, 2013

There has never been a better time to find simple and even free tools to capture your prospective customers and all your connections). Use online and social tools to connect, such as through LinkedIn and Twitter. Don’t stop with social tools, though. Note: if you are NOT doing this, start immediately.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Have a note pad at your desk or use a tool like Evernote to track every commitment in one place. Get your sales force on tools that save time, such as Timetrade (for booking appointments or demos). Create email templates for various buyer types and stages of the sales cycle. Macro Sales Productivity Tips. Lead by example.

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APRIL 28, 2014

What totally HIT me during the presentation was when Sean talked about how WE as sellers have helped create all the tools on the web that now help our BUYERS without us – that isn’t new. What IS new is the idea that WE as sellers can do a number of things to anticipate what our buyers want and need.

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