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AUGUST 5, 2014

We often come up short, leaving at the end of the day or end of the week feeling dejected. I know this sounds so basic, yet many sellers do NOT have a regular routine or plan on how you go about researching prospects and also most sellers don’t have a no-fail way of on-going follow-up for those not ready to buy. Close More Deals.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2014

We used to pick up the phone to call customers when something came in that they would like. We kept lists of sizes and favorite colors for when husbands and fiancés wanted to pick up a surprise gift. Not sure how you show up online? Don’t sell them! We have been doing it for hundreds of years.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

If you are selling remotely – by phone, email and even video chat – you need to demonstrate to your potential buyer that your solution will fit their needs and that you have helped others solve their business issues as well. The Power of Trust in B2B Selling . We’ll talk more on that later. We’ll talk more on that later.

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JUNE 16, 2014

This is easier said than done when you are new to the company, new to the sales role, or you have new products and / or services to sell. To sound confident, you must FEEL confident – and quickly ramp up on an understanding of new products and services your company has begun offering. Will you screw up? Let us know!

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Nearly every day I get asked about good blogs, books, and resources for the sales reps on the front lines – those with quotas who have to come up with new ideas and think outside of the box for success. Reps who make dozens, if not hundreds of calls, who craft emails and need to be fired up every day. Think outside of the box?

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

I’m amazed at all of the companies contacting us who want to learn about social selling and all of the confusion in the marketplace. It makes social selling a goldmine topic – which we appreciate, but the confusion out there among mid-market companies and SMBs is frustrating. Yep, even today, very negative images are conjured up.

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JULY 22, 2014

When Google launched in 1998 none of us in professional selling had any idea how it might change the way the world of business-to-business selling worked. Find ways that differentiate you from others in your industry and sell against the dreaded state of “status quo”. If you are convinced that they can, shared that with them.

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MAY 15, 2013

Remote professional selling requires a certain level of energy and enthusiasm that conveys confidence in yourself, your company, and your services or products. Too much is when someone sounds hyped up on more caffeine than a human should be allowed. Energy is follow-up. It is a fine line between enough and not too much.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Gone are the days where it took 30 minutes to set up your office work area with all of the things you’d need to help you sell. Need to look someone up? We talked at length about how two trends have changed the way sellers sell and buyers buy – that is that we are a social, mobile, b2b world now. Changed Expectations.

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APRIL 27, 2014

Unlike the conferences that have been around for year on selling, Max strives to put a “no BS” event together with lots of actual takeaways that could be put right into use instead of promotion and selling from the stage. Let others sell for you. For me, this day was well-spent. Third message: Offer help.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Register here - it is no cost to attend, and no selling on the call – happening soon! Tune in live to ask your questions and get answers – if you can’t make it, the presentation will also be available on-demand so be sure and sign up whether you can attend or not. Am I right? Joanne Black, No More Cold Calling.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

The 2013 predictions about selling this year are out! I like it because it is divided up into sections: Content Marketing & Thought Leadership. Sales Team Shake-Ups: Fewer Field Reps, More Inside Sales. Social Media: Selling Gets Social. Marketing Automation Becomes a Necessity. Why 2013 Will be the Year of the Buyer.

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JULY 7, 2014

You think this just comes up naturally in your thought process? Show up at your desk ready to go because you’ve thought through these questions in advance, and have a game plan in place. Selling is a profession, and it is an admirable profession that deserves your mindful and thoughtful approach to growing your territory.

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APRIL 11, 2014

The state of the profession known as Inside Sales – or Remote Professional Selling – is thriving. The Leadership Summit is a wonderful time to meet up with others passionate about the sales profession, and in particular, the niche of inside sales. if you sign up for our updates, you''ll know when that happens].

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APRIL 21, 2014

It started innocently enough when I replied to my industry colleague and social selling advocate Jill Rowley via Twitter to something she asked me. It is underutilized among many sellers who think no one will pick up or will listen to their message. It made me feel like the phone – the conventional phone, is being misaligned.

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JUNE 12, 2012

Up Your Sales. It breaks up the monotony of the year – slow down in the summer, kick it up in the fall – when everyone is re-focused. This is a dangerous situation if you really think you can’t sell during the summer months. Business is happening every day. Review at the end of EVERY week.

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APRIL 28, 2014

The presenter was Sean Burke and his talk was called, The World’s Youngest Billionaires Guide to Social Selling. Sign up here for the Google Hangout and complimentary e-book. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Prescription without diagnosis is malpractice – it’s a phrase I heard a lot growing up since my father was a proud pharmacist of 52 years. I heard it again this week directed toward what many of us have been guilty of at one time or another in selling. Learn to sell a new technology and suddenly everyone is a prospect.

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JUNE 2, 2014

What if an acronym was the outline for all you needed to do in professional, business-to-business selling? Here is how it covers the gamut of selling -. Campaigns are a way to break up your calling and even make it more enjoyable because you can work several different campaigns in a week and it will be a bit more interesting.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

I think that big organizations my company sells into have a very big influence at alumni and C-level meetings our C-level contacts attend throughout the year. In a bigger organization, a marketing team might have specific customer reference team members who focus solely on building up a reference library and referral program.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Kyle is very enthusiastic and seems to really enjoy talking about selling. Both are free to use and take <15 seconds to sign up. We work with LinkedIn because they have the most up-to-date customer information and are the most widely adopted network for business professionals. LR: Do you have any B2B Camps coming up?

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JANUARY 10, 2013

If your B2B company has been slow to get more involved in what some call the Social Selling movement, you can still do some very simple things right away while your company debates how, when and why to jump in. Set up (or finally start using) your Twitter account – you should have done this already. courtesy of InsideView.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Being “on” every day when you have a front-line role in selling is a tough thing. Come up with a new idea or two, without judging whether you think it will work or not. We are awarding prizes for anyone who comes up with at least 10 more ideas. 3) “tell, don’t sell” (see #2). 25) Follow up more.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

One sales expert I know recently went on a rant about how social selling has not affected KPIs in any of the companies they have talked with. One thing I know is that selling has been changing over time. By embracing new ways to sell, it has opened doors and yes, even grown sales pipelines for clients all over North America.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

It is definitely crazy now with Dreamforce taking up just about everything going on near the SoMa district – including nearly a dozen hotels hosting events and private tech parties. Sales experts show up en masse. ” and stop over-thinking things to sell more. Many vendors know the value of exhibiting every year here.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Read the post How to Build Trust in Selling and The Power of Trust in B2B Selling. Be sure to document and then FOLLOW UP. Post you might find of interest: CRM is the Tool and Sales Follow-Up is Key. You start to build trust by showing that you do what you say. 3 Ways to Increase Revenues with CRM. Expand Your Pipeline.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

sign up for RSS feeds for sales sites, blogs, or podcasts. subscribe to Selling Power or Sales & Marketing Management. learn the basic tenets of successful selling. list out your selling “areas to work on” set aside weekly prospecting time. sign up for RSS feeds for sales sites, blogs, or podcasts.

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JUNE 10, 2013

That’s why I love the profession of selling. Jill Konrath , best-selling author of SNAP Selling. Guy Kawasaki , best-selling author, VC, speaker, and business adviser. Here is the link to sign up for June 20th. Get all of your sales leaders signed up because then you can share ideas after the event.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

In talking with many sales reps this week I’m hit with two words that come up when I talk with the most engaged, most passionate, and most financially successful. But it’s easy to let this trip you up. If they are not, you should not be selling them.) These two words are tenacity and optimism (with a reality check).

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

In a professional selling career, it’s important not to label people. “He’s not a player” “She’s nobody” “He’s too old for a social selling strategy” “They will never change.” “They are kids running that company.”. Increase Opportunities.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Pick up a new sales book, like ones we have reviewed here on the blog. New suggestions: Conversations that Sell, by Nancy Bleeke, Influence , by Robert Cialdini, and the continually recommended SNAP Selling , by Jill Konrath. ]. Some of you are so into technology that you don’t pick up the phone enough. Close More Deals.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

This conversation is directed at B2B companies who are not selling services online. For now, let’s just talk about those of you selling simple or complex products and services typically by phone, email and in person. How does your company’s site stack up? Mobile commerce is an even bigger conversation.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

This site has grown up and is one of the BEST places to find great content. OK, our blog is also featured here, but so are 50 or 60 others – one great way to get caught up in what’s going on in B2B Selling. 3 Tips to Keep Your Sales Focus. 5 Lessons I Learned from Zig Ziglar. Alltop Sales. SalesPro Central.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Best-selling author David Allen has written and spoken for years on ways to be more productive. We tend to not want to jump into thing we might goof up. A day off, or a long weekend can be the perfect time to get new creative thoughts. These thoughts can solve difficult problems you have at work. Is that you?

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MARCH 28, 2016

But before I give you some wording for what you’ll tell your boss at your next pipeline review, know that this is just ONE aspect of your ability to succeed in professional selling. We will talk about some other things that could be causing your super slow sales ramp up. But first, I’ll explain what I started to share.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Next week I’m hosting a conference in Boston called Rev it Up – Sales Leader Summit. Our opening keynote will be best-selling author Dorie Clark speaking about building your brand as a sales leader. Dorie’s most recent book is called Stand Out – How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Because people who sell are all different and our buyers are also people who are all different. Roles vary in companies – what I say to an executive in the c-suite is different than what I say to the IT director or to the user of the services I could sell to a company. Listen Up & Learn. The Shocking Value Statement.

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