Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

So why do so many sales reps continue to sell like they were in 2001? But the good old days of flipping open your Rolodex (or CRM) calling your best customer from a landline (or cell phone) and winning the business are gone, (if they ever existed). The changing dynamics of sales have not been an overnight revolution.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To paraphrase the renowned sales guru Mark Twain, The difference between the right word and almost the right word, is the difference between telling your sales manager that the deal is dead, versus, the deal is no longer viable. Words are the hammers and nails of sales. Sales, like life, are greatly influenced by semantics.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The economy is fickle, but No More Cold Calling’s 9 “killer” steps will boost your sales in any economy. What a roller coaster—this up and down economy—2001, 2002, then the Recession of 2008-09. Yes, the sales landscape has changed. 9 Killer Steps to Boost Your Sales. Dazzle Your Current Customers: If you do nothing else.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Sales leaders are asking themselves how they will adjust. Here, we look at the specific moves proactive sales organizations are making to ensure success prevails even when a solid economy does not. In time, sales professionals become eager to grow and take responsibility for what they do. Prioritize Long-term Measurements.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When you closed that big sale a month ago, your buyer was enthusiastic. That’s a problem, because you were hoping to leverage this sale into a long-term relationship. That’s a problem, because you were hoping to leverage this sale into a long-term relationship. You’re not getting the glowing reviews you expected.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 1, 2013

Every firm we work with here at Anthony Cole Training Group uses some sort of sales pipeline application. These applications, which range from simple excel spread sheets (SalesForce.com) to internally designed database systems, are used with the hope of assessing sales productivity and/or predicting future sales.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The popular TV show of What Not to Wear provides numerous lessons for Sales Professionals. From messy or ill fitting clothes to inappropriate attire, the participants learn through the advice and expertise of Stacy and Clayton (think sales experts) how image is so important. These responses were compared against 2001 data.

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 2, 2016

In 2001, Wendy’s had a series of commercials asking “Where’s the beef?” Today in sales, quality and differentiation are even more important. More importantly when speaking to sales leads or ideal customers, this is one path toward being able to articulate the value of your solutions.

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Nutshell

JULY 22, 2020

Sales and marketing professionals are constantly slinging around new buzzwords, complex terms, and confusing abbreviations. No blog, video, or sales pitch is complete until the phrase “boost ROI” or “improve your net promoter score” is used. Conversion: The prospect makes a purchase and becomes a customer.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 28, 2014

No more 2001 stuff, please. Can you reach out to your customers through your mobile devices on the road? Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Close More Deals.

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Nutshell

JUNE 22, 2020

Learn to leverage this underrated communication channel, and SMS sales just might become the secret weapon in your selling arsenal. That the best way to reach potential customers is via the supercomputer they carry around in their pockets. What Is SMS Sales? Why should you text your prospects and customers?

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Gong.io

JUNE 23, 2022

Both have marketing and sales teams, but Company B’s teams are both 10% better than Company A’s. Let’s geek out for a second, and write down a formula for how companies obtain new customers: New Customers = # Leads * Close Rate. Company A’s marketing team brings in 1,000 leads, and their sales team closes 20% of them.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This problem has existed as long as there have been communal workplaces, and it was studied between 2001 and 2002 in an Aspen Institute survey conducted on a group of MBA students. Professional development in sales and marketing has a similarly checkered ethical history. Easy to say at the sales kickoff. That turns people off.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Related posts: Sales Prospecting: Office Phone or Cell Phone? Your Sales Motivation Is Asking.

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Braveheart Sales

APRIL 20, 2021

It was already tough to do this in some large cities due to security measures that were enacted in 2001, such as guards, visitor monitoring, etc. Sales teams must face whatever comes next head-on. As a sales leader, you are going to have to lead your team, motivate your team and expect your team to continue to adapt.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

APRIL 12, 2022

That someone may be a co-worker, a customer, a third party such as your customer’s customers, or members of the public. The study, which took place in a restaurant, found that when cooks could see their diners, performance improved and customer satisfaction went up 10%. Any work worth doing benefits someone. 14-115).

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 31, 2019

Guest post by Karen Rhorer , Customer Success & Sales Strategy @ Atrium. For those of us who are immersed in the world of SaaS sales every day, it’s easy to forget how new the SaaS concept is. Therefore, data about what happens during the sales process could be tracked for the first time.

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Revegy

AUGUST 27, 2020

“By our reckoning, nearly 40 percent of leading US industrial companies toppled from the first quartile in their sectors during the 2001 recession, and a third of leading US banks met the same fate,” says McKinsey & Company in Preparing for the next downturn. “At Your customers need you to leap into action now more than ever before.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Customers say, ‘If you’re just gonna sell me products, sell them to me cheaper,’” says Marks.

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 11, 2015

That B2B buyers were thought to be anywhere from 57% to 85% complete in their decision making process before contacting sales. That much of the buying will not need sales reps anymore, and that over 1 million B2B salespeople would go the way of the dodo. Amazon continues to contribute heavily to the death of retail sales.

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Xactly

JUNE 20, 2018

As the market races to deliver AI products targeted at sales users, it’s just a matter of time – a few years, if not a few months – before AI becomes a trusted part of the sales professional’s daily technology stack, giving useful advice and admonitions throughout the rep’s day. Data is the Key Differentiator. Register for Webinar.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

JULY 18, 2018

In this interview, you’ll learn how the rules have changed —customers are more educated, resourceful and directive than at any other time in history. Future-proof yourself and your sales team, understand what’s coming next and how to deal with it. help our customers meet the changing market demands). You’ve seen reviews.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 3, 2018

But with the number of buyers purchasing homes through real estate agents and brokers growing 18% since 2001 , there’s plenty of work for hungry realtors everywhere. Want customers to immediately understand your business values? By defining what they’re about, they immediately communicate what their customers can expect.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Boston is emerging as one of the hottest startup cities in the country, which is great news for sales professionals. These companies are all backed by venture capital and are currently hiring in sales roles. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are some great companies to consider for your next sales job. ProfitWell.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

John Arsenault, Sales Engineer. Solving problems and having fun while doing so makes him happy, and he’s excited to showcase Spiff to finance and sales teams. Dustin Carpe, Sales Development Representative. Felicity Jones, Customer Account Executive. Brent Showerman, Customer Success Manager.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 23, 2015

We recently had the pleasure of talking sales enablement with the Sales Enablement Lab and Thierry v. Tom Pisello, Alinean's CEO / Founder was interviewed about the recent proclamations on the Death of the B2B Sales Rep, and what his thoughts were on the future of B2B selling and sales enablement.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 25, 2017

One way CPQ (configure-price-quote) software improves sales is by helping to identify buyers for products and services. This vehicle was brought to market in 2001. By pure accident, the vehicle struck a chord with many markets, and the first-year sales for this car were phenomenal. Car customizers. CPQ can help.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 25, 2017

This vehicle was brought to market in 2001. By pure accident, the vehicle struck a chord with many markets, and the first-year sales for this car were phenomenal. Car customizers. They just saw the gross sales in year one. Instead, each year featured a cosmetic tweak here or there and fewer sales than the previous year.

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Sales Excellence

AUGUST 9, 2016

Tampa, FL, USA –August 8, 2016 –Sales Excellence International, a premier global sales training and consulting organization, today began accepting registration for open-enrollment virtual workshops. In this way, training is not only customized for a company, but for each individual learner. About Sales Excellence International.

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Sales Excellence

MAY 10, 2016

Denver, CO, USA –May 10, 2016 – Sales Excellence International, a premier global sales training and consulting organization, today announced the launch of its new virtual workshops available through Sales Excellence University. About Sales Excellence International.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

There’s an old joke in sales about selling products at a loss but making it up on volume. A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. Price based on the value to your customer? What about the 20 customers who would’ve paid $5? A blind guess? Focus groups?

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 20, 2010

Leading Value-Based Sales and Marketing Tool Provider Awarded For Entrepreneurial Growth We were pleased to learn today that Alinean was named to Inc. For those of you who know Alinean, we founded the company in 2001 and are headquartered in Orlando, Florida. 5000 list of fastest-growing private US companies.

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HeavyHitter Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

While I’ve been in sales for over three decades, there is one day that completely changed my life. Then the captain interrupted our complaints to inform us of the horrendous acts of terrorism that had caused the nation’s entire air space to be shut down for the first time in aviation history on that day, September 11, 2001.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 15, 2010

1) Value Proposition - early in the lifecycle you can guess at customer needs and propose how the solution mught derive value 2) Value Hypothesis - during engagement with the customer you can investigate pain points and how the solution can help customer save, streamline or overcome the issues.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Resources Alineans Social Media ROI Calculator can help: [link] (Free to use and see results onlune, registration required to download customized report) Source: Marketers Optimistic About Finding Social Media ROI (Mashable, February 09, 2011) Posted by Tom Pisello at 10:32 AM Email This BlogThis! Let the Good Times Roll?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2020

As businesses continue navigating the challenges that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, many sales leaders are wondering the best path forward. One of the toughest changes sales leaders need to adapt to is the dramatic impact the events of 2020 have had on win rates. Customer loyalty is more important than ever.

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Insight Demand

MAY 12, 2014

Unless you dramatically change how you engage with customers, they won’t understand why they should buy your complex product, because of the limitation of our short-term working memory. Now I’m not saying that all customers are pin heads. Why You Need to Share a Customer Story. The short answer is you can’t. Michael.

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