Score More Sales

MAY 10, 2013

I opened my LinkedIn account on October 3, 2003. Listen and engage with their market and industry to offer insight to their buyers. We included it because I’m crazy about LinkedIn as a sales tool, and because LinkedIn and I go way back – nine years, in fact. It is professional.

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LinkedIn Lead Rank Hiring Webinar Metrics 206

SalesforLife

MAY 13, 2019

The stats are in and it’s clear that B2B buyers have changed the way they do business in this rapid change but have you or your sales team adapted to this constant change? 2003 - LinkedIn launched in May 2003, and it quickly became known as a place to find jobs and/or find candidates. My evolution since 2000 looked like this.

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Policies ACT Hiring Face-to-face 73

Mereo

APRIL 7, 2021

This winning mindset is not unlike salespeople on a selling organization’s team looking to score deal after deal with buyers. When Drew came on as coach in 2003, like a good leader, he identified a need first and foremost for healing the program that had faced some past obstacles and failures. Preparing Champions for Life’.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Coaching Sports 41

Nutshell

MAY 9, 2019

I’m willing to bet you’re already confused, and images of Tina Fey in the 2003 SNL skit are dancing through your head. History has proven that nothing inspires buyers more than all-caps and overuse of exclamation points. But if you can communicate urgency (without yelling at potential buyers) your sales will flourish.

Webinar Metrics 112

Webinar Metrics Fashion Face-to-face Strategy 112

Mereo

MAY 26, 2022

Scott Drew became the head basketball coach of the NCAA National Championship–winning Baylor Bears in 2003. Enable your sales force to build trust and foster relationships with buyers. Instill in them a buyer-first, value selling strategy grounded in authenticity. Recently released, The Road to J.O.Y.

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B2B eBook Decision Maker Guidelines 36

Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The SARS outbreak in 2003 is said to have kickstarted the dominance of Chinese B2C e-commerce companies like Alibaba. Another McKinsey survey found that just 20 percent of buyers wish to return to in-person sales after the pandemic subsides. Optimize e-commerce . Indicators point to that outcome.

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B2C Scale Face-to-face Vendor 56

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In Garr Reynolds’ Presentation Zen, readers learn how to present to any audience and make a lasting impact on potential buyers. Gitomer published the original Sales Bible in 1994 and came out with a revised edition in 2003. 7) The Best Damn Sales Book Ever: 16 Rock-Solid Rules for Achieving Sales Success!

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Handbook Hiring Scale Up-Sell 101

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

However, this won’t deliver the desired outcomes with today’s more conservative and risk averse buyer. Pitching more features is often interpreted as adding complexity versus delivering value, and is not always better at motivating buyers to procure more, faster.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring ROI Face-to-face 65

The ROI Guy

APRIL 6, 2017

When you sold the original solution, you had to answer key buyer questions: “Why Change?”, “Why Now?”, “Why You?”. Now, that you have won the business, the big question you are getting with more frequency is likely: “Why Renew?”

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Churn ROI Revenue Analysis 40

Mindtickle

JANUARY 13, 2015

Due to information available online, with a few clicks, today’s buyers are doing their own research before reaching out to suppliers. Buyers are more informed than ever – although not always more accurately informed. For instance, the average number of buyers involved in a complex sale is 5.4 according to CEB).

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Hiring Quota Decision Maker Comparison 52

Mindtickle

JANUARY 12, 2015

Due to information available online, with a few clicks, today’s buyers are doing their own research before reaching out to suppliers. Buyers are more informed than ever – although not always more accurately informed. For instance, the average number of buyers involved in a complex sale is 5.4 according to CEB).

Hiring 52

Hiring Quota Decision Maker Comparison 52

Insight Demand

MARCH 31, 2017

ii] Despite widespread agreement amongst neuroscientists that our conscious rational mind plays a minor role in decision making, why do our sales messages to buyers focus almost exclusively on facts and figures? Doesn’t all of this data flood customers with too much information, and result in paralysis for analysis?

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Transportation Study Journal System 20

Score More Sales

JANUARY 24, 2013

There are definitely some basic fundamentals that you must understand when working with LinkedIn, such as being focused on adding value rather than scouring groups and connections for potential buyers. In past posts we have talked about boosting your profile and some LinkedIn resources. ALWAYS personalize your connection requests.

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SBI

AUGUST 5, 2021

By the time a buyer engages with a salesperson, they should already understand how customers are winning with your solution; the value proposition. David has been an über advocate of customer advocate programs since 2003. David : Customer experiences and successes should be prevalent in digital marketing, social media, PR and events.

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Case Study Customer Social Media Study 65

Hubspot Sales

MAY 27, 2020

Bracketing is a psychological pricing strategy meant to sway a buyer into choosing an option at a specific price. But of all those options, there's a single product you want most buyers to choose. In 2003, researchers from MIT and University of Chicago conducted an experiment about pricing in retail. Charm Pricing.

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Retail Lead Rank Consumer Promotion 95

The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2006

For historical perspective, in 2005 technology marketing spending was up 6.4%, in 2004 spending was up 5.8%, while in 2003, tech marketing spending was down 1.7%. Why are buyers getting harder to reach? As a result, over 81% of buyers expect the vendors themselves to quantify business value of proposed solutions.

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Marketing Vendor ROI Survey 40

SalesLoft

JULY 17, 2019

Buyers became cautious, and more people were looped into the process. It didn’t feel much different than what we were doing in 2009 or even in 2003. Buyers were becoming annoyed with the process. Salespeople were still inherently distrustful, but buyers could settle their fear of buyer’s remorse in other places.

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Scale Buyer eBook Lead Rank 65

SugarCRM

JANUARY 27, 2022

More than a decade ago, the world hit a point where the amount of data created across the globe in just two days equaled the amount of data produced from the beginning of civilization to around 2003. It gives you vital information about the consumer’s buyer journey and your marketing campaign’s success. Identify Your Target Audience.

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Data Marketing Social Media Campaigns 48

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

With the most frugal buyers in mind, let us first look only at the direct impacts of implementing Vista – how the Vista investment can help lower ongoing IT costs. Because Vista is built on the Windows Server 2003 operating system, its core is more reliable than predecessor versions.

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ROI Outsourcing Services Distribution Licensing 40

The ROI Guy

APRIL 21, 2010

Today’s buyers are more conservative than ever, demanding that any investment they make drive tangible savings and business value – a fundamental change called Frugalnomics. Leading B2B solution providers recognize that old sales and marketing techniques need to evolve to meet these new buyer demands.

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ROI Campaigns Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Mindtickle

JANUARY 28, 2020

Sales training is the ongoing process of teaching sales teams how to create profitable, deal-closing interactions with buyers. But it’s also about teaching reps to build long-term relationships with buyers and guide them to buying decisions that best benefit their organizations as well. Over 40% of U.S.

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Training Incentives Incentive Motivation 59

Mindtickle

JANUARY 28, 2020

Sales training is the ongoing process of teaching sales teams how to create profitable, deal-closing interactions with buyers. But it’s also about teaching reps to build long-term relationships with buyers and guide them to buying decisions that best benefit their organizations as well. Over 40% of U.S.

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Training Incentives Incentive Motivation 52

LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

Unbiased, detailed content for both buyers and sellers from a range of informed authors. Powerful Virtual Sales Conversations: Preparing Buyers Before the Conversation. “ If you’re looking to sell more in less time, this blog is full of fresh strategies to help you get more business with today’s busy buyers. Sales Hacker.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Lead Rank Retail 98

Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When it comes to presenting value to economic buyers, complicated spreadsheets fall short. Buyer Enablement Boxxstep Sales is now more about people management than it is opportunity management. If sales teams want to close more deals they have to identify, understand and help entire committees of buyers.

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Sales Tools Tools Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 52