The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 23, 2012

Are you spending time with your IT staff to see the hoops they have to jump through to make sure your web site, computers, and software are up to speed? Have you ever spent a day with your channel partners and joined them on a few sales calls? discounting. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011.

Motivation 168

Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 168

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

Most of the true spending increases are focused on select strategic initiatives, especially in Enterprise Software, the Cloud, Mobile Computing and Big Data. So will Gartner’s rosier IT spending growth predictions ring true into the New Year, or will the figures again be discounted as the year progresses?

Proposal 71

Proposal Decision Maker ROI Lead Rank 71

The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

Enterprise software remains a bright spot as organizations strive to use software to automate business processes and improve productivity, Emerging investments in mobility, cloud and big data ramping up, but not yet “crossing the chasm” and as such, failing to make up for the growth shortfall.

Forecasting 67

Forecasting ROI Decision Maker Proposal 67

OnePageCRM

JUNE 15, 2017

It’s easier to convince an office manager that they need your purchasing software than it is the CEO. Scale this across whatever channels your customers use – Linkedin, Facebook groups, Industry forums, Angellist. I haven’t owned a TV since 2011 and I don’t follow any team sports so the usual chit-chat openers fall flat.

Gatekeeper 46

Gatekeeper Social Media How To Decision Maker 46

Gong.io

APRIL 25, 2022

In the 2011 movie Moneyball , Oakland A’s manager, Billy Bean, tells his lead baseball scout (a 29-year veteran in the industry) to “adapt or die.”. The scout complained that Bean was “discounting what scouts had done for 150 years” in favor of a “kid who has an economics degree from Yale.”. “Adapt or die.”. One-click and it’s done.

Sales Automation 62

Sales Automation Top of Funnel How To SalesForce 62

OnePageCRM

MAY 25, 2017

Sean Burke, CEO of prospecting software Kitedesk offers this example email: Hi Jill. It’s easier to convince an office manager that they need your purchasing software than it is the CEO. Scale this across whatever channels your customers use – Linkedin, Facebook groups, Industry forums, Angellist. What is your current _?

Top of Funnel 20

Top of Funnel Cold Calling How To Sales Qualified Lead 20

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Buyers are in control, with almost 70% indicating they don’t think sales is adding enough value-add to their engagements (Forrester 2011). Today, over 90% of B2B buyers require proof of bottom-line impacts / ROI on any significant investment, with over 81% expecting vendors to provide financial justification to earn the business (IDC 2011).

Sales Enablement 45

Sales Enablement Report Tools ROI 45