Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Sales Training Article: 2014 Resolutions. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Danilo Rizzuti at FreeDigitalPhotos.net 2013 winds down, people think about prospects for the New Year. View our updated calendar of 2014 sales training workshops.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Sales ops executives are charged with improving sales effectiveness and efficiency. Your goal is to best enable sales. Look across the spectrum of Sales Operations. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Review your Sales Process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. Not a day goes by when we aren''t talking with someone about their sales cycle and how long it has become. The quest to shorten the sales cycle is similar to the desire to shorten baseball games. In selling, there are even more options for shortening the sales cycle.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2013

I spent last week at a Sales Management training event with a client. Talent development is a key differentiator heading into 2014. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. Demand Sales Force Automation adoption. Turn your sales training into a competition.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2013

As you plan for 2014, are you investing enough in both? Sales Operations is responsible for creating that winning environment. Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour. 80% of its sales team was outside sales reps. The Sales Operations team moved to reorganize the group.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 9, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I read an article last month that actually had as its title, The Death of SPIN Selling. I agree that most prospects are well aware of what they want and why. Prospects will not tolerate that. Although the author tried, the article did little to convince ME that SPIN was dead.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. Sales can learn a lesson here. Read on and you''ll be ready to Make the Number in 2014.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

I would work with small-to-medium companies to craft their sales strategy. As I reflected on my career in sales and sales management, I realized my best business had come from referrals. I did my “feet on the street” research and interviewed sales leaders and salespeople. Prospects trust us. But I had to ask.).

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 8, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I''ve seen this happen in youth baseball so many times. Are there sales versions of this? An example of a successful, but not necessarily busy salesperson, would be the one whose two whale-sized deals generated three times more business than the rest of the sales force combined.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The first three sales quarters for the 2013 Increase Sales and Business Growth Game are gone as of today only one sales quarter remains. Prospecting? Qualified sales leads? Proposals or statements of work? Actual sales to date? You do have written marketing and sales actions plans, don’t you?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and They are more often directly engaging with prospects and growth-opportunity customers.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 12, 2014

Of course, youll never get to hear about their problems or propose your solutions if you drop off the radar until its time to renegotiate annual contracts. Keep this in mind as we approach the final quarter of 2014. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' Hello, Stranger. Comment Here.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If you could wave a magic wand and make improvements for keeping track of your business contacts, their social activity, and your current and past sales opportunities, what would you change or fix? These include prospects, customers, former customers, vendors, partners, and referrers? How do you handle pre-prospects?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

When it comes to growing revenue, executive management has identified two key sales execution challenges: “winning more business” (71%) and “improving overall quota attainment” (59%). As a result, 58% of a typical pipeline is stalled (SBI) – meaning that for every $1M in realized sales revenue a typical rep has another $1.7M

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JULY 20, 2021

But in sales, we have to think and talk about money, right? After all, a sale is all about money: You’re proposing a solution to a customer problem, for which the customer will pay you. They suggest that when our buyers think about money, as is inevitable in a sales situation, they become more egotistical and less open.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Moreover, a major "sea change" has occurred in technology spending and purchase decision-making - with significant implications for your organizations sales and marketing strategy. More importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

YoY decline from 2014. increase compared to 2014. We think there is a more systemic issue in the predictions: a major "sea change" in technology spending and purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy. Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

YoY decline from 2014 levels. We think the decline goes beyond just currency, pointing to a major "sea change" in technology purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy if you don’t adjust to the changing landscape. increase for the year.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

For IT solution providers who may be using these forecasts to invest in a turnaround for 2014 revenues, another flat year could have significant implications for your organizations and your career. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing.

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SBI

MAY 16, 2019

Company Celebrates Two Industry Awards, Announces Major Product Releases, and Opens Inaugural Sales Enablement Customer Roadshow Series. The Association of Proposal Management Professionals® (APMP) recently named Upland Software as Vendor of the Year. RO Innovation has been recognized as a Top Sales Tool annually since 2014.

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 4, 2015

Sales Tips: How to Get Your 2015 Started Right. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. I hope 2014 was a good year. To avoid starting 2015 with unqualified pipelines, consider taking a hard look at quotes or proposals more than 60 days old. No access to power.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 8, 2014

trillion in 2014, a 3.2% Although the forecast predicts healthy growth for 2014, these same Gartner forecasts have been overly optimistic the past two years. For IT solution providers who may be using these forecasts and expecting a turnaround in 2014 revenues, we urge extreme caution. for the year.

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Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 21, 2020

The latest Sales Operations & Technology Study from Miller Heiman Group found that roughly two-thirds of sales organizations have a dedicated sales operations team, indicating that this function continues to mature and play an increasingly integral role in a company’s sales success. Sales Support.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. And those opportunities you thought were progressing through the waterfall / sales process to “wins”? the Prospect has a pain worth addressing and a significant cost of “Do Nothing”.

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ROI Decision Maker Proposal Forecasting 53

LinkedFusion

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

LinkedIn is often the only platform that helps sales reps get new business, even while Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are useful resources for learning more about your prospect’s hobbies and personality, warming them up before you reach out, and developing your subject matter expertise.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 40

LinkedFusion

OCTOBER 10, 2023

LinkedIn is often the only platform that helps sales reps get new business, even while Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are useful resources for learning more about your prospect’s hobbies and personality, warming them up before you reach out, and developing your subject matter expertise.

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SBI

JULY 30, 2013

To increase sales productivity, you have to reduce or eliminate the tasks that aren’t productive. In Sales, we refer to the most productive tasks—communicating with prospects and customers—as ‘selling’ tasks. Research shows that on average, sales reps spend only 35% of their time selling. Muda is everything else.

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SBI

MARCH 22, 2015

Get to know your sales tools in just 2 minutes a week. This week, Nancy profiles Qvidian, a smart selling tool that makes best-practice sales processes repeatable so new reps ramp up quickly and ALL reps increase their revenue. There are 3 things that every sales leader needs to accomplish; Successfully Onboarding new reps.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 4, 2014

One of the big challenges that any salesperson faces is establishing credibility with a new prospect. If a prospect doesn’t know you or your company, that prospect must become convinced of three very important things: Making a change in suppliers is worth the hassle involved. Avoid the sales “stereotype.”

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 23, 2014

Decision by committee is the norm, involving 43% more stakeholders in each decision compared to just 3 years ago; an average of 8 in a typical purchase decision (IDC) More Frugal – With stakeholders now focused on financial outcomes, and Finance formally involved in the process, 95% require formal financial justification on any proposal (IDC).

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 24, 2014

According to SiriusDecisions, the number one reason sales teams fail to meet quota is their lack of effectively articulating value to prospects. Ensuring salespeople have the right knowledge, skills and tools to maximize every buyer interaction is the heart of sales enablement.

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SBI

APRIL 8, 2015

For salespeople, the best use of time is to spend it talking with quality prospects. However, several research studies have all shown that the average B2B salesperson spends less tha n 35% of her time selling (defined as interacting with a prospect). Converting leads to prospects. Preparing post sales-call follow-up.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

2015 Sales Predictions. KEN : I wrote this magazine column last November (2014), I thought it might be fun to hear your thoughts on my predictions. We believe in 2015 the focal points will be on velocity and execution; increasing the speed of the sales cycle and number of orders received. Power Networking.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 19, 2015

This is a guest post from Eric Saber one of the sales people at my client Patron Technology. Eric has grown tremendously has a sales person, I’m extremely proud of him and all that he has accomplished. His post is a great message to all sales people trying to get better. It was his note that prompted this blog post.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Professional development in sales and marketing has a similarly checkered ethical history. Easy to say at the sales kickoff. Marketing and sales organizations are hives for conformity and group think: “Quit giving excuses!” “I If you’ve worked in sales or marketing even a short time, you have probably heard similar sentiments.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 13, 2010

Gartner just released their list of 2010 trends, and one of the top 9, the importance of providing carbon remediation / Green IT business case, has a significant impact on IT solution provider marketing / sales strategies for the coming year.

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Cience

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

His most recent book is Aligning Strategy and Sales: The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors that Drive Effective Selling (Harvard Business Review Press), which was cited as, “the best sales book of the year” ( Strategy + Business ), “a must read” ( Gartner Group) , and “perhaps the best sales book ever” ( Forbes ). Answer: Yes.

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