DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

One of the most important aspects of any sales enablement strategy is alignment to the customer journey. What this means is that sales, marketing, and service processes need to be based on the needs, wants, and expectations of customers. As much as 80% of marketing content goes unused by salespeople. Two things.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. While there’s some variance, I tend to see the following: Sales Training. Sales Process/Methodology. Marketing/Sales Integration.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Should Salespeople Prospect Anymore? Last week during a client’s sales meeting we got into a discussion regarding pipeline values, needless to say the number of prospects and dollar values were insufficient to achieve the overall corporate revenue objectives. What is your sales process? First, it depends. Care to share?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? And which tactics will help us keep our pipelines full in 2015 and beyond? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Learn more.) [Top

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Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 10, 2015

Sales Mastery 2015. According to Bain & Company, B2B sales executives have seen tremendous disruption in how customers buy in recent years – and they see no reason to think it won’t continue. The folks at Bain surveyed 550 B2B sales executives. First, focus on how customers are buying in today’s market.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

High–Profit Prospecting. It seems like new sales books are coming out every week but I can promise you this; this is one that must be in your sales library. It has made the Acumen Sales Book Club list. Time Management for Prospecting. It is a sales training session all by itself! book review-.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 8, 2016

One of the best responses to this question that I have seen is from a somewhat dated (2015) article in Eyes On Sales in which the author asks: “How many callbacks do you get if you DON'T leave a voicemail?”. The following is from my favorite author (“New Sales. and “Sales Management. Simplified.”

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 15, 2015

Sales Leaders. Herminia Ibaraan, an INSEAD professor, recently published a provocative book arguing that in today’s market if you desire to assume a leadership position you must get outside your comfort zone. So let’s translate this message to sales management. What could our sales manager do to action Ibaraarn’s message?

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). Most importantly, no sales messages to links being posted to selling websites or marketing videos.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! Sound investment portfolio-management advice ranges from “hold firm with your existing stocks” to “take advantage of a great opportunity to buy at today’s basement prices”. This also is an opportunity to build a better sales team that will increase your market share as competitors lag.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 2, 2019

If you only had 90 days to penetrate the market and produce sales, what would you do? While you could come up with a complicated plan that won’t deliver results for half a year or more, you can get better results, faster, by implementing a DRIP Marketing Plan. DRIP: The Secret to Reliably Penetrate the Market. For a time.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Amp Up Your Sales, published by AMACOM, written by Andy Paul is a book you should consider for your 2015 sales training program. Andy has put together 40 chapters of concise, practical and most important the right information that when implemented can drive your sales to the next level. Prospecting. By Andy Paul.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 26, 2022

Always in Demand : Sales jobs are always available and are forecasted to continue growing. Mid-level sales manager roles are growing at a 7% rate , and that's without accounting for entry-level positions. Transferable Skills: Once you land a job in sales, you can do anything. Con #1: Poor performance can affect your pay.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2015

For ideas to fill that funnel and make 2015 your best sales year ever, check out what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: How to Avoid the Trash Folder If you’re sending emails to prospects you don’t know, don’t be surprised when you get deleted. It’s why social media adoption has skyrocketed.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This exercise can be valuable for many reasons that impact sales, marketing and operations. 15% of clients= make up 65% of sales=A. 20% of clients= make up 20% of sales=B. 65% of clients= make up 15% of sales=C. What vertical markets? Sales Management Systems' How many employees?

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 27, 2014

While everyone maybe thinking of their Halloween costume or what tricks or treats they may provide, as sales leaders we must consider the bigger picture. The question is: as an owner or sales leader how are you lowering the fear in your sales teams and how are they approaching their prospects or clients to lower their fears?

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Platinum Rules for Success

DECEMBER 26, 2018

This week on Platinum Rules for Success, sales expert Jim Cathcart pulls back the curtain to reveal today’s primary sales competencies and the reason WHY for each. Building on the eight primary sales competencies tested by that ground-breaking assessment, Jim Cathcart reminds us to remain focused on the true purpose for each.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 27, 2016

What I really thought was special in this book was a not only did Mr. Lipsius discuss these selling concepts, but by using the story line and introducing various salespeople, sales situations and prospective customers throughout the book; he shows the reader how each of the 10 laws can be used to improve the selling relationship.

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Pointclear

MARCH 17, 2015

Several weeks ago I sat in on the 2015 Virtual Sales Kickoff hosted by S. It was an excellent session overall, but I was particularly blown-away by the first speaker, Mike Weinberg, author of the book published by AMA entitled New Sales. The Essential Handbook for Prospecting and New Business Development. Simplified.:

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

At this time of year it is not unusual for salespeople and sales managers to simply focused on closing business to achieve their yearly objectives, maximize their compensation plans and unfortunately drain their pipelines. January can be a good month with leftover sales opportunities but many sales teams face a weak February/March.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sales Stack 2015 was an event with many passionate VPs about how to scale sales organizations. Diversity is a hot topic in many workplaces, and there seem to be many inclusion initiatives to help diversify the job market. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? With the role of HR Manager.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Sales automation software has become an in-demand solution among businesses of all industries and sizes. Sales and Marketing teams are realizing significant advantages thanks to cutting-edge systems that can shorten the sales cycle and automate menial processes that save precious time and capital resources. .

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Remember that clients and prospects are seeking help and you’re in a position to both reassure and assist them. Doing the countdown adds urgency to the process for you and your prospects. Can an existing client, vendor contact, or strategic partner help create credibility with prospects? Keep prospecting.

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Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

This book is a must investment for every salesperson simply because the author gives the reader: Questions, Planning Concepts, Tactics and Methodology to execute the sales process at a higher level. Are you building value-Why Should a Prospect See You? His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world!

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 22, 2015

If you go to a trade show hoping to connect with 2,000 of your closest prospects, you will also fail. Have your sales team invite them several weeks before the show to appear on your “business” radio podcast. Next ask your sales team, before the show, to ask the prospect for 5-7 talking points about their business.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 6, 2015

Some of my clients have rented a boat for the evening with a buffet dinner-taking time to enjoy the summer evening along with seeking a better understanding of how your services benefited the client and keeping an eye out for additional sales opportunities or referrals to other prospects. Best day to prospect BTW is Thursday.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2020

When should a company associate with a marketing agency [12:19]. How to get better at sales [21:37]. The platform allows sales reps to deliver consistent, relevant, and responsible communication for each prospect, every time, enabling personalization at scale, previously unthinkable. It’s not 2015.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

When I landed in Dublin in 2015, I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed 26-year-old who had severely under-estimated and oversimplified the work in front of me. I was the new Vice President of International Sales & Managing Director for a work management software company called Wrike. The Takeaway. What did we change?

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SBI

MAY 7, 2015

And it means empowering Sales with the right marketing materials so they can sell effectively no matter who they’re meeting with or where (that means mobile, social, and international)! Predictive Sales Analytics. Prospecting & Sales Intelligence. Pipeline Management & Deal Flow.

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Your Sales Management Guru

APRIL 20, 2016

Recently in working with an Acumen client we spent about two hours simply documenting what a salesperson should do on each of the various steps of their sales process, it enlightened the existing sales manager and created the beginning of a new sales driven culture for the company. Identify Roles of prospects Team.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Dear Social Seller of 2015, Now that I've got your attention I must warn you. Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. A one size fits all approach simply won't work.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We have created this guide to help you get the sales recruitment process right and ensure your sales manager and company hire qualified candidates every time. It, however, was back in 2015.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We have created this guide to help you get the sales recruitment process right and ensure your sales manager and company hire qualified candidates every time. It, however, was back in 2015.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 10, 2015

Their sales efforts and messaging is therefore focused around what the BTL buyer needs and they neglect gaining a full perspective on the more important strategic needs of the organization. As I have stated before, as a professional you need to read at least two sales books a year, this is one of them. Understanding the ATL Energy.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 23, 2016

Building a Culture of High Performance: Sales Games. At this time of year sales management must be looking at pipeline levels and goals for the 4th quarter and determining if there is the necessary level of activity to ensure targets will be exceeded. Never run contests to the last day of the month or sales period.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Make 2015 Your Best Year Ever! In recent years, organizations have gotten better at analyzing financial statements, refining manufacturing procedures, reengineering business systems and improving marketing effectiveness. But one area where additional improvements still can be made is the sales organization.

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