Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Sales Tips: How to Plan Your 2017 for Success. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. It was time to apply those basic management skills (planning, organization, delegation, and control) to my sales territory and job function. Step 1: Timing.

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MJ Hoffman

APRIL 22, 2019

Who’s likelier to make a mistake: The rookie sales rep who’s never sold a day in their life, or the veteran rep who’s been on the front lines for nine years? She’s noticed she enjoys a high success rate when she talks to prospects 90 days before their contract renewal. The post The 3 Ways Experienced Sales Reps Typically Fail.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2019

If you work in sales and marketing, I’ll bet you think a company’s employee count on LinkedIn is the absolute best way to determine how many employees work at that company. I’ve been optimizing DiscoverOrg’s process for gathering firmographic data since 2016. Why is employee count important for sales? I would know.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 21, 2015

This post was originally prepared for a site catering to sales professionals that I occasionally contribute to. They were looking for pieces on predictions for big things in sales in 2016. I thought it would be a big thing if sales people started executing and selling, and having real forecasts rather than just predications.

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The Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Annual sales kickoff meetings are a great opportunity to get the entire team together in one place—to share ideas, network, and get motivated to hit the ground running in the New Year. But getting buy-in from your team for the sales meeting is critical in determining whether the time away will be successful and productive or not.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

I’ve seen some incredible changes, and I can say without a doubt that right now is the best time to invest in a sales career. Sales is fun, critically important to scaling businesses, financially lucrative, and intellectually stimulating. 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Kick to the Curb in 2018. The first thing you need to do?

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Our achievements this year included: Bronze Stevie Award for Sales Training Practice of the Year. Top 20 Sales Training Company, Training Industry. Top 20 Sales Training Company, Selling Power Magazine. It’s our mission at The Brooks Group to transform sales organizations so that it’s easier for our customers’ customers to buy.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 28, 2015

It’s the 4th quarter, and there are 2 things on every sales leader’s mind. Building pipeline so that their team is on track for a good 2016. It’s worth the forethought, because if the sales team defaults to an “all hands on deck” effort, it may sabotage your success in the New Year. Finishing the year strong, and….

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

As many of us prepare to descend on Dreamforce 2016, I look at it with some trepidation. It seems Dreamforce has become the magnet for all the sales and marketing automation suppliers to trot out their shiny new toys and releases, enticing us to buy. Sales enablement, elearning, ecoaching. Account and territory management.

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OpenSymmetry

AUGUST 19, 2016

It’s hard to believe that the 2016 Rio Olympic Games are coming to an end. In order for organizations to create that ‘medal-winning’ sales team, they must first understand the mix of influences that will drive sustainable success. This doesn’t mean mimicking Steve Jobs and getting a tearful response to your sales pitch.

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Cience

JULY 25, 2019

Similarly, in B2B, buyers ask questions to sales and expect an immediate response. Taken into account that the USA has 4 primary time zones (not including Alaska, Hawaii, and some other territories), you can receive an inquiry in a chat window at any time. Don’t make your prospect wait. By medium: Website. Social networks.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

Trade shows offer a unique opportunity for organizations to form real, human relationships with their prospects that other marketing tactics just can’t provide. Done right, events are a powerful way to engage your target audience, accelerate the sales cycle and built brand equity. Continue reading. Continue reading. Continue reading.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Today’s the day you begin tracking prospect interactions, logging deal data, and leveraging that information to sell more, better, and faster. When you look at sales statistics , you see that the CRM has already made a lasting impact on many organizations. Ask reps and sales teams to test different CRMs. CRM Adoption Rates.

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The Bridge Group

APRIL 4, 2019

Account-based revenue is a concept as old as outbound sales. The names have varied—whale hunting, selling to big companies, target account sales, and so on—but the desire has always been the same: Get strategic on big accounts. Even the smartest, prettiest plays are dead on arrival without co-creation and buy-in from sales.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 2, 2020

As I work with sales organizations across the world, I am frequently asked if the inbound sales philosophy works in an industry defined by a transactional sales process. Many salespeople find it difficult to overcome price objections, especially when their sales process is short and their product isn’t highly differentiated.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 8, 2016

Welcome to Rainmaker 2016! We are beyond thrilled that the one and only conference 100% dedicated to sales development is officially underway. This is the evolution of sales development. In the beginning days of the sales development movement, we were in the Pioneering era, with a new frontier of specialization to navigate.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Just like Girl Scout cookies come in many different flavors, sales jobs are incredibly varied. Rather than learning from direct experience which type of sales job you love -- and which ones you’re ill-suited for -- use this comprehensive guide. What to Look for in a Sales Job. Others, like outside sales, are on the decline.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 21, 2017

“I remember the first time I got my own CRM system, nearly 10 years ago” recounts author and sales coach Adam Metz. ” There are two main reasons CRM adoption fails for sales teams trying to increase their performance. As companies and sales teams grow 65% of businesses adopt a CRM within their first 5 years.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 21, 2017

“I remember the first time I got my own CRM for sales, nearly 10 years ago” recounts author and sales coach Adam Metz. ” There are two main reasons sales CRM adoption fails for sales teams trying to increase their performance. Jump ahead to: What is a sales CRM and why use it?

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