Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 20, 2024
Although this is an article about sales process, the first two paragraphs have more to do with religion than sales. To fully understand this powerful analogy, you’ll want to read the next three paragraphs and allow me to make my case. It will be worth it! My wife thought I would enjoy a book she found at the airport bookstore and I agreed that it looked compelling.
Steven Rosen
MARCH 10, 2024
In the highly competitive SaaS world, prospecting is often seen as the most challenging task—a test dreaded by many and mastered by few. Indeed, 40% of salespeople cite it as the most challenging part of the sales process, more daunting than either closing or qualifying. Despite this, it is the critical first step in a journey where every interaction has the potential to bloom into a significant deal.
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SBI Growth
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Knowing who to hire and what sort of traits to foster across an organization’s talent can go a long way in creating value for customers and seeing the business returns of customer success.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 20, 2024
Social media likes offer a surface-level view of engagement that doesn’t necessarily translate to real business value. Aim higher. The post Likes Galore, Sales Zero? appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 12, 2024
There have always been two certainties in life – death and taxes. But I have now become convinced that there is a third certainty if you are a salesperson and that is the slow and painful death of decision making.
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Force Management
MARCH 14, 2024
If you’re leading an organization that’s selling a solution, whether in an established market or a new vertical, you’re competing for your buyers’ attention. The competition is high – we are all faced with hundreds of sales messages each day. Successful sales organizations know how to consistently rise above the noise and command greater market share.
Janek Performance Group
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Every company looks for specific characteristics when seeking candidates for leadership roles. References and reputation only go so far in evaluating capabilities. For sales managers, look for qualities that build strong teams and motivate others to perform their best. Whether you seek a new hire or promotion, here are several essential qualities of sales managers.
Nutshell
MARCH 25, 2024
Regardless of your business type or industry, a well-thought-out and structured client onboarding process is the secret to long-term customer retention. It’s where the rubber meets the road, and the initial relationship you’ve built with your customer before their purchase is put to the test. You may think that your welcome and monthly check-in emails are enough to keep your clients satisfied.
Partners in Excellence
APRIL 5, 2024
For the past month, I’ve been publishing stories on “Why I’m So Interested In Selling.” The group is fascinating–both in their stories and in their diversity. Some have had long careers in selling, some are relatively new. Some are or have been senior executives in very large companies, some are individual contributors.
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The Center for Sales Strategy
MARCH 7, 2024
In this episode, we’re once again consulting the latest Media Sales Report by The Center for Sales Strategy. Today, we’re asking the question, “Why are so many media sales managers lacking superstar talent?” Joining Matt to answer that question and more is the amazing Beth Sunshine, SVP/Talent Services here at CSS and the head of Up Your Culture, a division of CSS focusing on company culture and employee engagement.
Understanding the Sales Force
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
According to the search results inside this blog, I have written on the topic of coaching salespeople more than 400 times or 25% of my articles. Why? Because sales managers are not coaching – still – at least not consistently or effectively. As a reminder, consistent daily coaching increases revenue by 28% and when it is paired with effective coaching, revenue increases by 43%.
Steven Rosen
APRIL 10, 2024
In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the high cost of making a bad hire in sales. They emphasize the importance of creating an ideal hiring profile with hard and soft skills and non-negotiables. They also stress the need for a systematic hiring process, including behavioral interviews and assessments.
SBI Growth
MARCH 7, 2024
If you have been following our podcast and latest blogs, you would have heard many of our experts talk about how talent initiatives are the quickest way to drive growth. This is a particularly good strategy to turn to in situations where a company needs fast returns and cannot afford to wait for longer-term strategies to take effect—for example, with companies that need to manage EBITDA or in companies that are struggling to meet the growth objectives set by their private equity owners.
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Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 13, 2024
Who you choose to host your website can have drastic effects on your marketing efforts and in turn, your sales. The post The Impact of Web Hosting on User Experience appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 5, 2024
You don’t want to look, act, or sound like every other salesperson when asking your prospect questions. There is an art and a science to being masterful at asking your prospect better questions and building a strong, credible relationship with them. Read on to learn 5 tips for asking meaningful, exploratory, and courageous questions.
Smooth Sale
APRIL 3, 2024
Photo by Alexas Photos via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Business Began, But Now How Do I Scale? ? The effort was highly challenging, but you did it—you started your own business. Clients love you, so they continue to send you referrals. You hoped you would have enough clients to stay afloat a while back, but now you are hoping for only a few more at a time.
Force Management
APRIL 18, 2024
Top sales teams differentiate themselves with a proven system for finding and attracting elite talent. But landing strong candidates is only the first step in the journey. The best organizations know how to retain sellers with the most potential and ensure they’re positioned to perform and excel as they advance up the ranks. Making the move from sales rep to manager is a common career pathway.
Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.
Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.
Alice Heiman
JANUARY 16, 2024
This week Alice shares her reflections after having time to think during the holidays. In this podcast she considers how CEOs should use their time to do what is most important to them and that are things only they can do. She talks about how CEOs need to stay in their genius zone and find others to do the rest. It’s tempting to continue doing so many things, just because you can, when someone else could do them better and leave you to do what you do best.
SalesProInsider
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
What is the impact of your beliefs on your ability and commitment to attract and convert your ideal prospects? What’s the impact of the belief of yourself, the role you have in people’s lives, and the value they receive in working with you? It’s huge! Your belief is a major factor in the energy, effort, and activity that you put forth in the lead generation activity to fill your funnel and the sales conversations that convert those prospects.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 6, 2024
Just as selling has evolved, buying has evolved–but differently. Too often, there is an alignment challenge between what buyers need and what sellers do. We seem to be on diverging paths, and this creates problems for both buyers and sellers. What don’t buyers need from sellers? While it’s always dangerous to make generalizations because there are always exceptions, but with that as a disclaimer, let’s focus on what buyers don’t need from sellers.
The Center for Sales Strategy
APRIL 15, 2024
There’s a whole lot more to recruiting the right person for your team than just matching resumes to job descriptions. It’s about cultivating experiences and creating an impression that goes beyond a mere transaction. In today’s candidate-led job market, your company's reputation matters—a lot. Many of the people who have the power to influence your reputation are those you’re recruiting.
Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?
Grant Cardone
APRIL 2, 2024
Business professionals from around the globe have gathered for the 10X Growth Conference 2024. Every year, Grant Cardone, invites celebrity entrepreneurs, trailblazers, and thought leaders to share insights with attendees that can change lives. This article covers the iconic event as it happens! Keep reading for the best-of-the-best moments… Day 1: TUESDAY APRIL 2, 2024 […] The post Grant Cardone’s 10X Growth Conference 2024 LIVE Updates appeared first on GCTV.
Steven Rosen
MARCH 12, 2024
In this 4:39 video , Hosts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of in-person interactions for building rapport, trust, and empathy. They highlight the biological aspect of human connection and the release of bonding hormones during face-to-face meetings. By getting off Zoom and meeting clients in person, salespeople can read the room better and strengthen relationships.
SBI Growth
MARCH 1, 2024
CEOs want to retain the playmakers and managers that have proven themselves in the past. But for many companies, their talent may now be holding them back. It goes beyond tech augmentations and enablement, it is the fundamental hiring framework that is flawed. How has sales evolved from the past, and what should leaders look for when finding new talent?
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 7, 2024
In this episode, we talk with two leaders of incentive program providers about the science behind keeping the energy and enthusiasm generated by sales kickoffs going throughout the year. The post How to Keep Your Sales Kickoff Energy from Fizzling appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 29, 2024
Putting the best people in the right seats is the biggest problem identified by most business execs, especially as it applies to critical sales roles. In today’s high tech, fast-moving economy, finding the right people who can and will sell for your company is a keystone for success. What can your firm do differently to attain better results and attract top talent?
Smooth Sale
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How To Reduce Human Error In Your Business When you run a business, you must plan for everything ahead. Although time-consuming and sometimes annoying, you must prepare for unexpected circumstances. You can, most of the time, accomplish what you need via research, experience, and speaking to your team and customers.
Force Management
JANUARY 16, 2024
There’s no doubt that the way sales organizations and their customers interact has shifted in the past few years. From a new remote-first approach to rapid digital technology advancement, the customer journey is new and requires active participation from more than just your sales team. The companies that succeed in 2024 will be those who adopt a cross-functional revenue mindset , equipping every customer-facing role to articulate and negotiate on the value of their solution.
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