Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

A couple of weeks ago I went to the 2014 version of Inbound with about 10,000 other people and was thrilled to not only attend David’s talk but get him to do an interview about his new book and his thoughts on social selling. Some of these points may seriously imact your sales career. 1. Sales people need to make a choice.

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Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 24, 2019

Social selling — a term that wasn’t even on the radar of sales reps 20 years ago. Now, 90% of top-performing salespeople use social media as part of their sales strategy. In addition, 78% of social sellers outperform their peers who don’t have a social media strategy.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2018

If you’re researching the latest and greatest sales trends, you just might fall victim to the bright-shiny-object syndrome. Trends mean nothing unless you include your buyer in your research. Just because certain sales prospecting techniques are all the rage, doesn’t mean they’re right for you or for your buyer.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! Sales eXchange – 125. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Compete , EDGE Sales Process , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales eXchange , execution. .” Social Selling. April 2008.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2019

We’ve put together a list of the 20 most motivational sales quotes. These quotes cover everything from general motivation to sales strategy, and they’re words to live by for any sales professional. For sales managers looking to give their team a productivity boost, look no further than these 20 motivational quotes.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

With so many ups and downs this year, as well as company pivots and new long-term strategies, sales planning is more important than ever before for success. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a born leader to devise a master marketing plan or hit your sales objectives. plans to address market segmentation.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

In the past, most B2B sales were conducted face-to-face – perhaps in a prospect’s conference room or at a golf course. Many deals are closed today without the buyer and seller meeting face-to-face, a practice known as inside sales. The shift to remote sales accelerated during the pandemic. What is inside sales?

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Dave Kurlan Inbound Marketing sales methodology closing sales performance sales selelction' I''m sure I''ve missed a few but you get the gist.

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Vengreso

JUNE 9, 2022

If your team is having trouble prospecting and building the sales pipeline , because they are failing at starting sales conversations, then this article is for you. What is a Sales Conversation? Part of this method should include how to start more effective sales conversations. How to Start a Sales Conversation.

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Nutshell

MAY 12, 2020

Nutshell’s BOUNDLESS 2020 event was full of incredible insights from legends in the fields of sales, marketing, and customer success. She now hosts the award-winning podcast, Conversations with Women in Sales. The first part is the initial contact between the buyer and the company. Sales reps need this information.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

You are the ultimate sales technology! As a buyer, I don’t care how your technology works until I know what it can do for my business. Many of them have contributed to the effectiveness of salespeople, but none of them has managed to replace us. How do you use technology for sales? But closing deals is still our job.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Why Social Sellers Need to Focus on Relationships, Not Networks Social selling isn’t a new concept. Sale s has always been social. It’s just that some of the tools have changed in the digital age. And I have a message for other Boomers: We can’t afford to let Gen Y have the social selling advantage.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process. Prospecting: The process of searching for potential customers, clients, or buyers in order to develop new business. What Is Prospecting?

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Many sales reps and sales managers commented and shared about the previous post on How Salespeople Goof Up on LinkedIn so we were compelled to share more ideas to help sellers do better. First, I wanted to share that our blog is up for an AWARD – as one of the top Sales Blogs at Top Sales World.

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Zendesk Sell

MAY 2, 2019

Maybe you’re a new sales manager, stepping out of your sales rep role and wanting to find the best management practices. Or maybe you have been managing a team for some time now but are struggling with hitting your targets. The right sales management process helps a sales team (and company) thrive.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives. This article serves as a primer on sales engagement and a guide to the best sales engagement platforms to use. What is Sales Engagement?

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

So how do you ensure that buyers choose you? Your competitors have access to the same data, social-selling tools, and marketing applications that you do. They’ve probably read the same sales blogs and articles, and they know how to use LinkedIn. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business'

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? How should we be using social media? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path. How many heads do I need?

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s B2B buyers are savvier, more informed, and have access to several options at their fingertips. What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever.

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Vengreso

APRIL 23, 2019

In this conversation, Mat and I dig into the role good fundamental sales skills play in enhancing sales effectiveness, how technology is impacting the way sales training and implementation happen, and why social selling is not going away any time soon – and what sales leaders should be doing about that fact.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

And with many companies planning to stay remote into 2021 (and some fully remote indefinitely), knowing how to navigate remote selling isn’t optional anymore. Sales teams that invest in remote selling and sales intelligence tools will continue to outperform their peers. READ THIS: Selling From Home?

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 7, 2022

We go down laundry lists all the programs, tools, processes that are in place: CRM and the classic “sales stack?” ” Social selling? Check, every sales person has access to Sales Navigator. Sales process? Check, and it’s aligned with the buyer’s journey. Onboarding?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

You are strategizing with Sales Managers and reps. In this report we heard from over 15,000 B2B buyers. The buyers are busy. If your sales process does not reflect an informed buyer, start there. What You Get — A sales tool that maps the decision making process of your product or service.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales professionals won’t be working from home all the time. However, outside sales teams will not be in the field as much as they used to be. The first thing you need to know is how remote selling is different from traditional selling or otherwise known as field sales. Call-to-Action. This is done on purpose.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Sign up for our Make the Number tour to learn more about how top performing companies will change Sales in 2013. Receive a package of tools including this Top Ten Sales Rep Competencies list. These are the behaviors to change among Sales Reps for 2013 followed by actions HR should take to help make this happen.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ve rounded up sales productivity stats from the leading research firms and vendors in the sales enablement space to put together stats bucked into a few different categories: customer experience; rep time management; sales managers; sales enablement; and technology usage.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. Today’s sellers are dealing with the high expectations of savvy B2B buyers, decision-by-committee, disruptive technology, M&A, product innovations… and more. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

She fought her way through the past 6 years with Solution and Spin selling. Almost overnight, buyers stopped responding. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. Buyers had decided on the benefits they wanted before a sales call. While there it dawned on her.

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Miller Heiman Group

MARCH 25, 2020

To protect both customer relationships and economic health, sellers need to look at social distancing not as an obstacle but as an opportunity to do things differently and build more successful partnerships with buyers. Nearly two-thirds of sales positions are field-based. But all selling activity isn’t good activity.

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Allego

JANUARY 11, 2024

And that’s saying a lot, considering all the tech I’ve seen come to market over the years: the Web, computer games, digital music, cell phones, tablets (first generation iPad owner here), social media, and everything else we use today. Millions of people flocked to each of those tools when they launched.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 9, 2013

A tool is available for download – a full syllabus of Sales leadership courseware. Here are five steps for HR to build a sales leadership pipeline in 2013: 1. Determine necessary skills for sales leadership at your firm. The below downloadable tool will give over 40 sales leadership skills to choose from.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 14, 2020

Sales tools used per rep. On a typical day, how many tools and pieces of software are you using to perform your job? According to Sales for Life’s research , the average sales rep uses 6 tools to perform their job, with companies spending $3,984 on tech spend per rep per year. Sales rep ramp-up time.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Like fishing, with sales experience, you learn to give yourself the best opportunity for success. . The Right Tools For the Job. If you want to catch fish, you need some basic tools like bait, hooks, line, and a fishing pole. Selling works best when using the right tools for the job.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 6, 2019

Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting strategies uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline , and provides important context to future sales conversations. Who are they?

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LevelEleven

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

When harnessed and enabled properly, internal sales competition can drive big wins for the entire business overall. Sales management dashboards like LevelEleven provide a way to tailor the delivery of performance metrics to your sales team. Support Social Media and Social Selling.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

And it gives sales leaders the visibility they need to coach sellers, help them meet sales targets, and manage executive expectations. Since not every opportunity makes it to the finish line, most sales managers want pipeline size to be 1.25x to 1.5x a sales rep’s quota.

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