The Pipeline

MAY 1, 2014

world, or as many around sales like to call it social selling, is to leverage a number of tools to improve and accelerate the quality of interactions, especially at the early part of the sales cycle. I can then initiate a sales-flow, either constructed or in response to the way things are unfolding. Tibor Shanto .

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Who is Trish Bertuzzi and what is the Bridge Group? [3:00]. How to plan for 2021 [15:46]. Sam Jacobs: On today’s show, we’re talking to a friend, an insightful author and leader, and an expert on sales, Trish Bertuzzi. Who is Trish Bertuzzi and what is the Bridge Group?

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PandaDoc

MARCH 9, 2024

With this integration, you don’t need to move back and forth between the two apps to add and manage projects and then also communicate about them with your team members. Pricing: Trello’s paid plans start at $5 per user/month when you pay annually. There’s also a freemium plan that lets you create up to 10 boards per workspace.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 17, 2022

After rejecting a failing negotiation, she feared a deal might not happen and began shifting her focus back to running her company. I did financial planning for 15 years with individuals, helping them build a financial plan and roadmap, helping them with their investing. MEGHAN BARR So tell me about your background in sales.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 23, 2023

Sales is the transfer of conviction and inspiration: The person who is most certain during the interaction will win. Which means your sales conversation will either inspire in them the certainty to say yes — or it will reinforce their uncertainty, and they will say no. On a sales call, attitude and conviction are your two superpowers.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in. Let’s dive in.

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Highspot

APRIL 28, 2022

In our digital, work-from-anywhere world, sales teams have traded in the company office for the home office. Reps no longer have water cooler conversations or overhear their peers debriefing about calls. The water cooler may never come back, but technology can still bring the human element back to selling.

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Corporate Visions

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post Four Imperatives for Sales Enablement in 2020 and Beyond by Erik Peterson appeared first on Corporate Visions. These four Sales Enablement trends present a glimpse into the future of your organization. Sales Enablement has the opportunity to evolve in a big way. Four Sales Enablement Trends for 2020.

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Sell Integrity

JULY 2, 2020

Although we typically think about Behavior Styles in terms of aiding sales performance and communicating with others, they also provide valuable insights into our own motivations, preferences and strengths. Now more than ever, having an effective plan in place is critical for getting and staying on track. But in some ways, it’s easier.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

All focus was on maximizing growth, and frontline sales managers were most worried about what to do if their reps were regularly exceeding quota. It’s altered so much of the context surrounding sales, from the kinds of companies able to buy to the language that wins deals. The recent pandemic has changed sales best practices, too.

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Awarathon

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Part four of our five-part series is a hugely hot topic in sales enablement. Getting the most out of every coaching and training session is key to increasing sales velocity and conversion rate. The objective of every sales representative and team should revolve around these aspects. Let’s find out as we move forward.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

As a sales rep, you need to tell the difference between opportunities that are just interested from those that intend to buy. But if you’re like most sales reps, opportunities that are just interested are getting into the pipeline more often. It can seem like a short distance across the bridge from interest to intent.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For the typical B2B organization, sales and marketing alignment is the ultimate goal. If you’re struggling with sales and marketing alignment, here are a few compelling reasons to get these teams on the same page: Companies with strong sales and marketing alignment achieve 20% annual growth rate. Not sure where to start?

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 27, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Budget , Communication , EDGE Sales Process , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Listening , Negotiations , Objection Handling , Price , Questions , Sales Strategy , Sell Better , qualifying. December 2007. Dealing with Price in the Real World.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 3, 2019

This week we are very excited to announce the launch of Hey Sale speople , a podcast hosted by the one-and-only Jeremy Donovan, SalesLoft’s VP of Sales Strategy and self-proclaimed sales nerd. Subscribe so you can follow along as he interviews the brightest minds in modern sales to bring you immediately actionable advice.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 8, 2021

Being in a woman in sales Jaunai Walker has been in the sales field for almost 20 years. By 2007, an opportunity opened up and she landed a role in medical sales. For most women, the stigma about what salespeople are remains in the back of their heads. Bridging the gap Women have these different personalities.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 8, 2021

Being in a woman in sales Jaunai Walker has been in the sales field for almost 20 years. By 2007, an opportunity opened up and she landed a role in medical sales. For most women, the stigma about what salespeople are remains in the back of their heads. Bridging the gap Women have these different personalities.

Lead Nurturing 40

Lead Nurturing Face-to-face CRM Survey 40

Increase Sales

MARCH 1, 2016

Everyone in SMBs had an extra day to leap and increase sales sales. When sales are going well, the attitude is positive and one of abundance. Yet when revenue is down, sales leads aren’t calling back, then negativity begins to set in and a feeling of scarcity grows. Credit www.gratisography.com.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Jill, Trish, and Lori had amazing sales careers before starting their own businesses.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Many B2B manufacturers still deploy a “catalog approach” to sales, with inside reps relying on frequent touches with prospects and customers to close deals. Even in the pandemic, many B2B companies tried to adapt that approach to the new world order by simply shifting in-person sales presentations to video calls.

Marketing 120

Marketing B2C Account Based Marketing B2B 120

Sales Evangelist

MARCH 8, 2021

Being in a woman in sales Jaunai Walker has been in the sales field for almost 20 years. By 2007, an opportunity opened up and she landed a role in medical sales. For most women, the stigma about what salespeople are remains in the back of their heads. Bridging the gap Women have these different personalities.

Lead Nurturing 40

Lead Nurturing CRM Face-to-face Survey 40

Increase Sales

MARCH 7, 2016

Once again I heard “I need more sales” and “My salespeople aren’t working hard enough.” ” My immediate response was “Please tell me about your sales process beginning with your marketing plan including strategies and tactical execution.” People buy from people they know and trust.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 18, 2020

In sales, it’s normal to deal with slow seasons, bad seasons, and horrible seasons. The COVID-19 outbreak has been hitting the world where it hurts since February, ultimately affecting our lifestyles, our plans, and, naturally, our businesses. Is there a future for your sales and company? This is a lot to take in and adjust to.

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Marc Wayshak

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It’s important to make sure your presentations are tight and succinct , and that they leverage the best sales presentation techniques available to you. In this video, I’m going to show you 5 must-know sales presentation techniques that close deals. Using a deep discovery process is a critical sales presentation technique.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Yet, neglecting it might be what’s holding your team back. A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Most companies have a well-established sales process, complete with templated emails, drip campaigns, call scripts, and follow-up procedures. One-for-all sales techniques don’t cut it anymore. Here are three reasons why storytelling is essential for success in the modern-day sales cycle.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 13, 2015

Many small businesses always place marketing in the back seat if not the trunk. They become so absorbed with earning sales (closing deals) to delivering their promises that marketing becomes quite unimportant. Part of the reason the first phase of the sales process is relegated to the back seat is because there is no strategic plan.

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Marketing Small Business Small Business Ideal Customer Profile 70

Sales Hacker

APRIL 12, 2021

Selling in the face of sales objections can be tough. We analyzed 224K+ sales calls spread over 2 million minutes to uncover the truth about the impact of the most common sales objections on deal outcomes. Are sales objections just a mind game? I know just how tough sales can be. “No No budget.” “Bad

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criteria for success

JUNE 17, 2021

This webinar, Creating New Indicators of Growth , discussed breaking down silos within organizations, and bridging the gaps between departments. Our final webinar was called How Effective Knowledge Transfer Plans Can Improve Your Bottom Line , and it covered just that! We can help you build a Sales PlayBook here.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Back in 2004, the SBA identified the launch of 580,900 new employer businesses and the closing of 576,200. Many business writers to business coaches attribute business failure to a lack of strategic planning, a lack of leadership, a lack of vision, a lack of processes, the list is endless. Why do small businesses fail?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 1, 2020

Modern enterprise buyers are inundated by sales pitches and presentations that flood their inbox every day. Maybe you can picture a winning sales deck in your head but can’t quite put it into words on the screen. Try to anticipate the flow of the meeting, and systematically plan different approach strategies for different situations.

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Increase Sales

MARCH 18, 2015

Have you ever wondered why so many marketing plans fail? In most instances, small business owners do not realize their possibly very expensive marketing plan is already set up to fail before they execute their first action steps. Here are five possible answers as to why marketing plans fail. #1 4 – No Sales Process.

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Marketing Social Media Advertising Advertising 70

Chorus.ai

MAY 6, 2020

On today’s Daily Briefing, Jim was joined by Trish Bertuzzi is the Founder and CEO of The Bridge Group. Before getting started, they discussed the impact of COVID-19 on inside sales teams. We will figure this out, but things won’t go back to the way they were.” Outbound calls are down, but connect rates are flat… Keep calling!

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A successful career in sales is not for the faint of heart. According to a Bridge Group study , the annual turnover rate for sales professionals is 34.7%. Sales Burnout. With the role of a sales rep often being a high-stress, high-pressure position, burnout is a common occurrence for those who work in the field.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 20, 2020

What makes an effective sales manager? Acting as sales manager can be a difficult job because you wear two bulls-eyes: one on your front and one on your back. Your sales people are looking to you for guidance. If you are unclear about your role as sales manager, you could get caught in a losing position.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 23, 2023

Sales is the transfer of conviction and inspiration: The person who is most certain during the interaction will win. Which means your sales conversation will either inspire in them the certainty to say yes — or it will reinforce their uncertainty, and they will say no. On a sales call, attitude and conviction are your two superpowers.

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