SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

In 2012 our consultants attended 438 live sales calls. Two weeks ago, we participated in the worst sales call of the year. The accounts software subscription was up for renewal in 5 months. The goal of the call was to grow the account by expanding the use of the software. I hope to help you avoid some mistakes.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

GTMnow is the media extension of GTMfund – sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio companies backed by over 350+ of the best in the game executive operators who have been there, done that at the world’s fastest growing SaaS companies. The B2B playbook is changing.

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Media Company Distribution How To 72

Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

Today, I’m joined by Sam Richter , bestselling author of Take the Cold Out of Calling ; technology entrepreneur; founder of Intel Engine; and an award-winning speaker. I’m a Hall of Fame speaker, so I deliver about 100 programs around the globe, including keynote presentations and occasional workshops.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The upcoming launch of Nutshell’s first-ever email marketing tool (currently slated for release in January 2021) will take our product from best-in-class CRM to a new competitor in an emerging category: growth software. That evolution calls for a reimagining of certain visual assets, and the retirement of others.

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Face-to-face Call-back Exercises Infusion 127

Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Here are a few you might recognize: B2B or business-to-business sales : Designed for B2B-style businesses that target their sales pitch toward key business decision makers (typically C-suite level leadership or managers) who are responsible for purchasing products, services, and software for their company. The 15 Best Sales Training Programs.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan On the first Friday in March this year, Jeb Ory led an employee appreciation celebration at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of Phone2Action, a provider of advocacy software that enables organizations to create grassroots marketing campaigns. We’ve ramped up the number of video calls we host each day.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 8, 2019

His marketing expertise is backed by real-world experience building businesses, running marketing and sales teams, and advising highly successful companies. “Fanocracy” features a wide range of examples, including… The surfboard maker that invites customers into its workshop, where it reveals its proprietary processes.

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Customer Nonprofit Insurance Insurance 75

Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When it comes to hitting sales quotas, scaling companies, and retaining top sales talent – all of these areas often fall back on one thing: leadership. A shameless self-improvement fanatic, he enjoys sharing his observations, advice, and humor through his writing and workshops. Subscribe to Modern Selling on the app of your choice!

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

We at Software Advice typically focus on sales force automation software , but we decided to broaden our focuse and see what is available on mobile devices to match the needs of a mobile sales force. It allows you to make contact notes, set reminders to follow up, and track phone calls and meetings. Cold calling.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 21, 2021

As training software for companies, they have several guiding principles that make their way into their product and their own teams. “In We’re very fortunate to be a software that works well in a remote environment.” One thing that clicked for me last week was after two conversations I had back to back. Get the Deck.

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Mindtickle

JULY 27, 2022

Instead, sales reps need continuous learning opportunities (what we call everboarding ) to ensure they always have the latest and greatest skills and knowledge necessary for success. The largest software conference in the world is returning to downtown San Francisco this fall. Training isn’t “one and done.” November 23-24 | London.

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Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Conference Networking 52

Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2022

From layoffs at Redfin and Tesla to the plummeting crypto markets , companies are starting to tighten their belts — and the economy has shifted from the so-called “Great Resignation,” with a job market heavily favoring employees, to the “ Forced Resignation.”. Have their back (and tell them you do). And it’s about to get tougher.

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Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 24, 2015

In retrospect they provided a great amount of knowledge but it was left up to each seller to decide how to make calls on owners or executives of small businesses to have them consider migrating from manual ledger cards to automated systems. When he made calls with me, little skill transfer took place. It was a mountain to climb.

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Apptivo

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The difference is, with the first sale, the business has got a buyer, and when the business makes the buyer come back and buy more, they have got themselves a customer. The goal is to ensure that the prospect is aware of the brand as it lowers the barriers when the actual sales call / sales interaction is made. Strategies: 1.Every

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Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Campaigns 98

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I recently called them to complain about consistent outages and slow service, something others in my area have also complained about. A variation on the familiar “oh no, it is not the hardware, it’s a software issue” ya right. Cold calling. Cold Calling Now. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. Appointments.

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The Pipeline

MAY 12, 2011

2) The test environment was so different to their production environment half of all application go lives were backed out of after application issues when they moved into production. I wrote back, “On your very last example, you suggested questions that you could have asked – good job. Cold calling. Cold Calling Now.

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Lessonly

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Welcome back to part two of our three-part series on The Great Resignation. This calls for a makeover. Even for me—as someone who’s been working for just a few years now—I’ve picked up on this view of training after listening to friends and family members talk about it: “There goes an hour I’ll never get back.” .

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Crunchbase

MARCH 1, 2023

In 2020, she helped launch a program called Elevate Advanced Access to accelerate the success of underrepresented businesses. She sits on the board of De Colores Art, a nonprofit serving neurodiverse artists and students, and she continues to give back to her community by mentoring colleagues, local artists and woman professionals.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Enterprise 130

Sales Hacker

MARCH 22, 2018

I run a European-based sales agency for software and technology companies. Account Executives doing cold calling). Inbound lead generation or outbound cold calling ? Outbound lead generation agencies (cold calling and email prospecting). Let me get back to you in X months.” W hat is Sales Outsourcing?

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Outsourcing Services Sales Outsourcing Ideal Customer Profile B2B 80

SalesProInsider

AUGUST 2, 2017

And that brings me to sales…in sales there are always new things “coming at us” whether it’s a new software which we’re told will make us more efficient once we get used to it, a new territory, new products, a new manager, change in pricing, or a myriad of other changes. Do you need to: Call on more people.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face Territories 70

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Andrea Austin – VP at Nokia Software | Published Author. She is the co-author of a business book, called Aligned to Achieve , about sales and marketing alignment. She is the co-author of a business book, called Aligned to Achieve , about sales and marketing alignment. Brooke Bachesta – SDR Manager at Outreach.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Nutshell

JULY 5, 2019

The numbers back this up. It’s what we like to call a win-win. If you strip it back, the nuts and bolts of referral marketing are super simple. Her workshop is located at kimberleemeier.com. Referrals are a trusted lead source that outranks anything else. Referrals come from real-life, paying customers. All at once.

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Referrals B2B Top of Funnel How To 85

SalesProInsider

JULY 6, 2017

Connecting the dots for the buyer by sharing what you offer and tying it back directly to their problem, opportunity, want, need, motivator, or priority. Some call this motivation. I call it the Success Drivers. Training Workshop Replay "How Value Easily Converts More Leads". Selling value.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. Today’s B2B buyers are savvier, more informed, and have access to several options at their fingertips.

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Babette Ten Haken

OCTOBER 24, 2018

They are in crisis and call our company. In fact, current and potential clients do business with us in the first place, because we promise to have their backs. We will not have their backs unless something big enough happens for us to “star” in. Hire me to speak or conduct a workshop at your next corporate or association event.

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Ideal Customer Profile SME Hiring Call-back 74

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Warning: If you’re supposed to be productive today, bookmark this post and come back to it. Another must-watch video introduces the core concept of a book Cialdini co-authored with Steve Martin and Dr. Noah Goldstein called “ The Small Big ” -- the secret to finding the smallest change that will have the biggest impact. 4) Art Sobczak.

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Channels Video Training Hiring 112

HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2011

IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: Heavy Hitter Sales Linguistics: 101 Advanced Sales Call Strategies for Senior Salespeople. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Books For Heavy Hitters.

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Study Lead Rank Lead Scoring Penetration 163

Chorus.ai

JULY 28, 2020

How do you then sell them SaaS software? Unclear Communication Prospects also make the same mistakes that everyone else does—sometimes they fail to communicate their expectations clearly on a sales call. These problems may take more time to resolve than is available for the call. And these may not be in line with reality.

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Objections Case Study ROI Lead Rank 104

Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 4, 2016

Decades ago, while selling clients their first business computer systems, I learned a valuable lesson: Software is only as good as the data that’s entered. Implementing software within sales organizations such as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is a significant undertaking ( What is CRM?

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Stephen enhances marketing and communications for a global software firm by coaching individuals and businesses to improve their own brand. Your summary, your positions, experience, and education, for example, should keep pointing back to your central message. You can also call us at (561) 570-5077.

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Small Business Small Business Social Media Marketing 52

Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 14, 2020

When Benjamin was 15 years old, his brother founded a newspaper called The New England Courant. When his brother came back, Ben presented the idea of partnership. Take for example a sales rep selling a SAS software solution. She wants to find out how the client can take advantage of the software.

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Groups Call-back Proposal Industry 52

Lessonly

MARCH 18, 2020

You locked yourself out of your bank account with too many failed password attempts, so you call the support line to confirm your identity and get back in. You received the wrong color rug from an online retailer, so you email their help desk to figure out where to send back the old one and how to get the correct one.

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Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

As AppDirect co-CEO Daniel Saks points out , “80% of on-premise software vendors operate a channel program to enable other companies to sell their products, while only 20% of SaaS vendors operate similar programs.” Every software company is different, and likewise, every partner program is different. 3 Types of SaaS Partner Programs.

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Pipeliner

MAY 28, 2021

Many customers now sign up for software subscriptions instead of installing solutions on-premises, and it’s easier than ever for them to switch to new vendors who offer better features or more competitive pricing. These practices are part of what we call search engine optimization (SEO). Up your SEO game.

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Inbound Webinar Metrics Company Lead Rank 52

Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 1, 2020

How do you then sell them SaaS software? Unclear Communication Prospects also make the same mistakes that everyone else does—sometimes they fail to communicate their expectations clearly on a sales call. These problems may take more time to resolve than is available for the call. And these may not be in line with reality.

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Objections Case Study ROI Lead Rank 73

OnePageCRM

MAY 15, 2019

New places, workshops, interviews, presentations…. There are some things that you would never get from an email, a phone call, or a web form. Back in 2013, Rand Fishkin , CEO of Moz, ran an interesting experiment. The energy I got from meeting our customers and brought back home to our team was more than I could ever imagine.

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Customer Revelation CRM Lead Rank 36

OnePageCRM

MAY 15, 2019

New places, workshops, interviews, presentations…. There are some things that you would never get from an email, a phone call, or a web form. Back in 2013, Rand Fishkin , CEO of Moz, ran an interesting experiment. The energy I got from meeting our customers and brought back home to our team was more than I could ever imagine.

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Customer Revelation CRM Lead Rank 36