Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 11, 2018

In this Conversations with Women in Sales interview, I talked with Jen Sieger, Director Inside Sales Specialist Team at Microsoft about Digital Sales Best Practices. Jen and I talked about how to train your salespeople to leverage Digital Selling Best practices to better connect with customers and exceed sales quotas.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 1, 2020

The Dyson AM09 Fan Heater was one of the results that came up when I searched "most efficient space heater" on Google. It's true across the board, and sales is no exception. That's why sales efficiency is one of the most important metrics for businesses to understand, track, and ultimately improve. Why Sales Efficiency Matters.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Perhaps the biggest reason is that my guest, Debbie Dunnam , Corporate Vice President of Inside Sales at Microsoft, walks her talk. How did you get started in sales, Debbie? I always find it fascinating to learn how my guests end up in a career in sales. Digital sales transformation requires a shift in mindset.

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Close.io

JUNE 20, 2018

That said, there’s one primary issue that a lot of remote sales teams struggle with: Their team culture sucks. Sales reps are able to chat throughout the day, go for lunch as a team on a weekly basis, and form authentic relationships with each other. These things aren’t so easy with a remote sales team. Absolutely not.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

JUNE 27, 2018

We started by asking Lauren how she got into a career in sales and why she became a supporter of women in sales. Lauren shared her thoughts about why it is so important for women in sales to have role models, which is sometimes tough given that there is high percentage of men versus women in sales and sales leadership roles.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. At Sales Hacker, we’re serious about diversity, and for that reason, we’ve compiled a list of 530+ female sales experts to consider for your next event. Sales Development. Sales Growth.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In this interview, I talked with Mandy Bynum McLaughlin, Director of Sales Development – Enterprise and Commercial at New Relic. For those women just starting out in sales or for those women who’ve not considered a career in selling, I started off by asking Mandy how she got started in a career in sales. About Mandy.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Obtaining a ton of qualified inbound leads can be a blessing for your sales team – provided they are enabled and opportunistic enough to take advantage of them. My former Ambition colleague Dan Nice once compared B2B sales and marketing teams to Allied Forces storming Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

The Winning by Design Blueprint Series provides a step-by-step go to market plan for every part of the sales process, including developing a go to market strategy. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? You can apply this strategy anywhere that you need to generate interest and sales. Covering multiple segments.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing & analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers/Gurus that you must follow in 2018. CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 23, 2020

The state of business and sales today is uncertain. What we’re not talking about as much is the aftereffect of this crisis and prepping for what this will mean for sales. Repositioning your products and sales outreach in reaction to current conditions is critical. 4-Step Product Repositioning to Modernize Sales Outreach.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MARCH 4, 2019

In this episode, Barb talks to Kristina McMillan , VP of Research at TOPO about why it is so important to FOCUS on the right activities if you want to achieve the right sales results. Sales activities should be driven by current data, trends and buyer expectations. Listen and enjoy and insightful, power packed interview!

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing & analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers/Gurus that you must follow in 2022. CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 4, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Jason Bay , Chief Prospecting Officer at Blissful Prospecting , a company he built to coach B2B reps in outbound sales. Join us for a high-energy, people-focused conversation about doing a complete 180 with your outbound sales framework. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

AUGUST 8, 2018

My guest in this Conversations with Women in Sales interview is Melissa Lui, Sales Development Manager at ServiceTitan. Melissa started as an SDR and within in a short period of time, she had demonstrated her ability to make the next move into sales leadership. ServiceTitan open sales roles: [link]. Listen HERE.

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DocSend

JANUARY 19, 2018

Are you losing customers in your sales funnel? Getting prospects into your sales funnel is good. You can’t afford to keep losing customers in your sales funnel after investing time, money, and other resources on inbound marketing and paid advertising to generate customers. Is it because your sales funnel is too long?

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sales leaders are responsible for the success of a company. Marketing provides necessary resources, while sales is crucial to capturing valuable turf. Recruit, Organize, and Segment Your B2B Inbound Sales Team. Make sure that people are accountable for converting inbound leads into sales. Segmenting. Engagement.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 19, 2019

Cold calling is still a key strategy for successful sales teams. Sales reps must learn to leverage technology and adapt to changing communication styles. Unless you’re having a highly transactional sale, your goal is likely to get a meeting scheduled, rather than to close a sale. Don’t be too aggressive or sales-y.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

57 – 90% of the buying process is complete before a sales rep needs to get involved. Marketing and sales are aligned. Mike Weinberg, The New Sales Coach , Principal. If they’d taken 5 minutes to Google me, they’d know this. Cold calling is dead. Do you agree these are lies? Matt Heinz, Heinz Marketing , President.

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OutboundView

JUNE 25, 2019

In the B2B sales world, cold calling is very common, especially when organizations have a dedicated inside sales team. Both the sales and marketing departments are responsible for outbound emailing. Both the sales and marketing departments are responsible for outbound emailing.

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DocSend

APRIL 13, 2019

Are you losing customers in your sales funnel? Getting prospects into your sales funnel is good. But you shouldn’t stop there because there is another step—you’ve got to keep the prospects in your sales funnel. However, you can’t expect to retain every prospective customer in your sales funnel. Identify the problem.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2020

Today’s episode will discuss the differences between a BDR and SDR in terms of what they do, how they do it, and how they earn. In the previous episode, Donald was joined by his sales coaching client, Scott Romney. SalesGoals SDRs and BDRs A BDR is a business development rep and an SDR is a sales development rep.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Channels (799). Outside Sales (81). Sales Process (1775). Google (949). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Is your sales process slow or fast? Topics Major Topics. Training (4995).

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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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Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 23, 2018

In this week’s Conversations with Women in Sales interview, I talked with Jackie Lipnicki, Head of Business Development Representatives at ScribbleLive about what it takes to be a BDR Superstar. SDR/BDR teams are an important part of many company’s sales growth strategy. Spotify Stitcher Google Play.

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SalesHandy

JUNE 5, 2020

30% of sales professionals believe that having introduced lead nurturing has been the most significant benefit to their team, resulting in better responses to campaigns and easier segmentation. Lead nurturing plays an essential role in high converting sales processes. Clearly, sales teams cannot skip on lead nurturing.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 14, 2018

Other types of processes, such as sales processes, are intended for human interaction and use. Google Trends makes it possible for anyone to see what searches are trending. Along with the rest of the world, sales has become increasingly complex, too. The harnessing and use of data trends is another very important focal point.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

They once simply executed pricing inside of an ERP pricing matrix, but now they are responsible for analyzing marketing trends, conducting competitive research and sifting through customer buying patterns to determine optimal pricing that drives profitability. And sales reps might like dropping in on important deals.

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 11, 2013

The less companies know about the kind of reputation they have, the less likely they are to adapt to external factors, which, in many instances can result in a decrease of sales or consumer interest. Social media is the perfect channel in which to monitor all reputations. are completely unaware of what their publics think of them.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. The folly of Sales 2.0 Where I'm going with this is that Trigger Event selling is a science irrespective of technological channel.

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Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Gone are the days when B2B sales were about making a hundred cold calls a day or visiting clients in person. Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. We’re going to help you also understand the B2B sales processes, strategies, and more.

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OnePageCRM

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

That’s the cost of a sales rep mis-hire, according to research by Dr. Brad Smart of Topgrading Inc., a firm that helps companies assess sales candidates. But how do you identify a great sales hire? Not all sales people come from the same aggressive ABC (Always Be Closing) mold. Teams that use coaching see 161% more sales.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The best sales teams don’t just sell — they keep customers happy and drive serious upsell, cross-sell, and expansion revenue. They do this by first identifying and focusing on the sales motions that are best for their product, team, and customer. Inside sales. Inside sales. Low-touch sales.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2018

Chatbots, AI, machine learning -- sales, like other industries, is changing rapidly, thanks to technology. Where Will Sales Be in Five Years, and Where Has It Already Changed the Most? What will the sales function look like in three-to-five years? “It AI, machine learning, and automation will greatly assist the sales force.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

While the traditional, one-off funnel method focuses on attracting leads and nurturing them into sales, the flywheel approach uses inbound marketing and other strategies to build long-lasting customer relationships. You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share.

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