Allego

MARCH 18, 2021

Virtual selling has turned the sales industry upside down—and the effects will be felt for years to come. New Allego research shows that 62% of sales professionals say they’ve lost a deal because they couldn’t meet in-person with a buyer. B2B sales are very different now than they were one year ago.

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Sales Coaching Research Coaching Hiring 62

Igniting Sales Transformation

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The many sales challenges faced by men and women in sales roles are largely the same. Keeping sales skills sharp. I’ve written about the business case for women in sales many times. If you are in a sales role, this behavior is especially problematic. Difficulty getting through to buyers. The rapid pace of change.

Construction 64

Construction Promotion Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face 64

Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

This is the fifth in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Scott is the Founder of Sales Success Media and hosts the Sales Success Stories and Daily Sales Tips podcasts.

Scale 221

Scale Top of Funnel Territories Sales 221

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s an exciting time: The time of year to construct your business future. I’m adopting a new AI platform (shhh, it’s still in beta) to create targeted messages addressing the needs and concerns of sales leaders in a fresh way. It is a place for networking, research, and engaging audiences, not for pitching prospects.

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Referrals Social Media Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 156

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, having a 360-degree view of customers and prospects is key. Along with other modern B2B data, NAICS codes can provide a fine level of granularity that’s useful when prioritizing and routing accounts across a sales organization, developing personalized, relevant messaging, and many other applications.

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Transportation Automotive Chemicals Marketing 204

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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Coaching Construction Pivotal Positioning 257

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Sales executives and sales managers would agree that their sales teams need ongoing training, coaching and support to get to the top of the game and stay there. In a fiercely-competitive market, your sales reps should challenge themselves to learn more, achieve greater results and embrace new strategies.

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Outsourcing Services Training Hiring Workbooks 62

Highspot

APRIL 28, 2020

Recent research from Richardson and Sales Performance International highlights the importance of following a process that supports your customers from “behind the scenes.” It also facilitates communication across the sales organization, which mobilizes the entire team to build momentum toward the close of the sale.

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Research Face-to-face CRM Survey 52

Zoominfo

APRIL 6, 2021

Marketers and sales reps can automate email campaigns, sales plays, meetings, and much more. And research shows that companies who automate at scale are closing more deals than those who don’t. Now we live in a world where individual sales reps can create hyper-targeted campaigns based on nearly every imaginable scenario.

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Ideal Customer Profile Data Hiring Construction 130

BuzzBoard

MARCH 13, 2024

Accurate profiles not only streamline the sales process but also assist in effectively comprehending and delivering to your target audience. This represents your perfect customer, as identified through market research and data from existing clients. Sales success relies on staying connected and relevant to your target customers.

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Ideal Customer Profile Small Business Small Business Buyer Persona 52

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

At this year’s virtual event Henry Schuck, delivered a keynote presentation called “Hit Your Number: How To Fast-Track Your Outbound Sales and Marketing in Europe.”. So, if you’re looking for opportunities to grow sales, to grow revenue and to hit your number, this post is for you. Final Thoughts on EMEA Outbound Sales.

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Outbound Ideal Customer Profile NetSuite Microsoft 246

SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Andrei Lintz, an account executive of six years for Bonneville Seattle , has been using AdMall since the company subscribed to it a couple years ago, and since then, has used it’s vast array of research tools to assist him with closing sales. In this case, he found success with a local roofing company. “[For

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Campaigns Closing Hiring Face-to-face 52

Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2020

Digital transformation and a shifting sales landscape are driving both general interest in and a pronounced need for salespeople that might not physically interface with prospects. As time has gone on, many B2B companies have begun to incorporate that brand of sales — known as B2B inside sales — into their overall sales infrastructure.

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Inside Sales B2B Construction Outside Sales 80

Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

Achieving enterprise technology sales goals has always meant overcoming a host of unique and challenging obstacles, including withstanding a protracted decision-making process and convincing a slate of committee members of your value proposition. Even the best computers still can’t beat the transformative power of human intelligence.

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Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Networking 98

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 31, 2020

This is the greatest opportunity to hire high-performance sales talent since World War II ended. High-potential sales position with leading construction company. We want you to have a minimum of five years of experience successfully selling construction-related products or services because we can take you even higher.

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Hiring Opportunity Construction Energy 177

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2024

Why I’m Interested in Selling: An MBA finance professor of mine stood on the first day of class and said, “for any taking finance courses as a way to avoid selling I have news for you, every job is a sales job – get used to it.” I’d been in sales. I went back for an MBA to get away from sales. He was right. I grabbed it.

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Call-back Construction Up-Sell Research 77

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The architectural landscape is constantly evolving, influenced by emerging design trends, innovative materials, and advancements in construction technology. It’s about knowing the language of construction, speaking fluently in the dialects of design software, and understanding the science behind materials and their interactions.

Construction 78

Construction Lead Rank Engineering Hiring 78

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 12, 2019

We tend to think of anger as a wild, negative emotion, but research beyond Averill’s study finds that anger also has its positive side. A report on PsyBlog, a collection of scientific research on how the mind works written by British psychologist Jeremy Dean, offers some upsides of anger that are associated with effective management.

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Face-to-face Journal Study Construction 240

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

In a recent survey, we asked sales professionals: “Which aspect of the sales cycle induces the most anxiety?” A study conducted by BankMyCell revealed that 81 percent of millennials encounter phone anxiety, adding a new dimension of sales challenges for sales managers. Let go of the outcome.

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 62

Allego

JUNE 2, 2022

Sales enablement, the ongoing process of providing reps with the training, content, and tools they need to sell effectively, is often thought to be a function exclusively owned and operated by sales teams. The lack of alignment between sales and marketing often stems from poor or outright lack of communication between both departments.

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Sales Enablement Marketing How To Construction 62

Smooth Sale

JANUARY 26, 2024

The research and brain power behind the episodes give pause for thought, notably for me, the episode concerning Einstein! One question for thought is, if the invention of the wheel was not yet in existence, nor other technology, how could previous civilizations construct the pyramids with each stone weighing tons of pounds?

Construction 108

Construction Hiring Influencer Networking 108

Pipeliner

JUNE 1, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous today, and sales are no exception. He also participates in the internal marketing structure, helps to increase income, and create an optimal sales funnel. Research has shown that only ¼ of their working time is spent on selling themselves. Expanding opportunities in finding clients.

Hiring 96

Hiring Top of Funnel Analysis Construction 96

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, having a 360-degree view of customers and prospects is key. Along with other modern B2B data, NAICS codes can provide a fine level of granularity that’s useful when prioritizing and routing accounts across a sales organization, developing personalized, relevant messaging, and many other applications.

Transportation 100

Transportation Automotive Chemicals Marketing 100

Pipeliner

JUNE 4, 2023

This article concludes our series on mega-threats to the sales industry, inspired by the fascinating bestselling book by Nouriel Roubini entitled MegaThtreats: 10 Dangerous Trends that Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them. Let’s take up the final mega-threat to the sales industry—missing processes and wrong technology.

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Industry Construction Tools CRM 52

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 12, 2018

Author: Jim Ninivaggi Many companies have their annual sales kickoff (SKO) meetings approaching. A well-constructed theme should serve as the SKO’s center of gravity, and should support the overarching objective of the meeting (e.g., The goal is to ensure the field force is ready to execute the sales strategy for the upcoming year.

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Retention Motivation Groups Construction 243

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

So if you want to thrive in the ever-changing, AI-influenced sales landscape, you're going to exhibit some key traits and abilities. 5 Key Qualities Salespeople Need as AI Changes the Sales Landscape 1. Sales is a fundamentally human practice, and sustained success in it will rest on your ability to understand and act on that.

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Banking Influencer Forecasting Resources 78

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This may include analytics, heat maps, keyword research, and content optimization tools. Intelligence and automation will not only help you turn marketing-qualified leads into sales opportunities — but do so at scale. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Sales and marketing alignment should be a constant goal in your tech stack.

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Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel Scale Marketing 130

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Having talented sales reps is often a result of investing in effective sales coaching. According to research conducted by ValueSelling Associates , over half of high-performing businesses that have had sales coaching programs in place for three years or more experience high growth. Collaborative. Results-oriented.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Construction How To 129

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As sales and marketing tech stacks grow more complex and data proliferates within them, the infrastructure is beginning to show some digital cracks. Data Flows Among Tech Stack Layers Data flows through the three layers of the sales tech stack : Intelligence layer, where first- and third-party sources feed data into the system.

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Sales Qualified Lead How To Data Software 130

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JULY 22, 2020

Educational research shows that controversy over ideas can actually help trainees learn concepts and skills. Much of the research in the field has been done by the Johnson brothers, David and Roger, social psychologists at the University of Minnesota. The data gave constructive controversy a clear edge. Keep it constructive.

Construction 52

Construction Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

That is, they should be determined using interviews, case studies, and research on past and current clients. Similar to your ideal customer profiles (ICPs) , ideal client profiles allow you to construct marketing materials and content that are highly relevant to top-of-funnel clients. Which clients had the shortest sales cycle?

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Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 246

Mindtickle

OCTOBER 25, 2023

You’ve probably heard of the Challenger Sales methodology. Before you decide that, though, you need to ask yourself a few questions — such as “What is challenger sales?” Here’s our in-depth look at Challenger Sales methodology and how to leverage it. What is the Challenger Sales model?

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Sales Methodology Scale Sales Cycle Construction 59

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 15, 2020

Forecasting sales for a new venture can feel like shooting in the dark. Sales forecasting informs factors like the amount of capital you need to raise to get your venture off the ground, how you can sway potential investors, inventory management, and setting your marketing budget. Establish a process for your sales team.

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Forecasting Sales Forecasts Construction Vendor 82

Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. AI is no longer a construct of the future. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. At the very least, you’ll stay up-to-date on trends in sales.

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Top of Funnel Forecasting Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 79

Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. Yet, research in LinkedIn shows 70 percent of B2B buyers think sales reps are not adequately prepared. They lack pre-call planning and research. Construction equipment is different from SaaS.

Social Media 71

Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Referrals 71

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 22, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Harvard Business Review finally published a relevant article that I agreed with! Much too frequently, their articles on selling are written by out-of-touch researchers with little field experience and lots of theories. It''s all about potential. Findings Related to Potential.

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Hiring Decision Maker Construction Incentives 236

Highspot

MARCH 21, 2024

Despite this, many sales emails find their resting place in the trash, unopened and unread. We’ll explore how to craft good sales emails that get opened and inspire action, all while introducing four metrics to measure sales email success. What are the Different Types of Sales Emails? Send a promo email.

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Lead Rank How To Lead Scoring Follow-up 96