Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The problem is that salespeople are highly competitive, similar to sports figures. Ensure customer service is a top priority. But with dedication, we journey forth and embrace better strategies for business growth. Soon, pride kicks in that we did it! Add complementary strategies one at a time to ensure a robust effect.

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Hiring Negotiation Sports Competition 78

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I understand that, but let’s get real — checking sports websites to see how your team is doing instead of picking up the phone and calling a customer is a whole lot less productive. Sure, I know there are a lot of things salespeople have to do on a regular basis that in and of themselves don’t result in sales.

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Sports Customer Service Call-back Motivation 195

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

It can, and you don’t have to run a popular sports bar; nearly any business can learn some valuable lessons from the month of madness, some even as simple as the power of simplifying your sales. It’s one of many ways to create a customer-centric culture. March Madness is unlike other sporting events because it attracts non-sports fans.

Small Business 120

Small Business Small Business Sports Social Media 120

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Some ways to relax on the weekends include going out for a favorite activity or hobby, meeting up with friends, traveling, playing sports, and gaming. Whether going to a sporting event, playing games at the arcade, or having drinks with friends, you should always do something that makes you happy. Biking Is An Excellent Escape!

How To 78

How To Sports Travel Hiring 78

Hubspot Sales

MAY 23, 2019

And 90% of consumers rate an "immediate" response as important or very important when they have a customer service question. Speed is everything for today's buyers and customers. Web chat tools can be used at almost every stage of the customer lifecycle. The chat widget can be customized to match your website design.

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Tools Lead Qualification Hubspot Social Media 126

The Sales Hunter

APRIL 26, 2019

Sales is not a solo activity; sales is a team sport and the same is true of leadership. Over the coming weeks, I’ll share more of my lessons from OutBound. I’m also looking forward to hearing from those of you that attended and what lessons you learned. The more we share, the stronger we will become. Sales Motivation Blog.

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Outbound Sales Leadership Sports Conference 177

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

You may or may not be a big sports fan. Either way, I urge you to be aware of what is going on in some of the more visible sports, including football and baseball, at this time of year. Chances are that you have prospects and customers who are fans not only of a particular sport, but possibly of a specific team.

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Sports Motivation Conversion Closing 162

Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Provides today’s guest blog, Chirag Bhavsar is Gusty, Passionate, and a Sports freak. AI is being used more and more by e-commerce development agencies to help them make personalized recommendations for their customers. Customer service and advertising are two potential applications of chatbot technology.

Retail 78

Retail Hiring Analytics Customer Service 78

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Sport Clips. This drive-in chain prides itself in operational excellence and its customer service. Sport Clips. Franchise details : Sport Clips. Sport Clips is growing and showing its strength and stability -- it has a high continuity rate of 97.6% Best Franchises Overall. McDonald's. The UPS Store.

Opportunity 143

Opportunity Real Estate Sports Loyalty 143

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Lululemon — a sports apparel retailer — was one of those firms, as it bought in-home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million in June 2020. Birnbaum co-founded and leads Kustomer, a customer service platform which announced in November 2020 that it will be acquired by Facebook as part of the social media giant’s own market expansion strategy.

Lead Rank 211

Lead Rank Company Apparel Lead Scoring 211

Pipeliner

OCTOBER 19, 2019

John Golden talks to the “Godfather of CRM” about his new book “The Commonwealth of Interest – this wide-ranging discussion is a “must-listen-to” podcast for those wanting to learn more about where customer engagement is headed. He also writes on customer-facing matters for CBS’s ZDNet high profile tech media property (blogs.zdnet.com/crm).

CRM 40

CRM Sports Face-to-face Social Media 40

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 10, 2015

Picking the Individual over the Team – While comparing sales to sport is overdone to the point where it’s become cliché, there is some truth to it. Sales is a team sport and many new sales managers fail because they focus on leading individuals rather than leading the team.

Sales Management 120

Sales Management Hiring Sports Promotion 120

Janek Performance Group

JUNE 20, 2023

For struggling organizations, the following thought must be erased: “We are one ( new hire, new product, new marketing campaign, new customer ) away from success.” Same Culture, Same Results Professional sports teams can provide great examples. They have been consistently mediocre for decades.

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Hiring Lead Rank Sports Influencer 62

Babette Ten Haken

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Next, when the customer issues are resolved, the employee shares their insights with: no one. From the employee’s perspective, they are doing their job, even though customer service is not listed in their job description. Ultimately, customer retention ownership is in the hands of clients. End of incident.

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Retention Ideal Customer Profile Customer Hiring 75

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re running an eCommerce company, product quality and customer service will be no match for a laggy website. Customer satisfaction is reduced by 16% from just a one-second delay, and one in four visitors would abandon a website that takes more than four seconds to load.

Revenue 52

Revenue Lead Rank Lead Scoring Engineering 52

Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

How to Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Business-oriented, I found myself in complete surprise to realize the sports team is overlooking essential steps for success. Business development resembles the development of sports teams. Questions for management: Is safety not of the same priority for sports? 2 Take It Or Leave It.

Hiring 74

Hiring Lead Rank Face-to-face Sports 74

Smooth Sale

AUGUST 16, 2019

Upon being handed a sports article about left-handed sports figures, it became my must-read. Accordingly, I instantly connected the sports news to business and career. Attract the Right Job or Clientele: The recent news about diversity lead me to believe that left-handed people are different. I’m one who is left-handed.

Sports 68

Sports Social Media Hiring Commission 68

Apptivo

MARCH 24, 2023

7 ways to improve customer service desk performance 3. Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh once stated, “Customer service shouldn’t just be a department, it should be the entire company.” To stay ahead of the competition, businesses must prioritize exceptional customer service.

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Customer Service Customer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 59

Alice Heiman

AUGUST 1, 2018

Account management is a team sport. Planning – Planning the activities and timelines to grow relationships and uncover needs. Participation – Involving your team members and positioning them to build relationships. Mastering the 4 Ps will minimize surprises and deliver year-over-year increases in sales.

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Account Webinar Metrics Sports How To 102

Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 26, 2011

Existing customer who you are building a relationship with and/or who is ready to buy. Talk about things you have in common (golf, sports, college, home state) as much as you can. Talk about customers in common or business things you have in common (experiences, jobs, etc.). GREAT food. Talk about your specific agenda.

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Hiring Social Media Referrals Loyalty 260

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Lululemon — a sports apparel retailer — was one of those firms, as it bought in-home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million in June 2020. Birnbaum co-founded and leads Kustomer, a customer service platform which announced in November 2020 that it will be acquired by Facebook as part of the social media giant’s own market expansion strategy.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Company Apparel Lead Scoring 130

SugarCRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Backcountry is an online specialty retailer and parent company of four business units that specialize in gear for wilderness adventures and outdoor sports, including biking, skiing, snowboarding, climbing, fly-fishing, hiking, and camping. “We have a customer-centric view of our jobs instead of a task-oriented view.”

Ideal Customer Profile 26

Ideal Customer Profile SugarCRM Scale Customer 26

Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 14, 2011

Sports events. And for the competitive sports nut within you, play The Networking Game. In Charlotte, it’s the “Y.” ” Join the “in” club, and get “in” shape to win. Both games and tailgates. Everyone eventually goes to the ball game. It’s in my book The Sales Bible. MARCH 22/23.

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Networking Hiring Trade Show Social Media 325

The Spiff Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Lulu has experience in customer service, sales, onboarding, data analysis, and languages (he speaks three). He has a love for music and sports and currently lives in Miami Beach. Stephen, a sports nerd and the world’s #1 Utah Jazz fan, also loves fishing, sewing, and writing music.

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Meeting Travel Fashion Sports 71

Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Coaching lessons in sports apply to sales success. As you begin a new job, project, or sport, set a reasonable goal upfront. As I was playing indoor basketball with my grandson, he was surprised to see me making most of the shots. He asked how I got to be so good. An increase in energy sets a lighter tone. Goal Setting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sports Hiring 68

Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2018

This person isn’t motivated to continue the great sport of skiing because they’ve never been taught the fundamentals of skiing. Customer service. As they gather their equipment, the snow covered individuals say to themselves, “This skiing isn’t enjoyable and I’m not doing it again.” Qualification skills. Listening skills.

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Motivation Hiring Sports Incentives 58

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

Just like a sports coach, a sales coach is focused on an individual's development. For your sales function to operate at a high level, every sales-related role should be supported with coaching – this extends to customer service reps, external/field sales reps, business development personnel, and internal/digital sales reps.

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Sales Coaching Research Coaching Sales Methodology 106

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

He enjoys spending time with his friends and playing a wide variety of sports. I love that I am able to directly make an impact by helping build an incredible product while also helping our customers…talk about goals! He likes to spend time with friends and family and enjoys practicing all sorts of sports.

Meeting 75

Meeting Engineering Travel Face-to-face 75

Pipeliner

APRIL 20, 2023

This natural sports supplements brand lists all of the article author’s credentials below the headline to ensure readers understand they’re receiving reliable, expert advice from a knowledgeable source. In fact, over half of shoppers say it’s important to connect easily with customer service via their preferred method.

Trends 52

Trends Social Media Marketing Media 52

Fill the Funnel

AUGUST 3, 2011

Sports and Games. Sports and Recreation. One of their most refreshing capabilities is to develop new graphics based on requests from their customers. Images that you can modify and tweak to get that perfect fit for your project, responsive customer service and a special price that only a rockstar would normally receive.

Real Estate 106

Real Estate Sports Top of Funnel Funnel 106

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Don’t pass up the opportunity to connect with them via the telephone after a sporting event involving their favorite team or to find out how one of their children did in a particular event. customer service. customer service. Blog , Consultative Selling , Customer Service , leadership.

Ideal Customer Profile 204

Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring Facebook 204

Babette Ten Haken

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What you do, when you are not actively selling, engineering, coding and serving, adds value to each customer’s experience of how it is to work with you. Like the key players on a sports team, what they do when they do not have the ball makes all the difference in the outcome of the game.

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Customer SME Retention Engineering 109

The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 7, 2012

It may not matter if you care about the Olympics, but they likely matter to your customers. This last week I’ve made sure to know who I’m talking to and if they have any type of a connection to the Olympics or a particular country, sport or event. If they do, make sure you mention it in your phone call or email.

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Sports Call-back Follow-up Motivation 157

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Investing in a Forex CRM, for example, that allows your customer service to be extremely rapid and responsive while also providing smooth customer and partner management, might be a game changer. Online gaming, casinos, and even sports betting all have similarities to Forex. Investigate Other Industries.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 52

Lessonly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Customer service continues to be a differentiator for companies—no matter the industry. If companies want to meet ever-changing customer expectations, they need a way to effectively train and coach agents to meet those expectations. Simply handing agents information won’t cut it. Practice has always been important.

Training 20

Training Scale Customer Service Sports 20

LinkedFusion

DECEMBER 30, 2020

One of the best ways to increase customer engagement is, adding sports elements(gamification) to non-sports activities. Likewise, when customers find that interacting with a brand is delightful, they are more likely to do so and recommend others to engage with them. What is gamification?

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Customer Banking Loyalty 52

DialSource

MAY 6, 2019

When you hear the name “Cool Runnings,” you might think of the uplifting 1993 Disney bobsledding movie that cemented itself as a ’90s sports classic. It is also a great story to parallel the constant struggle that organizations face in aligning their revenue teams across marketing, sales, and customer success.

Webinar Metrics 28

Webinar Metrics Revenue Retention Sports 28