Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Back then, new digital marketing companies were telling everyone that salespeople would be replaced by inbound marketing. "Inbound is King," they said. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Women have the traits that excellent salespeople possess. Innovative sales organizations of the future would do well to diversify their salesforce, their executive leadership team, and to work to rectify gender inequality in the workplace. The post Why Women Excel in Sales appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Two weeks ago, SBI hosted our quarterly CEO growth forum. While the firm has hosted this peer connection program for over six years, this meeting was my first time hosting as the CEO of SBI. I felt humbled to be in the company of these go-to-market leaders. This invitation-only group comprises CEOs of varying industries, and I witnessed an assuring juxtaposition.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Consumer data has become one of the most valuable currencies in the world. As a result, privacy regulators are going to great lengths , such as issuing record-breaking fines , in order to keep consumer data safe and businesses in check. For reference, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) alone has taken enforcement action against over 100 businesses for violating data protection regulations.

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Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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RAIN Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The world of B2B selling looks far different than it once did. Top sellers know they must go well beyond discussing features and benefits. They need to be closely tuned in to the buying process for each member of the buying committee while consistently meeting buyers where they are throughout the cycle. That’s a tall ask, as it turns out. According to Gartner , as many as ten decision makers might make up a B2B buying center.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape. In each episode, Matt Sunshine is joined by a rolling roster of outstanding experts from our team here at The Center for Sales Strategy.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

One day, we may live in a future where we have robots that can do everything for us. At the moment, though, we’re a long way from that future—most tasks still require a human touch, particularly when it comes to sales. Even so, there’s still such a thing as sales automation, where you use digital tools to automatically perform routine sales tasks for you so you can spend your time working on other things.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Want to Sell Stock In Your Small Business? Raising capital is essential to the success of many small companies, and one way to drum up extra funds is to sell stock in the business. Our collaborative blog offers insights if your answer is a Yes! to the question, ‘Do you want to sell stock in your small business?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Out of the many trending business buzzwords, quiet quitting is a topic that's only growing more popular. Many headlines throw the term around, claiming that employees are doing it — but do we really know what that means? And if so, what does it look like to sales professionals? In this post, we're going to discuss what it means to quiet quit in sales, what it looks like, and what sales managers can do when they think it's happening in their teams.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A sales funnel report tracks the success (or failure) of each stage of your sales pipeline. Learn how to build your own sales funnel report.

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“Eight out of ten companies are drastically overcharged by Salesforce.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I read a fascinating article by Kelly Fairchild. She talked about “salesmanship.” It got me to thinking about, “What is salesmanship?” Based on the conversations I have with sellers and my social feeds, people seem to think salesmanship has to do with the following: Hitting quota, making commission. Beating the competition. Pitching products/solutions.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

CRM vs. marketing automation: What’s the difference? CRMs help with storing and analyzing customer data. Marketing automation tools help perform various day-to-day marketing tasks automatically. It’s a good idea to have both for your business. One thing every good marketer needs is a toolbox. There are tons of marketing tools out there, and while you don’t necessarily need all of them, you’ll certainly want to have at least a few tools at your side to help you optimize your campaigns and your wo

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Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In sales, success is never an accident. Instead, it is a deliberate series of strategy, process, and people that lead to desired outcomes. Essential to this is your sales team, having the right system and people, in the right roles, to maximize performance. At the top of this hierarchy is a sales leader to bring these things together. Recently, as part of our Sales Leadership Series, Janek Chief Marketing Officer Sarah McMullin and Managing Partner Justin Zappulla co-hosted the webinar How to Be

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Attracting sales leads with your customer relationship management (CRM) system is one thing, but converting them into customers? That’s another. The work doesn’t stop once you’ve reeled in a potential customer with your CRM—you must have a sound lead conversion strategy in place to convert sales leads into loyal customers. In this article, we’re offering some surefire ways to convert sales leads into customers with the help of Nutshell’s all-in-one CRM.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Can a company succeed without managers? Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, thinks so. He's proposed a cost-cutting measure to "flatten" the organization by removing layers of middle management. Is this idea feasible?

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

What is a CRM database? A CRM database is a tool that lets you gather and store all your customer data in one location so you can easily view, organize, and analyze it. For your company to drive revenue, you need to make sales—that’s Business 101. But not every company realizes that the key to sales is knowing your audience. By becoming familiar with the people you sell to, you’ll be able to market to them much more effectively.

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Episode summary In this video, Christian Pieper, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Mindtickle, talks about your tech stack and how to make it a finely tuned machine. He outlines how organizations should approach optimizing their tech stack by building its strength rather than simply trimming it down for the sake of it. Christian then shares why it’s important to carefully consider how each tool works with one another, prioritizing solutions, and ensuring each tool fits into sellers’

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Effective and speedy responses to customer inquiries can significantly affect customer satisfaction. Front-line service departments like sales and support thrive when they receive a substantial number of calls daily. But do sales representatives really know how to pitch their products and services to potential clients? Where is your team succeeding, and what do you need to adjust in the sales process?

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Whichever career path we select, there will always be people attempting to prevent our progress, especially women and people of color. The news suggests that the havoc plays psychological havoc on those without experience speaking up when the time requires doing so. However, you can change your course for future achievements by gaining the confidence to speak up to take control of your career.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As leaders check sales kickoffs off their list, it is easy to ignore the elephant that hovers in meeting rooms, across phones and video screens, and in the office in-between: Did your sales kickoff make any difference? Fellow C-suite members want to know their investment of countless hours and dollars garners a return to the bottom line — and that a sales kickoff (SKO) is a worthy investment for next year.

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Longer sales cycles. Larger buying committees. Slow-moving compliance reviews. Every go-to-market team knows the frustrations that come from a drawn-out sales process. How can you speed it up? By building a modern GTM motion that uses data, automation, and proven best practices to unlock insights, engage customers, and win faster.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most CRMs, and Nimble CRM is no exception, have some levels of privacy controls. These can include … Who, besides yourself, can see your emails Who can see or edit your deals Who can see or edit your account contact records Typically, managers will have access to all of this information except maybe for email messages (depending on your CRM). In Nimble, the user can set their emails to be either private or public.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

If you’re looking to find the best customer relationship management (CRM) platform for your manufacturing company, you need to find the CRM that has all the features your team needs. A CRM that has everything your company needs will help you sell more of your products to your customers and clients. On this page, we’re diving into the seven features every manufacturing CRM needs.

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Selling Energy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Selling efficiency products and solutions takes a lot of creativity. There isn’t a single trick that will work in every situation, and it’s your job to figure out what angle will turn your prospect into a customer.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Running a sales team is a lot of work. You want a constant flow of leads and prospects through your sales pipeline, but it can be a lot to manage, especially if you don’t know how well you’re performing. That’s why it’s good to have a customer relationship management (CRM) tool. A CRM lets you gather your customer data into a central location, categorize it, and analyze it to learn more about your audience.

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Appbuddy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Some brand messages are best shown, not told. Audiences are tired of scrolling through walls of text and reading paragraphs-long emails—you need visuals to capture their attention, build an immediate connection, and make your words stronger. For many marketing teams, GIFs have become a core way to engage audiences by drawing on brand-appropriate references and visuals.

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