Engage Selling

MAY 18, 2018

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Sales Gravy

MAY 18, 2018

To keep sales momentum alive, you need to provide value on every interaction -- even a quick follow-up call. Here are three approaches to making a real connection.

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SBI Growth

MAY 18, 2018

Do you work for a company that is easy to sell for and buy from? This question often perplexes the individual contributor up to the executive team. You may get a defensive reply “of course.” If you hear this phrase.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2018

Author: Maura McCarthy, Vice President, Communication Solutions, ITA Group, Inc. In today’s experience economy, more and more consumers prioritize doing over having. That includes all generations, not just millennials, as recent surveys indicate nearly 75 percent of consumers prefer to increase spending on experiences rather than physical possessions.

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A dramatic shift has occurred in the B2B landscape. Buying has transformed radically in the last half-decade, causing growth rates to plummet, customer acquisition costs to skyrocket, and churn rates to surge. For SaaS companies relying on traditional sales strategies to grow revenue, these trends will only become worse, as they now falter in the face of modern purchasing paradigms.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2018

Sales Goals. Monthly sales goals. Waterfall goals. Sequence goals. Activity goals. Incentivized goals. Goal progression. Stretch goals. Mentor goals. If your reps only have one goal -- meeting their quota -- they’re selling themselves short (literally). Hold your reps accountable to smaller weekly or monthly goals, and you’ll increase the likelihood they’ll meet their bigger number.

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Julie Hanson

MAY 18, 2018

Set aside the violence, the snarky humor and the profanity in Deadpool 2, and look for this surprisingly compelling technique Deadpool uses to connect with the movie-going audience. Those comments the superhero directs straight to you – and not the other actors – is an acting technique called “Breaking the Fourth Wall.” And it can be used for great effect in presentations, meetings, speeches – any time you need to grab your audience’s attention.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. Why’s that? Because your contactable marketing list may be cut in half. The standards for achieving consent on your marketing list will become much higher, and a huge portion of many companies’ email lists will be considered non-compliant with GDPR.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Last week I saw the future. Google demonstrated its amazing new Duplex technology that allows Google Assistant to make phone calls on your behalf and have natural, human-sounding conversations. Watch the demo here and listen to the Google Assistant first call a hair salon and book an appointment, and then make a reservation at a restaurant. I was blown away by Googles’ Duplex technology, and it is obviously a major step forward in the ability of computers to understand and generate natural speec

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Sales Hacker

MAY 18, 2018

The post How Sales & Marketing Leaders Can Leverage LinkedIn, Medium, and Quora For Lead Generation appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

A brilliant sales presentation has a lot going for it. Unfortunately, the “best” ideas floating around the Internet will likely land you dead in the water. Why? They are based on intuition, rather than actual data. If you’ve followed us at Gong.io, you know we publish data from analyzing sales conversations with our AI-powered platform to figure out what works (and what doesn’t) in sales.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 18, 2018

We hope you've had a great week! It's Friday, and today we're sharing what we've been reading online this week! Here are our "best" from around the web.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. Why’s that? Because your contactable marketing list may be cut in half. The standards for achieving consent on your marketing list will become much higher, and a huge portion of many companies’ email lists will be considered non-compliant with GDPR.

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DialSource

MAY 18, 2018

It only takes a moment for a meeting to spiral out of control. A question you weren’t prepared for, trying to jump right to a new feature or any number of small fumbles can through off your rhythm and ruin the meeting. New and nuanced sales techniques make the sales process so increasingly complicated that it’s easy to forget the basic structure that allows meetings to succeed.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Sales outreach is an art and a science. The art is what you bring to the table—your flair for conversation, your work ethic, your dedication. We bring the science—proven tactics, strategies, and methods that really work. In this eBook, we’ll cover: How you should respond to inbound leads Tactics for engaging outbound leads (cold calls, email automation, and gifts) The key to keeping a prospective account alive for the long haul Buckle up!

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

A brilliant sales presentation has a lot going for it. Unfortunately, the “best” ideas floating around the Internet will likely land you dead in the water. Why? They are based on intuition, rather than actual data. If you’ve followed us at Gong.io, you know we publish data from analyzing sales conversations with our AI-powered platform to figure out what works (and what doesn’t) in sales.

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Selling Energy

MAY 18, 2018

At some point, all of us have dealt with (or will deal with) a character I call “The Killjoy.” This person may be found on a board, budgeting committee or similar group of people assembled for negotiations. Some people call them the “Doubting Thomas;” however, I call this persona “The Killjoy” because they likely don’t believe in energy efficiency or have had a bad experience with it in the past.

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Gong.io

MAY 18, 2018

Starting May 25th, the impact of GDPR on sales and marketing teams could force you to experience a serious pipeline drought. Why’s that? Because your contactable marketing list may be cut in half. The standards for achieving consent on your marketing list will become much higher, and a huge portion of many companies’ email lists will be considered non-compliant with GDPR.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 18, 2018

If you don’t already make social selling a part of your day, you should. The millennial generation has connected everyone on social media. Using those platforms to sell should be a natural progression for all sales professionals. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we’re talking with Dale Dupree, the Copier Warrior, about using LinkedIn as part […] The post TSE 836: Make Social Selling A Part of Your Day to Day Life appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.

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ExecVision

MAY 18, 2018

Remote teams are nothing new in the sales world–field reps have been closing deals outside of the office since practically the beginning of time. Working remotely is however, a newer development in inside sales. Having a remote team comes with a plethora of benefits including a larger pool of top talent you can hire and saving on office space. Remote teams are great, but only if you have the right structure in place.

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Pipeliner

MAY 18, 2018

“Bend the fish while it’s fresh.” This quirky metaphor is used by Torben Wiese to highlight the importance of mindfulness. Watch this sales expert interview, hosted by John Golden , to hear how this metaphor applies to sales. In this sales expert interview, get professional sales tips on: How to be mentally present as a salesperson. How to keep your clients mentally present.

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Sales Gravy

MAY 18, 2018

In the sales world, there is only one right definition of NOW. It?s when the customer is ready to buy and take the product home. We?ve heard stories of customers who walk away from a sale because they didn?

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Pipeliner

MAY 18, 2018

Win Better With Sales Analysis. All good salespeople know the importance of conducting and reviewing win-loss analyses. Adrian Davis discusses the win-loss sales analysis, and why it’s crucial that sales leaders pay more attention to win analysis. He also provides expert tips on how to properly conduct win analyses. Win-Loss Sales Analysis. Win analyses and loss analyses are both fundamental.

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Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.

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Selling Fearlessly

MAY 18, 2018

One day a man saw an old lady stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on […].

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Sales Hacker

MAY 18, 2018

The post How to Recruit, Assess and Coach Jedi Sales Talent appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Lessonly

MAY 18, 2018

At Lessonly, it’s our mission to help people do better work so they can live better lives. Our Better Work Method (and the accompanying Better Work Assessment ) examines the six essential steps of building a high-performing training program. This blog series offers an inside look at each step and how the Lessonly team applies each one to do better work.

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Women Sales Pros

MAY 18, 2018

“The 36 Questions That Lead to Love” – a fascinating article by the New York Times , referencing Mandy Len Catron’s Modern Love essay, “To Fall In Love With Anyone Do This.”. The idea is 36 well-crafted, thought-provoking, emotional questions can cause you to fall in love with anyone. The questions are divided into three sections — each one more probing than the last – nurturing mutual vulnerability which fosters closeness.

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Speaker: Jake Miller, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Allego

Buyers are savvier, buying teams are larger, and new research shows that buyers' attention spans have dropped to just 8 seconds. This means that the old approach of blasting buyers with email-heavy, generic communications no longer works. Instead, buyers need to be surrounded with relevant communications and personalized, self-service content throughout their journey.

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