Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 5, 2022

My articles begin with analogies so we'll start by asking, has baseball changed?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 5, 2022

A lot more than productivity is lost when salespeople have to devote their time to manual document creation. The post How Document Automation Improves Your Sales Process appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Membrain

JANUARY 5, 2022

I love it when a client coins a phrase for us. We are extremely proud to be the sales platform for Eurotainer , a global provider of intermodal equipment for lease, based in France with offices on four continents.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 5, 2022

In his book The Goal —author and business management guru Eli Goldratt—focuses on a concept called the theory of constraints. This theory states organizations have constraints (or bottlenecks) that negatively impact performance. The process of identifying the most significant constraint and utilizing resources to eliminate the constraint is part of the process to improve performance.

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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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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 5, 2022

We know empathy is important in working with others, whether it’s our customers, our peers, or our people. If we can’t understand what they face in doing their jobs, what they care about, what their hopes, dreams, or fears, doubts might be, we can’t connect with them in meaningful ways. Too often, however, the concept of empathy is absent in our interactions.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2022

In many cities, getting on a bus requires a little planning in advance. You might be in the middle of nowhere — but you're relieved knowing a bus is about to arrive at the stop where you’ve been waiting. As you see it approach, a sudden, cold thought comes to mind: you don’t have any cash to pay for the ride. Frictionless payments represent the opposite of that frustrating experience: an easy, trouble-free way to buy what you need at any time.

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Guru

JANUARY 5, 2022

Cyndi Lauper put it best, Money changes everything. According to a PwC survey , the Great Resignation is centered around employees wanting an increase in compensation. PwC found that out of the 65% of employees who are looking for a new job, most of them cite compensation as a top factor.

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Selling Energy

JANUARY 5, 2022

Telling a story about helping another customer is a great sales strategy. It not only demonstrates your willingness to be a Good Samaritan; it also proves that “this is not your first rodeo.” Besides, it feels great to be able to tell a prospect, “We do this all the time, and we can do it for you as well.”.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 5, 2022

What I am is a sales guy. What I am not is a “big data” guy. I’m a small business and I measure my success by the balance in my checkbook. Hell, I don’t even balance my checkbook. My focus is on making sales. Period. The rest takes care of itself. Of course, I am simplifying things, but not by much. . When I speak with other small businesses regarding CRM, they often ask for it to integrate with this or that or to generate this or that report.

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Emissary

JANUARY 5, 2022

For backend IT technology providers, the post-pandemic economy has opened up opportunities in the P&C insurance vertical market. Many companies are planning technical initiatives to improve their customer service, claims operations, and data management. They’re looking for IT solutions and partners who can deliver technologies that support these business objectives.

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ClozeLoop

JANUARY 5, 2022

ClozeLoop's B2B Sales blog keeps you up to date with the latest in sales management, sales techniques, and sales enablement. View our amazing post "Reaching Massive Scale With Customer Feedback with Matt Fradette" by Ned Arick.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

Given the number of challenges sales organizations have encountered during the Covid pandemic, it is easy to lose sight of the importance of focusing on customers’ needs and priorities. While there are numerous distractions (personal and professional), organizations that are customer-driven have emerged stronger than ever. As a starting point, it is important to recognize that satisfied, hopefully delighted customers, allow companies to succeed and grow their businesses.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 5, 2022

In this Expert Insight Interview, Mags Bell discusses her formula Cut, Polish, and Reset Your Inner Diamond Keeping You Transparent and Clear on Your Goals and Values. Mags Bell is an elite executive master coach with 20 years of experience imparting leadership expertise, and she is also the director of a speaking and coaching practice. This Expert Insight Interview discusses: Finding the right amount of pressure to create your diamond.

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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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Anne Miller

JANUARY 5, 2022

Do you have any idea what “synchronized organizational hardware” is or what “compatible logistical mobility” means? Do you want to know more about either? Probably not and neither does anyone else—except maybe the person who created these names. In an age of short attention spans, many choices, and increasing complexity, keeping names and processes simple has never been more important.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 5, 2022

How can you remain self-confident and keep the confidence of those around you, knowing that you don’t have all the answers? In this Expert Insight Interview, we welcome Tarun Kumar, a professional speaker, author, and infinite thought leader. Visit us on Apple Podcast You can also find SalesPOP! on all major podcast stations. The post 🎧 The Concepts of Adaptability and Being an Infinite Thought Leader appeared first on SalesPOP!

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eGrabber

JANUARY 5, 2022

Are you a startup looking to build leads in your targeted niche area? Most of the startup companies are serious about generating new leads in their highly targeted B2B niche markets. Here’s why Lead Generation is important for businesses. Lead generation adds revenue to your business and pushes it forward. It is tough for a startup to generate revenue, especially when in a microeconomic market.

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Lessonly

JANUARY 5, 2022

In today’s candidate-driven market where competition for talent is steadily increasing, organizations need to go above and beyond to attract high-quality employees. But the work isn’t done once you hire the right person for the job. It’s then up to you to create a strong and modern onboarding experience that engages new employees and improves your employer brand to recruit better candidates in the future.

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Marc Wayshak

JANUARY 5, 2022

What is the most valuable resource you have as a salesperson or business owner? The answer, of course, is your time. You’ve only got 24 hours in a day, and you’ve got to sleep a little…so your time is really the most valuable resource you have. Even so, most salespeople spend their days as if they have unlimited amounts of time. If you ever feel like you’re running out of time at the end of each day, that’s because you are.

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Product Management University

JANUARY 5, 2022

The value of your product isn’t what the product does. It’s what the product does for the customer. Think situations and outcomes. Here’s a typical scenario. A salesperson is having an initial conversation with a prospect. One of the first things the prospect will ask is, “Can you give me an overview of your product?”. Product marketing professionals have been trying for decades to create simple responses to that question.

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