Crunchbase

MAY 9, 2023

I often hear from startup founders who are interested in selling to government agencies but don’t know how to get started. It’s easy to understand why: Each year, 90,000 state and local government organizations spend more than $ 1.5 trillion contracting with private businesses, and the U.S. federal government spends another $ 649 billion — all together, that’s a $2 trillion opportunity (roughly 10% of U.S.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 9, 2023

As we see more organizations announce reductions and layoffs, we are seeing more CEOs use poor seller performance as an excuse for the layoffs. One CEO said, “We’ve identified more than 100 people on our sales team who have consistently missed expectations. Simply put, a significant percentage of our sales force has been repeatedly underperforming based on measurable performance targets and critical KPIs.

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Pipeliner

MAY 9, 2023

In business, a successful sales team can make all the difference. Creating high-performing sales reps means supplying them with everything they require to reach their objectives, from motivation and professional growth. A well-functioning sales team can help a company generate revenue, acquire new customers, and stay ahead of the competition. Building a successful sales team requires the right talent, strategy, and leadership.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 9, 2023

As sellers and leaders, we know we are supposed to create value–for our customers, our people, and each other. Too many of us, me included, tend to be very glib about the term, assuming everyone automatically understands what is meant by value creation. I’ve come to realize, despite how much we talk about it, we really don’t understand what it means, often overcomplicating it.

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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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Highspot

MAY 9, 2023

It was an ordinary Tuesday afternoon in the 2000s when I first picked up an iPhone. As I played with the touchscreen, the realization hit me that this was more than just a new piece of tech. I had the future in my hand. Over the past two decades, major breakthroughs have revolutionized the way people interact with electronic devices, each other, and the world.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2023

Salespeople have a tough job juggling in-person interactions, phone conversations, and email communication with multiple prospects and customers. The field is a buzzing industry that can benefit from artificial intelligence. Since generative AI tools are becoming more popular and salespeople perform many demanding tasks, AI-generated sales emails and messages might become a new norm.

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Nutshell

MAY 9, 2023

We’re proud to announce that this April, Nutshell was awarded the Gold Stevie Award in the Relationship Management Solution category in the 21st annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations—public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

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Julie Hanson

MAY 9, 2023

Building Virtual Relationships with Eye Contact There are very few behaviors that have as dramatic an impact on building virtual relationships with customers as making eye contact with them does. Direct eye contact conveys confidence, credibility, attention and interest. It even triggers the hormone Oxytocin in your audience’s brains that make them feel more connected, open, and relaxed with you.

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Selling Energy

MAY 9, 2023

It’s very important to begin nurturing your relationship with a customer immediately after the project you sold is installed. It is a good customer service practice. It also keeps you fresh in your customer’s mind.

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Sell Courses Online

MAY 9, 2023

Circle.so has been making waves in the online community space for a few years. So naturally, it’s one of … Circle.so Review 2023: Is It the Best Online Community Builder?

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The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 9, 2023

Negotiation is key to securing more customers, raising profits, and avoiding lost business, but it’s a tricky skill to master. Any type of negotiation boils down to finding common ground with another person or group, reaching a mutually beneficial agreement, and establishing trust in that relationship. Whether you are negotiating a salary raise, closing a sales deal, or buying a new car, understanding the principles of effective negotiation can help you achieve your goals and save money in the p

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Pipeliner

MAY 9, 2023

5 Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset and Achieve Your Goals Have you ever felt like you’re just not good enough at something, or that you’ll never be able to achieve your goals? It’s easy to fall into a fixed mindset, where you believe that your abilities and intelligence are predetermined and cannot be changed. But in a recent podcast episode, entrepreneur Jason Wright shared his insights on how to develop a growth mindset and achieve success.

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Tenbound

MAY 9, 2023

by Nicolas De Kouchkovsky I just got back a few cycles to continue my discussion of the SalesTech landscape and market dynamics: part 2 digs into workflow orchestration and automation. A decade ago, CRM was ruling sales reps’ desktops, and issues boiled down to improving usability and offering a mobile experience to help adoption. Now, the landscape is very different 1) Reps use many channels to.

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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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Pipeliner

MAY 9, 2023

In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Jason Wright about mindset and self-improvement. They discuss the difference between growth and fixed mindsets, the challenges of distractions and shortcuts in today’s world, and the importance of looking back on past successes and experiences. Jason shares his experience of transitioning from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset and provides tips on how to develop a growth mindset, such as using the power of the word “yet” and foc

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Corporate Visions

MAY 9, 2023

I’m of the age that I once relied on the next day’s newspaper to get sports scores. Same goes for stock prices. And world events. And pretty much everything else.

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Close

MAY 9, 2023

Boost your sales with a SWOT analysis. Learn how to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to create a winning sales strategy.

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SugarCRM

MAY 9, 2023

Customer Experience (CX) has recently become a buzzword, a phenomenon that Adrian Swinscoe , customer experience consultant and expert, attributes to the power of choice the internet has bestowed upon modern consumers. With the differences between products and services narrowing on a daily basis, customer service and customer experience is becoming the main way for companies to fuel growth sustainably and differentiate themselves from the competition.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 9, 2023

Google Ads Manager helps businesses get more from their ads and eventually see a return on investment. It facilitates ad buying and selling across multiple exchanges and networks. Here are five Google Ads Manager features for beginners to know. The post 5 Google Ad Manager Features Beginners Should Know appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2023

Sales is a number-driven business. And if you want to win over your customers, you need to put in a lot of time, energy, and effort. But the only thing that will set you apart from your competitors is going the extra mile. In this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, our host Colin Campbell welcomes Rex Biberston , the principal at No Fluff Selling.

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