Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This is the second in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. This interview is with Paul McGhee. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform. Paul has a great perspective on all things sales as he’s had many roles associated with the function, including running sales enablement, carrying a bag, managing sale

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For many sales professionals, today’s business environment is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Broad economic and societal shifts — amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued technological disruption — are resulting in longer sales cycles, more discerning buyers, intensifying competition, and lingering uncertainty. To better understand the challenges and opportunities facing our customers and their businesses, we surveyed thousands of ZoomInfo users.

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Technology has been changing the sales game at a rapidly increasing pace for decades. And now, new Artificial Intelligence (AI) content tools are threatening to upend it entirely.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This article originally appeared on Training Industry. Layoffs are sweeping the U.S. , yet job supply continues to outweigh job demand , with over 10 million job openings and only 6 million unemployed workers. Long story short? Companies are taking a close look at their investments in employee learning and development (L&D) and looking for innovative ways to retain top performers in today’s volatile economy.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Strong networking skills are one of the most useful abilities you can have. Unfortunately, it’s usually not something we’re born with – you’ll have to practice to improve. Luckily, with some guidance, you’ll quickly master networking. In this piece, you’ll learn how to improve your networking skills. How to Improve Your Networking Skills 1. Give more than you take.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Photo by Sharon Joy via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Realize Your Life Purpose? Many of us have a hidden secret that may not be comfortable to share with everyone, although it sits front and center in our minds. It can take years to develop the trust to divulge with another what occurred previously. The time and the company we keep are to feel safe for sharing our secrets and, quite possibly, what leads us to realize our life purpose.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you are like most sellers, you may not realize you could be selling solutions for your competition. What do you offer your buyers that your competitors do not? What are you doing to set yourself apart? Imagine you are looking for a car. You weigh the qualities you want. Are you interested in safety features most? Does it have the latest technology features?

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Selling Energy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

How often do you read blogs and online publications related to sales and marketing (aside from this one, of course)? In my experience, most people do not feed their minds with sales material on a regular basis. And it’s a shame, because it’s not as if you have to spend a lot of money to do so. Thanks to the immense reach of the Internet, you can find a wealth of free resources for staying motivated and on top of your game.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

What is data enrichment? Data enrichment is the process of collecting and analyzing information about your leads, sales processes, and marketing strategies to gather in-depth insights that enable you to make data-backed improvements to your operations that drive more revenue. To grow your business, you must constantly improve your sales processes and marketing strategies to help you drive more leads and conversions.

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SalesProInsider

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Let’s talk about trust. Trust is an intangible, and crucially important, aspect of any buying and selling relationship. Why is it so important? Because trust is what allows a prospective client to feel comfortable moving forward in working with you. The Buyer and Seller in Financial Relationships If you’re in a financial service role, you may think that “buying and selling” doesn’t apply to you; however, there is still a “buyer” and a “seller” in the transaction of them agreeing to become

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Businesses continue to recognize the value of a comprehensive platform that uses AI and data analytics to capture, understand and automate revenue operations processes. Amidst economic challenges, companies are seeking out ways to consolidate their go-to-market capabilities to ensure business success and boost reps’ productivity. And they are turning to Gong to do it.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sales is a game of statistics. Yet, many founders and sales leaders fail to recognize the importance of data-driven decision-making. Founders with passion and vision often over-rely on instincts and guts. It’s like playing roulette, picking your lucky number, and expecting to win. This article discusses the importance of statistics and how founders, entrepreneurs, and sales leaders can apply statistics to make better decisions.

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Tenbound

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

People, Process, Technology If you’ve ever seen The Profit with Marcus Lemonis, it’s a TV show where he drops into struggling businesses to try to rescue them before they go under. He’s the CEO of Camping World and has a long track record of success, so the business owners usually listen to him. His initial analysis focuses on the three big aspects of business success, in his experience: people.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.

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Corporate Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s an ailment that afflicts even the best revenue teams: Marketing creates content for sales, but sellers don’t use it. Over the years, there have been countless theories about why this happens. Is the content misaligned with sellers’ needs? Is marketing’s message fundamentally flawed? The rallying cry of “sales and marketing alignment” still reverberates as […] The post How Do You Get Sellers to Use Marketing Content?

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Selling Energy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

How often do you read blogs and online publications related to sales and marketing (aside from this one, of course)? In my experience, most people do not feed their minds with sales material on a regular basis. And it’s a shame, because it’s not as if you have to spend a lot of money to do so. Thanks to the immense reach of the Internet, you can find a wealth of free resources for staying motivated and on top of your game.

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

[Video transcription] Hey there. This is Helen from the Product Marketing team at Mindtickle. Today I’m going to share my top three tips for improving skill coaching. Skill coaching needs to be a critical factor in your sales coaching framework, and that’s because it really focuses on improving and developing the skills that will help your reps in the long term win more deals and your frontline managers are key to this strategy.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Nick has focused the last ten years on optimizing sales processes for brands within marketing, advertising, and industry, both on the service side, and technology providers Sasmartech, Ad Tech. Using technology to support the human side of selling has been Nick’s passion since he started in sales. We will cover how can you turn Cold online outreach into offline conversations and bring the human element back into it.

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The SalesPro Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Salespeople often lack the support of a dedicated marketing team that does lead generation programs for them. So they do their own sales prospecting. This is especially true for salespeople working in small businesses. Here’s what I mean: Sales work to succeed despite it all. In fact, they must generate their own sales leads and. The article, 10 Lead Generation and Prospecting Tips for Salespeople originally appeared first on SalesPro Leads - Connecting You with Tomorrow's Buyers.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Depression is a serious mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. The signs and symptoms of depression can vary from person to person, but some common indicators include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and helplessness; a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed; changes in appetite and sleep patterns; difficulty concentrating; and feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or thoughts of suicide.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Solution selling is like vanilla ice cream. Everyone knows what it is. It’s simple and it meets the most basic criteria for a dessert. Here’s the thing. If you and all of your competitors are serving vanilla ice cream to buyers, you’re missing an enormous opportunity to differentiate and improve your win rates. Aspirational selling is a more tantalizing flavor that separates you from the pack and makes your products the clear choice.

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Close

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Selling to SMB companies is a useful skill, especially in 2023. More businesses exist today than ever before. Here’s how to sell well!

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

42% of CEOs and GTM executives expect new business to come from new customers, yet they also anticipate cutting the sales budget by 13% and marketing budget by 24%.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Inbound sales brings leads to your door--no need for cold calls or awkward emails. Here's how to make it work for your sales team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Media outreach is just another form of marketing. The marketing professional needs to make it clear to the stakeholder that It may not produce results for weeks or months. The post Media Outreach Is Just Marketing to the Press appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Since launching ZI Labs in May 2022 , we’ve been meeting with go-to-market (GTM) leaders, customers, and analysts to learn more about how we can help solve the most urgent problems facing their businesses today. Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings with more stakeholders. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. These are all challenges facing GTM professionals at companies of every size, in every industry.

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Appbuddy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Email marketers face an all-too-common question: Should we spend time reviewing and updating our email lists proactively, or should we focus on outreach and fix issues as they appear instead? It makes sense that sales and marketing teams want to prioritize outreach, as it’s a core driver of pipeline growth. But by doing so, you risk inadvertently damaging your brand reputation by emailing customers from a faulty email list.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Today, consumers expect businesses to provide a seamless customer journey from the moment they first interact with a brand. In fact, 84% of consumers believe that the experience a company provides is just as important as its offerings. In other words, it takes more than an excellent product to get prospects to purchase from you. That’s why optimizing your customer touchpoints is more important than ever, ensuring that they pave the way for a frictionless journey for your prospects.

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Appbuddy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Who’s responsible for an organization’s Salesforce data cleansing best practices? The answer isn’t as simple as you think. Luckily, with the right strategy and data cleansing tools, Salesforce data cleanup and maintenance are just a few steps away. Types of data that need cleansing Poor data quality destroys business value. In fact, Gartner research shows organizations believe “dirty data” is responsible for an average of $15 million per year in losses.

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