Bernadette McClelland

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

‘The reason most salespeople don’t last here’, he said, ‘is because they can’t, or won’t, ask for help’. I get it! And I agree with the sales leader that uttered those words because I have been guilty of not asking for help because of the meaning I put on it… ‘they will think I don’t know what I’m doing’ which would equate to ‘I am not good enough to be in this role’ I also am witness to that behaviour when I begin to work with sales teams or sales

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . It’s hard not to laugh sometimes when I hear sales people say something like “Well, it’s supposed to go like this…”, or “I was told to do it that way, cause when we do that the prospects do…” But instead I am empathetic to their plight and innocence. Empathetic, because some manager or pundit told them that if they took a specific step or action, the prospect would react in some specific way.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

I’ve been in sales now for more than 30 years, and during that time I’ve come to not just appreciate the profession, but also to become absolutely passionate about it. I see it as the ultimate profession, as it provides unlimited opportunities to help others. Below are the 10 things I believe all salespeople should […].

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

I was reviewing this page which shows the market share for most of the known applicant tracking systems. I was impressed with the analysis and with how much of the market share is held by Taleo. I was also disappointed that there isn't a comprarable study available on sales candidate assessments. But that's a rant for another day. Back to the Applicant Tracking analysis.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-11-21. Author: Baker Nanduru, CEO, Delighterr. Teaser: There is a reason why 80 percent of business calls go to voicemail (and only 4 percent of those get returned) and open rates for emails hover around 10 pecent and. Modern methods of business outreach are focused on staying top of mind and missing diving deep into contacts' lives.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Welcome to Part Five of our five part series entitled: “How to Apply for and Get a Better Paying Job.” If you have been following along, then by now you have learned some crucial steps you can take to virtually guarantee you get called back by the hiring manager of the job you really want. Now that you have taken some time to write out sample cover letters, and have invested the time to customize your resume to the job(s) you want, you have no doubt landed interviews with the kinds of companies

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A Sales Guy

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

There are a lot of skills and attitudes sales people must have to be successful. But there is one sales tip that rises above the rest that I share with everyone. It’s the importance of giving a s**t. What does that mean? It means, if you want to take your game to the next level in sales, you have to care more about your customers and prospects than you do you.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Now is the Time to Build Your Pipeline for 2017. At this time of year it is not unusual for salespeople and sales managers to simply focused on closing business to achieve their yearly objectives, maximize their compensation plans and unfortunately drain their pipelines. January can be a good month with leftover sales opportunities but many sales teams face a weak February/March.

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Customer Centric Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Sales Tips: A Brilliant Sales Management Strategy. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. A sales manager’s dream is having “A” Players that can carry a branch, district or regional office. Salespeople that consistently exceed their numbers need minimal coaching and can allow sales managers to make their number despite the fact that many B or C Players don’t achieve quota.

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Julie Hanson

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You can now walk into a Starbucks and order any one of 87,000 drink combinations and the barista won’t bat an eye (although I have seen a few eye rolls…) If customers expect that level of customization from a five dollar investment, imagine what they expect when they’re looking to invest thousands of dollars in a solution? Yet surprisingly in this era of customized experiences, most product demos still vary little from customer to customer.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

I was listening to a “discovery call.” It wasn’t much different than any other discovery call I’ve listened to. The sales person was asking the customer about their needs. As I listened to the questions, it struck me, the majority of the questions really weren’t about the customer’s needs but really about the product or solution.

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Close

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Any great salesperson knows that you want to make it as simple as possible for your prospect to take the next step. Yet, so many reps send out sales emails that make their prospects do all the heavy lifting. (Most of the time, prospects won’t. They just delete the email. Opportunity lost.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For most companies out there today, the new hire orientation process is often the same. An employee arrives and is instructed to watch a series of training videos or read a manual. This is typically followed by the employee receiving additional on-the-job training for their position before he or she is let loose. While this may seem like it is beneficial, it can be extremely boring for the employee.

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Trinity Perspectives

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

B2B sales isn’t like a factory assembly line. While some elements of repetition may exist in sales, no customer or prospect in the world appreciates being shoe-horned into a sales process, which doesn’t align with their buying process.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

2017 is coming and you can’t stay being a mediocre for far too long now. As the year is about to change, it’s also about time for you to step out of your comfort zone and make that big leap from an ordinary to an extraordinary life. I recently read the book The Magnolia Story, […] The post TSE 447: Learning How To Embrace Change As A Seller appeared first on The Sales Evangelist. 2017 is coming and you can’t stay being a mediocre for far too long now.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

It’s been quite a year for modern sales. January kicked us off as we continued to ride the wave of 2015’s most strategic sales trend, Account-based Sales Development. March lead us into Rainmaker, Salesloft’s annual conference dedicated 100% to sales development. And as the year carried on, we strived to learn more and more every day about how to best represent the new era of modern sales as an organization.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

So I’m bringing in Vicki Godfrey on the show today. She is the Chief Marketing Officer at Avention, a B2B data company that helps sales and marketing professionals with company and contact information so they can be successful in growing their businesses. Today, Victoria shares about what you can do to help your sales and […] The post TSE 448: Why Your Account-Based Sales Strategy Is Failing And How Data-Driven Sales Can Help. appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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