The Pipeline
DECEMBER 14, 2021
By Tibor Shanto. Life is so Shakespearean , especially for the 40 some odd percent of salespeople who’ll fail to deliver quota, again. Let’s face it the quota train has left the station and headed for next year. So, what’s left to do? Well, the honest answer would be to look to next year, and or, explore other professions. But if you still cling to hope, here are two things to consider.
Allego
DECEMBER 14, 2021
You’ve heard of The Great Resignation. With more open positions and options to work where and when they like, employees are leaving companies in record numbers. In August 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs. In these turbulent times, organizations must focus on retaining employees by helping each person do and be their best. That focus is what employee experience (EX) is all about.
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SBI
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Mediafly Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire InsightSquared; Creates the Most Complete Enablement and Intelligence Platform for B2B Revenue Teams. Mediafly & InsightSquared join forces to help revenue teams improve forecast accuracy, enhance buyer engagement and increase revenue production. CHICAGO – December 15, 2021. Mediafly , a leader in sales enablement, interactive content and value selling, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InsightSquare
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Sales plays an outsized role in driving growth at many organizations. Yet despite its importance, recent data suggests that sales as a profession is facing a looming hiring crisis. Data from ZipRecruiter indicates that sales vacancy listings are reaching unprecedented highs , up 65 percent to more than 700,000 listings as of July 2021. The Wall Street Journal notes that many companies are struggling to attract new sales reps, due in part to negative perceptions of sales as an industry.
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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.
Hubspot Sales
DECEMBER 14, 2021
It's a beautiful story — Aaron Ross transformed the Salesforce.com sales team without any traditional cold calling and scaled the business into a $100 million sales machine. But the truth is that most sales reps still don't have time to sit and read the best practices he developed in his award-winning book, Predictable Revenue. That's why I read and summarized his best-seller for reps who have limited time to spare — but still want to sound like they've kept up with the latest sales reading list
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Pipeliner
DECEMBER 14, 2021
In this Expert Insight Interview, Thomas Zweifel discusses leading through language. Thomas Zweifel has had quite an interesting journey from ski instructor to CEO, working as a construction worker, actor, director, animator, and copywriter. This Expert Insight Interview discusses: How our language can shape our reality. Why do people have trouble understanding the power of language.
Smooth Sale
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Photo by Brett Jordan via Unsplash. Attract The Right Job Or Clientele: . Note: I an Moyse , Chief Revenue Officer, OneUp Sales provides today’s guest blog. Ian Moyse States, ‘Sell with Questions!’ Ian Moyse is a long-time Sales Leader and has built many new business sales teams in small start-ups and large corporate organizations. Awarded the accolade of UK Sales Director of the year by BESMA and listed in the top 5 0 Sales Keynote speakers by Top Sales World in 2019 & 20
Partners in Excellence
DECEMBER 14, 2021
I wonder if we need to rethink our concepts of sales and marketing and how we organize to provide those functions within the organization. Looking back, historically, it has made sense to separate the functions. Marketing was primarily focused on creating visibility and awareness. It typically dealt with markets and industries, not customers. It’s job was to make masses of people and organizations aware of our companies and our products.
Prima Resource
DECEMBER 14, 2021
You have certainly not escaped the current workforce challenges. The number one issue that challenges businesses is the talent shortage. Businesses, especially small and medium-sized businesses, need to recruit qualified employees for their day-to-day operations and growth. While sales may not be the area where you hear the most about the shortage of resources, the problem is still very real.
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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.
Selling Power
DECEMBER 14, 2021
This blog explores why historical customer insights are irrelevant and how to gain insights into what customers want now.
Selling Energy
DECEMBER 14, 2021
As sales professionals intent on prevailing in this new age of social distancing, we’re called upon to give online presentations and webinars or have video conversations.
Go for No!
DECEMBER 14, 2021
A friend and sales trainer, Bernie Cronin, of Sandler Training Pompano Beach FL, sent us this great Go for No! story. Here it is as Bernie shared with us: “I had a client by the name of Fred a few years ago and we were doing a goal setting session. He was in the insurance business and was struggling with his prospecting. I asked him about a goal he would like to achieve in the next 6 months and he said “It will be our 5th Wedding Anniversary and I’d like to take my wife to Be
Gong.io
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Sales emails are easy. You’ve done it your entire life. You’ve got this. You craft that prospect email. You hit send. . You wait. And wait. And wait. 3 days go by. Crickets. Silence. Nada. Nothing. You send a follow-up email. THIS one will get them to open, click, and (maybe) even call you! Nope. Same result. . What is up? You are a pro emailer. Apparently not. .
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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.
Sell Courses Online
DECEMBER 14, 2021
… Thinkific Review (2022) – Is It the Best for Your Courses? Read the Post.
SalesLoft
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Salesloft has served thousands of revenue teams in the European Union since 2019. Now, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new European data center. This new data center helps our customers maintain privacy standards while also creating new opportunities for companies with data residency requirements. We’re excited to extend the capabilities of the Modern Revenue Workspace to even more European-based sellers so they too can be loved by the buyers they serve.
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 14, 2021
In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Brian Trautschold , Cofounder and COO at Ambition , a 10-year-old sales gamification startup based in Tennessee, not the Bay Area or Atlanta. Join us for an inspiring conversation about perseverance and organic growth outside of a major market. powered by Sounder. If you missed episode #190, check it out here : How to Control Your Internal Brand with David “Hersh” Hershenson.
Anaplan
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Retailers are working hard to catch up with rapidly changing consumer expectations, and if they don’t find ways to balance margin while driving growth, the path to success in 2030 is increasingly unclear.
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In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams. With helpful diagrams and simple explanations in each use case, see how Salesforce’s CDP, Data Cloud for Marketing, powers personalized, real-time experiences across marketing, with capabilities that include: Optimizing ad spend Powering dynamic website content Increasing upselling and cross-selling Resolving service cases with marketing data B
ClozeLoop
DECEMBER 14, 2021
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 "Understanding and Replacing Unprofessional Behavior - Communication Intelligence" by Hilmon Sorey.
Appbuddy
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Our latest State of Email Live webinar featured a stellar lineup of guests, including Mary Wellen from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Magnus Eén from Westwing, and Validity’s own Rafael Viana. Black Friday recap. To begin, Rafael provided fresh insights into email performance on Black Friday: Email sending volumes were 70 percent above the year-to-date daily average, even higher than the 66 percent uplift we saw last year.
ClozeLoop
DECEMBER 14, 2021
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 "How David Selinger Went From 20 Lies Per Day, Down To Zero" by Hilmon Sorey.
Pipeliner
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Think about solutions as a journey, not as a project. In this Expert Insight Interview, we welcome Lakshmi Pappu, Head of Global Digital Transformation: Director at Signify, to discuss the process of digital transformation. Visit us on Apple Podcast You can also find SalesPOP! on all major podcast stations. The post 🎧 What Digital Transformation Actually Means appeared first on SalesPOP!
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Longer sales cycles. Larger buying committees. Slow-moving compliance reviews. Every go-to-market team knows the frustrations that come from a drawn-out sales process. How can you speed it up? By building a modern GTM motion that uses data, automation, and proven best practices to unlock insights, engage customers, and win faster.
One of a Kind Sales
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The post Rule #1: You Have to Learn to FAIL to WIN appeared first on One of a Kind Sales.
The Sales Readiness Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2021
How often do your well-intentioned sales coaching efforts result in direct pushback or a bit of passive resistance?
SalesLoft
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Todays’ sales teams are using forecasting tools yet still struggle to understand what’s happening during critical conversations with prospects. As a sales leader, you know how difficult it is to accurately forecast without knowing what was said and who said it. That’s where conversation intelligence (CI) comes in ? a Sales Engagement feature that automatically captures all customer interactions and analyzes them so you can stop losing deals and start exceeding quota. .
PandaDoc
DECEMBER 14, 2021
“Time is money” , and so it is – especially in the case of salespeople – but, it somehow feels like there’s never enough time in the day for work and daily activities. Choosing one prospect over another might mean the difference between closing a million-dollar contract and being turned down. Spending a particular amount of time on one category of activities can set a person up for a record week, whereas focusing on something else can lead to a slump.
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Discover today’s biggest marketing trends in the 8th edition of Salesforce’s “State of Marketing” report. Salesforce surveyed 6,000 marketing leaders worldwide to discover how marketers are: Embracing AI to operate more efficiently Removing silos and leveraging AI to enhance the customer experience Innovating to meet evolving customer needs Preparing for the retirement of third-party cookies By submitting this form, you agree to have your contact information, including email, passed on to the sp
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Go with the flow took on an entirely new meaning when the flow became a raging river of change in 2021. Especially in the world of sales, managers are constantly faced with a plethora of new and unexpected challenges. 2021 has taken this challenging field- where everyone pushes your buttons- and tossed it in the air, letting the pieces fall where they may.
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