Thu.Dec 29, 2016

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Resolve to be a Contender Not Column Fodder

The Pipeline

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . If you are in B2B sales, you have, knowingly or not, been column fodder. I often ask sales people if they know what that means, and for the most part most do not. While some of you may know what I mean, others may not so let’s define. It is a situation where a buyer has decided that they will give the business to a specific, usually favoured, vendor.

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Secrets to Understanding Buyers through Buyer Data Planning

SBI Growth

Today’s topic is how to learn who you buyers are, how they make purchase decisions, and why they will choose you over your competitors. To follow along, download our 10th annual workbook, How to Make Your Number in 2017 and turn to the.

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Wake Up! It’s 2017! Your Old Habits Must Go!

The Sales Hunter

I found myself reading a magazine… yes, a magazine! Wow, how old school is that? I was struck by an article about how it’s important at this time of year to organize your office. The article listed step-by-step instructions as to how to be more efficient. The author said to have a file folder (what […].

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My Favorite (Brian Tracy) Goal Setting Technique

Mr. Inside Sales

Happy New Year! How is the goal setting going? If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed with setting goals in each area of your life, or if you are overwhelmed now that you have set goals in every area of your life and you are already wondering where you’re going to get the time to do it all, then you’re not alone. I’ve been goal setting for years, and while I (and the rest of the world) may get pumped up by all the wonderful things I’m going to accomplish and all the changes I’m going to make, what

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

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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December Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month. You may not have heard, but 2017 will be the year of referral selling. Why? Because as quotas continue to rise and competition gets stiffer, sales managers will have to accept that technology shouldn’t be the main artery to reach prospects. Technology doesn’t close deals. People do.

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2017 New Sales Behaviors Replace Obstacle with Limitation

Increase Sales

How many times have you heard this word “obstacle” in many sales training programs or books on sales fact finding? This word makes you sound like all the others salespeople out there peddling their solutions. Considering changing your sales behaviors by replacing this overused and now almost trite word with this word – limitation.

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Top 10 Sales Blog Posts of 2016

Julie Hanson

You voted with your mouse on what sales issues mattered to you this year, so in case you missed them or want to re-read, here are your favorite Top 10 Sales Blog Posts from 2016! P.S. Be sure and read to the end of this post for an opportunity to jump start your sales success in 2017. 10 Quick Tips for a Winning Sales Presentation: You have to think differently today to keep busy audiences engaged.

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Delivering Insight–What Happens Next?

Partners in Excellence

The CMO and Sales VP were reviewing their latest programs to get their people delivering insight to their customers. They went through a series of provocative issues and insights–each tuned to a specific set of problems and challenges. Each offered a unique point of view, helping the customer think differently about the business. Each was tuned to a specific persona.