Mon.May 11, 2020

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A Selling Definition In The Modern Sales Process

The Digital Sales Institute

A selling definition in the modern sales process could maybe be summed up in two words – “relationship building” Is selling today all about relationships? We know that selling is an exchange of one product or service for payment(money). The question is how do we create a selling definition that streamlines the modern sales process so that our efforts result in higher sales numbers and higher returns on our time investment.

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Six Tips For Sales Leaders On More Effective Hiring

Sandler Training

Hiring is one of the most important things we can do as a leader. and yet for many of the people we work with, it remains something of a blind spot. The post Six Tips For Sales Leaders On More Effective Hiring appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Artesian Solutions and Baringa Partners COVID-19 Relationship Banking Exclusive

Artesian Solutions

Leading lenders agree it will take 1-2 years to establish a stable “New Normal” and digital investment will be key to successful relationship banking in the post COVID-19 age. LONDON, England, May 11, 2020 – On 30th April Artesian Solutions, a leading provider of client intelligence and risk solutions, and award-winning management consultancy Baringa Partners, brought together 22 senior banking executives from across 12 of the UK’s leading banks to reflect and share their views on Relation

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Sales Scrum Podcast Episode #9 – Jeff Bajorek

The Pipeline

Sales Scrum Podcast Episode #9 – Guest Jeff Bajorek. I have been looking forward to airing this episode, Jeff brings a no-nonsense approach to prospecting and sales. You may have caught my review of his new book last week hear on The Pipeline, and now you have a chance to hear Jeff expand on a number of points from the book. Jeff Bajorek is a consultant, author of The Five Forgotten Fundamentals of Prospecting, co-host of The Why and The Buy Podcast, and he wants you to Rethink The Way You Sell

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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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Preparing Your Sales Team for a Shift From On-Prem to Cloud

SBI Growth

“Curiosity killed the cat” is an old proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. Now, replace “curiosity” with “complacency,” and this new phrase will resonate with many businesses that cease to exist. In 2000, Reed Hastings.

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How Offseason Preparation Can Set Up Your B2B Sales Team for Success 

Vengreso

Consider this metaphor for your B2B sales team. If you follow sports, you know that there are games played during the regular season and then there’s the offseason. Some athletes use the offseason to go back to their hometown, hangout with family and take it easy. Those athletes report to camp for the next season in less than optimal shape, resulting in an uphill climb to get in game shape for the new season.

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“I’m Selling As Hard As I Can, Why Aren’t You Buying?”

Partners in Excellence

The universal lament of sales people is, “Why aren’t my customers buying? I’m busting my ass selling to them?” We make dozens of prospecting calls, send hundreds of emails. We find customers with some level of interest, then do everything we can to convince the customers to buy our products. We train ourselves about our products, become masters at pitching them and comparing them favorably with the competition.

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The Ultimate Guide to Managing and Hitting Quotas With a Remote Sales Team

Hubspot Sales

Remote work is the new normal for many professionals, and salespeople are being tasked with meeting and exceeding their sales quotas while making a swift transition to working from home. Stellar sales work is possible outside of a traditional company office. As a sales manager, it is important to lead your remote team with intention to help them reach their goals while adjusting to a new way to work.

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Livecast Training: Filling The Funnel w/ video and LinkedIn with Morgan and James ($)

John Barrows

The post Livecast Training: Filling The Funnel w/ video and LinkedIn with Morgan and James ($) appeared first on JB Sales.

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Supercharge Your Sales: 5 Steps to Effortless Selling

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.

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Getting Ready For Recovery – A Live, Global Event

Pipeliner

Click To Set Reminder. Getting Ready For Recovery is a live event that will be broadcast live on YouTube on May 26th and features 10 experts from 10 different fields, including: Colleen Stanley – Sales Leader. Dr. Thomas Druyen – Psychologist. Philip Vorndran – Financial Expert. TShane Johnson – Motivator. Karyn Buxman – Humorist.

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Are You Sure You’re Ready For This?

Predictable Revenue

Excerpt: From Impossible To Inevitable – Part V – Chapter 18 by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin. The post Are You Sure You’re Ready For This? appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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How eCommerce Brands Can Succeed with Influencer Marketing

Nimble - Sales

Want to know an interesting fact? Ecommerce has evolved from an alternative to brick-and-mortar stores into a competitive landscape for B2B and B2C brands. The global eCommerce market size is set to cross the $2 trillion mark in 2020. Booming opportunities mean a cut-throat ecosystem in which brands are constantly competing to provide the best […].

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The Anxiety Economy And Entrepreneur Depression

Predictable Revenue

Excerpt: From Impossible To Inevitable – Part V – Chapter 18 by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin. The post The Anxiety Economy And Entrepreneur Depression appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm up Cold Calls

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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How To Drive New Business In Today’s Environment

The Center for Sales Strategy

Everyone is looking for creative ways to drive new business —and we could easily provide a list of five hacks that would be helpful. But those five tips would not have the same impact that changing just one thing would have—your perspective. There is a legendary story about a large American shoe company that sent two sales representatives to different regions of the Australian outback to scope out the business potential for the company.

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When a Straight Line Isn’t The Shortest Path To Success

Predictable Revenue

Excerpt: From Impossible To Inevitable – Part V – Chapter 19 by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin. The post When a Straight Line Isn’t The Shortest Path To Success appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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How to Create Your Ideal Life in our New World – Developing Your Personal Navigation System

Keith Rosen

Here’s the ONE question to determine whether you’re on the right path to achieve your goals, and create your ideal, balanced life. Excerpt from Keith’s New Time Management online Course. Do you have ALL the daily activities that move you closer to your goals and keep your life in harmony, health, and happiness, without making any personal sacrifices – time blocked in your calendar?

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Everyone Has a Year of Hell

Predictable Revenue

Excerpt: From Impossible To Inevitable – Part V – Chapter 18 by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin. The post Everyone Has a Year of Hell appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

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

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Opportunity Management: How to Track Deals That Haven't Closed Yet

Hubspot Sales

Say you have a lead that's demonstrated a very real interest in your product. They need the kind of product you offer, have the budget to pay for it, are looking to purchase on a reasonable timeline, and have the authority to actually make those kinds of decisions for their company. At that point, that lead is no longer a lead — they've become an opportunity.

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Sales are Happening – If You’re Doing This

KLA Group

In uncertain times like these, sales-led organizations are the ones that weather the storm and survive – and even thrive. If you haven’t operated from a sales-led position previously, it’s time to change. Being a sales-led organization means you’re calling and emailing prospects to look for opportunities and build relationships. As a salesperson, now is […].

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Webinar: Video Prospecting Tactics with Morgan of JB Sales & Vidyard

John Barrows

The post Webinar: Video Prospecting Tactics with Morgan of JB Sales & Vidyard appeared first on JB Sales.

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#98: Paul Salamanca of SecurityScorecard — True Salesmanship Will Stand Out

Xvoyant

Paul Salamanca, VP Global Accounts at SecurityScorecard, joins Rob on the 98th episode of the Sales Leadership Podcast. Paul says that in this unique environment, true salesmanship will stand out. Fundamental sales skills are still the key to winning deals. Customers still need to identify there is a problem worth solving, and that you are the best partner to help them solve that problem.

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Outrun Your Competition: Best Practices for Accelerating Sales Processes

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.

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Build on Your Business Relationships

Selling Energy

Beginning with the fallout from the 2008 recession, 7L: The Seven Levels of Communication begins with real estate agent Rick Masters crossing paths with a fellow agent who seems to be connected with all the right people and knows everyone’s names, thriving in spite of the others struggling around her. While learning her methods he realizes that relationships are the basis of sales success and to be patient with how many “touches” you need to make in order to close.

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How Do We Know if We’re Solving Customer Problems That Matter?

Product Management University

What’s the easiest way to figure out if we’re solving customer problems that matter? Here are three simple things you can do to determine if you’re solving customer problems that matter. Identify Customer Outcomes . What job tasks or workflows are your customers better at doing because of your products and why do they matter? Here’s the key to answering this question in a meaningful way.

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How to treat prospects that are hurting during this crisis

Close

How do you deal with prospects and customers that are hurting during these times? Is it time to forget about them and move on? No. Now is the time to engage.

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3 Signs That Product Paralysis Is Imminent and How to Avoid It

Product Management University

The initial stages of product paralysis begin the moment your company has its second product. Two products, two markets, two sets of users, two sets of priorities, etc. Enter product management into the equation. Assuming your company deems the function of product management as something more than “the enhancement list department,” product management should be leading the charge to not only prevent product priority paralysis but condition the company to avoid it.

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Salesforce’s 8th State of Marketing Report

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

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How To Create A Sales Enablement Content Strategy

Accent Technologies

The post How To Create A Sales Enablement Content Strategy appeared first on Accent Technologies.

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How to find Businesses that can spend right now?

eGrabber

COVID-19 has crippled some businesses. However, it’s also created a new set of fast growing stars. Take Zoom, for instance. This online meeting software has seen a tremendous growth in users since COVID-19 hit. One key to business survival & success now is asking the right questions: How do I find businesses which have GROWN during COVID-19?

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Focus on Your Big Goals and High Priorities Now

Anthony Iannarino

Over the past few months, you have given your attention over to something that, while being utterly and entirely out of your control, demanded your attention. More still, it demanded that you respond. If you are a leader , it may still be commanding your time and your attention, requiring you to make decisions without any conceptual framework or experience base from which to make them.

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