SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2017

Revenue generating executives perfectly blend strategy and execution. They first ask themselves, “Am I doing the right things?” And they answer this question by gaining a deep understanding of the corporate strategy, and the functional strategies. These exceptional executive leaders begin with context.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2017

Image Copyright iStock Images. Sometimes things which at first sound really good turn out to be not all that great. Take the recent eclipse for example - can you say overrated? Much ado about nothing? Ken Leeser, a regular reader, suggested that I check out t his article on eliminating bias from hiring. That sounded like it would be a really good thing until I considered this.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2017

Joining us for today’s show is Sean Cataldo, a sales effectiveness leader who knows how to enable a sales force to hit the number. Today’s topic is sales enablement. Sean and I leverage the How to Make Your Number in 2018.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 21, 2017

If I had the ability to fix corporate sales training and in particular new employee sales training, I would (for the record, I’m not talking about 3rd party sales training, I’m referring to the corporate training companies give to their new sales hires and salespeople). Most new employee sales training misses the mark and sets sales teams off in the wrong direction which many of them never return.

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One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 21, 2017

Soft skills are absolutely necessary and critical to be successful in sales. You can ask all the open ended questions, work through the sales process flawlessly and if you lack the ability to connect with your sales leads, all your efforts will be for naught. Much of the sales training and sales development including some sales coaching focuses on the technical skills.

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Close

AUGUST 21, 2017

If you’re doing inside sales, you know that a phone call can be an incredibly effective tool to reach out to potential customers and close deals.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 21, 2017

Looking to make the right sales enablement hire? Here are 10 traits to target when starting your search.

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Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 21, 2017

Still struggling with how you can get your prospects to respond to your emails? If you really, truly want to grab their attention then you have to make sure you’ve crafted your email to perfection. Know what ticks them off and what prompts them to reply. In this episode, I’m going to share with you […] The post TSE 642: This Is How You Get People to Respond to Your Emails appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 21, 2017

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca. While we can talk about the style of leadership, I think most agree that one of the primary mandates of a sales leader, is to ensure that they equip their team with the best resources; be that IT resources or human resources. We have seen sales tools grow exponentially over the years, as an example, a recent piece I read suggested that there are over 3,000 apps available on AppExchange.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 21, 2017

When the stakes are high and quota is on the line, your sales reps’ knee-jerk reactions may be to focus on the accounts that are later in the sales cycle. Their rationale is that the rest of their pipeline can be put off until an account warrants their attention. For now, they need to go for the guaranteed close. As a sales leader, you know that brushing the rest of the pipeline off is a mistake.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 21, 2017

Is product knowledge more of an asset or liability for a product manager? Is product knowledge important in a product management role? Absolutely! The more important question is how much product knowledge is required to be successful? If you’re not a technical product manager, you probably don’t need as much as you think. Consider the following: Product knowledge tells you HOW a product works.

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