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Q4 is Here: Let’s Talk Contract Renewals

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Andres Lares According to a US News and World Report study, the probability of attracting a new customer to your business falls between 5% to 20%, while the likelihood of retaining an existing client is over three times that – 60% to 70%. So, where should you focus? The correct answer is striking the right balance between both. But, based on the statistics, solidifying and retaining a strong client base should remain your primary focus, while attracting and winning new business should b

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How to Avoid the Biggest Hiring Mistakes

Zoominfo

Hiring the perfect candidate is no easy task – especially in today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced recruiting environment. Recruiters have a lot at stake every time they fill an open position because a bad hire can hurt a business in a number of ways. Consider these statistics from a CareerBuilder survey : 53% of bad hires brought a negative attitude to the workplace. 37% of businesses report a decrease in productivity due to a bad hire.

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Monday Motivation Video: What Doors Will You Open This Week for Your Customer

The Sales Hunter

I am talking about your customer’s doors and the doors of other people you’re going to help. That is where your focus should be. When you help others see opportunities, it’s amazing what you’ll do for them and for yourself! Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Sales Motivation Blog. Mark Hunter is the author of High-Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Result.

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How To Improve Your Results By Starting Strategic Sales Conversations

Anthony Iannarino

Over the past couple of weeks, I have had occasion to watch and listen to salespeople enter the conversation from the Left. They start a conversation with their prospective clients with a story about t heir company and how their product might help the client. I am always struck by the fact that salespeople still believe people want to buy a drill when the truth is that they want to buy what the drill produces.

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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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SalesTech Video Review: @ZoomInfo

SBI

SalesTech Video Review: ZoomInfo. ZoomInfo powered by DiscoverOrg is a powerful sales prospecting and go-to-market solution for salespeople, marketing, and even C-Level execs. In addition to the 3 examples I describe in the video, the platform is loaded with other functionality and differentiation like; organizational charts, out-of-the-box integrations with sales and marketing systems, the fact that they have a team of over 300 researchers verifying the data in real-time, their advanced real-ti

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How Big of a Role Does Age Play in Sales Effectiveness?

Membrain

I'll be 64 in November which means that just like everyone else, I'm getting older. There are certain things that younger people do that change when they get older.

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The Sales Enablement Conference Roadtrip Continues

Bigtincan

“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?“ – Henry David Thoreau Thoreau was right. Anyone can be busy, but investing our time into important activities versus merely focusing on busywork, that is where the magic happens. A Sales Enablement Conference provides an excellent opportunity to […].

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How to Calculate Lead Velocity Rate

BrainShark

Lead velocity rate measures the period over period growth in the number of leads you are generating.

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The Importance of Values

Pipeliner

About Randy Stroman: Randy Stroman is a sought-after speaker, trainer and coach, and the co-founder of The Stromans, a leadership and relationship coaching firm located in Dallas, Texas. Randy works with Fortune 500 companies, successful entrepreneurs, small start-ups, and non-profits seeking expanded outreach and membership growth. He represents more than three decades of hands-on, senior-level experience.

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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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TSE 1195: Creating Great Customer Experiences To Close More Deals

Sales Evangelist

Creating Great Customer Experiences To Close More Deals Creating great customer experiences to close more deals is often a neglected sales strategy by many. That shouldn’t be the case. Dan Cockerell grew up in the hospitality industry. He went to Boston University and worked at Disney World for a summer. He officially joined the Walt Disney Company as a parking attendant in 1991 after finishing college.

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?? Master of Negotiations

Pipeliner

Negotiations do not always come naturally to everyone, and some of us absolutely despise this part of doing business. Negotiating is a learned skill that you acquire by practicing. Herb Cohen, a corporate and government negotiator, strategy consultant, and author discusses what makes someone a great negotiator and common mistakes people make when getting into these types of conversations.

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Weekly Recap, October 6, 2019

Selling Energy

Here are our favorite sales-enhancing tips from this week's Selling Energy Blogs.

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?? Importance of Values

Pipeliner

In this podcast from SalesPOP!, we are interviewing Randy Stroman who is a sought-after speaker, trainer and coach, and the co-founder of The Stromans, a leadership and relationship coaching firm located in Dallas, Texas. Randy works with Fortune 500 companies, successful entrepreneurs, small start-ups, and non-profits seeking expanded outreach and membership growth.

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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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?? Techniques to be Persuasive in Sales

Pipeliner

The art of persuasion is a big thing, especially for salespeople. It’s a pivotal part of being successful. Learning to be more persuasive in sales leads to more revenue generation, and allows the salesperson to add value and make a difference in the lives of their buyers. Lee Warren, interviewed by John Golden, discusses persuasion in sales. This podcast is also a recorded live event you are welcome to view here: Techniques to be Persuasive in Sales. iTunes Podcast .

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