The Pipeline

APRIL 24, 2018

By Tibor Shanto. Last week in this blog I made the argument that sellers have to answer one question above all, the one all buyers other than owners and Board Chairmans or Persons to be somewhat PC, the question: “ If I go ahead with this, will I get fired? ” Which leads to “How do we do that?” Take Them Back. While things around us are changing by the minute, change unfolds in many ways not just for different people, but for all people collectively.

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Pointclear

APRIL 24, 2018

How can you dramatically improve ROI on marketing automation investments? Read these top three tips for when and how to use marketing automation—and when not to. Save the bulk of your marketing automation efforts for lower-level executives: Senior executives are not as responsive to marketing automation as their junior counterparts: Senior execs don’t want to be treated like the human equivalent of a pinball—capturing your attention only after hitting the right bumpers and scoring enough points.

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Drift

APRIL 24, 2018

This year, B2B digital ad buyers–mostly marketers–will spend $4.6 billion to tell the world about their products. They’ll use all the typical marketing channels and tactics to spread the word — display, content syndication, SEM, social, re-marketing, email, and more. The ad copy will be different, of course. The calls to action? Optimized for maximum clicks and conversions.

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Jeff Shore

APRIL 24, 2018

By Ryan Taft. ?One of my hero’s in the world of sales is a woman in the DFW area named Marcia Dillon. I was fortunate enough to report to Marcia when I was a performance coach in the new home sales world. Marcia was brought in to our company as the new Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing. Her first task was not an easy one. She was walking into a culture that was highly negative and arguably toxic.

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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.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 24, 2018

As a former sales manager, I often struggled with the line between being a supportive and understanding manager, and holding my sales team accountable. One day, after hearing excuse after excuse about why so-and-so wasn't going to buy such-and-such, I threw my hands up and asked myself, if all of this feels so out of my control, what is in my control?

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Igniting Sales Transformation

APRIL 24, 2018

Much has changed in the world of sales, and perhaps nothing has done more to affect sales effectiveness than changed buyer behavior and expectations. Stop Selling & Start Leading , a new book from authors Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner and Deb Calvert, combine proven buyer research with time-tested leadership strategies to help salespeople make extraordinary sales.

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SalesforLife

APRIL 24, 2018

Account based sales show great promise. Like any sales methodology, however, there are many different tactics for account based sales.

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Marc Wayshak

APRIL 24, 2018

Some salespeople can sell anything to anyone. How do they do it? By following this one surprising rule. The post The 1 Law of Selling ANYTHING to ANYONE appeared first on Sales Speaker Marc Wayshak.

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LeadIQ

APRIL 24, 2018

By: Alex Perkins. The topic of organ and tissue donation is dearly important to me personally, so when the opportunity to combine writing about this season and writing about sales presented itself I simply couldn’t resist! The topic is simply too freaking cool to not talk about. Did you know that April is National Donate Life Month? I want to explain my connection to the world of transplantation and how this relates to sales, but first, let’s take a glance at some stats that give this month purp

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The Brooks Group

APRIL 24, 2018

Love it or hate it, voicemails are a standard feature of a salesperson’s day. Whether your sales reps are cold calling or following up with warm prospects, they’re likely encountering voicemail boxes and answering machines many times each day. Unfortunately, many of these voicemails are never responded to. In fact, the problem is so bad that some professionals advocate not bothering to leave voicemails at all.

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Repsly

APRIL 24, 2018

Our digital world has made it possible to connect in an entirely new way. As we connect further and more meaningfully, we also gain the opportunity to work in ways we’ve never done before. With more power to interact virtually, business dynamics are following in suit. Managing a remote workforce can have its challenges, but it can be made easy when you have the right tools, communicate effectively, and grow teams that represent your brand.

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Veelo

APRIL 24, 2018

10. Your Sales Cycle Needs More Then Just Improvisation If you don’t understand your sales cycle, you can’t forecast your revenue. Yet when it comes to the building blocks of this critical metric, many companies take an ad hoc approach. Sales training: If it’s just 1 week of shadowing, good luck trying to scale as […]. The post 10 Terrible Tactics That Will Tank Your Sales Cycle appeared first on Sales Enablement Software | Veelo.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 24, 2018

Why does the sales profession get a bad rap? What’s the number one reason many people don’t want to be approached by a seller? Is it that we think they’re too pushy? Is it that we don’t want to be confronted with a choice or have to reject someone? Is it because we think they’re only out to close a deal? Yes, to all, maybe. I’d say, mostly, it’s because of prior experiences where the end result of our decision left us feeling mislead by the capabilities OR we regret that we put our faith in some

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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.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 24, 2018

This morning, I was conducting a deal review with a very experienced sales person. It was like many other reviews and the sales person was falling into the same trap that I see replicated too many times with too many sales people. This trap is deceptive, seemingly it narrows our focus on what the customer is trying to achieve and how we respond, but too often, it limits our ability to compete and differentiate ourselves.

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SalesLoft

APRIL 24, 2018

Setting up an account executive for success begins with the onboarding process. An optimal onboarding experience will not only help a new hire learn your business but also provide them with the confidence they need to succeed. Focusing on nurturing confidence in the early stages with a company is key to developing a strong seller from the onset. Below are 5 easy steps that any business can take to set account executive up for success, starting day one. 1.

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Allbound

APRIL 24, 2018

After rating your candidates, you must identify the right person at each company to speak to about a channel partnership. Your goal should be to schedule an introductory call with this individual. A brief, 15-minute conversation is all you need to set a partnership in motion. Research shows that people who initially agree to smaller, more trivial requests are more inclined to oblige larger, more involved commitments.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 24, 2018

As founding CEO of Datameer, I doubled revenue six years in a row, attracted $100M in venture capital and built a market-leading company. The secret sauce that led to my success? A data-driven sales approach. While a data driven sales coaching approach is still challenging to many sales leaders, the importance of chasing the right sales metrics is growing by the day!

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Allbound

APRIL 24, 2018

After rating your candidates, you must identify the right person at each company to speak to about a channel partnership. Your goal should be to schedule an introductory call with this individual. A brief, 15-minute conversation is all you need to set a partnership in motion. Research shows that people who initially agree to smaller, more trivial requests are more inclined to oblige larger, more involved commitments.

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Aviso

APRIL 24, 2018

For many B2B technology sales leaders, it’s “nail biting” time. Many of us have an April 30th quarter end and we’re all trying to close as much as we can to help make our forecasts and quotas. Much of the outcome of the next few days will be achieved the old-fashioned way, with hard work, […]. The post Five Days Left in Your Quarter! A Few Data-Driven Lessons on Forecasting and Managing Your Pipeline appeared first on Aviso.

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Product Management University

APRIL 24, 2018

The B2B Product Manager Magazine April 2018 is now available. We kick off our April issue by looking at the correlation between your sales methodology and your product management philosophy. We also discuss the ultimate customer experience, a requirements food analogy and why it’s easier to sell products you don’t have. Enjoy our April issue.

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DialSource

APRIL 24, 2018

The United Nations International Labor Organization has called occupational stress a “global epidemic” that not only affects our health, but also the global economy. Expert Valentina Forastieri explains, “we found that work related stress costs global society untold billions in direct and indirect costs annually.”. So, if it wasn’t enough that stress puts you at greater risk for a number of health problems, it looks like putting in too many hours at work can hurt your bottom line rather than hel

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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.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 24, 2018

Most of the networking advice we hear is doomed to fail because it’s a story of one person in one situation. When we try to put their ideas into practice, it feels inauthentic. Instead of copying someone else, we need to redefine what it means to network on our way to discovering what “networking done […] The post TSE 819: Sales From the Street-“Networking Done Right” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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Atlatl Software

APRIL 24, 2018

Born From Pain. To think of Atlatl's QuoteBooks Cloud as a typical CRM or CPQ solution like some of the bigger names in the space would be to misunderstand who Atlatl is, what we do, and the vision behind our platform. Atlatl was born out of manufacturing pain.

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Selling Fearlessly

APRIL 24, 2018

Sales is not about manipulating your customer. Sales is about partnering with your customer. Sales is not about dazzling with data. Sales is about making it easy for your customer to buy. Sales is not a battle, or a cage match, or about facing off with an enemy. Sales is about mutual respect and mutual purpose. […].

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Atlatl Software

APRIL 24, 2018

Quotebooks CRM is the Only CRM Built for Manufacturers by Manufacturers. It's no longer a question of whether or not you need a CRM for manufacturing sales. It's a matter of which solution works best for your company. Would you rather have a CRM that's used by insurance salesmen and modified to fit your manufacturing needs, or would you rather have a CRM built for manufacturers, by manufacturers ?

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2018

Why can businesses steal your business? They?ve figured out how to meet the customers? needs and nurture customer relationships.

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Groove.co

APRIL 24, 2018

5 Ways to Bring Sales and Marketing Together for Greater Accuracy. The rich, multi-touch approach that leads to success in account based sales (ABS) isn't created in an instant — but the time and effort you invest in coordinating across every channel of your sales network really pays off. With that in mind, here's a look at five ways to make accurate forecasts as you adopt or fine-tune your ABS sales funnels, informed by insights shared at the SalesHacker 2018 Revenue Summit by Jaimie Buss , Vic

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2018

On this short, high impact video, Jeb Blount and Jeffrey Gitomer battle it out over sales objections.

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