Bernadette McClelland

OCTOBER 3, 2019

OK, I won’t make you read to the end here so comes an early spoiler alert! For Salespeople, that behaviour is Responsibility , and to complete the equation, for the Sales Manager it is Accountability. Both in equal doses! What if I was to tell you the difference between the top 1% of over a million salespeople evaluated and the bottom 1%, 94% of the top 1% of salespeople choose to take responsibility for their results, yet only 20% of the bottom 1% choose to take responsibility for their results

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The Pipeline Guest Post – Scott Miller. Like most in our profession, I am a big fan of account-based sales and marketing. According to the ITSMA, 87% of respondents agreed Account-Based methodologies deliver a higher ROI than other marketing activities. Account-based isn’t new – but it is en vogue. Quite simply, it is a methodology that focuses on an organization’s sales and marketing efforts on a select number of accounts that are most likely to buy your products and solutions.

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Nimble - Sales

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Currently, the CRM software market is the fastest-growing segment of the entire software development. According to Grand View Research, it will reach $80 billion by 2025! It’s pretty logical. Customers demand a better and better experience. They want to get the most convenient service regardless of the target goal so all industries require elaborate CRM […].

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The Center for Sales Strategy

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Sales enablement is a broad and powerful term that covers a lot of sales functions under one large umbrella. We define sales enablement as the strategy, content, technology, and training that empowers sales teams to sell smarter and faster. Sales enablement tools put the right resources and content in the salesperson's hands right when they need it.

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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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Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 3, 2019

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BrainShark

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Sales efficiency drives enterprise value, which is why it's important to track sales efficiency with data.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Do you find it shocking that nearly two-thirds of all salespeople spend a staggering 64% of their time on non-selling tasks? . I do. Then again, how could it be any different with so many administrative tasks to get through each day,? Or when you have to process all the emails or uncover the data to help you figure out where to invest your time in the first place?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 3, 2019

It’s well known that sales coaching can improve revenue growth — by a whopping 16.7%. . Imagine what could happen if you baked coaching into your day-to-day, creating a coaching culture that steadily improves performance and profits. . You can, and you should… Because in addition to driving revenue, a strong coaching culture can improve win rates, elevate team performance, reduce employee churn, and accelerate ramp. .

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Predictable Revenue

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We explore in detail how to host a sales kickoff event. We'll look at when to do them, why to do them, and how to do them great! The post The ins and out of hosting a sales kickoff event: when to do them, why to do them, and how to do them great with Emarsys’ Meganne Brezina appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 3, 2019

All too often we “commit” something to memory, only to completely forget that information or a portion of it hours later. We sometimes jokingly blame it on getting older, but these growing knowledge gaps surprisingly have less to do with our age and more to do with the way our brains actually work. There is, in fact, a term for it: the “Forgetting Curve.”.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 3, 2019

About Oscar Trimboli: Oscar Trimboli is the professional Speaker and Mentor working with clients to achieve growth within their organization, for their team and with their leaders. He has 30 years’ experience in bringing out the best in senior executives and next-generation leaders. Oscar is widely acknowledged and respected for his integrity, clarity, and ability to drive cross-group collaboration.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 3, 2019

You’ve probably heard some of the buzz around leading with fear.

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Sandler Training

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Often, we’re frightened when we come to terms with a problem that has grown out of proportion and seems dangerous. As these problems manifest, we become more and more aware of the intricacies that have created it. The post The Worst Things We Do; We Do to Ourselves appeared first on Sandler Training.

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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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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In a crowded, competitive market, it’s harder than ever to get an opportunity to woo a potential buyer. That’s largely because buyers no longer view sellers as a valuable resource to consult when making buying decisions. Buyers that participated in the CSO Insights 2018 Buyer Preferences Study ranked salespeople next to last in a list of preferred resources for solving business problems—behind websites, industry publications, peers and several other sources of information.

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Sandler Training

OCTOBER 3, 2019

This year, on Fridays, Dave talks about the attitude, behavior, and techniques of successful sales managers as he shares his thoughts on the 49 Sandler Rules for Sales Leaders. The post How to Succeed at Defending Against the Competition appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Chorus.ai

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In startups and other fast-growing companies, sales organizations are so busy chasing customers and revenue that they fail to focus enough time and attention on building a strong foundation that will support their long-term success. That foundation includes technology, processes and skills. Failing to build a frontline management foundation early can create challenges that will be all too evident to investors.

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Allego

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Every organization seeks a healthy return on its investments, but when it comes to boosting or even measuring the ROI of sales training, things can get tricky. For one thing, it’s not easy to predictively align activities such as training exercises and learning retention with tangible outcomes such as productivity and revenue. Even when this is accomplished, it can be difficult to prove causation instead of mere correlation – e.g., that a newly taught objection-handling response is responsible f

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Sales Lead Management Association

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We have 9 shows starting live stream at 9 am Pac. [link] listen here from 9 - 1:30 or go to the post with all the specific links to each show. Guests include Ashleigh Early, Paul Maher -CEO Positive Melissa Agnes, Randy Frisch - Uberflipm Josh Milesm Jon Ferrara, CEO Nimble, Mark Bronfman, Christina Luconi, Josh Allen.

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Carew International

OCTOBER 3, 2019

What are your thoughts on the role of emotions in the workplace? If you’re like most people, you probably think that while you’re at work, you need to keep your emotions hidden. Work is complicated enough to begin with, so why add to the complication by bringing emotion into the picture, right? Wrong. We are actually doing ourselves, and our teams, a disservice by keeping our emotions bottled up at work.

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Close

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Startup recruiting is hard. The challenge is twofold: finding incredible talent and then making them want to join your team.

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LeadBoxer

OCTOBER 3, 2019

According to research, the average B2B buyer is already 67% of the way through the buying journey before having extended contact with a salesperson. By that time, they’ve likely formulated some ideas about possible solutions to their pain point and might even be leaning toward buying from your competitor. Intent data is the key to identifying those leads sooner, nurturing them earlier in their buying journey, and making more sales.

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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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Sue Barrett

OCTOBER 3, 2019

What type of board member, CEO or sales leader are you? Are you stuck in the day-to-day looking to meet your monthly and quarterly targets, looking to maximise profit, shareholder return and your bonuses? OR Are you looking into the future to see what lies ahead ensuring there is a viable sustainable path for all […]. The post Want a viable future?

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 3, 2019

What is a Sales Performance Assessment? Well, the success of any business is dependent on sales growth. And sales growth is the result of a well-developed sales strategy. Before developing your winning sales strategy, you must first assess the current state of sales to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your sales organization. How? Cue [.]. The post The Sales Performance Assessment: Accelerate Your Sales Growth appeared first on Criteria for Success.

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Selling Energy

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while or have taken any of my sales-focused classes have probably heard me talk about industry research and the importance of becoming an expert in your prospects’ businesses. Reading trade publications, attending conferences, and researching company history are great ways to prep for a first meeting and to deliver the highest value proposition to a new prospect.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 3, 2019

What is a Sales Performance Assessment? Well, the success of any business is dependent on sales growth. And sales growth is the result of a well-developed sales strategy. Before developing your winning sales strategy, you must first assess the current state of sales to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your sales organization. How? Cue [.]. The post The Sales Performance Assessment: How to Accelerate Sales Growth appeared first on Criteria for Success.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Do you find it shocking that nearly two-thirds of all salespeople spend a staggering 64% of their time on non-selling tasks? . I do. Then again, how could it be any different with so many administrative tasks to get through each day,? Or when you have to process all the emails or uncover the data to help you figure out where to invest your time in the first place?

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Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Use Contact Marketing to Breakthrough to Anyone Prospecting is always a challenge for sellers, but it’s possible to contact marketing to break through to anyone. Stu Heinecke is a Wall Street Journal cartoonist, a marketer, and an author. Stu has been nominated for the marketing hall of fame twice and has authored the popular book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone.

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Why BANT is bad The BANT sales questioning model stands for Budget • Authority • Needs • Timing Sales teams are familiar with this. It’s a common cold call modus operandi used by a number of sales professionals. Here’s the problem though. A sales rep may spout off BANT questions like: What’s your budget? Are you the person of authority?

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