InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Author: Tim Riesterer When it comes to creating lasting behavior change in salespeople, the assumption is that virtual sales skills training is a pale imitation of in-person classroom training. In a recent survey, 65% of companies told us they plan to spend more on virtual training, despite only 10% believing it was as good as classroom training. But what if an online training alternative could be proven as effective?

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In our on-line world today, it’s easy to think that relationships aren’t as important as they used to be. I feel strongly that it’s the opposite, actually. Relationships are more important than ever, because most everything else in life has become automated. The power of the relationship is trust and confidence as well as what that means both short and long-term.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The debate of whether to open your calls asking, “Did I catch you at a good time?” or “Is this time still good for you?” (for demo call backs), is alive and well—unfortunately. Just last week, I received this email question from a reader: “Hi Mike, question: After I send out information to prospects, and I come back to them with an idea do I ask them if they have a minute before going into my pitch?”.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

You cannot win if you have already lost in your mind. If you have given up and accepted defeat before you have even tried, you have eliminated the possibility of winning. The certainty that you cannot win becomes a self-fulling prophecy, and it becomes your reality. You Wouldn’t Want to Meet, Would You? When you expect your dream client to reject your request for a meeting, the contact will meet your expectations.

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Women Sales Pros

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I got blasted on social media. No, it wasn’t someone inviting me to connect and then blasting me with a sales pitch (my usual complaint about bad social media behavior). It was someone critiquing me because I write about social sellingand the importance of sales reps staying in touch with prospects, clients, and colleagues, but I didn’t respond to his comment immediately.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Membrain Announces New Prospecting Engagement Playbooks Optimized for B2B Sales Teams. Membrain has released its new Prospect Engagement Playbooks today, making it easier than ever for b2b sales teams to contact, qualify, and nurture sales leads in an effective, human-centered manner. Too many companies manage leads in an unstructured way, losing millions in potential revenues.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

How do your peers tackle their roles? Structure their days? Overcome their challenges? Do they even struggle with the same challenges? These are the questions we set out to answer in this series. Here, you’ll get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes of top salespeople’s typical day and week. Today, we’re looking at the VP of Strategic Accounts role, and for that, we talked to Ryan Staley.

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CloserIQ

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: My game participation with men and women raises the question, are you missing this team advantage? The two genders tend to approach games and life quite differently. Learning from one another can improve business development processes and increase sales. It is puzzling as to why the treatment of women is still below par in the sales environment.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

- MOTIVATION -. "Your Attitude, Not Your Aptitude, Will Determine Your Altitude.". -Zig Ziglar. - AROUND THE WEB -. > This Week’s Big Deal: Boosting Buyer Confidence - LINKEDIN. In a boxing ring, the trainer plays many roles. They serve as advisor, mentor, and coach. They scout out weaknesses in the opponent and help their own fighter correct mistakes with form or footwork.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I got a call from one of the most inspiring leaders I know: “Dave, I’m so frustrated, I have a vision for what we could be doing to grow the business, I think we can achieve so much more than we are–we are making our numbers. But we can do so much more, I can’t get people to move forward!” What this leader faced is, probably, the root challenge of all leaders.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

????????????????????????????????? A few months ago, I was privileged to be invited to a seminar hosted by Gartner featuring a small group of top level thought leaders in sales.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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The Accidental Negotiator

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Know the bargaining tips that will help you make the most of your BATNA, or best alternative to a negotiated agreement. Image Credit: Haifeez. If we want to become better negotiators, how can we go about doing this? It turns out that the best bargaining tips should offer ways to enhance your bargaining power in negotiation no matter what negotiation styles or negotiating techniques are being used.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Organizations are constantly attracting new talent in order to keep up with the trends, and eventually, these new people will become the next generation leaders of these organizations. So how do you ensure that you are attracting the RIGHT talent for the job? How do you ensure that you can make your employees happy and keep them around for the years to come?

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Bernadette McClelland

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

There are many types of bankruptcy: There is moral bankruptcy when a person trades their values for a price. There is emotional bankruptcy where there is a deficit of feelings in a relationship with others or self. There is spiritual bankruptcy where someone craves meaning, fulfilment and purpose in their life ,or their business, and. Then there is financial bankruptcy which is when someone is financially unable to repay a debt, and therefore pays the price, of having no money.

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criteria for success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Today's quote from W. Edwards Deming is all about creating processes! Read on to learn more about this week's Let's Talk Sales! inspiration! W. Edwards Deming Quote This month's theme is all about Sales Playbooks and how they can help you improve your sales process! And today's quote comes from W. Edwards Deming, an American [.]. The post Let’s Talk Sales!

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As a salesperson, talking is part of your job. But what about as a marketing tactic? Can talking really help you? According to Hubspot, 90% of people believe brand recommendations from friends, and 70% of people believe customer opinions. Additionally, customers are discussing specific brands causally 90 times per week. So where does that leave you?

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Altify

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Sales teams, more than any other profession, are fully aware that successful communication with leads and prospects is paramount. Whether it be by email, a phone call, or in person, it’s important to maintain “the human touch”. The human touch enables a true relationship and trust to be developed between the two parties and can go a long way in sales since there is an opportunity to establish a connection at all stages of the sales cycle.

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Selling Energy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

When you deliver a written piece to a prospect or client (whether it’s an email, letter, proposal, invoice, etc.), accuracy is essential in both content and form.

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SugarCRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

SugarConnection Boston was a huge success. We connected with partners, learned from peers and took a deep-dive look at the latest additions to SugarCRM’s expanding ecosystem of products — all within the span of ten hours. . Now the real challenge begins: How are you going to turn those insights and ideas into action? As we prepare for SugarConnection Paris , we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the whirlwind of activity from this week’s customer event.

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SugarCRM Face-to-face Trends Media 29

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Lessonly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On Tuesday, we’ll be at Yellowship together. We can’t wait! Truly, we’re counting down the seconds until we’re doing Better Work with you in Indianapolis. . It’s not always easy to prepare for a conference, so if you’re looking for travel advice or logistics, look no further than these nine tips. Here’s a ship-ton of information to make sure Yellowship is nothing but smooth sailing for you. 1.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Sales has traditionally been an intuition-driven profession. What do I mean by this? Well, salespeople conduct research on potential customers and then engage the best-fit prospects in conversation. This allows reps to feel out each prospect’s interest and determine whether or not they’re an ideal customer. In recent years, however, sales data and technology has changed the way that sales teams think and feel — no longer does intuition sit in the driver’s seat.

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Lessonly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In 1979, Bob Dylan released the album Slow Train Coming , and one of the stand-out tracks was “Gotta Serve Somebody.” . As usual, Mr. Zimmerman was way ahead of his time. The chorus of the song sings—. But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed you’re gonna have to serve somebody. Truer words have seldom been spoken. Whatever your job is, whatever your family is like, whomever your friends are, you’re at some point “gonna have to serve somebody”. .

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John Barrows

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week we’re proud to have Suneera Madhani on the podcast. Suneera earned her stripes as a sales person going door to door, working in a seriously difficult industry. After realizing how shady the industry was, she wanted to do something about it. She tells the story of how she presented a positive change to her leadership in the full episode below, but was not listened to.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Today, company culture is an integral part of a brand, so much so that it’s difficult to talk about one without the other. Beyond the vacation time and benefits, it’s a presentation of what your organization stands for and ideally represents an environment of transparency, enthusiasm, and support. According to Gallup , companies with a rich culture and commitment to employee happiness consistently surpass industry benchmarks and significantly outperform the competition.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Unfortunately, bad data costs the US around $3.1 trillion annually. Why? Because when we have errors and inconsistencies in our data, the assumptions that we make using that information are often wrong. Used correctly, data can lead you right to your customer’s heart, giving you the context and insight you need to create loyalty and commitment.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Warning To Readers: You may want to be careful in reading this. Apparently, I’m inauthentic. I have been identified as inauthentic for the sole reason that I have written a book. It’s somewhat a surprise to me, I didn’t think writing a book caused me to become inauthentic. I worry about the thousands of authors, probably the majority of which believed in their own authenticity.

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