Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In sales we need to go through the motions. Our buyers are “frazzled” as Jill Konrath says. Even if you use social selling techniques that get you a referral or help you connect to a potential buyer using your mutual background, it is still likely to take some follow up before you confirm a meeting time (or virtual meeting time these days). Research from XANT looked at the optimal “cadence” for prospecting based on the masses of data available to them through companies’ usage of their software.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

You know those YouTube rabbit holes you go down? Twenty videos later you look up to see that hours have passed you by? Prospecting can feel pretty similar. Having more strategic workflows in place can ensure you’re spending your time on the right things without going too far off track. Let’s learn more. What is a prospecting workflow? Prospecting workflows are established so that sales reps don’t spend their whole day looking for prospects.

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Sell Integrity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

by Bruce Wedderburn. Virtual selling has changed the way that customers are choosing- or not choosing- to interact with salespeople, often in significant ways. While the fundamentals of selling aren’t different in a virtual setting, the dynamics are, and many salespeople are struggling to adapt. Businesses often struggle to make big changes, but as we learned earlier in the year, sometimes they literally have no choice.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

No more bets, please. Have you ever been at a roulette table next to the person who bets on nearly every number? They practically cover the board betting the majority of the 38 numbers, 0 & 00 included, not realizing.

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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 Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

By Tibor Shanto. I always say that time is fixed and the only nonrenewable resource, but with skill and will you can bend it a little. In the video below I share how to help patterns in activities to help the prospect ignore their own objection. Unless you are selling a pure commodity, this will help you get more prospects now, and buyers later. [link].

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Sales Pro Central Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most sellers will tell you that creating conversations with prospects is critical to greater success in sales, but the dynamics of how to do it can be baffling. Unfortunately, when sellers seek to understand it better, they often find conflicting advice.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We’ve all been there – you call your prospect back at the appointed time for your presentation and they tell you any of the following: This isn’t a good time, OR. I’ve got another meeting in 10 minutes, OR. “How long will this take?” OR. What to do? First, understand what’s happening here: Remember the law in sales: Leads Never Get Better! If you sent out the hottest lead ever, a “10” on a scale of 1 – 10, when you call them back, have you ever noticed that now they’re about a “7”?

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Author: Dan Freeman The economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 crisis continues to present opportunities for leaders to show their resolve. Assertive businesses have taken the lead and have handled the crisis with resilience. This proactive mentality is essential going forward. The recovery from the crisis will be determined by forward-thinking leaders.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

With more and more possibilities available to the online consumer, the desire for self-serve options does not seem to be subsiding anytime soon. With more independent and educated customers, where do sales and marketing fit into this new model? In his.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Sales Scrum Episode #20 – Guest Scott Gillum. Scott Gillum is the founder of Carbon Design and a fellow member of CEB’s Sales & Marketing Thought Leadership Roundtable. In this episode, Scott and I pick up a discussion we have been having for some five years, based on the age-old question of “Why do we need salespeople?” This is not the usual us-versus-them sales and marketing discussion.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Do you hate meetings as much as I do? They're the worst. But I have one weekly meeting that'a always uplifting and productive. I'm talking about my weekly meeting with John Pattison , COO of Objective Management Group (OMG). He happened to mention a report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) pointing to the correlation between people who recently dined at a restaurant and later tested positive for Covid-19.

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The Sales Heretic

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We buy things. We buy lots of things. And we buy those things for lots of different reasons: • We’re hungry • We’re bored • We’re sick • We want our employees to be more productive • We need to go places • We want the people we care about to feel loved • [.].

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Virtual relationships aren’t new and neither are virtual business relationships. What is new are the expectations and the tools. Instead of in-person meetings, we are now expected to meet via Zoom, GoToMeeting, Facebook Live. Technology is consistently providing us with more and better ways to connect.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Author: Leeatt Rothschild Virtual sales meetings have become the norm as a result of COVID-19. However, many sales reps may find themselves unsure of how to best lead a meeting with prospects over video. Given that video interactions will be the norm for a while, now is an ideal time for sales reps to start developing best practices for video interactions.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

If you are reading this article and you work in the B2B space, you have most likely been inundated with buzzwords surrounding Digital and how it is disrupting your industry: Digital strategy, digital transformation, eCommerce, big data, IoT, AI, and.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

There so many reasons to look to next year, may it be healthy and safe for you and yours! The post Shana Tova appeared first on TiborShanto.com.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Most companies don't understand that crappy customer service is really a sales issue. When a company's customer service is thoughtful, helpful, kind and thorough, that great customer service actually serves the sales organization. It becomes easier for salespeople to renew accounts, cross-sell, up-sell and succeed. When a company's customer service sucks, it has the opposite effect, creating objections, resistance, disdain and animosity.

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Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. We like to make sure that we’re setting ourselves up for success. And who wouldn’t? The whole spray and pray method is one of the past. Today, we have things like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. People want personalization — in fact, in a recent survey, 97% of professionals said it was important to them that vendor websites have relevant content that spoke directly to their comp

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Sales Pro Central Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Think it through from the POV of your prospects. Visualizing how much of it they are actually going to view tells your exactly where to focus your efforts. Fire off some boilerplate with just a name change? Game over.

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John Barrows

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sarah Brazier joins us on the podcast this week to discuss how she’s coped with her transition from SDR to AE. Sarah’s crushed her targets as an SDR and made the leap that most SDRs want to make, but it’s very difficult to adapt to a totally different role. Here’s how she’s doing it… Follow the podcast: Subscribe on iTunes.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

No one disputes the importance of Sales and Marketing alignment, especially in today’s uncertain environment. However, the challenge lies in developing a successful interlock process around annual planning that still allows both organizations the agency to complete detailed domain-specific plans. In.

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Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®

Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

By Tibor Shanto. From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. Consistent, effective, and efficient prospecting sufficient to deliver enough viable opportunities to retire quota, still eludes many teams.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A short end-of-the-week post.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Imagine having to call 50-100 people in a day. All of those numbers, voicemails, busy signals, etc. It sounds crazy right? And imagine doing it with no help from technology. It’s just you and the phone. While dialing a list of phone numbers might not sound that complicated, it’s a lot more nuanced than just going down an alphabetized list of names. You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you.

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Sales Pro Central Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This means the vast majority make mistakes that not only cost them revenue, but drastically hamper both their team’s morale and productivity.

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Julie Hanson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Are you having trouble getting customers to respond and interact when on a virtual call?! The problem is that virtual audiences tend to be more passive – engaging less and observing more. Here are three quick and easy tips that will really change the level and amount of responsiveness you get from customers when leading a sales call. Virtual Engagement Tip #1: Pause.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Brand Experience and Brand Promise often get grouped into one category when considering how buyers interact with your company, when in fact, the two are separate elements that need to be working in tandem for a frictionless and memorable customer experience. In his.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Sales Scrum Episode #19 – Guest David Masover. David Masover and I take on an often asked question in the trade, “is there such a thing as a natural-born salesperson?” David is the president David Masover Sales Consulting and shares how he leverages the sales process to drive success. We explore alternatives to natural-born talents, and how we may be able to build a salesperson given the right ingredients.

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