August, 2020

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The Journey Needs To Be Completed

The Pipeline

By Tibor Shanto. We all know the expression “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” All well and good if you’re an ancient prophet without a quota, but in sales, it’s not good enough. In sales, we have to worry and plan for the next step well in advance. And then the one after that, and all the rest of the 1,000-mile cycle. So, when pundits tell you the hardest part is getting started, it actually is not, it is finishing.

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How NOT to Pitch Yourself to the Media

The Sales Heretic

My friend Joel Comm is a brilliant author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He’s also the co-host of The Bad Crypto Podcast. In this capacity, he frequently receives requests from people who want to be a guest on his show. Recently, his inbox was graced with this request (that he kindly shared with me): Hey guys, I [.].

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How Best-In-Class Sales Leaders Recover From a First Half Revenue Miss

SBI Growth

If you’re like most Sales Leaders we’ve worked with, you’re glad the first half is behind us. You are also trying to figure out how to make up lost ground. We’ve found the two most effective ways to recover from.

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15 Things Salespeople Must Do to Make up for a Lackluster 2nd Quarter

Understanding the Sales Force

Last week we moved our son into his dorm to begin his freshman year of college. The college President's opening remarks were virtual, so we joined the Zoom stream from our hotel room and listened in. He had some really useful things to share with the new freshmen and while his thoughts were targeted to the students, they apply quite equally to salespeople.

Hotels 374
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Streamlining Salesforce for Maximum Impact: A People-Focused Pocket Guide

Step inside the world of Salesforce consulting, stripped of fluff and jargon. Our guide provides a detailed exploration of five key success criteria, complete with actionable steps for immediate implementation. Elevate your Salesforce investment with insights on goal setting, system design, core object utilization, user adoption, and crafting a system tailored to your needs.

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11 Ways to Shorten Your Sales Cycle

Score More Sales

During times when business can be happening slower, in a slowed economy, finding any way to speed things up is important. What if there was some science around helping your buyers buy in a better way, or an easier manner? One of the reasons I did some heavy research seven years ago was that as a sales trainer and consultant, I could not show enough ROI for the time and money clients were investing in our work.

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Pick The Right Plays: Using the Go-To-Market Framework

Zoominfo

Today, businesses across the country are scrambling to adapt, doing everything they can to rework their operating models in weeks and months, not years. Even those at the top are always at risk. In 12 years, half the companies on the S&P 500 may fall off that list, according to industry research. Disruption and uncertainty are inevitable in these times, which is why a solid go-to-market plan is critical to address the unique stage and goals of any given company.

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23 Free Photo Sites

The Sales Heretic

Do you need photos for sales presentations, training materials, or blog posts? But your budget is a little tight? Hey, we’ve all been there. Fortunately, there are a lot of great online resources stocked with millions of photos you can download and use free of charge. Here are 23 of the best. 1. [.].

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Your Tech Stack May Be Lagging Amid the COVID-Charged Digital Transformation

SBI Growth

The New York Stock Exchange dates to May 17, 1792, with the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement—where twenty-four stockbrokers and merchants met at the now famous Wall Street under a Buttonwood tree. There have been numerous market crashes, defined as a.

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FDR and Sir Isaac Newton on Why Salespeople Fail

Understanding the Sales Force

There we were, in the dark, in the middle of a hotel parking lot, at 3:45 AM. Why? The hotel fire alarm went off and we didn't want to ignore the warning that was so loud my wife and I couldn't hear each other speak. Why was every other guest in the hotel parking lot with us? Well, what if the hotel was on fire? What if our lives were truly in danger?

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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6 Lessons for Sales Organizations I Learned on Summer Vacation: Part 1

Anthony Cole Training

Everyday, there are things that can be learned that can impact our personal and professional lives.

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The Art of Good Sales Questions

A Sales Guy

Can you see the difference between the two questions in this video? Can you see how they will elicit entirely different responses from the buyer? Can you see how based on the questions, and the answers, how one question sets the salesperson up for success and the other keeps them in the same place? Most of you know how important I believe the discovery process is.

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An SDR’s Field Guide to Sales Territory Mapping

Zoominfo

Sales territory maps serve as the game boards for outside sales, which makes field sales reps the game board pieces. Without knowing how the board is laid out, you won’t know which directions the pieces should go. Though it can be tedious, sales territory mapping provides a framework for strategic planning — ensuring that sales reps don’t go into meetings blind.

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Podcast 160: Frank Dale On Deal Management

John Barrows

Deal management. How important is it to you? If you ask Frank Dale , it’s more important now than ever. John is joined by a good friend, Frank Dale on the podcast this week to discuss his journey in sales tech and why deal management is his focus right now. Follow the podcast: Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Spotify. If you prefer to watch than to listen, here’s the full video… That’s a wrap.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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How a Chief Customer Officer Applied SaaS Best Practices to Drive Exponential Growth

SBI Growth

For many services companies who achieve exponential growth within narrow timeframes, they often find themselves lagging in critical operational areas, including go-to-market. Jarrod Johnson, Chief Customer Officer at TaskUs, found himself in a similar situation but was able to remain as.

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4 Action Steps Every Remote Sales Onboarding Program Should Include

SBI

4 Action Steps For Remote Sales Onboarding. The global pandemic has forced most organizations to move their workforce entirely remote and many have had to make changes to their organizations such as furloughs or layoffs. Most organizations have sales teams that work primarily from in the company’s offices and sales reps working from home covering a certain territory.

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How to sell when you're not a salesperson

Membrain

One of my relatives is a lawyer. He recently joined a new firm and had an interesting story to tell. He’s a compliance expert, and not too long ago, a potential client called asking for help with a tax issue.

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The Best Online Sales Training Ever

A Sales Guy

It’s here, We just dropped Gap Selling Online Sales Training and it’s going to blow your mind. It’s 5 – 8 hours of engaging, customized, choose your own journey experience. We are extremely excited about this training. It’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced. Each participants journey is there own as the training adjusts and offers different experiences based on each salespersons own experiences and engagement.

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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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Sales Productivity: Where Are You Wasting The Most Time?

Zoominfo

The more calls you make, the more deals you close. It’s simple math. If your goal is to increase sales productivity, start by asking yourself: “how much time do I waste on non-selling activities?”. On a typical day, we’d be shocked if you spent 8 hours on the phone. After all, you’re not a robot. And even before you can pick up the phone to contact decision-makers, you must conduct a significant amount of research.

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Podcast 159: James Buckley Takes Over!

John Barrows

The podcast we’re sharing this week is a little different to normal. Our very own James Buckley is taking over for a surprise episode, totally different to the usual format. We’re not going to give too much more than this away, you’ll have to listen to find out more… Follow the podcast: Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Spotify.

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How a CEO Drives CX Clarity Amid the Chaos

SBI Growth

Any CEO can attest to the current level of difficulty in closing deals. Customer sentiment and individual mind share are in high demand, and even with everyone online, many fail to adequately engage their communities in order to access their.

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Why sellers can’t stop talking on video sales calls

Julie Hanson

I was on a coaching call with a salesperson this morning. Below is the pitch transcribed just as it was delivered to me. Can you spot the problem? Salesperson: “I understand that you currently have a very manual order process with a lot of errors and your reps are spending too much of their time fixing them to adequately reflect customer’s needs so what we’re going to show you today is how our solution can improve your order accuracy by as much as 90% and save you over $200,000 a year an

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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How to make complex sales as simple as possible but no simpler

Membrain

In science, according to a quote attributed to Albert Einstein, “everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”. This same principle applies to the sales profession. An overly complex sales system wastes time and money. But an overly simple sales system, ironically, does the same.

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Best Discovery/Probing Question Ever

Anne Miller

Not actually a question, here’s a very simple, yet powerful, way to get prospects to open up about the real issues, goals, hopes and concerns they have that will affect their decision to work with you. “Tell Me more about that…”. That’s it. Like an iceberg, that simple phrase leads people to go beyond their surface statements and reveal the deeper issues, concerns, perceptions, politics, etc. underlying those statements.

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The Second Wave of Pandemic Technology Adoption

Zoominfo

“Can you hear me?”. “See my screen?”. “ Good.” *Thumbs Up *. With the efficiency of a Nascar pit crew, working from home for many in corporate America has become routine. Since lockdown orders began, ZoomInfo has been tracking the adoption of technologies that help companies conduct business remotely. Earlier in the year, we covered how the adoption of digital tools — specifically web conferencing — coincided with shut down and social distancing orders.

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Reinventing Selling!

Partners in Excellence

The pandemic, social change, and economic crises impact all of us, personally, organizationally, and how we engage our customers. It has forced each of us to rethink, reset, and change. We all know that selling is changing profoundly. As much as some might wish that things get back to normal, we know that normal has changed forever–as it should.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams. With helpful diagrams and simple explanations in each use case, see how Salesforce’s CDP, Data Cloud for Marketing, powers personalized, real-time experiences across marketing, with capabilities that include: Optimizing ad spend Powering dynamic website content Increasing upselling and cross-selling Resolving service cases with marketing data B

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How to Shape Your Sales Motions Using a Data-Driven Framework

SBI Growth

As you continually work on fine-tuning your sales organization, how can you best ensure that every prospect interaction contributes to a cohesive customer narrative that, ultimately, maximizes your sales? Through our work helping leading companies grow their revenue year after.

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5 Proven Keys To Keep Any Prospect’s Attention and Crush Your Next Presentation

Shari Levitin

“Are we there yet? Mommy, when are we going to get there?” Sorry to break it to you, but that’s what your customers are thinking in 87 percent of all virtual sales conversations. In 2000, Microsoft conducted a study measuring how long people can focus on one thing for a specific amount of time. The results showed the average person’s attention span was 12 seconds.

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How to choose your CRM for B2B Sales Effectiveness

Membrain

Choosing a CRM is a major decision that will impact every aspect of your sales performance. Choose the right CRM, and your team will be enabled to perform more efficiently and more effectively. Choose the wrong CRM, and not only will you sink a lot of investment into an inappropriate tool, you may actually make it harder for your team to do their jobs.

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