Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

My windshield wipers were no longer getting the job done. They were underperforming (leaving streaks and smudges), not clearing water from the windshield (failing to meet expectations) and I couldn't see the road properly when it was raining. It presented a threat to our safety and an upgrade was required. I ordered Bosch Icon replacement blades, rated #1 by the NY Times, and after 30 minutes of unintentionally trying to put them on backwards, I finally got them installed.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Finding and hiring good inside sales reps has always been a challenge, and it’s gotten even tougher since the pandemic. The entire work landscape has changed, and working remotely has made it harder on both companies and individual producers. Recruiters, HR departments, and sales managers are working harder than ever, and they all ask me the same thing: “Where has everyone gone?”.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Failure to align sales KPIs and marketing KPIs means the whole team may be working toward different goals. A closer look at what KPIs to focus on to achieve sales and marketing alignment. The post How to Measure Sales and Marketing Alignment appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Economic uncertainty has been a mainstay in recent years. Couple that with the average tenure of a CRO at just 19 months, and it’s no wonder why many fail to gain any traction with their goals or achieve quota targets in any forecast period while in the role.

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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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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

At some point, every top-performing salesperson was a new hire. For most, this means hours or days pouring over the orientation materials needed to be a good employee. Often, however, this has nothing to do with being productive sellers. For that, sales organizations rely on onboarding. This is the lengthy process of developing raw sales talent into top performers within their respective organizations.

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

My guest today on this episode of Sales Talk For CEOs is Karen Frame whose company Makeena, is on a mission to help people live healthier lives on a cleaner planet. She talks about the advantages of having a founder-led sales organization. Founder and #CEO Karen Frame @gomakeena knows the importance of a founder-led #sales organization, hear her tips and tricks on this episode of Sales Talk for CEOs.

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Selling Energy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Working in sales can be rewarding, if you understand what a career in sales is all about. To help remove some of the mystery and illustrate the real potential offered by a career in sales, here are 8 common misconceptions about the sales profession.

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Any company involved in selling needs to decide where to center its efforts: outbound or inbound sales. Balancing outbound selling and inbound selling will enable you to prep your sales team to deliver the right strategies at the right moment. Recognizing the difference between inbound and outbound sales is crucial to planning for the future. So, what are the inbound and outbound sales strategies that will deliver the best results?

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

You arrive for your meeting, and the customer ushers you in. You have a longstanding relationship with the customer’s company, and you wanted to give them an update on your newest products. You pull up a chair and fall into your usual routine, catching up on the latest developments in your personal and professional lives, […]. The post Zoom Into The Future of 3d Virtual Meetings appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Bernadette McClelland

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

It’s time to let the cat out of the bag or as my husband would say, release the genie out of the bottle… I am like so many of you out there – I want to make an impact and I’m ready for another professional growth spurt. It’s kind of like… ‘ Go Big or Go Home !’ and having moved from Australia to the best state in the USA (Colorado) with six suitcases and two backpacks a few months ago (and loving it!

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Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Thou shout always tailor your message for resonance! Does your prospect have a problem that they have to fix? And are you speaking their love language? This video is a part of our new series with Mark Trinkle: The 10 Commandments of Sales Success. Watch Commandment #6 now!

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Brad Bolino emailed me a link from a recent Wall Street Journal article titled, " Millennials are Changing What it Means to be Successful in Sales.". I read the article three times to make sure I wasn't rushing to judgement, didn't experience an inappropriate knee-jerk reaction, and that I correctly interpreted what the article implied: The journal relied on anecdotal evidence from a handful of millennial salespeople and buyers to suggest that millennials are transforming the sales profession.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Higher costs caused by inflation may appear to make sales negotiations more challenging, but it could actually make them easier. The post Negotiating Price Increases appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Just as sports teams use playbooks to map out potential in-game scenarios, the best go-to-market (GTM) teams rely on playbooks to map out their revenue-generating strategy across sales and marketing. They’re essential for preparing your team for every situation that may arise during a demo, sales call, or in-person event. Playbooks can also improve prospecting and customer upsells, identify untapped opportunities, and make each salesperson and marketer more effective.

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Predictable Revenue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There’s no better feeling than positive feedback for your business. When a customer leaves a great review or emails to tell you how much they love the product, it’s a great morale boost for the entire team–but does that happiness actually translate into more sales? The post How to Turn Happy Customers Into Advocates appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Membrain

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

I read a post from a “thought leader.” If focused on how profoundly selling is changing—Wow, I’ve never heard that before. It focused on buyers spending less time with sales people, quoting a Gartner survey, suggesting they get their information from other sources.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A strong product thread not only improves overall product management, it creates consistent, revenue-driving trust in a brand. So what is a product thread, exactly? The post A Strong Product Thread Builds Loyalty and Helps Box Out Competitors appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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

Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.

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Force Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This blog is part of our Mission Critical Success Series, where we dive into the strategies leaders are using to execute on mission critical sales objectives during times of economic change. Each week, we will cover a different essential area of sales effectiveness. Check our blog next week for the newest installment, or subscribe for updates straight to your inbox.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the past several years, news gets tougher and tougher. First the pandemic, we and our customers had to discover new ways of working, engaging and moving forward. “Virtual” became the watchword for how things got done–whether it involved internal collaboration, partners, or customer engagement. Just as we started to learn how to manage in the pandemic, we start seeing supply chain challenges.

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Predictable Revenue

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Josh Garrison joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss the hard skills needed to succeed at SDR Management and how to thrive in a sales management role. The post Hard Skills Needed to Succeed at SDR Management appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ben Lytle knows superhero leadership. The post How To Empower Your Company With Superhero Leadership appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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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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Allego

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Great news! Last week, Forrester released the Forrester Wave : Sales Content Solutions, Q4 2022 and it’s official— Allego is a Leader for Sales Content. Allego is not first to market in the sales content space, but we know we have the best solution. As such, I was looking forward to seeing Allego’s rank in this in-depth assessment because this is the first time we have participated.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Digital sales teams today have to know more than how to sell. They need to understand how to develop integrated solutions that produce the business results the accounts they work with want. And they need to have the talent to be successful. If you are in the process of building a digital sales team or upgrading your current team, here are five things you should consider.

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Grant Cardone

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Past 10X Growth Conference performer 50 Cent is famous for impressive feats in the worlds of hip hop and business. Touted as one of the last true gangster rappers, his legendary status starts with surviving nine gunshots. Then, it continues with creating a legacy… Artistically, 50 Cent is a founding member of the G-Unit megagroup. […] The post How 50 Cent Dominates Business Across Industries appeared first on GCTV.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Diversity creates a more dynamic environment that fosters innovation and challenges your company’s perspectives on what its products should look like or how they should work. The post The Value of a Diverse Workplace appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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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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Tenbound

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We are all familiar with the Scientific Method we’re all taught in our first science class. A thousand-year-old methodology. But how does this relate to running a successful Sales pipeline generation program? Especially now, with all the changes happening in the economy, what can we learn from this ancient methodology? We introduce the HEARER/R Methodology.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This is the glorious time of year when most leaders are engulfed in budgets, planning, meetings, and deadlines. With less than six weeks until 2023, let’s dive into a few things to check off or add to your list.

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Grant Cardone

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Traveling to expand your company is a huge expense. For this reason, it blows my mind how many entrepreneurs are doing every business trip wrong! To ensure these trips make sense on an economic level alone, you need to maximize their impact. How? If you don’t know how to start rethinking your business travels, I’ve […] The post My 4 Non-Negotiable Rules to 10X Every Business Trip appeared first on GCTV.

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