No More Cold Calling
OCTOBER 24, 2024
You have a more important goal than closing business for Q4. No, you don’t need your glasses to read that again. If your focus is on winning as much business as possible before year-end, you’ll be starting 2025 in a losing position—with a lackluster pipeline and few new sales opportunities for the New Year. Take your eyes off the Q4 prize for a moment.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 23, 2024
As more companies begin to sell globally, mastering sales in diverse markets requires a focus on key strategies, with a particular emphasis on being selective and strategic when making both career and client choices. The post The Art of Selective Selling: Mastering Sales Strategy in Diverse Markets appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
SBI Growth
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Leadership training is a core part of professional development in many organizations. It teaches leaders across departments how to manage teams, foster collaboration, and achieve business goals. But when it comes to front-line sales managers, general leadership training often falls short. Sales managers face unique challenges that require specialized training tailored to their roles.
Sales 2.0
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Sales is not getting any easier. Buyers have become even better at screening out salespeople. When the Internet arrived, buyers’ need to speak to a salesperson to get basic information was eliminated. Buyers could go online and get all the information they needed. About a decade ago, certain subject matter experts came up with a solution to this problem.
Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick
Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.
Nutshell
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Cross-selling is more than just another sales technique. It’s about understanding your customers’ needs and offering complementary products and services that enhance their overall experience and satisfaction. In this blog post we will explore what cross-selling is, why it’s important for your business, and how to effectively implement various cross-selling techniques.
Sales Pro Central brings together the best content for sales professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Think for a moment about a manager in your career who made you a better professional. What was it about them that helped you grow and uplevel? While they surely had some expertise to share, no doubt it was their ability and commitment to give you their attention and coaching.
Adaptive Business Services
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Time flies and I’m guessing that it has been close to 10 years since LinkedIn decided to close its access doors to most third-party applications including Nimble CRM. Shortly thereafter, they did authorize limited access to a few enterprise level CRMs providing that you have the right LinkedIn premium account. What about smaller companies and solopreneurs with budgets to match?
RAIN Group
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Ask your sellers if they enjoy attending sales team meetings and you may hear things like, “They’re a waste of time,” “The meetings are monotonous,” “I’m sick of being talked at,” and “I don’t understand why I have to attend.” Most sales team meetings miss the mark.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 21, 2024
By embracing the technology of digital business cards, sales and marketing executives can bridge cultural divides, track engagement, and create lasting impressions – all while reducing their environmental footprint and maximizing the return on their networking efforts. The post How Digital Business Cards are Transforming Sales and Marketing appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Companies develop a brand, why not salespeople? It is worthy of your time to think about what you do differently and better than your competition. What do you bring to the table, and how do you solve problems for your existing clients? If you cannot pin that down, it is critical that you focus and develop your personal brand. Think about a significant purchase you made recently and the process you went through as a buyer.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Reaching the right prospects at the right moment is often the difference between closing a deal and coming in second. And in the age of AI-assisted sales, what was once a long process of research, targeting, and crafting outreach has now become remarkably fast. But today’s top AI sales assistants don’t just help sales teams work faster — with the right data, AI helps sellers make smarter decisions.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 19, 2024
My latest sales epiphany happened while I was watching Friday’s American League Championship Series game between the Yankees and the Guardians. The Guardians went to the bullpen to bring in a relief pitcher and I felt nothing. Wow! If it was the Red Sox, I would have been worried sick that the pitcher they were bringing into the game: Sucked all year Walks too many guys Is prone to giving up home runs Pitches worse against the Yankees Won’t prevent the Yankees from scoring right he
Pipeliner
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Hearing a ‘ no ‘ for those unfamiliar with sales strategy typically defeats an effort. Realizing the ‘no’ is temporary when handled well is critical. Many people stress toward year-end, knowing that most prospects said ‘no,’ and fear losing their jobs by year-end. But that doesn’t need to be the case when the issue is appropriately handled.
Advertisement
What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Will You Incorporate New Ideas into Traditional Strategy for Success? Combining some of the skills of introverts and extroverts empowers our efforts and outcomes. Moreover, we must give due thought to those who complement our thinking with varying strategies. Our blog, ‘Will you incorporate new ideas into a traditional strategy for success,’ exemplifies my interactions and the reasoning behind them with Justin Mecham on LinkedIn. __
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Key Takeaways: We analyzed more than 100K product demos to find the most productive days and times. Thursdays between 2-4 p.m. have the best chance of a completed demo. Fridays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. are 2nd best. Thursdays are the best overall day for a completed demo. 2-4 p.m. Eastern is the best two-hour time window. Best Demo Days & Times: Here’s What the Numbers Say If you sell software, you know how persuasive product demos can be as a sales tool.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Growing up, my parents constantly reminded me to finish things, “Eat everything on your plate…… Make sure you finish your homework… You haven’t finished putting things away… ” That bad habit has persisted for decades. I look at the books piled on my desk, over a dozen–half finished. Two books I’m writing, almost finished.
Sales Gravy
OCTOBER 22, 2024
In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, host Jeb Blount Jr. sits down with LinkedIn expert and OutBound speaker Brynne Tillman to discuss the keys to leveraging LinkedIn for sales success. Brynne shares essential information on avoiding common mistakes like the dreaded "pitch slap," the importance of personalization over automation, and how to truly engage with prospects on LinkedIn.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 21, 2024
P hoto by DigitalArtist Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Add Gamification to Your Strategy for Business Growth You’ve probably heard of “recreational shopping,” which refers to customers enjoying themselves by looking for and purchasing items. Now, store owners are looking to make the shopping experience much more like a fun game that customers can play 24/7, whether on the go while taking a break at work or relaxing in the privacy of their homes.
Pipeliner
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Back in 2020, I wrote an article on which I’m now doing an update based on fresh information that I’ve collected. First, some background. Lifelong sales learner that I am, I’ve always been a voracious reader of selling books, posts, blogs, podcasts and the like. But over a long sales career, my best and most memorable insights have come from first-hand experiences involving real colleagues and real clients – direct experiences both good and bad.
Grant Cardone
OCTOBER 25, 2024
It seems like this furniture company might need to take another glance at the building instructions… IKEA sales dropped this year after withdrawn customers suffered from economic uncertainty. But is the company’s reliable strategy enough to get out of this mess? The Fate Of IKEA Sales IKEA reported that its annual sales had dropped 5.3% […] The post After IKEA Sales Plummet, Company Slashes Prices appeared first on GCTV.
Sales Gravy
OCTOBER 24, 2024
On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, JBJ sits down with Amy Franko, a sales expert specializing in the mid-market, to discuss pipeline velocity, qualifying deals, and the importance of asking the right questions in sales. Amy shares her insights on how to overcome common sales obstacles and provides practical advice for improving sales performance.
Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions
Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 25, 2024
I love it when readers forward article links to me, hoping that I will debunk the article in a Blog post. That’s what happened when Mike Shannon sent me the link to a recent Success Magazine article entitled, “ Born to Sell? The Science Behind Adaptive Learning and What it Means for Entrepreneurs.” That is a revised title as the <title> in the HTML code revealed that the original title was, “What the Science of Sales Means for Entrepreneurs.” I knew this w
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Kyle Poyar is the Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Tremont, with over 8 years of experience at OpenView where he became a leading voice in the product-led growth (PLG) movement. Kyle shares his insights on the inevitability of PLG in an AI-driven future and reveals must-try tactics to accelerate growth using a PLG approach. Discussed in this Episode: Why PLG is becoming inevitable, especially with the rise of AI in software Creative ways companies can build out their PLG motion How social pro
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Avoid Harming Your Brand’s Reputation Most companies strive to maintain a good image and reputation in the eyes of the public. However, it’s critical to know the unspoken minor strategies you might not be aware of that can or could hurt your brand’s image. Your brand is not just something based on what people think of you but also what you design and produce to send or convey to encourage business.
The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Let’s cut straight to it: Talent is something you’re born with. You can’t create, mold, or magically inject it into someone. You either have it or you don’t. As much as we love a good rags-to-riches story, the truth is, talent can’t be trained into someone—it’s hardwired. And if you’re trying to force a square peg into a round hole by “developing talent” in someone who simply doesn’t have it, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.
Nutshell
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Leveraging text messaging is a great way to stay better connected with leads throughout the sales process. And with native texting in your CRM, you get the full picture of how text conversations are driving revenue and strengthening relationships. Now introducing Nutshell SMS—no integration needed! With SMS, your team can have text conversations with your Nutshell contacts, track text history in your timelines, and use texts in your sales automation process to engage your leads.
Vengreso
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Not too long ago, on the sidelines of a digital marketing event, some of my buddies and I met for a brief friendly chat. What started as a casual discussion on sales strategy soon became a full-blown argument. We disagreed on many points and had the same opinion on only a handful, one of which is the potential of video prospecting to generate leads and close more deals.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Photo by jessica45 via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: A Commitment to Being Successful Helps with Overcoming Obstacles Occasionally, we may feel like we magically achieved a goal, but our commitments behind the scenes get us there. Some days are more productive than others, even on slow days. Simply thinking about our desires emphasizes the achievements we envision, adding motivation to continue.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
177 
Let's personalize your content