Sat.Oct 29, 2016 - Fri.Nov 04, 2016

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10 Rules of Prospecting — What It Takes to Be Successful

The Sales Hunter

People ask me all the time, “What does it take to be successful when prospecting?” I’ve narrowed everything down to what I believe are the 10 rules of prospecting: Have a dedicated time on your calendar to prospect and don’t allow interruptions. This is absolutely essential! The most succeesfull salespeople are those who commit time […].

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The Anatomy of a B2B Content Marketing Team

SBI Growth

Today’s topic is content strategy and planning. Joining us is Steve Keifer, the Vice President of Marketing at LeaseAccelerator, a fast-growth SaaS company in the corporate FinTech space. LeaseAccelerator helps companies track and manage equipment leases through an enterprise SaaS environment. . Content.

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Getting Time On Your Side

The Pipeline

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . If you manage hang on for another week, I assure you that there is life after the election, and what is waiting on the other side is not the end of the world, but the end of your sales year. Which if you plan it right is not as big a deal as many would make you believe, unless of course you’re one of those sales people who exists from crisis to crisis.

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Most Salespeople Are Wrong about the Concept of Being Willing to Walk

Understanding the Sales Force

At some point in most training programs we talk about being willing to walk away. In addition to being part of a Kurlan led sales training program, the willingness to walk away is a major focus of any training program on negotiation as well. But most people in sales don't really understand the concept of being willing to walk, how it plays out, and what to do when you get there.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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The motivation conundrum

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-11-01. Author: Paul Nolan. Teaser: Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, has explored the irrationality of people’s decision-making processes in best-selling books. In his latest book, “Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivation,” he explains that what drives people is far more complicated than most of us understand – and why business leaders would be wise to take a closer look.

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The Perfect Close – Book Review

The Pipeline

By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Years ago, I read a stat that suggested most sales people do not read even one sales book a year, and that was before access to sales blogs and curators of blogs, and a host of other sources (of dubious quality). While some may put this off to laziness, it may also be that the “consumer”, here sales people, are more discerning than given credit, and realize that many of the books they ignore are indeed worth ignoring.

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How to Change a Crappy Sales Compensation Plan to a Better One

Understanding the Sales Force

Image Copyright 123RF Stock Photo. Nearly every company gets to the point where they must realign territories, accounts or roles. While doing that is always challenging, perhaps the biggest issue is how salespeople will respond to the impact this change has on their total compensation. That problem is the biggest reason why it is so important to create an effective compensation plan.

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The Greatest Closing Question Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-10-31. Author: Peter R. Adam. Teaser: I’d set up a lunch meeting with the chief of vascular surgery and the office manager to work on sealing the deal. After some friendly chit-chat, we were leading up to the defining moment that I had been preparing to execute. They fired multiple questions at me as we munched on our sandwiches.

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What Do You Do When Your Customer Wants To Vent?

MTD Sales Training

There are times when the customer simply wants to let off steam. Maybe the delivery you promised hasn’t arrived. Or some of the equipment has broken down. Or there’s simply too much pressure on the. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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Achieve a 5-10x Impact with A-Player Sales Talent

SBI Growth

On this week’s SBI Insider Video Podcast we discuss the topic of developing an A-Player profile for revenue producing roles. The A-Player profile becomes the foundation for how you source, assess, hire, onboard, develop and create a succession plan. Joining me.

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The Competencies You Need to Lead Your Sales Team

Score More Sales

To be a real sales leader – not just a manager - you must be willing to look inward. Self-awareness is understanding everything about everything that makes you, well, you. LifeHacker wrote a great piece about self-awareness and how to be more self-aware.

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Sell at Full Price! You Don’t Need to Discount!

The Sales Hunter

Why are you discounting your price? I sat down with the folks from Salesforce and shot the below video dealing with this issue of why we feel we need to offer a discount: Discounts are given for two reasons, and if we look deep enough, the two are the same. The first reason is the customer isn’t […].

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6 Quick Steps On Expanding Your Industry Knowledge & Awareness

MTD Sales Training

How long have you worked in your industry? That’s your history, and for many people it’s all their history. In other words, they have just one or two perspectives on the world of work and business. I. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.

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Org Structure Questions Every Sales Leader Should Ask

SBI Growth

SBI recently spoke with Dave Longaker, the Chief Revenue Officer at Rovi Corporation. . Dave leads a robust b2b sales force at Rovi, a leading technology supplier to the entertainment industry. When you are flipping through channels and looking for TV shows.

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October Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month. One million B2B sales jobs in the US will be lost to self-service eCommerce by 2020, according to Forrester’s report, “ The Death of the B2B Salesman.” These days, everyone’s predicting the demise of our profession and assuming automation will eventually replace us all. This is a case of incomplete information and people reading headlines only.

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Executive Sales Leader Briefing: Sales Culture of Praise or Criticism?

The Sales Hunter

Sales is an emotional game. It never ceases to amaze me how much a person’s emotion and level of motivation impact results. Every manager knows there will always be moments to praise success and to critique things that don’t go well. Challenge is making sure the salesperson’s motivation remains positive. Each salesperson responds to […].

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What's Your One Word Equity Sales Pitch?

Increase Sales

According to Microsoft, human beings have an attention span of 8 seconds. A goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds. Possibly this is one of the reasons for the one word equity sales pitch as described by Dan Pink in his book To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth in Moving Others. The one word equity sales pitch is the brain child of Maurice Saatchi who believes in this digital age brevity must be pushed to its breaking point.

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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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Top 5 High-Ticket Selling Tips

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-11-04. Author: Stephanie Chung. Teaser: To succeed in high-ticket selling, you must be able to communicate the right way with buyers looking to make a big investment. Here are five "musts" for success in the world of high-priced, complex sales. To succeed in high-ticket selling, you must be able to communicate the right way with buyers looking to make a big investment.

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Seven Ideas to Increase Sales (Reading time: Five minutes or Less)

Pointclear

There isn't a senior executive at any company across the globe that doesn't want more sales. The trouble is, not every company truly understands what it takes to generate that additional revenue. Here are some best practices involved with increasing sales: Lead generation, lead qualification, lead nurturing: For every dollar you have closed, you have left two dollars on the table.

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Pathetic Email Subject Lines Salespeople Have Used on Me to Prospect

The Sales Hunter

Why do people think they can send out lousy emails and expect people to respond? Do these people think the people they’re sending them to are as stupid as they are? I’ve been collecting the worst of the worst and it’s time to start calling them out. Some people have told me I should not […].

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Sustainable Sales Success - Tip #12 Be Reachable

Increase Sales

To have sustainable sales success does require for you to be reachable. If people cannot find your contact information, you may be losing sales. The challenge is three fold for SMB owners and sales professionals: Phone numbers and addresses change. Content marketing via the long tail may have old contact information. Salespeople are crazy busy. Some sales professionals have migrated totally to social media and have ignored even updating their website with their basic contact information.

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Gone in 8 Seconds: Overcoming Buyers’ Shrinking Attention Spans

Speaker: Jake Miller, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Allego

Buyers are savvier, buying teams are larger, and new research shows that buyers' attention spans have dropped to just 8 seconds. This means that the old approach of blasting buyers with email-heavy, generic communications no longer works. Instead, buyers need to be surrounded with relevant communications and personalized, self-service content throughout their journey.

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Riding sales enablement into victory lane

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-11-01. Author: Bryon Matthews. Teaser: There’s a fine line between winning and losing. Victory can be decided in the small details others often overlook or deem unimportant. Not paying attention to those details can cost you. Big time. There’s a fine line between winning and losing. Victory can be decided in the small details others often overlook or deem unimportant.

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Why Front Line Sales Managers Need to Coach Their Reps More

Score More Sales

The short answer if you are in a hurry to read this is:

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Want to Accelerate the Pipeline At Your Organization?

The Sales Hunter

Digital Sales Engine is a day-long online learning event on November 17, packed with live sessions and master classes by 30+ of today’s leaders in sales. Other top sales speakers and I will come together to provide a learning experience full of proven strategies and powerful insights around sales technology. The event will consist of […].

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Reframing Your Sales Conversations to Feel, Know, Do and Remember

Increase Sales

How many sales conversations leave you confused, wondering what was just said? Maybe others may feel the same way about your interactions? Credit www.gratisography.com. Imagine for a moment if you would embrace just these four words – Feel, Know, Do and Remember – into ALL interaction with your sales leads to professional colleagues to centers of influence.

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Salesforce’s 8th State of Marketing Report

Discover today’s biggest marketing trends in the 8th edition of Salesforce’s “State of Marketing” report. Salesforce surveyed 6,000 marketing leaders worldwide to discover how marketers are: Embracing AI to operate more efficiently Removing silos and leveraging AI to enhance the customer experience Innovating to meet evolving customer needs Preparing for the retirement of third-party cookies By submitting this form, you agree to have your contact information, including email, passed on to the sp

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Millennials are not from Mars

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-11-01. Author: Paul Nolan. Teaser: Can we dial it back on the “what millennials want” talk? You can’t pick up a magazine (we’re guilty) or attend a trade show these days without running into yet another discussion on the likes and dislikes of people born between 1982 and 2002 (the officially unofficial definition of millennials).

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How to Write a Killer Resume (Part Four)

Mr. Inside Sales

Now that we know what to avoid when putting your resume together, let’s look at some essential elements that will ensure that your resume not only stands out, but that it creates an urgency on the part of the hiring manager to call you. As you will see, by following just a few rules you will be able to craft a compelling resume that instantly sets you up as the perfect candidate for any job you choose to apply for.

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Want to Accelerate Your Pipeline? Upcoming Online Event Shows You How!

The Sales Hunter

Digital Sales Engine is a day-long learning event packed with live sessions and master classes by 30+ of today’s leaders in sales. I am excited to come together with other top sales speakers on November 17 to provide a learning experience full of proven strategies and powerful insights around sales technology. The event includes live interactive […].

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