Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2023

5 Ways to Stay Inspired Paul Smith is the Sales Director of a leading technology company. He has been in the industry for the last ten years and has been a star in various sales and marketing roles. His recent promotion finds him managing managers. His leadership style has always been one of pace-setting and leading by example. Having just gone through a sales force downsizing, Paul has adopted an inspirational leadership style.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 1, 2023

This is the third in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. This interview is with Amelia Taylor. Amelia is the lead evangelist for Regie.ai. Regie helps sales, marketing, and success teams write engaging content faster using AI.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Today's article is different from most of my other articles because there is no opening analogy, very little data, and a complete lack of humor. It's such a serious article I was ready to delete it before I clicked the publish button. If you don't like the subject, the content or the writing, it's OK. This needed to be written.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 1, 2023

Organizations face sales productivity concerns, with pressure mounting due to buyer uncertainty in a sideways market, a renewed focus on earnings over growth, and owners and shareholders hungry for good news. Almost daily, we hear reports of layoffs, especially in technology companies, and an emergence of a new crop of commercial talent heading to new organizations.

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In Salesforce’s latest Marketing Intelligence Report, hear from 2,500+ global marketers on how they are leading with their data, from business growth to data privacy and more. In this report, you’ll learn: How marketers define their roles in the digital-first era. How marketers are adapting to a privacy-focused data ecosystem. The role of data in marketing-led growth and customer experiences.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2023

Tired of leaving tons of voicemails and not hearing back from anyone? Incorporate these proven techniques and give yourself the best chance of hearing back from prospects: #1: Use the “I need a little help, please…” technique. Everyone wants to be helpful, and by leading with this statement, you’ll at least peak someone’s interest, and get them to listen a little bit longer. #2: Next, make sure and let them know you’ll be brief when they call you back.

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Selling Energy

MARCH 2, 2023

One of the best ways to grow an efficiency business is to partner with non-competitive vendors or service providers. There’s a trick to doing so, though. Most “salespeople” look for a non-competitive vendor who could send them leads. Sales professionals, on the other hand, find non-competitive vendors for whom they can create new business. Why? Because it’s not enough to assure a potential vendor partner that you’re not going to reduce their current business volume if they were to send you leads

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

I read a fascinating article by Kelly Fairchild. She talked about “salesmanship.” It got me to thinking about, “What is salesmanship?” Based on the conversations I have with sellers and my social feeds, people seem to think salesmanship has to do with the following: Hitting quota, making commission Beating the competition Pitching products/solutions Prospecting, getting meetings Executing messaging sequences and outreaches across all channels to get meetings Persuading people to buy our products

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 1, 2023

While we can’t cover every aspect of selling in three simple steps, these are the critical ones. These 3 steps are the glue that holds the selling process together and they are repeatedly deployed throughout the sales cycle. Whenever I think of salespeople who I have interacted with as a customer , the really good ones all share these qualities. My insurance guy, Bruce, comes to mind.

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Vendor Neutral

MARCH 1, 2023

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Are your B2B salespeople ready to champion your product through a complex buying process? In today’s business landscape, buying decisions are extremely complicated, with more stakeholders and huge quantities of data and information they each bring to the table. To win big, B2B channel partner sales reps need to be able to navigate the buying process with information and tools at their fingertips that provide solutions and champion your products.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 3, 2023

These last few weeks, I've shared 4 key things that have helped us grow and serve others in the last 30 years, hoping they will be helpful to others on their journey. Today I share the final key takeaway, #1: Faith.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 1, 2023

Executive Coaching Pumps You Up! Sales leaders need to remember that they too, must regularly upgrade their leadership skills. There are two critical areas that will help you pump up your leadership quotient. The most effective ways are by networking with a peer who faces similar challenges and by enrolling in an executive coaching program. As a former sales executive, I always understood the importance of investing in my own development and the advantages of networking, and yet I always found

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 2, 2023

Marketing can be a tricky (and slightly fickle) arena to navigate. Get it right, though, and your brand could happily ride the advertising trends wave to success. Here are four digital marketing trends every brand should know. The post 4 Trends Every Digital Marketer Needs to Know appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Force Management

MARCH 2, 2023

This month on Revenue Builders, our guests reminded us of the power of the mind. In leadership and life, the power of your mindset is clear - it affects your outlook, motivation and most importantly those around you. We look for a great mindset in those we partner with and who we hire. These are four stories that convey the transformative power of the mindset, from entrepreneurship to service.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

The benefits of account-based marketing are clear: internal alignment, shorter sales cycles, and higher conversion rates. But none of this is possible without the most important element of a successful ABM program: good data. In this eBook, we’ll walk you through leveraging strong data and go-to-market tools to unlock the five stages of ABM: define, identify, engage, convert, and connect.

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In the latest episode of the Art and Science of Complex Sales podcast, Paul Fuller sits down with Mike Koory , the founder and CEO of Blue SalesFly , a company dedicated to helping sales teams and professionals transform and succeed.

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Predictable Revenue

MARCH 1, 2023

Jake Biskar joins the Monthly Meta Podcast to discuss the importance of clean data when prospecting and tips for better email outreach. The post The Importance of Clean Data When Prospecting appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Learn the hard truths about seeking the truth and discover five effective methods to get the honest customer feedback you need to succeed. The post Build Trust with Clients Through Genuine Review Requests appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Nutshell

MARCH 1, 2023

When you’re a growing business, you’ve got to effectively manage and update your leads in a way that’s organized and efficient. You can do just that with a customer database and intuitive customer relationship management (CRM) software. Read on to learn more about the basics of a customer database, the benefits of customer database management, and how you can use a CRM like Nutshell to manage your customer data.

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Speaker: Tim Hughes, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Leadership Associates

In this era of social media, traditional ways of selling are not as effective as they used to be. As prospects become more proficient on social media, many organizations struggle to keep up, not knowing how to navigate the new digital landscape. With most of the world’s population active on social media, it is imperative that teams improve their sales strategies by investing in sales coaching & training.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 2, 2023

Have you ever met a kid and know what kind of career they were made for? I bet the answer is YES if you really think about it.

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Julie Hanson

MARCH 2, 2023

How to Look Great on Zoom Calls with these 3 Tips “Cheat for the camera” is a common direction given to actors on film or video. It simply means they need to adjust their behavior for the audience’s benefit – because what the audience sees on their screen is much different than what they would see in person. And you can use these same tips or “cheats” to look great on Zoom calls and virtual meetings.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

To reach your target audience and build your brand, it's essential to have good-quality videos. Here are simple strategies for getting more views and engagement. The post Video Marketing Tips, Tricks and Tactics To Get More Views And Engagement appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Nutshell

MARCH 1, 2023

Odds are, you’ve heard of plenty of marketing different tools you can use for your business. Some of those tools are for automation, others are for analytics, and still, others are for design. But one of the most important tools to use in your business is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform. CRMs help your business gather, store, and analyze valuable customer data.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 1, 2023

“I just closed a deal with a 60 percent gross margin!” a new sales hire proudly told me early in my sales management career. I nodded and said, “That’s great. What’s the net margin? The salesperson looked confused and asked, “Net margin, what’s the difference?” I laughed and said, “Gross margin is like your commission before taxes.

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Membrain

MARCH 1, 2023

If you’ve been reading my blog for long, you won’t be surprised to hear me say that sales training alone won’t fix your sales problems or transform your sales team. Or that you can’t do it in a single training event–or even several training events.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The trend toward hiring fractional executives is proving to be an effective solution for some companies. Here's what to know about fractional CMOs. The post 5 Key Differences Between a Fractional CMO and a Full-Time CMO appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Nutshell

MARCH 1, 2023

CRMs gather data about your customers and then allow you to sort and analyze that data to learn more about your audience. There are many benefits of CRM, which is why so many businesses use it. But maybe you’re questioning how well a CRM would integrate with your existing business practices. You might be wondering how CRM software aligns with the overall business strategy at your company.

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Good people are the foundation of any organization. That means placing the right people in the right roles can be the difference between your business growing or stagnating — and the competition is getting fierce. According to Harvard Business Review, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated seismic shifts that were already rocking the talent market. With remote work making white-collar jobs more flexible and talent more mobile, a rebound in hiring meant the race for quality candidates had become even

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 1, 2023

When we think of leadership, we often think of qualities or characteristics such as courage, inspiration, or perseverance. These qualities or traits are actually one of several ingredients in a powerful recipe for success and winning. That recipe is mindset. Unprecedented headwinds over the past few years have created immense challenges and uncertainty.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For many sales organizations, coaching is a tricky subject. As an ongoing activity, it is sandwiched between more exciting events, like onboarding and sales training. But sales coaching also suffers from a secondary malady. Though everyone agrees it is necessary, few do it right. As sales coaching and training experts, let us dispense with one persistent myth.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The trend toward hiring fractional executives is proving to be an effective solution for some companies. Here's what to know about fractional CMOs. The post 5 Key Differences Between a Fractional CMO and a Full-Time CMO appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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