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How to Prevent Turnover on Your Sales Team
Sales and Marketing Management
MAY 3, 2019
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Small Business Owners Don’t Want to Learn How to Sell
No More Cold Calling
MAY 2, 2019
Hiding behind technology doesn’t drive sales—THIS WILL. Next week is National Small Business Week in the United States. For more than 50 years, the U.S. president has issued a proclamation that dedicates the first full week in May to celebrating America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.
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How to Stop Fighting the Monster of Sales Technology Complexity
Smart Selling Tools
APRIL 30, 2019
How to Stop Fighting the Monster of Sales Technology Complexity. Here’s the scenario. You’re on a ship in a vast sea. Somewhere out there on the horizon is a land of opportunity, solid ground on which to build a beautiful, sun-soaked empire–if you can get to it.
Promoted! Effective Sales Management Begins with Letting Go
Connect2Sell
MAY 1, 2019
Why is there so much confusion about what effective sales management looks like? delegating for development sales leadership sales management philosophy of leadership
Successful Social Selling Best Practices Guide
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This best practices guide focuses on helping you organize, harness and capitalize on the information, buying signals and qualified prospects identifying themselves to you online every single day.
Friday Five – Ways to Shorten Your Sales Cycle
Score More Sales
MAY 3, 2019
We know of eleven factors that historically have shortened sales cycles, based on research done by Objective Management Group. Here are a few to think about: sales process sales strategy complex sales
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Hit Sales Growth Goals and All Other Problems Go Away
Anthony Cole Training
MAY 2, 2019
Disconnect in the business world is pretty common. But, that doesn't mean it should be. Specifically in sales, your job as a leader is to create a model that benefits both the company and the salespeople that work there. So, how do you do this?
Understanding Your Customer’s Story with Listening Paths
Sales Benchmark Index
MAY 2, 2019
Messaging Pipelines. When I was younger, I would often play “The Telephone Game” with my friends. You whisper a phrase to one person, who whispers it to another, and so on until the last person in the line repeats the message.
A Cold Call By Any Other Name
The Pipeline
APRIL 30, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. The expression ‘Cold Call’ brings an immediate visceral reaction from people, when it shouldn’t. Most picture opening the yellow pages, picking a business at random, dialling and barking “Wanna buy, wanna buy, wanna buy?” on the other hand, a cold call by another name is just direct contact. When I say cold calling, I specifically refer to calling someone when that call is not previously scheduled.
What to Do with the Salespeople Who Become Your Biggest Problem
Understanding the Sales Force
MAY 3, 2019
Sales Training Playbook by Lessonl
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A step-by-step guide for building a comprehensive training playbook for your sales team.
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Monday Motivation Video: Do You Believe In Yourself?
The Sales Hunter
APRIL 28, 2019
Your customers will never accept what you have to offer unless you are confident in what you’re selling. The first thing you are selling is not the product or service but actually yourself. Have confidence and work with integrity.
Driving Team Performance: Why Offboarding is Just as Important as Onboarding
Sales Benchmark Index
APRIL 29, 2019
According to SBI research, HR leaders and their teams spend 8x more time creating, implementing, and administering onboarding programs compared to offboarding programs. Onboarding programs are no doubt essential to an employee’s ramp time and continued success at the company.
Even in B2B, Customer Experience Defines You (April Referral Selling Insights)
No More Cold Calling
APRIL 29, 2019
Do your clients want more from you? Would you be surprised to learn that prospects want the same buying experience in their business lives as in their personal lives? I’m not. We all want a stellar customer experience, and we’re pissed when we don’t get it. B2B customers are just louder about it.
Sell More! New Online Training—Early Bird Pricing!
Mr. Inside Sales
MAY 1, 2019
Want to get your team excited about selling again? Would you like to be motivated to pick up the phone instead of sending yet another email? Do you want to be confident when speaking with gatekeepers and decision makers? Are you ready to double or even triple your sales—in 2019? You can.
5 B2B Marketing Trends that You Can't Ignore in 2020
Speaker: Pam Didner, Marketing Consultant, Author and Speaker
Pam Didner, B2B tech marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Effective Sales Enablement and Global Content Marketing, will present the essential marketing trends you need to know in 2020. She'll discuss digital challenges that marketers commonly face and share actionable solutions and templates you can apply to your job in real-time.
Am I Productive or Just Busy? Sales Leadership Lessons
The Sales Hunter
MAY 3, 2019
It is easy to think that just because you’re busy, you are productive. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The words “busy” and “productive” are often polar opposites. I see salespeople and sales leaders spending countless hours updating reports and building out spreadsheets.
You Are Making a Great Product – Are You Focused on Selling It?
Sales Benchmark Index
MAY 1, 2019
What do my users want? The savviest Product leaders are asking themselves this question more frequently than ever. They know great User Experience (UX) is rapidly becoming a competitive differentiator. Customers’ expectations have risen, and failure to provide exceptional customer.
Empower Your Sales Team to Close the Deal With Video
Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 28, 2019
Author: Hope Horner Sending email after email to leads just doesn’t work like it used to. Especially now, when new sales-related tech seems to crop up weekly: data management systems, sales forecasting, customer relationship management software, and automated email marketing platforms.
A Gift to Our Readers: MIS Wins 2019 Service Provider Award!
Mr. Inside Sales
APRIL 29, 2019
Chicago: AA-ISP Leadership Summit: I’d like to take a quick moment to acknowledge all my readers and clients who nominated MIS in two categories this year, 2019. At the Summit in Chicago last week, MIS was awarded (for the third year in a row!) the “2018 Service Provider of the Year Award”!
7 Marketing and Sales Strategies to Grow Your Revenue Fast
Speaker: Christopher Ryan, Founder and CEO of Fusion Marketing Partners
Many companies have the core marketing and sales elements to take their revenue to the next level, but are still missing out on some key opportunities. Join Christopher Ryan, CEO of Fusion Marketing Partners and writer of the recent book "The Expert’s B2B Revenue Growth Playbook," to discover seven steps that you can immediately take to grow your company’s revenue quickly and consistently!
Gender in Senior Management: F1000 Diversity Creeps Up From 2016 to 2019
DiscoverOrg Sales
MAY 2, 2019
In 2016, DiscoverOrg compiled a benchmark report that asked: How is gender distributed among C-suite and senior management roles at Fortune 1000 companies? The answer then: Not much. Overall in 2016, we found that just 15% of senior management were women.
40 Surprising Sales Statistics That Matter in 2019
BrainShark
MAY 2, 2019
As new research is published on the sales profession, we’re faced with new data about what it takes for today’s reps to succeed
What Are You Tolerating?
The Sales Heretic
MAY 1, 2019
As a professional speaker and trainer, I spend a lot of time in airports. And I see an awful lot of bad behavior there. Recently as I was waiting to board a flight, I witnessed some incredibly poor behavior by a boy I would estimate to be between ten and twelve years old. He had [.].
Do you know how often you drop the baton?
Membrain
MAY 1, 2019
In the 2008 Olympics, the men’s U.S. 400-meter relay team was considered a sure thing for the finals. They had some of the world’s fastest runners and were closely watched by critics and fans.
Fulfilling Today's (Changing) eLearning Needs
Speaker: Bryan Marriott, President, P1 Learning
eLearning cannot be a “one size fits all” proposition. It’s not enough to post 1,000+ courses and leave training up to chance. Join Bryan Marriott, President of P1 Learning, as he walks through the process of identifying learner needs, and then delivering training that specifically addresses those needs – in a short, effective, and entertaining manner.
Direct Dials: More than Meets the Eye
DiscoverOrg Sales
MAY 1, 2019
Today’s story features the seemingly simple direct-dial phone number. And I’m here to tell you, there’s a lot more to this piece of contact information than meets the eye.
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Sales Team: Invest In Your People (VIDEO)
The Center for Sales Strategy
APRIL 29, 2019
This is the fourth post in a series, "How to Get the Most Out of Your Sales Team." Check out other posts in this series - linked at the bottom of this blog post. I'm back again with the "How to Get the Most Out of Your Sales Team" series, and this week, I'm talking about investing in your people.
How To Educate Your Buyer, When Buyers Say Call Me In Six Months, & A Quote On Building Trust
MTD Sales Training
MAY 1, 2019
Episode 31: To my sales professional connections (and trainers). This podcast includes: How you can educate your buyer. Our skills pill looks at what to do when buyers use the “Call me in 6 months” excuse. And and a quote on building trust. Click on the link below for the podcast where you can also download/subscribe via iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher and Acast. link].
The mashup of Sales Enablementand Sales Effectiveness to Drive Sales Productivity
Membrain
APRIL 28, 2019
I’ll be speaking on this topic at ATD ICE this year in the Sales Enablement Track. The goal of the presentation is to share how to support sales effectiveness best practices with sales enablement systems to improve your sales productivity (your sales force’s ability to generate profitable revenue).
4 Steps to Developing Your Customer Care Strategy
Advertiser: Interactions LLC
The quality of a customer care strategy can make or break a company, but simply resolving a customer service issue or complaint is no longer enough. Learn the 4 steps that address the major points you need to consider when building a customer care roadmap.
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