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Make the "Business-to-People" Sale

Anthony Cole Training

Most Sales Managers would agree that completing prospecting activities and hitting sales goals are critical to success. However, what happens when we focus too much on the numbers and not enough on being a resource for prospects, we impact (or lose) the human element of our business.

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My Best Advice on How Not to Be a Commodity

Anthony Iannarino

There will be very few who will follow the idea in this post. Most will ignore the directive action I recommend here, doing exactly the opposite, believing it both wiser and more efficient. Those who read it with an understanding of how things are shaking out in business will profit for practicing what follows. Pulled by the Poles. The business world is being pulled in two directions : The most potent forces in the history of commerce are driving people and companies to become ever more transact

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Metrics—Which One is Most Important?

Mr. Inside Sales

Feeling a little overwhelmed by all the new technology that seems to come out every month (almost every week)? If you’re like most companies, then you’ve probably got enough technology in place to measure just about everything: talk time, conversion rates, number of demos being given, lead flow and lead placement in the funnel—top end, middle, and end stage of leads.

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10 Things You Can Do to Prospect Faster

The Sales Hunter

We all wish every lead turned into a great prospect and in less time. You probably also want it all to take you less time than it takes to decide what you want to eat for lunch. That would be the greatest customer, right? Yes, in a perfect world, that could happen. I would be happy to settle even if the entire process only took 24 hours. The fact is that too often leads don’t go anywhere and we’re left with a painfully slow journey to try to get the next customer.

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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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Is Your Value Proposition Strong Enough?

Jill Konrath

I was eating lunch with the new president of a large manufacturing company. She was well aware of the work I’d done with their sales organization. So when I asked about her biggest challenge, I assumed we’d be talking sales. Instead, she answered, “Waste.”.

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The New Salesenomics

Understanding the Sales Force

Back in the 1960's it made sense for gasoline prices to be discounted down to the nearest 9/10 of a cent because gas prices ranged between 17.9 to 18.9 cents. But when gas prices are around $3.00 per gallon, how does 9/10 cent continue to make sense? Some habits die really hard. I don't know about you but some things just don't make sense to me. I loved the Leavitt/Dubner series of books on Freakonomics and thought I could share some interesting sales and sales management data that make little s

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Exhibit Something Different

The Pipeline

By Tibor Shanto. Most trade shows I attend, I do so to prospect, not as an exhibitor. Organizers kindly line up prospect in neat little stalls, one after the other. A couple weeks back I went to an event where I was indeed interested in what they were displaying and selling. This time I got to experience trade shows like most mortals do. What I have to report that it wasn’t a great experience.

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7 Ways to Run More Efficient Business Meetings

Zoominfo

If you’ve worked in business for any length of time, you’ve attended two very different types of meetings. First, there are effective business meetings, where employees share necessary information, collaborate efficiently, and develop next steps to solve their shared problems. And then there are the meetings where to put it simply, nothing gets done.

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Relevant Buyer Experiences

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Theresa O'Neil, Chief Marketing Officer of Showpad Today’s B2B buyers have higher expectations than ever before, and their criteria for making purchase decisions is evolving. While having a great product at the right price point is certainly important, it doesn’t guarantee success. A study from SiriusDecisions found that 81 percent of B2B buyers today make purchase decisions based on buying experience, rather than product or price.

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Streamlining Salesforce for Maximum Impact: A People-Focused Pocket Guide

Step inside the world of Salesforce consulting, stripped of fluff and jargon. Our guide provides a detailed exploration of five key success criteria, complete with actionable steps for immediate implementation. Elevate your Salesforce investment with insights on goal setting, system design, core object utilization, user adoption, and crafting a system tailored to your needs.

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Why Your Business Needs to Be More Fun

The Sales Heretic

One of my favorite pieces of research in the field of sales and marketing is a survey of B2B buyers conducted by Britt Beemer for American Demographics Magazine. In it, Beemer found that 70.1% of respondents would switch to a different vendor if the company was more fun to do business with. When I first [.].

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Promoted! Sales Team Management Tips for Turnaround Teams

Connect2Sell

In this series for new sales managers, we’re about to look at sales team management tips for turnaround teams … teams that aren’t performing well.

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May 2019 B2B Blog Post Round-Up

Zoominfo

Welcome to the May edition of the ZoomInfo B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. For those of you who are new to this series, we use each monthly round-up to feature content created by the ZoomInfo writers for outside publications. These blog posts typically explore topics related to B2B marketing, B2B sales, recruiting, or business growth. Today’s installment features content about getting ahead in your career, personalized marketing, lead generation roadblocks, brand trust, and more!

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You Are the Brand

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mark H. Kalan As a long-term practitioner of marketing, now over 40 years in duration, I have often been challenged by the concept of “The Brand,” what it communicates, what it means, what it stands for and how it is integral to an organization’s position and ultimate success in the market. Bringing a background in consumer packaged goods (CPG) that incorporated executive-level marketing and sales stints on the client, vendor, and agency sides of the business, and now as a professor of s

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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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How Is Your Sales Commentary?

The Pipeline

The post How Is Your Sales Commentary? appeared first on TiborShanto.com.

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Partners Can Make – Or Break – Your Product Launch

SBI Growth

Although you may have a crackerjack in-house development team, can they provide all the knowledge and horsepower you need to launch breakthrough products on-time, on-spec and on-budget? Often there are some gaps – which frequently contribute to costly delays. For.

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The Definitive Guide to a Data-Driven PR Strategy

Zoominfo

There’s no way around it, companies that have access to data and the means to analyze said data are often among the most successful. In fact, according to research, companies that have embraced a data-driven culture are three times more likely to be substantially ahead of their competitors financially ( source ). On the ZoomInfo blog we often discuss the use of data in sales, marketing, and recruiting.

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A new way to present solutions to a prospect,getting rid of negative emotions & a quote from Steven Covey

MTD Sales Training

Episode 31: To my sales professional connections (and trainers). This podcast includes: Our skills pill looks at how we can get rid of negative emotion when working with a client. And we finish with a quote from Steven Covey. Click on the link below for the podcast where you can also download/subscribe via iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher and Acast. [link].

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Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

In this eBook, we’ll run through real-world examples that show how RevOps teams can benefit from modern solutions for the access, management, and activation of their GTM data. Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.

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The Best 10 Web Chat Tools in 2019

Hubspot Sales

Did you know this? HubSpot Research found that 82% of consumers rate an "immediate" response as important or very important when they have a marketing or sales question. And 90% of consumers rate an "immediate" response as important or very important when they have a customer service question. Speed is everything for today's buyers and customers. Web chat tools can be used at almost every stage of the customer lifecycle.

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This is How to Use Sales Strategy for Success

Alice Heiman

In May of 2018, Salesforce reported that 57% of sales reps didn’t hit their sales goals. Fortunately, by the end of 2018 things were looking up. Only 46% of sales reps didn’t hit their goals. If, like most companies, nearly 50% of your sales reps missed their quota, don’t despair. There is hope. . If you want more of your sales reps to hit their revenue goals, the secret is in sales leadership and strategy.

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Transforming Sales: Buyers are Telling us What They Expect and That Will Continue

SBI

Transforming Sales: Buyers are Telling us What They Expect and That Will Continue. In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can transform sales in a significant way. This week I interview Melody Astley , VP of Sales for Finlistics Solutions. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP AREAS OF FOCUS IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO TRANSFORM THEIR SALES ORGANIZATIONS?

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Get Out the Map: Aligning Sales Processes to the Buyer’s Path

Miller Heiman Group

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across the ocean blue with the goal of finding riches in the East Indies. However, though he had a clear goal, he didn’t have a map, so he fell well short of his intended destination, landing in the Caribbean islands instead. (Despite what many believe, he didn’t discover continental North America or even set foot there.).

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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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What is a sales funnel and how is it useful?

Nutshell

A sales funnel is an indispensable tool for your sales team, and can help you figure out where and how to refine your sales processes. But with so many competing sales funnel definitions out there on the Internet, we thought we’d clear up some of the confusion. Read on to learn what a sales funnel can tell you, the difference between a sales funnel and a marketing funnel, and how to use CRM reporting tools to optimize your funnel.

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Fear of the No?

Go for No!

What do you do when you have fear of getting a no? Very simply you need to down to the root of the fear because it’s not really the no. Ask yourself, w hat are you really afraid of? . Are you afraid of the ‘no’ because you (desperately) need the yes? While you might make the absolute best ‘presentation’ and give your best effort – ultimately their decision is theirs.

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Customers Are Irresponsible When They Don’t Answer Our Prospecting Calls!

Partners in Excellence

I’m following a fascinating discussion in LinkedIn. You should read it here. The author makes a fair point that executives must constantly look for opportunities to learn, improve, and grow their businesses. He poses the premise they should do this by answering every prospecting call they get–since sales people presenting their solutions will give the customer insights and ideas to improve their business.

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How to Magically Move Prospects into a Buying State of Mind

Membrain

Let's cover some of the lies being told to companies with sales organizations and how those lies prevent sales organizations from being their best.

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.

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Sales Operations Manager: What They Do, How Much They Make, & More

Hubspot Sales

Would you like to become a sales operations manager? Or are you considering hiring one? Research from CSO Insights found that 79.1% of organizations in the technology industry already have a dedicated sales enablement initiative or function, compared to an average of 50% across other industries. If you're like these companies, who need to create effective sales systems so salespeople can be productive and effective in their roles, then it's likely time to hire a sales operations manager.

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Introducing: The B2B Sales Show ft. Joe Caprio

Chorus.ai

We're excited to announce that Chorus.ai has partnered with Sweetfish Media , producers of the B2B Growth podcast, to contribute to their latest project: The B2B Sales Show. Joe Caprio , VP Sales at Chorus.ai, will be hosting conversations with other sales leaders at fast growing companies to share new ideas and hard won lessons in B2B sales.

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“Is It OK To Manipulate For Good Purposes?”

Partners in Excellence

James Muir published an outstanding post, “ Is it ok to manipulate clients for their own good? ” It’s a must read. Basically, James describes a conversation with a sales person who feels it’s OK to manipulate and pressure a customer because that sales person knows how happy the customer will be with the solution. Most of you would, hopefully, find this premise not only arrogant, but preposterous.

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