Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 15, 2021

We attended last night's Red Sox Game. Unlike most games at Fenway Park, this contest was a pitcher's duel and the Red Sox held a fragile 1-0 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays heading into the top of the 9th inning. The Red Sox closer, Matt Barnes came in and quickly struck-out the first two batters and that brought up the best hitter in the major leagues, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 16, 2021

When we asked ZoomInfo’s Andy Lyon to tell us the story of how he successfully closed an eight-figure deal , he had a lot of things to say: Tips on overcoming common roadblocks, wisdom about the art of persistence, and meaningful insights that apply to life inside and outside of sales. But the very first step, he insisted, was creative outreach. Once he and his team identified their ideal prospect, they did some research and found that one of his first jobs was at an apple orchard.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 17, 2021

If a task does not serve a meaningful purpose, then the short-lived sense of accomplishment is only a fix. The post Managing Objectives, Not Tasks appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

Then make it safe to be ambitious and safe to miss targets. Guest Post by – Matt Roberts. Yes, you did read that correctly. I am proposing that you make it safe to miss a sales target. Hear me out. I have some research that makes this a great debate to have in your sales team right now. Psychological Safety is important to team performance. It relates directly to how goals, targets and quotas are set and hit.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 12, 2021

A good account segmentation will keep the lights on, but a great segmentation is how market leaders surpass their competition. How does yours compare? On today’s show, we are joined by Malorie Feidner, Senior Consultant at SBI, to discuss what it takes to achieve.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2021

Sales development reps protect your account execs' time, but they need the right data to be effective. The post Sales Development Reps: Your Strategic Sales Superpower appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2021

By Tibor Shanto. In an effort to simplify things, sellers and marketers want to put people in neat categories and boxes. People are not that simple; their emotions and reactions change in many ways at different points in the cycle. Given most deals will involve multiple buyers, we need to consider how individuals evolve, and the interplay between them.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 15, 2021

As a CMO, your time, attention, and budget have competing priorities. You and your team are focused on building a strong and credible brand. Your CEO and board are asking you to quantify the impact of your marketing budget. Your.

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A Sales Guy

JUNE 16, 2021

The Sales world is desperate for an upgrade. We’ve been holding on to, too many outmoded approaches, ideas, tropes, and concepts. It’s time sales let’s go of the tired and ineffective belief systems if we’re going to truly deliver the value we say we want to in the 21st-century. The biggest miss and most unsettling issue facing sales today is their brutal and debilitating contradicting view of what’s most important to sales AND the value of the CRM.

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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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Grant Cardone

JUNE 17, 2021

Do you like money? How would you like to make even more of it by either exiting your company or working less and making more money? In my lifetime, I’ve owned 7 businesses and every one of them – whether I decide to sell them or work less and keep my ownership – has an exit plan. . In this post, we’re talking about the two ways to 10x your business so y ou can either exit your business rich and never have to work again or make more money and work less.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Scott Goodson and Chip Walker believe more companies have to stretch beyond the business world to define their purpose and mission. Walker dives deeper into the process of activating brand purpose in a discussion with Editor Paul Nolan. The post Why Businesses Need a Purpose Beyond Being Profitable appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 17, 2021

Digital Sales Transformation Has Accelerated: There is no debate that COVID-19 accelerated the digital transformation in the B2B world. Businesses that pivoted their Go-to-Market strategy to changing customer demands thrived while laggards were left behind waiting for the dust to settle.

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Alice Heiman

JUNE 17, 2021

We’ve talked in the past about the sales leader’s role in conquering the complex sale. In fact, I have a free webinar you can watch if you’re finding it harder to close large enterprise deals. But as the world adjusted to the pandemic and more sales teams began working remotely, managing complex sales became even more challenging. Today, I want to share six actions sales leaders can take to manage complex sales – even while working remotely.

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Membrain

JUNE 16, 2021

People like to do business with people they trust. Unfortunately for sales professionals, salespeople are often the last people anyone trusts.

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SBI

JUNE 15, 2021

The 3 Biggest Obstacles Standing in the way of Excellent Sales Coaching. By Ariel Hitron, Second Nature AI. No matter what you’re selling, you need an effective sales team to discover your prospects’ needs, present possible solutions, answer questions, and close deals with new and existing customers. Like diamonds, however, natural born sellers are rare gems.

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Gong.io

JUNE 17, 2021

What do sales and hostage negotiations have in common? . Turns out, a lot more than you’d think. The stakes in a sales deal may not literally be life or death. But success in any negotiation depends on knowing what you’re doing every step of the way. . Know who’s top dog in that realm? Chris Voss. Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has years of experience in international crisis and high-stakes negotiations.

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Predictable Revenue

JUNE 14, 2021

As the world is changing at a fast pace, the use of business-related software has increased. SaaS tools provide an excellent opportunity for small-size businesses to promote their efforts and improve the workflows. The post Must-Have SaaS Tools for Small Sized Businesses appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.

Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.

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Membrain

JUNE 13, 2021

Buying is changing profoundly. This impacts everything we do to try to engage our customers, creating value through their buying and usage journey. To effectively engage our prospects and customer, we have to rethink all our strategies and approaches in working with them.

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Allego

JUNE 14, 2021

Welcome to The Adapter’s Advantage: Breakthrough Moments that Lead to Success. In episode 25, financial services leader Mark Caner shares his expertise in engaging Millennial customers, lessons from adapting to a virtual environment, and the importance of becoming a better listener. Listen and Subscribe Now: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 15, 2021

Being a decision-maker in today’s business world makes them a target for every over-enthusiastic salesperson with their landline number. Can you imagine how exhausting that must be? To avoid this trap and maximize every opportunity in today's challenging sales environment, you'll need a workable sales strategy and viable methods of researching prospects.

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Predictable Revenue

JUNE 17, 2021

Jon is a pioneer in the customer management category. He was the creator and co-founder of the award-winning customer management product GoldMine, acquired by FrontRange in 1999. After many years observing the CRM market, he created Nimble, an award-winning social sales and marketing CRM for individuals and teams that is Ranked #1 in Overall Satisfaction by G2 Crowd.

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Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.

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Force Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Great leaders are great leaders — no matter the court they operate in. On the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast, John Kaplan, Force Management President, had a chance to chat with Coach John Mosley Jr. from Netflix's Last Chance U and East Los Angeles College. Coaching inspiration can come from anywhere. Below are our top takeaways that you can apply to your own sales teams.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 16, 2021

When we asked ZoomInfo’s Andy Lyon to tell us the story of how he successfully closed an eight-figure deal , he had a lot of things to say: Tips on overcoming common roadblocks, wisdom about the art of persistence, and meaningful insights that apply to life inside and outside of sales. But the very first step, he insisted, was creative outreach. Once he and his team identified their ideal prospect, they did some research and found that one of his first jobs was at an apple orchard.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Scale Guidelines 100

The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 14, 2021

Have you ever thought about how the 10,000 foot view from an airplane is often more interesting and illuminating than the proverbial 30,000 foot view? This is true when looking at a sales organization as well. The 30,000-ft. view that you tend to take with something like a SWOT analysis or other strategic exercises is good, but the 10,000-ft. view might be more appropriate.

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Chorus.ai

JUNE 18, 2021

I am so excited for our webinar next week - 5 Essential Things Sales Leaders Can Do to Help Their Team Succeed with Mike McDonough , RVP of Mid Market Sales at Chorus. Let’s face it - Sales is a hard job. Just do the math - the average close rate across all industries is just 19%. That means sales reps hear “ no ” 81% of the time. 81%! Does that mean that reps are failing?

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Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®

Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?

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Sales Readiness Group

JUNE 14, 2021

With in-person, instructor-led training off the table for over a year, companies had to innovate and leverage technology to deliver sales training to their remote sales teams. Initially, the onset of the COVID pandemic sidelined most training initiatives. However, companies quickly realized that sales training was an even higher priority since it was suddenly more difficult to connect with customers, and sales reps were limited to remote selling.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 16, 2021

Do you have a clear objective for each call/meeting you have with the customer? Is it aligned with the customer’s objectives for the call? I talk to 100’s of sales people every year. They are constantly busy making calls and having meetings, but when I ask them, “What was your objective? Did you accomplish it? Could you have accomplished more?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 17, 2021

One of the first signs that a sales organization of a small company is growing and maturing is that they no longer rely on the sales team to generate leads. In the early stages of development, a new company requires that everyone “wear multiple hats”. Consequently, the salesperson usually plays the role of Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing Campaign Manager, and Business Development Specialist.

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