Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In my naivety, I did not exclude taking a role in marketing if this would make me such a person. I consider it as my merit that our proposal made it to the short list. I was given a part-time post graduate education on Systemic Marketing to prepare for this role. I excluded though to become a seller.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile Customer 103

Increase Sales

JULY 11, 2014

In today’s technology driven business market place, that old adage has definitely changed. Consider proposing a win-win situation where both you and the other person reach a collaborative agreement. Possibly the best good press strategy is to understand your rights as a proprietor as well as a marketer.

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Small Business Small Business Insurance Insurance 138

Rob Jolles

JULY 30, 2021

To some extent, I was fortunate; I was taught the answer to this question when I was twenty-one years old selling life insurance. My manager then doubled down on that emotional appeal and continued: “Rob, certain products like insurance need to be sold because most people tend to wait too long to purchase it on their own.

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Insurance Insurance Motivation Call-back 96

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

An owner I spoke with yesterday was totally freaking out over the 40% increase in his costs to provide health insurance. Your prospects are making the very same decisions about your demos and if your demo isn''t creating reaction #1 above, then the quotes and proposals that follow are sure to create.losses. No interest.

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Travel Decision Maker Insurance Insurance 251

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This information can be used by sales teams in a variety of industries — such as telecom, SaaS, insurance, hotels, cleaning, and janitorial — that are interested in improving their timing and focus when prospecting. Proposed move-in dates for new tenants. New Construction Data. Cities where new construction is booming. Intended use.

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Intent Data Intent Real Estate Data 110

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 9, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Proposals made. Proposals made. For many of our insurance clients, that number is closer to $10,000 to $15,000 dollars per sale. Proposal appointments. Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets.

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Hiring Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 136

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

For our call Wednesday, please take a look at this initial draft of the proposal, and jot down any questions or edits. Instead, find out something cool about your prospect or congratulate her on a recent success, as I did with this contact from a maritime insurance company: Look at you guys hosting a great Summit. Went swimmingly, etc.

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Sales Process Real Estate Follow-up Insurance 107

Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 29, 2016

One of the most frustrating parts of being in marketing is in the area of lead generation. There are all kinds of ways to qualify a lead, and the fact is, a market-qualified lead is indeed different from a sales-qualified lead. It doesn’t matter if you are talking software, hardware, dump trucks or liability insurance.

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Software Software Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 48

Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 29, 2016

One of the most frustrating parts of being in marketing is in the area of lead generation. There are all kinds of ways to qualify a lead, and the fact is, a market-qualified lead is indeed different from a sales-qualified lead. It doesn’t matter if you are talking software, hardware, dump trucks or liability insurance.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Software 48

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! I have one more proposal Im looking at. Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Tony Cole on TV.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Cost per Acquisition Proposal 138

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Marketing Consulting. The purpose of marketing consulting is to evaluate a business’s marketing efforts and provide guidance on how to improve to meet goals and bring in revenue. As a marketing consultant, you might specialize in a certain field of marketing, such as content marketing , PR, or social media marketing.

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Outsourcing Services Hiring Real Estate Face-to-face 112

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 17, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! If you cant say it or express it in 30 seconds or less, then your sales people havent been paying attention to all the marketing and training youve provided for them. No lights, no propaganda from marketing with four color slicks.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Up-Sell 137

SugarCRM

JULY 13, 2021

For example, the export-financing journey of one financial institution involved four organizations: the financial institution itself, the importer, the exporter, and an export insurance company. The journey required one and a half to two years to complete and included many highly technical components that bedeviled redesign efforts.

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Customer B2C Segment B2B 26

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

If you were a marketer twenty years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2021, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. Years ago, marketers primarily segmented their audiences by age range—mainly because the data to get super granular didn’t exist back then. “As

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Segment Lead Rank Trends Marketing Qualified Lead 246

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2012

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! The reason I wanted to post this today is to gently remind you as sales managers that no matter how many times your sales people have presented a proposal - they need to practice so that they can be their best. Tony Cole on TV.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Conference Sales Qualified Lead 192

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! What is the decision making process at the next step and have they agreed to eliminate and current relationship and have they agreed to make a decision when you present your findings, solution or proposal? Tony Cole on TV. Alltop.com.

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Sales Coaching Hiring Coaching Sales Qualified Lead 168

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Tim Lathe - Executive Vice President, Wealth Management - Key Bank: "Proposals are just second opinions.". Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets. Listen to Tonys Live Interview with Business Expert Radio!

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Banking Webinar Metrics 168

MarketJoy

JULY 27, 2018

As a marketer or salesperson, how can you use these tools and channels to your advantage? While B2C buyers may make a purchasing decision the first or second time they come into interaction with a brand, B2B buyers may need several meetings, demos, proposals, and phone calls before making a decision. Increase Rewards.

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B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2C 64

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

SiriusDecisions says the #1 issue preventing Sales quota achievement is not the lack of marketing leads, lack of good solutions, or a lack of product knowledge, but the inability for Sales teams to effectively communicate value messaging. The ACA is a huge change that is rocking the insurance world. So there is definitely a value gap.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Tools Training 73

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Make sure that everyone is still in agreement that, when you finish your presentation, they will make a decision to say "yes" or "no" to your proposal. Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets. Alltop.com.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics 120

Chorus.ai

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Just 2.5MO after joining a company in an emerging market, I closed a 175K Enterprise deal (our previous ACV was hovering at ~50K). When I sold safety training, I’d read OSHA reports and new trainings mandated by insurance laws. Lindsey Plocek, Sales & Marketing Executive + Mindfulness Teacher. In one year I closed 4.5M

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Cold Calling Exercises Top of Funnel Face-to-face 52

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Listen to Tonys Live Interview with Business Expert Radio! Alltop.com.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 169

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

If you were a marketer 20 years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2022, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. Years ago, marketers primarily segmented their audiences by age range—mainly because the data to get super granular didn’t exist back then. “As

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Segment Lead Rank Trends Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 2, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! Going through my google reader, I spied Verne Harnishs intriguing headline: What Makes Us Happy: Seven Questions for a Client Centered Proposal and clicked to read more. Hire SalesPeople Who Can and Will Sell in These Tough Markets.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Motivation Banking 137

Sales Hacker

MAY 27, 2019

After 16 years at IBM, Scott has learned a thing or two about assessing marketing strategy and how effective your product is. How to assess your go to market strategy. The Flip Between Sales and Marketing [29:09]. Sam Jacobs : You can become an actuary at an insurance company. The Flip Between Sales and Marketing.

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Scale Lead Rank Oracle Up-Sell 60

InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Targeting the right market for great sales. We aim for the wrong target market for our sales funnel. Now I’m going to propose something that may upset you. Now let’s uncover the truth about how to correctly personalize for marketing prospecting. It means the proposed value needs to significantly outweigh this risk.

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Scale Prospecting Buyer Persona Outbound 40

PandaDoc

JULY 26, 2021

The contract and proposal software field is so competitive that we see new tools developed almost every year. Throughout the years, we’ve consulted market research specialists and gone deep into each of these solutions, analyzing their features and comparing pricing plans. QuoteWerks. Why choose PandaDoc?

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Proposal Enterprise Enterprise Analytics 52

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2023

One marketing platform or sales enablement app? One insurance broker, attorney, banker, or consultant? Everyone was concerned with how the proposed solutions would impact themselves and their teams. Truth Bomb: Salespeople All Look Alike to B2B Buyers How do B2B buyers tell one internet security company from another?

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Referrals Channels Cold Calling Scale 177

Allego

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Big changes are coming for bulk email senders that will impact how commercial email is sent and received—forever altering the global sales and marketing email landscape. It’s great news for end users, but it creates challenges for sales and marketing teams. Today’s DSRs have evolved to primarily help sellers sell.

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Conversion Buyer Proposal Coaching 77

Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Even if you have a big marketing budget, this route can be very risky. These may or may not include property taxes, maintenance, utilities, and insurance. No matter which type of lease your landlord proposes, it’s well worth hiring a specialist attorney to review your lease before you sign. Attract Patrons Online and In-Person.

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Real Estate How To Hiring Retail 78

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 12, 2018

Many salespeople fail to effectively follow up after sending a proposal. Should you deliver a five-minute speech about the importance of life insurance at your Cousin Jack’s memorial? And by laying the foundation for a great month before they need to, they always blow their goals out of the water. 8) They follow up. Definitely not.

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Buyer Persona Insurance Insurance Follow-up 145

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 4, 2019

In others, it’s part of the marketing team or sits on its own team altogether. You might already have an executive summary for your company if you’ve written a business proposal or value proposition. Once you’ve identified what you’re working toward, conduct market research by talking with your staff, business partners, and customers.

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Referrals How To Sales Cycle Conference 129

Hubspot Sales

JULY 17, 2019

If you keep your marketing database separate from your CRM, set up an integration between the two to ensure that the best leads pass seamlessly between the two systems. Share the folder with your marketing team, and ensure there's a place to add ideas to the content creation pipeline. Better Proposals.

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Exact Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hubspot 99

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Account-Based Marketing. AB Testing (or Split Testing) is an experiment involving two variants, usually for measuring and comparing market response to each. This sales glossary is meant to reduce ramp time for new reps that are getting immersed in B2B sales jargon for the first time. AB Testing. Account-Based Everything / Revenue.

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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 99

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

Depending on the software, implementation, and go-to-market (GTM) strategy, considerable costs and internal resources could be needed for a successful deployment. Product management, engineering, customer success, sales, and marketing groups will weigh in on the decision-making process.

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Licensing Software Software Enterprise 74

Close.io

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Generally cold canvassing is used for selling insurance policies or other financial instruments. Try drafting a personalized proposal that matches their budget and meets their current needs. It lets you build your go-to-market plan, design segments and territories, and track the performance of your sales team.

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Campaigns Cold Calling Territories Face-to-face 80

Bigtincan

DECEMBER 8, 2021

So, some sales and marketing teams may be evaluating Highspot alternatives. When they don’t find the content they need, they use outdated content or use whatever worked for them in the past — which may not even comply with approved marketing assets. This article was written for them.

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Analysis Collateral Telecommunications Sales Enablement 59