Partners in Excellence

MARCH 1, 2020

We seem to have a culture that revels in failure–that is encouraging people to experiment, learn, innovate, and grow through “making it safe to fail.” Some things to think about: Are you recruiting and on boarding people who can succeed when given the opportunity and want to succeed?

Revelation 104

Revelation Ideal Customer Profile Coaching Account 104

Braveheart Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While I was watching ESPN’s College Game Day, I heard Chris “The Bear” Fallica, who is a research producer and sports betting analyst for ESPN, make an observation about betting odds that was a revelation to me. Making Sales Wagers. And it is hard for them not to BELIEVE that the opportunity is real. They wanna believe.

Sports 52

Sports Sage Revelation Face-to-face 52

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It was a group of very bright thinkers/practitioners in sales and marketing. We were discussing the future of sales and marketing–things we saw happening, things we believed needed to change. Am I contributing to it’s improvement and the ability of sales to contribute to our customers and the companies we sell for?”

Revelation 80

Revelation Face-to-face Channels Segment 80

Partners in Excellence

JULY 27, 2021

We take a moment to celebrate, high 5 each other and revel in the success. Alternatively, they may not be aware that they could/should change–that there are opportunities for them to improve and grow. They identified the opportunities they would win to achieve that goal. It’s the end of the quarter, we’ve hit our numbers.

Forecasting 68

Forecasting Revelation Incentives Incentive 68

Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 16, 2020

For a very long time, salespeople have been taught to start sales presentations with their company’s story as a way to gain credibility with their prospective clients. No part of this conversation makes you relevant to your client’s current challenges or opportunities. What then might make you relevant? High Relevance.

B2B 108

B2B eBook Conversion Segment 108

Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

Even so, my sales book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Modern Selling Podcast. Because I interview some of the world’s top influencers and authors, I knew I had to come up with a resource list of the best sales books for 2023. In fact, I find books a little overwhelming at times.

Paid Content 81

Paid Content Conversion Top of Funnel Hiring 81

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Pipeline reviews and reporting are constant sources of contention between management and sales people. Most often the value of this activity is portrayed as the inverted triangle in this diagram. Managers are getting all the value! At it’s worst, sales people view it as a “Big Brother Is Watching Exercise.”

Pipeline 95

Pipeline Top of Funnel Revelation Sales Cycle 95

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2015

All sales professionals revel in doing deals. But as managers, as great as that feeling is, if we are spending the majority of our time doing deals, then we aren’t doing our jobs. But as managers, as great as that feeling is, if we are spending the majority of our time doing deals, then we aren’t doing our jobs.

Revelation 48

Revelation Maximizer Consumer Account 48

OnePageCRM

MAY 15, 2019

But its most remarkable part was the opportunity to spend time with our customers, sit by their side and see our product through their eyes. If you get an opportunity to meet with your customers, spend the time wisely and listen to what they have to say. I found that sales managers are the most positive people in the world.

Customer 36

Customer Revelation CRM Lead Rank 36

OnePageCRM

MAY 15, 2019

But its most remarkable part was the opportunity to spend time with our customers, sit by their side and see our product through their eyes. If you get an opportunity to meet with your customers, spend the time wisely and listen to what they have to say. I found that sales managers are the most positive people in the world.

Customer 36

Customer Revelation CRM Lead Rank 36

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2018

The article started with a statement to the effect of “ill informed pundits quoting data that sales people spend only 10-30% of their time F2F with customers.” He went on discuss the selling distractions, arguing, “why would a sales person choose to spend their time on admin processes and things like updating CRM?”

Up-Sell 52

Up-Sell Revelation CRM Buying Cycle 52

Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

The Internet is littered with articles about the sales process. It’s the only sales process post based on hard data. We used AI to analyze over 1M sales conversations that span 384,923 deals. Those sales calls were recorded, transcribed from speech to text, and analyzed with AI. Equipping your reps to execute.

Sales Process 103

Sales Process Cold Calling Call-back Cancellation 103

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 19, 2022

All I remember is running around the office in celebration when one of the sales development representatives (SDRs) on my team booked their first meeting. At that moment, reveling in victory, I realized the most critical element of sales management: People. Create opportunities for them to learn from leaders and peers.

Revelation 130

Revelation Sports Objections Motivation 130

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 11, 2021

.” Whether it’s bad prospecting, bad Social Channel interactions, bad selling, weak sales management, ineffective training, and so forth. I’ve written so much on where we are underperforming our potential as sales professionals, or undeserving out customers. It was both challenging and huge fun.

Revelation 143

Revelation Jigsaw Account Lead Rank 143

Gong.io

JUNE 19, 2018

The Internet is littered with articles about the sales process. It’s the only sales process post based on hard data. We used AI to analyze over 1M sales conversations that span 384,923 deals. Those sales calls were recorded, transcribed from speech to text, and analyzed with AI. Equipping your reps to execute.

Sales Process 48

Sales Process Cold Calling Call-back Cancellation 48

Anthony Iannarino

JULY 9, 2020

Some believe that because they need to make sales, everyone is a prospect. The idea of capturing mindshare means shaping the lens through which your contacts view their business, their problems, their challenges, and their opportunities. Learn how to sell without a sales manager. You need to make sales.

Strategy 112

Strategy Prospecting Face-to-face eBook 112

Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Every obstacle presents an opportunity, if you’re looking for it. “Revel” and “lament” are choices. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible. Little Red Book of Sales Answers. Categories.

Study 332

Study Hiring Social Media Loyalty 332

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This is it – the 52 best sales book you’ll ever read. Of all the different types of books I read, sales books have probably been the most common (though I spend a lot of time reading books that have nothing to do with sales, which has tremendous value). The Challenger Sale. This is a sequel to The Challenger Sale.

Negotiation 111

Negotiation Tour de Force Influencer Lead Rank 111

Allego

MARCH 9, 2023

Today’s sales enablement market looks drastically different from the market of 10 years ago. Back then, Allego joined the space with the goal of helping sales teams improve their messaging via video coaching on mobile devices. With that software, tablets became the hot new sales coaching device.

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Sales Enablement Industry Marketing Video 62

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If you missed episode 130, check it out here: Turning Junior-level Talent into Top Sales Professionals with Eddie Baez. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales enablement is easy. REGIE uses artificial intelligence to create entire outbound inbound, and even follow-up sales campaigns faster. We’re on iTunes.

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Data Revenue Hiring How To 96