The ROI Guy

MARCH 28, 2018

You’ve launched your interactive ROI / TCO Tool to your sales team. Here are three successive steps you can take to measure and prove your program’s success: Step #1: Validating Awareness First, you have to measure if you’ve successfully gotten the word out about the Tool, and your getting the sign-ups you anticipated.

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SalesProInsider

JULY 6, 2017

Whatever you want to “get done” will be easier if you have the right tools. From closing a sale, creating a lead gen campaign, sending a proposal…or even painting a room,; anything you need to get done is easier when you have the right tools…and use them correctly. But which tool is the right tool?

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SBI

JUNE 26, 2012

Linda built her company into an international power-house having trained over two million sales professionals to date. Linda wanted to get my thoughts on sales tools and the role they play in today’s sales organizations. The first sales tool I used (other than a rolodex) was the GRiD Systems laptop.

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SBI

MAY 23, 2021

SalesTech Video Review: Simple Content Organizer for Sending Links, Files and Video to prospects. Flipdeck tackles two hassles salespeople deal with every day, gathering the information to send each prospect and adding attachments and links to an email one-by-one. You have the content you need.

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Fill the Funnel

MARCH 6, 2014

My focus in this post is on Business-to-Business sales, though many of these apply to the consumer sales arena as well. Consider some of the changes that have occurred as a result of technology and tools: Prospect Research. New Tools: Instant availability of everything imaginable about each prospect.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 28, 2024

Next comes the presentation and proposal stage, where agencies must effectively convey their capabilities, strategies, and how they align with the client’s specific needs. Therefore, understanding and mastering the marketing agency sales process is critical. This could be through calls, emails, or even in-person meetings.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Easily create personalized versions of all kinds of documents – from sales brochures to proposals – to make a deeper impression on your prospects. Help your salespeople stand out from the crowd, grab prospects’ attention, and make a big impression with their proposals. LEARN MORE.

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SBI

JULY 29, 2020

Mediafly Launches JumpStart ROI, Empowers Sellers with Fast Access to Affordable, Usable, Scalable Value-Selling Assessment Tool. As value propositions evolve more quickly than ever before, sellers lack usable value tools they can rely on to proactively prove value for every deal, not just larger ones. CHICAGO – July 29, 2020 .

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

You’ve worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

B2B sales prospecting isn’t always as exciting and glamorous as other parts of the sales routine, as you can imagine; it’s far more behind the scenes and challenging. In fact, sales leaders agree that prospecting is the hardest part of the sales process. How to prepare for B2B sales prospecting.

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BuzzBoard

MAY 29, 2024

Conquering the SMB Market: How Generative AI Software Can Supercharge Your Digital Agency’s Sales There’s no denying AI is transforming the sales technology landscape, with an influx of sophisticated tools for CRMs, marketing automation, forecasting, and more. Well, AI Sales Tools Are Evolving.

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Allego

JANUARY 11, 2024

Perhaps only music-sharing site Napster created as much of a frenzy when it arrived on the scene in 1999 as gen AI tool ChatGPT did 23 years later. Millions of people flocked to each of those tools when they launched. Sales Guru GPT Sales Guru GPT enhances sales skills through role-play and conversational sales techniques.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The 5 stages of a complex sales cycle. In many ways, a complex sale isn’t much different from a typical transactional sale. It encompasses five stages: Discovery, Qualification, Proposal, Closing, and Delivery. . Let’s break down each stage and look at how you can help your sales reps thrive with high-stakes sales.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2013

You conduct a great meeting with a business prospect, engage in smart conversation, and exchange ideas. You write the proposal, review with your team, include detailed pricing and timelines, and send the proposal to the client with a well-crafted email.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2020

AI for sales is nothing new. Sales tools using machine learning and deep learning are already widespread in the market today. However, AI is really good at solving narrow problems, especially where prior large training data sets exist — and the sales industry is full of such scenarios.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

These insights can help you understand where to spend time prospecting and upselling – not to mention how to frame the conversation – instead of wasting resources on blind alleys and manually updating your CRM. With the right data, you should no longer be in the dark when your favorite prospect hits the road. Here’s an example.

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Salesmate

JUNE 26, 2020

Persistence is key to SaaS sales. In SaaS sales, you cannot afford to miss any opportunity that comes your way. If the prospect doesn’t reply to an email or respond to a call, most of the SaaS sales reps give up without trying again. Persistence is crucial in sales. The length of the sales cycle can be shortened.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 10, 2014

CRM, as a sales enablement tool IS NOT SO important to sales success even though it does contribute, aid, help and enable sales people to manage prospects and accounts. At Anthony Cole Training Group, we don’t provide a CRM tool. This is what I know about successful sales people: They find names to call.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 19, 2024

And the key to success lies in a strategic and highly personalized outreach cadence to the right prospects. In this blog, we will explore some actionable insights on how to generate small businesses sales leads, focusing on quality personalization and effective identification and qualification of potential clients.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 20, 2013

So wouldn’t it be nice if prospects would just take your word for it? Eighty-one percent of buyers expect vendors to quantify the business value of proposed solutions before they’ll sign on any dotted lines. Guest blogger Michael Nick explains where (and how) to use ROI in your sales process. You turn heads when you talk ROI.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

An ROI Tool is used to economically justify solutions to prospects, an important element of today’s sales and marketing campaigns because of a condition called Frugalnomics , where buyers are more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before, and as a result, require proof of the bottom-line impact on most investments.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

To consistently perform, sales leaders need to master the science of sales productivity. What is Sales Productivity? Sales productivity is all about maximizing time spent on the most critical sales rep activities (prospecting, client meetings, networking) and minimizing the resources needed to accomplish them (i.e.

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

JANUARY 2, 2010

Pharmaceutical Sales Training. Technology Sales Training. Prospecting (9). Sales Coaching (2). Sales Management (8). Sales Training (15). Sales Questions (27). Blog Home < Free E-Book: Sales Tools and Productivity Res… Sales & Management Tips. Category: Prospecting.

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Sales Training Advice

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Here’s one common sales pitch example that will send prospects running for the hills. The Rambler Sales Pitch. As you can imagine, Ramblers babble on-and-on, seemingly unaware of their effect on prospective buyers. Sales Strategies' Based on my observations, there are two types of Ramblers.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2019

While CRM software is powerful on its own, integrating your CRM with other tools across your sales stack makes your job so much easier. Ideally, your CRM should serve as the core hub to all of your sales activities, and integrations serve as the supporting cast making your central software even more powerful.

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Jonathan Farrington

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Think about the most recent communication you sent to a prospect. Picture who the prospect was, what you wrote, and what your objective was. The reason I’m using this absurdly outdated example is to make a point about the drivers behind the evolution of tools and the importance of investing in new tools.

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SBI

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Q: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS' BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS. With prospect attention spans now at 8 seconds, less than that of a goldfish, leveraging dynamic visuals immediately and often will help you to connect and continually engage.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Improved conversion rates: Structured sales tactics often result in better conversion rates as teams are more equipped to lead prospective customers through the buying process. Improved employee satisfaction: A straightforward sales process simplifies the sales rep’s job, reducing confusion and stress.

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SBI

MAY 8, 2012

If you find a renewed sense of purpose emerging from the all-too-long winter months, here are several tools you’ll surely want to consider for rejuvenating your sales life. Sales reps can ask questions – and get answers… from product managers, sales managers and each other.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Here are a few summary points for you to consider as you finalize your plan for next year: Spearhead Social Selling Initiatives : What can you do to support sales in getting to the buyer earlier? As the primary team responsible for sales tools, it’s time to re-evaluate. Get the sales team trained on how to sell socially.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 8, 2023

Step 1: Define Your Sales Process Step 2: Choose or Develop Custom Sales Automation Tool Step 3: Set Up and Customize Your Sales Automation Tool Step 4: Train Your Team Step 5: Monitor, Measure, and Adjust As an entrepreneur, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘work smarter, not harder.’

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2020

And they realize automation is the missing link in their proposal process. 68% of Salespeople Don’t Have Enough Time to Focus on Sales Activities. When other team members ask sales to contribute to RFP responses , 10% of salespeople see this request as an ongoing challenge because they don’t think sales proposals are a priority.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 20, 2012

This tool ( Download it free here ) is specifically designed to help you uncover customer wants and needs. The tool compliments almost any sales strategy. I’ll admit the sales aid seems simple enough at the first glance. It’s also incredibly powerful when placed in the hands of skillful sales reps.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I’m hoping to provide a few pointers about tools I like for salespeople. For the purposes of this article, I†ll be talking about tools that are popular in sales environments. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? How do we make the sales process more engaging for prospects?

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Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sales management software tools cover a vast amount of functional territory. The sales management process involves many things that are not directly tied to selling. In our context, sales management software tools will only include tools that are related to the support, measurement and improvement of the selling process itself.

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Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sales management software tools cover a vast amount of functional territory. The sales management process involves many things that are not directly tied to selling. In our context, sales management software tools will only include tools that are related to the support, measurement and improvement of the selling process itself.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The key parts of an ROI / TCO Tool include: · Questionnaire – to collect information about the buyer’s profile and assets (used to align the research with the unique customer’s scenario), current capital and operating costs (the baseline for improvements), and opportunities for improvement (practices currently in place or missing) · Research metrics (..)

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