No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Is Your Solution Selling Strategy Working? Based on my experience with thousands of solution selling training program participants, here are a few signs that your B2B sales strategy needs a review and re-work: Lagging Growth: You are not growing as fast as your competitors or your industry. By Tris Brown.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

We want to drive predictable revenue through a high volume/velocity transactional approach.” ” Others have a biased view based on what they perceive as the complexity and impact of their offerings, “We want to be a high value add partner and want a solutions based approach to selling.”

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SBI

MAY 7, 2013

I’m referring to our convictions and intentions for improving upon the status-quo in order to radically increase revenue. Repeat after me… CRM is not a productivity tool I recognize that we may be one of the 50% of organizations with a failing CRM system. Will you join me? Will you take the oath?

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SBI

JULY 16, 2013

However, by relying on quota attainment to tell you whether you’re generating enough revenue, you’re doing what magician’s refer to as “following the other hand.”. The real magic to driving radical revenue growth resides in understanding sales productivity and how our reps spend their limited sales capacity.

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SBI

JUNE 11, 2013

Of equal significance is this, ‘fast growing’ refers to revenue, and growing revenue is an indicator of ‘ability to buy.’. Craig Elias , the creator of Trigger Event Selling ™ says that when companies experience a ‘Trigger Event’ and now want to change they are up to ten times more likely to buy than they were before.

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SBI

AUGUST 28, 2012

And while timing has always been important in sales (think monthly and quarterly objectives) the most important thing is to beat the revenue objective before the final buzzer goes off. Measuring revenue by comparing quarter-over-quarter or year-over-year results is evidence of that. Commit to investigating your options.

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SBI

APRIL 2, 2013

Indeed, reps have to be masters at balancing their activities in a way that maximizes their revenue. Remember, it’s not just the minutes lost to each task that harms productivity—and ultimately—revenue. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

JANUARY 22, 2013

Sales Energy Audits: How to Increase Revenue by Shifting Your Sales-Energy Use. As a rule-of-thumb, we estimate there are 215 selling days totaling 1720 hours per rep. Here is the important take-away: You maximize revenue when you optimize the use of that limited capacity. Administrative Tasks.

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LeadFuze

MAY 30, 2021

More than 70% of businesses that follow a structured sales process are high performers , and generate up to 28% more revenue compared to businesses that don’t have a defined sales process. It’s been shown that performance, forecasting accuracy, and revenue all go up once companies develop and adopt a standardized sales process.

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SBI

MARCH 5, 2013

You can select and provision for sales tools that will make it possible for reps to sell more. There are many more tools to put in your arsenal along side your CRM system. CRM is NOT a productivity tool, nor is it a revenue generation tool. CRM alone will not help you increase revenue.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Simply divide the sales revenue by the cost of making those sales to get your sales efficiency ratio. So if your team drove $2 million in revenue over the last quarter and the costs of those sales totaled $1 million, you’d have a sales efficiency ratio of 2. . Sales revenue is easy to understand. It goes beyond targets.

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SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2012

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. Tools (technology and processes) evolve over time primarily from an onward and inevitably pressing need for operational effectiveness and gaining efficiencies.

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Alice Heiman

JANUARY 6, 2023

Dr. Dover leads this movement by starting with a simple question: If sales teams have more and more tools at their disposal to increase sales, why is the data pointing in the opposite direction? He does not mince words – the old methods of solution selling have stopped working. Selling the Price Increase by Jeb Blount.

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SBI

MARCH 19, 2013

Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively. They would ask, “What good is a prospect research tool if reps don’t know how to get a decision maker to engage?” You have to have a hammer.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2024

Focusing on enterprise sales can be a great way to grow your revenue. Sales reps going after enterprise deals must be ready to navigate complex selling scenarios. The following are just a few: Revenue growth Enterprise deals are typically larger than small or mid-market deals. What are the best enterprise sales tools?

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Growing Revenue: A 3 Step Framework for Acquiring New Business. Do you want to grow revenue? New business, to be clear, refers to revenue generated by: Identifying and selling into new accounts, i.e. companies that you haven’t done business with before. Then you’ll need to close new business. And that’s where “New Sales.

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SBI

APRIL 23, 2013

At Smart Selling Tools , our goal is to make it easy to find tools that will improve sales productivity. That’s because you’re either running the business or the revenue engine, and you have little time (or patience) to catch up on the latest technology. It’s free to register and it’s free to take the courses.

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SBI

JULY 10, 2012

Within a more fiscal fanfare, June 30th is, of course, the end of Q2, and whether or not you have hit your revenue target will determine just how festive or celebratory you feel. Let’s face it either you will be basking in the rocket’s red glare of triumph, or wallowing in the company revenue’s red glare of, well.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Download the tool to learn how to implement each and enable your sales team. CRM: Did you spend a lot of money on what amounts to a forecasting tool? Or are you driving revenue because you have gained 100% adoption? Social Selling: Is your profile top tier? The leaders that embrace innovation will get the next promotion.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2012

"The team with the best players wins." - Jack Welch Are you questioning the ability of your sales leader to take your revenue performance to the next level? Is slow revenue growth extending your time horizon to a successful exit? In 2010, McKinsey published a study called Solutions Selling: Is the Pain Worth the Gain?

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SBI

JUNE 4, 2013

First off, if you have a sales team, your revenue is derived from the prospects they interact with. Therefore the most revenue you can possibly generate has an upward limit, bound by the percentage of time spent engaging with prospects. If you don’t increase that percentage, you will have a tough time driving more revenue.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

While these two business functions are different, they both share a common goal: to attract prospects and convert them to customers, ultimately generating revenue. Sales and marketing are two business functions within an organization -- they both impact lead generation and revenue. Tools and Resources. Marketing Tools.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Instead of primary information sharers, reps will pivot to consultative relationship builders who solution sell. They’ll have personalized conversations about a prospect's specific needs and why their product or service is the best-fit solution. Prioritizing virtual selling.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

In fact, it probably isn’t surprising that companies that provide quality coaching can reach 7% greater annual revenue growth. Selling behavior : Evaluate how articulate and enthusiastic a rep is on a call, voicemail or presentation as well as the tone. This will gauge their overall confidence in selling your solution. .

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Part of the reason why 72% of sales teams (with fewer than 50 opportunities in their pipeline) don’t hit their revenue goals and 62% of a rep’s time is spent on the non-selling admin tasks is a lack of direct feedback from the front lines to Sales leadership. Have you test driven the solution? Book some face time.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The goal of any revenue organization is to close more deals. In many cases, sellers engage in product-based selling, which involves pushing the features and benefits of a given product – without regard for whether these features and benefits are relevant to the customer. Consultative selling requires the right tools and technology.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Second, there is a lack of good tools at most organizations to help Sales deliver the messaging – moving beyond PPT and whiteboard markers to have more provocative, insight driven conversations, and automate the diagnostic assessments and financial justification process. How can tools help?

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Every sales organization aims to close more deals and grow revenue. When sellers employ the strategies in the playbook, they can close more deals, hit quota, and grow revenue. A sales playbook is a powerful tool. Using a revenue productivity platform can help.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This significant return not only boosts a company’s overall revenue but also benefits sales reps through increased deal closures and higher earnings. This includes market understanding, solution selling, and long-term relationship building.

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SBI

APRIL 30, 2013

Here are 3 tricks and tips for improving efficiency when it comes to creating opportunities: Use tools: Tools like Social Selling and Marketing Automation (to name just two) can increase the likelihood of contacting the right people at the right time—when they have the highest propensity to buy. It’s both all at once.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

Successful sellers focus on understanding the customer’s needs and offering tailored solutions, rather than simply trying to convince them to buy. In this way, selling is about building trust and fostering long-term relationships with customers, ultimately leading to increased revenue and business growth.

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Emissary

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Support the use of insight selling. Insight selling is the use of business insights in sales planning and execution. Traditionally, B2B tech sales teams have relied on solution selling, the process of helping a company analyze its problem and then selling a “solution” made up of tech products and services.

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SBI

MAY 28, 2013

Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Tool Talk blog.

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Showpad

JUNE 24, 2019

Every sale is challenging in its own way, but selling into an enterprise, the golden egg for B2B organizations, can be especially difficult to navigate. These customers bring in significantly more revenue, but the buyer journey and experience have their own nuances. Selling an enterprise solution that scales.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 28, 2021

In fact, it probably isn’t surprising that companies that provide quality coaching can reach 7% greater annual revenue growth. Selling behavior : Evaluate how articulate and enthusiastic a rep is on a call, voicemail or presentation as well as the tone. This will gauge their overall confidence in selling your solution. .

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Hopefully this list of essential selling skills will make you feel more confident in all aspects of selling to customers. In this article, we’ll focus on some practical and essential selling skills to include in your sales tool bag to act as points of reference in your sales activity.

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SBI

JUNE 25, 2013

Therefore, using Gamification to spur motivation and revenue generation is in-line with both personal objectives and personality styles of salespeople. Driving the right changes in behavior is the force that propels revenue and organizational cohesiveness. Sales Effectiveness sales effectiveness sales techniques solution selling'

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