PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Don’t worry — you are not alone: 69% of your colleagues feel the exact same way, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales 5th edition. As the same State of Sales 5th edition claims, salespeople, on average, sell only 28% of their working hours. As AI evolves, sales processes will become more predictive and proactive.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Are you a Sales leader, Sales enablement manager, Sales ops guru, or HR honcho wondering how to deploy MEDDPICC at your Sales Kick-Off? Get ready for the ultimate sales training extravaganza: your annual Sales Kick Off (SKO). Each zeroes in on a specific aspect of your sales strategy.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 27, 2018

If you are using Interactive Value Selling and Marketing Tools, you may be sitting on a wealth of customer intelligence that you could be leveraging. Self service Value Marketing Tools from Alinean collect data directly from each prospect and customer, including key profile data and metrics about their current challenges and opportunities.

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Eloqua Customer 55

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 22, 2020

Author: Cherryl Pressley The efficacy of email marketing is clear, with 73% of in-house marketers globally saying it provides their organizations strong ROI. But, while many teams are sending emails, they’re not all maximizing it as a marketing tool. People think of them as a sales tool for converting customers.

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Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

Achieving enterprise technology sales goals has always meant overcoming a host of unique and challenging obstacles, including withstanding a protracted decision-making process and convincing a slate of committee members of your value proposition. Then they must craft an effective approach that will quickly convey value and lead to conversion.

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Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Networking 98

Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 14, 2013

Sales Training Article: The Death of a Sales Tool By Drew Zarges, Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) As the CSO, you want to arm your reps with every tool to give them an advantage. One of the most common we see is the ROI Calculator. At first glance, the ROI document seems like a great idea.

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SBI

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 WAYS YOUR SOLUTION CHANGES THE GAME FOR A SALES ORGANIZATION? This week I interview Jake Braly , VP of Marketing of Highspot.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week we are peeling back the layers and digging into which marketing channels have been driving the strongest ROI. First, the very important disclosure that marketing spend effectiveness is highly dependent on company stage, industry, ideal customer persona, sales cycle, etc. There is no one-size-fits-all!

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Their frugal sentiment – if you want to sell us something, you, the sales professionals, need to provide quantified economic justification. You can’t afford to not have your sales people proactively develop and deliver credible business cases for proposed solutions.

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InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But this is exactly how most Sales Kick Off training works and why so many companies struggle to sustain their SKO momentum. . The simple fact is by the time sales reps get to the first unexpected change in the path, that mental map isn’t available anymore. . review the maps step-by-step weeks in advance or B. Learn by Doing.

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Vendor Neutral

JULY 16, 2021

Why A Sales Technology Ecosystem Is Essential. To Growing Your Sales Org. Why A Sales Technology Ecosystem is Essential. Over the past year, many clients’ wants, needs, and challenges have changed, and there’s never been a greater need to dramatically transform your sales systems and processes to address that.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This guide equips you with the knowledge and tools to sell this powerful service and help your clients thrive. Focus on ROI: Local businesses are budget-conscious. Translate the intangible benefits of influencer marketing into concrete results, like increased website traffic, brand mentions, and ultimately, sales conversions.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In a study of 89 companies, the biggest difference between the groups with superior profit and sales and the laggards was agreement with the statement, “strategic planning in our enterprise has led to an improved competitive position.” ROI of strategic planning. Brevity can also be a powerful tool in setting strategic direction.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 25, 2024

Any organization aiming to grow revenue must make sales engagement a priority. When buyers are engaged, they’re more likely to advance through the sales funnel – and make a purchase. In order to engage buyers, sales reps must deliver the right information at the right time. The right sales collateral is essential.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Training your team requires providing them with more than a manual and a few workshops before sending them out into the field. In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. Start a free trial 3.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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SBI

MAY 2, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? This week I interview Jared Aho , Sr.

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Revenue How To ROI Case Study 139

Highspot

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That’s right, the content your team spends hundreds of hours building per year is likely not getting the mileage or ROI it deserves. Whether they are just starting out with Highspot, or are upleveling their environment, we recommend the following steps to optimize Highspot’s structure and turbocharge sales rep efficiency.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. Why sales training is important. The different types of sales training programs. The 15 best sales training programs.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

You can create your own business case for Alinean solutions by visiting: Benefits & ROI Calculator – an on-line interactive calculator to estimate the benefits you can achieve by an investment in Alinean tools, with a more advanced mode you can run with a sales specialist, in a workshop setting, to create a full business case.

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Proposal Tools ROI Benefit 66

Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales negotiations can be tense and anxiety-ridden. Sales negotiation is a skill that can be learned which is great news, because let’s be honest, not all of us are born sellers. There are certain strategies that many successful salespeople use to move the sales process forward and close more deals.

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 10, 2023

This ensures that businesses are always in tune with the latest trends and can quickly adapt to changes, maximizing their marketing budget and potential for increased sales and brand awareness. To stay ahead, it’s crucial to be aware of the latest trends and tools. Staying Ahead of Competitors : The digital landscape evolves rapidly.

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Paid Content Webinar Metrics Strategy Marketing 79

SBI

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Here’s my interview with Tom Pisello of Mediafly a sales enablement solution that incorporates buying hubs, collaborative workspaces, and more.

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Sales Enablement Account Based Marketing Buyer Intent Buyer 79

Vengreso

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ever felt like you’re on a treadmill, running after sales targets but never quite catching up? Sales training : two words that hold the potential to change your game entirely. It seems daunting until an experienced guide hands you climbing gear – tools designed for success.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

However, I was reading an article in Fast Company today about a diagnostic tool to help determine problems of the heart. That got me thinking about sales managers and their assets – people. As a sales VP or manager, people are your only asset. Looking at the return (pipeline or sales results) is not enough.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

So for ROI / TCO Tools a balance needs to exist between the number of questions needed in order to generate an analysis and the comprehensiveness and the thoroughness of the collection to personalize results. At the same time, these buyers need consultative advice, insight and comprehensive business case justification.

ROI 45

ROI Buyer Fashion Report 45

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 24, 2017

I had a special opportunity to learn Sales early on from a mentor that practiced many of the non-technology tenets of ABE – accounting for multiple stakeholders, personalizing messages by function and role, coordinating multi-modal follow-up as an integrated account plan, all against a named list of target – ideal – accounts.

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Account Account Based Marketing Customer Jigsaw 120

Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s been a tough couple of years, Sales Hackers. What do the changing market conditions mean for RevOps and sales? What do the changing market conditions mean for RevOps and sales? VP of Global Inside Sales at Tray.io. Q: What should sales orgs expect to see in the coming weeks? And it’s about to get tougher.

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Cost per Lead Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Lead Scoring 91

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2019

While it’s great to see a motivated sales team working hard day in and day out, it’s important for them to take a step back and regroup every once in a while. Sales professionals thrive when given the opportunity to learn, develop new skills, and interact with one another. How to Create a Great Sales Kickoff.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 5, 2020

Kick Off Productive Sales Bootcamps, Events and QBRs with Virtual Strategies. Perhaps you’re an enablement director, marketing or sales exec, sales ops leader, training director, field event owner or an executive admin. The good news is that there is a proven approach to getting high ROI on the work that has already been done.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

However, I was reading an article in Fast Company today about a diagnostic tool to help determine problems of the heart. That got me thinking about sales managers and their assets – people. As a sales VP or manager, people are your only asset. Looking at the return (pipeline or sales results) is not enough.

Hiring 124

Hiring Maximizer eBook Call-back 124

Showpad

AUGUST 4, 2020

How do you scale sales enablement? Scalability is the ability to expand sales enablement services to a broader audience without adding more resources to the enablement system. Or, you’ve already done that and were disappointed that your enablement team was not able to scale their efforts to the newly-acquired sales force(s).

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SBI

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

We call it Sales Tech Simplified. Mark: Corporations spend millions on classroom training and sales kick-offs, yet the ROI simply isn’t there – in fact, studies indicate that participants in curriculum- and lecture-based training forget more than 80 percent of the information taught within 90 days. Ramp new hires more quickly.

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Hiring Face-to-face Video Distribution 96

Mindtickle

MAY 8, 2020

For sales enablement leaders, a remote workforce can be difficult to navigate. Their daily mandate is to keep customer-facing teams actively engaged through sales training and coaching, which can be challenging to conduct primarily or entirely remotely — or are they? Don’t overlook coaching delivered remotely.

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Face-to-face Sales Methodology Sales Enablement Coaching 71

Chorus.ai

MARCH 10, 2021

Top sales managers today understand the value that cross-functional teams can yield. Channeling a mix of different skill sets, responsibilities, and approaches towards a common goal can transform a sales effort. Of course, bringing out the best in cross-functional teams requires dedicated, skilled sales management.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. The Death of a Salesman?

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