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How Driving Down the Highway Will Help You Close More Sales

Understanding the Sales Force

One minute ago everything was perfect and then, all of a sudden, reality sets in and you’ve traveled an hour out of your way. I had to dig in on what the ideal partner (never vendor or supplier) would be. That exact same thing happens to salespeople on their sales calls. It was time to ask more questions.

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Salespeople – You Are What You Say You Are

The Pipeline

Lead with product, die by price; lead with a desired future and you’ll discover partners who willingly travel with you. Or whether you can do something they already have a vendor for, but cheaper. If you lead one way, you’ll face one set of responses, pick a different path, and you will yield different results.

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How to Make Real Connections in the Era of Virtual Sales Meetings

No More Cold Calling

In 2020 and at least the first half of 2021, business travel and indoor socializing have been challenging and at times, impossible. Business buyers seem to feel the same way, so they’re not shopping around much for new vendors. Your competition is probably still fooling around with technology.”. Image attribution: Anna Schvets ).

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How to Give Your Marketing Team that 2nd Chance to Win

SBI Growth

Making sure your team selects the best retargeting vendor is crucial. If you want your ads to appear in Facebook, select another vendor. This retargeting scorecard includes 25 key vendor considerations. Don’t have detailed personas, start there before considering vendor selection. Not enough and you miss the opportunity.

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Top 20 Sales Tech Vendors to Follow (and Party with) at Dreamforce #DF18

SBI

My Hot Picks for Off-Site SalesTech Vendor Events. Travel light. Quickly deploy strategic sales and pricing plays based on changing market, cost and competitive dynamics. Improve revenue and profitability through smarter commercial decisions. Manufacturing Lodge. The Sales Enablement Soiree , Sept 27 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

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Sales Process: Keep to the Script, or Take the Road Less Traveled?

Pipeliner

Some vendors cannot operate without tightly controlling sales activities and the sequence in which they are performed. These engagements are often rules-bound and require the channel partner to document process activities such as account registration in order to receive payment from the vendor. Channel partner sales.

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Risk vs. Uncertainty

The Pipeline

Others may be certain they are on the right path, but uncertain you are the right travel mate or partner embark with. These are not bad, but are usually product or vendor centric. One way to manage this is providing insight and knowledge to help the buyer understand, and reduce their uncertainty.

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