John Barrows

MARCH 4, 2020

I recall moving into the SaaS space from a 15-year kitchen career, and feeling inadequate for months. I was a freshly graduated, 32-year-old, non-traditional college student that started college at twenty eight years-old, with four kids. Starting a new gig can be challenging. Not the other way around.

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Marc Wayshak

AUGUST 24, 2021

So you’ve finally got a prospect who’s interested in what you have to say…and actually wants to hear you present. Actually, no —that’s old-school selling, and it simply doesn’t work anymore. Feature and benefit selling has been around for a really long time. Think of any great movie plot. Check it out: 1.

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Allego

JULY 31, 2023

Sales reps say they spend 51% of their time on non-core selling activity, according to the Forrester Sales Enablement Society 2022 survey. But they have a hard time finding it, the content is old, or it isn’t relevant. How to sell: This includes the organization’s sales playbook , sales methodology, and sales learning materials.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 13, 2014

Once the excitement wears down a bit, there are real issues about ramp up and metrics and productivity that a sales position can’t hide like other positions in a company. The reason it can be hard is because you want to learn only the things that are important to you becoming a competent sales rep in the new position you’re at.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. The old rulebook has been thrown out the window, so it’s time to make some of your own rules. There are more touchpoints per closed-won deal.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 130

Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2018

Learn how to sell and improve sales skills with secrets of closing more leads and deals via follow up prospecting message, phone call and letter techniques. They said there wasn’t any reason to replace the coil on a ten-year-old compressor, etc., I told him I’d think about it. I told her I was thinking about it.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2023

The software buyer's journey has shifted dramatically over the past few years. As G2's Director of SMBs, Mike Buscemi , puts it: "Software buyers today act like B2C consumers because they have so many options. For many sales reps, it can feel like this breakdown of trust between sales and prospects has accelerated over time.

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Top of Funnel Buyer Data Buyer Intent 110

Gong.io

JULY 7, 2022

The Sandler selling system has been around since the ‘60s and is still going strong. So if you’re itching for a new approach, why not take a break and learn why this 55-year-old sales system is so effective and how you can implement it today. What is the Sandler selling system? Wasting time giving free advice.

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Decision Maker System Sales Methodology Up-Sell 118

Zoominfo

JUNE 28, 2023

At ZoomInfo, we think of go-to-market as encompassing the entire revenue-generating lifecycle: a cohesive motion that targets ideal customers through aligned sales and marketing strategies, built with high-quality data, seamless outreach and engagement, and scalable automation and orchestration. It’s the day of a new product launch.

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Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Lead Rank Marketing 130

Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 18, 2022

“If my other sales reps would just sell half as well as my top sales rep, we’d quadruple revenue in 12 months,” said a wishful thinking VP of Sales. System Thinking. Everyone assumes that selling is getting more complex. Therefore, selling features and benefits is now ineffective. But the logic is flawed.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Several salespeople are coming into this new year holding onto some dead weight — outdated strategies that are bound to undermine sales efforts instead of enhancing them. HubSpot Sales Director Dan Tyre also had some advice for sales professionals in this coming year. Holding Onto Outdated Positioning Statements.

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Shari Levitin

DECEMBER 19, 2019

I didn’t want to send you a poorly thought out e-card,” she said, “I want to hear your voice. “I I didn’t want to send you a poorly thought out e-card,” she said, “I want to hear your voice. This got me thinking. 84% of all customers, despite the growth of AI, still want a Trusted Advisor. How are you?”.

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Pipeline Energy Up-Sell Sales 96

Gong.io

OCTOBER 6, 2021

They roam the halls like zombies in search of a quick morsel, a friendly glance, a belly rub. Gong embraces the company of dogs as well. Fact is, Gong had grown exponentially the last few years and the business was now considering its future as a global enterprise. Sadly, Old Bruno’s days were numbered. Or were they?

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Energy Enterprise Enterprise Top of Funnel 153

Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 15, 2017

How a community still maintains ‘the old ways of doing things’, yet adapts enough to be part of the greater community, especially from an economical perspective, was such an eye opener. Of course, those who refuse to adapt even slightly, are still very much alive and well, just diminishing in numbers.

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Telemarketing Lead Rank Margin Retail 150

Allego

MARCH 28, 2024

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Strategy Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 62

Bernadette McClelland

AUGUST 23, 2016

But my 22 year old son, who has just landed his first B2B account management role, as of this weekend, now does! I feel like I am experiencing my own personal summer, so I ask for a second glass and while the ties and shirts are being looked at, they offer me a third. Well, businesses who are true to their brand, we trust.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 29, 2022

If you want to earn more money in sales, read more books. According to Sales & Marketing Executives International, salespeople who read a minimum of 7 business books per year earn more money. times more than salespeople who only read one book per year. times more than salespeople who only read one book per year.

Hiring 62

Hiring Social Media Maximizer Call-back 62

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. The old rulebook has been thrown out the window, so it’s time to make some of your own rules. There are more touchpoints per closed-won deal.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 100

Rob Jolles

JULY 30, 2021

It might be because we think we’re overstepping the lines of friendship. When we know someone well, we never want that friend to question our motives for the friendship. It’s a troubling feeling if we think that our friends may think we are using that relationship as leverage to sell with.

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Insurance Insurance Motivation Call-back 96

Shari Levitin

MARCH 27, 2020

I remembered all of the articles I’d written, all the confidence I display in front of sales teams, and how just last week I admitted to a group of sales leaders, “You may think I’m confident, you may think I have all of the answers, but the truth is just because I don’t post my fears and insecurities on Instagram doesn’t mean I don’t have them.”

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Marketing Qualified Lead Leads Cancellation Sales Leadership 112

Allego

JULY 28, 2022

But in today’s B2B world, sales teams must think of selling as a service—the service of helping people buy, said Allego President & Co-founder Mark Magnacca. Just-in-Time Learning Key to Virtual Selling Success. The need to interact with customers via video calls has forced sales reps to change years-old best practices.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Top of Funnel Face-to-face 115

Sales Hacker Training

JANUARY 5, 2021

Now, before we get there, we’ve got two sponsors that we want to tell you about. Guided selling with Revenue Grid allows you to guide reps step-by-step through every deal, reducing guesswork and increasing consistency, so your teams have the best odds with every opportunity in the pipeline. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Scale How To Cold Calling Sales Cycle 119

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2023

Earlier this week, we announced that my new company, the GTMfund , has acquired my old company, Sales Hacker , from my…other old company, Outreach. Earlier this week, we announced that my new company, the GTMfund , has acquired my old company, Sales Hacker , from my…other old company, Outreach. Let’s get into it.

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Hiring Scale Conference Call-back 61

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 1. Jeb Blount (Sales Gravy).

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Channels Face-to-face Video Hubspot 187

Vengreso

MARCH 21, 2019

Subscribe to Selling With Social. Many who have been in the sales industry for years are beginning to experience what Greg Moore calls a “tectonic shift”: the future of selling looks very different than the past. You don’t want to miss it. Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Google Podcasts.

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Google Discount Buyer Engineering 110

No More Cold Calling

MAY 1, 2016

While I didn’t believe in paid ads, I wanted to spread the word about this offer, and the power of referral selling for lead generation. The 25- to 34-year-olds were about even with the 65+ crowd. Want to learn more about the power of a referral program? I ran a Facebook ad for the first time … ever.

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Referrals Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation 120

Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

It worked well enough, allowing my team to tell our story (something marketing people find more valuable to clients than it is in practice). It worked well enough, allowing my team to tell our story (something marketing people find more valuable to clients than it is in practice). I had a slide deck professionally designed.

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Hiring Call-back Microsoft Trends 95

SBI

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’re like a lot of busy Sales Executives, you’ve likely noticed there are a lot of fantastic podcasts popping up. This is a show about content, tools and leadership that make Sales Enablement the fastest growing strategy to help sales people to sell more effectively and efficiently. Listen Here: [link]. So welcome Nancy.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Vendor Ideal Customer Profile 139

No More Cold Calling

MAY 7, 2015

An old friend and the president of a successful company, Max had grown his business year over year for 20 years, and 98 percent of his clients came from referrals. Obviously, he already had referral selling down to a science. So, I asked why he wanted to talk to me. I want to get better,” he said. “I

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Prospecting Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker 120

Sales Hacker

JULY 20, 2021

Before we get there, we want to thank our sponsors. Our private membership connects you with a network of thousands of like-minded peers and resources, where you can tap into leadership opportunities, training, mentorship, and other services made for high-growth leaders like you. powered by Sounder. Show Agenda and Timestamps.

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Company Sales Qualified Lead Scale Lead Rank 85

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

And understanding your team's personalities (as well as those of potential hires) can help you motivate, develop, train, and collaborate with individual contributors more effectively. Thinking vs. Feeling (T or F). If you're looking for another article about why your sales team should only hire ESFJs, you've come to the wrong place.

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Hiring Motivation Energy Groups 135

Sales Hacker

JULY 27, 2020

In the next 25 minutes, I’m going to share everything I’ve learned from sending over 1,000,000,000 emails during the last five years. Build context for what their daily life is like. Take seven minutes and write down EVERYTHING you can think of about your prospect’s life. That’s because you know them well.

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Call-back Email Marketing Up-Sell Groups 95

Sales Hacker

JULY 13, 2021

Thinking of helping the collective can stave off the feeling of over-confidence and position yourself for promotion. He’s an officer of the company and he’s an EVP at Xerox and has been for over four years, so he’s just a seasoned leader of very large organizations and so he talks to us about the career.

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How To LinkedIn Revenue Promotion 91

Close.io

AUGUST 13, 2019

There’s an old saying that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. In other words, if someone has been doing something a certain way for years, they’ll never abandon those methods, no matter how outdated they become. As technology has evolved, the way sales teams operate has evolved as well.

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Outside Sales Inside Sales How To Travel 64

Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Let’s embark on a journey towards social selling mastery! Short Summary What is Social Selling, and why does your sales team need it? Tips for adoption of social selling training.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 18, 2016

Many years ago, a high-school girl competed in a state speech competition for members of the forensics club. Participants competed for the best original speech as well as for the best speech written by someone else. Imagine a shy 16-year-old girl in that same scenario. She was competing to win. Was she disappointed?

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Hiring Education Call-back Insurance 120

LeadFuze

JUNE 29, 2021

When working within a business, it’s easy to get into the mindset of just wanting to get things done. However, much like warfare, if you charge into battle without a proper sales strategy, you’re running blind. This means anything that jumps out to try and get you is more than likely going to succeed. Who will we sell to?

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Strategy 119