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AUGUST 19, 2013

Some people are set in their ways and they don’t see how sales has been changing over the last handful of years. Sales IS changing, make no mistake. I''ll be speaking at Inbound 2013 this week - a whole conference about Inbound Marketing put on by HubSpot. [I''ll Look for additional posts in the weeks to come.].

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Recently a panel discussed 9 of the top sales myths in business-to-business selling. I had the honor and pleasure of being a panelist, along with two of my favorite sales and marketing experts, Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools and Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. It will keep me looking to bust some more sales myths.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. See it here. Cooperstown.

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MAY 30, 2013

IBM again went to 500 marketing professionals in 15 industries to ask critical questions and uncover from a marketing standpoint to help us all improve marketing and sales results. You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. Top marketers act on insights and create a system of engagement.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

While many people found the Superbowl boring and even a blowout, those of us from the Pacific Northwest who are fans clung to every moment of the game and are still savoring it. How can you use that in your day-to-day sales world? It works the same way in a sales career. We lost our basketball team. Get Inspired, Underdog.

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JULY 22, 2013

Your on the top of the world. What IS control, anyway, and who ever told us we had any? As a sales professional, you cannot rely on others managing you – you need to self manage. Lifehack posted 12 Rules for Self-Management that are a good guide and get you to think about who you want people to know you as.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

It is challenging and stressful to get a new sales position – even if you already work for the company in another position, or if you already have been in sales elsewhere and consider yourself a pretty good seller. Find people who are the best at what they do and use them as examples. Here is what is so great about them -.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

You start by knowing who your buyers are and where they go online. Who do you serve? These are the components of a well-crafted value proposition or statement about who you and your company are. The clearer you are in explaining who it is that you serve and how, the quicker people will refer to you and reach out to you.

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JULY 29, 2013

You know that guy or woman on your sales team who is relentless? That person who possesses something that is driving them to succeed. That seller who regularly runs into obstacles and they always seem to bounce back? The post Inside Sales Power Tip 125 – Grit appeared first on Score More Sales.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Looking for great sales talent? A panel of sales hiring and retention experts spoke yesterday at the AA-ISP Boston Chapter event. (If If you are not aware, the AA-ISP stands for American Association of Inside Sales Professionals). Devon McDonald, Director Sales & Marketing Support, OpenView Venture Partners.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Who else could deal with rejection much of the day or even the week? If you are in a sales role and do not experience regular wins of some type, you probably won’t feel very motivated or inspired. If you are in a sales role and do not experience regular wins of some type, you probably won’t feel very motivated or inspired.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Imagine walking into an elite networking event at a posh hotel, private club, or top restaurant. I implore you in the sales profession – don’t think that LinkedIn is an instant sales strategy! Since I don’t have any clue who Mike T. Since I don’t have any clue who Mike T.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

The league was made up of some of my favorite sales guru colleagues and I ended up taking SECOND place. Recently I gave a talk at Hubspot’s INBOUND 2013 marketing conference on Blocking and Tackling – Turning Leads into Sales in Five Simple Steps. So what does this have to do with sales? I love football.

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JULY 31, 2013

As a sales leader I used to have to hire sales people. I found out some interesting things over time and wanted to share my statistics in hopes that you who “listen to your gut only” could most likely improve results. We were WRONG half of the time, and we were all very successful as former sales reps ourselves.

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JULY 1, 2013

To top that off, we rarely leave specific suggested next actions that work. If you are in sales and have mastered the art of the brief, succinct message, consider yourself a Sales Rockstar or on your way to being one. Ask others who are successful prospectors for honest feedback. Why do we say so much and send so much?

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Networks are important for sales professionals. What would be much more effective for me is to go to industry events that represent who my buyers are. Most big industry events now have a #hashtag in Twitter which makes it easy to follow top speakers’ bullet points. A Sellers Network. What Spokes in Your Wheel? .

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SBI Growth

APRIL 24, 2013

SBI recently accepted nominations for the Top Sales Operations Leaders to Watch in 2013. Each one of these individuals has been identified as an outstanding Sales Ops leader. There''s a good chance you''ll have a new VP of Sales within the next year. The Top Sales Ops Leaders have mastered these skills.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Want to get slowed down as a sales prospector and waste a lot of time? Outbound prospecting does work and it works well when you know who your target market is, what your buyers are looking for, and you have a compelling message to offer that extols value for those buyer. Call on the wrong prospects. Are they lazy or ignorant?

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Who makes you think bigger? Lori Richardson is recognized as one of the “Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2013″ and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management for 2013″ Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside and outbound sellers in technology and services companies.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2018

If you’re one of the few sales professionals who’s never heard of Keenan the Sales Guy, here’s a little introduction. Keenan is the self-described CEO/President and Chief Antagonist of A Sales Guy Inc. With more than 20 years of sales experience, Keenan has influenced, learned, and shaped the world of sales.

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JUNE 14, 2013

Then I began with inbound marketing action by posting articles on directory sites such as Evan Carmichael , Ezine Articles and Sales Gravy. For example Evan Carmichael wrote the introduction for my book, Be the Red Jacket in a Sea of Gray Suits and Jeb Blount of Sales Gravy published that book. Share on Facebook.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This was a tip I learned from one of the most favorite of my 21 sales managers over my selling career – a former IBM top sales rep and leader who would say this so regularly that it was ingrained in my 20-something brain and has been there ever since. Create sales messaging around these buyer types.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Sometimes in sales you just need to start over with your messaging. First you should know that communicating a clear message of value to potential buyers who do not know you (and sometimes even know your company) is a work-in-progress. Work in an office on your own or away from other sales reps? You need a message makeover.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

1) They feel they don’t have the time to “add” social strategies to their sales and marketing repertoire. 1) They feel they don’t have the time to “add” social strategies to their sales and marketing repertoire. Matt Heinz, who will also present shares some of his favorite social selling tools here.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Are you one of those sales people or company leaders who has resisted LinkedIn but now you want to learn more? Every week I run into executives who are saying to me, “OK, I’m ready to put up my profile” or “I have a profile but don’t really know what to do next”. alone) – it’s like the biggest networking party ever.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

He regularly receives 200-300 emails in a day and cannot be bothered with most sales “pitches” Like other C-level executives I speak with, he says that sales people can seem lazy and are not persistent. write five paragraph e-mails (he hits the delete button). uses jargon and talks too much. 'In How about after 5PM?

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JUNE 28, 2013

Last year I wrote about it because annually, it seems, I have long conversations with coaching clients as well as sales leaders on how to stay inspired through the nicer months of the year. See if this might work for you: S ales focus – every day, have a sales / revenue focus. Here is the original post for more background.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

You have so many apps and programs in sales, and more data than you could ever consume. Many data firms are madly scrambling with new ideas, but it’s IBM who is stepping up with a billion dollar new division focused on Watson. Buyers similar to your customers who the sales team should be talking with.

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JULY 8, 2013

Looking back over my sales career I would have to say that my focus, for the role I had at any given time, varied due to a number of things – external and internal to the company I worked for. I have also managed sales teams. Note: I am not a therapist or doctor so won’t speak to that). Ways to keep your focus -.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

The big rocks, as I learned over the years, are the very top priorities you have for this week. Example: First, identify your top 3 or 4 priorities, write them down or put into a productivity app and work to accomplish those this week. This is the time of making plans and creating goals to make this year better than years past.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

Yes, I’m half-kidding, but also know that if you have NOT been around little kids for a while, you are really missing out on the basics of people skills as well as sales fundamentals. Why is your first contact in Operations rather than Sales? ” “But why?” ” “Why?”

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 24, 2013

Who are you spending your time with? If you’re a sales leader or anyone in a leadership position, you are undoubtedly spending a lot of time with people you’re leading or influencing in one way or another. Challenge you have is who is influencing you? Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Sales enablement is much talked about and often misunderstood or misrepresented. Just what is sales enablement and how does it affect the organization as a whole? This week at DemandCon I saw one of the best presentations about Sales Enablement I’ve seen given by Jerry Rackley of DemandMetric. So what is sales enablement?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2013

More often than not, sales and marketing live in siloes. For a company to survive these days, sales and marketing must work in concert. The best marketing leaders know how to overcome the divide and gain credibility with sales. And they involve the sales team in the process. It will only help the sales team.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

It is particularly rampant after product training or annual sales off-sites. We leave excited and full of information ready to pounce on the next person who crosses our path. If you’d like more on this to help yourself as a seller or your sales team to be more effective, send us a message and we’ll talk.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

I was at a conference last week for inside sales professionals and more than a few people recommended Three Sentences – the idea of sending just three sentences (or less) in all your email correspondence. . Bottom line: Sellers, young and old – you’ve GOT to get BETTER at your sales messaging. . personally.

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JULY 27, 2013

No doubt you are busy in your sales career working to identify prospective customers, connect with them, nurture that relationship and ultimately help them to a buying decision potentially with your products and services. What is a LinkedIn Sales Solutions Channel Partner? Jamie Shanks – Partner, Sales for Life.

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