Is the bandwagon effect destroying your effectiveness?
Membrain
MARCH 13, 2019
What do fashion trends, U.S. elections, and your sales team have in common? They’re all influenced, for better and worse, by the bandwagon effect.
Membrain
MARCH 13, 2019
What do fashion trends, U.S. elections, and your sales team have in common? They’re all influenced, for better and worse, by the bandwagon effect.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 13, 2019
Virtually every sales person and organization have pipeline/funnel problems. Almost all the time, they are anemic. Virtually every pipeline has quality and integrity issues. Likewise, there are too many velocity issues. It seems the universal, go to, solution for bad pipelines is to find more qualified opportunities. That is, we need to focus at the top.
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Infoteam Consulting
MARCH 13, 2019
Sales people who fail, often blame price. Good sales people not only make the sale but they avoid or minimise price concessions and their customers believe they’ve received great value. We see the same mistakes repeated regularly in today’s tough B2B environment, so here are the 5 most common errors and how you can avoid them. 1. Submitting your price before establishing the value.
No More Cold Calling
MARCH 14, 2019
Here’s why women are good for the bottom line. When I published “ The Glass Ceiling Hasn’t Shattered Just Yet ” in February 2015, the post sparked more than 80 comments. Many said the same bias exists for immigrants, even those who are extremely qualified and speak English fluently. Several men responded that they wanted to see a different world for their daughters.
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Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 11, 2019
Author: Tessa Burg In a perfect world, your sales team and your marketing team work side by side to find and close customers. In the real world, however, less than half of companies believe their sales and marketing teams are in any sort of alignment at all. Traditionally, each department has experienced success in the past working in a siloed fashion.
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Connect2Sell
MARCH 13, 2019
The opposite of memorable is forgettable. Unremarkable. Average. You are none of those things. So why act like it? Why act like every other seller out there, blending in to a sea of sameness? The work of selling is a lot more fun when you do the things that make you a standout. When you take risks, encourage your buyers, collaborate to co-create something unique, and personalize your approach.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 10, 2019
They aren't personal, they aren't written well, their messages are identical, you want to delete them and I know you get these emails too. I had already decided to save some of these worthless emails for an upcoming article when Keenan posted this rant on LinkedIn. After you read his rant and related comments, please return to my article for a short tutorial on what's wrong with these emails and how to make them stickier.
The Pipeline
MARCH 12, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. “What-ifs, Maybes And Might-have-beens” is no tag line for your pipeline, (probably why Gerald never looked at sales as a vocational option). However, it does describe many conversations I have with people up and down the food chain. Regrets about doing things, not doing things, left wondering. Questions are a specific example; salespeople will say “I should have asked,” or worse, “I wanted to ask, but”; that last one breaks my heart, every time.
SBI Growth
MARCH 15, 2019
As a sales leader, you are always looking for the most optimal route to your customers. When designed & executed correctly, channel partners provide your business an incredible amount of leverage. Correctly managed channel partners can help you expand into.
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Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.
DiscoverOrg Sales
MARCH 12, 2019
Email marketing is hard. Some might argue that B2B email marketing is harder today than it was 5 years ago or 10 years ago, but I would probably counter with “its always been hard.” There are just different challenges today. There are so many factors that contribute to the success of an email program: whether it’s a one-off promotion, a regular nurture or subscription program, or a sequenced email drip over the course of month.There’s subject line , content, graphics.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 13, 2019
Most salespeople do not know the difference between their prospects' decision-making process compared with their decision-making criteria. What's worse is that even more salespeople don't even bother asking about it. According to data from Objective Management Group (OMG) who has evaluated/assessed 1,841,209 salespeople, only 27% of all salespeople are strong qualifiers so it's likely that the majority are not asking.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 13, 2019
Author: Rilind Elezaj There are people who have made it their business to use misconceptions and unfounded myths to scare businesses from outsourcing in emerging markets. They will tell you how unhealthy and unaffordable outsourcing is, but they will never tell you how outsourcing can help you to expand your startup in China , among other emerging markets.
SBI Growth
MARCH 14, 2019
Many CEOs are familiar with the concept of a PMO (Project Management Office). Picture a multitude of spreadsheet-savvy analysts charged with tracking various initiatives through standardized processes using metrics and reports. There is value in an effective PMO, to be.
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MTD Sales Training
MARCH 12, 2019
When you think of a salesperson, what immediately springs to mind? Is it the old ‘snake-oil’ salesperson of old who put their foot in the door, or never stops talking, or puts undue pressure on you to ‘sign today’? Hopefully, that age-old metaphor is long dead. But there are still people for whom the very notion of being ‘sold-to’ strikes the fear of God into them, and they would run away from such an encounter.
The Sales Heretic
MARCH 12, 2019
How would you like a prospecting opportunity that’s not only free, but includes a meal in the bargain? They’re occurring all around you, five days a week. Local service clubs (Lions, Rotary, Moose, Optimist, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, etc.) are constantly in need of speakers for their regular breakfast and lunch meetings. As a professional [.].
John Barrows
MARCH 13, 2019
Do you know the biggest sin in sales? It’s not to lose a deal. It’s to take too long to lose a deal. You know the ones: they sit in our pipeline or forecast as the 20 percenters and get pushed out month over month over month because we’re “saying there’s a chance.” We, like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber (video included for your viewing pleasure below), are the eternal optimists in Sales.
SBI Growth
MARCH 12, 2019
It’s late February. The company’s sales producers returned to the office from the high energy (and super expensive) 2019 Sales Kick Off over 3 weeks ago. Confidence was through the roof and opportunity appeared to be within reach. However, a.
Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.
Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.
Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 13, 2019
Without revenue, a sale cannot be made. However, making a sale is not all about the money, and it is a salesperson's duty to overcome their prospect's money problem and be prepared for what objections are thrown their way.
Hubspot Sales
MARCH 15, 2019
Anyone can start a business. Fill out a few forms. Get the necessary permits or licenses. Advertise in some way, shape, or form. Running a successful business, though, is an entirely different story. For example, in the United States roughly 9% of businesses both new and old close each year. On the flip side, only 8% are opened. We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009.
A Sales Guy
MARCH 15, 2019
I just picked up a truly badass book by Warren Berger. It is absolutely straight fire. A More Beautiful Question. . If you’ve read Gap Selling , you know the key to executing is rooted in questions. The better you are at questions, the better you can execute the Gap Selling methodology. Since its launch and in almost all of my training sessions, I’ve been asked for more info on how to ask really good questions.
SBI Growth
MARCH 15, 2019
Your Product Does Not Sell Itself — Why Clarity Between Product Management & Marketing is Critical Don’t let confusion between product management and product marketing responsibilities risk your product’s success. Devote time early on to clarify these within your team and.
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Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.
Women Sales Pros
MARCH 15, 2019
Before any sale can be made, a relationship must be opened. And if multiple sales are to be made to the same customer, that relationship must be maintained and maximized through continually opening new opportunities and, sometimes, new relationships that will enhance the buyer/seller partnership. Many sellers focus too much of their time and attention to closing sales.
Grant Cardone
MARCH 15, 2019
There’s a lot of talk about building walls lately. But the truth is, walls are everywhere. Your house or apartment has a wall. Why? To keep people OUT, right? Every University in this country also has a wall. It’s not a physical wall, but it’s a WALL. It’s called admissions. For example, you can’t get over Harvard’s wall without meeting certain standards.
Alice Heiman
MARCH 13, 2019
I can never write enough about prospecting. It is essential to staying in business! Dips in sales are tough on cash flow and moral. In order for your company to have steady growth, you need a steady flow of leads. Many businesses lack a process for lead generation , if you don’t have one, you are not alone. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but you do have to have a process.
SBI Growth
MARCH 15, 2019
Today Jill Rowley, former Chief Growth Officer of Marketo, discusses how this emerging role brings together sales and marketing leaders to leverage the power of their best salespeople: their customers. Jill shares key drivers that bring about executive alignment that.
Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?
Hubspot Sales
MARCH 15, 2019
Whether you're a sales leader, manager, or rep, metrics are key to your success. They help you evaluate the performance of the business, team, and individual contributors. Let's say you're preparing for a meeting with your VP of Sales and you need to provide an update on your sales team's achievements. If you're looking at the surplus of dashboards and reports in your CRM database , all the charts, numbers and percentages can be overwhelming.
Miller Heiman Group
MARCH 13, 2019
While many organizations reported increased adoption of a sales enablement function in recent years, several still struggle to use it effectively to achieve their goals. According to CSO Insights’ 4th Annual Sales Enablement Study , 61 percent of organizations have a sales enablement function. Of those, only 34.4 percent of respondents indicated they were meeting the majority of their expectations.
Nimble - Sales
MARCH 13, 2019
The Modern Workplace 365 is a five-part series designed to help small business teams understand the impacts of the data-driven buyer’s journey, the unprecedented rate of technology innovation, and multi-generational work cultures on the Modern Workplace. In this post, we discuss shifts in customer expectations, changes to the sales mindset, and toolkits that enable sales […].
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