Increase Sales

JUNE 14, 2013

My first action was to become a member of LinkedIn in 2004. Then I began with inbound marketing action by posting articles on directory sites such as Evan Carmichael , Ezine Articles and Sales Gravy. This week I achieved another measurable milestone by being included in this list of the Top 25 Sales Influencers in 2013.

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Social Media Small Business Small Business Media 174

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Instead, I prefer to focus on sharing insights and tips for referral sales lead generation. I joined LinkedIn in March 2004 and Twitter in May 2009, and I often write about the benefits of social selling (and the pitfalls). A huge problem today is the belief that sales lead generation can be automated.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

Pointclear

MAY 15, 2012

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Marketing managers regularly ask me how to predict the number of leads (really raw inquiries) needed to achieve quota (I wish more sales managers would also ask).

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 27, 2017

Will they ever be able to have a conversation or build the kind of relationships that lead to success in account based sales? In fact, it can be a competitive advantage for account based sales teams. The post Do Generational Differences Matter in Account Based Sales? Maybe, maybe not. But it’s time to stop pointing fingers.

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Account Fashion Demographics Journal 212

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 3, 2018

Author: Tim Houlihan Dispensing with sales manager myths. What’s your sales manager mythology? In a recent conversation with a sales vice president, he noted that leadership is not about being engaged, it’s about the willingness to take risks. He was talking about his sales managers. the sales manager?—?to

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 1, 2020

What do jellyfish , a Dyson AM09 Fan Heater , and Peyton Manning's 2004 regular season have in common? And Peyton Manning broke the NFL record for Adjusted Net Yards per Pass Attempt in 2004 before losing to Tom Brady in the playoffs. It's true across the board, and sales is no exception. Why Sales Efficiency Matters.

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Sales Qualified Lead Construction Inside Sales Travel 125

Increase Sales

OCTOBER 3, 2014

LinkedIn continues to grow as one of the top go to social media sites to find sales leads, sales prospects, colleagues and centers of influence for those especially in the B2B world. Do you take 6 weeks to respond to your sales leads or other communications? A Good Example of Why I Am on LinkedIn Since April of 2004.

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LinkedIn Social Media Small Business Small Business 139

Alice Heiman

MARCH 31, 2022

In this episode of Sales Talk for CEOs, Amy talks about what it takes to become a trailblazer in a new market, including the role of passion, storytelling, networking, and referrals. If you’re a CEO entering a new market (or innovating in an old one!), Highlights of this Episode: [2:28] Seeing the gaps in the medical market. [7:52]

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Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Scale Marketing 87

Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. We tried to tackle every aspect of event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! Events are a great tool to have in your marketing arsenal. Check them out below!

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criteria for success

APRIL 12, 2021

Happy Monday, Let's Talk Sales listeners! Charles has over 20 years of experience in direct sales, sales management, recruiting and training. For this series, Charles will be joined by the Chief Marketing Officer of DialAmerica, John Redinger. The concept of a Sales Growth Team and shared accountability.

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Webinar Metrics Twitter Social Media Negotiation 91

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Small Businesses As the host of this enlightening podcast, I had the pleasure of engaging in a thought-provoking conversation with John Golden, from Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM, and John Nieuwenburg , a professional business coach since 2004.

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Small Business Small Business Resources Video 105

Sales 2.0

JULY 17, 2019

If you run a small company, you usually end up being one of your company’s early sales people. I graduated from Wharton’s MBA program in 1993 and had no sales training at all. Along the way I read every sales book I could find and then over time became friendly with many of the authors. Closing is easy. Baylor University.

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Outsourcing Services Cold Calling Call-back Networking 30

Pipeliner

JUNE 21, 2020

Bill began his management career in 2000 at a medical equipment company and climbed the ranks to become US Director of Sales in just three years. In 2004, Bill accepted a job as Senior VP of Business Development for a publicly-traded healthcare organization. Later that same year, he founded EcSell Institute.

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Coaching Social Selling Research Motivation 81

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 20, 2024

However, the result — as psychologist Barry Schwartz put it in his 2004 book, “The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less" — is far less positive. Helping Customers Overcome Choice Fatigue With the previous concepts in mind, let’s turn them toward your customers to help boost conversions and close sales. Train your sales reps.

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Examples Conversion Customer Licensing 111

SalesFuel

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Natalia Kononov is a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at Wharton and has a PhD in marketing. Building Trust, Rapport and Emotional Connections The EQ is a recent psychological measure developed at the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge in 2004. Simple courtesies make the day go better for everyone.

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Hiring ACT Sales Qualified Lead Study 52

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

None of my friends ever mentioned or pursued a career in tech sales, so neither did I. After my first job as a consultant, I started recruiting firm Will Reed , focused exclusively on placing sales talent at high-growth technology companies like Qualtrics, Box, AppDynamics and MongoDB. Word-of-mouth sales recruitment is crucial.

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Conference Social Media How To Advertising 89

A Sales Guy

MAY 25, 2013

2004: After his retirement from making solo records, Jay-Z collaborates with other entertainers and becomes involved in philanthropy. At this point, Rocawear is doing more than $700 million in annual retail sales. He continues to oversee marketing and product development. Jay-Z is tapped as president and CEO of Def Jam Records.

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Apparel Sports Retail Groups 117

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Understanding these generational differences is critical to developing targeted marketing strategies that resonate. For marketers, investing in direct mail campaigns can significantly enhance brand perception and engagement with this generation. With $300 billion in buying power, Generation Z remains a key demographic for marketers.

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A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 27, 2012

I was at the Sales 2.0 conference and got caught up in all that sales information goodness. In addition to getting caught up in the Sales 2.0 I look around other sales blogs and you just don’t see the interaction and engagement you see here. Here is to each of you for being a kick-ass sales community member.

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Hiring Face-to-face Up-Sell Conference 109

Appbuddy

JUNE 15, 2021

In 1978, the first mass email marketing campaign was sent. This resulted in a slap on the wrist from a high-ranking Pentagon official, but also generated $13 million in sales for Thuerk’s company. This led to the launch of Gmail by Google in 2004. The risk paid off and a precedent was set. Age of adaptation.

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Government Consumer Channels Lead Rank 98

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Lead Rank 111

Pipeliner

AUGUST 27, 2019

From 1974 to 2004 he was teaching at the University of St. John is the Amazon bestselling author of Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World’s Greatest Military Victories and Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social Selling. Fredmund has written a number of books too. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM.

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Scale Government Segment Social Selling 72

Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Back in 2004, the SBA identified the launch of 580,900 new employer businesses and the closing of 576,200. Dan Kennedy, a renowned marketing and sales expert said that there is no business success or failure, but rather people success and people failure. Why do small businesses fail? Credit www.gratisography.com.

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Small Business Small Business Ideal Customer Profile How To 70

Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most successful sales reps have a wealth of experience with cold calling. You can revisit the fundamentals of selling, acquire a new soft skill that will enable you to close more deals, or simply leisurely read some sales and business literature. We’ve already introduced you to amazing sales books. Jump to category: ?

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Cold Calling Negotiation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 116

Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 8, 2018

Powerful Sales Results. This book is dedicated to the passionate and hard-working men and women who eat what they kill in the sales profession. Your goal is to ensure that they make that decision (conclude the sale) in a timely manner regardless of the outcome. Your market share just went up dramatically! Every Lead.

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Lead Rank Guarantee Lead Scoring Buyer 89

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Sales is the somewhat dark art of convincing people to buy stuff. But the problem is that many people, including a lot of salespeople, do see sales that way. And today we want to show you how you and your colleagues can use it to break that old idea of sales and bring new life into our old profession.

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 107

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Boston is emerging as one of the hottest startup cities in the country, which is great news for sales professionals. These companies are all backed by venture capital and are currently hiring in sales roles. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are some great companies to consider for your next sales job. ProfitWell.

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Hiring Company Policies Analytics 76

The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2006

Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999? A Q&A with me on latest IT sales and marketing metrics, trends and best practices Is 2006 shaping up to be a good year for IT spending growth? in 2006, with annual growth in software sales leading the way at 7.0%. percent of revenue on marketing.

Marketing 40

Marketing Vendor Survey ROI 40

SugarCRM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Since starting Sugar back in 2004, I’ve always enjoyed working with mid-market companies the most. But the real customer experience (CX) fun, in my opinion, is with mid-market companies. But the real customer experience (CX) fun, in my opinion, is with mid-market companies. What is a mid-market company?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Author: Paul Nolan An executive at a Fortune 1,000 company recently kicked off a summit for several hundred of the company’s content strategists, project managers and digital marketers with a story about an experience he had only days before at his neighborhood Starbucks. Craving engagement.

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Insurance Insurance Commission Lead Rank 120

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 30, 2023

I remember in 2017, taking great joy in bringing a can of something that said, “Use by 12/2004.” ”) But as I look to much of what we do in business/sales/marketing/customer experience, so many of the things that we to are long past their “Use by dates.” ” The world has changed!

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Coaching Call-back Quota Selling Skills 62

Emissary

JANUARY 25, 2022

After joining UnitedHealth Group in early 2004, Mike was named Chief Information Officer of UnitedHealth Technologies (UHT). Contact us to access the Emissary Network to see how our Emissary Advisors can accelerate your sales and marketing teams’ success: Interested in Joining the Emissary Advisor Network?

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Networking Meeting Enterprise Enterprise 52

SBI

JULY 21, 2010

Since scouting out sales tools is my full-time job, I see first-hand the favoritism being shown to large businesses at the expense of small businesses. So why don’t sales software vendors take the easier route? Consider this; according to the 2004 U.S. I’ll start with marketing automation. Large Businesses.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Vendor Small Business 59

Zendesk Sell

AUGUST 27, 2019

You can’t figure out what’s going on — your product/service receives great reviews, your sales team is qualifying prospects every day, and people are reading the material sent by marketing. According to the 80/20 rule in sales, 20% of your customers provide 80% of your profits. How it works: [ Source ]. How it works: [ Source ].

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Lead Rank CRM Cost per Acquisition Top of Funnel 91

SalesLoft

JULY 28, 2015

Entry level backgrounds in industries like recruiting, marketing, and customer service have proven to be successful starting blocks for many sales development reps. Even college grads fresh off the stage seem to be heading straight into sales development roles before they even have time to move their tassels. Where are you now?

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Hiring Quota Outbound Call-back 52

InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over the course of 15 years — from 2004 to 2019 — it became one of the most recognizable brands in the industry. Products like PlayBooks — which optimizes sales representative contact rates through powerful AI — are now critical components of Aurea’s Future of Commerce library. As part of the rebrand, the XANT.ai About Aurea Software.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

OCTOBER 13, 2021

You’re a savvy sales professional, and you know it doesn’t do any good to trot out product benefits that don’t interest your buyers. ‘Resonating Focus’ A group of marketing professors, writing in the Harvard Business Review, formalized this idea as a selling methodology to combat cognitive overload.

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Benefit Scale Journal Buyer 59