No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 29, 2015

” That’s why the words you use matter and why business to business sales “pitches” fall flat. She tells a remarkable story about how a software engineer at Google almost failed at selling his idea … until he changed his words. She teaches sales and sales coaching at the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania.

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Nutshell

MARCH 8, 2021

Salesforce was novel in that it was among the first few companies to provide software as a service (Saas) as opposed to installable software. Salesforce, plus all the possible apps, is simply a monstrous suite of software. Sales team communication. Sales automation. It was huge. Salesforce CRM features.

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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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Nutshell

JANUARY 15, 2024

An ecommerce platform is a software solution that helps businesses build and manage their online stores. Launched in 2006, this ecommerce website giant has solutions for various businesses—from small businesses and brands just starting to sell on social media to businesses that sell items globally.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 7, 2016

Yes, April 14, 2006 was the official publication date. We currently measure Days in Sales (DIS) as one of our Key Sales Indicators. One of the sales phases we wanted to reduce was the prospecting phase. After implementing Joanne’s referral system, we have moved from 171 Average Days in Sales to 141.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 7, 2018

As a sales manager, your success is determined by the success of your reps. In fact, the majority of today’s sales teams consist of average performers. This drastically affects your over sales team performance bell curve. By auditing the performance of your top reps, you can apply your findings to the entire sales process.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 1, 2016

It’s been 10 years since No More Cold Calling ™ was published on April 14, 2006. Then they write and tell me their sales organizations have been transformed, with a close rate of well more than 50 percent. Director of sales strategy at a large B2B software company, Amy is tenacious. But sales reps have work to do as well.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 10, 2014

In 2006, I was a Sales Director for a software compan LinkedIn recently asked me to submit an article for their new “Career Curveball” campaign. I am publishing it in my blog, too, to model the best practice of maximizing content creation efforts.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 15, 2024

An ecommerce platform is a software solution that helps businesses build and manage their online stores. Launched in 2006, this ecommerce website giant has solutions for various businesses—from small businesses and brands just starting to sell on social media to businesses that sell items globally.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 31, 2016

A little bit about Jenean: Jenean has been Chief Information Officer of McLeod Regional Medical Center since 2006. Subscribe to DiscoverOrg’s sales triggers to receive hot opportunities delivered to your inbox. The system includes close to 2,000 hospital beds, 650 physicians, and 1,600 nurses.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Growth oriented SMBs will gain a complete understanding of their project and investment portfolio in order to help reduce current “keeping the lights on” spending, optimizing the investments in innovative front-office applications around customer applications, relationships, sales and marketing.

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SBI

MARCH 22, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Ease of use.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 8, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Kim Rose , VP of Customer Success at Buildium. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker Podcast. I didn’t know anything about technology and how it had changed from 1998 to 2006. How’d she do it? The top 3 teams you need for success.

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PandaDoc

MAY 7, 2018

Some of these apps have been built by Salesforce developers, but most are created by third-party independent software vendors (ISVs) using Salesforce’s cloud computing technology called Lightning Platform. Salesforce launched the AppExchange in 2006, pioneering the entire on-demand cloud computing business model.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Have you ever wondered how to become a VP of Sales? By the time I was 30 years old, I was working at Oracle (via startup acquisition) helping them build the #1 performing SaaS sales team in my region. At the time, I had two years as a VP of Sales under my belt. How can you become a VP of Sales? So how did I do it?

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Altify

JUNE 11, 2018

One of the biggest mistakes made by some sales professionals is assuming that all customer companies are created equal. I have a good friend Mark (you know who you are) who first became a customer in 2006 when he was at one of the world’s largest software companies. It is not sufficient to consider just one or the other.

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Xactly

MAY 7, 2018

Sales compensation is one of the most important components of sales planning. Sales operations and compensation professionals must compile a team to piecing together metrics and goals, which carries an incredible amount of responsibility. Time in sales compensation: 11 years. Company: Palo Alto Networks.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 16, 2016

The future of sales development is bright, and Sr. Today he’s sharing his 7 predictions for the future of sales development. — Prediction #1: Account-Based Sales Development will eat into Account-Based Marketing. . — Prediction #1: Account-Based Sales Development will eat into Account-Based Marketing.

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HeavyHitter Sales

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The book Predictable Revenue is called the sales bible of Silicon Valley. It changed how the fastest-growing sales teams are designed. It also talks about sales specialization instead of letting the sales reps do the prospecting. Managers must break the sales team into specialized groups to assess where they excel.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There are tons of roundup articles about top women sales leaders. Most of the time, somebody does a LinkedIn search for “sales leader,” chooses the top 15 profiles with the most followers, and calls it a day. What about the amazing sales leaders who aren’t well-known already? Most Dynamic Women Sales Leaders.

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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%. On average, IT firms invest 3.6

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It was 2006 and I was ready to embark on the next phase of my career. I was going to operate as a quasi-independent sales contractor in the electric sign industry. There was going to be a lot of hard work to keep it running after it was launched and there was also going to be some necessary investments in both hardware and software.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

which adds graphics capability, better registration control and several other key features, which can now be integrated and used with any new tools, or in any of over 1,000+ current sales and marketing tool campaigns. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets. The invitation often coming after key decisions have already been made.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Assessing the savings quarter by quarter, in minutes a VMware sales professional or channel partner can develop a report card on the value VMware has delivered. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 How TCO is a common sense sales and marketing Tool for Today’s Chaotic Economy My friend and board member Bill Kirwin, original father of TCO analysis with Gartner, put it best when he wrote this article for us on the power of using TCO as a sales and marketing advantage to win deals in these tough economic times.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

New Customers in Q1 2010 Alinean has been selected to develop and power value-based sales and marketing campaigns for Wipro , PGI , CSC , CiRBA , MokaFive , Shoretel , Informatica and OfficeMax.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Heres our three key takeaway opportunities: 1) Buyer Facilitation versus Selling, 2) Buyers, Fueled by the Internet, Firmly in Control, 3) Most Prominent Inhibitors to Sales Achieving Quota is “Inability to Communicate Value Messages&#. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, if at all.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

If you missed episode 133, check it out here: How to Go From Startup to Pre-IPO: Unexpected Lessons From a 20-Year Sales Veteran with Jim Donovan. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. If RFPs are slowing down your sales team, you’ve got to check out Loopio. Welcome to the Sales Hacker Podcast. We’re on iTunes.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Let the Good Times Roll?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

An early and well-known example is the list of 10 core values that employees of online retailer Zappos helped create and that was posted online in 2006. Sales reps are ideally suited to work from home. Build a sense of shared leadership. and in more than 20 countries. Is working from home inevitable or overrated?

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