No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 13, 2022

I understand that predictive analysis tools can be accurate at forecasting business trends and sales performance. Astrologers, business analysts, and sales “experts” all tend to focus on hopeful outcomes that aren’t always grounded in reality. Hopeful outcomes sound like this: Sales and marketing will learn to play nice.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, Margo Edris , Regional VP of Sales at Salesforce, shares insights on sales leadership and discusses topics such as handling challenges gracefully, preparing for coaching, and integrating fun into the workplace. Time management is essential for finding time to prepare.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, Rob Ulsh , VP of Dealer and International Sales for Great Dane, discusses the use of AI in sales leadership. He also explores the practical applications of AI in sales, including prospecting, customer retention, and pre-call planning.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

Hosts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of face-to-face conversations in sales and how sales leaders can encourage their teams to embrace in-person interactions. These reactions make it easier to be empathetic and build trust, essential for successful sales relationships.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

Note to my readers: Because of my heavy client load, I am reducing my blog articles to bi-weekly starting today. Use the following questions to help open your prospect up and to get them to reveal where they really stand, and what you need to do to move closer to the sale: #1 “I can tell that’s important to you; why does it mean so much?”. #2

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Sales Leadership Development in the New Millennium. Leading-edge sales organizations understand the value of investing in leadership development. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. They really loved it!”. What specifically are companies doing?

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

At this point, most salespeople have accepted that the majority of their sales "calls" will take place over Zoom or similar video platform. In today's article, we'll discuss the next set of steps you should take so that selling over video can be as effective as possible.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2019

Author: Warren Fowler Sales teams and marketers focus on digital communication so much that they seem to forget the power of offline promotion channels. While online tools are often more convenient and practical than traditional marketing techniques, the fact remains that the latter usually perform better. Let’s take a look!

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

And sales organizations don’t have either to spare. Art Kohn’s article, “ Brain Science: Overcoming the Forgetting Curve ,”pointed me to a book called Make It Stick by Peter C. The way to embed learning and actually remember information is to use “testing as a tool for learning.” That isn’t learning at all. So, what does work?

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If not, start using it today: search my blog to read articles on how to do that.). This one technique will separate you from all the other sales reps who are just looking for someone to dump their pitch onto. Like so many solid techniques in sales, this one is simple—but it will only work if you commit to trying it.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Sales prospecting techniques are the tactics a salesperson uses to find new customers. Prospecting is an early and critical stage in the sales process. Let’s jump in. What are Prospecting Techniques?

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 15, 2024

Keith Rzucidlo , Vice President of Sales at Miller Electric, joins the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast to discuss how to turn visions into actions in sales leadership. Keith shares the importance of patience and reflection in driving behavior change and advises sales leaders on coaching and change management. “I

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2024

That put a sour taste in my mouth regarding using that AI tool for my small business. While I’m still not overly impressed with ChatGPT’s ability to write (or, should I say, generate ) content, I’ve come to think it’s a handy research tool. You’ll see me use it to research use cases for this very article a little later on.)

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This article has a longer analogy build up then most, but it’s worth it. In hindsight, he was truly incredible because without any of today’s tools, it must have taken him hours to create a single forecast. Before long, nobody will listen and worse, sales management won’t be inclined to provide feedback.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Without a doubt, a strong drive for great numbers is at the heart of any high-performing sales team. Between prospecting, sales calls, data entry, quote preparation, and follow-ups, it’s very easy for teams to mismanage data and trip over themselves on the way to the finish line. Salespeople are busy. Let’s jump right in!

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our KPI Builder tool can help guide you through the process of establishing a set of KPIs for your organization that is built around clean data and automation. How do you leverage data to inform strategy and measure success? Through our.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Commercial leaders have been introducing sales technology for years in an effort to boost seller productivity and efficiency. However, with the pandemic accelerating Sales’ digital transformation, vendors have accelerated the pace of introducing new sales tools and technologies, creating a complex landscape for sales leaders to navigate.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

In this article, Margo Edris delves into her winning strategy for coaching conversations, stressing the significance of meticulous preparation. She shares practical tips on time management, utilizing short meetings and communication tools to optimize efficiency and collaboration within her team. Authenticity is key in coaching.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Tools for Store Owners to Provide Better Customer Service Do you want to run a successful store ? Delivering excellent customer experiences is critical but requires using the right tools to streamline your operations while building a loyal customer base.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

In this article, Rob Ulsh , VP of Dealer and International Sales for Great Dane, delves into AI’s profound impact on the sales landscape and how Great Dane has strategically incorporated this technology to propel its sales initiatives forward. In the sales profession, AI is seen as both a threat and an opportunity.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But before we begin, ask yourself: Are you using the right tools to measure your sales team’s success? Discover the surprising method top leaders use to identify the most effective sales tools, and how it saved a business a quarter million dollars. It’s time to rethink your sales tool strategy.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Content: Reviewing the quality, relevance, consistency, and performance of digital content, including blog posts, articles, videos, infographics, etc. Taking the digital pulse of local business has never been easier, and it’s free with BuzzBoard’s small business digital audit tool! Small Business Digital Audit Is Now Fast & FREE!

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

In this article, Margo Edris delves into her winning strategy for coaching conversations, stressing the significance of meticulous preparation. She shares practical tips on time management, utilizing short meetings and communication tools to optimize efficiency and collaboration within her team. Authenticity is key in coaching.

Sales Leadership 156

Sales Leadership Video Coaching Pivotal 156

Sales 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In the near future, savvy salespeople are going to greatly enhance their sales by leveraging AI. The best tool today for this research is LinkedIn. Other tools do exist to mine our social connections. Such tools usually look through our email to see who we contact the most and use this as a proxy for a relationship.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

It seems you can’t open your news feed these days without seeing an article about how AI will transform the workforce. Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 6, 2020

As you continually work on fine-tuning your sales organization, how can you best ensure that every prospect interaction contributes to a cohesive customer narrative that, ultimately, maximizes your sales? Through our work helping leading companies grow their revenue year after.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Author: LIZ PULICE The COVID-19 pandemic has caused sales organizations to adapt overnight to a new world of social distancing and digital-only collaboration. This type of experiment would never happen during normal times because of the risk of derailing the sales organization. Do we still need expensive internal sales meetings (e.g.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 14, 2023

NOTE: While this article talks about using this technique as an interview question to determine what kind of sales rep you’re about to hire, it’s also a great technique for managers to use to diagnose what is wrong with reps who may not be hitting quote consistently. Let’s first look at how most sales reps go about doing it.

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SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2020

Whether you are about to go on a first date or preparing for a discovery call with a prospect – first impressions matter. Regardless if it is from their initial website visit to their first discovery call, the prospects’ experience.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2020

You probably wrote a sale just last week, and the top producers in your office are still writing business. True story: I was walking in my neighborhood the other day, and a home went on sale—you know, the sign in the front yard, etc. So, what do you do to overcome the stalls at the beginning of this article? That was quick.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

“The 9-to-5 workday, or any semblance of it, seems like a relic of a bygone era,” states a recent Bloomberg article. “I sales and marketing at Intel, told Bloomberg. Click on any of the articles below to read more from our "NEXT" special report. . The office as a recruitment tool. Is it frustration, fear or anxiety?

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Link Building Strategies and Tools for Boosting Your SEO Link building is still one of the most critical components of search engine optimization (SEO) for increasing website visibility and domain authority.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

These famous words from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice equally apply to our sales pipeline. As sales managers, we know from experience that when we review the opportunities our sales reps have promised to close this month, next month and the next 90 day, that they won’t all close. The Pipeline Guest Post – Mell Harding.

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