Steven Rosen

JUNE 25, 2013

Whether you are starting a new sales force or hiring a new rep to fill a vacancy, the four principles of the STAR Process will help you select top sales performers. As the head of sales it doesn’t matter if you are involved directly in the process, what matters, is that you have in place a top-notch sales selection system.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 9, 2013

Our 2012 sales leader research finds it is still a big fear for 2013. If your company isn’t looking for sales leadership today, just wait. The average tenure of a Sales VP is 19 months! This post explores what HR leaders can do to develop top internal sales leaders. Managing multi-generational sales forces.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

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 If you’re a manager, this is a great exercise for a sales meeting. Get Access Today.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 19, 2017

And sales teams experience more effective prospecting because data is synced between Marketo and the CRM. Learn more about email deliverability in our free ebook: What the @#$% Happened to Email Deliverability? Sales reps (*ahem*) often enter contacts in the CRM without addresses or phone numbers. The result?

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Sales 2.0

JULY 7, 2014

He’s writing some excellent stuff about modern sales and marketing over there. As timing would have it, Louis just updated me that he has a new (free 83-page) ebook out of interviews with sales and marketing leaders. Louis asked about the usefulness of Sales 2.0 You get these from Sales 2.0

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

If your sales team is constantly stuck chasing approvals or fixing pricing mistakes, its time to rethink how you generate quotes. The Problem with Traditional Quoting Imagine this: A sales rep gets an inquiry from a high-value prospect requesting a custom quote. Deals slow down, errors creep in, and customers lose patience. Hours pass.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Sales is the great equalize r: It’s a meritocracy. October is Women in Sales month. For me, that means celebrating how sales really is the great equalizer. She WAS our first woman in the sales department. I think really listening and asking those open-ended questions is a very important trait to have in sales.

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2025

Sales enablement has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. This is driven largely by the rise of several sales enablement trends, such as AI and the demand for personalized learning. Sales leaders already acknowledge this. Sales leaders already acknowledge this. Sellers who effectively use AI are 3.7

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 14, 2019

I encourage you to download my latest prospecting ebook that deals with how to send a great prospect email. With this ebook, you’ll also be able to gain access to a free 14-day trial to Salesgenie which is a helpful tool for finding great leads to prospect. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 16, 2025

Introduction Sales configurator software, and more specifically, product configuration software, comes in a wide range of varieties, formats and sophistication. For the sake of simplicity, Im going to toss them all into one of three bags: tools, solutions and systems. Here are some examples. What is a Product Configurator?

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Vengreso

JANUARY 17, 2025

Entering this 2025, to embrace a virtual sales program, like our own FlyMSG Sales Pro Plan , could be pivotal for achieving unprecedented business success. The Rise of Virtual Sales Programs As we enter 2025, the landscape of sales training programs is undergoing a revolutionary transformation.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Blogs, ebooks, webinars, social media. As the Sales Leader, you have high expectations for Marketing to deliver. Don’t get stuck with a team incapable of leveraging the tools of Sales 2.0. Are you giving them the tools and instruction they need to be successful? Who owns the other 60%? Your Account Executives.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Sales reps want solid materials to support them in sales campaigns. Having the right content enables the sales rep to have the best chance to make a sale. In this post, I’ll discuss 5 critical actions that need to take place to enable your sales force. The missing content needed by the sales team.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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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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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 5, 2017

If you have one or more global accounts—large companies with a global footprint—it’s important to approach them globally – but this is a tall order for a busy sales department, especially among newer companies where any account-based approach has a learning curve. What is global account-based sales development? View a video?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. Your marketing and sales teams need both. Buying signals in sales combine verbal cues and intent data, positioning your team to tailor prospect-focused communications. Let’s break that down. How to spot buying signals.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 30, 2018

Sales and marketing event season just ended. But I’m doing the job of demand generation, AND customer marketing, AND product marketing, AND the sales development team … with a bare minimum of tools to make that all happen!”. Specific technology in place that your tool complements or replaces. That’s frustrating.

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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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No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2018

If you’re researching the latest and greatest sales trends, you just might fall victim to the bright-shiny-object syndrome. Just because certain sales prospecting techniques are all the rage, doesn’t mean they’re right for you or for your buyer. Sales productivity tools are everywhere, but do they really enhance productivity?

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the fast-evolving landscape of content marketing and sales, podcasting has become a powerful medium for brand visibility and audience engagement. Platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts use sophisticated AI algorithms to recommend content based on user behavior—something sales teams can capitalize on for a new SEO and marketing edge.

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Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2019

All sales and marketing tools make big promises—more leads, more engagement, higher click-through rate, better sales—but none more so than marketing automation. For those who aren’t familiar, marketing automation tools are exactly what they sound like—tools that automate certain marketing practices.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2013

As a marketing leader, the CEO is going to measure your 2014 success in three ways: Leads – Number of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales. Opportunities – Percent contribution by Marketing to the Sales Funnel. Wins – Percent contribution by Marketing to Sales Revenue. An LDR is not a sales rep either.

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Allego

MARCH 20, 2025

In industries like pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and financial services, sales teams must do more than just train. They need sales certification to ensure compliance, consistency, and credibility. A strong sales certification program ensures they are prepared. Download the eBook now.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 13, 2019

Watch my video to learn how to use email to prospect: Use email as simply one of your contacting tools. Download my new ebook, 50 Prospecting Truths that’s full of ideas and strategies to help you prospect more effectively. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Allego

MARCH 27, 2025

High-tech sales have changed dramaticallyso has the role of content for sales. Buyers are more informed and selective, conducting independent research before engaging sales reps. Not only that, but buyers expect sales reps to provide valuable insights and guidance to help them make sense of all their research.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Your business, marketing, sales, and content strategies are surely different than your competitors’ strategies. Generally, the main purpose of every entrepreneur (including yours) is to improve the sales performance of his business. Using an Email Autoresponder to Improve Sales. What’s an Email Autoresponder?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2021

How do you get visitors’ attention and start a productive sales conversation? Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. downloading an ebook), you want to be proactive with your responses. Respond to Leads with Lightning Speed.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

It’s that time of year again–the time when every company has a black Friday sale. . I’m going to make this easy for you: We’re offering just one product on sale–the best product we have at the lowest price it has EVER been offered. . How’s that for a Black Friday sale? Order Now .

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Does your (sales) funnel have flow? Learn data-driven strategies that support each stage of the sales funnel, along with key performance indicators (KPIs). Contents What is a Sales Funnel? What Tools Do People Use for Sales Funnels? Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. What is a Sales Funnel?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor.

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