Thu.Oct 10, 2024

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Headway Selling: What's Next When Value Selling Isn't Working

SBI Growth

Buying friction disrupts the customer lifecycle and grinds deals to a halt. Buyers are continuously reconciling how their environment and needs are changing as they evaluate suppliers and their solutions, and at the same time dealing with the complexity of internal coordination and changing buying processes.

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SKO Advice for Leaders from John Kaplan and John McMahon

Force Management

Force Management Co-Founder John Kaplan and five-time CRO John McMahon recently had an in-depth discussion on the Revenue Builders Podcast about sales kickoffs. Combining their years of experience, they hashed out what works and what doesn't when it comes to planning and leading a kickoff event as a revenue leader. Listen to the full podcast conversation here.

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SBI Research Featured in Harvard Business Review: The Hidden Costs of CRO Turnover

SBI Growth

We’re excited to share the findings of our latest research, which was just published in Harvard Business Review: The Hidden Costs of CRO Turnover. I n the article, co-authored with my colleagues Bryan Kurey and Dave Lingebach, we examine the high costs of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) turnover and its significant impact on company performance. The data is clear: replacing your CRO can often hurt growth more than it helps.

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From Search to Sale: Aligning Your SEO Strategy with Your Sales Funnel

The Center for Sales Strategy

In marketing, businesses often struggle to align their SEO efforts and sales objectives, leading to missed opportunities. However, by integrating SEO strategies with the sales funnel through a thoughtful content strategy, companies can attract high-quality leads and improve conversion rates. This alignment enhances online visibility and streamlines the sales process.

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Beyond the Basics: How to Develop and Retain a Top-Performing Sales Team

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego

Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.

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7 Easy Ways to an Automated Business

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: 7 Easy Ways to an Automated Business An automated business can save money and time. Time is more valuable, and with more of it, you can dedicate it to more critical jobs or even see more of your family. But how do you automate a business? Our collaborative blog offers 7 easy ways to an automated business to help you succeed.

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Consider How to Design Growth for Your Business

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Consider How to Design Growth for Your Business Expanding a business requires more than just wishing for increased revenue; it involves a strategic approach to creating new demand, tapping into untapped markets, and leveraging partnerships. Our collaborative blog offers three methods for designing growth for your business: making your market, merging with other companies, and letting influencers spread your message. _ Design Growth

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What’s REALLY Influencing Grocery Inflation?

Grant Cardone

Since the pandemic, inflation in grocery stores has skyrocketed, leaving customers with giant bills for their shopping… And these consumers are not happy. While many attribute the price increases to corporate greed, the reality is now as simple as executives lining their pockets. So the question remains… What exactly boosted grocery inflation so much?

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Mastering the Sales Game: Expert Tips from Trainer Jessica Stokes

Sales Gravy

On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Lucy Beth Adams sits down with Master Sales Trainer, Jessica Stokes to discuss her journey in sales, from her early days in cold calling to becoming a top trainer. She offers valuable insights on maintaining customer relationships, handling objections, and staying motivated in a challenging sales career. Key Takeaways: – Facing Rejection with Determination: Early sales careers can involve a lot of cold calling, rejection, and setbacks.

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The “Tell Me More” Problem

Partners in Excellence

LLMs are providing sellers the opportunity to reshape their engagement strategies. Ideally, enabling higher impact first conversations. We can ask the LLM to research the organization, identifying the key issues the company is facing. We can ask the LLM to write a relevant prospecting letter focusing on a certain persona. We can ask it to script a conversation we’d like to have with the customer.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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How to Solve Legacy Producer Experience Issues With SAP Agent Connection

Canidium

Legacy systems are often unable to adapt to modern technological advancements. Consequently, agencies and fintech services operating on legacy technology frequently experience decreased efficiency, higher operational costs, and increased security vulnerabilities.

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Why Do We Find “Objections” So Objectionable?

Partners in Excellence

“Objections,” more specifically, “Objection Handling” have been a fundamental part of sales training, probably since the first sale. I can imagine Adam saying to Eve, “But that’s not a Granny Smith, I prefer those… ” Fear strikes at the heart of too many sellers. “This call will be great as long as they don’t bring up these issues?

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Unleashing the Power of Sales AI (video)

Pipeliner

In a recent episode, host John Golden sat down with entrepreneur Devin Johnson to discuss the transformative potential of Sales AI. Devin, the founder of Sales AI, shared his journey from flipping sneakers at 16 to creating a cutting-edge AI platform designed to revolutionize lead conversion and customer support. This blog post delves into their conversation’s key themes and insights, offering actionable advice for businesses looking to leverage AI in their sales processes.

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GDPR & Cold Calling: How to Stay Compliant

Hubspot Sales

GDPR compliance is a messy process to begin with, but trying to stay ahead of the regulation while B2B cold calling presents a whole other set of problems. In trying to wrap my brain around how to make cold calls under GDPR, I discovered two things: It’s totally doable (and legal) and it’s actually not that hard if you have a set of systems in place to carry it out.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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How to Use Google PPC to Drive Traffic and Sales

SocialSellinator

Learn how to leverage Google PPC advertising to boost traffic and sales with actionable tips on setup, optimization, and advanced strategies.

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How to Ask for Payment Professionally: 8 Best Payment Email Templates

Hubspot Sales

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Your Guide to Finding a Top SEO Agency Near You

SocialSellinator

Find the best SEO agency near me to boost your search ranking and visibility. Learn how to choose and benefit from local expertise.

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Easy Ways to Improve Your Sales Intelligence

SalesFuel

Over time, small changes can make a great difference. It’s true for exercise, lifestyle habits and even retaining valuable sales intelligence. Using certain neuroscience tactics can help you learn faster and retain more information when you need it the most. Sales Intelligence is Easily Retained Using Popular Neuroscience Techniques Rapid learning techniques have been touted to generations of students to help retain information.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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Maximize Your Bank's Reach with These Digital Marketing Services

SocialSellinator

Maximize reach with digital marketing services for banks. Boost engagement, visibility, and growth with proven strategies.

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What Does Modern Configuration for CRM Look Like?

SugarCRM

In the past, customizing CRM apps required extensive development, which often led to increased costs, longer implementation times, and difficulties with maintenance. Modern CRMs offer powerful configuration tools that allow businesses to adapt their system to their specific needs quickly and easily. This shift towards no-code and low-code configuration gives non-technical users the ability to tailor the CRM to their processes and goals, without going too far towards customization and coding.

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