Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 1, 2019

Author: Chris Mason So many of us begin our sales careers as representatives of a company, product, service or all the above. We learn the tricks of the trade, the importance of customer service, the power of relationship building and what it feels like to win and lose. Many are content to continue in that representative position for the entirety of their careers, which can be rewarding both personally and financially.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 6, 2019

By Tibor Shanto. While some may argue, salespeople are people, with all the pluses and minuses that come with that. One thing about people you can count on, is they usually find what they are looking for while ignoring the rest. Tell your reps to go out and find people with the pain our product and marketing people tell them they can cure. And that’s what they’ll do, go out and find people with that pain, and ignore all other opportunities that aren’t painted “pain.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 18, 2019

Most CEO’s have good visibility into the top deals in your sales pipeline and are reviewing with their CRO and CFO at least weekly. And often, CEO’s will review top deals with their Chairman or a board member in a.

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Connect2Sell

AUGUST 21, 2019

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The Sales Heretic

AUGUST 14, 2019

I was hungry. I had just checked in at the Sheraton hotel in Tampa, Florida, where I was conducting a sales training seminar the next day. Now, normally when I’m traveling, I like to get out of the hotel and find a good, local restaurant to eat at. But this evening, it was late and [.].

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 5, 2019

Author: Rilind Elezaj Remote working invokes different pictures in the minds of different people. For workers, it’s a dream come true – a peaceful day spent away from the busy and chaotic workplace. Employers consider it as a nightmare, visualizing no tasks getting completed as workers, while away, spend their day entertaining themselves and doing non-work-related stuff.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 20, 2019

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Face it, your lead machine is tired. You’re hitting the gas, and you’re not getting the speed you once did. To change things up, you’ll need to go deep on new technologies and new media outlets, not to mention deciding what you’re going to say in your promotions. If you care only about quantity and quality, you should focus some attention on the most relevant pictures and the most meaningful words possible.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 21, 2019

The right words have the power to overcome most of the objections faced by every salesperson , and the best salespeople know the words that sell. They also know which words work against them… and which moments call for no words at all. “ What you do and say during sales conversations is the most decisive separator between mega-successful salespeople and average salespeople,” says Gong CEO Amit Bendov.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 24, 2019

As a marketing leader, if you have ever thought about where your next new form of revenue is coming from, the answer is Outbound Marketing. Eric Quanstrom, CMO of Cience, joins us to discuss how Outbound is the new normal.

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Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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The Sales Heretic

AUGUST 7, 2019

After twenty years of going to “Influence”—the National Speakers Association’s annual conference—“Influence” finally came to me! That’s right, Influence 2019 was held in the city I happily call home: Denver, Colorado. More than 1200 of the world’s top professional speakers and trainers came to Denver to admire the spectacular scenery and enjoy the beautiful weather. [.].

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

There’s always a silver lining to getting sacked. I didn’t plan to start my referral business so soon. But then I was fired. Yep. Just like that, my manager gave me the news. I had a sense something might be going on, since I’d recently lost a big deal to a competitor. But I didn’t expect to be fired. I left the office, went home, and took my dog for a hike.

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Connect2Sell

AUGUST 7, 2019

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 22, 2019

By Tibor Shanto. I understand connecting with decision-makers or influencers is a challenge, we are all looking for good ideas. But some things sellers are told to do are not just silly but can cost them opportunities. See what I mean: [link]. Please, don’t ask them that. Ask them something worth answering. The post Don’t Ask Them That!

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 12, 2019

Author: John Wells Brands have finite resources and budgets but an infinite appetite for growth. Because they need to decide where to spend those precious resources, they often leave a customer relationship management program at the table without understanding its true value. That’s a mistake. While companies have traditionally considered CRM programs as sales tools , the CRM program and the customer experience today is one and the same.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 4, 2019

What does 1% mean to you? Does it mean the top wealthiest tier of individuals in the world? Does it mean you are an incredibly high or dismally low performer at something? Or does it bring to mind a particular.

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The Sales Heretic

AUGUST 27, 2019

It’s not too late: To thank someone. To apologize. To start over. To change direction. To follow up with your buyer. To learn something new. To go somewhere you’ve always wanted to go. To ask for help. To get certified To find your passion. To give a compliment. To face your fears. To be happy. [.].

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

Referral makers don’t want your money. They want to know you’re trustworthy. You’re going to pay me how much for referral business? No thanks! When I refer you, I put my reputation on the line, so I need to trust that you’ll take care of my connection as I would. You won’t pitch, you’ll share best practices, and you’ll follow up. You’ll let me know if this was a good referral for you.

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Sales Management

Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 26, 2019

While this should be a fun, end of summer article I'm guessing that you don't actually believe that the Beatles taught us about selling. The Beatles recorded 18 songs where the lyrics talked about selling plus I included two bonus titles by other artists to bring the total to 20! The Beatles. Can you name the song that went on and on about building relationships?

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 13, 2019

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 16, 2019

Let’s get some sales activity going! How great will you feel when you connect with the right buyers and have a strong conversation today? Here are a few great resources we like. Cold Calling Tips from Gong’s research – 17 Proven Techniques. 21 Cold Calling Secrets From the Sales Masters. Cold Call Objection Handling – Outreach (is gated). 14 Actionable Cold Calling Tips and Techniques – Sales Hacker.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 27, 2019

It is well-documented that CMOs now need to be revenue generators. Gone are days of being primarily measured on brand reach and field marketing events. The modern-day CMO works with the CRO in driving revenue and making the number. However, in.

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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. There’s no better example of this development than the relationship between content marketing and sales enablement. .

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 8, 2019

Do you love communicating with bots? There’s a saying that the future is here. Well, it’s not—not even close. We don’t have a crystal ball, and the future will have stuff that hasn’t even been invented yet. So, how do we prepare our kids for their future careers when we don’t know what jobs will look like, what skills they will need, or what sort of challenges they’ll face that we haven’t even considered?

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 19, 2019

I'll be 64 in November which means that just like everyone else, I'm getting older. There are certain things that younger people do that change when they get older. For example, younger adults : go to bars and night clubs but tend to choose dinners out or nights at home binge watching TV when they become more mature. go to concerts but tend to choose movies when they get older. backpack across the US or Europe but tend to choose cruises as they age. want freedom at work but are more open to stru

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

By Tibor Shanto. Ask most salespeople what their time is worth, or if they value their time, and they respond in the affirmative. But as is often the case, the observable behaviour says something different. Not only do they seem to not worry about how they use time, but many also seem to go out of their way to waste it. I’ve started asking salespeople “What’s your time worth?

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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.

Hiring

The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 6, 2019

You have the perfect prospect. You know how you can help them. You have that initial phone call, and everything feels good. They share great information and provided even more information and insights in response to your questions. You feel like life is good. The call ends and you’ve both agreed on a clear next step: another call next week. You feel good about the time blocked for the call next week.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2019

Far too often, sales leaders look to org structure first regardless of the underlying cause of their performance issues. Why? It is viewed as an easier change to make, and it is likely you have executed or been a part.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 27, 2019

Many of us have been there. The presentation is going well, the customer is appreciating all our demonstrations, your ideas are being well-received…. Then….Wham! Something goes wrong! The laptop freezes. The demonstration falls apart. A member of the buyer team asks a question that you can’t answer. Whatever it is, it throws a spanner in the works and you struggle to cope.

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