Sales 2.0
DECEMBER 12, 2019
It can happen in an elevator or at a networking event or at the weekend barbecue. Most often these days it happens when you write a prospecting email. You need to say what you do. Unfortunately what most people say, especially if they work for tech companies, does not mean much to the listener, or it sends the other person into a mild snooze. Here are some tips to change that.
Membrain
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Have you ever left a sales appointment and wished you had said something else? Or have you ever debriefed a sales rep’s call and find they didn’t ask the next logical question, and now critical information is missing?
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The Pipeline
DECEMBER 3, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. Every trade has schtick, specific things that they think they are expected to say or do. It is as though absent the schtick; you are not as expert as you claim. Sales, and the corner my fellow pundits and I occupy is no different. The right schtick helps uncover and align expectations, frame discussions, and lead to measurable progress.
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 2, 2019
How do you leverage data to inform strategy and measure success? 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. Through our.
Speaker: Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing at ZoomInfo & guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester
Buying signals extend well beyond intent. They give go-to-market teams the chance to know everything about their customers. With buying signals, they can reach more customers and win more deals. Join Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing of ZoomInfo and guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester for this new webinar where you'll find out how marketing teams operate more efficiently and sales teams close more business when they act on buying signals, not just intent!
Score More Sales
DECEMBER 20, 2019
In my sales career I had 22 different sales managers (not counting a few interim ones) over time and experienced great, amazing leadership - and also horrible, disappointing leaders – from “awesome” to “awful”.
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Engage Selling
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Previously, we looked at how important it is to beware of talk traps.
No More Cold Calling
DECEMBER 19, 2019
No one really listens to sales pitching anyway. Are you focused on business storytelling? Or have you reverted to those old, tiresome sales pitches that go on and on about why you’re so great? Newsflash: Nobody wants to hear that. What do you remember about a speaker, a movie, a novel? Not the ads for those events or products. You remember the stories.
The Sales Heretic
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Negotiation is an essential element of sales, not to mention other aspects of business. It’s vital for reaching mutually beneficial outcomes, closing more deals, and growing your business. And yet, there are times when it’s in your best interest NOT to negotiate. Here are eight of them. 1. When you don’t have to If you [.].
Allego
DECEMBER 26, 2019
It’s time for all of us who no longer spend our day in “the arena” cold calling prospects and venturing out on sales calls to accept a reality: when it comes to sales readiness , no sales trainer or enablement professional can command the same level of engagement among an audience of salespeople as a rep can. It just won’t happen, even if the trainer is a former salesperson.
Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com
Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.
Connect2Sell
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Sales is all about persuasion and influence. Persuasion and influence fails are usually the result of poor-quality pre-thinking.
Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Author: John DiJulius The vast majority of business leaders will agree that customer service is critical to their success. However, most haven’t done what it takes to be a world-class customer service organization. . A recent study by the Relational Capital Group revealed that 89% of senior leaders believe that relationships are the most important factor in their success year over year.
Understanding the Sales Force
DECEMBER 9, 2019
The last few years it seems that each time it snows, even a little, they cancel school. Are school officials convinced that parents and bus drivers will put kids' safety in jeopardy because snow is falling? They weren't worried about such things when I was growing up and back then, we didn't have cell-phones, all-wheel drive, anti-lock breaks, traction control, all-weather radials, blind spot warning, collision warning or lane assist!
No More Cold Calling
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Repeat After Me: I Will Not Cold Call. I want to scream every time I read articles about cold calling—the ones where “expert” cold callers explain how to capture a prospect’s attention in 10 seconds, craft a message to reach the decision-maker, navigate through gatekeepers, overcome sales resistance, create voicemail messages that will actually get your calls returned, and build a sales pipeline that can’t be beat.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Should you be putting more thought into your cold email subject lines? The answer is yes. Do you have time to read through a million examples of email subject lines to find the best ones? We’ll go ahead and assume the answer is no. We sifted through top blogs to find the best email subject lines, plus some fresh, real-life examples from our own SMEs.
Sales 2.0
DECEMBER 6, 2019
You’ve heard this before but how much do you “walk the talk” when it comes to knowing your prospects? Information is power in sales. The more you know about your prospect and their situation, the more likely you are to make a sale. If you’re in the dark, you’re not likely to bring up the right topics at the right time, and you’re way more likely to get a stack of objections. 1.
MTD Sales Training
DECEMBER 9, 2019
What would you consider to be the most important parts of the sales call, when calling a prospect? Well, one of my consultants was with a company recently and was listening in to their sales reps’ calls to make appointments. He told me that they weren’t being successful in getting past the first 15-20 seconds of the call, so I asked to take a look at their scripts.
Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 8, 2019
Author: Marie Rosecrans With social and mobile tech now at our fingertips, people today are ultra-connected. And with artificial intelligence integrated into our daily experiences, consumers are also more intelligent than ever. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here, and it’s brought a major shift in customer expectations. The incredible rise of smartphones and social media has been pivotal to this cultural shift.
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Understanding the Sales Force
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Before I can make any predictions for 2020, let's start with these ten simple truths about selling for proper context. ONE: Selling is not as difficult or as simple as many would have you understand. TWO: While there are certainly nuances that influence how selling changes based on the target audience and complexity, selling is essentially the same whether it is technology, pharmaceuticals, capital equipment, financial services, cars, components, accounting or any of 200 other industries.
The Sales Heretic
DECEMBER 18, 2019
I recently had the chance to sit down with the CEO of one of the most successful organizations in the world—the big man himself, Santa Claus. It was a cool, fall day—before the craziness of fourth quarter set in, when St. Nick had a little time to spare. His legendary jolliness was on full display, [.].
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Gone are the days of the distant businesses, where complaints and comments from consumers were lodged by mail and responses from companies were slow, if they came at all. The proliferation of social media has made it easier than ever to check the pulse of your customers and create a community centered around your brand. But just what should a brand-centered community look like, and why does that matter?
Connect2Sell
DECEMBER 4, 2019
ATD’s sales competency model builds on four foundational competencies: collaboration, solution, insight, and effectiveness.
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MTD Sales Training
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Being able to negotiate effectively is one of the most important skills you can build in your sales armoury, as it has a direct effect on your margins and overall profitability, as well as ensuring your customers get the best service possible. Here, we discuss five aspects of negotiation that will help you improve when carrying out those stages: Prepare with your customer in mind.
Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Author: Barbara Adey It’s not enough to prepare for a sales call with general industry knowledge. Sellers need business acumen: a customer-specific grasp of business objectives and the metrics a customer uses to measure success. . Sellers need these insights in order to be agile in conversation and adjust their talking points as needed to address the motivations of different executives.
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 23, 2019
In this blog, we discuss the best habits of highly successful salespeople and sales managers. Being an extraordinary sales manager is grueling and time-consuming.
The Sales Heretic
DECEMBER 10, 2019
If you’re in sales—and that’s nearly everyone in the company—you need to make presentations. Whether it’s a one-on-one to a prospective client, or a keynote speech at a conference, delivering a great presentation is vital to your success. Here are 14 tips for presenting more effectively. 1. Open strong Your opening is your opportunity to [.].
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Zoominfo
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Authenticity is the name of the game when it comes to recruiting. In today’s candidate-driven landscape, it’s no longer sufficient to go through the motions of a one-size-fits-all recruiting strategy — particularly when it comes to social recruiting. Social media has transformed the recruiting industry, as more than 91% of employers use social media to hire talent today ( source ).
The Pipeline
DECEMBER 24, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. For many, Thursday will be Boxing Day , a good time for salespeople to think about how they will break out of their box next year? The New Year brings hope and new quotas, you know the drill, more expected in the same exact amount of time. Time won’t bend, you’ll have to, or something will break, probably you. So, no, it’s not just a turn of phrase, you need to break out of your box.
MTD Sales Training
DECEMBER 2, 2019
It is 6 to 7 times harder to convert a new customer than to sell to an existing one. This is exactly why Key Account Management is one of the most important aspects of the sales process and an integral facet of every single business. Being a successful account manager means more than knowing your customers, being proactive and quickly responding to queries.
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