Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 9, 2024
The Boston Red Sox had a mediocre team in 2024. They had too many left-handed hitters, not enough starting pitching, an undependable bullpen, and by far, the worst defense in the MLB. Sure, they won half their games, but they lost the other half – many of them games they should have won. Most sales teams win fewer than half their “games,” and while defense can’t be blamed, pitching can!
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Low self-esteem is a significant issue that sales professionals and leaders need to recognize and address. Here are some steps that managers can help team members take to build confidence. The post The Surprising Self-Sabotage Among Sales Professionals – and How to Overcome It appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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No More Cold Calling
OCTOBER 24, 2024
You have a more important goal than closing business for Q4. No, you don’t need your glasses to read that again. If your focus is on winning as much business as possible before year-end, you’ll be starting 2025 in a losing position—with a lackluster pipeline and few new sales opportunities for the New Year. Take your eyes off the Q4 prize for a moment.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 4, 2024
In order for salespeople to truly engage, build value, and develop long-lasting relationships, they must compliment their selling approach with sales enablement tools and technology. Listening with the intent to learn, asking questions that are not product-based, and understanding the nuances, trends, and challenges of a company and industry are required in today’s environment.
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October Prime Day is usually an early sign of how consumer spending trends ahead of the holidays. This one was no exception. Our October Prime Day Report breaks down what’s working: the products flying off the shelves, the categories winning big, big brands, and the search terms defining demand. All brought to you via Similarweb’s Shopper Intelligence platform.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Interpersonal skills can be learned and refined over time to help salespeople close more deals and build lasting partnerships based on trust and mutual value. The post Succeeding with People: A Game-Changer in B2B Sales appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Social listening is a powerful tool that can provide crucial insights to help guide decision-making. Most businesses know this and may already have some social listening tactics. But does your current social listening strategy drive sales? Keep reading as we explore how social listening is linked to sales and offer some tips to help you grow your sales by improving your social listening.
Membrain
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Throughout my entire career, there has been one unrelenting mantra that remains unquestioned gospel from the mouths of every sales leader to the ears of every dutiful salesperson: “You need to keep 3 times your annual quota in your sales pipeline”
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 31, 2024
AI tools are reshaping the way salespeople tackle their day-to-day work, automating many of the core business development tasks that have eaten away at the average sellers’ day. But AI isn’t just taking over mundane administrative work. It’s also raising big questions about the future of the sales profession — including lingering worries that many sales jobs could soon be replaced by machines.
SBI Growth
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Like a championship sports team that needs great athletes , exceptional salespeople are the lifeblood of a high-performing sales organization. But if you have recently recruited new salespeople, you probably have also experienced how brutal it is to try to hire top talent in today's market. Even during more favorable hiring conditions, hiring sales executives is risky.
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What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 6, 2024
I last wrote about the efficacy of cold emails/LinkedIn Messages in February, when it was clear that immature AI and ineffective cold messaging wasn’t effective. The phone was and still is a better option. Read here. Although I continue to receive pathetic emails and Messages, I recently got one that was significantly better. Allow me to share some examples of typical emails/messages so that you can avoid these mistakes and then I’ll show one that suggests there is finally hope for
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 21, 2024
By embracing the technology of digital business cards, sales and marketing executives can bridge cultural divides, track engagement, and create lasting impressions – all while reducing their environmental footprint and maximizing the return on their networking efforts. The post How Digital Business Cards are Transforming Sales and Marketing appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Companies develop a brand, why not salespeople? It is worthy of your time to think about what you do differently and better than your competition. What do you bring to the table, and how do you solve problems for your existing clients? If you cannot pin that down, it is critical that you focus and develop your personal brand. Think about a significant purchase you made recently and the process you went through as a buyer.
Force Management
OCTOBER 31, 2024
A recent piece by McKinsey notes that 80% of startups who landed Series A funding failed within eight years (n=3164). Using interviews with B2B SaaS leaders who beat those odds by scaling from startup to over $100MM in ARR, McKinsey's recent playbook examines how these companies set up their organizations, common challenges they overcame and the actions leaders can use to emulate these pathways to success.
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This guide is for leaders who recognize the importance of Salesforce but would rather trust a team of external experts to do the heavy lifting. Choosing the right managed services provider is a significant decision that impacts your business's efficiency and success. In this 10-minute read, you'll find 5 essential questions to ask any potential provider.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Will You Incorporate New Ideas into Traditional Strategy for Success? Combining some of the skills of introverts and extroverts empowers our efforts and outcomes. Moreover, we must give due thought to those who complement our thinking with varying strategies. Our blog, ‘Will you incorporate new ideas into a traditional strategy for success,’ exemplifies my interactions and the reasoning behind them with Justin Mecham on LinkedIn. __
SBI Growth
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Facing headwinds from inflation, rising-wages, and decades-high interest rates, many firms are struggling to realize their growth ambitions while keeping costs in line. While some firms managed to outperform the market by being more responsive to changes, many companies are still holding onto common practices that were once considered prudent, but are now sapping efficiency and holding back profitable growth.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 19, 2024
My latest sales epiphany happened while I was watching Friday’s American League Championship Series game between the Yankees and the Guardians. The Guardians went to the bullpen to bring in a relief pitcher and I felt nothing. Wow! If it was the Red Sox, I would have been worried sick that the pitcher they were bringing into the game: Sucked all year Walks too many guys Is prone to giving up home runs Pitches worse against the Yankees Won’t prevent the Yankees from scoring right he
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Sustainability must be a core strategy, not just for its ethical priorities, but also because there are various business imperatives. The good news is that there are core strategies you can employ to keep sustainability at the heart of your organization in a way that has positive outcomes for your business, for stakeholders, and the planet. The post Beyond Greenwashing: Why Sustainability Must Be a Core Strategy for B2B Companies appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 17, 2024
According to HubSpot, companies with well-optimized sales pipelines reported a 28% higher revenue growth rate compared to those with poorly managed pipelines. So why is it that many sales leaders default to coaching the deal at hand and do not consistently have sales pipeline management sessions with their people? These sessions should begin with a broader view of the opportunities each salesperson has in their pipeline, with a focus on several key metrics so that managers can compare and track
Force Management
OCTOBER 10, 2024
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.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Everyday, we see new ways that AI helps us accomplish more in less time. It helps us research our customers, prepare emails, actually do the outreach, plan calls, manage many of our responses, update CRM, understand our numbers, alert us to new opportunities, …… It seems each day, we see parts of our jobs that AI can do better than us, freeing up our time, making us more productive.
SBI Growth
OCTOBER 31, 2024
In this podcast episode hosted by Mike Hoffman, Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight, the two discussed Customer Success Management and the implications of involving AI. In many cases, organizations have the reached the point of requiring a reevaluation of their current go-to-market (GTM) strategies due to lack of productivity.
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!
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 13, 2024
As I wrote in September, I’m reading the Bible from beginning to end for the first time. I created an analogy for my first article when I wrote about scaling, hiring and firing salespeople , based on what I read in Genesis. Today’s article is about on boarding and coaching salespeople, an analogy I created from what I read so far in Exodus.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Team Sports Can Model Better Business Actions One cannot ignore the remarkable comeback of the Commander’s football team. Although not an avid sports enthusiast, I pay attention to some outstanding efforts and how they relate to business or anything we want to achieve. Over the past few years, the team has undergone significant changes, from changing its name to changing ownership and, finally, coaches.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 11, 2024
When asked, most sales managers say that one of their greatest challenges is their ability to motivate salespeople. If a sales manager can figure out what makes their salespeople “tick,” they can help them hit their goal numbers. Motivation seems like hard work because nearly every salesperson values different things. However, there are several steps a sales manager can take to establish a motivating environment for salespeople in order to build a high-performance sales team.
Force Management
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Scot Loeffler knows a thing or two about leadership. He knows about leading a change initiative, getting the most out of high performers, and what it takes to be elite. Scot has worked with some of the most recognizable names in college and pro football as a quarterbacks coach or coordinator. In 2018, he became Head Coach at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and began the task of turning their football program around.
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.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 2, 2024
O Meetings are critical to achieving our performance goals! It is through these meeting, whether F2F, virtual, phone, that we engage our customers, helping them navigate their buying/problem solving process. So it stands to reason, that more meetings would drive higher levels of performance. To increase our attainment, we just need to conduct more meetings.
Membrain
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Why do so many managers fall into the trap of reactive hiring, and what can be done to avoid it? Discover the transformative insights of Mike Carroll , the founder and CEO of Intelligent Conversations.
Grant Cardone
OCTOBER 31, 2024
It’s official: Bed Bath and Beyond is bringing its locations back from the dead… But not in the way you’d expect. In a new set of partnerships, the company will be selling its products on real-live shelves once again. But will it be enough to bring the home goods store back permanently? New Bed Bath […] The post Bed Bath And Beyond Locations Make A Comeback appeared first on GCTV.
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