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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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.
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.
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 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 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.
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!
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 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.
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: 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.
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 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 29, 2024
We have metrics for virtually anything in selling. We have endless performance metrics, activity measures, pipeline/forecast, deal, prospecting, account retention, growth and other metrics. We have marketing and customer experience metrics. It seems we want to and can measure almost anything in selling, but we struggle with how to use them. As an example, every year, I must review over 1000 pipelines.
Grant Cardone
OCTOBER 30, 2024
While they may be the kings of ridesharing, Uber’s next move is to take over the travel industry. Uber is in talks to acquire travel company Expedia. Here’s why this could be a huge move for the ride-hailing company. Uber’s Travel Ambitions Uber has reportedly been in talks to acquire Expedia and its other travel […] The post Uber Wants To Be Your Next Travel Agent appeared first on GCTV.
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.
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.
Smooth Sale
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Photo by The Digital Artist Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Leadership Excellence Is the Differentiator For Growth History can teach us much, particularly concerning civilization’s worst and best leaders. Our guest blog offers insights into How Leadership Excellence is the Differentiator For Growth. “I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.
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.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Charlie Green wrote a stunning post, “ Relationships Are Everything ” Some of the ensuing discussion, both in the comments on the post and Charlie and my private notes to each other focused on the transactional nature of so much of what we do. “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine.” Quid pro quo is sometimes mistaken as a form of caring.
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.
The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Think for a moment about a manager in your career who made you a better professional. What was it about them that helped you grow and uplevel? While they surely had some expertise to share, no doubt it was their ability and commitment to give you their attention and coaching.
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