March, 2011

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The Pipeline ? Retarded Sales Behavior and The Reasons We.

The Pipeline

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Why Companies Hate Sales People Who Cold Call

No More Cold Calling

Guest Blog by Kelley Robertson. The 6 reasons you should change your cold calling sales behavior. Bring up the subject of cold calling with a group of sales people and you are assured of a lively conversation as they lament about the challenges associated with this task. There is no question that it is difficult to connect with the right person in a company.

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Want to Start Making an Attitude Change? | Top Sales Trainer | Best.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Want to Start Making an Attitude Change? | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Gitomer | March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment. Tweet Share Take (physical, verbal, AND mental) ACTION: 1. Admit it’s no one’s fault but yours. 2. Understand you always have (had) a choice. 3.

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Marketing Managers Must Know the Sales Quotas

Pointclear

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Ten years ago I asked an assembled 200 plus marketing managers how many knew the quotas for the salespeople/sales channels that sold their products. Two people raised their hands. I asked the same question last year (I do this at almost every speech) and this time 25% raised their hands. 25% is a common response. 75% didn’

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The Trends You Need to Succeed This Holiday Season

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.

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Why Edgy Conversations Will Make You a Better Business Owner or.

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Why Edgy Conversations Will Make You a Better Business Owner or Better Salesperson. by Lori Richardson on March 10, 2011. So many people surround themselves with “me-too” people and “yes” men and women. Do you? Do you have a friend or business colleague who actually challenges you?

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The Pipeline ? Where to Start ? Who will Own It?

The Pipeline

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Four Key Steps to Better Leads!

No More Cold Calling

Align sales and marketing’s definition of a “qualified lead” to deliver maximum sales impact. Here’s how. Guest Blog by Barry Trailer. Can we agree that sales reps have plenty to do today and that, without wanting to seem unreasonable, you’d like them to do more and/or better? Is it also possible for us to agree, without loads of assessment or hours of argument, that having reps pursue business that is a poor fit—and some that you actually don’t even want—is a waste of time?

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Join Me For The Launch Of Social BOOM! | Jeffrey Gitomer's Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Join Me For The Launch Of Social BOOM! Gitomer | March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment. Tweet Share Where will you be on Monday, March 28 at 6 P.M.? If you live in Charlotte, NC, come join me for the launch of my new book, Social BOOM! Watch my video below to learn more about this great networking opportunity: Can’t make it to the event in Charlotte?

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B2B Marketers, Analyze This: How Do Prospects Score YOU on Their Experience?

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Today's guest blogger, Bob Thompson, is CEO of CustomerThink Corp. , an independent research and publishing firm focused on customer-centric business management, and Founder/Editor-in-Chief of CustomerThink.com , the world's largest community dedicated to customer-centric business. Imagine going into bank to open up a checking account with a few dollars you've managed to scrape together.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

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.

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Set a Clear ?Next Action? to Grow Sales ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Set a Clear “Next Action” To Grow Sales. by Peter on March 21, 2011. Guest post today by Peter Notschke , who runs our outbound prospecting services at Score More Sales. He spent many years in the auto dealership industry, first as a very successful sales person then as a sales leader.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: 6 Comments Not to Say to a Spouse in Sales!

HeavyHitter Sales

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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The Pipeline ? Implementation vs. Execution

The Pipeline

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Packing the Referral Pipeline

No More Cold Calling

The secret to building your sales prospect base? Follow Susan RoAne’s networking rules, show up, and succeed! Guest Blog by Susan RoAne. It’s so much easier to do business with people you’ve met, know and trust. More importantly, it’s easier for people to recommend and refer you once they have met you. If a face –to- face interaction isn’t feasible; a phone call can establish rapport and connection.

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Buyer’s Guide: 5 Tough Questions To Ask a Salesforce Managed Services Provider

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.

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Three (more) fine lines of selling. | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Three (more) fine lines of selling. | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Gitomer | March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment. Tweet Share There’s a fine line between should I ask for the sale or not ask for the sale? Great salespeople always ask for the sale, and NEVER leave without confirming the next step in the sales cycle.

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Buckle Up! Sales Reps Share Perceptions of Marketing-Generated Leads

Pointclear

A new eBook reports on sales rep perceptions of marketing-generated leads, and the findings run from surprising to shocking to downright scary. Sales Speaks: Perceptions & Ponderings on Marketing Leads from The Bridge Group and Vorsight is based on survey responses from 1,150 sales representatives asked to share their perceptions on lead accuracy, lead scoring, pipeline, and sales and marketing SLAs.

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Why Gary Vaynerchuk Resonates with his Audience ? Score More.

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Why Gary Vaynerchuk Resonates With His Audience. by Lori Richardson on March 24, 2011. Meeting Gary Vaynerchuk. He came to a small town and didn’t make any small town jokes. I first saw Gary Vaynerchuk in person in the college town of Bellingham, WA, where a couple hundred people showed up (in the town’s nicest old theater) to learn more about social media, and this guy known as GaryVee on Twitter.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Top 20 Sales Articles By Steve W. Martin.

HeavyHitter Sales

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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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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The Pipeline ? ?Did You Just Say??? #2

The Pipeline

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Get Social, Get Referrals

No More Cold Calling

3 Ways to Get More Leads and Sales with Social Networking and Referral Marketing. By Joanne Black. The Internet, social networking, and other breakthroughs in technology have fundamentally changed the way we do business. New technology drives communications, messaging, and information access at warp speed, and our clients expect immediate access. This pattern of ever-increasing speed and sophistication not only creates an intensely competitive marketplace, but places further demands on us to act

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Eight Personal Barriers to a Sale | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Eight Personal Barriers to a Sale | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Gitomer | March 16, 2011 | 6 Comments. Tweet Share There are eight personal barriers to a sale. These barriers are caused by YOU either before, during, or after the sale.

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A 3 Step Process to Make Social Media Produce Sales

Pointclear

Today's guest blogger, Jeff Molander, is adjunct professor of digital marketing at Loyola University business school, a content marketing speaker and author of the forthcoming book, Off the Hook Marketing: How to make social media sell. He blogs at [link]. Follow customers into social spaces. It's a smart idea. But incomplete without a means to capture demand and convert it to sales.

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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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Twitter Adds Security Feature-Adjust Your Settings Now

Fill the Funnel

Twitter has now rolled out a significant security update available to everyone. By enabling this option, you turn on a “secure mode” using the Hyptertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) mode. This will encrypt your username, password, and any personal data, keeping it from being useful if intercepted by thieves. Read more: [link]. Here is what you need to do to turn this security feature on, and I cannot think of any reason why you would not do this immediately.

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Pay Attention to What You’re Thinking About

Tom Hopkins

Rarely do people choose the details of their futures. They choose their daily habits and those daily habits dictate their futures. Re-read those first two sentences several times. Then, think about your daily habits. You’re likely to have a triple win when you change your habits. You’ll meet new people. You’ll feel better about yourself. And, your future will be brighter.

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The Pipeline ? Prospecting ? When Is The Best Time?

The Pipeline

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Really “See” Who’s Who (And Who Matters Most) In Your Network

No More Cold Calling

Map Your Sales Connections, Visually, Through InMaps. Guest Blogger: Koka Sexton. Many people have hundreds if not thousands of connections on LinkedIn and keeping in contact with all of them is impossible. What if you knew who your major connections were and started building better relationships with them to reach a broader audience? LinkedIn recently launched a new application in LinkedIn labs called InMaps.

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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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Social BOOM! Book Release Event Photos | Jeffrey Gitomer's Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Home. Store. Online Training. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Contact. Social BOOM! Book Release Event Photos. Gitomer | March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment. Tweet Share Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the book release event for Social BOOM! Here are some photos from the event: Do you have photos from the event? Share them on my Facebook page today.

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The Truth About Leads, Marketing Automation and Strategic Account Management

Pointclear

Strategic account management and marketing automation: a marriage made in heaven or oil and water? I had the good fortune to discuss how SAM and marketing automation intersect with Bob Thompson, CEO of CustomerThink, during a recent interview about my new book, The Truth About Leads. While marketing automation, like CRM during its gold rush days, promises huge returns across the board, I shared with Bob my concerns about relying too heavily on marketing automation when engaging target prospects

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Storify – How To Become The Information Source For Prospects

Fill the Funnel

Every sales speaker and every sales convention is singing the same theme – in order to be effective in gaining new customers and keeping the customers you have you must give them what they need, and that is help. Jill Konrath coined the phrase “crazy-busy” to describe buyers and their daily routines. If you are able to help lighten their load a bit, you just might win a new customer.