The Pipeline

AUGUST 4, 2020

By Tibor Shanto. We all know the expression “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” All well and good if you’re an ancient prophet without a quota, but in sales, it’s not good enough. In sales, we have to worry and plan for the next step well in advance. And then the one after that, and all the rest of the 1,000-mile cycle. So, when pundits tell you the hardest part is getting started, it actually is not, it is finishing.

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The Sales Heretic

AUGUST 12, 2020

My friend Joel Comm is a brilliant author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He’s also the co-host of The Bad Crypto Podcast. In this capacity, he frequently receives requests from people who want to be a guest on his show. Recently, his inbox was graced with this request (that he kindly shared with me): Hey guys, I [.].

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you’re like most Sales Leaders we’ve worked with, you’re glad the first half is behind us. You are also trying to figure out how to make up lost ground. We’ve found the two most effective ways to recover from.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 12, 2020

Last week we moved our son into his dorm to begin his freshman year of college. The college President's opening remarks were virtual, so we joined the Zoom stream from our hotel room and listened in. He had some really useful things to share with the new freshmen and while his thoughts were targeted to the students, they apply quite equally to salespeople.

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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.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 6, 2020

During times when business can be happening slower, in a slowed economy, finding any way to speed things up is important. What if there was some science around helping your buyers buy in a better way, or an easier manner? One of the reasons I did some heavy research seven years ago was that as a sales trainer and consultant, I could not show enough ROI for the time and money clients were investing in our work.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 28, 2020

Everyday, there are things that can be learned that can impact our personal and professional lives.

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The Sales Heretic

AUGUST 25, 2020

Do you need photos for sales presentations, training materials, or blog posts? But your budget is a little tight? Hey, we’ve all been there. Fortunately, there are a lot of great online resources stocked with millions of photos you can download and use free of charge. Here are 23 of the best. 1. [.].

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2020

The New York Stock Exchange dates to May 17, 1792, with the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement—where twenty-four stockbrokers and merchants met at the now famous Wall Street under a Buttonwood tree. There have been numerous market crashes, defined as a.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 25, 2020

There we were, in the dark, in the middle of a hotel parking lot, at 3:45 AM. Why? The hotel fire alarm went off and we didn't want to ignore the warning that was so loud my wife and I couldn't hear each other speak. Why was every other guest in the hotel parking lot with us? Well, what if the hotel was on fire? What if our lives were truly in danger?

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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.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 10, 2020

Can you see the difference between the two questions in this video? Can you see how they will elicit entirely different responses from the buyer? Can you see how based on the questions, and the answers, how one question sets the salesperson up for success and the other keeps them in the same place? Most of you know how important I believe the discovery process is.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2020

Sales territory maps serve as the game boards for outside sales, which makes field sales reps the game board pieces. Without knowing how the board is laid out, you won’t know which directions the pieces should go. Though it can be tedious, sales territory mapping provides a framework for strategic planning — ensuring that sales reps don’t go into meetings blind.

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John Barrows

AUGUST 10, 2020

Deal management. How important is it to you? If you ask Frank Dale , it’s more important now than ever. John is joined by a good friend, Frank Dale on the podcast this week to discuss his journey in sales tech and why deal management is his focus right now. Follow the podcast: Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Spotify. If you prefer to watch than to listen, here’s the full video… That’s a wrap.

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SBI

AUGUST 11, 2020

4 Action Steps For Remote Sales Onboarding. The global pandemic has forced most organizations to move their workforce entirely remote and many have had to make changes to their organizations such as furloughs or layoffs. Most organizations have sales teams that work primarily from in the company’s offices and sales reps working from home covering a certain territory.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 6, 2020

As you continually work on fine-tuning your sales organization, how can you best ensure that every prospect interaction contributes to a cohesive customer narrative that, ultimately, maximizes your sales? Through our work helping leading companies grow their revenue year after.

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Grant Cardone

AUGUST 28, 2020

3 Levels of Earned Income. At some point in your career you’ll want a raise…. You’ve been with the company long enough, you’ve taken on extra projects, and you’ve proven your worth… Now, when it comes to asking your boss for a raise I want to show you what you need to do… DON’T ASK YOUR BOSS FOR A RAISE, ask for a bonus. Think about it… .

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 27, 2020

It’s here, We just dropped Gap Selling Online Sales Training and it’s going to blow your mind. It’s 5 – 8 hours of engaging, customized, choose your own journey experience. We are extremely excited about this training. It’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced. Each participants journey is there own as the training adjusts and offers different experiences based on each salespersons own experiences and engagement.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

The more calls you make, the more deals you close. It’s simple math. If your goal is to increase sales productivity, start by asking yourself: “how much time do I waste on non-selling activities?”. On a typical day, we’d be shocked if you spent 8 hours on the phone. After all, you’re not a robot. And even before you can pick up the phone to contact decision-makers, you must conduct a significant amount of research.

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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.

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John Barrows

AUGUST 10, 2020

The podcast we’re sharing this week is a little different to normal. Our very own James Buckley is taking over for a surprise episode, totally different to the usual format. We’re not going to give too much more than this away, you’ll have to listen to find out more… Follow the podcast: Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Spotify.

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Membrain

AUGUST 12, 2020

One of my relatives is a lawyer. He recently joined a new firm and had an interesting story to tell. He’s a compliance expert, and not too long ago, a potential client called asking for help with a tax issue.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2020

Any CEO can attest to the current level of difficulty in closing deals. Customer sentiment and individual mind share are in high demand, and even with everyone online, many fail to adequately engage their communities in order to access their.

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Julie Hanson

AUGUST 30, 2020

I was on a coaching call with a salesperson this morning. Below is the pitch transcribed just as it was delivered to me. Can you spot the problem? Salesperson: “I understand that you currently have a very manual order process with a lot of errors and your reps are spending too much of their time fixing them to adequately reflect customer’s needs so what we’re going to show you today is how our solution can improve your order accuracy by as much as 90% and save you over $200,000 a year an

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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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Anne Miller

AUGUST 5, 2020

Not actually a question, here’s a very simple, yet powerful, way to get prospects to open up about the real issues, goals, hopes and concerns they have that will affect their decision to work with you. “Tell Me more about that…”. That’s it. Like an iceberg, that simple phrase leads people to go beyond their surface statements and reveal the deeper issues, concerns, perceptions, politics, etc. underlying those statements.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2020

“Can you hear me?”. “See my screen?”. “ Good.” *Thumbs Up *. With the efficiency of a Nascar pit crew, working from home for many in corporate America has become routine. Since lockdown orders began, ZoomInfo has been tracking the adoption of technologies that help companies conduct business remotely. Earlier in the year, we covered how the adoption of digital tools — specifically web conferencing — coincided with shut down and social distancing orders.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 12, 2020

The pandemic, social change, and economic crises impact all of us, personally, organizationally, and how we engage our customers. It has forced each of us to rethink, reset, and change. We all know that selling is changing profoundly. As much as some might wish that things get back to normal, we know that normal has changed forever–as it should.

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Membrain

AUGUST 5, 2020

In science, according to a quote attributed to Albert Einstein, “everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”. This same principle applies to the sales profession. An overly complex sales system wastes time and money. But an overly simple sales system, ironically, does the same.

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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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SBI Growth

AUGUST 2, 2020

For many services companies who achieve exponential growth within narrow timeframes, they often find themselves lagging in critical operational areas, including go-to-market. Jarrod Johnson, Chief Customer Officer at TaskUs, found himself in a similar situation but was able to remain as.

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Shari Levitin

AUGUST 13, 2020

“Are we there yet? Mommy, when are we going to get there?” Sorry to break it to you, but that’s what your customers are thinking in 87 percent of all virtual sales conversations. In 2000, Microsoft conducted a study measuring how long people can focus on one thing for a specific amount of time. The results showed the average person’s attention span was 12 seconds.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 21, 2020

The world has changed and sales has changed. Throughout the past several months, since the dawn of the pandemic, I’ve shared countless resources, ideas, and tips on succeeding in this new landscape.

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