Sat.Oct 07, 2023 - Fri.Oct 13, 2023

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How Customer Experience (CX) Optimization Increases Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Budgeting time and resources into CX optimization is like adding more business insurance to your portfolio – connecting, guiding and educating customers from beginning to end. The post How Customer Experience (CX) Optimization Increases Sales appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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What Is Value in Complex Sales?

Membrain

Sales professionals like to talk about the concept of “value.” “Selling on value,” “Value based sales,” “Sell value not price.” These are important in complex sales , but I’ve noticed that we don’t always agree on what the word “value” actually means.

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5 Things Every Salesperson Should Know About Their Prospects, According to Advantexe Learning Solutions' CEO

Hubspot Sales

Over the years, many organizations have invested in a new selling methodology that has evolved the sales approach from strategic selling to "challenging" prospects. But the organizations that adopt this strategy often run into one particular hangup — their sales professionals lack the business acumen skills needed to ask challenging questions and understand the answers they prompt.

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How Well Do You Know Your Customer?

Partners in Excellence

I was meeting with a group of sellers, talking about engaging their customers. I asked the question, “Who are the people, at your customers, most important to your ability to sell something? They cited a number of people, “CIOs are usually the key people involved in a project. Also, IT project managers, systems engineering managers, business analysts.

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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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The Secret to Virtual Influence in Sales and Leadership: Virtual Executive Presence

Julie Hanson

The Secret to Virtual Influence in Sales and Leadership: Virtual Executive Presence Unlocking the secret to virtual influence in sales and leadership starts with understanding the challenge at hand. Imagine trying to get a toddler to go to bed or pick up his toys, or to simply pay attention to you on a Zoom call. It’s easy to see that a lot of the tools you would use to influence their behavior are simply ineffective or unavailable virtually.

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Rethinking Self-Study for Sales Enablement

RAIN Group

Sales enablement teams regularly struggle to provide sellers with the skills and tools needed to get results like building pipelines , closing sales , growing accounts , and increasing win rates. It's a challenge to ensure sales training achieves desired outcomes, whether sales enablement is a team of one or many. Training programs must be developed, facilitators prepped, and programs delivered.

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The 4-Word Manta That Helped Land a Deal on Shark Tank

Hubspot Sales

How do you give the people of Los Angeles a taste of New England? Simple: you buy a food truck and sell authentic, mouthwatering Maine lobster rolls. At least, that's what Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis, Co-Founders of Cousins Maine Lobster , did. A few months into their business, they went on Shark Tank, securing a deal with the one and only Barbara Corcoran.

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Keys To Successful Sales Training: 1/ The Role Of The Leadership

MEDDIC

In the fast-paced world of sales, where every deal counts and every opportunity is a potential game-changer, mastering the art of effective sales training is non-negotiable. A successful sales training can have a huge impact in revenue. One methodology that has gained substantial traction in recent years is MEDDIC or its more advanced version MEDDPICC.

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What Goes in a Revenue Kickoff?

Mereo

The revenue kickoff (RKO) is becoming the new sales kickoff (SKO), but what exactly is an RKO? How do you know who to invite? What does an RKO entail? At Mereo we are working diligently to stay on top of all things RKO to help you create a successful program. The good news is that RKOs are similar to SKOs in terms of planning, but RKOs open more doors for opportunities to serve your buyers and your organization alike.

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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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Brand Communities and Their Role in Brand Promotion

Sales and Marketing Management

Gathering users around a product can be one of the most effective promotion concepts for a business – and it work in the B2B realm. The post Brand Communities and Their Role in Brand Promotion appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Our Global Data Coverage is Better Than Ever. Here’s How We Did It

Zoominfo

The rapid adoption of modern go-to-market (GTM) is creating immense opportunity for businesses in every sector and vertical. As companies in highly competitive industries look for new vectors to drive efficient and sustained growth, they’re increasingly turning to global markets. However, while the opportunities available in overseas expansion are remarkable, so too are the challenges of working with B2B data across international borders.

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Coaching and the Importance of Constructive Sales Feedback

Anthony Cole Training

The Coaching Competency is the most critical part of a sales manager's responsibilities; it is also the most difficult skill set to learn and master. There are many aspects that make up an effective coach including coaching consistency, asking enough questions, the ability to stay in the moment while coaching, having a passion and supportive beliefs for coaching, not rescuing salespeople and being effective at getting commitments from salespeople.

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Latest Podcasts: Tactical Leadership

Force Management

This month, the Revenue Builders Podcast featured some great deep dives into tactical sales strategies. Each episode covered a different element of a great sales motion, breaking it down step-by-step in conversation with seasoned leaders and experts with years in the industry. The result is a collection of hard-earned lessons, blueprints for success, and golden nuggets of advice that can only come from leaders who have been in the barrel.

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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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4 Ways to Transform Your Content Marketing Strategy with AI

Sales and Marketing Management

Four ways to build a foolproof content marketing strategy with AI to garner more qualified leads and boost conversions. The post 4 Ways to Transform Your Content Marketing Strategy with AI appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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GTM in Germany: How to Create an Effective, Compliant Strategy

Zoominfo

Launching a go-to-market strategy in Germany can be tricky due to the complexity of local regulations and guidance. Between the GDPR and ePrivacy guidelines, there is a lot to consider to ensure your business remains compliant. In order to avoid fines, penalties, and breaking customer trust, it’s important to understand key privacy laws in Germany and how to go to market in an effective, compliant way.

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We Need To Think About Retention Differently!

Partners in Excellence

We all know customer retention is important. Creating great customer experiences, making sure we deliver on our commitments, keeping them happy are critical. We are all familiar with the “bow tie” chart, showing the importance of not only retaining, but growing and upselling. And most of the strategies seem built around customer retention.

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The Art and Science of Complex Sales Podcast

Membrain

Join us in today’s interview with David Mullins, High Performance Sales Coach. David's a father of seven, a former pastor and a successful salesperson and leader across multiple industries and businesses. His greatest professional gift and joy is coaching people to help them achieve the right mindsets, skill sets and processes to exceed their largest stretch goals.

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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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Are You Building A Content Strategy That Gets Results?

Smooth Sale

Photo by narciso1 via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Are You Building a Content Strategy That Gets Results? Developing and implementing a clear content strategy is crucial for organizations and brands trying to stand out in the cluttered online landscape in the modern digital age. Reaching your target audience with your message can take time due to the overwhelming amount of online information.

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10 Best Subscription Billing Software

Hubspot Sales

How do you keep a customer? In 2023, thousands of businesses are retaining clients with subscription models , which drive recurring revenue and can foster long-term customer relationships. As subscription-model popularity grows, it's vital for organizations to implement the right billing software to effectively manage recurring revenue. In this blog post, we'll highlight the best subscription billing software on the market and help readers asking: What is subscription billing software?

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“I Can Do It Better Myself!”

Partners in Excellence

One of the biggest mistakes I see sales managers, particularly new managers, make is the view, “I can do it better myself!” It’s easy to understand this. They were probably top performers as sellers. They probably have deep experience and great capability. That’s part of the reason they’ve been moved into a leadership role.

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GTM 63: Community Mashup with The Best in the Game ft. Kathleen Booth, Erica Kuhl, & Holly Firestone

Sales Hacker

We have a special episode this week, a community mashup with the best community leaders in the game! Pavilion ‘s SVP of Marketing, Kathleen Booth , The founder of Salesforce ‘s Trailblazer’s Community, Erica Kuhl , and The Former Director of Community for Salesforce’s Trailblazer Community as well as The Former Head of Global Community at Atlassian , Holly Firestone.

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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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How Do You Rate Yourself Regarding Being Good?’

Smooth Sale

Photo by John Hain via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: How Do You Rate Yourself Regarding Being Good? Upon maturing, many allow others to disrupt their progress due to repeatedly hearing that they aren’t any good at what they are attempting to do. But as we age, some build more confidence to change their thinking. Often, ‘being good’ at something is a matter of Mind Over Matter.

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How Your Digital Marketing Agency Can Win Big with Local Businesses

BuzzBoard

Imagine… a bustling main street, where local businesses are thriving, and customers are pouring in. Now visualize every corner store, cozy cafe, and boutique shop becoming a digital powerhouse…! Well, with the right art of pitching digital marketing to local businesses, your marketing agency can contribute better towards harnessing the limitless power of digital marketing to take that flourishing local scene to new heights.

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Understanding Our Customers

Partners in Excellence

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking with Howard Dover’s Digital Prospecting Class at UTD. I had no prepared materials, it was a Q&A about how to connect with prospects more effectively. It was such a fun conversation, we focused on how we increase our effectiveness and impact through deeper understanding of our customers/prospects. Sam Coit summed it up well with the comment, “Understanding how different roles think and feel allows us to better cater our approach and offer

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Unleashing the Power of Social Media for a Successful Awareness Campaign

SocialSellinator

Harness the Power of Social Media for Your Awareness Social Media Campaign. Learn how to create successful campaigns, build brand awareness, and discover notable campaigns' success factors. Find out how SocialSellinator can help you launch your campaign.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Do You Communicate Your Priorities for Business?

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Do You Communicate Your Priorities for Business? Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Many people new to business, whether entrepreneurial or employees, are so anxious to make a sale that they sadly overlook the value they provide. Instead of gradually building up a case for doing business, they jump at an opportunity to grab something at hand that is usually not worth their time or effort.

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7 Leading SMB Marketing Trends with Infinite Selling Potential for Your Agency

BuzzBoard

In the world of SMB marketing, every click, nudge, and interaction counts towards success. At present, this world is in a constant state of flux. With technological advancements, shifting consumer behaviors, and the ever-evolving digital ecosystem, the playbook for success in SMB marketing is being rewritten at a breathtaking pace. As SMBs strive to carve their niche in an increasingly competitive marketplace, understanding and leashing the latest trends in marketing becomes nothing short of par

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“Why Do You Care So Much?”

Partners in Excellence

This post is primarily written for me. It’s for me to explore my thinking and to get greater clarity. Normally, I would not publish something so introspective, but I think I’m asking for help. I’d really appreciate your feedback and ideas. It’s been something that’s been bothering me for some time, but I haven’t been able to articulate it.

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