The Pipeline
APRIL 6, 2021
By Tibor Shanto. Salespeople seem to be collectively suffering from a variant of the Stockholm syndrome. Most of us have an idea of what Stockholm syndrome is, or at least have some sense of who Patty Hearst was. So, how does this apply to sales? Why is it that salespeople continue to cling to their products despite every indication that it is minimizing their success?
Julie Hanson
APRIL 8, 2021
According to Gartner, 80% of B2B sales are expected to take place virtually by 2025. Don’t believe me?! Check out their projections here. Very few sellers I know will be applauding this news. Here’s why: we are only one year into the pandemic and virtual sales calls and meetings have only just begun to feel slightly less awkward and less ineffective as at the start, for both buyers and sellers alike.
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Hubspot Sales
APRIL 7, 2021
Lasagna. It’s a family favorite that’s full of flavors. With each layer of pasta, sauce, and cheese you uncover more deliciousness than the layer before. But what’s all that got to do with selling to people? I’m glad you asked. See, your prospects are a lot like lasagna. They too have layers that you as the salesperson must understand to best solve their problems.
SBI Growth
APRIL 9, 2021
For many industries and companies, the pandemic has changed sales and marketing forever. In some ways, the changes manifest accelerating trends that were already in motion, and in other ways, the changes are new, permanent disruptions. Of course, every disruption.
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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.
Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 7, 2021
Suppose you made a movie about cars and decided to feature the 1970's era Ford Pinto, arguably the most dangerous car ever made. In your movie, you say that since the Ford Pinto is a car, it is therefore representative of all cars, and since the Pinto had a gas tank that could burst into flames from even a fender-bender, that all cars are equally dangerous.
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Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 9, 2021
Marketers have an opportunity to make their stack smarter and more innovative by adding tools that spark and empower creativity. The post Your Martech Stack Isn’t Complete Without This Tool appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
SBI Growth
APRIL 7, 2021
Imagine the following: As you scroll through social media, you come across an ad. Not just any ad though, an ad for a product so specific to what you are looking for that you wonder how they were able to.
Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 9, 2021
Do you remember April 1, 2020? The entire world was in lockdown and at Objective Management Group (OMG) we had just ten days to figure out how to convert our annual four-day international conference for sales experts to a three-day virtual event over Zoom. The 200 in attendance loved it and right after the conference I posted this article with 15 lessons we learned about the transition from a face-to-face conference to a virtual conference.
Zoominfo
APRIL 8, 2021
Sales methodologies like BANT — shorthand for budget, authority, need, timeframe — can help reps identify business opportunities at the outset of the sales process. However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers. Without a doubt, the B2B sales process is complicated.
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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.
Sales and Marketing Management
APRIL 7, 2021
Use of video in sales presentations will rapidly increase in 2021. It’s time your sales team learns how to benefit. The post 5 Things to Know About Using Video for Sales appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Engage Selling
APRIL 9, 2021
I’ve been working on numerous consulting projects recently, and I’m incredibly frustrated with clients who lost business for no other reason than they didn’t see it coming. They simply didn’t have enough contacts inside their accounts to see an accurate … Read More » The post There is No Excuse for Being Blindsided | Sales Strategies first appeared on The Sales Leader.
Membrain
APRIL 7, 2021
Have you ever watched a home shopping network? I don’t have a lot of time to sit around watching other people hawk made-for-TV items, but I find it fascinating that these are such effective sales tools.
Zoominfo
APRIL 6, 2021
Automation is at the core of all business innovation today, and data is the commodity that fuels it. Marketers and sales reps can automate email campaigns, sales plays, meetings, and much more. Workflow automation allows them to interact directly with customers rather than waste time on these repetitive tasks. And research shows that companies who automate at scale are closing more deals than those who don’t.
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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.
Nimble - Sales
APRIL 9, 2021
Top sales performers are very much alike. This prompts a novice sales agent to believe that it’s possible to reverse engineer the success by replicating and nurturing those similar qualities. We actually believe that it is very much correct. It’s a mission possible scenario. Nobody was born a great salesperson; people learn and train for […].
SBI
APRIL 6, 2021
Sales Training: Why You May be Struggling to Deliver. By John Moore, The Collaborator. Are you struggling to deliver training that leads to positive, measurable outcomes? You are not alone. Most training fails to deliver long-term impact. The reasons vary, but when you boil them down to the core issues, the problems are often due to a lack of understanding around how people learn.
Hubspot Sales
APRIL 9, 2021
As a natural introvert, I had some trouble setting my sales career in motion. During my first month or so as a BDR, I rolled zeroes for quota every week. It took a lot out of me, but as much as I struggled to find my bearings on my calls, I didn't let my nerves get the best of me. I did my research, came to understand my business, practiced, listened to my managers, tried, failed, and tried some more until I finally found my footing.
Partners in Excellence
APRIL 5, 2021
Every organization I work with has a “Buyer focused selling process.” Every organization has deal management, pipeline, and account management processes. Every organization has taken their people through the latest greatest sales training, spends thousands per person on tools. Every organization focuses on their ICP. Every manager says they coach their people.
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.
John Barrows
APRIL 5, 2021
Our guest this week is Brian Gil, SVP, Operations at Articulate. Brian shares how growth and trajectory dramatically changed for Articulate when he joined over eight years ago, and what it’s like to break ground on a new product, a new process, and a new vision. Brian and John also discuss what we should be looking at when interpreting data so we can make decisions on how to refine our approach or redesign our roadmap.
Zoominfo
APRIL 8, 2021
Sales methodologies like BANT — shorthand for budget, authority, need, timeframe — can help reps identify business opportunities at the outset of the sales process. However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers. Without a doubt, the B2B sales process is complicated.
Gong.io
APRIL 7, 2021
This article is part of the Gong Labs series, where I publish findings from our data research team. We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you win more deals. Follow me to read upcoming research. There are a million sales email tips out there. Woops, make that a billion. But how many of them are data-driven?
Sandler Training
APRIL 9, 2021
Mike Montague interviews Josh Linkner on How to Succeed at Big Little Breakthroughs. The post How to Succeed at Big Little Breakthroughs [PODCAST] appeared first on Sandler Training.
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!
Predictable Revenue
APRIL 8, 2021
Mac McKellar, National Sales Director at Nona Scientific, joins Sarah Hicks on the second episode in the Selling into Ever-Changing, Highly Regulated Industries series on the Predictable Revenue Podcast. The post Selling Into Ever-Changing, Highly Regulated Industries: Healthcare Edition appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
The Center for Sales Strategy
APRIL 9, 2021
- MOTIVATION -. "Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.". -Sam Levenson. - AROUND THE WEB -. > Why Good Onboarding Leads To Better Employee Retention – TinyPulse. The process of hiring and retaining employees is never easy. Hiring can be a rigorous, time-consuming endeavor that kicks off when a company publicizes its various job openings, and then ceases after a suitable candidate has been selected, vetted, and hired.
Shari Levitin
APRIL 6, 2021
Spring has sprung…and so has the time of year when people turn to “spring cleaning” to remove clutter from their homes while re-emerging from the glum of winter. But what if I told you that spring cleaning isn’t just for your personal space? What if I told you you could declutter your sales process, too? April is the perfect month to not only re-energize your home…it’s also an excellent time to re-evaluate what is working and what needs to be “spring c
Allego
APRIL 6, 2021
When Janelle Fortelny started as director of global sales enablement at Logz.io , she had a clear-cut goal: provide her sales team with accessible, relevant, and timely content that would empower them to meet their goals. “Being a seller is an art form and being able to share that experience and have others learn from it is really valuable.” — Janelle Fortelny, Logz.io.
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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
Sandler Training
APRIL 9, 2021
While planning our Summer harvest, let’s consider 10 Laws for Planting Seeds of Personal and Professional Growth. The post 10 Laws for Planting Seeds of Personal and Professional Growth appeared first on Sandler Training.
The Center for Sales Strategy
APRIL 5, 2021
You mean well. You want to do it better this year. But, somehow every year, it gets away from you. We all have good intentions each year to do a better job planning, selling, and tracking all of the major sales opportunities for our organization. This is why you really need to start planning using a sales calendar.
Nutshell
APRIL 5, 2021
Like driving a manual transmission or anything theremin-related, there are tons of skills that go out of style. However, in the world of digital marketing, there are plenty of skills that withstand the test of time too. If you’re looking to master the ins and outs of digital marketing, it’s in your best interest to add these to your repertoire, your resume, and most importantly, your brain.
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