The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Horror movies are predictable and filled with clichés. Although we know a monster lurks around every corner, we squirm in anticipation of a sudden sound or blood-curdling scream that will make us fly out of our seats at any moment. It turns out horror films are filled with sales strategy lessons.
Janek Performance Group
OCTOBER 18, 2022
“If my other sales reps would just sell half as well as my top sales rep, we’d quadruple revenue in 12 months,” said a wishful thinking VP of Sales. The assumption sounds logical, that by raising the individual performance of all team members, you exponentially increase the organization’s aggregate. But the logic is flawed. The sales leader is blaming the poor performance on the individual sales reps, and not the system which they are using.
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Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Considering there is 90% probability of misalignment of sales and marketing in your organization, it’s time to implement best practices that are proven to produce better results and happier practitioners on both sides of the aisle. The post 5 Practical Ways to Align Sales and Marketing in B2B appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
The Sales Readiness Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Sales training is proven to help your team close more business deals, stay competitive, avoid discounting, win bigger deals, and boost productivity. A well-designed sales training program gives your team the skills, tools, and techniques they need to become top performers. And for most sales leaders, driving topline performance is more than enough justification to invest in training.
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Grant Cardone
OCTOBER 20, 2022
I have the highest level of respect for sales managers. They are responsible for the lifeblood of their company — its revenue. Sales managers’ duty is to push their reps to meet quotas of the right magnitude. Additionally, they are often tasked to assist in the follow-up and close. FAILURE TO DOMINATE DEALS MEANS A […] The post What Is the Best Training for Sales Managers in 2022?
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Membrain
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The 4th quarter is the accountability quarter. Some of you are thinking, “Hey, it’s been a great year,” because you’ve done well in Q1-3. Others are saying, “Ugh,” because you simply didn’t accomplish everything you hoped.
SBI Growth
OCTOBER 19, 2022
According to SBI CEO Mike Hoffman, “leaders understand that completely abandoning recession contingencies is the wrong call. Instead, they're adapting the plans to reflect the uncertain market.” Hoffman explains that “The timing of the economic turnaround, which coincided with reaching the year's halfway point, suggests CEOs realized it was time to make decisions, reinvest and move ahead.
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Sales compensation planning can be a tricky beast to tame — but know that you’re not alone. I asked 12 incredible sales leaders across the SaaS industry to share their biggest challenges with comp planning and how to overcome them. Read on, take notes, and avoid these roadblocks as you get 2023 comp planning underway. Then, I’ll help you take it to the next level with QuotaPath’s newest free resource — our Compensation Hub.
Mr. Inside Sales
OCTOBER 21, 2022
One of the most important things I learned early on in my sales career is that attitudes are contagious. My manager told me that when I’m on the phone with a prospect or customer, someone was going to sell someone—either the customer was going to sell me on why he wouldn’t buy, or I was going to sell him on why he should buy. And most of that came down to my attitude.
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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.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Are your salespeople following the first commandment of sales success? Our new video series with Mark Trinkle introduces the 10 Commandments of Sales Success. Today we start with number one- Pre-Call Preparation.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 19, 2022
I couldn’t tell you who the customer was, how likely they were to buy, or how much money was at stake. All I remember is running around the office in celebration when one of the sales development representatives (SDRs) on my team booked their first meeting. It was thrilling. At that moment, reveling in victory, I realized the most critical element of sales management: People.
Predictable Revenue
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Jane Portman joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss why segmentation is key for email marketing and how to properly segment outbound sales campaigns. The post Why Segmentation is Key for SaaS Email Marketing appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Candidates are in and out of the job market quickly, particularly those with superstar talent. If you’ve adopted a “we’re always hiring” mentality to help you build and fill your talent bank, you’re likely conducting interviews more frequently. According to LinkedIn, 83% of talent say a negative interview experience can change their mind about a role or company they once liked.
Speaker: Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing at ZoomInfo & guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester
Buying signals extend well beyond intent. They give go-to-market teams the chance to know everything about their customers. With buying signals, they can reach more customers and win more deals. Join Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing of ZoomInfo and guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester for this new webinar where you'll find out how marketing teams operate more efficiently and sales teams close more business when they act on buying signals, not just intent!
Alice Heiman
OCTOBER 19, 2022
So many founders make it their goal to get out of the sales role as they scale. “I can hardly wait until we can afford a VP sales to take over” is a common founder refrain. While his role has evolved, getting out of sales entirely is the last thing that Usman Sheikh plans to do. In this episode we will learn what defines a founder-led sales organization and how you might change your mind about getting out of sales.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Not so long ago, many startups found it easy to attract significant venture capital investment. However, investors today expect to see sophisticated user-attraction models and established growth trajectories from even seed-stage startups , making lead generation mission-critical for businesses hoping to secure additional investment. The good news? Lead generation has matured immensely as a marketing discipline over the past decade, with more tools and data available than ever before.
Force Management
OCTOBER 20, 2022
This blog is part of our Mission Critical Success Series, where we dive into the strategies leaders are using to execute on mission critical sales objectives during times of economic change. Each week, we will cover a different essential area of sales effectiveness. Check our blog next week for the newest installment, or subscribe for updates straight to your inbox.
The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Women in sales have achieved great things for themselves and their organizations over the last decade. To celebrate Women in Sales Month, we’re talking with some amazing women sales leaders who share their unique insights, from offering advice for sales managers, new or more experience to discussing the anticipated landscape of sales and years ahead when it comes to improving sales performance.
Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com
Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.
Crunchbase
OCTOBER 21, 2022
If you knew my background, you’d probably never peg me as the CEO of a growing tech company. I grew up in the hoods of the Bay Area in California, the son of a single mother. I survived my first drive-by shooting at the age of 8. The homes on both sides of us got hit. I still remember playing outside in the days afterward, my small fingers tracing the bullet holes in the cars out front.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Keyboards were set ablaze (metaphorically) when an executive at investment firm Insight Partners recently posted a detailed formula for ranking account executives on a B2B sales team. The short version: overperform your peers by 20%, you move up a level. Underperform by 20%, you move down. Given stack-ranking’s fraught history , a thread full of questions about fairness, upward mobility, and teamwork immediately followed.
SocialSellinator
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Have you ever wondered what inbound marketing is? If so, you’re not alone. In this article, we’ll look at what inbound marketing is, why it’s important, and what 6 key elements you need to include in your inbound marketing plan. Inbound Marketing Plan - What Is It? Before we dive into the key elements of an inbound marketing plan, let’s first take a step back and define what inbound marketing is.
Hubspot Sales
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Keeping tabs on sales benchmarks is central to understanding where both your and your sales org's performance stands in the broader sales landscape. So to help you keep a pulse on those figures, we've pulled relevant data from HubSpot's recent Sales Strategy survey of over 1,000 sales professionals. Here, we'll take a look at the hard data around some key metrics, explore how those figures could change in a potential recession, and review some strategies you can leverage to protect your numbers
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!
The Center for Sales Strategy
OCTOBER 19, 2022
October is Women in Sales Month, and to celebrate, we recognize many talented and hardworking women who work in this industry, the valuable contributions they make to it, and their expert insights on the future. Joining this episode of Improving Sales Performance is guest Stacy Kauffman, Regional Vice President from San Francisco and Sacramento at Audacy.
Membrain
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Come VIBE with us! We’re rolling out a new sales methodology, and we’re ready to let you in on it.
SocialSellinator
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The most effective lead generation techniques vary depending on your business type and the products or services you sell. However, some standard methods tend to work well for most businesses, thereby becoming an important part of your digital marketing plan.
Hubspot Sales
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Any company's sales leadership needs to keep a pulse on how its salespeople are performing, both individually and on a broader organizational level — getting there often starts by understanding the degree of effort reps are putting in. That's where performance indicators known as sales productivity metrics come in. These figures — ones used to measure how active and engaged salespeople are day-to-day basis — are central to the success and direction of most sales orgs.
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Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.
Crunchbase
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Nominations are now open for the Crunchbase 2023 Influential Women in Sales List! We’re excited to highlight the leaders, innovators and changemakers in the sales industry. To celebrate these women and share their achievements with the world, we’re calling for submissions from our community. We’re looking for rising leaders in the sales space who are driving innovation and business growth, offer a unique background and perspective and are committed to equity and diversity in sales and beyond.
Allego
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Welcome to The Adapter’s Advantage : Breakthrough Moments that Lead to Success. In this episode, sales strategists Ken and Nick Valla, co-founders of The Valla Group, discuss how their firm helps B2B sellers maximize performance. Learn why organizations must transform their training approach in a hybrid work environment , what sales leaders should do differently, and the key skills sellers need today.
Pipeliner
OCTOBER 20, 2022
In the last decade, there have been considerable advancements in business technology. Moreover, both small and large businesses recognize the role of technology in helping them achieve their goals. Many business technologies have emerged in recent years, but few are as progressive and disruptive as artificial intelligence (AI). But what is AI all about?
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