Pipeliner
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
How to avoid the three mistakes salespeople make in the early stages of the sales cycle The sales cycle is the process that salespeople follow to generate leads, qualify prospects, and close deals. It is a complex process with many different stages, but the early stages are arguably the most important. This is where you first meet the prospect and start to build a relationship with them.
Understanding the Sales Force
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Most salespeople can improve sales effectiveness by changing their beliefs and moving out of their comfort zone. My wife took me to a Vegan restaurant for lunch and I ordered a sandwich that consisted of coconut, lettuce and tomato on multi-grain bread. I not only didn’t hate it, I liked it. I showed my wife that it had bacon in it and she swore it didn’t.
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Steven Rosen
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Message: Get your head out of the sand and start coaching. That’s your job! And Here is How to Change That! Top sales coaches have the power to supercharge a team’s performance. Research suggests that the best sales coaches can drive 19% more sales than those who are less effective coaches. Yet, despite these promising numbers, many sales managers remain disengaged from the coaching process.
SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The first half of 2023 has not been smooth sailing for many businesses but based on responses to SBI’s CEO survey for Q3 2023, we may be seeing market demand finally moving in an encouraging direction. However, worrying trends in slower deal cycles, smaller deal volumes, and stagnating sales productivity means CEOs need to proceed carefully to turn things around.
Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick
Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Chatbots can significantly enhance sales and customer service, but it's important to know how to continuously measure their effectiveness. The post The ROI of Chatbots appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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Hubspot Sales
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
A successful negotiation is like a tango. Both involve coordination, finesse, some degree of grace, and a reasonable amount of back-and-forth. Also — and perhaps most importantly — both can also easily be derailed if one of the people involved says something really off-putting or stupid while it's happening. Nothing ruins a good tango like one of the dancers saying something like, “You dance just like my mom.
Topline Leadership
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Here are four of the biggest differences I see in sales managers that consistently get the best results from their sales teams. 1. The best sales managers rigorously control their time by continually asking themselves, “What can do right now to have a meaningful impact on the development of my team?” Sales managers always tell. Read full article The post 4 Things the Best Sales Managers Do Differently appeared first on TopLine Leadership.
Hubspot Sales
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The training industry went through massive changes in 2020. Almost every form of education went virtual, from workplace training to recreational courses. Now that we have two forms of training available, it begs the question: What are the real advantages and disadvantages of in-person and virtual training? While choosing between online and in-person training may sound as simple as choosing Door A or Door B, it’s a watershed moment that opens organizations and potential learners up to a variety o
SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
It turns out, AI has already taken over. No, not in a dystopian sense, but certainly in the content of our news feed and in the battle for our attention. Practical AI tools for businesses are booming, showing incredible promise to revolutionize commercial applications. Business leaders are now realizing that AI-driven sales processes may hold the key to future commercial success, driving peak productivity and organizational effectiveness.
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Are you struggling with slow quoting cycles, complex product configurations, and disconnected data in your manufacturing/distribution business? This article will help. Learn how industrial companies are revolutionizing sales processes with an integrated platform that includes quoting, inventory, and service, providing real-time data and offline access for field teams.
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Sustaining growth can be difficult but it doesn’t have to be impossible or painful. Here's what companies that succeed do. The post Steady Growth in Challenging Times Requires Analysis and Leadership appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Understanding the Sales Force
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
The Analogy We heard the “Sound of Freedom” was a good movie and we loved it, but we were moved even more by the closing messages displayed on the screen. The statistics showed that as a result of human trafficking, more children are enslaved today than when slavery was legal! We didn’t know what we didn’t know. And “We don’t know what we don’t know about sales” is a true statement in most companies.
Bernadette McClelland
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
???????? ???? ? ??? ???? ?? ????? ?????????? In my journey of professional growth, I’ve always aimed to share content that uplifts, inspires and helps you look at topics through a ‘different lens’ (aka thought leadership not thought repeatership), always with an intention to shift and disrupt your thinking. And I’ve loved connecting with so many of you through these messages.
Sales 2.0
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
In general, I think “proposals suck!” I was reminded of my (bad) attitude to proposals again a few weeks ago when I was co-opted into developing one. This one was of the typical kind that I have seen over three decades of working in B2B services companies. The kind that takes a salesperson, plus other members of the team, days to develop. The kind that takes a salesperson away from selling for a couple of days and turns them into some kind of Word (or PowerPoint) jockey, trying to find the perfe
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Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.
SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The beginning of 2023 marked the start of more conservative spending for CEOs, which is likely to continue until the year ends. But expense management is only one part of the equation: leaders must look elsewhere if they want to hit their financial targets. Based on SBI’s survey data, revising how productive their go-to-market (GTM) teams are and finding solutions to raise that benchmark is what’s going to make the difference here.
Anthony Cole Training
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
It is no surprise to any in the business of financial services that the world of selling, finding and building relationships is evolving. Banks and their relationship managers must find ways to leverage technology, improve effectiveness and uncover new ways to differentiate, attract and serve their clients. The future of selling is here and includes new behaviors that all bankers and managers should reflect on.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Sometimes our success limits our thinking about what we could be achieving. We think we are doing well, but we really should be doing so much more. I’ve written, often, about how we “settle” for win rates of 15-20% and are happy achieving our growth goals. While these organizations are hitting their targets, and sometimes with aggressive YoY scaling, they should be doing so much more!
Zoominfo
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Keeping pace with today’s customer demands and competitive pressures requires an adaptable toolset and a compelling vision. By uniting the two, B2B marketers can transform a traditional account-based marketing strategy into a comprehensive go-to-market approach that can scale across an entire company. When we decided to launch our ABM platform just under two years ago, we heard that buyers were frequently frustrated with existing ABM offerings, feeling they over-promised and under-delivered.
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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.
Alice Heiman
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Twenty years ago, a couple, sat with their laptops at their house and launched a business. It was some uncharted territory, but they dove right in. Who knew where they would be 20 years later. Still happily married, kids grown, business booming, over 60 employees and a strong commitment to community. An absolute success story. Jarrod and Alice explore the very essence of Nobel Studio’s sales success due to Jarrod’s focus and determination emphasizing the pivotal role that networking and relatio
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
With the end of the year fast-approaching, two inevitable events emerge on the horizon: The dawn of a new calendar year (hello 2024!). Contract renewal dates. A spotlight falls on customer loyalty, an influential force on the revenue secured during contract renewals. While the obvious and important way to build and cultivate customer loyalty is to build a product that people love, the reality is that it takes time.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Ever since I started selling–you know back in the old days when phones were still attached to cords–I’ve been taught, “Buyers have a structured buying process.” I’d see all sorts of block diagrams, showing how the buying process always, coincidentally, aligned with the customer buying process. On the selling side we would have perfectly structured steps like Qualification, Needs Identification, Solution Presentation, Closing.
Zoominfo
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
With a daunting array of tools, an endless list of growth strategies, and constantly evolving communication channels, there’s compelling evidence that modern work is facing a crisis of disconnection. And that makes a cohesive, connected go-to-market (GTM) strategy more valuable than ever. At this year’s INBOUND conference , I attended ZoomInfo’s session “GTM for All: Unlocking Playbooks for Every Company,” which provided valuable insights into how companies can connect these disparate thre
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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.
Grant Cardone
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
There are significant benefits to becoming a franchisee. Namely, built-in brand awareness and customer base. It seems to be a safe bet for new entrepreneurs. But before you take the plunge, you must understand that franchise costs are increasing and why it happening… The Overall “Cost of Doing Business” is on the Rise It should […] The post Why Popular Franchise Costs are CLIMBING appeared first on GCTV.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Scott Gifis is currently the CEO at NoFraud , formerly the President and COO at frame.io (bought by Adobe) and prior to that, he was the president at AdRoll for 6 years. Scott is an experienced executive operator, investor, advisor, and board member with a proven track record of building and scaling great companies, globally, from near zero to $100M plus.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Perhaps I’ve not been paying attention. Recently, in conversations with clients and other groups, I’ve been stunned at how few have performance plans in place for their people. Having been raised in organizations that valued performance planning, I had assumed these were common place. Starting my selling career in IBM, we all had them. Much later, when IBM was a customer, in calling on people, I would always ask, “Open your lower right hand drawer and pull out the first folder.
Zoominfo
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
When a new lead enters your CRM system, the sales team should be primed to act. But one contact is just the starting point — to execute a modern go-to-market motion that embraces the entire account, sellers need the full context of everyone involved in making decisions. This is where traditional CRM systems, which often contain a patchwork of inaccurate or incomplete data, can fall short.
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Grant Cardone
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
On Nov 2, 2023, fans of the Fab Four got a new Beatles song after years of waiting. This milestone was made possible thanks to the power of AI. Despite tech playing an instrumental role in this release, this music has been waiting to be released since the 1970s… The “Last Beatles Song” Four Decades […] The post NEW Beatles Song Released… With AI appeared first on GCTV.
Hubspot Sales
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Despite dating all the way back to the MySpace era , marketing on X (formerly called Twitter) is still untouched for many businesses. Compared to other platforms, X has an intimidation factor. The tempo is fast. The lingo is changing. And the culture feels more intense than other social media platforms. The concept of “tweets,” Twitter itself as the original brand, and that little blue bird we all recognize have changed since Elon Musk took over the platform in 2022.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
I suspect it’s human nature to constantly be in search of short cuts. We want to get a desired outcome without doing all the work one would normally have to do to achieve that outcome. I continue to imagine, “Wouldn’t it be great if I could achieve my desired level of fitness, without having to go to the gym for an hour every day!
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