Why Your Sales Contest is Demotivating Your Sales Team (& How to Fix It)
Sales Hacker
JUNE 6, 2019
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Make It Small
The Pipeline
JUNE 4, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. Not a popular refrain among sales types, which may explain why nearly half of B2B reps will miss quota this year. In a world obsessed with ‘big,’ even more so than sales success, make it small may seem counter-intuitive. And so it is, but so is being a card-carrying member the 80% on the wrong side of the 80/20 rule. While I am not working with sales teams, I am buying.
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The Science Behind Successful Sales
Sales and Marketing Management
JUNE 3, 2019
Author: Lance Tyson In the hypercompetitive field of sales, escalating goals have become standard. In over two decades that I’ve worked in this industry, I’ve never encountered an organization that said to me, “You know what? This year we’d be fine with flat or declining sales.” Everyone wants to see that hockey stick curve of escalating sales performance that will take their organization to unprecedented levels of success.
Partner Enablement – the Key to a Successful Indirect Go-to-Market Strategy
SBI Growth
JUNE 6, 2019
Why Are Your Partners Producing Far Less Than Expected? Selling through the channel can be the most rewarding or painful aspect of your GTM strategy. When a partner takes on the promise of representing your products and brands, it is.
Streamlining Complex Sales Processes: The Ultimate Guide for Industrial Companies
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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.
How To Build Value Before Having To Add Value
MTD Sales Training
JUNE 4, 2019
Many salespeople tell us that the way they differentiate themselves from their competition is by adding value to their products, in order for the customer to see why they are charging the price they are. Nothing wrong with this, of course. It adds meaning to why they are positioned where they are. The customer can see exactly what they are getting for their money, and by adding value. ?
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Are You Feeling Rejected?
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By Tibor Shanto. As with all subjective things, there is often a chance to look at the issue from a different perspective. While there is no avoiding rejection in sales, there is the ability to understand it. Once you do, you can adjust and gain more success and more appointments. Watch this video, and then ask yourself why you are feeling rejected?
Building Trust in Sales: A Guide for Sales Professionals
Zoominfo
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Speaker: Kevin Burke
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How to Raise the Incomes of Minimum Wage Workers Without Wealth Distribution or Socialism
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To Get B2B Leads, Pick Up the Damn Phone!
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Have you forgotten that selling is social? “Turn off your computer. You’re actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us.” That’s what Eric Schmidt, then chairman and CEO of Google, told the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2009. Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads.
6 Ways to Improve Your B2B Sales Prospecting
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Campaigns that Click: Practical Personalization Strategies to Boost ROI
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Monday Motivation Video: What Do Successful People Believe?
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Successful people go out and make it happen without ever making excuses. They just do it! On the other hand, those who are victims blame this or that and never see themselves as being successful. If you want to be successful, believe that you are not the victim. Copyright 2019, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Sales Motivation Blog. Mark Hunter is the author of High-Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Results.
How NOT to Write a Prospecting Email
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Email can be a great way to reach your prospects. But there are good emails and not-so-good emails. And then there are emails like this one. I recently received this email from a local hotel. (As a speaker—and someone who produces some of my own seminars—I attend a lot of meetings-industry events, so I probably [.].
Why Episode Analysis Is Vital to Understanding Your Customers
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How to Stand Out at a Trade Show: A Guide for Marketers
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Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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Want to instantly make asking for the sale easier? Then make sure and get buy in that your prospect is sold on your solution before you go over pricing options. If your sale cycle involves giving a demo or presentation that includes showing pricing options, then a mistake you may be making is moving into the pricing before you have confirmed that your prospect is completely sold that your solution will give them what they want (or help them accomplish what they need).
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