Membrain

DECEMBER 12, 2018

An interview with Mike Adams, author of Seven Stories Every Salesperson Must Tell.

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A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For years, I mean for most of modern day sales, we have been taught how to sell and pitch our products. The product has been at the center of all that is sales, and unfortunately, it’s a problem, and we need to stop. It’s not that we haven’t attempted to move away from product-centric selling, leveraging terms like; Trusted Advisor , or Consultative Sales, or Solutions Selling , but the reality has been these approaches have been little more than window dressing, in spite of so

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I’ve been writing a number of pieces looking at the future of the sales profession. I’d be remiss not to include a discussion of stupidity in selling. Stupid works, and as long as stupid works, we will continue to see organizations invest in doing things stupidly. Stupid behavior exists everywhere, and selling is no more immune to stupidity than every other sector.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 13, 2018

No toys at the table! Answer this question: What’s more important than the person sitting in front of you, walking beside you, sharing a meal with you, or sharing your bed? If actions speak louder than words, your phone is more important. If you’re like the average American, the first thing you do when you sit down at a meal or a meeting is put your phone on the table.

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 10, 2018

I have said it before and I will say it again – SALES MANAGERS ARE STRUGGLING! Only 10-20% of Sales Managers are Crushing It! The rest are struggling to make their sales numbers. They find themselves overwhelmed, overstressed and lacking the tools and training to be the best they can be. Here is the question you need to ask yourself. Where does your region fall in terms of sales to quota this year?

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Many of us love traditions, some of us have rituals or superstitions and most of us find comfort in a routine. Routines are familiar, we don't have to think about it, and it's predictable. In December I have two traditions with my Blog. The first is to repost my Nutcracker article - one of my most popular articles and by far, the most read article each December.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 11, 2018

By Tibor Shanto. There is a lot discussed about how sales and selling has changed over the years, be it the tech around sales, social attitudes changing what is acceptable and what no longer works due to many factors. What is lacking is a discussion about how sales should improve, not only functionally, but how the profession is perceived and valued and contributor to corporate success and social progress.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Author: Ryan Myers You don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time you write an email to make it compelling. You just need to clearly articulate your value in a way that’s specific, relevant, and urgent to your audience. Know whom you’re talking to and contextualize your conversations within their respective categories. Be relevant by finding new ways to segment your prospects further and be more specific to particular subgroups — that's how you write sales emails that get responses.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 13, 2018

You’re 6 months out from the launch of an exciting new product, and your CEO wants to talk about it. As Product leader, you’ve been planning this launch over the last 6 months, and everything is right on schedule. Your.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Around this time ten years ago, the US economy was famously tanking. I remember it well as revenue at Objective Management Group dropped by more than 30%, almost overnight. During 2008 and 2009 more than half of all US sales reps were missing quota and considering the circumstances, that didn't seem to shock anyone. But during a slow crawl back to respectability between 2010 and 2016, and soaring revenue during 2017-2018, the percentage of reps making quota has not only remained flat, but the pe

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The B2B sales cycle has always been complex and multifaceted—and it’s grown even more complicated in recent years. Thanks to modern technology, more decision-makers are involved in the average B2B purchase and, as a result, the way buyers find and consider products has changed dramatically. Given the complex nature of the modern buyer’s journey, it should come as no surprise that the typical B2B sales cycle is longer than the typical B2C sales cycle.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Author: Allen Adamson, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Metaforce Talk about old school. Today’s traditional, linear model of building brands is actually a manifestation of the manufacturing assembly line used to build Ford’s Model T. One department at a time working a piece of the production, handing off to the next department, and then the next. In the case of brand building, it’s a process overseen and commented on by not one, but two hierarchical bodies – client and agency.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 11, 2018

If past performance is not indicative of future returns, then why waste marketing dollars by employing tactics that used to work yesterday but will put you out of business today? If marketing is becoming more agile and personalized, how can.

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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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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Here are 3 tips, 1 quote, and 1 resource to end your week. Hiring tip #1: Does your sales rep / BDR / SDR candidate have the DESIRE & the COMMITMENT necessary to succeed? Hiring tip #2 : Is your sales rep / BDR / SDR candidate TRAINABLE & COACHABLE - they are not the same!

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Thanks to the influx of information made available online in the last decade or so, modern business professionals are thriving. With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Author: Jacob Dillon The marketing environment never sits in one place. Trends come and go, strategies arise and disappear, and businesses launch and fade away quicker than ever before. As the digital era is here, every marketer and salesman must adapt to the most effective practices that bring the most results. Every business is looking for profits, and profits are accomplished when a business manages to sell its products and services better than its competitors. .

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Imagine turning on Monday Night Football, and watching your favorite team break the first huddle with 3 Quarterbacks, 2 Offensive Linemen, and 6 Wide Receivers. Besides looking strange, you would immediately recognize this strategy is going to fail before they.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Negotiation comes from the root word ‘negotiat’ meaning ‘done in the course of business’. In other words, it’s a natural part of the conversation process when dealing with prospects, so if you feel you’re not good at negotiating, or you don’t have the assertiveness to get a good position for yourself during a negotiation, then you are certainly missing out on carrying out better deals and working well with the prospect.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 9, 2018

It’s that time of the year again— the holiday season is upon us and festivities are in full swing. Your B2B sales reps are working long hours to close last minute deals. And your marketing team is busy too—fully entrenched in holiday messaging and plans for the upcoming year. It seems like there’s not enough time in the day. Yet, there’s one last thing to consider before taking a well-deserved break for the holidays—corporate gift giving.

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Connect2Sell

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The sale was made. The customer is on contract. Your job is to look for upsell opportunities, to keep the customer happy, and to renew the contract each year. So why bother to assess customer needs after the initial sale?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The best way to prepare for the future is to understand the past: You have to know where you came from. And to direct future growth and change, you need a vision, and the right people and structures in place. When DiscoverOrg started out in 2007, it was a data company. But at some point a few years out, as our database and features continued to grow – we realized that it was a technology company, too.

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Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ineffective motivation of the sales team is not uncommon and it is the subject of one of the more frequent questions people ask me: “Tony, how do I keep my salespeople motivated?” My first response is normally a question in return: “Do you know what motivates your people ?”.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2018

When qualifying , you bring value to your prospects, clients, and yourself through the questions you ask -- but only if they're good questions. Allow me to introduce you to a concept I call "high-value questions.". Simply stated, a high-value question for sales is one that creates a learning experience for either the questioner (you), the person being questioned (your prospect or client), or both.

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SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I bought a robot vacuum cleaner. I know, I’m a little late to the party. They’ve been around for a long time after all. Even so, I was reluctant. I work from home and leave the door open for the fresh air (and dirt) to come in. I have indoor dogs. In other words, there’s a lot to vacuum up. Seems my floor is always in need of vacuuming.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2018

It’s no secret that social selling can have a huge impact on a B2B organization’s bottom line. In fact, sales reps who leverage social selling are 79% more likely to attain their quota than those who do not ( source ). However, as impressive as this looks, B2B sales reps have been slow to adopt social media as an important sales tool. One study reported only 31% of sales reps use social media in their day-to-day sales process ( source ).

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2018

What’s the ONE thing you all wish for this season? More money, right? If you’re in sales, then the way to make more money is to close more sales. It’s that simple, isn’t it? And if you’d like to make more sales, then you need to upgrade your selling skills. Would you be willing to spend just $18.30 on yourself to do just that? If so, then the easiest way to do that is to gift yourself the bestselling book inside sales guide that has over 500 Word-For-Word Scripts, Phrases and Questions that will

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Welcome to our first audio blog here at ACTG! In today's episode, we talk about and explain the traits of what makes a champion salesperson.

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Guru

DECEMBER 12, 2018

We are excited to announce that Guru has secured $25 million in a Series B funding round. Thrive Capital is leading the round, with participation from our existing investors Emergence Capital , FirstMark Capital , Slack Fund , and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital. With this new funding, we will invest in further growth and innovation to transform how knowledge workers access the knowledge they need to do their jobs.

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