Pipeliner
MARCH 8, 2019
Ask a top sales producer about keys to success, and they’ll share insights like “prioritize your work,” “maintain a good opportunity pipeline,” and “serve the customer.”. I’ve heard many anecdotes to explain a top producer’s ascent to the pinnacle. Curiously, one that never gets mentioned is “I conform to the sales process.” This lack of recognition is odd.
No More Cold Calling
MARCH 8, 2019
In honor of International Women’s Day, how can your sales team attract more female rainmakers? It was 1936. My mom graduated with a degree in finance from Syracuse University, but she couldn’t get a job at a bank. They didn’t hire women, not even as tellers. That was 16 years after the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted suffrage for women.
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Openview
MARCH 7, 2019
The average salesperson is losing up to 40% of their deals because they’re not following-up effectively. After a sales meeting, do you ever experience a prospect ‘going dark’ on you? Everything felt like it should have gone great – the prospect seemed interested in the meeting, they asked the right questions, your sales pitch was stellar. And then you send 2-3 follow-ups…but no response.
Jeffrey Gitomer
MARCH 4, 2019
Are you willing to refer your clients or customers to someone else? Is someone else willing to refer their clients or customers to you? Yes, if there is mutual trust. Here are the prerequisites: You consider yourself the best at what you do. You do a memorable job in making the sale. You do a perfect job of delivering what you promised. You provide impeccable service after the sale.
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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
MARCH 4, 2019
Over the past few months I've been coaching 30 sales leaders from 3 companies and while most are trying their hardest to do everything I recommend, apply everything they learn, and coach as instructed, there are enough that don't follow through and fail to move the needle for their teams. A few don't want to be coached. A few don't think they need to be coached.
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The Pipeline
MARCH 7, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. I think it was in Skip Miller’s book that I read that a manager should know how his year will end by the Q1. Not taking anything away from that great insight and practice in terms of creating and driving strategy for your teams, one key factor has changed, which may you be the judge, change time horizons for front line reps, and by extension, their managers, and all the calculations this impacts.
Jeffrey Gitomer
MARCH 5, 2019
The most coveted prize in selling besides a sale is a referral. How do you approach this person? Everyone tells you to get referrals, no one tells you what to do next. How do you maximize the selling power of this referral? Here are 8.5 rules to ensure your success: Approach with care, be prepared, don't move too quickly. Timing is everything. Don't appear to be too anxious to get the sale (money).
MTD Sales Training
MARCH 5, 2019
When you hear the term ‘customer service’, what connotations spring up? Maybe it’s that annoying assistant who won’t leave you alone in a shop? Or that company who never stops cold-calling you? Or maybe it’s that waiter whose splendid attention to your every need makes your normal restaurant visit that bit more special? Whatever you think customer service is, it often needs to be revisited in order to be kept front-of-mind.
SBI Growth
MARCH 2, 2019
Today’s interview is a special one, we have two guests on SBI TV – a marketing leader and sales leader – you’ll learn they’ve teamed up to tackle data siloes and make data-driven decisions. We are joined by Jill.
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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.
The Pipeline
MARCH 5, 2019
By Tibor Shanto. How you think about your pipeline, will drive your approach to ensure it leads to your objectives, which by extension should dictate your actions. Strategy-Planning-Execution. Simple, yet elusive at the same time, most people are good at planning, yet fall short on execution. One major hurdle many face, is the often lack of clear purpose brought to the call or e-mail by the prospector.
Jeffrey Gitomer
MARCH 5, 2019
"Don't start your presentation until the customer agrees to buy," says Ray Leone. WOW. That's power if you can pull it off. "The sale is made before the presentation begins if you ask the right questions to qualify and interest the buyer to a point of commitment," he says. Ray Leone uses strategies that gets the customer to commit to buy before the actual presentation starts.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 8, 2019
Author: Joe Andrews We just wrapped up sales kickoff (SKO) season. Typically, in January and February, depending on fiscal calendars, we all see pictures of salespeople in our networks posting party pics from Las Vegas or some other city’s convention center. We know they’re having fun, but how are they learning and preparing for a successful new selling year?
Zoominfo
MARCH 3, 2019
In the world of B2B sales, company research is a critical aspect of any successful rep’s daily duties. In fact, access to the right research tools and information can make or break your ability to identify target accounts, personalize a sales pitch, and ultimately, close deals. As a B2B sales rep, the more you know about a prospect and their company, the easier it is to sell to them.
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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.
The Sales Heretic
MARCH 5, 2019
Success is such a burden. It takes a ton of time and effort, and it frequently requires sacrifice. And for what? Everybody knows it’s lonely at the top. And then you have to do it all again, because you don’t want to be labeled a “one-hit wonder.” Then you have to deal with higher expectations, [.].
Jeffrey Gitomer
MARCH 5, 2019
The "Drop–in" visit. You go to a valued customer without an appointment and say, "I was just around the corner and thought I'd stop by.". Do you do it? Can you successfully pull it off? Will the customer be willing to see you? Or will he be "tied–up, busy or in a meeting?". Suppose there was a way to call on any prospect or customer and have them welcome you in, be glad to see you, and give you a chance to build the relationship.
DiscoverOrg Sales
MARCH 5, 2019
When asked why leadership changes matter, DiscoverOrg CRO Patrick Purvis likes to tell this story: “In 2012, Salesforce closed a legendary estimated $140 million deal with State Farm. At the time, it was one of the largest single sales in Salesforce history. “Word in sales circles was, the relationship between Salesforce and State Farm had languished under the watch of a sales rep who, for years, couldn’t find a way in.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 6, 2019
Author: Kory Angelin If you’re a sales professional, I have news for you: there’s a good chance you’re a failure at your job. 55 percent of people who make their living in sales don’t have the skills to succeed. And there’s one key skill that you have to learn: That’s how to stop selling, and make a sale. . Turn the tables and imagine this scenario: You’re in a mall, when the sales person walks up.
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.
Score More Sales
MARCH 8, 2019
The B2B sales world lacks women in sales and sales leadership. Men and women in sales leadership and company leadership can help move the needle to solve this long term issue. 1) Resource: Gartner’s Why Sales Must Hire More Women.
Jeffrey Gitomer
MARCH 5, 2019
Hand written notes and cards are the rage. When I get one, it's usually for something special I've done for someone, or an appreciation for business. I always save them. It feels good to get them, and I have a better feeling for the person who sent the card. Business note cards leave a positive and personal impression. Randy Rosler is a card shark (in a business kind of a way).
Zoominfo
MARCH 6, 2019
Businessman and businesswoman working together discussing business strategy at office desk. How do you convince someone to buy a product? There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. But, regardless of the products you sell or the space you sell into, nothing sways a person’s buying decisions quite like a recommendation from their trusted peers.
SBI Growth
MARCH 5, 2019
Misalignment between Marketing and Sales is most often one of the main reason’s companies miss the number. As a Marketing leader ask yourself the following two questions: Did the company hit its number last year? How aligned are you to sales? Download the.
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!
Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 7, 2019
Great salespeople are masterful at asking open-ended, courageous questions of their prospects that either lead them towards, or away, from saying "yes" to their solution. There are many instances throughout the sales process where trial closes are appropriate to identify the prospects true compelling reason to make a change.
Mr. Inside Sales
MARCH 8, 2019
To script or not to script? That is the question…. Whether you believe in scripts or not, you & your team are using one right now. Don’t believe me? Record what they say in a week, transcribe it out, and what will you be handing back to them? A script! The right phone scripts make you better, and here’s how to improve yours today: The post Why Phone Scripts Make You Better appeared first on Mr.
Zoominfo
MARCH 5, 2019
As the number of B2B technology vendors continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, the modern technology stack is in a constant state of evolution. Today, the average B2B organization’s technology stack is akin to a human fingerprint– a unique identifier that reveals critical information about how a company conducts business, who they work with, and, most importantly, how they spend their money.
SBI Growth
MARCH 8, 2019
Sample output of multi-method forecasting: Some say that forecasting is an art and others say it’s a science. The indecisive say that it is a combination, and many board members and PE deal teams say it’s a disaster. In some.
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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
Connect2Sell
MARCH 6, 2019
We’ve been hearing great feedback about this series on how to be a memorable salesperson and hope you’re finding it to be useful, too.
Hubspot Sales
MARCH 8, 2019
A lot of strategy and planning goes into building a business from the ground up. Before your startup is ready to launch, you need to think carefully about your brand and the image you'll present to consumers. So, how can you stand out from your competitors? Create a unique business name. With a catchy, creative, and descriptive name, your business and brand will be memorable.
Zoominfo
MARCH 6, 2019
How do you convince someone to buy a product? There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. But, regardless of the products you sell or the space you sell into, nothing sways a person’s buying decisions quite like a recommendation from their trusted peers. In fact, 84% of B2B decision makers start the buying process with a referral ( source ).
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