Steven Rosen
JUNE 20, 2021
Peer Group Discussion and Coupled with Leadership Coaching Will Pump you Up! Sales leaders need to remember that they, too, must regularly upgrade their leadership skills. Two critical areas will help you pump up your leadership quotient. The most effective ways are networking with a peer group of like-minded sales leaders who face similar challenges and utilizing a sales leadership coach.
Grant Cardone
JUNE 21, 2021
When you’re job hunting you should never take advice from just anyone. I have built five companies that produce over $100 million a year in sales and I’ve hired a lot of people. Over the last year, a lot of people have come to the realization that you need to be able to get a job, no matter what is going on on Planet Earth. I’ll give you 5 tips for job hunting in 2021 to help you get the job no matter what is going on in the world. . #1 Make the Decision that You ARE Going to Get a J
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Allego
JUNE 24, 2021
Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used across industries to help managers draw insights from vast quantities of data. And now, AI has come to the profession of sales. AI-based sales enablement systems are used by a growing number of organizations to analyze and transform sales-related data to help sales leaders, trainers, managers, and coaches make better decisions.
SBI Growth
JUNE 20, 2021
SBI recently held its first Chief Financial Officer Growth Forum to bring together like-minded finance executives to discuss common challenges and share best practices with their peers. These growth-focused CFOs gathered in an intimate virtual setting to discuss the following.
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Sales and Marketing Management
JUNE 22, 2021
Sean Crowley, Dun & Bradstreet VP of Portfolio Marketing, explains Rev.Up ABX, a RevTech platform that culls the most important customer data to help companies better understand prospects. The post How Digital Marketing is Changing Go-to-Market Strategies: A Conversation with Dun & Bradstreet’s Sean Crowley appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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The Pipeline
JUNE 22, 2021
By Tibor Shanto. Value is not always easy for salespeople to define, making it hard to leverage in sales conversations. Many in the trade sidestep the issue while copping out, saying something socially acceptable and meaningless at the same time. One practice is throwing out something that sounds more right than it is, thus making it hard to argue with.
SBI Growth
JUNE 21, 2021
It is the middle of 2021. Half of the year is in the rear-view mirror, and COVID is still looming. Your numbers are not where you want them to be, sales productivity is decreasing, your sales team is asking for.
No More Cold Calling
JUNE 24, 2021
How to ask for referrals and other FAQs. After more than 25 years as an expert on referral sales, I’m still asked exactly the same referral selling questions today. (Maybe even more frequently than before.) I’m going to answer them right now. In no particular order, here are the most common referral selling questions I hear … 1. How do I get over my reluctance to ask for referrals?
Mr. Inside Sales
JUNE 20, 2021
Here’s a mistake I hear over and over again when listening to sales reps pitching or presenting their services over the phone: when they hear a possible objection or something negative from their prospect, they go into pitch mode. It’s as if they think they just need to tell the prospect more, or list endless benefits and that at some point the prospect will say, “Ah, yes!
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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.
Zoominfo
JUNE 25, 2021
Unclear sales goals are costly. vague or hard-to-define objectives can be the biggest barriers to a rep’s success. The solution? Set crystal clear key performance indicators (KPIs) from the get-go. These are metrics that prioritize and improve sales performance and yield valuable specifics like percent of team meeting quota, average on-target earnings, and sales cycle length.
SBI Growth
JUNE 23, 2021
As many companies are starting to pursue sustainable and growing DEI strategies, including ours, people are wondering where does the responsibility lie? Many jump to the conclusion that DEI is a people initiative, so it should just fall within human.
Sales and Marketing Management
JUNE 22, 2021
Transcript of a conversation with Sean Crowley, Dun & Bradstreet Vice President of Portfolio Marketing. The post How Digital Marketing Is Changing Go-To-Market Strategies appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Mr. Inside Sales
JUNE 25, 2021
Imagine if there was a secret to successful selling. Imagine if there was one concept, one rule you could learn and follow, and if you learned and applied this rule, then you would successfully be able to sell any product or service you chose to. And not only would you be able to sell these products or services, but—if you learned and applied this secret—you would sell more than anyone in your company or in your industry.
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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.
Zoominfo
JUNE 24, 2021
Think about how long it takes to recruit a great passive candidate — someone who is currently employed and not necessarily looking for a new job. They’re a needle in a haystack and you have to find them, reach out to them, actually get a hold of them — and then come the weeks (or months) of back and forth communication and persuading them to join your company.
SBI Growth
JUNE 23, 2021
As many companies are starting to pursue sustainable and growing DEI strategies, including ours, people are wondering where does the responsibility lie? Many jump to the conclusion that DEI is a people initiative, so it should just fall within human resources.
Sales and Marketing Management
JUNE 21, 2021
To build your team’s analytical efforts and become truly data-driven, focus on these three key elements. The post How to Become a Data-Driven Marketing Team appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Grant Cardone
JUNE 24, 2021
Haters— No matter what you call them, you need to love them. I don’t care what they called you, how many times they disliked your post, or what they said about your mama, you have got to love them. I have had haters all throughout my professional life. I’ve had them from my very first sales job after college all the way through becoming a New York Times best-seller.
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.
Allego
JUNE 22, 2021
Welcome to the Allego Customer Spotlight, where we share insights from conversations with customers who rely on Allego to help transform their sales learning and enablement. This month we spoke with Shelly King , Manager of Sales Force Development, at CooperVision , a leading global manufacturer of soft contact lenses, about her role and how her team responded to the challenges of a virtual environment.
Membrain
JUNE 20, 2021
You’d hope, wouldn’t you, that most salespeople understand what their prospective customers want to buy. You’d expect, wouldn’t you, that your salespeople understand what their prospects think they need before making a proposal.
Sales and Marketing Management
JUNE 24, 2021
The goal of feedback is to give it thoughtfully and professionally and to receive it thoughtfully and professionally. Too often, one or both sides of that equation don't grasp how to make feedback effective. The post Feedback Requires An Understanding of How to Give and Receive It appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Zoominfo
JUNE 25, 2021
You wouldn’t run a modern sales team without a solid set of goals. But having the wrong goals can be costly, too. The solution? Set crystal clear key performance indicators (KPIs) from the get-go. These are metrics that prioritize and improve sales performance and yield valuable specifics like percent of team meeting quota, average on-target earnings, and sales cycle length.
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!
Vainu
JUNE 22, 2021
"If you can't measure it, you can't improve it.” That's one of the most important quotes in business. At least if you want to be data-driven—and who doesn't, right? Do you want to stay on top of your sales activity and grow a healthy pipeline? Stay tuned! We’ve designed a sales activity tracking spreadsheet for salespeople to keep track of their daily activities of prospecting, calling, and meeting customers.
Membrain
JUNE 23, 2021
When you think of the best managers or leaders you’ve ever worked with, what do you think of? Chances are, they weren’t overly egotistical, controlling, or mean.
John Barrows
JUNE 21, 2021
Our guest this week is Robbie Crabtree, a former trial lawyer turned founder of Performative Speaking. After years of convincing jurors and working on both sides of the attorney fence, Robbie elevated his talents and now helps visionary leaders become excellent speakers. Bridging the connection between persuasive speaking and sales, Robbie also provides in this episode tips and advice on how to craft conversations and presentations.
Crunchbase
JUNE 24, 2021
This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. .
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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
RAIN Group
JUNE 23, 2021
The best sellers understand how important it is to develop the ability to adapt. But how do you continue to adapt and stay motivated over the long haul?
Nutshell
JUNE 25, 2021
If your sales pipeline feels like you’re herding cats, it might just be that you’re focusing on the wrong animal. Metaphorically speaking. Newsflash: half of your prospects are a bad fit for the products and/or services you sell. If you try to close deals with these folks, you’ll only waste your time, inflate your company’s refund rate, and lower your brand’s reputation in the marketplace.
Predictable Revenue
JUNE 24, 2021
Joe Paranteau is a leading expert on sales and author of Billion Dollar Sales Secrets. In his book, he shares fifteen secrets to help inspire salespeople to rise to meet today’s challenges. He has led nearly 30K sales meetings in his 28-year career with Fortune 500, SMBs, and startup businesses, and once generated $1B in a span of just 5 years. The post Asymmetric Selling appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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