SBI Growth
MARCH 14, 2024
For many commercial leaders, helping sellers to be more effective poses significant challenges. Despite innovative methods constantly being introduced into the sales process, commercial leaders often find their sellers relying on ineffective approaches that aren’t tailored for today’s buyers. Then, how do you scale up any improvements made across the sales organization?
Steven Rosen
MARCH 10, 2024
In the highly competitive SaaS world, prospecting is often seen as the most challenging task—a test dreaded by many and mastered by few. Indeed, 40% of salespeople cite it as the most challenging part of the sales process, more daunting than either closing or qualifying. Despite this, it is the critical first step in a journey where every interaction has the potential to bloom into a significant deal.
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Mixmax
MARCH 12, 2024
Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone who just keeps talking about themselves and not listening to a word you're saying? Or worse, not even giving you a chance to speak?
SBI Growth
MARCH 10, 2024
In today's dynamic commercial environment, accelerating the sales cycle is not just a goal but a necessity for thriving in a competitive market. The landscape has evolved, with buying behaviors becoming increasingly conservative and consensus requirements reaching new heights. The challenge? Many sellers find themselves poorly equipped to navigate these changes effectively.
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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 13, 2024
Lately, when I talk with people, the most popular topics for discussion are Politics, March Madness, and the movies and TV shows they are streaming. Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’ve been traveling to watch our son, a college senior, play college baseball. But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is sp
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Janek Performance Group
MARCH 12, 2024
Virtual sales meetings are becoming increasingly common as teams transition to working from home and offices are spread out in different cities. While the industry was already shifting toward normalizing a remote-friendly environment, stay-at-home orders and limited in-person capacities have forced people to adapt to having virtual sales meetings and learning how to sell virtually at a quicker rate.
Sales Gravy
MARCH 9, 2024
On this fascinating episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, master sales trainer Jessica Stokes spends time with Steven Farber of Take Flight Learning discussing why it is important for salespeople and leaders to understand and adapt to different personality styles. You'll learn the significance of how understanding personality styles will elevate your sales skills, help you build deeper relationships, and improve your closing ratio.
Smooth Sale
MARCH 13, 2024
Photo by Tammydz via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Use Your Company Car to Increase Sales Now How to Use Your Company Car to Increase Sales Now Are limiting thoughts driving less traffic to your business? You might think that your company car is just there to get you from A to B when you are running your business, and of course, it is that, but it can be so much more.
Highspot
MARCH 12, 2024
ValueSelling Associates’ Julie Thomas and Highspot’s Kelly Lewis break down how to maximize the impact of revenue enablement Love it, hate it – or do everything in your power to work around it – when it comes to the revenue enablement function, everyone’s a critic. How can enablement be the hero in one organization and the constant scapegoat for another?
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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.
Steven Rosen
MARCH 12, 2024
In this 4:39 video , Hosts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of in-person interactions for building rapport, trust, and empathy. They highlight the biological aspect of human connection and the release of bonding hormones during face-to-face meetings. By getting off Zoom and meeting clients in person, salespeople can read the room better and strengthen relationships.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 13, 2024
Who you choose to host your website can have drastic effects on your marketing efforts and in turn, your sales. The post The Impact of Web Hosting on User Experience appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 15, 2024
Sales objections typically arise in several key areas during the sales process. The first is when you’re trying to secure someone’s time during prospecting, attempting to schedule a meeting on their calendar and obtain a few minutes of their attention. The second occurs when you are delivering a presentation and seeking a commitment or decision.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 13, 2024
Lately, when I talk with people, the most popular topics for discussion are Politics, March Madness, and which movies and TV shows they are streaming. Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’re traveling to watch our son, in his senior year, play college baseball. He started strong which you can see here.
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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.
Steven Rosen
MARCH 12, 2024
Ryan Thomas , the sales VP of Elastic, Americas, shares his insights on effective leadership, team motivation, and driving business growth. He emphasizes the importance of inspiring and motivating teams, aligning individual success with the company’s vision, and making data-driven decisions. Ryan also discusses the challenges of leading sales teams in a complex and fast-paced industry and provides valuable advice for sales leaders.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 11, 2024
Two marketing veterans share their insights into how CMOs should be managing through an uncertain economic climate. The post Managing Marketing Organizations In a Tough Economy appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Force Management
MARCH 14, 2024
If you’re leading an organization that’s selling a solution, whether in an established market or a new vertical, you’re competing for your buyers’ attention. The competition is high – we are all faced with hundreds of sales messages each day. Successful sales organizations know how to consistently rise above the noise and command greater market share.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 13, 2024
We still have very antiquated views of our “value proposition.” Most of the time, we restrict it to the value that might be realized through the purchase and implementation of our solutions. Ideally, we will have developed a business case for our solutions, perhaps looking at cost reduction, ROI or some other financial return the customer should expect from our solution.
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.
Steven Rosen
MARCH 12, 2024
In this 4:41 video , Ryan Thomas discusses the importance of teamwork and collaboration in driving business success. He highlights the significance of being a partner rather than just a customer vendor. He emphasizes the need for leaders to embrace the power of teamwork to provide the best solutions for customers. Ryan Thomas discusses the importance of teamwork and collaboration in driving business success and highlights the significance of being a partner rather than just a vendor for custome
Zoominfo
MARCH 15, 2024
The most important growth drivers for any business simply can’t succeed without a core infrastructure of high-quality, trustworthy data. For most companies, the first step in building that advanced data foundation is to cleanse the trove of business data already on hand in their customer relationship management (CRM) system. And while it’s easy to assume large enterprises have data cleansing down to a science, one major global survey found that CRM data decays by about 34% annually, with nearly
Hubspot Sales
MARCH 11, 2024
Time is money, and that’s doubly true when you work with customers. For the last six years, I’ve been an avid user and champion of using async video in my day-to-day as a seller — well before joining Loom to lead its Sales and Customer Success teams. I’ve seen the benefit of async video messages to close deals and build prospect relationships as both a quota-carrying seller and a sales team leader.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 10, 2024
Preface: I’m departing from my normal process of introducing a new story about selling. Every once in a while you see something so special, moving, and important, you have to change things. Chloe’s story is just that. I’ve told the story of a variety of others. Some with very distinguished leadership and selling careers. People who have managed 1000s and led multi-billion efforts.
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!
Steven Rosen
MARCH 12, 2024
In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, hosts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the significant changes in sales post-COVID-19. They address the reluctance of sales reps to return to face-to-face selling and the importance of embracing in-person meetings. Colleen and Steven emphasize the benefits of building trust, rapport, and collaboration through face-to-face interactions.
Zoominfo
MARCH 14, 2024
Convincing management to invest in new software solutions isn’t always the easiest sell, but it’s a struggle that many sales professionals know all too well. In today’s economic climate, it’s arguably tougher than ever. But what if you happen to know the CEO of a software company that you know will help you close more business? That’s exactly the situation Benjamin Adams found himself in.
Allego
MARCH 12, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B sales, the quest for a seamless and efficient buying experience remains a critical challenge. Determined to mend the fragmented B2B buying journey, Hannah Ajikawo , the visionary founder of Revenue Funnel , has strong ideas on how sales enablement can help solve the problem. She sat down with me recently to discuss them and how we can transform this dynamic.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 11, 2024
ChatGPT and its colleagues are, too often, a debilitating cheat for sellers who don’t want to put in the work. There, I said it, I got it off my chest. Don’t get me wrong, these tools are very powerful and helpful. I leverage them constantly through my day, but for very different purposes than the majority of sellers. My feeds are filled with tricks and hacks.
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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
Anne Miller
MARCH 13, 2024
The good news is you’re at a networking event with the potential to meet key players at your target companies. The bad news is you are not alone; your competition is also there talking to these same prospects. How do you stand out? Lynn Lavender, Chief Imagination Officer at Lavender-Landings.com , a digital communications strategy company, has the answer.
Zoominfo
MARCH 13, 2024
For nearly 20 years, ZoomInfo has been fueled by an unwavering belief in the power of data to transform markets, companies, and careers. As our founder and CEO, I’ve seen this story play out more times than I can count. Whether it’s one of the 60-plus Fortune 100 companies that trust ZoomInfo, or a single go-to-market professional who achieves life-changing success: helping our customers win is the reason we show up every day.
The Center for Sales Strategy
MARCH 13, 2024
Think for a minute about the very best leader you ever had. Then, think about the worst. Likely, you have definite feelings on both. How did you feel when you moved on from the job with that very best leader? You probably had second thoughts and wondered if you could have made that position work for you despite changing circumstances. What about that worst manager?
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