The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 13, 2024

As the new fiscal year approaches, sales managers should evaluate and leverage their teams' unique strengths. Recognizing and nurturing individual sellers' talents can lead to improved performance and better results. Our strengths are hard-wired in us from a very early age, and people notice and appreciate them when they are strong. To develop these talents over time, we need to practice using them.

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Membrain

AUGUST 14, 2024

In the previous article in this series on Outcome-Centric Selling® we addressed the importance of identifying and targeting our customer’s most pressing business issues - and now we are going to turn our attention to identifying and targeting our most valuable potential customers.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 14, 2024

There are quite a few common fears in sales. These fears can hinder a seller’s success, no matter how long they’ve been in the industry. Thankfully, most of these fears can be conquered by changing your mindset and approach. Rather than letting these fears hurt sales, make an effort to manage them, Shagun Sharma writes. “Here's the secret sauce for success in sales: Understanding and overcoming these fears,” she explains.

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Sales 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2024

The #1 challenge for most salespeople, and small business owners, is getting enough meetings with prospects for their product or service. Getting through the door to have conversations that may lead to business opportunities seems to be getting harder every day. Today’s big disruptor, AI, may potentially make this situation even worse (hard to believe as the situation seems so tough already!

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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.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2024

Moving into the latter half of 2024, growth leaders should consider start ing the annual planning process for 2025 today. For organizations to make the right move, they need t o understand how their go-to-market (GTM) plan will influence their value-creation capabilities. In this blog post, we take a closer look at the findings of our recent CEO survey to uncover insights to help you achieve commercial success in 2025.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 13, 2024

Biases of all kinds surface during the hiring process and sometimes result in the wrong person joining an organization. A hiring manager may be set on a top candidate because they were referred by a friend. They may also like a candidate because they seem similar in style, appearance and philosophy to a well-liked departing employee. Is Your Top Candidate Who You Think They Are?

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Nimble - Sales

AUGUST 15, 2024

Crafting the Perfect Sales Pitch for Loans: Two Exemplary Approaches In the highly competitive financial services sector, the ability to craft a compelling sales pitch for loans is a critical skill. Whether you’re offering personal loans, business loans, or specialized The post Examples of Best Sales Pitch for Loans appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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Salesfolks

AUGUST 13, 2024

While the instinctive reaction to a downturn or recession might be to cut back, those who dare to invest in their sales teams can gain a significant competitive edge. Hiring salespeople during a downturn is not just about weathering the storm; it’s about positioning your company for long-term success.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 12, 2024

The sales cycle, or sales cycles, is a systematic approach adopted by sales teams to monitor and finalize transactions, beginning with the recognition of prospective customers and continuing through acquiring their business to cultivating enduring partnerships. Understanding the typical sales cycle, which varies in duration and stages depending on the industry and specific sales team’s approach, is crucial.

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Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 14, 2024

Asking, "who does what by how much?” ensures your team will focus on producing fewer products and solutions that don’t work. It also ensures they get to know their customers better. The post Solve Customer Problems by Focusing on ‘Who Does What by How Much?’ appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 16, 2024

Every business that has ever been started has done so by wanting to position its products or services on a continuum between the two extremes of value and price. Some businesses (think Apple, Ritz Carlton) are focused on delivering a high value experience. Some businesses (think Walmart) are focused on being the low-cost provider in their industry. Most businesses land somewhere in the middle.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 11, 2024

As you burn through your summer, either looking forward to a well-deserved vacation or just coming back from one, you may be looking for a brief diversion from sales. And I have one for you! As some of you may know, in addition to inside sales consulting, I am actively writing the books I’ve always wanted to—but was too busy to write! My latest book is: The Owner’s Manual to Life—In Case You Missed That Day in School When They Passed It out!

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Alice Heiman

AUGUST 13, 2024

How can CEOs consistently hire top-tier sales talent? Kristie Jones, a sales leadership expert with over 20 years of experience, shares her strategies for attracting, hiring, and onboarding the best sales professionals in the latest episode of Sales Talk for CEOs. Kristie dives into the hiring process, the importance of structured onboarding, and ensuring long-term success for your sales team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 12, 2024

Through user participation and providing a personalized experience for the customer, interactive advertising is introducing a shift in B2B marketing postulates. The post Interactive Advertising Is Revolutionizing B2B Engagement appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 15, 2024

We have become enamored with all the things AI can do to help sellers. It provides the potential of eliminating all sorts of tasks that, somehow, seems to fill our time. Updating CRM, drafts of prospecting letters, drafts of proposals, research on industry, market, customer issues. The list of things that filled our time goes on. And as both our understanding of AI and AI, itself, develops, there are things that AI can’t do.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 14, 2024

Perhaps you’d like to find an investor for your business or gauge your success against your competitors. Or maybe you just want to know how profitable your business is this quarter compared to last quarter. Regardless of the reason, knowing how to calculate your return on sales ratio is vital. Determining your return on sales gives stakeholders a snapshot of your business’s financial well-being and insight into its potential for growth and success.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 15, 2024

Are references really relevant to today’s workplace? They are so Y2K, right?! Wrong. In fact, checking references has become a focus in today’s workplace. Per LinkedIn, “references reinforce the information on (the candidate’s) resume while giving potential employers a 360-degree view of what (the candidate) can bring to the table.

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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.

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Grant Cardone

AUGUST 16, 2024

The first numbers are coming in from the fast-food value meal wars. Unfortunately, McDonald’s earnings were not the blockbuster they hoped for. Nevertheless, Golden Arches executives have assured investors that they have a plan… Earlier this year, McDonald’s released a $5 value meal to combat declining sales over the Summer. The promotion intended to entice […] The post McDonald’s Earnings Report Losses AGAIN appeared first on GCTV.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 12, 2024

I’ve been reading a number of articles about people being terminated, or put on PIPs, 30 days to fix the problem. It culminated, today, in a discussion I had with one of the most talented CROs I’ve met. She was being recruited by another company. She said, “Dave, their key issue in recruiting someone is how to fix their Q3 EBITDA problem!

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Nutshell

AUGUST 12, 2024

Have you ever felt like your phone knows exactly what you’re thinking? It may seem that ads on Google and social media perfectly align with your interests, recent thoughts, and searches. Rest assured, there’s no mind-reading involved – this is simply the result of behavioral marketing. In this post, we’ll cover the basics of behavioral marketing and segmentation, why it’s important, and strategies for implementing it into your marketing plan.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 12, 2024

In this episode, we're exploring how a company successfully aligned its sales and marketing teams to maximize the efforts of its sellers. The great Andrew Sims, CRO at SentriLock, and Trey Morris, VP/Senior Consultant here at CSS, are joining Matt Sunshine in breaking down that journey. Both bring such great points to the table, like: Why you don't have to make Mount Everest-sized changes in order to achieve sales and marketing alignment.

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Grant Cardone

AUGUST 16, 2024

After announcing a $60 billion investment in their parks sector last year, Disney finally revealed the rest of their plans… Which involves building new additions to Disney parks. But will the investment be enough to save the company from more extended losses? Disney’s Plans For New Attractions At Their Parks Since before the pandemic, Disney […] The post Can New Disney Park Keep Company Afloat?

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 14, 2024

We have endless tools to help us analyze sales performance. Whether it’s performance dashboards, looking at performance to date, or conversational intelligence tools that help us understand what happened. We know the gap, and our coaching focuses on, “You have to make the number, go do more!” There are a number of variations of this, but most of it is retrospective.

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 15, 2024

Learn the essentials of building a digital marketing agency from scratch with this comprehensive guide covering key steps, tools, and strategies.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 14, 2024

As sales leaders, we've all been there - you've invested time and resources into training your team, but the lessons aren't sticking somehow. The skills aren't improving, and the results aren't materializing. Before you throw in the towel, let's explore five methods to breathe new life into your sales training efforts.

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Account-based marketing (ABM) is a key strategy for driving sustainable growth. Today, many B2B companies use ABM teams or technologies to make sales. But getting a program off the ground successfully doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Watch this webinar with Rachael Foster, Director of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo, and Dan Dolph, Manager of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo.

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Grant Cardone

AUGUST 16, 2024

Returning to the office has been a tough transition for some employees because of the distractions. Overall, we seem to be more sensitive to printer sounds, coworker conversations, and other noises. But believe it or not, some businesses are making bank on providing solutions to our frustrations… Solutions for Office Distractions are Becoming Big Business […] The post Office Distractions are Annoying… And Extremely Profitable appeared first on GCTV.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 13, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Boost Accountability in Your Business Accountability is the cornerstone of a company that is run efficiently and with integrity, but the question arises: how? Our collaborative blog offers insights into how you can boost accountability in your business. Boost Accountability in Your Business Image Geralt via Pixabay Set Clear Expectations (So No One’s Guessing) First things first—if you want people to be accountable, they need

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 13, 2024

Boost your business with effective facebook marketing for business strategies. Learn setup, key tactics, and optimization for success.

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