Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 2, 2024

Was the Nissan Cube a good car or a bad car ? Was it the dream vehicle that its designers imagined or the ugliest thing you ever laid your eyes on with four wheels? I pose a similar question about Fred. One client claims that he is their top salesperson. His Objective Management Group (OMG) sales evaluation says he is one of the worst. If the conclusions are that far apart, can either of them be correct?

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SBI Growth

JULY 1, 2024

Industry research shows that consistent sales coaching can dramatically improve the performance of sales teams, driving up revenue by over 20%. With such potential benefits, it is no wonder that many sales organizations recommend that their front-line sales managers spend between 25% - 40% of their time on sales coaching. However, many managers are seeing mediocre results from coaching despite their best efforts.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 2, 2024

The answer to every seller’s dream is more volume. “If we only had more leads, we could have more top of funnel, which produces more opportunities, …… ” We have the algorithms that help us identify what we need to achieve our goals. Simplistically, “X top of funnel produces Y revenue.” For whatever revenue goal we have, we calculate the top of funnel required to achieve that goal.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 3, 2024

Succession planning isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the cornerstone of survival. Identifying and developing future sales leaders ensures an organization's long-term health. Remember, effective succession planning is not just about filling positions but also about fostering a culture of growth and preparedness that aligns with the company’s long-term strategy and goals.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 1, 2024

Elastic Access gives software customers easy access to technologies that they might not have specifically purchased, lowering barriers to entry into a portfolio. This approach allows access to products they might not otherwise consider because of the complexities of a sales cycle and the need to plan for that financial outlay. The post Grow Recurring Revenue with Cross-Portfolio Access appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

JULY 1, 2024

When we think of great coaches, the picture that frequently comes to mind is of tough, no-nonsense football coaches—"field generals”, Knute Rockne, Vince Lombardi, and Bear Bryant all come to mind. However, famous coaches do more than just give motivational speeches. They are also great teachers during practice sessions, getting their players to buy into new ideas, techniques, and strategies with the goal of constant improvement.

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SalesHood

JUNE 29, 2024

The post Essential elements of a winning B2B software sales proposal: Key tips and best practices appeared first on SalesHood.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 2, 2024

Nick Dolik is a NYC-based investor, currently the Managing Director at TriplePoint Capital, and is focused on supporting founders and funding high-growth technology companies. Nick is passionate about entrepreneurship and has spent the past ~10 years backing various startups, including multiple unicorns. Discussed in this Episode: The current state of the financing environment for startups.

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Allego

JULY 2, 2024

I’ve been involved in sales coaching , onboarding , and training for well over a decade. During that time, each day has been spent helping sales and commercial leaders increase the performance of their teams. The industries may have been different, but the trends are the same. As you would expect—and likely experienced yourself—some aspects of sales training and coaching have changed dramatically during those years.

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Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 2, 2024

As we’ve introduced more ways to communicate, we (and more importantly our customers) have spread our communication over many channels, leaving less concentration on any one channel. When we only had a desk telephone, you could reach more people on it, as that was the primary channel for communication. Your prospects picked up the phone when it rang, as it might be their customer or family on the other end.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 30, 2024

Happy Fourth of July! If you’re looking forward to an extended holiday and want to know the best way to spend it, then I’ve got a suggestion: Why not spend some of it learning and getting better at your craft of sales? Why not come back to the office after the holiday better than you left it? Better than the other sales reps competing with you? Years ago, I made a commitment to be one of the best reps in my company, to make more money than I ever had before, and to make my job easier and enjoy i

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 5, 2024

Remember the tagline and series of commercials by American Express, “Don't leave home without it?” In this case, we don't want salespeople to leave the office without pre-call planning and pre-call preparation. This is a specific discipline, a hallmark and habit of all great salespeople.

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SBI Growth

JULY 4, 2024

Our observations of market conditions ahead paint a stark picture for commercial leaders: profitable growth is increasingly elusive, and market headwinds continue to erode commercial efficiency. Fewer CEOs today are confident that they can achieve their growth targets, with more spending needed to gain growth points. But how are market leaders consistently ahead while others are lagging behind?

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Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified

Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 2, 2024

In the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the coaching conundrum faced by sales managers and its effect on driving sales performance. They highlight the impact of formal coaching processes on win rates and overall team success. This article will delve into the key insights from the podcast and explore the themes of the importance of effective coaching, the impact of ineffective coaching, the connection of coaching to avoiding burnout among the themes, an

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 5, 2024

We, rightfully, constantly seek to free up time. Yesterday, coaching an executive, the key issue was “freeing up time.” For such a senior executive, to some it might seem surprising, but it comes up in virtually every conversation I have, at every level of the organization. It’s interesting, I see two, almost diametrically oppose, things happening when we look to free up time.

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Nutshell

JULY 5, 2024

Sales can be tough work. Salespeople constantly put what they’re selling (and maybe even themselves) up for rejection, then deal with the daily challenges of staying motivated and balancing lots of demands on their time. That’s where motivational sales quotes can come in handy. Although it’s rewarding, sales can feel like a marathon—and it requires just as much training, technique, and mental toughness.

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SBI Growth

JULY 1, 2024

If you are in a sales slump, the good news is that you have likely experienced sales success in the past and can get back on track. As a starting point, it’s important to recognize that fluctuations in sales results are natural and that several factors impact sales performance. These include economic headwinds, industry trends, changing market conditions, and increased competition.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 2, 2024

Sales managers are critical to team success but often need more effective coaching skills due to inadequate training. Steven Rosen underscores coaching as the weakest core sales management skill, urging prioritized training. Colleen Stanley questions whether the issue lies in coaching effectiveness or execution strategies, emphasizing the need for robust training programs.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 5, 2024

Time management is always an issue, and with everyone. We leverage tools, techniques, technologies that are supposed to make us more efficient and to free up time. But we still struggle. I wrote about the challenge high performers face in “The Conundrum Of Freeing Up Time, Part 1.” This post focuses on how we look at this issue with medium and low performers.

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Force Management

JULY 4, 2024

Last month, the Revenue Builders Podcast welcomed leaders who have embraced risks and unique approaches that have led to true transformation for their organizations, teams and careers. From the transformative power of knowing your purpose to navigating new and untapped markets, these conversations provide insight and inspiration that could help you transform your approach to reach even greater success.

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Grant Cardone

JULY 3, 2024

To all my fellow Americans, I want to wish you a Happy Fourth of July 2024. This holiday is meant to celebrate America’s freedoms and opportunities. That got me thinking about where the “American Dream” came from. And, that it’s time to redefine it to reflect our country’s true potential… Why is this Idea “The […] The post Redefining the American Dream for Fourth of July 2024 appeared first on GCTV.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 1, 2024

New business development is a cornerstone of sales success. Whether you’ve heard it described as a 5-step, 6-step, or even a 9-step process, the number of steps doesn’t matter as much as the quality of execution. Let's break down the most critical steps to kickstart your new business journey: identifying great leads and securing that first meeting. If you can't master these, the rest of the process is moot.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 1, 2024

“We” tend to be very sloppy in our definition and focus on our Ideal Customer Profile. Yet it is probably the single most important thing to producing results. We tend to define the functions that may be the purchasers/users of our solutions. “We sell IT solutions to CIOs and their teams.” “We sell sales/marketing solutions, to CROs and their teams.” “We sell financial solutions to CFOs and their teams.” But every IT exec, CRO, CFO probably donR

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SocialSellinator

JULY 3, 2024

Compare content marketing and social media marketing. Learn key differences, goals, and how they work together to boost your strategy.

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Grant Cardone

JULY 2, 2024

May 2024 marked a monumental milestone in streaming services’ fight for our eyes and dollars. However, the latest battle was not won by any of the expected players. It was hybrid social media, content platform — YouTube — that was number one with viewers. Further, other services are struggling to crack the platform’s code for […] The post The Silent Streaming Champion: YouTube Wins Over Viewers appeared first on GCTV.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 2, 2024

Is cold calling dead? The short answer: no. But, to put it bluntly it does kind of ‘suck’ – and that’s why it works. Join industry leaders Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski for both strategic and tactical takeaways on cold calling. What to expect: Cold call activity and conversion benchmarks (connect rates, set rates, show rates).

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 4, 2024

Long time followers know I spend a lot of time advising telcom companies around the world–equipment manufacturers, service providers, others. When I first started working closely with them in the 90’s. quality of service was one of the most critical issues for each one. What attracted and retained customers was the quality of each voice call–the clarity and accuracy of the voices, time lags, stability of the connection, static, all sorts of thins.

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SocialSellinator

JULY 2, 2024

Boost your brand with digital marketing paid ads. Learn strategies, types, benefits, and metrics for optimization in this comprehensive guide.

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