HeavyHitter Sales
NOVEMBER 19, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
The Brooks Group
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
The average sales presentation consists of 6-8 features or benefits. Is that good or bad? Well, when you consider that 24 hours after your presentation, 39% of your prospects remember only one of them, the answer should be very clear. And the fact that 49% of the time they remember something that you didn't bring up at all makes it even more obvious!
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The ROI Guy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
Several recent research reports indicate that companies are having a hard time tying thier SOA efforts to quantifiable value. We offer the following tools to help assess the value of SOA initiatives to quantify if the returns merit the investment: The ROI from SOA is often elusive, check here to see what value SOA can deliver for you: IBM : [link] TIBCO : [link] Assess your current progression on implementing SOA and SOA best practices: TIBCO (develops a great planning guide customized for your
Sales Excellence
JULY 9, 2007
'Are the sales opportunities in your current sales pipeline “moving” or “stopped”? It’s really easy to tell the difference. Take a look at your day planner, or personal digital assistant (PDA), or whatever you use to schedule appointments. Do you have a date and time on your calendar for each opportunity when you will next meet or speak to your customer on the phone?
Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick
Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.
HeavyHitter Sales
NOVEMBER 7, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
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HeavyHitter Sales
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
SEPTEMBER 23, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
SEPTEMBER 1, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
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HeavyHitter Sales
AUGUST 13, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
JULY 27, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
JULY 1, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
JUNE 13, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
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HeavyHitter Sales
MAY 15, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
APRIL 19, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
MARCH 20, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
HeavyHitter Sales
MARCH 15, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
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HeavyHitter Sales
MARCH 11, 2007
Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?
The Brooks Group
NOVEMBER 1, 2007
"Coach" Bill Brooks February 6, 1945 - October 27, 2007 We deeply mourn the recent passing of our founder, "Coach" Bill Brooks, but his legacy - his brilliance, his ideas and his energy - will live on here at The Brooks Group. Bill had been battling cancer with characteristic tenacity for the last 18 months. Although he was determined to beat the cancer and get back to the work he loved, Bill took steps during those 18 months to install a sound management structure to ensure The Brooks Group wou
The ROI Guy
SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
This ROI calculator can help determine whether there is ROI for your particular Windows Vista deployment. Using independent research from IDC and WiPro, plus our own metrics, we developed this calculator to see if there is truly value in proposed Windows Vista upgrades. Click here to begin: [link] No registration required. Private / no information stored or saved.
The ROI Guy
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
If you are an ISV, or even if you are managing an internal application development group, you know that application testing and development labs are inefficient with regard to the number of test systems and managing these systems. Lab systems are usually configured based on the current active development project. Only when a team is actively developing and testing an application is the equipment needed.
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The ROI Guy
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Managing desktop PC environments remains costly in most IT environments. First, most PCs are on a schedule to be ripped and replaced every 3 years, requiring a recurring hardware investment and labor to be budgeted to affect the change. Even more so, PCs continue to place a management burden on the IT organization. According to IDC, in a white paper entitled “ The relationship between IT labor costs and best practices for managing the Windows desktop ” , IT labor costs were found in a survey of
The ROI Guy
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Tuesday, September 04, 2007 The Business Value of Server Virtualization One of the key issues in IT today is that normal operating expenses consume way too much of the annual budget – 61% on average in most organizations is
The Brooks Group
JULY 13, 2007
Whether you're just getting started or you've been selling for years, it's important to remember sales don't just happen. They're the result of pursuing the right activities at the right time. Keep your selling career on track with this handy checklist of essential sales activities. Pre-Call Planning. Are you talking to qualified prospects? Timing: Are you in front of your prospects when they are ready to buy, not when you need to make a sale?
The Brooks Group
JULY 9, 2007
What does your prospect want to hear about - every imaginable bell and whistle that your product offers or how they can use the product to achieve their goals or solve their specific problems? Chances are you already know the answer. But if you're like many salespeople, you still may not be able to resist the temptation to keep talking until your prospect's eyes glaze over with confusion and boredom.
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The Brooks Group
JULY 2, 2007
OK. Good job! You got the appointment with this important prospect. Now what? You better plan carefully and intelligently. No winging it - you're better than that. You're a professional salesperson - a value resource, a consultant to your prospect, not a product pusher or a data dumper. So - be PREPARED. But how? Start with the critical questions that every prospect wants answered when you show up for a sales call: Who are you?
The Brooks Group
MARCH 2, 2007
Enthusiasm is critical for success in any endeavor. Whether it is to pick up the phone and make one more call after being rejected, recovering from a difficult illness, resurrecting a relationship, handling a disgruntled customer or anything else, enthusiasm is essential. Each of us really do need to get excited about your job and your life. Then it's all about progress and achievement; but how do you get inspired to achieve some apparently overwhelming task?
The ROI Guy
JANUARY 23, 2007
E-mail has grown to be one of the most important communication and collaboration tools for business. As a result of its utility, according to IDC e-mail volume has doubled over the past 5 years to over 40 billion person to person e-mails daily. Moreover, the volume is expected to continue to grow over 18% in each of the next five years. For the average e-mail user over 30% of their day is now spent on creating, organizing, reading and responding to e-mail, a significant amount of time that could
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