KLA Group
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Every business owner’s goal is predictable sales. Consistent sales closing each month and quarter they can count on. When you have consistent, predictable sales, your Revenue Generation System is working effectively.
Understanding the Sales Force
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Back then, new digital marketing companies were telling everyone that salespeople would be replaced by inbound marketing. "Inbound is King," they said. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more.
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Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Qualifying leads on the trade show floor is a strategic process that requires careful planning, effective engagement and seamless post-show follow-up. The post How to Qualify High-Value Leads on the Trade Show Floor appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 28, 2023
As we head towards the New Year of 2024, with volatile world events all around us, it is a perfect time to think about and focus on what you can affect and act on, in your personal and professional life to improve your relationships and results. This idea of reviewing what you should keep doing, start doing, and stop doing is borrowed from a past client of ours so we must give them credit.
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Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Misalignment between sales and marketing continues to drag on performance of these crucial functions. Here's how to get them working together. The post Marketing and Sales Still Aren’t Aligned appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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Alice Heiman
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Twenty years ago, a couple, sat with their laptops at their house and launched a business. It was some uncharted territory, but they dove right in. Who knew where they would be 20 years later. Still happily married, kids grown, business booming, over 60 employees and a strong commitment to community. An absolute success story. Jarrod and Alice explore the very essence of Nobel Studio’s sales success due to Jarrod’s focus and determination emphasizing the pivotal role that networking and relatio
Membrain
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Sales professionals like to talk about the concept of “value.” “Selling on value,” “Value based sales,” “Sell value not price.” These are important in complex sales , but I’ve noticed that we don’t always agree on what the word “value” actually means.
SalesProInsider
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“ You get what you’re looking for.” It’s just one of dozens of “Jeanette-isms” I heard from my mom when growing up. And now as an adult, I can see how true this statement is. We do get what we’re looking for in many life circumstances, and in sales efforts. Here’s how I see it coming into play in sales situations, especially when faced with concerns or objections during our sales conversations.
Gong.io
JANUARY 2, 2023
Many salespeople waste too much time on prospects with little to no chance of converting. Meanwhile, the good prospects they should’ve focused on have already gone cold. This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. How do you know if a potential customer is a good fit for your solution?
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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.
Bernadette McClelland
MARCH 30, 2023
How We Burned The Boats and Lived To Tell The Story TODAY is the day ONE YEAR AGO EXACTLY we flew out of Australia with 6 suitcases, 2 carry-ons and 2 backpacks and our head, heart and gut saying ‘do it’! To live in the United States of America as residents, not just tourists on extended visas. And during those 12 months, we have been asked these 7 questions many times over: 'How did you just up and move?
Steven Rosen
JANUARY 16, 2023
10 Characteristics of Bold Sales Leaders. Sales leaders have had to adapt to virtual selling, work from home, supply chain issues, passing on price increases and sales rep turnover. In 2023 there is a strong possibility that you will be dealing with cost-cutting and lower demand due to recessionary pressures. Succeeding in a recession will require developing new strategies and approaches to lead your team and adapt to the economic conditions.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Team Photo of the American League Champion 1967 Boston Red Sox I frequently write about taking a consultative approach, where listening and asking questions are the keys for successful sales presentations. I’m not referring to the presentation step of the sales process, as much as I am using “sales presentations” as a replacement term for “sales calls.” While watching game 2 of the 2023 World Series, it occurred to me that while I still remember and can name every
Sales 2.0
MAY 30, 2023
This is number 7 in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. This interview is with Heidi Messer Co-Founder of Collective[i]. Collective[i] provides the most comprehensive solution on the market for companies seeking to optimize revenue using AI, connections, and collaboration.
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SBI Growth
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The beginning of 2023 marked the start of more conservative spending for CEOs, which is likely to continue until the year ends. But expense management is only one part of the equation: leaders must look elsewhere if they want to hit their financial targets. Based on SBI’s survey data, revising how productive their go-to-market (GTM) teams are and finding solutions to raise that benchmark is what’s going to make the difference here.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Although competitive pay and financial bonuses are important, non-monetary benefits can boost motivation and address sales budget issues. The post Motivate Your Sales Team with Five Non-Monetary Rewards appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Score More Sales
APRIL 18, 2023
We know how important it is for sellers to be coachable. Coachability, after all, is one of the keys to identifying top performing sales professionals.
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Sales organizations typically have plenty of sales data due to the growth and usage of CRM systems, critical to capturing the activities that are occurring with the sales team. But effective coaching with sales performance data often becomes the greater challenge with sales managers and leaders. In our coaching platform, we offer several tools to help in this area and one of the most effective, easy to understand and utilize is sales data insight that comes from regular Sales Huddles.
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.
Zoominfo
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The rapid adoption of modern go-to-market (GTM) is creating immense opportunity for businesses in every sector and vertical. As companies in highly competitive industries look for new vectors to drive efficient and sustained growth, they’re increasingly turning to global markets. However, while the opportunities available in overseas expansion are remarkable, so too are the challenges of working with B2B data across international borders.
Mr. Inside Sales
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Greetings to you on an early fall morning! I hope the changing of the seasons inspires you as much as it does me. Speaking of inspiration, here are some of my favorite quotes for you to enjoy today: “If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.” –Florence Shinn “Forget past mistakes.
No More Cold Calling
DECEMBER 7, 2023
How asking for referrals will drive your revenue in 2024 How many people should you ask for referrals to get five new clients? No more than 20. In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. Referred prospects convert to clients a minimum 50 percent of the time (most salespeople tell me it’s closer to 70 percent).
Bernadette McClelland
MARCH 17, 2023
7 Traits We Can Adopt From Our Irish Friends IRISH BY NAME: IRISH BY NATURE There is something very romantic about the Irish. Beside the Atlantic Ocean, between Ballyvaughan and Doolin, north of the Cliffs of Moher and south of Galway Bay, is a little village called Fanore Beg. And the ‘house on the hill’ in this charming village by the sea, albeit now renovated, is the same family home from where three siblings set sail many years ago.
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
JANUARY 31, 2023
Creating Powerful Development Plans It’s the annual performance review (APR) time again. APR is a time-consuming process for the sales leadership team. It takes a lot of time to write up and give each review. If you take the traditional approach of spending 80% of your time reviewing the past year and 20% on goals for the new year, you will have missed one of the biggest opportunities to supercharge your team.
Understanding the Sales Force
MAY 10, 2023
All the requirements have been met. We have already seen these factors occur across the board: Low QoQ GDP. High interest rates. Massive layoffs. Inflation. Stock Market down. Cost-cutting. We are now seeing these events in sales organizations: Missed forecasts. Closing delays. Failure to hit quotas. Order cancellations. We know what doesn't work in a recession.
Sales 2.0
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick describes ChatGPT as an “ intern ”. This seems like one of the best analogies so far for ChatGPT, especially when you are considering what work to give it, and what work not to give it. One of the areas of complex sales that I have seen soak up tons of time from entrepreneurs and senior salespeople over my years is writing proposals.
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Invest in creating value for your customers and your customers will become more invested in your brand in return. As a company that enjoys 97% penetration into its target market through all its various solutions, customer success and customer marketing become central to symplr’s approach to continued value creation.
Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
Sales and Marketing Management
MARCH 20, 2023
The transition from building seller proficiency on sales pitch to building seller proficiency on sales discovery is just the first step into the brave new world of smarter, more effective AI-powered sales solutions. The post Unleashing Generative AI: Shifting from Sales Pitch to Sales Discovery appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 16, 2023
In the modern online space, a link is a marketing currency that helps to buy profitable positions. instead of non-stop content generation, it is better to work on its attractiveness for link building. The post The Ultimate Guide to Creating Linkable Assets for Successful Link Building appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Commanding respect from clients is crucial to building sustainable relationships and closing deals. One avenue to gaining respect is by creating boundaries for both parties. The post How to Teach Respect in a Sales Engagement by Creating Boundaries appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
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