Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2025

Imagine that one of your top sales reps spends weeks courting a promising prospect, only to discover at the 11th hour that its actually a subsidiary of your largest customer. But corporate hierarchy errors are much more serious than your garden-variety duplicate CRM record because they undermine core sales and marketing strategy.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 28, 2014

Last week I was speaking with a VP of Sales of a well-known software company. George was not pleased with the performance of his sales team and was under intense pressure from the senior team to turn things around. Sales were off in 4 out of 5 regions and he felt that the sales team was just not motivated. By Steven A.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

If virtual sales training was ever needed, this was the time. The importance of eye contact in sales (even virtual sales) can’t be overstated. Early on in the pandemic, there was a learning curve as we all adjusted to virtual sales meetings. Virtual sales is not going away, so I’d better up my game.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 1, 2025

A report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers ( NACE ) shows that using hiring assessment tools is a growing trend. Types of Hiring Assessment Tools Being Used If youre planning to hire a new college grad, you want to be sure they can handle the work. Around 64% of employers use assessment tools.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, Margo Edris , Regional VP of Sales at Salesforce, shares insights on sales leadership and discusses topics such as handling challenges gracefully, preparing for coaching, and integrating fun into the workplace. Time management is essential for finding time to prepare.

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How To Sales Leadership SalesForce Coaching 296

Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For a long time, sales leaders thought that the way to give sales teams a leg up was to help them target the right buyers in the right ways. Sales Enablement is about to become your priority (if it isn’t already). Let’s start by answering this simple question: “What is Sales Enablement?”. So, what is Sales Enablement?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

Author: Brad Soper, Andree Radloff and Mark-Daniel Rentschler What will sales divisions look like in the future? There are five developments that companies should pay attention to if they want to be competitive: Traditional sales forces will be cut in half. Sales will become too complex to stay a one-man show.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A well-planned sales kickoff meeting can be the launchpad for a high-performance year. But here’s the truth: 85% of companies fail to make their sales kickoff events as impactful as they could be, research from Opus Agency revealed. What Is a Sales Kickoff Meeting?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e From there, initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with business buyers and influencers got easier.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 7, 2023

Can you deliver it with a bit more energy? Or less energy? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! The post <strong>4 Proven Ways to Get Better in 2023</strong> appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Never stop learning, critiquing and getting better. When you stop learning, you stop earning.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

So, if you’re like most CMOs, you’re investing a lot of time and energy into your website, marketing automation platform and maybe some tools to provide enhanced. Too often marketing leaders focus their digital initiatives on one thing: lead generation.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2023

What are your plans to make this your best year in sales ever? Here are three things I did all those years ago that changed my sales career, and my life, forever: #1) For the first ninety days in 2024, make a commitment to listening to at least ONE call a day. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Sales 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2024

Up to this point many of the tools available to sales teams have encouraged volume-based sales techniques, like mass emailing and cold calling. But as more and more salespeople use these tools, buyers have become inundated with low value communication. Inevitably connection rates and conversion rates have dropped quickly.

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Lead Rank Fashion Cold Calling Call-back 195

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Instead, invest your time and energy into improving your LinkedIn game. Today we’ll address step #3 of the LinkedIn sales process. Download the Tool (free event registration required) so that you''ll be able to leverage your database along with my upcoming blog and tool. It’s not a new tool in a bag of tricks.

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Referrals Social Selling LinkedIn Cold Calling 331

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In some hands NEW becomes the lubricant used by sales pundits and marketers to ram more of the “same old” down unsuspecting throats. Well not exactly, in fact experience shows otherwise, sales is not like a baby, it doesn’t need to be changed all the time. what was Telex Sales -3.0? Just think foie gras ). Tibor Shanto .

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

Several of his books include: “The Power of Positive Leadership,” “The Energy Bus,” etc. Going into the office has tons of benefits, including feeding off the energy of other reps, having constant access to my manager, etc.” ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Good morning everyone!

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing Decision Maker 224

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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Coaching Construction Pivotal Positioning 257

Bernadette McClelland

JULY 11, 2022

Human connection is an energy exchange between people who are paying attention to each other. I met Viveka in person through the Women Sales Pros community a few years ago and like everyone else, fell in love with her style and personality. Understanding a powerful tool of trade – our brain. .

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 30, 2024

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? Better than the other sales reps competing with you? I invested time, energy, and, yes, a little bit of money in myself!

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This is the second 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. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 13, 2019

There are plenty of simple task management tools like Trello and Todoist you can use to track and monitor your marketing productivity. Monitor your energy levels. No one maintains a steady level of energy throughout the day. Productive marketers build their schedules around their peak energy levels. The best part?

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Sales Leadership Development in the New Millennium. Leading-edge sales organizations understand the value of investing in leadership development. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. The end result is a complete waste of time, energy and money with no return on investment.

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Survey Coaching Training Sales Talent 358

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 13, 2020

Wherever they are, your sales force is a dynamic team that's unique to you. There's a few common scenarios that occur in partially onsite outside sales teams: Benching: Situated side-by-side in wide-open rows, benching is an efficient way to provide a home base for employees on the go. Rethink Sales Collateral.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In a world filled with distractions, individuals must consciously decide to prioritize their time and energy on what truly matters. Use Tools: Utilize tools like time-blocking and focus apps to help maintain concentration. Task Management Tools: Use task management tools to keep track of your to-dos.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 22, 2024

first, I could save myself A LOT of time and energy. So here is how I currently start my closing calls ( yes , I’m still closing sales!): ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! I used to do it that way, until I found that if I got to initial questions or comments (and yes, even objections!)

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Sales 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2024

For many companies selling a high-end product or service, a meeting is a prerequisite to a sale. A lack of meetings means a lack of sales opportunities, which means a lack of sales and revenue. We do not want more emails or voice mails from sales reps. To get referrals, sellers will need to build their network.

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SMEI

JANUARY 25, 2023

If You’re a Marketer, You’re a Storyteller: Crafting Effective Campaigns to Help the Climate Crisis Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools in marketing, as it allows you to convey a message in an impactful way and move people to action.

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Education Marketing Campaigns Nonprofit 276

Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the most important things I learned early on in my sales career is that attitudes are contagious. The simple act of moving your body will go a long way to improving your attitude and filling you, and your prospect, with energy. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! And most of that came down to my attitude.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing Decision Maker 271

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2020

He asked me what I was up to these days, and I told him I was an inside sales consultant. I asked him what he was up to, and this is when the chill hit me: he said he was starting a new sales job today, and then he rolled his eyes as if to say, “And this one will suck, too.”. My sales and income soared. I remember,” I said.

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Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper Licensing 310

Allego

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The sales enablement landscape in 2025 is evolving faster than ever, driven by advancements in technology, shifts in buyer and seller expectations, and the increasing demand for seamless, data-driven solutions. This transformation is reflected in the surging sales enablement platform market. Valued at $5.23

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Marketing Case Study 241

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 12, 2019

Author: Marc Demetriou Many people, including sales and marketing folks, tend to overthink things. It’s a set of strategies sales executives should remind themselves of from time to time. The more that you embrace these great tools for living and carry them always in your tool chest, the greater your success and life will be.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Construction Travel 196

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 20, 2020

Author: Kris Belau Is there anything more quaint in sales and marketing than the door-to-door salesperson? As was common at the time, the main sales channel was an on-the-ground sales force. So what now for companies, perhaps yours, that rely even in some part on offline sales? It means rethinking how you engage.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 27, 2018

But when you’re in sales, learning the truth about a prospect’s needs is critical. Nowhere else in the sales cycle is independently verified information from trusted sources more important. It’s the equivalent of “fake news,” and like fake news, it propagates a lot of wasted time and energy. Explore Existing Tools.

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Prospecting Decision Maker How To Social Media 185

Allego

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Not many people act on that, but David Ashe, director of sales development at Allego, did. In it, he taps into his years of experience leading sales development representative (SDR) teams to show you how to use his framework to transform your SDR team from good to great. His new book, Get Your Team into G.E.A.R:

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Hiring Face-to-face Competition Energy 62

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Technology is increasingly creating the tools your competitors are using to build new digital products and services that target and release latent demand and serve unmet needs. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI CRM will become more predictive.?AI

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Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218