The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Client List. Client Login. Client List. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. .” ” Sales leadership is not being the top performing salesperson in terms of numbers or being #1 in your industry. Customers have more options than ever before. FREE Resources. Mark Hunter.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Client List. Client Login. Client List. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. As a sales manager, you owe it to yourself to pay close attention to Jeb’s keen insights on leadership. FREE Resources.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

When you analyze what really went wrong with missed sales opportunities, you’ll typically discover that your sales reps didn’t make time to prepare for their meetings. They didn’t plan agendas, do their research, or even check the clients’ LinkedIn profiles to identify shared interests, connections, and similarities.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 27, 2022

We ran a survey of more than 900 sales organizations and found that 93% have spent the time identifying and documenting their ideal customer profile (ICP) , which outlines the key qualities that make a buyer a great fit for a seller’s solutions. What is an ideal rep profile (IRP)?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, we frequently see Sales VPs still stuck in the sales manager mindset. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region. A Sales VP focused on the wrong things can ruin the entire company. They cross collaborate with manager peers, their reps, and the VP. Reps that fail are re-trained.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 9, 2013

This post discusses what Sales might want in an HR Business Partner. The downloadable tool includes a profile of a highly successful HR business partner to sales. Also included in the download is a sample scorecard of objectives for the HR business partner to Sales. This helps them align with top sales reps.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 10, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the high cost of making a bad hire in sales. They emphasize the importance of creating an ideal hiring profile with hard and soft skills and non-negotiables.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! Predictable Revenue, sales hacking, and now account-based everything has massively impacted the sales profession over the last 10 years. In partnership with LeadFuze, Sales Hacker has launched FREE LeadFuze Certified Sales Hacker Bundle.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Client List. Client Login. Client List. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Have a “customer satisfaction” phone blitz. Contact each customer you have sold to and ask them how they like your service. customer service. phone sales tips. sales goals.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Our recipe for success requires that you be able to listen to the customer and flex in ways that help bring big opportunities and deals to closure. Keep it Fresh – the best ingredients are fresh ones, and so are the fresh insights your sales team needs to have with potential buyers and existing clients. Increase Opportunities.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 2, 2012

Client List. Client Login. Client List. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. . -->. 10 Sales Motivation Quotes to Get You Going! I count it a privilege and an honor to share with thousands of salespeople each week through my blog, website, videos, speeches and training programs.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The Bigtincan Hub Sales Enablement Automation Platform redefines sales, marketing, and service processes by meeting the demands of the mobile worker and automatically providing the best and most relevant content right to their feed to ultimately “learn faster, sell smarter, and win more.”. How many customer advocates do you have?

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SBI

JULY 12, 2018

Below are a few ways we help sales organizations: Go-to-market – As the market shifts from volume-based to targeted sales and marketing strategies like ABM, InsideView helps organizations identify new market opportunities, align sales and marketing execution, and optimize revenue performance.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

You bet, and it’s critical to increasing B2B sales effectiveness. By sharing information, ideas, solutions, and even referrals with our clients and prospects, we become trusted resources. Working with PITA (“pain in the ass”) clients isn’t just an unpleasant experience; it’s an opportunity cost. CSO Insights agrees with me.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Client List. Client Login. Client List. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Phone Sales Tips: Voice Mail that Makes an Impression. Phone Sales Tips When Contacting Customers. Phone Sales Tips: Smartphone Messages That Work. customer service. sales goals.

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 First of all, prospects, business partners and most stakeholders will look at your Linkedin profile at least once when doing business with you. Are Sales 2.0

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Gong.io

JULY 20, 2022

To get super narrow on the types of prospects you need to speak to, you need well-developed sales ICPs (ideal customer profiles). Sales ICPs use quantitative data to determine the firmographic signals (such as company size, industry, and revenue) that indicate an ideal company to target.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In this context, I’m referring to companies that sell their products and services directly to their customer base rather than selling through retail or other sales channels (distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and so on). Companies face stiff competition and customers have multiple options.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. According to HubSpot , 40% of sellers admit that prospecting is the most challenging part of the sales process. Why is this so? Omnichannel Prospecting.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

It failed because the Sales people were relationship builders accustomed to slow growth in existing customers. The sales force did not have the right culture of hunter reps and aggressive sales managers. Check the hiring profile to see if it is still looking for Account Managers with relationship-building skills.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Learn what customers value from the sales support team. Develop a customized job fit profile for sourcing. Look for job fit PLUS sales competencies when you hire. Onboarding is more than just scheduling new hires for Sales Training 101 class. Have your ‘A’ Sales Managers make 5 suggestions each.

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Pointclear

JUNE 4, 2013

Since the economic downturn we recognize that companies have cut back on training for salespeople. I predict that this year about 50% of salespeople will miss quota due to the cut back in sales enablement and training. As mentioned earlier, companies have drastically cut back on sales enablement and training.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you are a Formula 1 engineer, an Olympic sprinter, or a sales manager; everyone is striving for efficiency. . But unlike the other two examples, sales managers aren’t usually backed by multi-million dollar teams supplying them with insights to drive improvements. Sales software .

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 15, 2014

You’re a little older and wiser now, so you take time to reflect on the profile of your ideal match. We have to change how we talk about sales leads so that we’re looking for the right customers in the right places. You’ll never have a high-performing sales team if you don’t set them up for success. Probably not.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

In just the last 12 months, we launched ZoomInfo Engage to automate sales outreach. We acquired Clickagy and launched Streaming and Custom Intent. With Chorus, the entire organization can make better decisions by surfacing insights and analytics that you would only get if you sat in on every sales or customer success call.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 25, 2019

Here are some sales manager resume tips and templates to calm your nerves and help you get the job of your dreams. Sales Manager Resume Tips. I spoke with Pratik 'Tiki' Biswal , a senior sales manager at HubSpot, and he provided some resume writing tips. Sales Manager Resume Objective.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 20, 2015

If you’re a sales manager, you’ve probably even said it. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during early stages of the sales process. This is not how you wow prospects, build relationships with them, and convert them into clients. One of my clients was on the way to a high-profile meeting.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We contact all our current customers, “Do you need to buy something else?” ” When that doesn’t work, we reach out to prospects in our ICP, “Do you need these products? They may be challenges they may be facing, things that are happening in their markets, industries, or with their customers.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 15, 2023

I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Dave is CEO at Partners In Excellence , a consulting firm that helps its clients OutPerform and OutSell their competitors. Dave is also the author of the “ Sales Manager Survival Guide.”​ This interview is with Dave Brock. Dave: Yes.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Client List. Client Login. Client List. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. customer service. phone sales tips. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales negotiation. sales success. sales tips. sales training.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2018

While a sales resume and LinkedIn go hand in hand, the resume copy-and-paste method for a LinkedIn profile can be the reason some sales reps don’t get the job. Your profile needs a unique perspective on career goals, achievements, and experience not listed on a resume. Just want the resume tips? Click here. Experience.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I once spoke to a sales manager who was complaining about how many salespeople he had lost in the previous three years. The overall cost of advertising, screening, hiring, training and coaching a new salesperson can run into many thousands of pounds. This can affect the relationship your company has with clients in your area.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 1, 2019

This hyper-personalized approach is typically too high-touch for B2C products, but it can be ideal for organizations selling to enterprises. Read on for a deep dive into account-based sales. How to Define Your Ideal Customer Profile. How to Structure Your ABS Sales Team. Criteria for Account-Based Sales.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s hard out there for your average sales manager. Sales trends like ever-expanding buyer expectations, changing sales methodologies and nonstop transformation initiatives have coalesced to make their role more challenging than ever. Demanding customers who engage sellers later in the buying journey.

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

Your business strategies are the same as the gold-miners, except instead of digging for ore, you’re digging for customers, with your mind focused on this: you want to find the right prospects—the serious buyers. Remember, it can take 7-10 or more touches to move the client to making a buying decision. This is done in many places.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 19, 2014

Your business might be complicated, but your customers aren’t. Whether your customers are individuals or enterprises, and whether they buy online or offline, you’re still selling to human beings. So the secret to increasing sales effectiveness isn’t finding complicated, impressive ways to explain what you do. Read “ Buyer 2.0

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

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