SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This post is for HR and Sales leaders who want more. By participating in this free event at your office you will: Learn the best practices of the brightest sales people in our research. Discover tactical solutions to get the most out your incentive comp dollars. But for sales roles, it’s not enough to know “market” conditions.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

In B2B sales environments, it’s easy to become a commodity. From a B2B Sales point-of-view, Social Sharing is beneficial for 4 reasons: 1. Continually fill your network with quality connections. Chatter or Yammer) or to your entire network (i.e. It is behavior that must be reinforced and incented. Influence Others.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 7, 2013

Should you offer incentives to Referral Sources? Although this bank did offer incentives to customers who referred new clients, the researchers admit that such company-stimulated, word-of-mouth programs (WOM) are ultimately less effective than organic referrals. “In Incent or not. Do you offer incentives to Referral Sources?

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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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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 13, 2014

The best way to motivate your sales reps is to believe in them. Sales managers can wreck a sales career or launch it. They can motivate reps who seem hopeless or derail the efforts of rising sales stars. Rene Zamora, a sales management thought leader and this month’s guest blogger, has a unique perspective.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Phillip Twyford, director of sales and marketing for Tico Mail Works, elaborates in this guest post.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2018

Tapping in to the experiential trend is essential for building a brand, engaging B2B customers, and driving sales. Follow these three key steps to plan and implement immersive experiences that engage your B2B customers and transform sales. Sales kickoffs. Step One: Know What Motivates Your Customers. Product launches.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 24, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: 9 Ways to Empower Your Sales Team The sales team is the driving force behind a company’s success, but that can only happen if they have the time, space, and support they need to work at their highest level. So, how do you invest in your sales team?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Teaser: As systems and networks become more complex, customers don’t just need a salesperson, they need a consultant — and are more than willing to pay a fee for this expertise. Author: Dan Hawtof, Vice President of Business Solutions, Global Channel, Blackhawk Engagement Solutions.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

If you’re looking to get a little extra from your revenue team, examining your sales incentives program is a great place to start. . An effective sales incentive program is not just the fuel to drive your revenue team. Why It Matters to Invest in Sales Incentives R ight N ow. Quota Attainment.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

It’s also the ultimate sales advantage. Sales has always gotten a bad rap, but it’s gotten much worse as sales channels have evolved. The problem is with typical sales metrics. I always advise clients against offering incentives for referral business. Forget about incentives. Why Trust Is Hard to Earn.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Networking. Retail Sales Trends. Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. FREE Resources. E-mail RSS.

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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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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This article was orginally going to be just a single paragraph, but it took on a life of its own as I wrote it. With selling being such an individual sport, can any of this character and culture stuff be applied to a sales force? I believe that amplifies the significance of this topic.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sales contests are a powerful tool to boost motivation, improve performance, and increase revenue. However, designing a sales contest or sales game that delivers tangible results requires careful planning and execution from your sales enablement team. But what exactly is the endgame?

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Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2018

But—as B2B marketers and sales professionals—we have a lot to learn about social selling. Case in point: 72% of sales professionals feel that they are not proficient with social selling ( source ). 69% of sales professionals are self-taught and have no active social selling training program in place ( source ).

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I'm always saying, “Sound, well-structured business email templates are central to effective sales communication, initiating productive sales conversations, and sustaining relationships with prospects and customers.” Referral Request Emails Happy customers are some of the most lucrative resources any sales org has at its disposal.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Social selling is more than just a hot trend, it’s an essential part of the modern sales process. LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Ready to get started? Keep reading!

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 23, 2025

Recognize Your Employees for Their Work Giving employees incentives for their hard work is a great way to help your team function better. Consider personalizing these incentives based on their preferences to strengthen the connection between management and the workforce. Todays insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 20, 2017

Let’s set the record straight: Most everyone on your sales team has call reluctance—whether they’re cold calling or asking for referrals. One of my first corporate sales jobs was with a global consulting and training firm. One of my first corporate sales jobs was with a global consulting and training firm. Surprised?

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Performance management is generally considered to be the 2nd step in building successful sales teams. Earlier in this post, I stated that it could be argued that performance managment is the 3rd step in buidling sales success. These are all activities that sales people perform or should be performing.

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 11, 2012

There are many how to increase sales marketing and selling strategies including: Business to Business networking. Follow up on sales leads. Expand sales referrals. However, my sense is this belief is keeping from actually realizing the goal to increase sales. Sales Cartoon. Sales Quote. Advertising.

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SBI

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Top Sales Tools of 2020 and the Digital Sales Revolution. Today, I’m announcing the solution providers I’ve selected for the final cut of the Top Sales Tools of 2020 list. I include more than 20 solutions that can make a huge impact on sales. December 8, 2020. Let’s take a look back over time.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

“One of the unique challenges of a remote work force is maintaining a culture of being part of a team,” Monica Eaton-Cardone, co-founder and chief operating officer of Chargebacks911 told Sales & Marketing Management via email. Companies are also using Tango cards as incentives to complete training. Gift cards to the rescue.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Networking. Retail Sales Trends. Winning the Sales Battle: Overcoming the “Failure to Impact” Syndrome.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

B2B data is enterprise-focused information used to improve sales and marketing campaigns. Not only do they have the incentive to fix them quickly, but they also have unrestricted access to the collection and verification process. Here at ZoomInfo we regularly add to our 50+ million contact point database with our contributory network.

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Allbound

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Incentive programs are critical to any successful channel sales model. By inspiring or rewarding certain behaviors in your partners, incentives can help steer the course for any successful business relationship. Bronze partners may need stronger incentives than those offered to your gold partners. That’s the idea, anyway.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Lincoln Smith, chief strategy officer at HMI Performance Incentives, says several of their clients are staying in front of VIP channel partners by sending tokens of their appreciation. “It One large IT infrastructure client worked with HMI on a campaign to replace the networking they normally accomplish at a trade show that was canceled.

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SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2017

There are over 3,000 sessions scheduled—936 if you filter by role for sales operations or sales professional, and 179 if you filter by Marketing /ABM as a role. Clearly, there’s a wealth of knowledge and networking to be had at the event. If you’re there to see the best marketing and sales tools, you’ll want to plan ahead.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2016

Any sales professional who says it’s easy to keep up communication on social networks is either lying or doing it incorrectly. Your marketing department can help by providing relevant content to the sales team. But sales reps have work to do as well. Are Your Sales Reps Too Social to Socialize?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

As a result, sales and marketing professionals are constantly looking for new ways to improve their lead generation strategies. Most B2B sales and marketing professionals rely on a combination of LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook for lead generation—with research pointing to LinkedIn as the most effective ( source ).

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. Despite these advances, few industry pros currently use predictive or prescriptive analytics for determining sales compensation plan effectiveness. Is change in the air?

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For as long as there have been sales, there have been referrals. They are recommendations from satisfied customers or others in your network or center of influence. Let’s look at how sellers can leverage referrals to boost their networks and grow their business: Advantages In sales, proof is gauged by measured and documented success.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Editor’s note: This creates an opportunity for employers to be more creative with non-cash incentives and rewards tailored to each employee’s interests.). Conferences and quarterly networking events will become more important for cultivating in-person relationships. Meeting Death – Wasting two hours travelling to a meeting will end.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

From manual CRM updates, to uninspired training programs or hard-to-find content, the more roadblocks to seamless sales, the more staff becomes demoralized. That, in turn, leads to greater sales rep churn. If you have a community of sales reps who are frustrated and unmotivated, that’s a huge barrier to achieving revenue goals.

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Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 5, 2020

How To Grow Sales With Local Networking Events All salespeople have tried to grow sales with local networking events. Many organizations utilize these events to bring awareness and drive sales. Typically, the idea of going to a networking event right after work isn’t that appealing to people who work 9 to 5 jobs.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 2, 2025

Whether youre seeking a new job, nurturing sales leads, or simply maintaining business relationships, a well-structured follow up email template can enhance your chances of success. From meeting requests to job applications, and even after sales pitches, they are versatile enough to cater to any professional scenario.

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