Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2021

Peak performance requires sales teams to feel good about company culture, processes and operations, and themselves. The post 5 Innovative Approaches to Motivating Sales Teams appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Here's how managers can get there.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2019

Sure, they keep the sales rolling in, but they also play a key role in keeping your entire team motivated. However, those top salespeople aren’t robots – they go through burnouts and times where they just need an extra boost of motivation, themselves. The question is, how can you keep them motivated to perform at their best?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s most effective go-to-market teams are increasingly embracing signal-based selling , a strategy that leverages real-time data and unique insights about promising prospects to gain a crucial edge in intensely competitive markets. Funding Funding rounds are among the strongest signals for both sales and marketing teams.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 27, 2019

Author: Steve Randazzo Any marketer worth his or her salt knows you have to understand your audience members before you can engage them. But the most important audience you have isn’t potential partners or customers – it’s the folks on your sales team. So how can you create that genuine bond between sales and marketing teams?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Sales Scrum Episode #21 – Guest Javed S. Khan is a speaker & founder of Empression: a marketing services company that works with highly motivated entrepreneurs and organizations. The post Sales Scrum Episode #21 – Guest Javed S. Khan appeared first on TiborShanto.com.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In our continuing conversation with Paul White, author of "The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace," we discuss why praise is such a powerful motivator. The post The Power of Praise In the Workplace appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2021

Creating B2B marketing content is a significant investment of time and money. That’s where your content marketing strategy comes in. What Is a Content Marketing Strategy? A content marketing strategy is your action plan to attract prospects to your brand and convert them into customers using marketing content.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

SMBs need to focus on local marketing tools to promote their offerings and sales to meet their sales goals. Local Marketing Tools are Critical for SMBs in 2025 The Competition Never Tires A study by Valpak says that SMBs shouldn’t decrease their ad efforts because of inflation and higher cost of living. They need help.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Disruption and uncertainty are inevitable in these times, which is why a solid go-to-market plan is critical to address the unique stage and goals of any given company. ZoomInfo has identified four areas — or quadrants — that together create a framework for a successful go-to-market approach: Build loyalty. Market expansion.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: The Long-Lasting Impact of Sensory Marketing Do your marketing efforts focus on audio-visual presentations, such as print ads, radio spots, and videos on TV and the Internet? Indeed, adding scents to products can increase sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 7, 2020

Author: Luke Kreitner The element of surprise has been proven to be a powerful motivational tool. Let’s take a closer look into the psychology behind the element of surprise and how it can be used as part of a larger sales incentive strategy. How to start applying this to your sales team. Defining the unexpected reward.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2024

A recent survey of Sales & Marketing Management readers showed a significant percentage of them use gift cards to motivate their employees to complete training. The post Gift Cards Motivate Skills Building appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. A closer look at the statistics.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 10, 2020

The use of Zoom and other face-to-face applications to carry out sales calls instead of doing them in person is the new normal. Encouraging the Team Through Changing Sales Climates. To me, the most important role of management is to motivate and remove obstacles for their sales teams. Shifting Messaging .

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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. After all, working with bad actors (i.e.,

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2020

Sales Leadership Roundtable Discussion. I had 8 senior sales executives join me for an open discussion. In part 1 of this two-part series, they shared how they have kept their salespeople productive and motivated over the last couple of weeks. Create different training camps for sales teams and customer-facing teams.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

I am proposing that you make it safe to miss a sales target. I have some research that makes this a great debate to have in your sales team right now. Setting sales goals where even a 70% level of achievement would be great. The challenge of setting hard goals is making the targets motivational. Hear me out.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. To give sellers a fighting chance, sales leaders need to build an effective, flexible sales enablement program.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. Getting stuck on YTD sales. Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a better chance of making their numbers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Monetary motivation only goes so far. Consider the following ideas for engaging and energizing your sales team. The post Unique Incentives to Energize Sales Teams appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Impactful incentive programs start with creativity.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Gift cards provide choice and flexibility The post Motivating Todays Multigenerational Workforce appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Travel is meaningful to all ages.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2024

The post Motivating Today’s Multigenerational Workforce appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Travel is meaningful to all ages, so it's an effective means of recognizing stellar workplace performance. Marriott GiftCards provide choice and flexibility.

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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. Marketing teams pour budget into new accounts that arent really new. Your sales coverage becomes intentional and conflict-free.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 21, 2025

This lack of control can be disheartening, especially when authors realize that they are not the primary beneficiaries of their book sales. Traditional publishers typically focus on their bottom line, often prioritizing their most lucrative titles and leaving lesser-known authors to fend for themselves in terms of marketing and promotion.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

We explore why it's so motivating, how design has changed to meet the changing demographics of the workforce, and what program sponsors can do to enhance memorability and increase ROI. appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Group incentive travel continues to be a leading way to recognize and retain top performers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Is your sales team disengaged? While not all sales teams may be struggling with demand (in fact some technology companies are experiencing record years), disen­gage­ment seems to be prevalent across all organizations and industries regardless of financial success. We took a keen interest on those in sales roles.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

Hiring and onboarding are an expensive undertaking, so companies are incentivized to train new sales reps quickly and ramp faster. But, many organizations tend to rely on these programs and miss the golden opportunity to continue upskilling sales reps throughout their time at the company. That’s where sales coaching comes in.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Peer coaching is one technique that will help you unlock employee engagement in all three of Daniel Pink’s categories of what motivates: purpose, mastery and autonomy. The post Use Peer Coaching to Drive Employee Lifetime Value appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 15, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, aligning sales and marketing teams is crucial for organizational success. Here are five key strategies to ensure your sales and marketing teams work together seamlessly, driving growth and enhancing overall performance.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By embracing a balanced, data-driven approach that taps into intrinsic motivation, you’re not just enhancing your sales initiatives, you’re revolutionizing them. The post The Future of Sales Excellence appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with Andy Matheou from RHM Staffing to dive deep into the challenges and triumphs of selling in the staffing industry. Competitiveness and resilience are essential traits in both sales and personal life, helping individuals push through challenges and setbacks. –

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Allego

JANUARY 9, 2025

Medical device sales reps face greater challenges than ever, making sales certifications an essential tool for success. Further, regulatory pressures, complex buying cycles, and the rise of digital technology have transformed the way sales teams must operate. Thats where sales certifications come in.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

By using HubSpot’s AI chatbot builder, we enabled our prospects to get answers to their questions 24/7/365, regardless of sales rep availability. Why Use AI Sales Closing Techniques With AI backing up our sales department, missed opportunities became a thing of the past — which is critical considering that sales is a numbers game.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 14, 2025

Have you ever wondered what sets top sales performers apart from the rest? All sales champions employ specific strategies and have particular mindsets that allow them to constantly drive deals forward. Table of Contents: What is a sales champion? How to Attract and Engage a Sales Champion Want to Seal a Deal?

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Nutshell

JULY 5, 2024

Sales can be tough work. Salespeople constantly put what they’re selling (and maybe even themselves) up for rejection, then deal with the daily challenges of staying motivated and balancing lots of demands on their time. That’s where motivational sales quotes can come in handy. ” — Zig Ziglar 2. Henry Ford 5.

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 22, 2025

Finding motivation after rejection in sales requires effort. And because rejection is a big part of selling, its vital to learn how to stay motivated. Rejection is an inevitable part of every sales job, writes Ryan Walsh for LinkedIn. Rejection is an inevitable part of every sales job, writes Ryan Walsh for LinkedIn.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this blog post, Ill break down what gap selling is, why its the secret sauce for successful sales, and how you can use it to connect with prospects on a deeper level. Know your prospects intrinsic motivation. Keenan advises that every salesperson should know their prospects intrinsic motivation(s). Lets get into it.

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