Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 3, 2018

Sales staff meetings are a vital link between what your company expects the sales team to do, and what actually gets sold in the trenches. It is a place where marketing is converted to sales. But how often is the opportunity these meetings provide lost, rather than gained?

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

We see deals in our sales pipeline postponed or disappearing. Sales leaders: Lead generation must be your primary focus. What do businesses typically do when clients stop buying and the sales pipeline dries up? They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. So, what do you do?

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Referrals 414

Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 15, 2011

Make more sales. Filed Under: Attitude , Sales , Success Tagged With: attitude training , book on attitude , building trust , business social media , corporate sales training , customer service , customer service training , gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , sales blog , selling skills. Get Sales Blog Updates. Categories.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 29, 2011

For the love of sales, not the love of money. Tweet Share Do you love sales? Many salespeople are reluctant to come to grips with WHY they are in sales and WHY they are in their present job. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 14, 2020

When the market is on an upswing, our customers and prospects may be focused on a whole host of things. Then, learn about referral selling in my new Sales Expert Channel presentation, “ How to Recession Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps.”. Todd offered three tips for selling in uncertain times.

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Prospecting Referrals Scale Sales Qualified Lead 428

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Author: Paul Gordon, Senior Vice President Sales, Rymax Marketing Services, Inc. Recently I was asked to attend a manufacturer’s sales meeting. The time and money that was spent on the meeting was being wasted as the meeting followed a predictable course. Rymax Marketing Services, Inc.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 27, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Leadership , My Books Tagged With: attitude training , business social media , corporate sales training , customer loyalty training , gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , overcoming objections , sales management training , sales training. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021?

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One day you might have to explain to your children that companies once had sales meetings in person, in a room with the lights dimmed and something called a PowerPoint presentation. (If Now we all use Zoom for our meetings. Those wasted hours do nothing to increase sales. And this is why your sales meetings suck.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 16, 2020

Face Facts: The Client Is Not Always Right, and Your Sales Pitch Is Annoying. They hear the word sales and think of the stereotypical used-car salesman. Whatever I have to say about Coronavirus, the plunging stock market or the long-term economic implications is just that, my opinion. Their pipelines are recession-proof.

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Corporate Visions

JUNE 18, 2020

The post How to Make Virtual Sales Meetings More Engaging and Memorable by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. Sales reps who were selling in person just a few months ago are now steeped in a very different (virtual) reality. But how do salespeople feel about virtual sales meetings, versus in-person presentations?

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

How can sales grow based on these ideas? Top sellers and sales leaders have always appreciated predictability such as specific dates on the calendar for annual planning, quarterly planning, coaching sessions, and reviews. We have incorporated this into our marketing and sales –. But in business?

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. Maybe they all found you in a similar way – social media, a trade show or sales outreach, for example.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 10, 2011

Tweet Share You go through your ENTIRE one-hour, amazing sales presentation. Use a worn out sales technique? definitive answers to this age-old sales barrier: Still have questions for me? Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Categories.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Author: Lewis Robinson Sales meetings have become so normalized that people forget how powerful they are toward the growth of an organization. Sales meetings today have become just another item on the to-do list. That attitude, however, significantly impacts the ability of a company or business to meet its objectives.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 31, 2017

It may seem an easy enough question, but you’d be surprised by how many marketers and salespeople can’t provide a simple answer. Understanding that there is a link between vision and sales is an important step. You have a vision but no one outside marketing or management knows what it is. You have a sales/marketing gap.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Oh ya, the marketing team that “developed” the “value prop” does. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. Almost all executives point to one kind of sales meeting they hate most. Prospecting.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 13, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Leadership , Overcoming Objections , Sales , Sales Management , Success , Trust Tagged With: attitude training , building trust , customer service training , establishing trust , gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , overcoming objections , professional sales training , sales management training , success principles.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2019

Author: By Brad Soper, Lisa Jaeger and Alexander Stahmer While there are no shortcuts to creating and implementing an effective, long-term sales strategy, there are five actions sales teams can take to get that strategy on track – and keep it there – by generating more sales from existing customers. . Use heat maps.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

You’re the ultimate sales technology—and this is the ultimate sales conversations book. If there ever was a time for real, authentic sales conversations, it’s now. Do you know how to have that kind of sales conversations? Reps told me they didn’t need to have sales conversations. The phone works. INTRODUCTION.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 18, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Retarded Sales Behavior and The Reasons We Under-Perform. Stored in Attitude , EDGE Selling , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Strategy , Sales Tool , execution. We’ve become a generation of retarded under-performing sales semi-professionals. December 2007.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. I’ve been there—given a quota (usually without my input) and a list of client companies, and then told to “go at it” and do whatever it takes to get meetings. Sound familiar?

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Referrals Sales Management Hiring Scale 328

DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 24, 2017

When DiscoverOrg hosted a Meet-Up event, “Overcoming Roadblocks When Selling Enterprise IT,” we expected insights into how successful sales people identify and access key decision makers at targeted accounts. But how do you use this data to make an informed, relevant sales pitch? Don’t make a discovery sales call to the CIO.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 20, 2012

The sales team has anxious clients waiting for the upgrade, in addition to many prospects who are interested in seeing the new version. Moreover, the delay means that regular monthly maintenance fees are suspended and the sales team will not receive their monthly residual commissions! MTD Sales Training. The Positive Sandwich.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 14, 2011

The more you attend, the more you get known, grow, and succeed in your market. Both industry specific and general business shows are excellent places to get known, get sales, and get ahead. It’s in my book The Sales Bible. I work for a large company with a large sales force. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. But as B2B sales gets more competitive and complex, simply knowing who sourced a lead may no longer be good enough. Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2018

More than 10 years ago, a marketing agency told me most sellers cave on price before prospects even ask for a discount. Sadly, that behavior continues in sales negotiations today. They know sales reps will make the best offers at the end of the quarter or at the end of our fiscal year, so they wait. Why Your Team Keeps Caving.

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Negotiation Referrals Lead Qualification Discount 237

Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So instead of talking about yourself or plodding through your marketing department’s slide deck during your first meeting, use your client’s time wisely: learn more about their story, identify their needs, and show them something that might help them. Establishing Your Credibility. Make the conversation about how you can help them!

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 2, 2023

5 Ways to Stay Inspired Paul Smith is the Sales Director of a leading technology company. He has been in the industry for the last ten years and has been a star in various sales and marketing roles. Having just gone through a sales force downsizing, Paul has adopted an inspirational leadership style.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

That makes it the largest professional networking platform in the world and that is why I couldn’t be more excited to deliver these LinkedIn tips to help you book more sales meetings. Then, they can continue to nurture prospects to convert those online connections into offline sales conversations. B2BSales Click To Tweet.

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Allego

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketers and salespeople have traditionally spoken different languages. Salespeople use the language they learn in the sales arena, persuading prospects and closing deals. Marketers stand outside of that space, often working in a bubble they often struggle to get out of.

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criteria for success

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Coming up with marketing ideas can be hard. And even when you have a list of marketing ideas, it can be difficult to decide which ones to prioritize. While your marketing team has the most expertise in making these decisions, don’t forget to check with sales. Let's Talk Sales! What do prospects want? Listen Now.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Leadership , My Books , Overcoming Objections , Sales , Social Media Tagged With: attitude training , book on attitude , establishing trust , gitomer , how to sell , leadership , success principles. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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Hiring Training Social Media Loyalty 294

The Pipeline

MAY 20, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Business Acumen , Buying Process , Guest Post , Productivity , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , execution. And that completely changes the dynamic of a sales meeting. Small Business Sales and Marketing Magic. April 2008. March 2008.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Yet, historically, getting the CEO, CFO, or even the CTO to engage early in the sales process—if at all—has been a long shot. Chorus.ai’s analysis of more than 500,000 recent sales meetings conducted by more than 100 of our clients in 10 major industries. The following 12 tips can help ensure that you and your team are.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

A new research study unlocks the key to using social media for sales. Is it just another term to check off your buzzword bingo card at the next sales meeting you attend? You bet, and it’s critical to increasing B2B sales effectiveness. Not every social outreach is going to result in a sale, nor should it.

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Social Selling Cold Calling Social Media Ideal Customer Profile 296

Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 7, 2011

Referrals are the highest percentage sales call in the universe. Referrals are not magic, but they sure make selling seem like it – you make more sales when you have more referrals. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible.

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