Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

If you are a manager, sit down, swallow hard, ask yourself this question: “Do your people actually look forward to meeting with you?” ” Perhaps ask yourself, “Do you look forward to meeting with your manager?” ” What if we changed our approach to these meetings? ” Gulp!

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. By leveraging advanced algorithms and data scraping techniques, these tools can extract potential leads from various sources, including customer databases, sales histories, website analytics, and social media platforms. What is Lead Mining Software? The result?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. If you’re looking to assemble a new sales operations tech stack — or simply want to upgrade your existing tools — this comprehensive guide to the key categories can help. What Are Sales Operations Tools?

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2024

Sales playbooks are a foundational tool for any sales team. Sales playbooks provide clear and concise guidelines and best practices to help your sales reps be more effective and consistent in their selling. In addition, sales playbooks commonly include defined plays for certain challenging sales situations.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

All of us perform our best when we are held accountable and have the tools to succeed. The job of a sales manager is to provide reps with the tools to succeed. It’s to give them the tools to do their jobs and then get out of their way. I blame the sales manager for having the wrong priorities.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I miss in-person meetings, lunches, and conferences. Early on in the pandemic, there was a learning curve as we all adjusted to virtual sales meetings. With each tool, we imagined getting ever closer to recreating that in-person experience. Managing tools is not the same as managing relationships. I Can’t See You.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Choosing the best-fit revenue operations tools can dramatically enhance cross-departmental collaboration, enabling unified platforms where sales, marketing, and customer service teams are able to access and share critical data. To help with the vetting process, here are some suggestions of the top RevOps tools worth considering.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The sales function is uniquely well-suited to be transformed by AI tools. AI can schedule calls and meetings, generate meeting notes and outline action steps. It will be able to provide insight about what techniques work in a meeting or demo and tailor pitches for every opportunity. Why AI Is Poised to Transform Sales.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Prospecting : Companies routinely run cold calling prospecting processes that fail 99% of the time, with 1 in 100 calls getting a meeting. Automate : There are more and more tools on the market that remove the need for sales people to do non-selling tasks. Sales processes have room for improvement in nearly all companies.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

What is new are the expectations and the tools. Instead of in-person meetings, we are now expected to meet via Zoom, GoToMeeting, Facebook Live. Virtual relationships aren’t new and neither are virtual business relationships. Technology is consistently providing us with more and better ways to connect. We must now:

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

They highlight the biological aspect of human connection and the release of bonding hormones during face-to-face meetings. By getting off Zoom and meeting clients in person, salespeople can read the room better and strengthen relationships.

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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.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

” – Rob Ulsh Key Takeaways: AI is not a threat to sales professionals but a powerful tool that can enhance their effectiveness. He recognized the need to understand and embrace AI as a tool for sales leadership. He encouraged sales leaders to view AI as a valuable tool in their arsenal rather than a threat to their jobs.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

That’s why sales collaboration tools are an essential part of the modern sales lifecycle. In this article, we’ll cover the top sales and creative collaboration tools that you should consider when trying to keep your team focused and on track. Let’s jump right in! 5 Capterra Rating: 4.4/5

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

Sales reps spend a lot of time looking for content to share with prospects, or sorting through leads that don’t necessarily meet the mark. Sales enablement tools, for example, are a great way to promote easy communication by using real-time data to identify the most important synching points. . Increased Productivity.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2024

AI tools are reshaping the way salespeople tackle their day-to-day work, automating many of the core business development tasks that have eaten away at the average sellers’ day. AI is a tool to help us get there, but it can’t replicate empathy, emotional intelligence, or the ability to navigate complex sales discussions.” The result?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

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. All of us perform our best when we are accountable and have the tools to succeed. Here are some interview questions I use when I conduct pre-session meetings with my clients.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

4 Secrets to the One-Call Meeting: Your Powerful Referral Program. Read “ 4 Secrets to the One-Call Meeting: Your Powerful Referral Program ”). Yes, your most predictable and measurable prospecting tool is your very own sales team, asking for referrals. Read “ Sales Leadership Is Missing It Big (and Here’s the Proof) ”).

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

Before you can go setting up meetings, you need to figure out who you need to meet. You are trying to get meetings with people, so we need to think about who these people are. A common issue here is that we think too narrowly about the people we want to get meetings with. Is it a good time to talk about this?

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Allego

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A well-planned sales kickoff meeting can be the launchpad for a high-performance year. A winning sales kickoff meeting is your opportunity to inspire, educate, and set the tone for the entire year. What Is a Sales Kickoff Meeting? Follow these steps to ensure your team leaves the kickoff meeting ready to hit the ground running.

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Bernadette McClelland

JULY 11, 2022

Understanding a powerful tool of trade – our brain. . The same happens with our buyer when we meet for the first time. That is exactly what we want to have happen with our buyer – for both of us to fall into sync with each other when we first meet. . In future publications, we’ll get practical and break those concepts down.

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The Sales Heretic

MAY 13, 2020

Stories and case studies are powerful sales tools. They give us opportunities to showcase how wonderful our product or service is. They provide proof of our abilities and enable our prospects to see themselves benefitting just as our previous customers have. There’s just one problem with them. Everyone’s stories are the same.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2020

Done right to-do lists can be a great productivity tool, ensuring that you focused, not distracted. How many direct meetings will you need to schedule, think of hours as dollars, say you have 14 hours/dollars per weekday, and 5 hours/dollars per weekend days. By Tibor Shanto. Done wrong, it can lead to long term issues. Success Budget.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Step 1 – Have the Sales Team Evaluated We leverage the gold standard of sales team evaluation tools to determine what the team’s full sales capabilities are today, and where the biggest gaps are in all 21 Sales Core Competencies. Send me a message and request a Zoom meeting. You must be visible. You must lead by example.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That's all well and good when your sales force works in a traditional workplace – sharing office space and meeting face-to-face. Coffee breaks are social activities when friends meet up for a few minutes to chat. Make your mission or purpose a regular topic of discussion at meetings and even during the onboarding process.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

In fact, they didn’t even need to talk to prospects, because they had great tech tools. Marketing automation, CRM, social media, and other technological tools enable us to sell more efficiently and cost effectively. But the most powerful tool in your sales toolbox is still you! Imagine that…. Executives are busy people.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2024

That put a sour taste in my mouth regarding using that AI tool for my small business. While I’m still not overly impressed with ChatGPT’s ability to write (or, should I say, generate ) content, I’ve come to think it’s a handy research tool. This round-the-clock support is driven mainly by AI-powered chatbots and self-service tools.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

Role play it in meetings. We provide the exact talk tracks, templates, and proven tools your team will be motivated to apply, all structured around an award winning comprehensive inside sales approach that gives your team the confidence to succeed in every selling situation they face today. Script this out for your product or service.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

Reps don’t ask many questions in team meetings. Sales leadership talk most and dominate meetings. You also don’t have the critical thinking tools to pick-up and put down conflicting requirements. How would you know if your sales teams are Psychologically safe or not? Owning up to mistakes is rare or people blame others.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 20, 2024

Utilize tools like Slack to communicate and collaborate with team members in preparation for meetings. Mastering Composure and Navigating Challenges with Ease One of the key awakening moments for Margo as a sales leader was when she faced resistance from a team member during a meeting.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 13, 2020

This roadmap should include the steps necessary for successful face-to-face meetings as well as the workarounds that can keep clients and salespeople completely separated. Private Offices: Because phone calls are common and one-on-one meetings are frequent, fully-private offices aren't uncommon among top sellers.

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Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2021

If a cold call results in a prospect taking a meeting, I always ask: Who on your team would feel left out if they weren’t a part of this meeting? Who else in your organization would find value in taking a look at a tool like ZoomInfo?” Diversify the Tools Used to Gather Information. Hanisko explains.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

If you’re a manager, this is a great exercise for a sales meeting. We provide the exact talk tracks, templates, and proven tools your team will be motivated to apply, all structured around an award winning comprehensive inside sales approach that gives your team the confidence to succeed in every selling situation they face today.

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