No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 27, 2015

Most ask me to buy lists of Salesforce, Oracle, or Sage users. It’s not only stupid; it’s a waste of sales time. Your prospects don’t want to hear your generic sales pitch. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' This is the age of personalization , not generalization.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It comes from the Latin ‘Optimum’ meaning ‘best’ and is often used by sales managers when they refer to their sales teams having the right attitude. Now it doesn’t mean writing down your sales figures, although those will be the results of your work. Managing Director. MTD Sales Training. Happy Selling!

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 10, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2016

If you manage hang on for another week, I assure you that there is life after the election, and what is waiting on the other side is not the end of the world, but the end of your sales year. If you know the specifics of your sales cycle, average length of cycle, critical points, number of interactions (phone, live, web, e-mails, etc.),

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In January, we announced a new initiative called The Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards. The Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards are an effort to show some love to the actual reps and practitioners on the front lines. Our Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards Categories Are: Sales Ops/Enablement. Sales Development. Sales Leaders.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As such, it has grown in popularly since it was first coined in the 1970s, and it is now considered a leadership model ideally suited to sales forces. Here are some of the main principles of servant leadership and how to incorporate them into your sales organization: Listening. This reinforces a team member’s standing. They must be.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 18, 2020

We founded Sales Hacker in 2013 to give sales practitioners – the folks in the weeds who are responsible for driving revenue – a platform to share their knowledge with a broad audience. Today, Sales Hacker became a true B2B sales community. Today, Sales Hacker became a true B2B sales community.

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Keith Rosen

JANUARY 7, 2013

It does not provide the manager with the insight and evidence they need in order to determine the QUALITY of each person’s individual efforts. That’s what differentiates the sales champions from the rest of the pack. So, just make more calls and schedule more meetings with key decision makers.” ” WOW!

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Nutshell

AUGUST 13, 2018

Whether it’s a killer closing tip or just some well-timed encouragement, guidance from a sales mentor can change the course of a young salesperson’s career. We asked 11 sales professionals, entrepreneurs, and business executives about their mentors and the greatest lessons they learned from them. Got a story of your own?

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EyesOnSales

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

As a sales manager, you have a million plates spinning. Harvard Business Review says the sales industry sees a pretty consistent turnover rate — up to 30 percent of sales employees annually — and it's due, in part, to subpar talent. Sales training should not end at the sign-in sheet during orientation.

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Braveheart Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Making Sales Wagers. A little-known fact is that 63% of all salespeople (from a database of about 600,000) do not maintain emotional control during sales. In the sage words of my good friend and brilliant consultant, Casey Brown , follow the three P’s to deal with stress and anxiety in sellers. Keep Emotion Out of It.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

DECEMBER 11, 2018

” Jeff Davis , founder of the Sales + Marketing Alignment Summit , is looking to go back into the classic Good to Great. Pat Helmers , the sales pro behind the Sales Babble podcasts, explores his email efficiency. “I look at open rates, click-throughs, and opt-outs on my email list over the course of the year.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 30, 2022

In sales, we can learn from a Cinderella story. Here are ways to create your own sales Cinderella story: Team-First Culture. The best basketball teams and sales organizations have positive cultures. In sales, this means a competitive salary that rewards hard work. In a winning culture, managers reward hard work.

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Allego

MAY 26, 2022

Channel sales are in the spotlight. I joined Nancy Sperry , Allego’s Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, on Zoom to discuss current challenges and opportunities for channel sales. Nancy is an experienced technology sales leader with a history of accelerating partner growth.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In the immortal words of sales guru, T.S. As sales managers everywhere offer their guidance and motivation that, even with these ends and beginnings that remain in the year, there’s still time to make good things happen. And we’re flooded with blogs sharing sage insights about how to do just that – close the year strong.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 18, 2018

Consequently, if you don’t have omnichannel technology tools in your sales stack , you’re already behind competition. Fortunately, there are some great tools on the market to help businesses conquer omnichannel sales. What Does Omnichannel Technology Look Like in Sales? Notable Clients: Sage, Trivago, Harvard University.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Sales Tips: 5 Ways You Could MISS Your Number This Year. This begins at the sales rep level but can become an enterprise-wide problem. Like major league hitters checking their batting average, so sales staff from reps up to SVPs focus on their YTD positions against quota. Let’s say your average sales cycle is three months.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When I had a sales job, there was a mad dash to hit end-of-the year quota. Andy Paul , founder of the Sales House and host of Accelerate! : “I believe it’s important to periodically re-evaluate your overall life goals. Andy Crestodina , the sage leader of Orbit Media : “I update the DON’T DO list.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Take this time to change that: Andy Crestodina , the sage leader of Orbit Media, suggests pausing to audit your online presence. In the 2016 year-end article, one of these tips was shared by a top sales coach, Jim Rosas. Tell your sales manager, your mastermind group, your spouse, your dog…whomever will hold you to it.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 13, 2018

Whether it’s a killer closing tip or just some well-timed encouragement, guidance from a sales mentor can change the course of a young salesperson’s career. We asked 11 sales professionals, entrepreneurs, and business executives about their mentors and the greatest lessons they learned from them. Got a story of your own?

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Pipeline

APRIL 20, 2024

Heres what Crystal McLoughlin, Corporate Sales Manager at PACE, describes (Pipeline) CRM. “PACE was stuck in the dark ages, using spreadsheets to manage the business. When I came back on, the very first thing I did was find a company like [Pipeline CRM] to manage the sales cycle. Don’t like Paycove?

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. The folly of Sales 2.0 Get crystal clear about what actually can and will move the needle; read Mike Weinberg's book: New Sales.

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Braveheart Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Some years ago, I received sage advice from a dear friend and mentor to “make the two-foot drop” from the head to the gut. Does it extend to the B2B sales and procurement arenas? In most B2B sales conversations, proposals, and pitches, salespeople speak to the head. Let me pass that advice along to you. Emphatically, yes.

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Green Lead's B2B

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

My opinion of Trish as a sales development expert is beyond what I could deliver in this article. Just last week I attended her launch party for her new book, The Sales Development Playbook (amazon link) and she fielded a few questions that pointed directly to the underlying theme of the book, that sales development is all about the people.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Because I’ve been in sales and entrepreneurship my entire career, I have a slightly skewed view of the last days of the year. While my friends and family were often taking days off to calmly wind down the year, I’d usually be neck-deep in spreadsheets and napkins full of sales projections. Open wide on LinkedIn!

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OnePageCRM

JANUARY 21, 2019

If you’re looking for a way to rejuvenate or get an energy boost during the year, attending a sales conference can help do just that! I have put together a list of top sales conferences taking place in 2019 which all salespeople should consider attending. Unleash your inner sales guru! Sandler Sales and Leadership Summit.

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OnePageCRM

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you’re looking for a way to rejuvenate or get an energy boost during the year, attending a sales conference can help do just that! I have put together a list of top sales conferences taking place in 2019 which all salespeople should consider attending. Unleash your inner sales guru! Sandler Sales and Leadership Summit.

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OnePageCRM

JANUARY 21, 2019

If you’re looking for a way to rejuvenate or get an energy boost during the year, attending a sales conference can help do just that! I have put together a list of top sales conferences taking place in 2019 which all salespeople should consider attending. Unleash your inner sales guru! Sandler Sales and Leadership Summit.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

Best Sales Podcasts. Sales Gravy. Linking Into Sales Podcast. The Sales Evangelist. Bowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast. Get in the Door: Sales Prospecting Strategies & Tactics. The Sales Babble Podcast. Sales Pipeline Radio. Make It Happen Mondays -- B2B Sales with John Barrows.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Looking for a rich list of sales techniques and tips you can use to close more deals? We’ve pulled together a list of 55 sales techniques, tips, and best practices. Prospecting Sales Tips & Techniques. This is an essential part of sales. It’s PACKED with useful sales tips that will help you book more meetings: 1.

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Cience

JANUARY 6, 2020

Challenging sales environment. Sales specialization. Obviously, there’s a need to fill the sales pipeline with quality leads , but there’s little understanding of how providers actually achieve this goal; and more importantly, what’s necessary for their particular business. Lead Generation Trends 2020.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The State of Sales Jobs From week to week, it can feel like sales roles are up, and the next down. The TL;DR: Sales role hiring is rebounding in 2024 after a difficult 2023. Mid-level roles like Managers, Directors, and Leadership positions tend to have the longest tenures (2.5 Help your team close more deals.

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Xvoyant

MAY 1, 2019

This presents a challenge for sales managers. Good sales habits mainly arise from focused onboarding and training programs. And as any sales professional knows, this line of work generates competition, confrontation, and rejection in ways you can’t experience anywhere else. Greg Freeman | VP Sales: OneUP Sales.

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Xvoyant

MAY 1, 2019

This presents a challenge for sales managers. Good sales habits mainly arise from focused onboarding and training programs. And as any sales professional knows, this line of work generates competition, confrontation, and rejection in ways you can’t experience anywhere else. Greg Freeman | VP Sales: OneUP Sales.

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