The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Develop specific sales plans with your reps and review them regularly. Create Tools. If you don’t create proper sales and marketing tools for your staff, you will make their jobs much more difficult. Arm them with well-thought-out selling tools and train them to use the tools effectively. Tibor Shanto.

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MAY 20, 2011

This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Tibor Shanto. Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Bottom line what we’re talking about is a phone call—the basic tool of any sales professional. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Cold Calling: The Warrior Delusion [link] #B2B #Sales #attitude #businessacumen #coldcalling. You can learn it too.).

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Mobile Apps for the Mobile Sales Force. Stored in CRM , Communication , Guest Post , Review , Sales 2.0 , Sales Success , Sales Tool , Sell Better , execution. We were honestly amazed at the great tools we found. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Cycle.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 7, 2014

Salespeople not performing, dragging you down, and compromising your team‘s sales effectiveness? Perhaps you didn’t equip them with the skills and tools to do their job. On-boarding a new sales rep requires more than providing a desk, a phone, and a password. Where Should Sales Managers Spend Their Time?

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

That’s why all the sales and marketing automation tools in the world will never replace the power of a knowledgeable, experienced salesperson with a great referral network. Smarter than the Average Algorithm The problem is, we get so enamored with technology that we forget it’s only a tool to make human beings more effective.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 26, 2014

Or worse yet, more people than necessary get involved–using that ever so wasteful tool called, “reply all.” What should have been simple and easy snowballs into complexity—despite our efficiency leveraging the tools to improve our efficiency. Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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The Pipeline

JULY 15, 2011

Websites can be amazing sales tools. Follow him on Twitter: @Amabaie. website is a great lead generation tool. Sales tips for your website [link] via/ @renbor. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Sales tips for your website [link] / via @Renbor. Sales tips for your website [link].

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2014

Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business sales tools selling Social Media strategy' Click here to listen. Connect with No More Cold Calling. Comment Here.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

But technology is an important part of how we live and work, so if Millennials are using a tool that is interesting and strategic, I’ll learn how they do it. I have very few apps on my phone—just the necessary ones, such as Starbucks, Twitter, LinkedIn, Buffer, Pulse, Dropbox, and an app that helps me find parking. How about you?

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The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

RT @Renbor "5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate" [link] #guestpost by @kendraleekla #B2B #Sales. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. RT @Renbor "5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate" [link] #guestpost by @kendraleekla #B2B #Sales. Mark Hunter. June 3rd, 2011.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

These are words Millennials used to describe one-on-one meetings with Sales Managers. These are Millennial Sales Reps that report to Gen X or older Sales Managers. It’s not uncommon to see sales forces with these mixed generations – older managing younger. In some cases, even younger managing older.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 26, 2014

Your Top Ten List is a perfect tool for sales managers to use to work with their team and is the single most important piece of data you own. If you use it effectively and truly concentrate on developing it as a tool, you will see your sales and closing percentage increase. However, each should be moving forward.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Hiring Sales Talent , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales eXchange , execution. September 19th, 2011. Tibor Shanto.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 17, 2014

The modern workplace has better tools and more data than ever before. Unfortunately, email, Twitter, calendars, and even productivity tools can keep us from actually getting any real work done. Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook. Connect with No More Cold Calling.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 19, 2014

LinkedIn and other social media channels are fantastic tools for beginning conversations and new relationships. But when you send the generic invite (“I’d like to invite you to join my professional network on LinkedIn”) and follow it up with a sales pitch, you’re breaking all the rules of social media.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 12, 2011

This comment was originally posted on Twitter. RT @Renbor When the customer can’t be consoled, console the employee #guestpost by @TheClassicCarol [link] #Sales. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Salesleaders.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2017

Can sales managers influence the buying process? You can’t manage revenue. If sales close, you win. Calls with their sales managers become about justifying why prospects should be in their pipelines in the first place, and discussing ways these account based sales reps can accelerate the buying process.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 11, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Targets vs. Metrics – Sales eXchange – 92. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Metrics , Sales Tool , Sales eXchange , execution. Metrics – Sales eXchange – 92 – It’s not news that sales is very much a communications experience, with … [link].

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As a sales leader , it’s your job to make sure your team remembers that sales is still a person-to-person business. Technology offers salespeople some terrific tools, but when it comes to closing deals , nothing replaces a personal conversation. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business'

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2011

Doreet is a sales manager at regional office supplier in the mid-west. She has been a successful sales rep, manager and director for over 20 years. Forget about the fact that they have no sales process in place, that their sales reps do not really have the basic competencies and, oh well, I could go on and on.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Even more so when you consider that the average manager waits much too long to take corrective action. One of the reasons for this is the difference in role expectation between HR and the frontline sales manager. What a sales manager see as desired assertiveness, an HR manager could easily see as aggressive.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 17, 2011

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The Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2012

This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Put #Price in its Place [link] #B2B #Sales #attitude #businessacumen #impactquestions. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Tibor Shanto. March 2nd, 2012.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Help the sales leader identify any reps that are at risk of leaving. This should actually be an ongoing task of the HR leader to have frequent discussions with Sales Directors and Sales Managers to keep pulse on which Reps may be at risk for leaving. Has any documented issues of “disconnect” with sales management.

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

I have a question: What are the tools you use for organizing prospecting activities? Is there a halfway between just pulling up the client’s website and fully committing that client into a client management system? This comment was originally posted on Twitter. This comment was originally posted on Twitter.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Join me for a Top Sales World webinar you won’t want to miss. Sale s has always been social. It’s just that some of the tools have changed in the digital age. Connect with No More Cold Calling Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook. Social selling isn’t a new concept.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 19, 2013

Early takeaways from the field: Sales Force Automation tool must be optimized – Salesforce.com adoption by reps and managers can be improved. Reps and managers need training on how to leverage its capabilities. Salesforce.com is not a compliance tool. My next post will look in depth at how to improve adoption.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This comment was originally posted on Twitter. The REAL Problem with Sales Training [link] #news #sales. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. The REAL Problem with Sales Training [link] #news #sales. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. December 16th, 2011. December 16th, 2011.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 16, 2014

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! Connect with No More Cold Calling Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 18, 2014

The Wall Street Journal article, “ Just Look Me in the Eye Already ,” explores the decreased eye contact in our tech-driven society, and explains why this puts professionals at a disadvantage: [Eye contact can be a tool for influencing others. Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Social media is a great tool for researching prospects and Referral Sources, and for positioning yourself as a thought leader. But it is not the place for a sales pitch. If you’re sending sales offerings to strangers on social media, you’re pretty much cold calling. Click To Tweet - Powered By CoSchedule.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2011

Which brings us to their enabled and accomplice, their Manager. Recently I was speaking with a sales manager recently, when I floored by what he said about one of his under performing reps; when we got around to his prospecting (more accurately the lack of it), he said “he’s earned the right not to prospect” Please!

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The Pipeline

JULY 4, 2011

@SalesProgress comments on "3 Ways To Reduce Friction In A Cold Call – Sales eXchange – 104" [link]. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. RT @Renbor 3 Ways To Reduce Friction In A Cold Call [link] #B2B #Sales #prospecting. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. B2B #Sales #prospecting.

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Fill the Funnel

MARCH 6, 2014

My focus in this post is on Business-to-Business sales, though many of these apply to the consumer sales arena as well. Consider some of the changes that have occurred as a result of technology and tools: Prospect Research. New Tools: Instant availability of everything imaginable about each prospect. The Gatekeeper.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

Twitter: Get the sales team following the mavens in your industry and retweet them, interact with them, and then teach them to connect with prospects. Long form is different than Twitter. 4. RT @Renbor: "Reports of the Death of the Salesperson Are Greatly Exaggerated" #guestpost by @funnelholic [link] #Sales #B2B.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sales eXchange – 125 [link] via/ @renbor. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Sales eXchange – 125 [link] / via @Renbor. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. Sales eXchange – 125 [link] #B2B #Sales #attitude #businessacumen. – Sales eXchange – 125 [link] #B2B #Sales #attitude #businessacumen.

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