The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I know you may think I have the title wrong, but I mean it, it seems social selling is dying and just stinking out the neighborhood. They were told to do an hour of social, so they are doing it, even if they are clearly deaf or not doing it right. Ingroup Tibor, you work in helping people with prospecting and sales.

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Social Selling Cold Calling LinkedIn Networking 230

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

But, what do you really know about social selling? The truth is, most sales reps haven’t received any formal training in this area. This means reps at your company could be missing out on interested leads, important sales conversations, and ultimately, revenue. The State of Social Selling.

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Social Selling Social Media Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 184

SBI Growth

MAY 4, 2013

Every year, Sales Reps are forced into mandatory training. As expected, the Sales Reps complain and resist. The question Reps want answered: how does this training help me make more money? My advice to Sales Reps: stop complaining and do something about it. 4 Attributes of a Quality Training Program.

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Training Buyer Persona Decision Maker Influencer 303

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 23, 2018

A Complete Guide to Putting the “Social” Back in Social Selling. Social selling has finally (and dangerously) reached buzzword status. Misperceptions, because salespeople have forgotten the social part of social selling. It’s not, because that’s not what social media is for. Not at all.

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Social Selling Social Media Referrals Lead Rank 218

SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

I was lucky enough to be introduced to a sales team’s top performer for 2013. Julie’s Sales Operations leader thought I could learn a lot from her. Training dollars are being misallocated. The Dasboard will allow you to: Improve your sales team''s talent level. Your CRM supports the sales process. Why Bother?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Less frequently do we hear about social media being used by sales reps as a way to identify, connect with, educate, nurture, speak to, and convert prospects — this process is known as social selling. What is social selling? Social Media Training for Sales Reps.

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Social Selling Training Social Media How To 137

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Some are even looking for you socially. One of the best first steps you can put into place (aside from hiring an expert to help you put a full plan in place to get your sales and marketing ready for 2015) is to focus on listening. I can learn so much about my clients by seeing what they do socially. Where are you? Don’t do it.

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Social Selling Company Ideal Customer Profile Twitter 223

SBI Growth

JUNE 8, 2013

I bet that two vital pieces are missing from your sales strategy. If you formalize them into your sales process, training and measurement, revenue will grow. Otherwise, your sales team will be eaten up. As the sales operations leader, you develop the sales strategy and support team performance.

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Strategy Referrals Cost per Lead Social Selling 310

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2019

With nearly half the world’s population now active on social media, social selling is more relevant than ever. Sales leaders who'd rather be ahead of the curve than chasing it would be smart to start systematizing the practice in their sales forces. What Is Social Selling? The Power of Social Selling.

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Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Twitter 130

Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

Not only has personal social media usage been on the rise, but professional social media usage has become more prevalent as well — and the field of sales is no exception. With so many teams now focusing on inside sales, using strategies such as social selling to connect and win over customers are more important than ever.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Lead Rank Lead Scoring 144

SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

The sales field is suffering. Sales forces lack buyer-centered tools for success. When will Sales catch up with Marketing? Sales field alignment with the modern day buyer requires more than lip service. This blog is focused on the transformation of Sales to incorporate buyer-centered tools. Customers are suffering.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Decision Maker Infusion 335

Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 Jorge, I know you are a fan of Sales 2.0 and Social Selling. Nowadays, I can’t even imagine a world without social media, especially for prospecting.

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Hiring Jigsaw Social Media Cold Calling 384

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Is your LinkedIn social selling strategy based on FOMO (the fear of missing out)? Especially if we are talking about social selling on LinkedIn. We all agree exposure on LinkedIn is important, but there can be a negative impact without a clear social selling strategy.

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Social Selling LinkedIn Guidelines Ideal Customer Profile 117

SBI Growth

AUGUST 3, 2013

The CEO just introduced her to the new sales leader. The last VP of Sales got canned at the end of Q2. Kathy had done everything she could to support the sales team. The sales force neglected to utilize marketing developed sales support materials. Social Selling Guidance. Kathy was ahead of her time.

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Meeting Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Gen 303

No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2017

Account-based sales reps know better than to treat people that way in real life, so why treat people that way on social media? And considering account-based sales is all about relationships, perhaps a different approach is in order. Here’s his take: Social Selling Is About Relationships, Not Broadcasting.

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Account Social Media Social Selling Twitter 288

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2013

Mike Drapeau is famous for looking into the dusty corners of sales productivity. Sales leaders hire Mike to fix revenue shortfalls before they happen. For example, Sales VPs at HP, Phillips 66, and Dow Jones have relied on Mike’s advice to make their quotas. He wrote the book on sales benchmarking before most had heard the term.

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B2B Hiring Quota Social Selling 308

Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2020

Sales Leadership Roundtable Discussion. I had 8 senior sales executives join me for an open discussion. What we found was that over the last few weeks, the majority of sales organizations had successfully made the transition in going remote and working from home. Soft skill training. LinkedIn social selling training.

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Face-to-face Motivation Groups Training 359

SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

This post is about developing Sales Leadership. In particular, the front-line Sales Manager - a critical role responsible for marshaling a team of revenue makers. This post includes a downloadable Sales Leader Curriculum. This tool is perfect for HR Business Partners who serve the Sales function. Sales Leadership.

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How To Sales Leadership Exercises Proposal 312

SocialSellinator

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Discover the power of social selling with effective training. Learn how to build trust, find prospects, and create engaging content for successful social selling. Find out how SocialSellinator can help.

Social Selling 98

Social Selling Training Strategy Prospecting 98

SBI Growth

JANUARY 8, 2014

In 2013 our consultants attended 463 live sales calls. In October, we participated in the worst sales call of the year. But it was our pre-call interview with the sales rep that clinched it. We’d been hired by the client to implement true Social Prospecting. The client told us Robert was a “social seller.”

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Comparison Webinar Metrics 288

SocialSellinator

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Discover effective Social Selling Training techniques with our guide on mastering 5 proven methods that drive sales and engagement. Start now!

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Social Selling Guarantee Training How To 108

SBI Growth

JANUARY 14, 2013

Last week, I received a phone call from an EVP of Sales. The board still hasn’t approved the sales plan. I need to take out another 3% on the expense line including sales management. During his 8 years in sales leadership he made his number 4 times. Download the Sales Leader’s 7 Game Changing Ideas.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Sales Methodology 324

SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." In the guide you will learn: Make the number with the remaining sales people you have. Sales VPs consistently have hiring freezes placed on them.

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Hiring Top of Funnel How To Social Selling 325

SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2013

She is the new HR Business Partner to the Sales Organization. This advantage will give her a long tenure serving sales. HR and Sales leaders who need better collaboration must read this post. It includes a tool: a profile of the Sales leader (Hanna’s advantage!) Hanna first tried to understand what Sales thinks about HR.

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Hiring Compensation Commence Sales Talent 308

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Fourth quarter always poses a dilemma for Sales VP’s. You will see how sales leaders accomplished the following: What initiatives should you focus on? An Iconic Sales Leader. Jim has been in sales for 25 years. 16 of these years in sales leadership. Change in the sales plan is a constant. How Jim Does It.

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Outsourcing Services Hiring Scale Trade Show 314

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Perhaps you: Rolled out a new sales process. Changed your sales compensation plan. This article will give you the best practices to implement impactful sales initiatives. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. Included in this is the Sales Gamification Overview.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Airlines 321

SBI Growth

APRIL 14, 2013

What are other sales leaders doing? Social selling, big data, mobile, contextual content marketing , personas, gamification, buyer focused selling, software, software, software. During the month of March, we asked 144 Sales VPs three questions. As a former sales leader, the reasons why were fascinating.

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Account Based Marketing Software Software Report 314

Score More Sales

MARCH 18, 2014

Today, I''m pleased to share the amazing topper donated by Jonathan Farrington of Top Sales World. It’s funny to hear people debating about how and when social selling will be further adopted. As long as I can remember, selling has ALWAYS been social. We will be diving into: The state of social selling.

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Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 250

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2020

OK, maybe keep it a secret between us for now, but when you kill your sales quota and everyone starts calling you a Rockstar, you may want to let on (in the right circumstances). Train Your team. Your team does need training. You need to train them. Build Your team. Say you buy into this crazy idea.

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Account Scale Social Media Small Business 385

SBI Growth

JULY 3, 2013

For many marketing leaders the sales team’s QBR is an afterthought. Marketing typically provides updates to the sales team with a rear-view mirror approach. World Class CMO’s pursue involvement in sales QBRs. In some cases the sales team uses the QBR as an open forum to ambush marketing. The event is often reactive.

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Guidelines Referrals Construction Survey 300

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Your Sales Strategy. It is one thing to have a sales strategy. VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? How should we be using social media? Are my Sales Managers good enough? This is flawed. Which ones?

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Compensation Social Media Incentive Incentives 325

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

There is nothing more stressful than Q4 for a VP of Sales. We will use Sales Leader’s Q4 Critical Path Guide. Your Talent — How to improve your sales manager’s performance. You are strategizing with Sales Managers and reps. You know that there are certain things your EVP of Sales has no control over.

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Territories Compensation Buyer Google 308

No More Cold Calling

MAY 5, 2016

That’s the number of people I’m meeting for the first time at the Sales Innovation Expo in London this month. Because we began a conversation on social media. That’s the power of social selling. People tell me they’ve read my blog, commented on posts, and want to learn how referral selling really works.

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Social Selling Meeting Social Media Referrals 120

SBI Growth

MARCH 19, 2013

The VP of Sales Operations was part of the decision-making team that brought us on board. The VP of Sales Ops identified 3 reasons he was personally invested in the Onboarding program. One of the unwritten Sales Ops leader's jobs is to be like an Ombudsperson for the sales organization. This sales leader agrees.

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Revenue Hiring Face-to-face Social Media 288

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The sales organization is into the final run for the year. How has Sales Operations done this year? Did you directly enable the sales organization to close more business? Did you help keep sales expenses in check? With focus, Sales Ops leaders can positively impact sales revenue and costs.

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Top of Funnel Territories Scale Segment 296

SBI Growth

JUNE 26, 2013

The average tenure of a B2B Sales VP is about 18 months. That means roughly one-half of B2B sales VP’s last less than 18 months. Today''s post provides ways sales operations can deliver value quickly to a new sales VP. Here''s part of the dialog from a recent call with a sales operations leader. Who will they hire?

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Hiring Lead Rank Compensation Guidelines 319

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 28, 2022

Which makes it a great place for social selling. But its popularity also makes it a crowded platform to stand out — and sales reps risk sounding overly promotional if they don't compose their messages appropriately. To understand the elements of an effective social selling conversation starter, I spoke with four sales experts.

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Social Selling Conversion Cold Calling Lead Rank 116