SBI

JUNE 26, 2012

Linda wanted to get my thoughts on sales tools and the role they play in today’s sales organizations. The first sales tool I used (other than a rolodex) was the GRiD Systems laptop. It was an exciting time, and it is where my love for sales tools began. Sales Tools Deliver Revenue Growth! per minute.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Those who do are able to present bespoke solutions that solve their customers’ unique challenges. In this post, we’ll explore what solution selling is, when it’s used, and how it differs from other selling approaches.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

How can you position your solution and boost your win rates? That’s where Solution Selling comes in. In this article, we’ll explain what Solution Selling is, what sets it apart, and how to tell if it’s right for your team. What is Solution Selling? What sets the Solution Selling methodology apart?

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Highspot

JULY 29, 2024

This guide will explore the depth behind solution selling and how to get started, including practical tips and questions that will help guide your customer-centric relationships. What Is Solution Selling? When Should You Use Solution Selling? Solution Selling vs. Product Selling: What’s the Difference?

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SBI

JULY 16, 2013

Commit to not letting another month go by without launching your investigation into barriers to sales productivity and to finding the right tools and processes to free up more time for communicating with prospects. Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert increasing sales productivity through the use of tools.

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SBI

JUNE 4, 2013

OneSource’s iSel l product along with Bloomfire are two great tools to help you get the job done. iSell is a one-stop research tool that tells salespeople who to call, what to say, when to call and how to call. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2013

Repeat after me… CRM is not a productivity tool I recognize that we may be one of the 50% of organizations with a failing CRM system. CRM should help salespeople sell more — either by helping them to get more done in less time, or by helping them to spend their time more wisely and effectively. Will you join me?

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SBI

APRIL 30, 2013

Here are 3 tricks and tips for improving efficiency when it comes to creating opportunities: Use tools: Tools like Social Selling and Marketing Automation (to name just two) can increase the likelihood of contacting the right people at the right time—when they have the highest propensity to buy. It’s both all at once.

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SBI

JUNE 11, 2013

Fast growing companies need to hire more people, open new offices, and acquire additional hardware, software and services. By now, you’ve probably heard of iSell from OneSource which is a great tool for finding contacts, and conducting prospect research. You can do that with the tools in today’s blog. Share your ideas.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Plus, the sales plan outlines the action plan, tools, and resources that will be used to hit these targets. Targets are defined, and sales management calculates how much their department, teams, and individual salespeople need to sell to meet the overarching goal. Tools and Resources. Marketing Tools. Sales Tools.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 10, 2012

.” It’s a simple notion that is important for every sales person today–whether you sell cars, complex computer systems, complex services. Let me go back to my days of selling computers. We shipped a bunch of boxes (usually blue), software, and cables. We installed those boxes and software.

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SBI

MAY 28, 2013

Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools. Hope you enjoyed your holiday. .

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SBI

MAY 14, 2013

Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools. But it is the smart thing to do.

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SBI

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Freemium pricing models, where software vendors offer a free version of their software, are good examples of this in hands-on-the-wheel action. The idea is that the prospect will use the software, envision the solution track, experience the benefit, get emotionally attached, and then want more. Promotional Videos.

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SBI

JUNE 25, 2013

Let me give you an example using LevelEleven which is a really great contest tool that runs inside Salesforce CRM. Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert increasing sales productivity through the use of tools. Sales Effectiveness sales effectiveness sales techniques solution selling' Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

DECEMBER 11, 2012

There are lots of sales tools to help you. There are lots of sales tools! We’ll each be recommending 6 sales tools for B2B sellers. That’s a lot of ‘tools’ to cover in 60 minutes so you can expect this webinar to be informative, fast-paced, and full of energy. Don’t put your sales tool schooling on hold.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sales software . You could be spending far more on marketing, leads, tools, and wages than your reps currently bring in. . It’s an indicator of profitability in software companies. If you own or lead a software company, you can use the sales efficiency formula as an indicator of profitability. Solution Selling.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Much as it is one of the best tools for the task, social selling isn’t just about using LinkedIn effectively. Social selling should be thought of, in my humble opinion, as a means to discover, engage, and interact with potential prospects. Social Selling can suck the life out of your selling efforts—if you let it.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 2, 2012

” This particular discussion started with what I thought was the SEB’s particularly ill constructed argument that “Solution Selling Is Dead.” We get into discussions about methodology—and if we sell a methodology, we focus on how our methodology is better than someone else’s.

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SBI

JANUARY 22, 2013

That’s why, as with home energy audits, it’s useful to have an outside company like Smart Selling Tools perform the evaluation. Research has shown that on average 35% of a Sales Rep’s time is spent selling, remanding the bulk of their time—65%—to other activities. It can get complicated.

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SBI

MARCH 26, 2013

Consider asking a prospect to buy your product, in this example, an expense reporting tool. Either buy an expense reporting tool, or keep doing things the way you are today, manually. Asking a prospect to trial your software is much like asking for a decision to buy. You are pitching an either-or-proposition.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Reps won’t break a sweat asking for thousands of dollars from a future customer but second guess themselves when asking for a few hundred dollars from their boss for new software or a professional development seminar. However, with 850+ sales tools and 5000+ marketing technologies, it’s easy to get distracted by the new and shiny.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I will find the right tools and processes to ensure that sales members are inputting vital and timely information into our system. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Tool Talk blog. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

APRIL 2, 2013

Technology Footnote: Tools that are particularly appropriate and relevant to this post are: iQuoteXpress , Front-Row Solutions , SalesDataPro , DiscoverOrg , Gorilla Expense , and VanillaSoft. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2024

The right technology is key to enterprise sales, so we’ll also look closely at some of the best software that winning organizations use to power their success. Each stage is essential to a successful enterprise software sales strategy. What are the best enterprise sales tools? What is enterprise sales?

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SBI

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

JULY 17, 2012

If they say “I want to make sure I can access the software without being online” answer “yes”(if that’s the case). As undesirable and yet unavoidable as it may be, it is possible to sell late in the buying cycle if you abide by a new set of rules. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

They assist with implementation strategy, productivity & performance initiatives, processes, technology and tools. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Tool Talk blog. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

OCTOBER 2, 2012

tools and technology) to do that. There, she would have seen that Smart Selling Tools is not a large enough company to be a suitable prospect. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Tool Talk blog. Don’t call them.

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SBI

AUGUST 28, 2012

Technology:Tools—both hardware and software—used to execute on the processes. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Next generation sales tools like SalesPod deliver a non-intrusive method for reps to capture and report sales activities in the moment, and at the same time provide managers with the visibility they so badly need. If your sales organization is highly mobile, CRM may no longer be the best tool. Use your CRM more like the database it is.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

mobile tools can ignite productivity, shorten sales cycles, and provide. Use a content delivery tool that makes it possible to send electronic product collateral within seconds of entering the prospect’s information, automatically. Managers find this to be an invaluable tool for staying on top of their team’s opportunities.

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SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools. To register for the conference, click here.

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SBI

MARCH 12, 2013

Marketers prove their allegiance to the new ruler because of its power as a market-awareness and lead generation tool. Technology Footnote: Tools that are particularly appropriate and relevant to this post are: ToutApp , PointAcross , Bloomfire , Postwire and BombBomb. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

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SBI

AUGUST 21, 2012

With these new applications, and new platforms like the smartphone and tablets, we can and should question whether traditional apps, like CRM, are still the right tools for mobile reps. Indeed, it is fair to wonder whether they were ever the right tools. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2011

A Demand-Gen Report interview with Thomas Pisello, The ROI Guy, Chairman & Founder of diagnostic / ROI sales tool provider Alinean Inc. Can you speak to how the changing buyer has increased the need for sophisticated sales enablement solutions? First, today’s B2B buyer is more empowered than ever before. Customers bought "products."

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SBI

JANUARY 8, 2013

Efficiency-centric selling would be defined as the operational imperative that marketers, reps, and managers have the right tools and processes in place in order to be the most productive. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. Here’s what the before and after scenarios look like.

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