Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 15, 2025
Do you ever circle back, repurpose slide decks and proposals, become nostalgic, rewatch movies or TV series? When my son was small, he loved watching the same movies and shows over and over again. We watched The Lion King with him around one hundred times and Brother Bear another fifty times. When he got older, we watched Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Elf, School of Rock, and Grown Ups every year.
No More Cold Calling
JANUARY 16, 2025
The role of trust in relationship-based selling As the world shifts to virtual, the challenge is building client trust. I almost fell out of my chair when I heard a Sales VP say this. Building client trust has always been challenging; its not a new hurdle to overcome. It can seem harder when we cant meet in person, but prospects dont trust you simply because you meet face-to-face, shake hands, or share a meal.
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Allego
JANUARY 7, 2025
Closing deals in todays competitive market isnt about luckits about strategy. The difference between hitting your sales goals and falling short often comes down to one crucial factor: having the right sales methodology. A sales methodology isn’t just a set of steps or a simple sales process. Its a proven framework that empowers salespeople to navigate complex buyer journeys, build stronger relationships, and consistently close more deals.
Partners in Excellence
JANUARY 21, 2025
One of the biggest mistakes I see too many managers make, is they dive in and start doing their people’s jobs. The motivations for this range from being well intended to malicious. We have all seen the managers believing they are the best sales people in the world, sweeping their people aside, playing “Superseller” in important customer calls.
Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick
Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.
Hubspot Sales
JANUARY 14, 2025
Have you ever wondered what sets top sales performers apart from the rest? I know I have maybe too much. Anyway, I used to think that thing was a well-curated mix of charm, confidence, and a little luck. But after doing some further research, I discovered theres much more to the story than I thought. What I found most surprising is how simple yet effective their methods are no magic tricks, just intentional actions that make a big impact.
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Sales Gravy
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Ellie in Galveston, Texas, faces a scenario that many young sales professionals know all too well: How do you earn respect and project confidence when youre selling to people who are older and more experienced than you? Ellies question highlights a universal issue in sales. Whether youre dealing with age differences or expertise gaps, its easy to feel anxious if your buyer is decades older or has been in the industry for a long time.
The Sales Collective
JUNE 10, 2025
The Power of Preparation and Clear Goals In the world of sales, the discovery call is often misunderstood. It’s not a stage to skim through so you can hurry up and pitch. It’s not a warm-up act for your demo. It’s the moment where the trajectory of your entire sales process is defined. And here’s the thing: the strength of that trajectory is directly tied to how well you prepare, and how clearly you define your goal for the call.
Pipeliner
FEBRUARY 16, 2025
The Impact of AI on Sales Leadership: Expert Insights and Actionable Strategies In a recent episode, John Golden sat down with Matt McDarby , a seasoned sales leader and the founder of United Sales Resources, to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on sales leadership and performance. This comprehensive blog post delves into their conversation’s key themes and insights.
Zoominfo
JANUARY 13, 2025
Go-to-market teams that adopt AI-powered sales automation can reap major benefits: research shows they spend more time with customers, drive higher customer satisfaction, and most importantly, boost sales by up to 10%. But savvy sales leaders know AI isnt a magic wand that can close deals for you. Instead, using AI effectively is about finding new opportunities and building deeper relationships, which ultimately lead to faster conversions.
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Are you struggling with slow quoting cycles, complex product configurations, and disconnected data in your manufacturing/distribution business? This article will help. Learn how industrial companies are revolutionizing sales processes with an integrated platform that includes quoting, inventory, and service, providing real-time data and offline access for field teams.
Sales Hacker
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
SaaS pricing isn’t static – it’s a living strategy that grows with your company. In this article we dive into a playbook for pricing across different stages of company growth, inspired by Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. Each growth stage demands its own pricing approach, and getting it right can mean the difference between stagnation and explosive growth.
Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 6, 2025
As we do each season, my family attended the Boston Pops Holiday Concert at Symphony Hall in Boston. Although we’ve attended for close to 23 years, this year I noticed something different and that experience will help you better understand the important role that sales process plays in the context of a modern sales methodology. As I wrote in this article , Sales Process is a framework for consistent, predictable, repeatable results and the framework is best deployed as a staged, milestone-
No More Cold Calling
MARCH 30, 2025
How a family history of womens leadership and legacy shaped my career path and paved the way for future generations This Womens History Month, Ive spent a lot of time reflecting on generational strengthhow the most influential women in my childhood (my family members) helped to shape the woman I would become, the two women I would later raise, and the granddaughters I am watching become women now.
Allego
JANUARY 9, 2025
Medical device sales reps face greater challenges than ever, making sales certifications an essential tool for success. While healthcare spending is projected to reach $6 trillion by 2027, competition is fiercer than ever. Further, regulatory pressures, complex buying cycles, and the rise of digital technology have transformed the way sales teams must operate.
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Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.
Partners in Excellence
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
There is so much conversation about win rates. But in those conversations, there’s a lot of misunderstanding. What we measure, how we measure it, varies tremendously. Some measure win rate from very first contact. Some measure it from the moment of qualification. Some measure it on a $ basis some on a deal basis. Some attribute measure win rates within live deals, some look at past deals.
Hubspot Sales
APRIL 30, 2025
Ill never forget one of my first big sales meetings. I walked out feeling defeated, convinced Id blown it. The prospect had bombarded me with tough questions and objections, and the whole time I thought they were poking holes in my pitch because they werent interested. Later on, a mentor would point out that those grilling questions were actually a buying signal in disguise.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
"Every journey starts with the first step." When it comes to building the confident and trusting relationship associated with a strong seller/buyer relationship, the beginning is especially important. An effective sales pitch should begin with the early "bonding and rapport" part of selling. Finding commonality and relating to a prospect is an important first step.
Sales Gravy
MARCH 18, 2025
Gaius, who runs an insurance brokerage in Ohio wants to know how to get his new sales agents cold calling and building pipeline earlier in their training cycle, without making them feel overwhelmed and sabotaging their confidence. If youve ever hired a sales class or tried to ramp up new hires in an industry with complex products or strict guidelines, youll relate to Gaiuss dilemma.
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October Prime Day is usually an early sign of how consumer spending trends ahead of the holidays. This one was no exception. Our October Prime Day Report breaks down what’s working: the products flying off the shelves, the categories winning big, big brands, and the search terms defining demand. All brought to you via Similarweb’s Shopper Intelligence platform.
SalesProInsider
MAY 23, 2025
Lets face it. Todays prospective clients are more time strapped, distracted, skeptical, and overwhelmed than ever. During prospect conversations you, as a financial advisor, may find yourself feeling hurried to rush and quickly share all the value you bring, hoping it will click for your prospect. But heres the truth: The key to better conversions isnt moving fasterits slowing down.
Pipeliner
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
In this episode of the Expert Insight Interview, host John Golden engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Jones Loflin , a seasoned professional speaker and author based in North Carolina. With over 30 years of experience, Jones has penned multiple books, including his latest work, “Focused as a Bee: Six Buzzworthy Strategies to Thrive in a Distracting World.” This episode centers on the critical theme of maintaining focus in an increasingly distracting world, drawing fascin
Zoominfo
JANUARY 24, 2025
For todays sales teams, data and signals are the foundation for smarter strategies, better decisions, and consistent growth. But the sheer volume of information available paired with a growing number of outreach channels and tools mean that the real power lies in drawing insights from that pile of data. Sales analytics software is the key tool that turns the massive volumes of data in CRMs, data platforms, martech tools, and other key sources into clear, actionable insights that empower teams
RingDNA
APRIL 11, 2025
The ability to track sales metrics and KPIs is the closest thing that sales leaders get to having a crystal ball. The right metrics can instantly reveal which reps are most active, which are most efficient and which need additional coaching in order to hit goals. But beyond merely revealing insight into reps’ performance, tracking the right sales KPIs is critical to assessing they overall health of your sales pipeline.
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What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.
SalesFuel
JANUARY 15, 2025
Sellers have many options when it comes to closing a deal. One popular technique is the trial close in sales. This type of close has many benefits, and its also one that provides clear value to the buyer. And as SalesFuel points out, its a non-risky approach to a close. [It] relies on buyer sentiment to guide the rest of the process. If youve never used this technique, its time to learn about its effectiveness and how to put it into action.
No More Cold Calling
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Revenue leaders must prioritize relationships over digital shortcuts to drive real revenue growth. Digital isnt a sales strategy. Hope isnt a strategy. Marketing isnt a strategy. A sales strategy isnt about tools or trendsits about how your company attracts and serves customers. Yet, too many sales leaders fall into the trap of believing the latest digital sales tools or automation platforms will solve their sales prospecting problems.
Cincom Smart Selling
APRIL 21, 2025
Introduction Starting a new sales job can feel like joining a game midway where everyone else knows the rules but you. You need to learn new tools, have targets to hit as well as interact with people who seem to have been doing this forever. Doesn’t it take a toll on your confidence? It does, and that’s normal! This is exactly where sales onboarding becomes your saviour.
Partners in Excellence
JANUARY 2, 2025
Reading a fascinating article in the NYTimes, Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results , got me thinking. What if we give our people more autonomy in how they manage their deals, days, what they do? In the past 5-7 years, we’ve seen a movement to be completely prescriptive with our people and their activities. We script every conversation, yet the customers we are engaging don’t have the same script.
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This guide is for leaders who recognize the importance of Salesforce but would rather trust a team of external experts to do the heavy lifting. Choosing the right managed services provider is a significant decision that impacts your business's efficiency and success. In this 10-minute read, you'll find 5 essential questions to ask any potential provider.
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