April, 2017

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3 “A” Players Who Aren’t Really “A” Players

SBI Growth

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Try Something New, Grow Your Sales

Engage Selling

Working with so many different clients across a variety of industries really opens your eyes to new ideas, strategies and insights. I’m always open to embracing fresh new thinking!

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Spigit Launches Technology Partner Program to Bring More Advanced Capabilities to Customers

Planview

Following on the heels of our biggest product release yet, which included new game-changing capabilities, Spigit has announced the launch of its Technology Partner Program. Here’s what you need to know. What is the Technology Partner Program? Spigit’s Technology Partner Program opens a new world of possibilities for ideation and collaboration. It enables qualifying software vendors to build integrations with Spigit that help enterprises execute on their portfolios of high-value ideas faster.

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How to Win Big with Strategic Sales Planning

Sales Latitude

Given how busy and strained many sales teams are today, it’s not unusual for them to fall into the trap of working reactively to build pipelines and never truly owning their time or their calendars. However, many of the best sales teams I’ve worked with took a more strategic sales planning approach to ensure they use their time wisely. Strategic Sales Planning Delivers.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

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.

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10 Timeless Values That ALL Salespeople Should Adopt

MTD Sales Training

The only constant today is change. When you look back 10-15 years, it barely seems to be the same world we are living in. And yet, there are some things that remain constant and never-changing, and I’d like to share ten sales truths that are everlasting. These are things that can drive our values and ideals, mainly because they are so consistent, they operate at the deepest level for us.

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5 Secrets To Successful Sales Call Frequency In Salesforce

Gary Smith Partners

The post 5 Secrets To Successful Sales Call Frequency In Salesforce appeared first on The Gary Smith Partnership.

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Do This Before Setting Sales Goals

Engage Selling

We are now in the second quarter of the year! Didn’t we just ring in the new year?

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Gap Takes Advice from 5-Year-Old: What Innovators Can Learn

Planview

Great ideas, and lessons, can come from anyone. Yes, even a 5-year-old. As reported by the Washington Post, 5-year-old Alice Jacob wrote a letter to the fashion retailer, Gap. In the letter, Alice urged Gap to consider going beyond the “pink” and “princesses” stuff common in their girls section. Instead, she recommended more variety in the clothes they offer; clothes that were cool and non-gender specific.

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Customer Retention is 24K Magic

Geehan Group

It is simple : Everyone gets excited when a new customer is signed. There’s a celebration, bells are ringing, and lots of recognition and rewards are handed out. Song’s like the Bruno Mars' “Uptown Funk” or “24k Magic” are blasting in the hallways and everyone feels as though the most popular person in school just asked them to prom.

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So…How Do You Get The Prospect To Call You? (Here’s 11 Ways…)

MTD Sales Training

Many salespeople believe prospecting to be a one-way journey, where you make contact with the prospect and you have to do all the work to convince them they are making the right choice to talk to you, and eventually buy from you. But what if you could make yourself the target of prospects to contact? How can you make yourself well-known and show them the value of contacting you instead of the other way round?

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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Learn About the Importance of Innovation at the Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit

ReviewTrackers

The Forum for Healthcare Strategists is presenting the 2017 Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit , to be held May 8 to 10, 2017 at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas. The summit is considered to be one of the leading conferences for executives in marketing, strategy, and physician relations from healthcare-related organizations. Award-winning customer feedback software company and patient experience technology partner ReviewTrackers will be one of the exhibitors at the summit.

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Field Marketing: A Measurable Difference in Pipeline and Revenue

SBI Growth

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The Single Most Important Sales Trait | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

The world is run by people who follow up, and for sellers, that means being persistent. You will win more business by being persistent than anything else.

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Inside the Mind of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Planview

In an article on Innovation Excellence , Braden Kelley shares a letter written by one the most well-known innovators on the planet, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In the letter, Bezos gives shareholders a glimpse into Amazon’s DNA as a company and where he puts the most value when it comes to operating the business. Here’s what innovation leaders can learn from the brilliant mind of Jeff Bezos.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Jeb Blount & Kevin F. Davis Discuss Sales Manager's Guide to Greatness video

Sales Gravy

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STOP Using These Tired Methods When Opening Your Sales Interactions

MTD Sales Training

The initial interaction with the buyer is one of the most critical parts of the sales process. This session establishes the ‘primary perception’ of you by the buyer. It builds your credibility and trustworthiness, and allows you an easier passage through the process. Some research suggests that you have between 15 and 30 seconds to establish that perception, either positively or negatively.

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Local Search and Online Reviews Survey 2017

ReviewTrackers

Key Takeaways from ReviewTrackers Local Search and Online Reviews Survey 2017. Over 50 percent of consumers often or always check out online reviews, while only 34 percent seek out information on discounts and pricing. 36.4 percent of consumers agree that Google reviews, reviews on other websites, and local search rankings are the most important factors when looking for a business. . 67.7 percent of consumers say that at least half of their searches result in a visit to a local business.

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Your Customers Are Telling You to Reconsider Inside Sales

SBI Growth

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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Speed Up Sales by Slowing Them Down

Engage Selling

You may have noticed this interesting trend… Lost deals tend to be the same ones that stagnate during the proposal phase.

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Insights from 2,600 Continuous Improvement Practitioners

Planview

Last year, we launched Spigit for Continuous Improvement , which enabled companies to get more out of their Continuous Improvement (CI) program by tapping into the collective intelligence of their employee base. Prior to the launch, we conducted an in-depth survey of 2,600 CI practitioners to uncover intel such as the methods they use and how they were using CI in their companies.

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3 Barriers to Sales Success

Sales Gravy

In sales, most people think their job is to sell a product or service. Wrong.

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Use These 8 Basic Strategies To Jump Start Your Sales

MTD Sales Training

So, you could do with making some more sales and need a jump-start – but where do you start? Well, I would recommend that you optimise what you are currently doing by taking a look at the following: Number 1. If you are making calls to arrange appointments analyse your scripts and put yourself in the position of the prospect and ask yourself “If this person rang me up, what would I think?”.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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In Finance, Customer Service Can Make (or Break) Your Company’s Reputation

ReviewTrackers

Reputation is a powerful business currency in banking and financial services. But reputational crises continue to encumber firms. In a survey by Ernst & Young, respondents said reputation was one of the most important factors in deciding whether or not to trust a financial services provider. But their expectations aren’t necessarily being met: a Gallup study revealed that U.S. consumers’ trust in banks had fallen to an all-time low, while Edelman Insights found that the financial services se

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Track the Right Metric to Increase Enterprise Value

SBI Growth

CEOs can guide the decision-making required to increase enterprise value by comparing customer acquisition cost (CAC) to customer lifetime value (CLTV). Focusing on the CAC:CLTV ratio enables you to reduce churn, boosting customer satisfaction and share of wallet.

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Creating Sales Dysfunction

Engage Selling

Is your organization creating sales dysfunction without even knowing it?

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Insights from 2,600 Continuous Improvement Practitioners

Planview

Last year, we launched Spigit for Continuous Improvement , which enabled companies to get more out of their Continuous Improvement (CI) program by tapping into the collective intelligence of their employee base. Prior to the launch, we conducted an in-depth survey of 2,600 CI practitioners to uncover intel such as the methods they use and how they were using CI in their companies.

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The 2023 Supply Chain Crystal Ball: Challenges and Solutions

Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? By researching the supply chain challenges and solutions that businesses – especially small and midsize businesses – are currently experiencing, we’ve learned what’s working and what’s not.

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Why You Suck at Prospecting and How To Fix It Video

Sales Gravy

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How the Big Deal Review Will Rescue Your Year

SBI Growth

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Stop Checking the Box with Wasted Sales Training

SBI Growth

Joining us for today’s show is Skip Miller, an executive who knows a thing or two about sales training. Today’s topic is focused on ending continued investment in sales training that doesn’t produce results. Skip has trained over 300,000 salespeople.

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Is Your Top Rep Superman or Just a Super Territory?

SBI Growth

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten