November, 2015

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Millennials Schmellenials

Engage Selling

Bah Humbug. I’ve officially jumped off the millennial bandwagon. In truth, I’ve jumped off all the generational stereotyping bandwagons and have decided to treat instead, people as individuals. Why this novel approach? This month I’ve been reading a lot about why people say Millennials are different. Of note they list: They want a culture of purpose They […].

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7 Ways To Make Your Monday Morning Sales Meetings Buzz

MTD Sales Training

Why is it that many salespeople hate internal sales meetings? You know, the ones where everyone sits round a desk and covers off the trivia and very quickly get bored with the whole process because. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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4 Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Innovation Program

Planview

You’ve done the groundwork for creating a successful innovation program. You’ve learned what mistakes to avoid , and even moved forward with adopting innovation management software like Spigit to enable innovation in a way that’s valuable and repeatable. So why aren’t things taking off how you imagined they would? If you’re still struggling to make the connection between ideas and outcomes, here are 4 things you can do to invigorate your innovation program. 1.

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No Business Should Ever Be Manager Broken

Sales Gravy

Great managers lead by example. They start off each day by making sure everybody is ready to do business.

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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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Could Your Sales Team Need to Break Down?

Engage Selling

Could your sales team be too isolated? Back in July, I was working with an organization and we brought the whole sales team together. One of the first things we did is we asked each individual on the team to begin sharing examples, ideas, thoughts and success stories. We wanted to determine whether those success stories aligned […].

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Is Your Sales Team Prepared To Succeed?

Engage Selling

Are your sellers falling short in their negotiations? “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” This great saying is a wonderful reminder for all salespeople, especially when it comes to negotiating. The truth is, most mediocre salespeople are playing more than they’re practicing. That is, they’re neglecting the preparation stage before their […].

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Don’t Make This Sales Mistake!

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You’ve observed others making mistakes and you’ve probably made a few yourself. Often, these mistakes are decisions which seem like a good idea in the moment, but cause massive complications in the future. The perfect example of this is salespeople who try selling to everyone. It does seem like a good idea. After all, the more sales the better…right?

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Identifying The Corporate Players

Engage Selling

If you want to expand your sales with existing clients you must expand your relationships first. In this podcast I’ll share the 4 key questions you must ask yourself in order to build a client relationship matrix, expand your relationships, and start growing sales. If you want to expand your sales with existing clients you must expand your relationships first.

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3 Steps to Standing Out from The Crowd

Engage Selling

What are you currently doing to separate yourself from other salespeople? I don’t recommend locking yourself in a room and working through your days without any interaction with your colleagues, but I do recommend taking steps to truly differentiate yourself and stand out from the pack. If you want to be the best, you must […].

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Leveraging Social Media In B2B Sales

Engage Selling

No matter what you want to believe, social media in B2B sales is here to stay! The question is not how to avoid it, but rather “what pieces should I use and how should I use them to attract and retain the best clients for my business?” Join me today for 8 specific ideas that […]. No matter what you want to believe, social media in B2B sales is here to stay!

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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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Is It Time to Fire Your Client?

Engage Selling

Not all clients are created equal. Nor should you be compelled to treat them equally. There’s no law stating you must sell to everyone, or keep servicing clients that are the wrong fit for your business. It’s as fair to say that your business has outgrown some types of customers as it is to say […].

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Are you Willing to Compete?

Engage Selling

I love to travel and have never met a country that I did not enjoy and whose people I did not learn from. My belief is that we must embrace the differences in all cultures and learn to enjoy them while we are visiting, while also taking some of the best characteristics home with us to incorporate […].

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Being Present with Clients | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

There’s no end to the amount of oblivious people in the world. Don’t let a member of your sales team suffer from this lack of presence! Want real strategies that you can use to boost your organization’s sales results? Get your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom!

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Own The Relationship Before Introducing Others

Engage Selling

The buck stops with you! Far too many sales people allow their relationships to dwindle or be cut off after the sales is transacted. This will harm your ability to create a Nonstop Sales Boom. Today I’ll explain why you should always meet all of the members of the clients’ team before introducing them to […]. The buck stops with you! Far too many sales people allow their relationships to dwindle or be cut off after the sales is transacted.

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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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Engage Selling

The Miami beach dining scene is always in flux. In fact, when Chris and I leave in April we always place bets as to which “new favorites” will still be around for us to enjoy when we return in 6 months. This year we had a number of casualties including two local spots, Sienna Tavern and […].

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Are You Losing Your Clients?

Engage Selling

It hurts. You get a phone call from a loyal client and they give you notice that they are moving on to another product or service that fits their needs better than your current offering. Or, they may just flat out terminate their working relationship with you on the spot. The end result is the […].

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How Do You Decide Whether This Prospect Is Worth Your Time & Effort?

MTD Sales Training

It’s a tough question, this one. Your prospect has gone out to tender or has asked other companies as well yours to present their solutions. They are someone you would like to work with but you’re. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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4 Principles All Sales People Should Ditch Immediately

MTD Sales Training

The dictionary defines philosophy as ‘a system of principles for guidance in practical affairs.’ When we philosophise about something, we think deeply and critically about the way things. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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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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What You Need to Know About Idea Software

Planview

What is idea software? Idea software, often referred to as idea management software, is a powerful solution that you can use to ask for, collect, analyze, and track ideas from diverse groups of people, also called a “crowd.” For businesses, this typically means employees, but many companies also use it to solicit and vet new ideas from their customers and partners, too.

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No Excuse for Being Unprepared for Objections | Sales Tips

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Excuses are doing nothing but taking away from your results. Be prepared for the objections you encounter! Want to learn how to create more client success in your business? Get your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom!

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11/18 WEBINAR: Driving Digital Innovation through Crowdsourcing

Planview

Prioritizing digital innovation is only one of the many challenges leaders face in today’s idea-driven business climate. And it’s not something to table until bandwidths and budgets are better — it’s critical right now. Company leaders need a simple but effective way to align existing resources to better focus on digital innovation, or they’re putting their businesses at risk of becoming irrelevant and unable to keep up with competitors.

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Top 10 Innovation Links of the Week: 11.20.15

Planview

Welcome to Spigit’s weekly link roundup, where we feature a carefully curated selection of our favorite links to great content on innovation, crowdsourcing, and more from around the web. Here are 10 new discoveries from this week. 1. The Transformation From Tradition in Healthcare – From Volume to Value. Who it’s from: PR Web. The skinny: Learn about innovation disruption in the healthcare industry.

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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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Top 10 Innovation Links of the Week: 11.13.15

Planview

Welcome to our brand new weekly link roundup, featuring a carefully curated selection of hand-picked links to great content on innovation, crowdsourcing, and more from around the web. Here are our 10 favorite discoveries from this week. 1. 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company. Who it’s from: Harvard Business Review. The skinny: Renowned innovation leader, management expert, and founder of Strategos Gary Hamel explains which essential parts of the innovation engine you’re prob

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Here’s A Handy Way Of Measuring Your Success In Sales…

MTD Sales Training

A salesperson attended one of our programmes recently and asked ‘how many ways are there to measure whether you are successful, other than meeting your sales quota?’. It’s a good question and many people would say there’s probably only one success factor that matters; hitting your figures each month. But is it possible that you could be successful by other means?

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A Word of Thanks from the Spigit Team

Planview

It’s the season of turning leaves, warm sweaters, hot drinks, hearty foods, and for many (including the team here at Spigit), giving thanks. And that’s exactly what we want to extend to you — our amazing customers, loyal readers, and passionate advocates and partners. In other words, our crowd. From the very bottom of our innovation-loving, idea-having hearts, thank you.

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Attitude Lessons from Our Puppy | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

I’ve said it before – sales lessons can come from unlikely sources. This week, I’ll share with you the attitude lessons that we’ve learned from our puppy Russell. Get your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom and accelerate your sales to new levels!

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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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Is Your Team Selling to Everyone?

Engage Selling

One of the biggest mistakes you can make is trying to sell to everyone that comes into your pipeline. I know, it’s intuitive as a salesperson to sell as much as possible, but effective salespeople know how to pick and choose which prospects to sell to. They know the good from the bad. The reality […].

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Is Your Price a Problem?

Engage Selling

“Is it possible that what we’re selling is just priced too high?” Many businesses struggle with their pricing models. Is it too high? Is it too low? Is our product line even worth what we’re asking consumers to pay? Questions like these tend to pop up quite often. There’s a constant back and forth that […].

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Millennials, Schlimennials

Engage Selling

Stop Stereotyping! And especially about generations. All generations are unique. Today I discuss the importance of finding people that work well with your team and treating them as individuals. This is the key to a successful team. Stop Stereotyping! And especially about generations. All generations are unique. Today I discuss the importance of finding people that work well with your team and treating them as individuals.

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Here’s An Important Lesson For All Sales People From Starbucks

MTD Sales Training

Last week, one of my trainers and I were on our way to visit a prospect when we stopped off at a Starbucks for a drink. We ordered our favourites and sat down. I was just looking around while we waited for our drinks to be delivered to our table, when I noticed the pricing on the menu on the wall. Frankly, I had never paid much attention to the prices; I just ordered what I wanted in the size I wanted.

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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