August, 2013

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The Six Skills of Great Sales VPs

SBI Growth

'Not all “A” Player sales reps were meant to be managers. If you’ve been in sales long enough, you’ve seen this mistake unfold. The newly promoted manager repeats behavior that made him successful as a rep. He neglects his skill development and sales initiatives. His team flounders. He tries to do it himself. Before the year is over, he’s back in the field or on the street.

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Is Your Top Revenue Earner Actually Your Best Salesperson?

MTD Sales Training

'I have had many debates over the years about what makes a great sales person and the one thing I have always argued is that the amount of revenue they produce should not be the only key factor. Let. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The POWER of Sales Success is 100% in Your Control

Jeffrey Gitomer

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Dissection of a cold email.

Engage Selling

'I received this cold email on Saturday from a "National Accounts Executive" How many mistakes can you spot?

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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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The 9Billion #CRM Debacle

SBI

'I read ClearSlide’s blog “4 Reasons why it’s time to re-boot technology ” with great interest and enthusiasm. In a most concise (a mere 291 words) and convincing way, they outlined the importance of finding new ways to put technology to work for sellers. The post listed several startling stats. Some of them—like salespeople spend less than 35% of their time selling—are familiar.

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Easy Ways to Motivate Your Sales Team In a Tough Economy

Sales Gravy

Sales reps have it tough today – not only are their clients and prospects harder to sell, but even their companies have pulled back a lot of the incentives they used to reward and motivate their performance.

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Avoid Five Errors That Many Salespeople Make

MTD Sales Training

'Most of my working life has been spent in sales. There have been examples of good, bad and ugly that have stayed with me over the years. During the time that I’ve been involved in training and. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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`I’m having a bad day.’ `I’m in a bad mood.’ Get over it!

Jeffrey Gitomer

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Suprising Post Sale Service

Engage Selling

'This past weekend Chris and I enjoyed a fabulous dinner with friends at the Savoy. I love their sister restaurant Metropolitan and had high hopes. But, I also expected to be disappointed. I secretly worried it was going to be like seeing the movie version of your favorite book. Never as good as the original.

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Tricks and Tips for Building and Running a High Performance #InsideSales Team

SBI

'“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. By the end of 2013 there will be 2.3 million.” This, from Josiane Chriqui Feigon’s new book The Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and Running a High-Performance Inside Sales Team.

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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 Your Need for Approval Clouding Your Instincts?

Sales Gravy

What's Holding You Back from Sales Success? How many times have you left a sales meeting and thought, "I should have said that."?

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Are your Customers Outpacing your Sales Team?

SBI Growth

'In this post we will discuss Agile Sales. Agile sales is an approach that can help you keep pace with your customers. A few months back I wrote a post about becoming an Agile Sales Leader. Now it is time to make the entire sales organization agile. Let’s start with the definition of agile sales. Agile is not a process! The Agile sales approach places the customer buying experience above everything else.

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The Importance Of ‘Trust’ In The Sales Equation

MTD Sales Training

'Here are some simple facts about selling: In order to sell anything you must be able to influence other people. You cannot influence anyone if they don’t TRUST you! The higher the value of the sale. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Jeffrey Gitomer | How to Achieve a Positive Attitude

Jeffrey Gitomer

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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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Sales Quiz: Closing Redefined

Engage Selling

'Now that you''ve made a sale, you need to keep engaged with the client. Why? Take the quiz and find out!

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Want to sell more? Do This, Not That!

SBI

'I love to figure out how seemingly unrelated concepts can apply to the field of sales. In today’s blog, I’d like to ask for your input. Here’s the subject. If you’ve ever bought something at a drugstore check-out you’ve probably noticed a small book called “ Eat This, Not That! ” The book is referred to as the No-Diet Weight Loss Solution and it’s by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding.

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Sales Scripts or Sales Process? How Do You Score In Sales?

Sales Gravy

"Do you script out your conversation before calling? Would you recommend this and if yes, then how closely do you think people should stick to the script?" Answer: You can't "script out" a conversation before making a call.

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Top 10 CMO Transformational Best Practices

SBI Growth

'The need for transformational change is the reason they brought you into the organization. The CEO realized it was time to reinvent the Marketing organization. Whether it’s a newly hired CMO or the annual planning process, this is the time when transformational change is mapped out. The key to marketing transformation is creating a measurable, customer-centric, market-driven organization.

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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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Tips For Successful Account Management

MTD Sales Training

'It is 6 to 7 times harder to convert a new customer than to sell to an existing one. This is exactly why Key Account Management is one of the most important aspects of the sales process and an. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Jeffrey Answers a Question about Creating Loyalty | Sales Training

Jeffrey Gitomer

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A Pragmatic Way to Ask for a Referral

Engage Selling

'Asking for a referral can be a challenging process. You might be uncomfortable asking for the referral, as well as worried about the best language to use so that you don''t sound desperate for new business.

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Seven Ways to Climb and Conquer the Q4 Mountain

SBI

'My sisters, Judy and Sandy. That’s me on the right. This weekend, I leave for my last vacation get-away before summer ends and Q4 kicks into gear. My husband and I will be heading to Estes Park in the Rocky Mountains to take in the breath-taking Colorado River and the continental divide. My family took our vacations in Estes Park when I was younger.

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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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Building a Culture of High Performance

Sales Gravy

At this time of year sales management must be looking at pipeline levels and goals for the 4th quarter and determining if there is the necessary level of activity to ensure targets will be exceeded.

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A New Tool to Drive B2B Leads from LinkedIn

SBI Growth

'As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. Facebook & Twitter ads deliver high volume but lack the high-level targeting options. The best B2B option until now has been LinkedIn ads.

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How To Guarantee Successful Results

MTD Sales Training

'I’ve always been a fan of quotes. These short, pithy sayings that bring to life ideas and deeper thoughts often are responsible for inspiring and driving greater performance and results. One. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The Countdown for The Laws Book is HERE | 16 Days and Counting…

Jeffrey Gitomer

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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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Video Sales Quiz: Where Top Sellers Showcase Their Expertise

Engage Selling

'To establish credibility with your prospects you must be perceived as an expert. Where is the best place to do that?

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5 Steps to an Effective Sales Strategy

SBI Growth

'The board is not happy with the results of your last strategic sales initiatives. Cost of sales is rising and no revenue lifts to show. You are confident about the plan you put in place; nothing seems to move the needle. In addition, you made sure you built the proper consensus between sales and marketing. The execution piece is not happening. As CEO, you are asking yourself “What am I missing?”.

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One Easy Tool to Improve Sales Efficiency Now

SBI Growth

'This time of year, Sales Ops leaders are often faced with a pressing question. We’re nearly 60% through 2013. Just five months left. If your organization isn’t at or above revenue plan, what will you do? More to the point, what can you do that will show an impact quickly? The answer is usually a tradeoff between two fundamental courses of action. Option 1 : Add resources.

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Why A Rising Win Rate Can Be a Bad Sign

SBI Growth

'The software company’s VP of Sales boasted about his win rate. “Over the last four years we’ve increased our close percentage in opportunities from 21% to 34%. Each year we’ve improved.”. The CEO was not impressed. During this four year period, his VP missed the target two times. This year revenue was behind goal again. If the sales team was getting better, why did they keep missing quota?

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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