Red Star Kim
DECEMBER 22, 2022
At the “Being more strategic” PM Forum workshop a week or so ago, half of the delegates were in management roles. Many were attached to specific practice groups and some had firm-wide roles. This post picks up on some of the emerging themes and shares the delegate polls as an additional learning resource. Be more strategic – PESTLE, Positioning and Plans.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As we approach the end of 2022, it's a good time to reflect on the year that has passed. If you're taking a break over the holidays, this could be the ideal time to reflect on your year's highs and lows. Keeping in mind both your organization's goals and personal goals , what were some of the highlights and lowlights? Looking back and identifying these events can help you to learn and effectively guide your 2023 planning.
CMOE
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Many things can feel outside of our control or reach. For instance, a person can ask for a raise or promotion, but whether they receive the advancement is not a decision they directly get to make and is ultimately beyond their control. A person can also get stuck in traffic because they have no control over other people’s driving habits or because an accident happened farther down the road.
Kainexus
DECEMBER 22, 2022
While this article will focus on finding and resolving the root causes of business problems, cause analysis is something we apply to common problems in all areas of life. For example, if your car doesn’t start, you have a few options. You might take a bus to work instead or ask a friend to give you a lift. This solves the immediate problem of getting to work but leaves you with a long-term transportation challenge.
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Customer Think
DECEMBER 20, 2022
No matter what business you are in, success depends on a good marketing strategy. A well-executed marketing strategy will help you attract your target audience, keep people interested in your offerings, and expand your reach. Not sure how to develop a marketing strategy that works for your small business or startup? I’m here to help […].
Software Sales Guru
DECEMBER 19, 2022
You Can’t Win a Conversation High pressure selling and arguing with a buyer’s objections will push them in the opposite direction and eliminate trust. Avoid whack-a-mole objection handling. Whacked buyers may stop voicing their concerns. That doesn’t mean the concern is resolved. Instead, stay left by validating their concerns and work to understand the reasoning behind the objections.
Strategic Accounts Today brings together the best content for strategic account managers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Congratulations! You’ve (almost) made it through 2022, and a New Year is upon us. Over the past few years, businesses have undergone many unforeseen challenges and changes. With all the 2023 business predictions being published, there’s no sign that these changes and challenges will slow down. Although dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic, economic challenges, and technological changes, 2023 still presents significant growth opportunities for organizations.
Customer Think
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash Running a holiday email marketing campaign isn’t that hard – but you have to get all your ducks in a row. Here are four email tips to create a more effective campaign and boost your sales during the peak shopping season. Online shoppers broke records in 2022. They spent […].
Sales Readiness Group
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Providing regular, constructive feedback to sales representatives on their performance is an important part of their development, and long-term success, and an essential part of your role as a sales manager. Performance-related feedback is inextricably linked to sales coaching, but can also be given “in the moment” and informally.
RAIN Group
DECEMBER 19, 2022
It seems like the world of sales is moving at a breakneck pace. Between new digital tools, hybridized sales teams, and economic shifts, it can feel overwhelming to keep up with everything. And it can be tempting to try to be everywhere and do everything at once just to stay competitive.
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The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 22, 2022
We believe that talent + training + tactics = performance , and today we are bringing you a recap of the most popular blog posts we've published in 2022 on all things talent. Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.
Customer Think
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Improving interaction with customers is crucial for any business looking to grow and succeed in today’s competitive market. To stand out from the competition, it’s crucial for your businesses to improve customer service and implement client programs that help you connect with your customers. In this article, I’ll show you how businesses successfully manage their […].
Flevy
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Organizational Development has matured hand in hand with the stages of human societal development. Anthropological investigations have identified at least 5 distinct organizational structures throughout human history. This development has been described in several ways by different experts. Frederic Laloux, in 2014, started analyzing emerging organizations that were setting themselves apart from the established organizations in their style of management.
PandaDoc
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. In many cases, just initiating the first contact doesn’t deliver any business growth. And poorly managed prospecting lists will result in seller fatigue.
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.
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As we get closer to the New Year, we're taking some time to reflect on 2022 and the success we've seen our clients achieve. While many are enjoying this special holiday with family and friends, we're bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2022. Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.
Customer Think
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Communication is a critical part of the feedback management process. Truth to be told, the feedback loop ought to begin and end in precisely the same manner: with a cooperation with the client or client who presented the feedback. Sadly, a typical trend among the groups we work with is that they quickly change from […].
Apptivo
DECEMBER 21, 2022
1. Best sales automation examples. 2. How does Sales automation help the sales team to boost sales? 3. Best Marketing Automation Examples. 4. How does Marketing automation help the business? Creating efficient sales and marketing workflows eliminates the need for repetitive tasks. For this reason, businesses require sales and marketing automation, which will enable them to create reports, send messages, gain insights, and more.
Kainexus
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Lean process management is one of the most widespread methods of bringing structure to an organization's continuous improvement efforts. The underlying concept of Lean is that empowering the people who operate each process to improve it based on some fundamental principles is the best way to inch closer to perfection. In addition, high-quality outcomes are achieved by embracing simplicity and eliminating waste.
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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.
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Getting that first appointment with a new business prospect is rarely an easy task. In fact, there is usually a direct correlation between how long it takes to get an appointment and the spending potential of a prospect. Simply put, quality prospects take more time! Because so many hours are spent persuading a prospect to meet, it makes sense to get the most out of the meeting.
Customer Think
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A recent Marketoonist cartoon hits on the secret to delivering a personalized customer experience (CX). A little girl on Santa’s lap asks, “with iOS privacy changes and cookies going away, how will you even know if I’m naughty or nice?” Santa’s response? “It’s called first-party data.” While a personalized CX seems to be high on […].
Nutshell
DECEMBER 22, 2022
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Kainexus
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The internet is full of blog posts with productivity tips and advice about how to work smarter, not harder. There’s a lot of useful information about the best way to work, but we think it is important to keep in mind that the foundation for all of it is something called standard work. We've written about standard work in the past, but it is a subject that is often overlooked or misunderstood in the continuous improvement efforts of many organizations, so it's definitely worth spending some time
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Vantage Partners
DECEMBER 19, 2022
FinTech has burst on the scene and ever since, the pace of change has not slowed down. Vantage Partners, in collaboration with BAI, has developed a timely report on the role of FinTech in financial services, the various business models at play, and how the financial services industry will evolve (competitively and collaboratively) in the face of these new entrants.
Customer Think
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As technology advances, businesses around the world are making efforts to use it to their advantage and make the customer experience more enjoyable and efficient. In Iceland, technology is being used to improve customer experience in a variety of ways. In this blog post, we’ll explore five of the most notable examples of how technology […].
Nutshell
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Most sales training focuses on prospecting , lead nurturing, and closing techniques. In other words, the things a sales rep needs to know to attract new customers. But what should a seller do after securing a new buyer? Smart salespeople know that the initial sale is small potatoes compared to the numerous sales they can make in the future if they learn to retain their current customers.
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 21, 2022
If you have been following SBI’s Missed Your Number series, we’ve made recommendations on immediate actions sales leaders can take to get back on your growth track. In market-leading organizations, Sales teams are supported through a strategic cross-functional interlock with the marketing team. There is a flow and collaboration across revenue-generating functions that maximize demand generation efforts and ensure timely follow-up of viable leads.
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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
Vantage Partners
DECEMBER 19, 2022
FinTech has burst on the scene and ever since, the pace of change has not slowed down. Vantage Partners, in collaboration with BAI, has developed a timely report on the role of FinTech in financial services, the various business models at play, and how the financial services industry will evolve (competitively and collaboratively) in the face of these new entrants.
Customer Think
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Technology has proven to be disruptive, sure; but none has proven to be quite as disruptive as FinTech. Today, FinTech-driven innovation has revolutionized the delivery and execution of financial services and not just for banks and such but for all businesses out there. The pace with which FinTech has transformed companies across different sectors. And, […].
Nutshell
DECEMBER 21, 2022
If you’ve been keeping up with marketing trends, you may have noticed a shift in the way sales organizations measure their progress in finding and converting leads. Marketing and sales executives are losing interest in the traditional notion of the sales funnel as the concept of one-to-one marketing takes hold. Instead of pouring leads en masse through the old-school funnel and hoping an acceptable percentage become buyers, companies are looking for ways to establish authentic, long-term relatio
Sales Readiness Group
DECEMBER 19, 2022
What’s the economic outlook for next year? Rising interest rates? Inflation? Recession? Answer: No one knows for sure. However, one thing you can count on is that you will need to hire new salespeople next year, irrespective of national economic conditions.
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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