Sat.Apr 18, 2020 - Fri.Apr 24, 2020

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How to Sell on Video: The Right Times to Include Video in the Sales Process

Hubspot Sales

Let’s get right to it — there are elements of the sales process that are wonderful on video and others that aren't. So the idea of doing an entire sales process from beginning to end while utilizing video may not be the best approach. To effectively use video to sell, you have to incorporate the right elements of video during specific points of the sales process.

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How to Maintain Relationships with Clients When Business is Slow

The Center for Sales Strategy

Often the terms “tough times,” “slow times,” and “uncertain times” create a pessimistic feeling , but they can easily be seen as an opportunity. Yes, times are changing, and business models are shifting, but the relationship you establish right now with your clients and prospects will define your organization in the future. With no meetings or sales conferences taking place, how can you genuinely maintain relationships with clients and prospects?

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The Deal Desk Is Not Enough – Why a Commercial Management Cadence is Critical

SBI Growth

Your Q2 plan has been impacted by the most significant economic disruption that any of us have ever seen. Everything changed in what was seemingly the blink of an eye. New deal flow has dried up, and the velocity of.

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What is a good web page, and how do I make one?

Nutshell

Have you ever found yourself staring at a web page and thought: “Wow, I actually hate this?”. The days of cringe-worthy websites are (mostly) past us. We lived through MSPaint graphics and amateur GeoCities sites, and now we have web builders like Wix and Squarespace making it easy to create decent pages. Templates and guides exist to keep amateur web devs from making anything too atrocious, and designers are always around the corner to lend a hand whenever needed… For a price.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How to Be Empathic and Thoughtful While Still Making Deals

Hubspot Sales

The best salespeople make sales personal. They put thought and careful consideration into the deals they make, and they work — first and foremost — for their customers' best interests. And troubling times make that kind of compassion and effort even more essential. Salespeople need to know how to be empathic and thoughtful while still making sales. Sometimes, that process can be easier said than done.

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Why Salespeople Need to View Themselves as Self-Reliant Entrepreneurs [Podcast]

Sales Gravy

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount discusses entrepreneurship, self-reliance and why sales professionals need to view themselves as entrepreneurs with Duct Tape Marketing's John Jantsch, the author of the new book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount discusses entrepreneurship, self-reliance and why sales professionals need to view themselves as entrepreneurs with Duct Tape Marketing's John Jantsch, the author of the new book,

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How a Global Sales Executive Effectively Manages a Disrupted Partner Ecosystem

SBI Growth

Well-established tech companies have typically developed a large, multi-layer partner ecosystem that they rely on. For a sales leader in this environment, problem-solving, and having shared responsibilities with these channel partners is the only way to succeed in moving the.

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How PandaDoc Uses Templates For Sales Growth

Hubspot Sales

As a marketer I must admit, we love templates. I mean just typing the word t-e-m-p-l-a-t-e-s makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The utility of them. The functionality of them. It really is a thing of beauty to be able to pass the buck to a salesperson with a shiny new template. No more repetitive requests. No more creating things from scratch.

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Jeffrey Gitomer & Jeb Blount on Getting Ahead of the Coronavirus Recovery Curve [Podcast]

Sales Gravy

On this bonus Selling in a Crisis Daily Sales Briefing, Jeb Blount and and Jeffrey Gitomer discuss what you should be doing now to get ahead of the curve and read for recovery on the other side of the coronavirus shutdown. On this bonus Selling in a Crisis Daily Sales Briefing, Jeb Blount and and Jeffrey Gitomer discuss what you should be doing now to get ahead of the curve and read for recovery on the other side of the coronavirus shutdown.

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Virtual Consultative Selling: 8 Things Sellers Must Do

RAIN Group

Selling virtually is a challenge for even the best sellers. You have to change the way you sell and use different technologies to maximize your success. While many of the principles of consultative selling remain the same (i.e., you have to build rapport, uncover needs, inspire with new ideas, build an impact case, etc.), how you go about doing these in a virtual environment is drastically different.

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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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Bob Layton

SBI Growth

We have seen first hand how the COVID-19 crisis has devastated businesses around the world for weeks. However, as we adapt to a new era of commerce, many companies have found opportunities to reevaluate their strategies and thrive.

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How to Cater a Sales Strategy to Millennials

Hubspot Sales

As a Millennial, I’ve spent the past decade rolling my eyes at the media’s portrayal of our generation. Whether depicted as participation trophy-holding underachievers who prioritize avocado toast over homeownership and carelessly destroyed various industries or constantly being mistaken for Gen Z , Millennials haven’t been portrayed in a positive or even neutral light.

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Relationships, Revenue, and Retention During a Crisis

Sales Readiness Group

I recently presented to the Women Business Owners (WBO) association on this topic. It was interesting to share thoughts and hear business owners' perspectives on how we can best engage with customers during this crisis.

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Consistent Steps That Lead to Consistently Winning: A Strategic Sales Process

The Center for Sales Strategy

Salespeople fill a fundamental role in society, so why do they get a bad rep? In a HubSpot’s Research study, Buyers Speak Out: How Sales Needs to Evolve , respondents were asked to submit the word they most associated with salespeople. The number one response was “pushy.". Persistence is part of being a salesperson, but there’s a difference between consistently adding value with each check-in and rambling on about the benefits of what you’re selling.

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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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Leveraging Data to Revise GTM Strategy and Coverage

SBI Growth

These are truly challenging times. To adapt to this new normal, COVID-19, you are likely rethinking your go-to-market strategy. Companies need to reallocate go-to-market resources (people, money, and time) in order to capture opportunities in the short-term, as well as.

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An Outrageously Incredible, Mind-Blowing Piece on Sales Puffery

Hubspot Sales

This piece is the single best article you will ever read about anything. It contains mind-blowing facts, enthralling references, and the most compelling examples you've ever seen. It's about a subject so interesting and important that you should drop everything you're doing and thoroughly pore through every word. This is a captivating, next-level, otherworldly blog post that will enrich your life and open your mind.

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The Role Your Managers Play in Maintaining Sales Momentum Right Now

Force Management

Sales managers play a critical role in driving the success of their organization. They’re the people charged with reinforcing methodologies, coaching sales reps, communicating up in their organization and ultimately meeting team revenue goals. The good ones are expert multi-taskers and that’s why we often say that sales managers have one of the most difficult jobs in their organizations.

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Weekly Roundup: Building a Virtual Selling Channel, Remote Metrics to Measure + More

The Center for Sales Strategy

- MOTIVATION -. "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.". -Henry Ford. - AROUND THE WEB -. > Building A High-Performing Virtual Selling Channel– Forbes. Virtual selling is now fundamental to growth in a market where remote selling is the “next normal” as the coronavirus pandemic has forced over 4 Billion consumers, customers, employees, and salespeople to stay at home.

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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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Eight CX Competencies to Develop Right Now, Part I

Miller Heiman Group

Emotional connections matter: that was the ultimate conclusion from a customer experience survey that we conducted with 5,500 global consumers. Specifically, we asked consumers to describe their experiences with organizations to identify employee behaviors they like and dislike and to evaluate common service practices. Our goal was to determine the universal expectations that define what a positive customer experience looks like.

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How to Calculate Your Company's Sales Mix for Increased Profits

Hubspot Sales

Every company has a product or offering that performs better with customers than others. Whether it’s an athletic apparel company that has one style of legging that outsells the rest, or a car manufacturer that has a specific model their customers flock to. It’s a universal business truth — not every product you offer is going to sell at a high rate at all times.

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Why Isn’t Everyone Whiteboarding?

Corporate Visions

The post Why Isn’t Everyone Whiteboarding? by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. A new survey shows that 77 percent of salespeople rely on PowerPoint for their in-person presentations, while only 6 percent use whiteboarding. The whiteboard vs PowerPoint disparity jumps even higher in remote selling situations, where slides are used more than 83 percent of the time while using a digital whiteboard, or any kind of annotation, drops to below 4 percent.

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What should the relationship between your sales and support teams look like?

Nutshell

Sales teams and marketing teams often work together, but what about your sales and customer support teams? If sustained revenue growth is your goal, you can’t afford to neglect the relationship between these two departments. The reasoning is simple: If your customers have a post-sale experience that falls below their expectations, they’ll move onto a competitor and your company’s growth will peter out.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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10 Special Considerations for Remote Kaizen Events

Kainexus

Many leaders are finding themselves faced with the task of managing a 100% remote team for the first time. The challenge is amplified by the fact that remote work is new to most employees, and even getting together for an in-person meeting once in a while is impossible. Unfortunately, business challenges and process defects don’t disappear because there’s a pandemic.

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Preparing for the Surge

Outbound Engine

Imagine that you are on a beach vacation with your family (Pre-COVID of course). It’s been a beautiful day, with plenty of cool drinks, warm sun, and not enough sunscreen. All of the sudden, the water quickly recedes from the shore. You look up, curious. Where there was once seemingly endless waves, are now miles of wet sand and exposed sea life flopping about.

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CX Competencies to Develop Right Now, Part II

Miller Heiman Group

We recently published a blog discussing four of the essential customer experience best practices that we identified in interviews of top customer service reps. Today, we continue that discussion and reveal the last four effective practices that sales and service organizations should emulate. Get the Study. 5. Manage Difficult Conversations. No matter how good your product or service is, mistakes are inevitable.

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How to Succeed with the Sales Software of the Future

Sandler Training

Mike Montague interviews David Brown on How to Succeed with the Sales Software of the Future. The post How to Succeed with the Sales Software of the Future appeared first on Sandler Training.

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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

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How to Build Your Continuous Improvement Culture

Kainexus

Are you struggling to drive a continuous improvement culture in your organization? Do you need to revive a CI culture that has lost momentum? If you’re like so many others, it can be difficult to know which questions to ask, and where to start. Jeff Roussel, chief revenue officer of KaiNexus and a true continuous improvement leader and believer, recently joined Allison Greco, founder of Continuous Improvement International , to talk about how you can build a continuous improvement culture.

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Selling During COVID-19: 3 New Rules for Sales Calls

Engage Selling

Over the next four weeks, we will be sharing special content that’s specific to the COVID-19 crisis. In particular, we will be exploring strategies that you can implement as sellers and sales leaders in order to: 1.

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How To Conduct A Virtual Meeting

MTD Sales Training

In its third edition of ‘the State of Sales’ report in 2020, SalesForce reported that “Sales reps have increased their time connecting virtually with customers at a rate 3x greater than connecting in person.”. In addition, it states that “Sales reps can reach more customers with virtual selling or even reach customers in various geographical locations.”.

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How To Succeed at Sandler Rule #16 – Never ask for the order; make the prospect give up [PODCAST]

Sandler Training

David Mattson, President and CEO of Sandler Training and 6-time Author, talks about his Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek best-selling book, The Sandler Rules: 49 Timeless Selling Principles and How to Apply Them. The post How To Succeed at Sandler Rule #16 – Never ask for the order; make the prospect give up [PODCAST] appeared first on Sandler Training.

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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.