Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Did you know 43% of workers would be willing to leave their companies for a 10% salary increase ? Compensation is an important factor in attracting and retaining employees, especially in sales. Imagine if almost half of your sales team left the company because of a poorly designed compensation plan. The results wouldn't be pretty. If your sales organization is struggling to strike a balance between company requirements and the compensation needs of employees, it's likely time to reevaluate your

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SBI Growth

APRIL 26, 2019

Customer centricity and stiff competition in the tech industry are changing how sales enablement operate. Teams need to focus on sales reps solving customer challenges instead of simply selling products and services. Sell Solutions Instead of Products. Traditional sales enablement motions are.

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Nutshell

APRIL 24, 2019

The best sales emails sound like they came from a trusted friend. That requires the sender to understand who their recipient is and what they want. Otherwise, you’re just another stranger clogging their inbox. Creating a sense of familiarity goes a long way in email outreach, and warm emailing helps you do that. Once you understand how warm email prospecting works, you’ll be able to generate a steady stream of leads for your business, book more sales calls, and close more deals.

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Corporate Visions

APRIL 25, 2019

The post Five Selling Techniques That Really Work, And Five That Don’t (Updated April 2019) by Corporate Visions appeared first on Corporate Visions. The Five Best Sales Techniques… And Five of The Least Effective. Who couldn’t use an arsenal of effective selling techniques? But there is a lot of “conventional wisdom” out there that, in reality, doesn’t help you make the sale.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 25, 2019

Ready for a career change? You've spent hours searching job boards, identified the ideal job, and now it's time to apply. Then the panic sets in …. You begin to question everything: How do I begin writing my resume? Do my skills even apply to this role? What does the employer want to know? Not to fear! Here are some sales manager resume tips and templates to calm your nerves and help you get the job of your dreams.

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Groove HQ

APRIL 25, 2019

How to turn existing customers into engaged brand advocates New relationships are always exciting—and the business kind are no exception. Your new customers are thrilled to have found a great solution, and you’re excited about your business growth. The issue is that many companies (especially the ones in their early stages) think they have more […].

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 23, 2019

Closing the deal can be challenging—but it doesn’t have to be. In most cases, sellers lose deals because they don’t make the right connection with the buyer, leading to buyer apathy, indecision and stalled progress. Often, this happens because sellers have simply taken the wrong approach: one that doesn’t speak to their particular buyer. Admittedly, it can be difficult to hone in what the right approach should be.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 26, 2019

A good sales team is like a high powered engine, but pricing your product poorly is like sticking that engine in a lawnmower instead of a Lamborghini. Setting the right (or wrong) price impacts your business' bottom line. On average, a 1% price increase results in an 8.7% increase in operating profits. Even the smallest changes can have significant results.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 24, 2019

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Openview

APRIL 24, 2019

As a recruiter, I hear from many founders and sales leaders regularly about how many salespeople they need and how quickly they need them. I know the pressure is on – many are handed very aggressive targets (I would actually say some are unrealistic ). But they often miss a critical component in the middle of their urgency. Growth is so much more than just getting more bodies in the door as fast as you can.

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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.

Engage Selling

APRIL 20, 2019

No one in sales has an unobstructed 360-degree view of their relationship with their customers. Nobody. Not even top-performers.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 25, 2019

Raise your hand if you miss Blockbuster? Raise your hand if you also high-tailed it to the nearest Redbox when they popped up in front of your local McDonald’s. When Redbox entered the movie rental market in 2002, they led with an aggressively competitive price of $1.00/per day for DVD rentals and no late fees. It was drastically cheaper than Blockbuster’s rental prices of $2.99 or $4.99 per rental, plus late fees of approximately $1.00/day.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 25, 2019

You have a variety of channels to meet customers along their journey. You know they are reading your emails. They are actively downloading information and filling out forms. They even had conversations with your representatives and are “very satisfied” with.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 25, 2019

As websites continue to become more and more important in the consumer journey, the need to measure the efficacy of digital marketing also increases. This is a shared burden between those selling digital media and business owners/marketers who are looking to maximize their ROI. We know that “clicks” provide an incomplete picture into the impact of digital advertising, as most users do not click on ads but still find their way to a businesses website after being exposed to ads.

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Drift

APRIL 25, 2019

Today’s buyers are picky. It doesn’t matter if they’re B2C or B2B. They’ve come to expect an experience – in person and online – that’s immediately relevant, helpful and human. All at the same time. No easy feat. And it’s understandable. No one wants to feel like just another number on a spreadsheet or name in a database. Buyers want to feel like they’re part of an exclusive club.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Do you want to close the deal? I'm assuming your answer is a resounding, " Yes! ". The technical demo could make or break the success of the deal. It allows salespeople to establish value, buyers have the ability to voice questions and objections, and it should ultimately result in a technical win. Ready to learn how to perfect your technical demo? Let's dive in.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 25, 2019

Once upon a time, your CRM platform may have been your Rolodex, a stack of business cards or the random pieces of paper where you wrote down information about your business contacts and your interactions with them. With the technology revolution things changed. The first CRM software platforms were large, complex and on-premise—which meant they were also expensive, often so much so that smaller businesses couldn’t afford them.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

Have you ever stopped and wondered how many other salespeople are trying to get a meeting with the same prospect as you? It’s a pretty overwhelming number when you think about it. Day-in and day-out, decision makers are being bombarded with voicemails, emails, drop-ins, and various other methods your competition is using to gain access. In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s tough to cut through the clutter.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 26, 2019

Today Nestor Benavides, CEO of EMG, joins us to discuss how a CEO can establish new forms of communication that not only drive the culture but deliver continuous improvement. Nestor reviews how he shapes a culture that empowers his team.

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Sandler Training

APRIL 26, 2019

There’s a tendency on the part of some managers to expect their new sales hires to “hit the ground running.” Often, managers justify this expectation by telling themselves that they only hire “self-starters.” Both of these assumptions are part of an ineffective hire-and-forget approach, one that can and should be remedied by a solid onboarding plan that’s based on a series of monthly one-on-one coaching conversations.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 26, 2019

???????????????When it comes to buyer behaviour trends in the marketplace, I’m noticing—with research and my clients—that more and more buyers are utilizing social media to help them make decisions about products and services that they’re buying in the B2B marketplace.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 23, 2019

World-class managers understand this essential element of hiring salespeople: talent is meaningless without FIT! As a hiring manager, considering fit as carefully as talent is critical to a successful hire. Unfortunately, some managers discover fit problems after they hire a seller. Avoid this problem by evaluating these eight fit factors during the hiring process.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 23, 2019

If you have been to a trade show in the last 2-3 years, you know that trade show booths are becoming more and more spectacular. As a spectator just a few weeks ago, I attended one of the largest medical.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 24, 2019

We’re just two weeks out from Elevate 2019 North America: Framing the Future and we want to make sure you join us! Experience three days of learning and strategizing from experts during dynamic breakout sessions, inspiring keynotes and client success stories. By attending Elevate 2019 North America, you’ll get an exclusive preview of our forthcoming 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study results from CSO Insights Chief Research Officer, Seleste Lunsford— before they’ve been published.

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Sandler Training

APRIL 22, 2019

Geof Bowie, Sandler trainer, shows you how to succeed with the attitudes, behaviors, and techniques needed to be more successful at achieving a flow state in sales. Get the best practices collected from around the world. Listen Time: 21 Minutes.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 22, 2019

This is the third post in a series, "How to Get the Most Out of Your Sales Team." Check out the first and second posts in this series. I'm back again to talk about ways you can get the most out of your sales team. One of the best ways to motivate your team is to build trust with your team. A trusting team is a motivated team. Think about it. Have you ever had a boss that you didn't trust?

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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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SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2019

Wondering what is the next emerging best practice in Customer Experience? Monetizing service. This is in addition the typical Customer Experience benefits of decreased churn and higher cross-sell/ upsell. Listen to how a sales leader leverages Customer Experience. Stay Ahead of the.

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Drift

APRIL 24, 2019

For the past decade, salespeople have typically relegated video to the “nice-to-have” category. It’s something they know has potential, but many still haven’t taken the time to invest in it as a legitimate channel for sales outreach. After all, with phone, email, and now chat available to help bridge the communication divide between buyer and seller, is there really a need for salespeople to add.

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Sandler Training

APRIL 24, 2019

In enterprise selling, there is a heavy focus on business value. Watch to see how Brian Sullivan, VP of Sandler Enterprise Selling, addresses this challenge through the Sandler Enterprise Selling Program. Watch Time: 2 Minutes.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 26, 2019

- MOTIVATION -. "THE WAY TO GET STARTED IS TO QUIT TALKING AND BEGIN DOING". -WALT DISNEEY. - AROUND THE WEB -. > The 40+ Best Apps for Salespeople Who Want to Win — Sales Hacker. To win at sales, you need the right tools. And to help, we’ve pulled together more than 40 of the best apps for salespeople. Whether you’re looking to be more productive, save time, do your job better, or simply look your best, these are the apps you’ll turn to time and time again.

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