The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 23, 2023

Leaders today are facing an ever-increasing number of complex scenarios that demand their attention. In the fast-paced world of business, the conveyor belt of challenges never stops moving, and no two situations are ever the same. But for effective leaders, this is just another day at the office. They possess the ability to quickly assess the situation and give themselves the right instructions for success.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

It’s easy to add a new messaging support channel, but can your business deliver high-quality service through that channel at sufficient scale? Here are some ways in which you can make it happen.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. Without proper planning, it’s impossible to know if you’re chasing the wrong audience, are too early or too late to a given market, or targeting a market that's too saturated with similar solutions. To make the process easier to navigate, I’m going to walk you through everything you need to know to build a killer go-to-market strategy in this article.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 21, 2023

Strong selection is about identifying an individual whose talents, skills, and experiences best align with what leads to excellence in your job role. Much like looking for a round peg to go in a round hole, great hiring begins by examining the open position and considering which candidate is the best match for the company, the team, and the open position.

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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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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Get answers to your most challenging career or leadership questions in Help Scout's customer service advice column by Mat Patterson.

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Upland

AUGUST 25, 2023

What is an Influence Map? What if you could understand who really holds the power to move a deal forward? Is the org chart your only recourse to finding out the all-too-valuable information of who holds sway – who has the authority to be your best friend and cause deals to close, or who could come out of the woodwork and soil your best chance at growing net new revenue?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 22, 2023

More than ever, the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are a reality instead of the stuff of science fiction novels. From our personal lives to the way we run our companies, AI is becoming more available for a range of applications. Since AI is revolutionizing sales , marketing, and many other aspects of business, it’s no surprise that many CRM providers are also using the technology to enhance customer relationship management.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

The best customer service tips can only come from world-class teams. Here are 16 tips for delighting your customers.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2023

Think back to the last time you were truly moved by a story you heard. Maybe it was a heartwarming tale that tugged on your emotions. It could have been a story about overcoming impossible adversity. Maybe it was even a tragic tale of loss and redemption. Whatever the case may be, stories have a unique power to evoke emotion and connect us with others.

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 22, 2023

Master the art of concise communication! Discover 4 game-changing techniques to transform lengthy meetings.

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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.

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2023

Imagine a sales representative who never sleeps, never gets tired, and possesses an uncanny ability to analyze vast amounts of data in seconds. This is the promise of AI sales reps, and their potential to revolutionize the sales industry is undeniable. While skepticism lingers among traditionalists who value personal interactions, the reality is that AI is swiftly reshaping the sales landscape, driving revenue growth and cost savings for businesses worldwide.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

In a world where support is often thought of as a cost center, these remarkable customer service stories will remind you of its true potential.

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Flevy

AUGUST 20, 2023

Competing in this cutthroat environment demands unique strategies. After identifying a customer group, organizations have to decide which of them they should target and how. There is a need to ascertain the full range of customer jobs that have to be completed (including both their underserved and over-served needs). Leadership should now consider and select the approach needed to win in a market.

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Force Management

AUGUST 24, 2023

The sales landscape has changed more rapidly in the past few years than ever before. From a worldwide pandemic to emerging technologies and fluctuating economic factors, the way that buyers make a purchase decision has evolved. In some ways, these changes require new sales approaches. More likely, these changes have created a stark disparity in the skills of teams who succeed and those who fall behind.

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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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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 23, 2023

Crafting the perfect B2B cold sales email is both an art and a science. They must include a compelling subject line and engaging message all within a skimmable length — but writing cold emails is not always as easy as it sounds. Balancing a friendly tone with getting to the point can be tricky. Crafting a CTA that is inviting and not forceful takes skill.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

The terms customer service and customer experience are often confused or used interchangeably. They’re not the same thing, but they are related.

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Sales Gravy

AUGUST 24, 2023

Mastermind Group Incredible Asks Jeb Blount Their Toughest Sales Questions In this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Mastermind Group Incredible asks Jeb Blount their real-life questions as he provides solutions to overcome their toughest sales challenges. Some of their questions include: standing out in a final round interview process, targeting and selling into larger accounts, losing to a competitor, and ways to contact hard-to-reach stakeholders on LinkedIn.

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The Great Game of Business

AUGUST 21, 2023

Transparency goes a long way for not just your employees but your business as well. Being transparent with your employees is often underestimated, yet it can be a powerful tool for creating a productive and positive work environment.

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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.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

You have your list of names and phone numbers. Before the end of the day, you need to make 100 calls. Your sales manager has given your team a big pep talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. Now all you need is a cold call script. And not just any script … the best cold call script ever. But before I give you the keys to the castle, let's learn more about cold calling and look at a typical cold call.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Learn what a knowledge base is and discover how to plan, create, and deliver effective help center content to create better customer experiences.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

GPT-3 has been making news recently, so it’s worth taking a look to understand what it is and how it might help with customer support.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote designers face unique challenges and rewards. Here’s what we’ve found works for our distributed design team.

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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

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Customer support automation can leave customers feeling underappreciated. Here are 5 ways to automate without degrading service quality.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Clarity is the goal when writing to convey meaning to your reader.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

What are the psychological benefits of making writing a regular habit? We took a look at the research.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Discover the 12 most useful customer service phrases for improving your support conversations, and learn which 8 common phrases you should avoid.

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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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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

How ChatGPT — or other generative AI tools — can be used to help answer customer service queries and deliver better service. How good is ChatGPT and in what other ways could it be used in customer service situations?

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

The way to stand out from the competition in a crowded market is to tailor your offerings to an underserved segment — here’s how.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Learn what customer service is and why it's important. Discover the 21 customer service skills every support professional needs to thrive.

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Help Scout

AUGUST 22, 2023

Writing that reads effortlessly takes great pain to create. Here’s how to make each word count.

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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