Showpad

JANUARY 12, 2023

Meet Ljiljana Budimir Vukicevic , Sales Enablement Digital Capability Lead at Schneider Electric. In her 20+ year tenure with the global energy management and automation company, Ljiljana has seen and led major technological evolutions across the business — from customer care to IT support and, most recently, sales enablement. .

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Upland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And now, savvy sales leaders are using generative AI , too. All you need is the right sales enablement AI tool. Ready to dive into sales enablement AI? What is sales enablement AI? Like other forms of AI, sales enablement AI helps sales teams automate everyday tasks… tasks that take away from the actual selling.

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

Sales process, sales methodology, and sales competencies are all important and related aspects of sales effectiveness. Sales Process A sales process is a series of stages that an opportunity moves through. But they are not the same thing. It’s been proven in multiple studies and is worth the effort.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Of course, when we talk about the future of sales, it's less about the products we might sell (flying cars, anyone?) Here, I spoke to sales leaders at Bardeen.ai , Aircall , and HubSpot to get their top predictions for the future of sales. Sales professionals need to become influencers — kind of.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At the recent Business Development for Professionals – 2024 Virtual Conference – MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. Here is a summary of the sales targeting toolbox for professional services firms. The second question is “ Where will we play?”.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

How does this material fit within your overall marketing or sales strategy? Make an emotional connection – Connect with your reader. Whilst it is usual to have business development professionals and experienced partners on this session, it was great to welcome a number of trainee solicitors too. What do you hope to achieve?

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 15, 2019

[This article was originally published as part of the Sales Education Foundation 2018 Annual Magazine , co-authored with Robert M. Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Sales, Northern Illinois University Professional Sales Program ]. The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

A sales career can be exhilarating and rewarding—offering the potential for high earnings, flexible schedules, and the chance to work directly with a diverse range of customers. As you consider whether a sales career is the right fit for you, it’s crucial to understand both the upsides and the downsides.

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Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

In this post, I’m going to share some simple concepts that I’ve seen deliver radically improved results across a sales force. The advice comes from Modern Sales Foundations , a course that was developed based on over 16+ years of top sales performer analysis, modernized for working with today’s buyers.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It was around Christmas time — he and I were on a Zoom call with some other writers for the HubSpot Blog, discussing our holiday plans. But The Computer Store connected him with his then-boss, Roger, who would ultimately bring him on board his first startup — a company at the center of the PC revolution called Businessland. And he did.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Hypothetical questions – We can explore future scenarios. Most people appreciate the importance of questioning skills in selling, training, coaching, counselling (especially Cognitive Based Therapy – CBT) and commercial conversations. In this post I explore different types of questions and how they can be used in various business scenarios.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the role of Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) or senior-most sales leaders (by any title), has never been more critical. When sales, marketing, and customer success operate in isolated bubbles, opportunities for collaboration and synergy are lost. This is a definite growth killer. The result?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 29, 2018

But if it’s your job to call prospects , you don’t have to fall into the category of “pesky sales rep.”. Ways to open a sales call. “My Yes, this is a sales call! Have you got five minutes now or in the future for us to explore how [company] can achieve the same?”. Make it easy for them to make a positive decision.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 7, 2023

As technology advances and becomes more accessible, businesses are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their sales processes. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way sales teams operate, giving them valuable insights and predictive analytics to drive more revenue. Are sales teams investing in AI?

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Nutshell

MAY 6, 2020

Not knowing how to proceed, and having little idea what the future may hold is a genuinely horrifying thing. Now is a perfect time for taking care of those backburner tasks, like writing that blog post you’ve been thinking of, or redoing your marketing funnel. Connecting with your audience. So what can be done? Gift cards.

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Arpedio

MARCH 8, 2024

Effective Business Relationship Management Strategies Explore the ARPEDIO platform ← Back to blog Table of Contents In today’s dynamic business landscape, the capacity for relationship building and partnership development is more than a nicety—it’s a sturdy keystone of enduring organizational success.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2019

However, that tendency in startups can lead to burned-out sales reps and a business ill-prepared to scale. There are times when business is slow for a sales department. When you're experiencing slow business, it can free up your time to address weaknesses and focus on prospecting and connecting with potential leads.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. Then, we’ll give you a tour of the top generative AI tools for sales teams with highlights and pricing.

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Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 18, 2023

From the animated discussions I selected a few topics of focus – Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing. Top-down or Bottom-Up Strategy? The complexity of professional services firms adds to the strategy challenge. Others see it more as top-down or bottom-up approach to strategy.

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Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help. If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help. Strategy First.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 7, 2020

You know, no-one could have predicted the current situation the world is in, and the effect on the sales world has been nothing short of catastrophic. The majority of our sales are face-to-face. More advanced tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams and Adobe Connect can help you do more than just run meetings.

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Planview

MARCH 8, 2024

The group that Zetkin rallied in Copenhagen then — about 100 passionate women from 17 countries — has grown exponentially. In fact, International Women’s Day (IWD) is now an official holiday in more than 25 countries, with thousands of marches, debates, concerts, and talks taking place each year. Planview is proud to participate.

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MDI Training

JUNE 26, 2023

Sustainable leadership is the collaboration of multiple individuals striving to provide the best possible professional future for future generations. This means, then, that in a sustainable management style, strong thought is given to the future generation of workers. What is Sustainable Leadership?

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I had firms of lawyers and accountants contacting me for training on various interaction skills – from confident to commercial conversations, through telephone skills and then onto effective sales communications and meetings. New soft skills for remote working. Whether digitally or in person. Revive conversation and networking skills.

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Zendesk

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every salesperson is eager to hit their monthly quota—the more sales, the better. But the road to that finish line is reliant on a set of key players: sales leads. Before sales reps can meet their targets, they need a clear understanding of what a sales lead is and how a lead is different from a prospect.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Planning your sales kickoff or national sales meeting? Your sales keynote speaker will set the tone for the rest of the event. A great speaker can help motivate your sales team, elevate your mission, and drive results. Step 1: Ask Your Sales Team The ultimate goal of a sales kickoff is to improve sales performance.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

The landscape of sales has shifted radically over the past decade or so. While phone calls, meetings, and other familiar sales staples still have a place in the field, digital sales tactics — techniques conducted through virtual channels — have emerged and started taking up some serious space. Leverage social media.

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Leads, opportunities, sales: That’s the natural sequence of the sales process, right? Lead management focuses on achieving sales goals in the short to medium term, while opportunity management is more about leveraging strategic relationships to achieve long-term growth goals. But opportunities can be much more than that.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Instead, your real value lies in developing your overall sales skills, so you help your clients to improve their business over time. Value can be seen as your overall worth to the marketplace and it’s how you increase and improve that value that will see you improve and build your reputation with current and future clients. Pragmatism.

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Arpedio

JANUARY 3, 2024

When it comes to customer acquisition and growth , businesses have two primary sales strategies at their disposal: inbound sales and outbound sales. Inbound sales involves drawing potential customers in through targeted marketing campaigns and personalized interactions, with a focus on building long-term relationships.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Effective sales coaching can have a huge impact on your business. The biggest benefit of sales coaching is its contribution to revenue. Research shows that successful sales coaching programs increased average deal size, sales activity, win rates, and new leads by 25%-40%.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Navigating Account-Based Selling: CRM, AI and Customer Understanding Explore the ARPEDIO platform ← Back to blog When it comes to B2B sales, companies often find themselves wrestling with a myriad of challenges, from a lack of prospecting skills to navigating lengthy sales cycles.

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Zendesk

APRIL 18, 2022

It’s no different for sales and marketing teams when sourcing leads. While you’re not sharing your work with a professor these days, your sales reps need to know where and how leads had first contact with your company. Blog articles. For one thing, understanding how a lead has found you aids in successful sales prospecting.

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MDI Training

AUGUST 17, 2023

In Austria, only one in 10 employees are motivated on the job and feel a strong connection to the company. More recognition and flexibility Our goal for the future, at least according to Gallup, should be to support this specific group of employees in the company.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 9, 2023

Headline Sales professionals know all about the power of a headline. However, don’t oversell with pushy ‘sales talk’ and gimmicky buzzwords. You also list hard skills like “Account Management” or “B2B Software Sales” in your header. The best LinkedIn users get endorsements, post regular content, and stay active. No sombreros.

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LinkedFusion

AUGUST 1, 2023

Do you want to send a message to your 2nd or 3rd level connection or some who you are not connected to on LinkedIn? Many people have this query about the options to send messages to leads and prospects they are not connected to. Message them directly from your connecting page. Don’t think that you are alone in this!

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 1, 2018

Regular readers of the HubSpot Sales Blog know they should "Always Be Helping." When a prospect has a challenge or goal you can help with, you know what to do -- you take them through your sales process. Lack of marketing and sales focus. No results from blogging. Blogging Strategy Guide.

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