Planview

APRIL 30, 2025

Some uncertainty is inevitable for product-driven organizations. To mitigate risk and maximize value, most organizations perform a comprehensive impact analysis before making any investment decisions. However, some impacts are easier to estimate than others. Microeconomic industry changes, such as demand fluctuations or predictable innovations, are relatively straightforward for example, automotive organizations can anticipate electric vehicle adoption with some precision, allowing portfolio ma

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AchieveIt

APRIL 30, 2025

Most strategy leaders agree: collaboration is crucial to success. But if thats the case, why do so many strategic plans fail because of poor collaboration? Thats the question Jonathan Morgan (SVP of Operations) and Joe Krause (SVP of Strategy Consulting) tackle in the latest episode of The Strategy Gap podcast. As part of their multi-part series exploring the State of Strategy Execution report, this episode dives deep into the second theme from the research: collaboration.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2025

Not all sales shortcuts are created equal. Some, like scheduling follow-up emails or creating a repeatable framework for researching prospects, streamline your day without harming the quality of your work. Others save you time but damage your results meaning youll ultimately be less productive for using them. As the expression goes, If you dont have time to do it right, you wont have time to do it again.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2025

Lets kill the myth: sales coaching isnt just for newbies or underperformers. Its for closers, leaders, and the ones who want moremore pipeline, more wins, more control over their career. If you're in sales, you need coaching. Period. This isnt feel-good fluff. Sales is a performance sport. Every high-performance athlete has a coach, and every inspiring performer has a mentor for a reason.

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Force Management

APRIL 10, 2025

Last month on the Revenue Builders Podcast, our guests shared experiences in revenue leadership and what they've learned about how to prove your worth as a leader and secure the best possible outcomes for your team. We had several must-listen episodes for go-to-market leaders this weekfrom leveraging data to enhance team performance, to managing top-tier talent programs, to helping your teams build and close high-value pipeline, March brought some heavy hitters.

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Nutshell

APRIL 14, 2025

New leads for your business can be anywhere, and being prepared to meet them on multiple platforms is key to filling your sales pipeline. Nutshell is helping your team have those pivotal conversations with potential leads wherever they may be, through tools like Nutshell SMS and Web chat available in Nutshell Engagement. And now, two new channels have been added to your Nutshell Engagement inbox: Facebook and Instagram.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 23, 2025

I once worked with a client who completely changed the way I think about business growth. He ran a mid-sized tech company, growing steadily but slowly until everything suddenly took off. I asked him what changed. His answer? Joint ventures. That was the first time I really understood what a joint venture is a strategic partnership where two businesses combine strengths while staying independent.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 10, 2025

Everybody wants the hacks. The quick fix. The shiny new tool. The LinkedIn post that magically draws leads like moths to a flame. But let me give it to you straight: Sales isnt won with hacks. Its won with habits. And the habits that win are the ones most reps abandon the minute things get uncomfortable or boring. If youre not hitting your number, its probably not because you need better leads, better tech, or better timing.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 22, 2025

Theres quite a bit of speculation about the prospect of an economic downturn, if not a full-blown recession. On-again, off-again tariffs and global tensions are hitting many industries hard. One thing is clear: Were seeing the end of one of the longest expansionary phases in recent history. According to Harvard Business Review, companies that weathered downturns successfully in the past (and even prospered) had three things in common: They acted early, had a long-term perspective, and focused on

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Nutshell

APRIL 28, 2025

LinkedIn is an amazing social media platform for professionals to find new work opportunities and mingle with potential employers, employees, and business partners. Plus, its a goldmine for legitimate B2B contacts. However, if youre trying to prospect and close deals through LinkedIn, youll have a tough time of it. Thats because, as a social media platform, LinkedIn doesnt offer tools that make prospecting and selling much easier, such as automation and pipeline management.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 23, 2025

67% of SaaS companies ignore value-based pricing , according to our latest 2024 State of SaaS report and research. They invest heavily in competitor-led or cost-plus pricing - and miss out on revenue opportunities as a result. From gaining a competitive advantage to strengthening unit economics, value-based pricing is a huge untapped growth lever. To pull it, you need to build an effective pricing strategy that aligns your company and business goals.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 23, 2025

Kyle, a field sales rep from British Columbia is struggling with a common prospecting challenge: how to consistently prospect when you're constantly on the move. Kyle's situation likely resonates with many of you in outside sales. He described his typical daystarting at job sites at 7:30 AM, running between appointments, sending proposals from his truck, and working from Starbucks in between meetings.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 24, 2025

Navigating Difficult Customer Conversations: A Framework for Sales Teams Tariffs, political tensions, and economic uncertainties are reshaping the business environment. Your sales professionals stand at the critical intersection between market challenges and customer relationships. The difference between retaining accounts and losing customers often comes down to how well frontline sellers navigate difficult customer conversations.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 28, 2025

Sales manager training is widely recognized as a key performance driver, yet many companies fail to invest in and deliver sales manager training programs regularly. In the latest episode of the Sales Readiness Podcast, our host Ray Makela sat down with Dave Lingebach, Senior Research Manager at SBI, to dive into the implications of providing dedicated frontline sales manager training.

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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.

CMOE

APRIL 16, 2025

Effective teamwork is the foundation of highly successful organizations. However, fully leveraging the power of teamwork requires regular self-reflection followed by appropriate action on the part of each team member. According to Gallup, simply knowing your own and your peers strengths and opportunities for improvement leads to increased engagement and performance.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 20, 2025

On this Money Monday we're going back to Augusta where Rory McIlroy finally won The Masters and in doing so gave us 5 lessons for chasing and achieving dreams.It wasnt pretty. It wasnt clean. It was gritty, emotional, and one of the most unforgettable moments in sports history. Rory stepped onto the first tee looking calm, focused. Like a man whod been here before, and this time, was ready to finish it.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 17, 2025

In todays increasingly complex business environment, customer retention has never been more challengingor more crucial. Global tensions, on-and-off tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainties have created a perfect storm that fundamentally alters the dynamics of customer relationships. Companies now face unprecedented supply chain disruptions, volatile pricing structures, and shifting regulatory landscapes.

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Planview

APRIL 17, 2025

At the inaugural Project to Product (P2P) Summit in 2024, Greschen Powell, a seasoned leader with over 26 years at FedEx, delivered an insightful presentation on how organizations can accelerate value delivery using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Value Stream Management (VSM). Powells talk provides a clear roadmap for boosting speed-to-market while staying aligned with strategic goals.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 21, 2025

A foundational yet often overlooked element of successful selling is relationship building and rapport. In the latest episode of the Sales Readiness Podcast, Ray Makela, Managing Director of Talent at SBI, sits down with Ethan Radoff, Partner at SBI, to remind us that while modern sales teams invest heavily in technology, data, and automation, human connection is at the heart of every deal.

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ACT

APRIL 9, 2025

Jawbone, Sprig, WeWorkwhat do these businesses have in common? Each company reached impressive heights of success before crashing down and becoming a cautionary tale for new startups. Aggressive growth, exacerbated operating costs, and intense competitionthese are just a few factors responsible for the downfall of these companies. However, that doesnt mean small business owners should focus on stability and shy away from growth.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 16, 2025

Ross from Houston faces a common challenge in channel sales: how do you create brand preference for your product when youre selling through distributors who carry multiple competing lines and competitors who undercut your price? His company builds industrial dust-collection equipment and ducting, but they dont sell directmeaning they rely heavily on distributors, contractors, and engineers to choose their brand over cheaper alternatives.

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AchieveIt

APRIL 28, 2025

One of the most astounding figures to come out of AchieveIts 2025 annual benchmark report is that 78% of failed strategic initiatives can be attributed to a lack of collaboration.Collaboration may seem so easy to solve its just encouraging people to work together, right? Do 7.8 out of 10 organizations have employees who simply dont talk to each other?

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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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Planview

APRIL 14, 2025

I’m excited to launch Eye on Innovation, a brand-new series on the Planview Blog. With these reports, well connect you with what were doing at Planview and the market at large, echoing our conversations with highly effective teams and leaders at companies around the world. Beyond that, well review whats new and notable across Planviews solutions and how these capabilities enable you to reach your most critical objectives.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 28, 2025

Every sales professional has the same experience: The end of the quarter looms, and youre still waiting for leads to convert into paying customers. As a business owner, Ive been there too juggling multiple clients, pitching new writing projects, and managing endless follow-ups. But, the days of manually managing business may be over. AI sales agents are reshaping the landscape, automating the sales process, and guaranteeing that no lead goes cold.

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Envisio

APRIL 23, 2025

Public works departments are the behind-the-scenes heroes of a smooth-running community. We can thank them for everything … from street maintenance to stormwater systems to emergency snow clearing at 3 a.m. Their mandate is vast, complex, and vital to community wellbeing. With aging infrastructure, tight budgets, climate impacts, and other concerns, strategic planning in public works requires both ambition and organization.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 28, 2025

Self-talk, what you say to yourself internally, manifests itself in your outward attitude and actions. As any elite athlete will tell you, the mental games you play with yourself between your ears will make or break you. When all things are equal, mindset is one thing that separates winners and losers. This is one of the reasons that I love golf so much.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 14, 2025

One of the biggest challenges for a sales organization is moving upmarket. For example, if you target the small- and medium-sized business market (SMB) and now want to target enterprise customers thats where the money is you need to rethink how you sell. Enterprise and SMB selling are fundamentally different, and each requires its own sales process, metrics, and unique selling skills.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 28, 2025

Beating the competition is requires fast,accurate quotes in todays speedy sales scene. Manual quoting processes can be slow and prone to errors, leading to lost opportunities and frustrated customers. This is where quote automation steps in, transforming the sales cycle by enhancing efficiency and precision. PandaDoc offers a comprehensive solution to streamline the quote creation and approval process, empowering sales teams to close deals faster and with greater accuracy by tapping into valuabl

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Planview

APRIL 29, 2025

When Abby Knowles stepped in to lead Verizons software engineering product model transformation, the leadership transition could have derailed the initiative. The leader before me was very passionate, and here was I a new leader. I had no software development experience, she shared. While Abby possessed strong senior leadership credentials and engineering expertise, product operating models were new territory for her.

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AchieveIt

APRIL 28, 2025

Elections are an innate feature of democracy, but the regular local government official turnover can greatly impact strategic plan momentum. City Managers and County Managers are responsible for ensuring continuous progress on countless long-term plans strategic plans, comprehensive plans, and Capital Improvement Project (CIP) plans, to name a handful.

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