The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Are you on track to exceed your growth goals for 2020? Growth of a sales organization will not happen unless the people in the sales organization are growing. The new year is 1/12 complete, and January is old news. How is your organization doing so far? Are you lagging behind?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Lessons learned in 2020 boil down to three words — Accept, Adapt, Accelerate. We’ve accelerated the sales process (and more) in order to improve. Here are some lessons learned in 2020, straight from the mouths of experts at The Center of Sales Strategy (CSS), LeadG2, and Up Your Culture.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 15, 2020

If the first few months of 2020 have taught us anything, it’s that uncertain times can call for quick pivots to sales and marketing plans. Let's review the latest eCommerce technology trends to focus on as we move through 2020. Mobile dominates online sales. Social media is a driving force behind mobile sales.

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Miller Heiman Group

MARCH 3, 2020

Sales organizations always look to gain a competitive advantage. Despite these unsettled times, one thing remains constant: every organization wants to improve its sales performance. Despite these unsettled times, one thing remains constant: every organization wants to improve its sales performance.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

When picturing the year ahead, 69% of respondents said they expected to expand their businesses, and 59% expected increased revenue for 2020. While those ambitions may have been realized for some, the events of 2020 have presented unique challenges for small business owners. In 2020, there were 33.7 Stats About Entrepreneurship.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

The State of Ecommerce in 2020. Large-scale unemployment means many people are cutting back on their spending and as such, some industries have seen a sharp downturn in sales. And this trend is set to continue, with ecommerce penetration rates set to rise from 15% in 2020 to 25% in 2025. The competition has never been fiercer.

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SBI Growth

JULY 1, 2020

We recently wrote about the emergence of the Chief Customer Officer and took that opportunity to survey CCO’s about how they will make their 2020 number. We found that companies had initially been planning on nearly 31% of their 2020.

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Sandler Training

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

For sales professionals, 2020 may be remembered as the Year of Holding on to Clients. The post Survey: For Salespeople, 2020 Was The Year of Holding On appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Corporate Visions

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The post Four Imperatives for Sales Enablement in 2020 and Beyond by Erik Peterson appeared first on Corporate Visions. These four Sales Enablement trends present a glimpse into the future of your organization. Sales Enablement has the opportunity to evolve in a big way. Four Sales Enablement Trends for 2020.

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 24, 2020

Sales organizations always look to gain a competitive advantage. Despite these unsettled times, one thing remains constant: every organization wants to improve its sales performance. Despite these unsettled times, one thing remains constant: every organization wants to improve its sales performance.

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RAIN Group

JANUARY 8, 2020

It's 2020 and now is the time to begin executing on your plan to blow the doors off your sales goals. To answer these questions, we looked across our sales research studies and pulled out 5 key ways Top Performers stand out compared to The Rest. But where should you begin? What’s going to make the biggest difference?

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Sales Readiness Group

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As sales organizations plan their training initiatives for 2020, here are my thoughts on the biggest drivers for success.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 31, 2020

Sales organizations that wait until a sale is won or lost to judge a playbook’s success only have one metric by which to measure their efficacy. Without tracking their sales and pipeline activity, in addition to results at both an individual and company-wide level, it’s impossible for sales leaders to pinpoint weak areas.

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Sandler Training

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, it makes sense to survey the landscape and take note of the ideas and innovations that are most likely to affect markets, and sales teams, in the year to come. With that in mind, here are five emerging trends we at Sandler believe sales professionals should be on the watch for in the year 2020.

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RAIN Group

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020 has been marked by a lot of changes, distractions, and new challenges. 2020’s list reflects sellers’ hunger for knowledge and skill development in all areas of virtual selling, from leading effective virtual meetings and asking strong questions to tackling challenges and developing strong virtual relationships.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In the past few years, three waves of change have rocked the sales industry: Sellers often play a smaller role in the buying cycle, as buyers wait later in the sales cycle to engage them. Sales organizations undergo constant change initiatives. Overloaded sales managers often struggle to find time for coaching.

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SBI

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Top Sales Tools of 2020 and the Digital Sales Revolution. December 8, 2020. Today, I’m announcing the solution providers I’ve selected for the final cut of the Top Sales Tools of 2020 list. I include more than 20 solutions that can make a huge impact on sales. Let’s take a look back over time.

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Xant

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

These awards recognize the best software companies based on data collected from over 1M authentic, verified customer reviews written and published between January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Sales is not going back, and neither is XANT.”

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 3, 2020

Now, it’s time to do the 10-year challenge with your sales strategy. Let’s take a look at what a successful sales approach looked like 10 years ago, and review some necessary updates in order for your company to remain competitive. 2010 Sales Strategies. of online sales made on a mobile phone. Oh, how things have changed.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2020

How much time does a sales rep actually spend, you know. It's a question I've often asked myself while managing busy sales and marketing teams. And the answer is somewhat disappointing — sales reps spend less time in the field than we'd like to think. They're relatively easy to automate in 2020. HubSpot Sales Hub.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Catch up on the latest sales, marketing and sales enablement news. Sales Enablement Needs Virtual Role Play for Sales Readiness . Virtual role playing allows salespeople to practice their skills in different sales scenarios. . 4 Killer Strategies to Reduce Sales Rep Ramp Time by 30 Days.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

> 4 Keys to Hitting Your Sales Goals in 2020 – LinkedIn. With 2020 around the corner, it’s time to begin thinking about and planning for your sales success in the year ahead. "Always do your best. What you plant now, will harvest later.". -Og Og Mandino. AROUND THE WEB -. > Buying is changing.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 11, 2020

Our sales team faces the same pressure to hit quota month over month as our customers do, and with each month that passes the relationship between buyer and seller evolves. Nate Gilmore, PandaDoc’s CRO, explains the new State of Deals 2020 report. Enter: State of Deals 2020: The New Sales Framework for Today’s Buyers.

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Showpad

AUGUST 17, 2020

TRANSFORM 2020, the world’s largest sales enablement event, is approaching faster than you might think. This year’s event will take place October 1-2 and bring together more than 10,000 sales, marketing and enablement professionals for two days of learning, networking and fun. TRANSFORM 2020 is 100% free.

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Sandler Training

OCTOBER 28, 2020

You probably don’t need me to tell you that 2020 has been a year like no other. The post How Can Teams Finish 2020 Strong…and Set a Foundation for a Great 2020? Let’s be honest: there were (and are) no playbooks for magically reversing what's happened in the marketplace during this historically tumultuous period.

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Sandler Training

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Each sales team is unique. but every team leader in every industry is, we believe, likely to be interested in the answer to a critical question about the year 2020: What can we do to improve closing ratios and margins this year? It’s the start of a new year, with new goals, new challenges, and new opportunities.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

As we creep closer to the end of the year, it’s natural for sales leaders to reflect on what worked, what didn’t, and to map out their priorities for the year ahead. The RAIN Group Center for Sales Research asked 423 sales, enablement, and company leaders to find out. What are your 2020 goals?

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Showpad

APRIL 17, 2020

Connecting the Dots Between Marketing Strategy and Sales Strategy. Alignment between sales and marketing has never been more critical. If your marketing efforts aren’t currently supporting the sales process, now is the time to make some changes. How to Maintain Sales & Marketing Alignment in a Remote Setting.

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Showpad

APRIL 3, 2020

Why AI Driven Content is Driving Sales in the Age of Pandemic. With face-to-face buyer meetings no longer an option, digital marketing is all the more vital in supporting the sales process. Develop compelling content that builds meaningful buyer relationships and drives sales with AI, machine learning and social selling.

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Showpad

MARCH 20, 2020

During these uncertain times, rather than seeing virtual work as a challenge, use it as an opportunity to become more engaged with your sales team. Top 5 Tips to Boost Remote Sales Team Success. Read these tips for enhancing sales performance across your team. Sales Coaching: Where Excellent Sales Teams Come From.

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Showpad

MARCH 5, 2020

Read below for the latest in sales enablement. How Agile Learning Can Improve Your Sales Strategy. The Right Way to Approach Change With Your Sales Team. Whether it’s a new product or refocusing your target buyer, your sales team may struggle with this flux. Building an Effective Sales Enablement Strategy.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Ideally, such a holistic and integrated approach is able to provide specific value messages in all three dimensions in a way that sales enablement content management solutions can help to dynamically tailor and furnish with specific content. Trend 3: Seller engagement is the core of effective sales enablement and customer engagement .

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Desired Path

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Without a doubt 2020 has been an exceptional (unusual) year. In this Good Riddance 2020! Product and sales teams quickly aligned to customer needs (and therefore Customer Success) to immediately provide relief as well. Sales supported commercial discussions to protect existing revenue.

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Desired Path

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Without a doubt 2020 has been an exceptional (unusual) year. In this Good Riddance 2020! Product and sales teams quickly aligned to customer needs (and therefore Customer Success) to immediately provide relief as well. Sales supported commercial discussions to protect existing revenue.

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Desired Path

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Without a doubt 2020 has been an exceptional (unusual) year. In this Good Riddance 2020! Product and sales teams quickly aligned to customer needs (and therefore Customer Success) to immediately provide relief as well. Sales supported commercial discussions to protect existing revenue.

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