Arpedio

APRIL 30, 2024

Value selling is a sales approach that can revolutionize the way you sell. By understanding and implementing value selling strategies, you can elevate your sales approach and close more deals. Simply put, it puts your customers at the center of the sales process. What is Value Selling? So, why does value selling matter?

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Value Selling Value Proposition Negotiation Decision-making 52

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2023

So you know you want to enter sales, you've chosen a field with a wide range of career avenues and niches. The demand for certain sales roles rises and falls as time passes. We wanted to provide you with a list of some of the most hireable sales jobs for 2023 and beyond — so you can choose the best job for you.

Financial Services 102

Financial Services Manufacturing Finance Transportation 102

Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Sales effectiveness is your sales professionals’ ability to achieve their goals and objectives efficiently and successfully. Sales effectiveness also corresponds with the return your organization gets from its sales investment. But improving sales effectiveness is a complex task that few organizations do well.

Organization 85

Organization Account Management Sales Sales Training 85

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Two such important functions that often go hand in hand are account management and sales. Understanding the nuances between account management and sales can help businesses optimize their strategies and ensure long-term client relationships. Two such crucial roles are account management and sales.

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Sales Client Relationships 52

Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

Sales Transformation. I’ve been involved in sales transformations that were entirely focused on getting the best-possible performance out of the sales force (ranging from a 30 to 600 percent increase in sales), independent of retooling the rest of the organization. The Elements of Sales Force Effectiveness.

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Co-Creation Sales Sales Training Decision-making 130

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you have an interest in tech — and an even greater interest in helping people — a career in tech sales could be a smart move. Here, we'll cover the basics of tech sales, the pros and cons of working in this industry, and how you can kickstart a career in tech sales in 2023. What is tech sales? What is a tech sales rep?

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Sales Software Software Negotiation 115

PandaDoc

MARCH 4, 2024

Use cases for investment banking data rooms include mergers and acquisitions (M&A), raising capital, seeking investors, and launching IPOs (initial public offerings). Any complex financial transaction that would be done by the bank in a physical location — raising capital, launching an IPO, mergers and acquisitions, etc. —

Banking 52

Banking Investors Acquisition Stakeholders 52

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.

Management 52

Management CRM Sales Decision-making 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of modern business, sales strategy stands as a cornerstone of success. Whether you’re a seasoned sales professional or a burgeoning entrepreneur, the effectiveness of your sales approach can make or break your company’s growth trajectory. What is MEDDPICC?

Value Proposition 52

Value Proposition Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 52

Flevy

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the high-stakes world of corporate growth and expansion, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Strategy plays a pivotal role. Through mergers and acquisitions, organizations can achieve synergies that result in increased efficiency, expanded market presence, and enhanced innovation capabilities.

Management 52

Management Acquisition Digital Transformation Decision-making 52

Zendesk

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Even if sales reps sold a product every second for 24 hours a day, that productivity would hit a limit. You then have two choices: hire a larger sales team, or enter a channel sales partnership. percent of companies reporting increased annual revenue from channel partners, channel sales is a concept worth exploration.

Food and Beverage 98

Food and Beverage Sales Retail Onboarding 98

QYMATIX

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How to set more-realistic sales targets using historical data and Predictive Analytics. As he took the reins, Immelt set an ambitious sales target: “We believe that GE can grow two to three times faster than world gross domestic product, which translates to about 8 per cent sustained sales growth.” Rockwell’s sales targets?

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Shareholders Sales Acquisition 52

SBI Growth

APRIL 28, 2013

Some CEOs are not very good at hiring sales leaders. This post is about hiring better sales leaders by replacing the reference check with the reference interview. If you’ve followed the Topgrading for Sales methodology, you’ve put the best candidates to the test. Hiring a sales leader is that important.

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ACT

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A strong referral network helps fill your sales pipeline with high-quality leads in your target market who are interested in purchasing from you. It can also help you close sales faster and build a loyal customer base. Moreover, a well-defined referral marketing strategy can turn into a self-sustaining vehicle for customer acquisition.

Acquisition 52

Acquisition Advertising CRM Media 52

Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Define the context, your communication strategy, negotiation tactics and contingency plans in the event of an escalation. Will you negotiate? With customer acquisition costs rising it's important you do what you can to salvage the relationship and convince them to stay. Will you negotiate? Now what? . Idea in brief.

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Negotiation Account Management Key Account Management Communication 130

SuperOffice

JULY 5, 2022

Tough negotiators (B2B buyers refuse four offers before accepting the best one). And finally, when they’re ready to talk to sales, they contact you. There’s two types of B2B marketing strategies - acquisition and retention. ACQUISITION. Increase sales. Combination of B2B marketing and sales.

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B2B Marketing Acquisition Media 129

Openview

APRIL 11, 2018

But even if you have a great product, there will come a point where you simply need to build out a sales function. This can be a terrifying thought to anyone whose image of sales resembles Silicon Valley stereotypes. Potentially the greatest culture clash a startup will ever face is the day they bring in their first sales team.

Negotiation 82

Negotiation Sales Decision-making Acquisition 82

Corporate Visions

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Make your 2019 sales meeting kickoff theme about maximizing profitability throughout the entire customer relationship, not just during the initial deal. The 3 Moments Of Truth To Address At Your 2019 Sales Kickoff Meeting. For salespeople in negotiations, that means introducing unconsidered needs—i.e.

Profitability 67

Profitability Meetings Negotiation Sales 67

Insightly

JULY 26, 2023

Sales pipeline management is a crucial aspect of successful sales strategies. It involves establishing, tracking and organizing the various stages of the sales process to ensure smooth and efficient conversion of prospects into customers. It is important to note the difference between a sales funnel and a marketing funnel.

CRM 52

CRM Management Sales Decision-making 52

Zendesk

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These convenient online shopping options breed fierce competition between brands and create pressure for sales teams. Though the sales landscape has changed drastically over the years, the fundamentals of sales remain the same. Table of contents What is inside sales? What is outside sales?

Sales 52

Sales Computers and Electronics Decision-making Software 52

PandaDoc

MARCH 1, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions require buyers and sellers alike to enter in a vast amount of confidential company data. This article focuses on the benefits of using a virtual data room for mergers and acquisitions, how VDRs are structured for this purpose, and tips on choosing the right one for your M&A deals.

Acquisition 52

Acquisition Stakeholders Government Software 52

KAM With Passion

JUNE 20, 2021

It provides you with a precise description of the skills and competencies required from a true Key Account Manager (not a plain entreprise customers sales rep). These cover general business acumen as well as sales and negotiation skills and competencies. Negotiation (base level). 3 Types of KAM-relevant Competencies.

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Key Account Management Account Management Co-Creation Account Planning 130

Hubspot Sales

MAY 29, 2024

Descriptive segmentation lists for Sales, Emails, Newsletters, and more Buyer personas (Check out this free template to get started) A calculation of your current CLV A calculation of your customer’s acquisition cost ( CAC ) Financial Audit Phase It could be argued that this phase is the most important part of due diligence for investors to perform.

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Investors Cybersecurity Shareholders Suppliers 61

SalesGlobe

AUGUST 25, 2022

Welcome to the Rethink Sales Podcast I’m Mark Donnolo. We’re continuing our conversation about m&a, and making the sales organization successful because we know it’s not just about doing the deal. But now that you’ve done the acquisition, what’s next right? You had a lot of acquisitions there.

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Acquisition Sales Decision-making Leadership 52

Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

The SaaS industry has different selling techniques , key metrics , and sales process activities compared to the ones you’d encouter while selling a tangible physical product or a more traditional service like a marketing consultation package. By the end, you should have a clear roadmap for reaching your or your company’s sales goals.

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Openview

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past few weeks, myself and Jeff Rosset have seen our fair share of sales trends for 2019. But, we’ve found that there are some trends that haven’t made headlines, but require the attention of tech sales leaders in the coming year. The Rise of Feedback. Importance of understanding decision science.

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Sales Decision-making Leadership Financial Services 100

Zendesk

MAY 19, 2022

If you’ve ever taken sales training of any kind, you know that mastering sales vocabulary is shockingly difficult. Many sales terms sound interchangeable when, in fact, they mean drastically different things. That’s why we compiled a list of the 100 most useful sales terms every salesperson needs to know. Sales job terms.

B2C 98

B2C Sales CRM Profitability 98

Apptivo

JULY 4, 2023

10 Sales KPIs 1.1 Monthly Sales growth 1.4 Sales pipeline 1.8 Sales cycle length 1.9 Sales closed-won vs closed-lost opportunities 1.10 But to ensure they’re heading in the right direction and making the most of their sales efforts, they need a compass, a guiding light. New leads 1.2 Conversion rate 1.5

Sales 52

Sales Profitability Sales Management Sales Training 52

Corporate Visions

MAY 22, 2019

The post Sales Strategy: What’s Most Effective? When you think about it, an effective sales strategy is all about making sure that your reps hit their quota, right? A Forrester Research study revealed that only 15 percent of sales calls add enough value, according to executives surveyed. A Great Message!

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Sales Acquisition Decision-making Marketing 103

QYMATIX

AUGUST 23, 2022

Asset acquisition of a competitor of Wollschläger’s size is a decision that must not have been easy for Lund. He wrote that negotiations had been held. Sanistål company had officially “abandoned negotiations to purchase activities from Wollschläger”. The market might have been pricing the acquisition after all.

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Investors Negotiation Acquisition Logistics 40

Corporate Visions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

A few years ago, when a team of co-authors and I published The Three Value Conversations , we turned our focus (naturally) to three inflection points in the deal cycle that we thought—and still think—are fundamental to creating sales opportunities, bringing those opportunities through your pipeline, and negotiating a profitable close.

Acquisition 59

Acquisition Negotiation Profitability Customer Success 59

PandaDoc

APRIL 29, 2024

These permissions may be best assigned using role based access control (RBAC) — this simply means the privileges a person has don’t correspond specifically to their name; instead, they correlate to the role they play with respect to handling intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, etc.

Organization 52

Organization Investors e-Learning Shareholders 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

One of the most important decisions first-time entrepreneurs and sales leaders face is when and how to hire their first salesperson. Hiring too aggressively -- or not hiring for the right role -- can lead to accordion growth, and too much caution stunts sales and company growth. 5 Steps for Making Your First Sales Hire.

Sales 106

Sales Decision-making Media Negotiation 106

ACT

MARCH 11, 2024

Today, you or your sales reps have to scroll through hundreds (if not thousands) of rows in a spreadsheet to find the necessary client details. Here are a few common drawbacks of using Excel as a CRM system: Version control issues Picture this: You share the spreadsheet with customer data with your sales team. For instance, Act!

CRM 52

CRM Small Business Decision-making Software 52

Insightly

JANUARY 10, 2024

She has expertise in all areas of go-to-market, sales operations, CRM, product development, and digital advertising. Lindsay agreed that AI certainly helps marketing and sales professionals, but AI can’t “run the show.” Chip’s second guest is Jay Baer, a business growth and customer experience strategist and researcher, and author.

Finance 52

Finance CRM Acquisition Decision-making 52

CM Partners

MAY 21, 2018

In my roughly 20 years as a private equity dealmaker, I had my share of successful negotiations and also conducted many that ended disappointingly. Years ago, my business partner and I were pursuing the acquisition of a highly successful consumer products manufacturer. Needless to say, that effectively killed the negotiation.

Investors 52

Investors Negotiation Manufacturing Retail 52

SalesGlobe

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Let’s go to the future sales roundtable. We’re SalesGlobe, we are problem solvers for sales. So basically what we do is we sell the toughest sales challenges and we do analytics driven problem solving around sales strategy, go to market sales, organization, design and of course sales compensation and quotas.

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Sales Value Proposition Retail Acquisition 52