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.

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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.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Zendesk

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

You’re looking for a sales position and scouring the job postings. Before disqualifying yourself from a sales career , you should know that your experience doesn’t have to come from an actual sales job—you just need to understand how to transfer your current skill set to the position you’re applying for. Retail sales associate.

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QYMATIX

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Businesses looking to increase growth may find themselves asking, “What is ‘return on sales’, why is it important and how to improve it?”. As an important metric for business success, today we’ll answer these core questions and offer some advice on increasing return on sales in your organisation. What is the return on sales?

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 29, 2022

Closing a deal is definitely the most challenging and demanding part of sales negotiations with the customer. In our context, it means finalizing the negotiation process by setting an agreement. There are two common goals that exist when we speak about the finalizing of the sales process: To make it as fast as possible.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. B2B sales prospecting in a nutshell. The more detailed and accurate your ICP is, the more resultative your sales will be.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

What are the sales trends of 2018? Sales automation. And if history repeats itself, just like 2017 we’ll see major developments in the sales world. To find out what’s coming, I asked sales leaders, experts, and reps to predict the top sales trends of 2018. 4) Sales automation. Video prospecting. Not so fast.

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PandaDoc

MAY 28, 2024

Modern consumers spend more time doing their own research and less time listening to sales pitches. Read this guide to learn the ins and outs of consultative sales. Key takeaways Consultative sales is customer-centric and focuses on building relationships. What is consultative sales? Why is consultative selling important?

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Zendesk

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Just like last year, though, sales are in a unique place as buyers continue to work remotely, online sales increase, and the pandemic leaves companies on edge. Despite everything, your company’s goal for the coming year is probably the same as always: to grow and increase sales revenue. Buyers are more informed than ever before.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? But the payoff is salespeople who understand your business, your customer, and your sales methodology -- a wicked combination that leads to bigger returns, faster. Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. Provide a sales process overview.

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Zendesk

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Every company wants to increase productivity in its sales department—that’s a given. Sales reps spend hours a day recreating work that shouldn’t have to be recreated. That’s the brilliance of a sales playbook. What is a sales playbook? What’s included in a sales playbook? Sales methodology.

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Red Star Kim

AUGUST 18, 2022

There are often different techniques for B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) marketing – as well as for products and services. Some firms have to deal with the extra complexity of needing both B2B and B2C marketers. Some firms integrate marketing and business development and some keep these two functions separate.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 7, 2022

B2B buying habits are evolving to closely imitate those of B2C buyers. In my new book Agile & Resilient: Sales Leadership for the New Normal, my co-author Russ Sharer and I discuss The Value Formula. If you have great relationships with customers but are still losing business, something is missing in your sales process.

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Nutshell

MAY 26, 2020

When you think of new marketing and sales strategies to boost your business in 2020, direct mail probably doesn’t come to mind. You know the letters you receive in your mailbox from restaurants, big box stores, and local mom and pop shops advertising new products and sales? It should, though. That’s direct mail.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

Best Sales Podcasts. Sales Gravy. Linking Into Sales Podcast. The Sales Evangelist. Bowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast. Get in the Door: Sales Prospecting Strategies & Tactics. The Sales Babble Podcast. Sales Pipeline Radio. Make It Happen Mondays -- B2B Sales with John Barrows.

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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. Increase sales. Combination of B2B marketing and sales. Combination of B2B marketing, sales, product and customer service. The B2B buyer has changed.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 1, 2023

If you’re a company that focuses on B2B sales, you’ll need to get closely familiar with the enterprise sales process for your business development. We’re going to cover all the ins and outs of enterprise sales in detail. What is enterprise sales? First, let’s look at a definition for enterprise sales.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 24, 2023

You’re under pressure to meet quota, and losing a deal at the buzzer indicates to your manager that you’re not in control of the sales process. The sales process usually involves meeting the client, understanding their needs, scoping the project, and sending the quote. If you work for a B2C business, this step might not apply.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 23, 2021

If you choose to use cloud storage, your information will not only be secure, but it will be better organized and easier to access by your marketing teams and sales reps, since most cloud storage apps give you the opportunity to retrieve documents from any device. Sales strategy webinar. Understanding buyer personas. Nobody buying?

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

So, my goal with PandaDoc was to say goodbye to clunky sales transactions and farewell to paper documents! Because that’s how we expect to shop in the B2C world. trillion) of B2B sales are still conducted manually. We live in a world with Amazon’s one-click ordering and same-day deliveries. It sounds insane, right?

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QYMATIX

JULY 5, 2022

Managers sit together and try to make predictions about upcoming sales, future pricing or appropriate customer loyalty measures. Often these forecasts are based on sales reports, sales representative’s own gut feeling and, Excel analyses created with a lot of frustration. These are all cross-selling recommendations.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 7, 2023

Many that work in sales choose the field because of the flexibility and edge-of-your-seat experience that implementing a sales strategy involves. While this is a good thing, it doesn’t mean your sales cycle should be completely unstructured, without any roadmap. What is a sales workflow? What is a sales workflow?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry. Clearly, if your team needs sales training, there's a lot of options out there. Best Sales Videos. Sales Videos by Well-Known Selling Experts. Companies spent approximately $2.2B

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Zendesk

JULY 26, 2022

Business development (BD) didn’t really become mainstream in the sales industry until the 2000s, and even now, unless you work in BD, most people don’t know what it is. BDRs can assist sales by finding and qualifying leads , but they can also improve inventory by sourcing new vendors. Business development is often one of those careers.

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Zendesk

JUNE 28, 2022

The same is true in sales. While some sales reps may come in with sharper instincts or more charisma than others, we know there are still dozens of techniques and tactics that can be taught to foster a more successful all-around sales rep—and the data backs it. Enterprise sales training. Sandler Training. MEDDIC Academy.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

So, my goal with PandaDoc was to say goodbye to clunky sales transactions and farewell to paper documents! Because that’s how we expect to shop in the B2C world. trillion) of B2B sales are still conducted manually. It’s that most of them are suffering from a broken sales transaction process. It sounds insane, right?

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Insightly

AUGUST 25, 2022

The right CRM solution can help your sales reps, marketing team, and customer service org deliver a seamless customer experience. How many touch points are in a typical sales cycle? How long does it take to move through the sales funnel? How do you close a sale? What do customers need after the sale is complete?

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Nutshell

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I had negotiated our Enterprise plan contract to 50+% off the sticker price and we were still paying head and shoulders above what even the most expensive HubSpot alternatives are charging. HubSpot has been a pioneer in growth software , offering a single integrated platform that sales and marketing teams can use together.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

Sales training programs help salespeople learn and/or improve their selling technique, skills, and processes. According to CSO Insights, salespeople who complete highly rated sales training programs have 10% higher win rates. Length: How will you fit training into your and/or your sales team’s schedule? Your SalesMBA™ Workshops.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 8, 2022

A star in the world of Customer Success, Amarachi Ogueji is known for her exceptional skills in retaining B2B and B2C SaaS clients. Her diverse yet unique skills include customer life cycle optimization from pre-sales. In the last two decades, she has created and led several recognized Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing teams.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Sales Enablement. Sales Enablement. Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

While the traditional, one-off funnel method focuses on attracting leads and nurturing them into sales, the flywheel approach uses inbound marketing and other strategies to build long-lasting customer relationships. In the traditional sales funnel, there is a lot of general interest at the top. Identify the buying center and personas.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Pick a sales strategy. It generally includes a business plan outlining the target audience, marketing plan, and sales strategy. decision makers for every sale who have a say in whether a product is purchased. Once a lead falls into the decision stage, the sales team takes over and the lead enter the sales funnel.

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Engage Selling

JULY 30, 2016

Today, the way people buy multimillion dollar products and services is no different than how you and I buy a pair of jeans. It wasn’t always this way. Selling used to fall into one of two groups: B2B (business to … Read More »

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