Wed.Mar 30, 2022

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4 Steps to Higher CRM Adoption

The Center for Sales Strategy

It’s widely believed that the first Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software was introduced in the 1980s. Since then, businesses have made large investments in time and money to launch CRM initiatives, only to have their salespeople misuse them or not use them at all. Over the years, business leaders have begged, threatened, bribed, and cajoled their salespeople to use these powerful tools.

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Business Model Innovation (BMI): Business Model Journey

Flevy

In this article, we will go on a journey… a journey for your Business Model. As we all know, innovative Business Models can reshape industries and drive tremendous growth. In fact, if executed successfully, Business Model Transformation can make organizations resilient in the face of Disruption and create Growth unbounded by the limitations of its businesses.

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How to Negotiate With Procurement and Win

Sales Gravy

The buyers in procurement are professionally trained to negotiate. Salespeople not so much. This can put you at a huge disadvantage with you are forced to negotiate with them. But not anymore. On this fascinating Sales Gravy Podcast episode, Jeb Blount who is the author of the sales negotiating book INKED and Mike Landers an ex-procurement buyer turned sales trainer teach you the secrets to playing to win, when negotiating with procurement.

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What's an Expense Report? [Why It Matters + Template]

Hubspot Sales

If you travel for business – or use a personal vehicle for work — chances are you're incurring some business expenses. In order to be fairly reimbursed, you need to keep track of expenses in an expense report. On the flip side, employers need expense reports to know how much the business is spending and where. Here, we'll cover the basics of an expense report, how to fill it in, and see an example in action.

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2024, The Year of the Customer

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.

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Gaining Control of Your SalesTech to Win the Commercial Battle

SBI Growth

Investment in SalesTech is at an all-time high with no signs of slowing: SBI’s latest research shows more than 1200 solutions available for purchase across 43 different categories. When salestech is optimized, teams note quantifiable improvements in metrics like pipeline, close-rates, and forecast accuracy. When it isn’t, however, teams report low adoption rates, results that don’t align to the intended business case, and disillusioned reps who don’t want to bother with the tools bought to help

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Our Latest Podcasts: Tips to Level Up Your Team

Force Management

With this month's podcasts, there's no shortage of educational insights and quick tips for sales reps, managers and leaders. Review the episodes below for actions you can take to drive accountability around your priority sales initiatives. Share the episodes with your front-line managers to help them improve their coaching skill set. Listen to the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast on your favorite podcast player, so you can easily download, listen and share.

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Management Development Tips with a DEI Lens w/Martine Kalaw Ep#164

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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Mar 30 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Director, Customer Success Location: Remote, United States Organization: Domo, Inc. As a Director of Customer Success, you will be forecasting retention numbers and remaining consistent in that effort. Become knowledgeable of Domo’s solutions and service offerings, including SaaS business solutions and implementation methodologies and advanced service offerings.

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Why Your Company Reputation Matters to Customers

ReviewTrackers

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What Is Product-Led Storytelling and How to Use It to Supercharge SaaS User Acquisition?

SmartKarrot

Product-Led Storytelling is the new buzzword in the SaaS industry. Many SaaS companies can vouch for the fact that product-led storytelling supercharged their ability to acquire new customers. According to industry experts, product-led storytelling is the art of attracting and acquiring new customers directly through their SaaS content. While some business owners see it as a game-changer, a lot are not yet sure whether they should jump on the bandwagon of product-led storytelling or not.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Spring ahead with new integrations

Zendesk

Here are the newest integrations from Zendesk to help your team provide top-quality experiences. Microsoft Teams for Support. Microsoft Teams for Support (Support) helps resolve tickets faster, simplify employee workflows, and boost team performance. With this integration, view, create, and update Zendesk tickets from directly within Microsoft Teams.

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Customer Success Platform for Complex, Multi-Product Enterprises: Features and Use Cases

SmartKarrot

Customer success is a growing field. At the current rate of growth, it is imperative to choose a customer success platform that supports multiple activities, offers a range in customer retention strategies and accommodates complex structures. SmartKarrot’s latest product feature sets the foundation to manage extended and complex organizational structures and distribution with multi-product capabilities.