Thu.Sep 15, 2022

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5 Times You Shouldn’t Apologize To Your Client

Account Manager Tips

The client is not always right. In fact they're regularly wrong! And when they are wrong, for the sake of peace and customer retention, we say sorry. Until now. Subscribe at : Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher. Table of Contents. Why key account managers need a personal brand Why I started to build my personal brand Step 1: Figure out your personal brand Step 2: Create a personal branding plan Step 3: Become a student of personal branding Join the Personal Branding Playbook I

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Why Text-to-Pay Is The Future, According to Podium’s Payments Lead

Hubspot Sales

Most of us use text messaging to communicate on a daily basis. We text to confirm dinner plans. We text about random thoughts or events that happen throughout our day. And we text to share information — whether it's an intriguing article we've read, or a funny YouTube video we've watched. So it only makes sense to allow your consumers to make payments via text.

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Your SKO: How to Drive Long-Term Adoption & ROI

Force Management

With the season for sales kickoffs approaching, the current economy is likely a driving influence on your plan. Given the shifting market dynamics, ensure you use your SKO resources where it matters most, and equip your team to drive lasting results long after the SKO ends. Affecting real change on sales behaviors requires more than a two-day SKO event or one-off virtual training session.

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10 Characteristics of productive sales calls

Apptivo

Time is valuable for everyone! Sales calls need to be efficient, effective, and productive for both the seller and the buyer. The seller has the obligation to provide value and must convey it at every opportunity, whereas the buyer invariably undermines the same. Failure to convince the buyer of value will result in the sales call not converting. Rarely does the buyer devote sufficient time for sales to make the pitch, especially if it is a cold call.

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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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Fly’s Friday Five: What Makes a Salesperson Successful Today?

Brooks Group

Today we’re going to be talking about selling in these current unusual times. What does it take to be a successful salesperson and to have a successful sales organization during these times? I am going to talk about Chapter 9 in a book that we recently published, Agile & Resilient: Sales Leadership for the New Normal by Michelle Richardson and Russ Sharer (it’s a wonderful read). .

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How Have SaaS Tools and the Cloud Let Enterprises Accelerate Scaling?

SmartKarrot

SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions have revolutionized how businesses and enterprises interact with computing platforms. SaaS is broad in its range of applications, allowing users a lot of freedom and control over how they evaluate their software. But not every SaaS solution is created equivalent. Building on the strength of their own SaaS platform, a new breed of SaaS tools has become available that allows companies to set up and run their entire business online.