Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This post summarises some of the key themes emerging from the recent online MBL “How to manage and grow your private client practice” full day session . It is intended to supplement the learning resources for delegates provided on the day – delegate aims, poll results and takeaways are shown below. Manage and grow your private client practice – Recruitment, Performance, Segmentation and ROI.

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Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” ~ CSO Insights 2019 Sales Enablement Report (p. 32) From the lowest to highest adoption rates in the chart, the data represent a: 15.3% increase in organizational revenue plan attainment 31.8% increase in i

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Sales Readiness Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In just a matter of a few months, ChatGPT has created a global frenzy. Ask it a question, and ChatGPT answers mimicking human conversation. Its capabilities are amazing and show how Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from a futuristic concept into real-world applications that are changing how we live and work today.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Digital technology powers employee experience on the inside to deliver seamless, intuitive experience to customers on the outside. So, when you are creating Customer Experience Programs, you must plan and budget for the time and resources technology te.

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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.

The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Are you tired of watching sales managers struggle and then resorting to a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) only to see little to no improvement? It's time to break that cycle and set your sales leaders up for success with a Sales Leader Success Plan.

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Flevy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

“Design is not what is looks like or feels like. Design is how it works.” – Steve Jobs Design Thinking: An Introduction Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that is becoming increasingly popular across various industries. It is a user-centric approach that involves understanding the needs, wants, and behaviors of users to create innovative solutions that are both practical and feasible.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Strong networking skills are one of the most useful abilities you can have. Unfortunately, it’s usually not something we’re born with – you’ll have to practice to improve. Luckily, with some guidance, you’ll quickly master networking. In this piece, you’ll learn how to improve your networking skills. How to Improve Your Networking Skills 1. Give more than you take.

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Sales Readiness Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To have the most productive coaching sessions, start with these two elements - the right mindset and powerful questions. Whether you're a seasoned sales coach or just starting, focusing on your mindset and asking the right questions can transform your coaching sessions.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

All companies want to build products and deliver support that delights customers. But there’s often a disconnect between what business leaders think customers want and what customers actually need. Using intuition or instinct to guess what customers need rarely works. Many businesses do just that, since about 85% of new products in the U.S.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance, we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape. In each episode, Matt will be joined by a rolling roster of outstanding experts from our team here at The Center for Sales Strategy.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

1. Overview 2. ABCs of sales lead management 3. Sales Lead Management Process 4. Implementing a Lead Management Strategies to increase sales 5. Wind-Up Overview No matter what you sell or the sector you’re in, you need a consistent flow of qualified leads to develop your business. However, inbound sales teams need a well-defined lead management system and the right tools to get the most value out of those leads.

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RAIN Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Too many sellers have similar problems: Bloated pipelines filled with dead wood Lack of clarity on what opportunities to focus on No plan to win their biggest, most important opportunities Losing too often to the competition

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“I hate sales.” If you find yourself saying this every morning before work, you’re not alone. Salespeople rate their job satisfaction as 2.5 out of 5 stars on average, according to data from Career Explorer. That puts sales in the bottom 5% of careers. Yikes. This isn’t a complete surprise, however — while sales reps are often paid well, the work isn’t easy.

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Sales Readiness Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Salespeople often spend too much time on opportunities that aren't qualified. So what can you do to help them better qualify those opportunities to win more deals and be more successfu l?

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In today’s digital, always connected world, Google too often stands as a gatekeeper between entrepreneurs and small businesses and financial success.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the world of sales, a prospect being unqualified or a salesperson being unqualified can be uniquely connected. Whether you're a veteran salesperson or new to the field of sales, we often miss the signs of why we were unable to connect and close a potential client. This article breaks down five key steps to recognize an unqualified prospect and an unqualified salesperson.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (People Follow You) sits down with Leigh Cantrell and Rob Matura who are Regional Vice Presidents at Cigna to discuss the keys to leading multi-generational sales teams. It's a fascinating conversation in which you'll learn about the challenges and rewards of building sales teams from diverse age groups.

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MDI Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

One Size Fits None: An Appeal for Better Leaders According to Deloitte University Press, 86% of companies have identified developing new leaders as an “urgent” need. And upon closer inspection, it’s clear to see why. Incompetency as a Norm When it comes to managers’ performance, alarmingly, the norm seems to be incompetence. In a recent study, Gallup found that companies fail to choose suitable candidates for management roles a staggering 82% of the time.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategicplanning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategicplan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Every Planview employee plays a crucial role in creating amazing products and delivering high-quality service. One employee whose work is seen across the company is Barron Fujimoto, Planview’s graphic designer. In his nearly 20 years with the company, Barron has worked with numerous departments and seen Planview’s incredible growth firsthand. Based in Cedar Park, Texas, Barron creates a wide variety of creative assets and works with Planview’s team of contract designers.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Leverage customer data and learn from segments to GROW RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS through your DTC channel. If you’re a marketer, it’s important to focus on acquiring the right customers. Otherwise, you’ll spend all your time and energy trying to retain them – which can be costly.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

An inspirational leader is someone who can motivate their team members. They can get things done by making others feel like part of the team. They can rally the team and keep them motivated and focused on the goal. They are not afraid to take charge and lead their team. Here are some key characteristics of an inspiring leader.

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Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? By researching the supply chain challenges and solutions that businesses – especially small and midsize businesses – are currently experiencing, we’ve learned what’s working and what’s not.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

February is the month of love and we’re certainly feeling it here at Showpad. For the third year in a row, Showpad mad e G2’s Best Software Lists — al l thanks to the hundreds of amazing reviews we’ve received from our customers. We are excited to announce that Showpad has been ranked in the Top 50 in 5 categories out of 100,000+ vendors. So, to our loyal customers, we mean it when we say: We never could have done it without you.

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PartnerTap

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Channel and sales leaders are facing a tough market in 2023. Every team is expected to hit higher targets, but with fewer resources. Quotas are going up while teams are shrinking due to hiring freezes and attrition. There’s only one way to consistently sell and win in this situation: lock arms with your best partners in every market, every region, and on every deal to sell more, faster.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.

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MDI Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Greater employee retention through generational diversity Over the last few decades, generational diversity in the workplace has increased significantly. The youngest Generation Z brings in new energy, while the oldest – Traditionalist Generation – often clings to used structures. Sometimes it can be difficult when different generations work together.

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Speaker: Michelle Vazzana

Every sales organization wants their sales force to be agile. Why? Because the world is rapidly changing, becoming more complex, and making the salesperson’s job harder. Organizational leaders are unsure of the best way to equip sellers to succeed in this new reality. Should they change their sales methodology? Should they adopt better technology tools?

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Back at the end of January I spoke at the Furniture Marketing Group Symposium in Las Vegas. I talked about building a winning organization and fixing the experience from the inside-out.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The economic downturn we are experiencing has led to increased competition and a greater need for effective recruitment. As a result, finding and hiring the best talent has become a top priority for many organizations, and it is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Even companies that have traditionally received a steady flow of job applications may struggle to attract top talent in the current climate.

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Corporate Visions

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Marketers typically depend on "best practices" and surveys, not science, to set their B2B marketing strategy. Here are four ways to start using scientific research and data to inform your plans.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

1. Go Automatic! 2. Email automation: Gist 3. Importance of Email automation 4. Why is automation the smartest choice for email marketing? 5. Summing it Up Go Automatic! Automation technologies, along with artificial intelligence (AI), are not just emerging technologies, but they have received a lot of attention in the past few years since all kinds of businesses are trying to leverage them to be more efficient, and accurate.

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What if there was a better method of changing the conversation with your customer from delivering pricing to delivering value solutions? A method that would help keep you in control, manage the uncertainty, and close larger deals more quickly for you and your company? There is.

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