Jermaine Edwards
MAY 27, 2020
Are you really THE expert? Research. Research. Research. We know we’re supposed to do it. The good ones do, the bad ones do very little, and then the great ones simply know its importance as they do it weekly, not just before a call. When I started out in sales I was told to do customer research. No one told me what I should be researching, why and how I should use it.
Engage Selling
MAY 15, 2020
Has your team started honing their remote selling abilities? That is, are you and your sales team prepared for the inevitable “virtualization” of sales that was already well underway prior to the pandemic?
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SBI Growth
MAY 21, 2020
Whether you are about to go on a first date or preparing for a discovery call with a prospect – first impressions matter. Regardless if it is from their initial website visit to their first discovery call, the prospects’ experience.
RAIN Group
MAY 27, 2020
There are many mistakes to avoid when it comes to virtual selling. Although we all make—and learn from—our mistakes, they're often magnified in a virtual environment, which makes awareness and preparation paramount to success.
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.
Hubspot Sales
MAY 15, 2020
If the first few months of 2020 have taught us anything, it’s that uncertain times can call for quick pivots to sales and marketing plans. Businesses have had to evolve quickly with trade shows, events, and in-person sales meetings being canceled for the foreseeable future, likely throwing a wrench in many 2020 sales and marketing strategies. But even as we are navigating our new normal, there is one place that is experiencing an incredible boom in traffic: eCommerce websites.
MTD Sales Training
MAY 3, 2020
Order Taker? Trusted Advisor? Or Cheese Monster? How do your customers view you? From the customer’s point of view there are 4 types of relationships that they have with their suppliers. And if you can progress through each of the stages I’m about to describe below you can really make a huge difference to their business and your own profits.
Strategic Accounts Today brings together the best content for strategic account managers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Engage Selling
MAY 21, 2020
What are you doing to stay focused during these times? Right now, it can be easy to give into the negativity of everything going on.
SBI Growth
MAY 15, 2020
The need for agility in the execution of customer pursuit efforts has never been greater. With revenues virtually falling to zero in many industries, CEOs and CROs (including your competitors) are working to maximize revenue from their customer base. This.
RAIN Group
MAY 20, 2020
There’s a lot to think about when it comes to selling virtually. Projecting a professional image in your virtual meetings is an important (and often overlooked) factor to consider. Here we provide guidelines and tips specifically focused on projecting a professional image in your virtual sales meetings grouped in the following five categories: Video.
Hubspot Sales
MAY 18, 2020
Whether you are settling into your first entry-level role or are a seasoned professional, you don’t need me to tell you building a strong network is essential for your career — chances are you’ve already been positively impacted by a professional relationship in some way. Beyond having a strong professional network to rely on for mentorship or to help you land your next opportunity, connections with others are essential for our overall health and well-being.
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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
Nutshell
MAY 19, 2020
Churn rate, the loss of customers over a specified period of time, is one of the most important metrics a company can track. Churn rate has a profound impact on a company’s revenue. When most people think about losses, they’re thinking about things like overhead, ad campaigns, the marketing team’s frequent partying, that sort of thing: Looking for cash that has been spent and the investment it has (or hasn’t) returned.
Jermaine Edwards
MAY 18, 2020
Do you really want to be in the same place with your customers six months from now? No one does! Yet thousands of professionals feel that frustration or deep knowing that they should be getting more from their relationships, not just for themselves but for their business and their customers. From my study of 30 years of customer history and behavioural psychology, there have been principles hidden in plain sight being executed by professionals and organisations around the world, maybe without kn
Groove HQ
MAY 9, 2020
My story of becoming an entrepreneur—and how I nearly lost everything on the very first day. “BOOM.” The vehicle shook, and I startled. “What the hell was that?,” I thought. And then, as my little car slowed to a crawl, and then to a stop, my excitement turned to a sigh of irritation as I […]. The post Becoming an Entrepreneur: How I Started My Very First Business with Just $300 appeared first on Groove Blog.
SBI Growth
MAY 29, 2020
Data is becoming a core component of every business. As a result, the quality of the data being gathered, stored, and consumed is becoming increasingly important. We have all seen the impact that poor data quality can have on a.
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The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 22, 2020
- MOTIVATION -. "Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect.". -Clement Stone. - AROUND THE WEB -. > Introducing the State of Sales 2020– LinkedIn. In their fourth annual LinkedIn State of Sales report, U.S. edition, they've identified some of the sales trends that have emerged in these challenging times.
Showpad
MAY 7, 2020
You may already have a sales enablement program, initiative or function at your organization. Or perhaps some of your colleagues want to talk to you about developing one. . If your enablement initiative drives sales results as expected, you don’t need to read this article. If that’s not the case – if you’re not engaged in sales enablement or your current approach doesn’t meet your expectations and deliver desired results, I encourage you to read this blog post with an open mind and h
Engage Selling
MAY 29, 2020
I want you to think like your competitor. Why? Thinking like your competitor will help you figure out where you’re weak and strong in the accounts you’re managing, which can lead to retention and growth activities.
Nutshell
MAY 6, 2020
The COVID pandemic is the time to remind your audience that, now more than ever, we are all in this together. If your inbox is like everyone else’s, you’ve undoubtedly received tons of emails with the subject line “We’re All in this Together.” Businesses are using the COVID pandemic as a time to blast emails to anyone who will listen. Maybe you’ve even sent one of your own; hopefully it was tactful.
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.
PandaDoc
MAY 15, 2020
In today’s digital world, the signing process for a paper document is time-consuming, wasteful, and, quite frankly, unnecessary. So, it makes sense that with the rise in popularity of the electronic document, electronic signatures have become the new standard for brick-and-mortar and remote businesses alike. They’re more convenient for the signer, paperless, and perfectly suited for any business that is conducted remotely.
SBI Growth
MAY 23, 2020
In today’s environment, where sales leaders are running accelerated transformations, it’s more important than ever that your team is bought in and well equipped to bring your vision to life. In a previous segment, Steve King, CRO of Hexagon PPM, shared.
The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 19, 2020
There are several resources readily available with information on what it takes to be a great sales coach and manager of people. We often talk with managers who want to hire top-notch sales coaches and the list of their requirements is usually a long one—including experience, past successes, and “must have” talents. It’s definitely a hire you want to get right!
Hubspot Sales
MAY 27, 2020
Note: This article is authored by HubSpot. Every weekend my husband and I face a difficult decision: What movie should we watch and what should we order for dinner? As a sales leader, deciding which CRM to use can be just as challenging a decision. To decide, you'll probably compare features such as customizability, ease of use, and price. Ultimately, you want to enhance your sales process without being burdened with overly complicated software.
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.
Groove HQ
MAY 18, 2020
You don’t need dedicated resources or a team of engineers to execute growth hacks. Here are 5 you can implement on your own. I had been emailing back and forth with a reader. He asked me for advice about getting traffic, and I suggested he start a blog to attract readers. His immediate reaction was […]. The post 5 Easy Growth Hacks You Can Implement Today Without a Developer appeared first on Groove Blog.
Sales Readiness Group
MAY 14, 2020
As a basketball fan (sorry to say NBA season is still on hold), I had to think really hard about the use of the term “rebound” as opposed to “recovery.” When I think about the term rebound, it conveys an image of something that happens relatively quickly; the player misses the shot, and the ball bounces off the backboard or rim very quickly. Given that businesses are starting to re-open at different paces depending on industry and geography, I struggled with this idea of the economy recovering t
Sandler Training
MAY 15, 2020
How do your prospects feel after sitting across from you in a sales call? The post Sandler Rule: Sales is a Broadway Play Performed by a Psychologist appeared first on Sandler Training.
SBI Growth
MAY 7, 2020
As a sales leader, you have most certainly heard the words “Customer Success,” especially if you are a sales leader for a subscription-based technology company. Some companies tout customer success as the critical driver of their growth.
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?
The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 15, 2020
- MOTIVATION -. "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If your run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.". -Michael Jordan. - AROUND THE WEB -. > Workers Will Be Way More Productive in 2021 Than in 2019– Inc. As The New York Times pointed out, allowing employees to work from home and creating a quieter and more private workplace will result in happier workers, which means they're more likely to remain engaged and even get more oo
Hubspot Sales
MAY 7, 2020
In 2020, salespeople need to change the way they approach prospecting. First, work your inbound leads. Let your marketing team work the top of the funnel. You don’t have to call all the leads who are just looking for information or education — those leads need to be nurtured, and Marketing is the right team to do it. But what if you don’t have enough inbound leads?
Engage Selling
MAY 22, 2020
We were taught at a very early age to never make assumptions. However, I still encounter salespeople who make assumptions all the time.
Groove HQ
MAY 13, 2020
How we built a highly effective (and super lean) remote support team. The post How We Support 9,000+ Users With Only 2 Customer Team Members: 9 Tips for Remote Customer Support appeared first on Groove Blog.
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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