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Holden Advisors
DECEMBER 6, 2021
One of our top goals in any consulting engagement is uncovering revenue and profit growth opportunities for clients. Generally, we want to answer four key questions: How much opportunity is there? Accordingly, how hard should we work to capture it? Where is it coming from?
Upland
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Work together on Altify account and opportunity plans with Slack. In leading organizations, Slack is often the go-to tool for collaboration, and Salesforce is the book of record for everything customer relationship-related.
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Kapta
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Even when you have a team of all-star key account managers, you need replicable business processes that everyone on the team can understand and follow. This consistency doesn't just help your account managers have a framework for doing their job well.
Account Manager Tips
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Inherit Another Account Manager's Mess? 12 Ways to Clean it Up Now There’s nothing worse than inheriting a mess left behind by another key account manager. They're OK - they've moved on and don't have to deal with the fallout.
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Engage Selling
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Having long studied the habits of top-ranked sellers and the changing nature of the marketplace, I’ve seen a steady shift in the power in buyer-seller relationships.
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Commercial leaders have been introducing sales technology for years in an effort to boost seller productivity and efficiency.
Strategic Accounts Today brings together the best content for strategic account managers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
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Upland
DECEMBER 6, 2021
The most successful account executives rely on close collaboration with their wider revenue teams to expand existing customer relationships and win the opportunities that matter. But sellers often move fast and get pulled in several different directions at once.
Kapta
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The biggest challenge most businesses face in today's market is maintaining and building customer relationships. It can be difficult to gauge the successes and failures of most customer relationships and respond appropriately if there isn't a solid system to inform strategies.
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The past decade has radically changed the way consumers learn about, research, find, and buy a product. Now, more than 90% of consumers research online before buying a product. If your company is going to stay relevant, you have to understand the trends of sales data for 2022.
Engage Selling
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Did you know closing ratios on deals that employ traditional selling methods (e.g., cold calls and direct mail) have not changed since the 1980s? Seriously. They’ve not budged at all since “Eye of the Tiger” was a hit song on … Read More » The post Are You Still Selling Like It’s 1982?
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SBI Growth
DECEMBER 29, 2021
As we look ahead to 2022, our team is hard at work on a “Top Trends” report that we’ll share early in January. Our intent? Sharing key themes and shifts in both growth strategy and growth execution as we consider what 2022 may hold for commercial leaders and their teams. type-article
Software Sales Guru
DECEMBER 6, 2021
4 Rules of Price Concessions When a buyer puts pressure on a seller, the seller’s natural reaction is to start offering concessions. Yet if a seller gives big discounts quickly, they degrade themselves and diminish their offering in the eyes of the buyer.
Zendesk
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Customer satisfaction has been dropping in the US since about 2018, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The question is why , especially when so many companies are trying hard to meet customer needs on a variety of fronts.
Kapta
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Net promoter score results aren't enough to gain a clear understanding of what your organization needs to do to build healthier and longer-lasting relationships with key clients.
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Sales Gravy
DECEMBER 16, 2021
“God, when I cross the truth, give me the awareness to receive it the consciousness to recognize it the presence to personalize it the patience to preserve it and the courage to live it.” ? Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights The number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipeline.
Engage Selling
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Why does team selling work? A client recently reported interesting results to me. They are a manufacturer and they sell through distributors. They have a core sales team of experts that are assigned to all of these distributors.
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 1, 2021
While the current macroeconomic environment presents growth leaders with considerable opportunity, CEOs will benefit from showing commitment to the shortlist of growth initiatives that matter most to their annual plans as opposed to shifting gears with the market.
Jeb Blout
DECEMBER 30, 2021
To your customers, YOU are the company. Therefore, it is up to you to apologize for mistakes when things go wrong. It is in our nature as humans to save face. Few of us take any pleasure in admitting when we are wrong.
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Revegy
DECEMBER 13, 2021
As we move into the new year, most sales teams are likely setting the stage for 2022 with sales kickoff (SKO) meetings. Topics that top sales organizations will be covering this year include sales strategies, methodologies, predictable forecasting, and more.
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 1, 2021
It's more important than ever to engage with your sales team. Sales teams that are not engaged are much more likely to underperform, experience low budget attainment, and unwanted turnover. Data shows that less than 30% of today's workforce is truly engaged.
Zendesk
DECEMBER 21, 2021
It’s the holiday season, and this year is looking like one to remember. Thanks to supply-chain issues, popular items were out of stock or delayed before the shopping season even began. I bought a fancy scarf online in October, thinking I was going to beat the rush.
Crank Wheel
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are getting used for all sorts of purposes in business today. Some of the business aspects that rely on these technologies are marketing and sales. As a business, there’s a lot that you can leverage from the power of AI and ML
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SBI Growth
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Immediately following the announcement of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, commercial leaders began questioning their sales kickoff (SKO) plans and turning to SBI for peer comparisons and feedback. type-article
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
DECEMBER 16, 2021
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OnStrategyHQ
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Okay, we hear the collective groan when we mention New Year’s resolutions, so let’s agree that we’re recommending 4 super helpful and value-adding strategic planning and implementation habits to form in 2022 so that your team has a better chance to achieve your big, bold vision.
The Center for Sales Strategy
DECEMBER 30, 2021
As we get closer to the New Year, we're taking some time to reflect on 2021 and the success we've seen our clients achieve. While many are enjoying this special holiday with family and friends, we're bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2021.
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Zendesk
DECEMBER 21, 2021
We’re well into the final quarter of 2021, and that means it’s time for the fiscal year to wrap up, year-end statistics to flood in, and 2022 strategizing to begin.
Crank Wheel
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Marketing agencies: Do you invest in your own inbound marketing campaigns? CrankWheel explains why you need this, sooner rather than later
FinListics Solutions
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Executive decision-making is obviously driven by company goals, but it’s also driven by something much more personal to individual decision-makers: executive compensation. Selling Strategies Sales Training
ProlifIQ
DECEMBER 8, 2021
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. In sales, though, a bird in the hand can be worth way more than that – because after all, growing a current account is a lot easier and more efficient than landing a new one. .
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