September, 2009

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Three Tips: From Nervous to Natural

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One simple phrase can strike fear into the hearts and minds of professionals around the world: “Public Speaking.” Imagine you just found out that you have to deliver a presentation to a group of managers.

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Forgot What to Say? Help is on the Way!

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Have you ever been in the middle of a presentation when all of a sudden your mind goes completely blank? You’re delivering your content and next thing you know, you’re at a total loss for what to say next.

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Invest in YourSELF

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Since leaving the industry, I have learned that having a well established professional network of executives was critical to building my business and a great way to ensure career security.

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Don't Waste a Perfectly Good Crisis

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It's been said that a recession is a reallocation of money from the scared to the bold. The reaction of many people to a crisis is to hunker down, play defense, and protect what they've got. They're scared.

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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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Cold Calling Isn?t the Only Way to Get Prospects

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I’m a passionate believer in alternate ways of prospecting, especially when you’ve got a big region you’re attempting to cover and you’re strapped with a large number to sell.

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Proposing Solutions? Learn What Executives Want to Hear

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As the economic downturn continues, so do budget cuts and time constraints. In situations like this, it is always difficult to get new recommendations approved. Chances are you’ll have to pitch your recommendation to someone who is pinching pennies.

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Financial Presentations that won't put Your Audience to Sleep

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The truth is that financial presentations can be exciting and eye-opening if you prepare your content correctly. When you use the following tools for presenting financial information, you make it easy for people to leave your meeting saying, “Wow.

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Selling the Way Your Customers Buy

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You have to figure out how each prospective buyer prefers to be approached…Do they want to skip the small-talk and get right into the details? Or, do they want to “shoot the breeze” a while first? Are they assertive or passive?

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Customer Service Opportunity Missed

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I was among fifty unsuspecting passengers who boarded a small commuter plane bound for Cincinnati where many of us had connecting flights. We had one of those infamous "on time" departures.

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Building Your Sales Metric Management System In 4 Easy Steps

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When I conduct workshops on building a sales metric management system, the first metric that the group usually mentions for inclusion is revenue. Revenue is not a metric. It is a result. There is nothing that sales managers can do to address revenue.

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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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The Three Legs Of Persuasion

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People want to know that you are passionate about your vision. If you aren’t passionate about it, then why should they be? Your vision must be passionately compelling.

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Pick at the Scab

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The challenge here is that most salespeople accept what their prospects say at face value and they make assumptions. Which means they fail to ask the right questions.

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How To Make Your Sales Manager Better

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The #1 problem I run across when working with companies is an unreachable, unrealistic revenue goal set by the owner that has no real buy in by the sales manager.

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Who?s in your Community?

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Your team is put together much the same way as your customer teams. In fact it may be the same team. Your community is built on a base of trust and respect.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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Prospect Not Buying? Here?s Why?

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Well I don’t know about you, but for a Top producer, chasing and following up with 20 non-buyers is too demoralizing to go through.

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Time Management - Ride the Wave

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Impacting the Interview

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