Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 12, 2018

Closing is a make-or-break moment in sales. Choosing the right phrases to seal a sales deal is crucial. And this moment is likely the final verdict determining whether or not your efforts will amount to anything at all. You're not the only salesperson who feels apprehensive about the close. However, without that feeling of risk, successfully closing a sale wouldn't be so thrilling -- which drives salespeople to continually strive for more.Because sales professionals are expected to generate the

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Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

Definition of Cold Calling: Cold calling is a form of telemarketing in which a salesperson attempts to solicit business from potential customers who have not previously expressed interest in the seller’s product or solution. For outbound sales teams, cold calling is often the first—and arguably the most important—step towards creating sales opportunities.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2018

Joining us on the SBI Podcast is Sarah Kennedy Ellis, the Chief Marketing Officer for Marketo. In today’s show, Sarah details how to apply the discipline of revenue attribution to marketing. Why this topic? CEOs, CMOs and CROs need to understand.

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Sales Readiness Group

AUGUST 17, 2018

To maximize sales results, a sales manager has to ensure that his or her team is operating at their peak level like a sports team. That’s where coaching comes in—it’s one of the most important things you can do as a manager to drive better sales results. Coaching is the time you spend 1:1 with your team members to improve their ability to sell. The most common obstacle preventing sales managers from coaching their teams is time commitment.

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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.

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 15, 2018

When a salesperson sends a message to a lower-level prospect, they can afford to try a stronger ask at first and then tweak it or scale back as necessary. But when you’re pitching to a CEO, you really only have one shot to engage them. Bungle the ask and you might miss the runway entirely. With this in mind, salespeople must be deliberate and thoughtful in how they approach CEOs if they hope to receive any kind of response.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 13, 2018

There are many times when a client tries to intimidate or get the better of salespeople. Whether it’s because they feel they have to in order to get a better deal, or their ego is associated with getting one over someone else, or some other rationale, they feel the need to do something that gains them a ‘win’ of some sorts. One way they do this is to keep negotiating a discount , no matter what figure you have dropped or discounted to.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 17, 2018

MailChimp is a beloved staple in the email marketing world. Almost everyone has heard of the platform, and if you communicate with customers for a living, there’s a good chance that you’ve used MailChimp to send out email newsletters and marketing drip campaigns. However, MailChimp can also be an essential B2B sales tool when used in the right context.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 13, 2018

“Just stop,” s pat the COO from across the table. “I don’t have time for this generic line of questioning.”. I was two years into my first tech sales job, thinking I was doing everything right. I asked open-ended questions to unearth pain. Just like the sales books told me to do. Yet this COO kicked my teeth in, leaving me and his ops manager twiddling our thumbs.

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Openview

AUGUST 16, 2018

Every new year brings with it trendy buzzwords related to sales – (like freemium ), but one word has show up time and time again: data. With phrases like data analytics, sales data, big data and data sets, the collection of information is driving everything from sales coaching and productivity to predictivity technologies and marketing campaigns. No matter how big your business, if you’re not using data analytics to drive your sales, you’re going to fall behind your competition.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2018

In today’s omni-channel world answering that question has never been more challenging for a CEO. There are no longer any boundaries for how, when and where potential buyers may be exposed to your products or services. However, without the right.

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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

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 15, 2018

It’s one of the biggest challenges that salespeople face in today’s selling world, and one that most people ask about on our programmes; how do we deal with objections? Objections occur when prospects or customers have not seen the overall value of the solution you are offering to them or their business. Depending on the type of objection, you can view it from different perspectives; it could be a sign they are interested but some variables like price need to change, or some of the parameters th

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 13, 2018

I get it. I know it is important, but I’m sick and tired of hearing about new business. Truth be known, most sellers are sick and tired of hearing about new business … and their managers are sick and tired of talking about it! Facts Behind the Myth. The majority of sales organizations are obsessed with new business because of one reason: they do a terrible job of keeping and growing existing business (AKA: customers).

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ReviewTrackers

AUGUST 13, 2018

Tracking the right customer satisfaction metrics will help you better understand how to retain your current customers — as well as attract new ones. In an increasingly crowded marketplace, merely being able to sell your product or service doesn’t always guarantee business growth. You also have to make customer satisfaction a top priority. It’s a key competitive differentiator that will increase your customer lifetime value, strengthen your brand reputation, and positively impact your bottom line

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 12, 2018

Business service firms can make significant gains if they have pricing discipline, unfortunately most do not. In fact, 30% of companies reduce pricing by 10-24%. This variance in pricing leads to poor sales behaviors, customers who expect discounts and most.

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Global Partners Training

AUGUST 15, 2018

A few years ago we published the results of a research study on the changing roles of account managers and new challenges coming from customer buyers. We thought this quote from one of the study participants summarized the main messages from the research pretty well. “The classic older, golfing-type relationship manager is being replaced by younger entrepreneurial account managers who can cover the numbers and all the surrounding issues, rather than show the product benefits and let the cu

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 15, 2018

IMAGINE THIS: After countless attempts to connect with a prospect, your persistence has paid off. You did it! You've got the meeting on the calendar, you are feeling great! Now, you have one chance to make a great first impression, and it needs to count. Luckily, you have a few days to prepare so you can ensure the meeting runs smoothly and the prospect views you as a trusted and valued partner.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 15, 2018

Business acronyms. They make lengthy emails easier to digest, lead to better communication skills , and make you feel a little like you’re communicating the instructions for a covert mission. However, acronyms can also be confusing and frustrating. Have you ever received an email from your boss or colleague asking to have a task completed by COB or EOD?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 11, 2018

Go-to-market strategic planning enables executive leadership to make informed decisions. It dictates the development of a path forward into the market. Coupled with an execution plan, shareholder value is created. In the past, strategic planning was a one-time event. Executive leadership.

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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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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 12, 2018

How accurate is the weather forecast? A study by Minitab suggests that, in general, same-day forecasts are quite good, five-day forecasts are usually pretty reliable, and 10-day forecasts stretch the limits of predictability too far. How about sales forecast accuracy? It’s tempting to say that lost opportunities are harder to see coming than a thunderstorm.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 17, 2018

- WHAT'S MOTIVATING US THIS WEEK -. "When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to do their jobs, we get leaders.". -SIMON SINEK. - DON'T MISS THIS -. > How Inbound Can Turbo Charge Your Outbound Sales Efforts — LEADG2. Outbound sales tactics are alive and well. The key is that your sales organization can't survive relying solely on this alone.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

Definition of Cold Calling: Cold calling is a form of telemarketing in which a salesperson attempts to solicit business from potential customers who have not previously expressed interest in the seller’s product or solution. For outbound sales teams, cold calling is often the first—and arguably the most important—step towards creating sales opportunities.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 17, 2018

David W. Earle stated in his book, Love is Not Enough, that “Being able to say, “No,” is a necessary ingredient in a healthy lifestyle.”. Earle is applying the necessity for boundaries to one’s personal life. Boundaries are necessary for.

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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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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 12, 2018

How accurate is the weather forecast? A study by Minitab suggests that, in general, same-day forecasts are quite good, five-day forecasts are usually pretty reliable, and 10-day forecasts stretch the limits of predictability too far. How about sales forecast accuracy? It’s tempting to say that lost opportunities are harder to see coming than a thunderstorm.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 14, 2018

People crave feedback. We want to know if what we are doing is good, bad, or just plain ugly. It starts when we are little kids. We all desperately wanted our parent's attention. We wanted them to "watch us" run fast, jump high, or sing a song. We wanted them to be proud of us, but also to give us feedback. Were we doing it "right?" How can we do it better?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 15, 2018

Consultative selling is often regarded as one of the most effective sales strategies. Yet, a majority of sellers don’t have the requisite skills to execute it effectively. A 2015 study of more than 350,000 salespeople from over 200 countries showed that the average consultative seller skill set was exhibited by only 48% of salespeople —a mere one percentage point higher than it was four years prior.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2018

I had been warned this would come, it happens on almost every consulting project we are on. After a week of working with a new Client the CEO asked: “John, what do you think of Vick; is he the right.

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 11, 2018

There’s no mistake in that headline: micromanaging is good. Really, good. In fact, it’s essential to success in sales. To understand why, let’s start with a story.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 16, 2018

A research study by McKinsey Global Institute reported that salespeople on average spend less than 13 hours a week actually selling. Considering that going out and selling solutions is what salespeople actually are best at, and what is most profitable for them and the company they work for, it’s a little disheartening that so much time is spent doing other things like office tasks, answering emails, researching leads, and internal communication (I’m guessing this includes one too many meetings a

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 11, 2018

Episode 19 Gain More Repeat Business, Using The Gatekeeper to Get More Information, Tom Peters On Branding. This podcast includes: How to be unique in your own marketplace. What exactly is prospecting? How we become the people we are today – A quote from Stephen Covey. Take a look at this episode on [link]. The post Be as unique as possible appeared first on MTD Sales Training.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 14, 2018

Getting Ahead in Your Sales Enablement Role. You’ve just been promoted to be the new Head of Sales Enablement. Now you’re tasked to take over a function that once belonged to marketing. Your organization has veered into a content driven account.

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