Hubspot Sales
MAY 8, 2019
How much time have you spent sending emails today? Most salespeople spend 21% of their day writing emails. Unnecessary emails and coordinating can take up a lot of that time. Tools like appointment scheduling apps and booking software help automate the process of scheduling meetings with potential and existing customers. So, why should you invest in an appointment scheduling app?
Nutshell
MAY 9, 2019
I’m willing to bet you’re already confused, and images of Tina Fey in the 2003 SNL skit are dancing through your head. Or you very well could be reading this while your rib cage rests on the top of your very own pair of mom jeans. Whether your belly button is in close proximity to your pants or not, you’re most likely wondering where I’m going with this.
RAIN Group
MAY 8, 2019
There's abundant advice on how to be more productive. Endless hacks, tips, motivational quotes, trainings , apps, and tools all promising to increase your productivity. It's enough to make your head spin. It definitely made our heads spin over the years as we tried to help our clients increase execution and accountability after training programs. So, we asked the question, "What actually helps people be more productive?".
Openview
MAY 10, 2019
Effective sales enablement in the Digital Age blends the traditional practice of aligning business needs to training with the (far trickier) task of finding new and innovative ways to make training as targeted as possible to the needs of the learner. Achieving this “recipe for success” poses quite a challenge—especially for those in the highly competitive IT industry, where a rapidly changing industry and strategic change further complicate the ability for sales executives to meet customer needs
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 7, 2019
"No, sorry, I can't make it at that time.". How many times have you heard that phrase, or something similar? It happens more often than you'd think. Case in point: my friends and I attempted to make plans to meet up for dinner. The leader of the group suggested a location, date, and time. The remaining four of us checked our individual calendars and reported back in our group chat.
Groove HQ
MAY 9, 2019
We live in an era where shoppers are more knowledgeable, more deeply connected and more demanding than ever before The reality is that merchants must deliver a great customer experience in order to survive. With this checklist, we give you a step by step guide on how to create winning experiences for your online buyers […]. The post Checklist: Creating a Winning Customer Service Experience for E-commerce Businesses appeared first on Groove Blog.
Strategic Accounts Today brings together the best content for strategic account managers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Openview
MAY 7, 2019
Bringing in outside training and/or building a sales enablement function is an expensive investment, yet it’s critical to the success of your sales organization. But when do you do it? Well as in life, timing is everything. Too early and your team won’t have the proper baseline or pipeline to measure the results of these efforts. Too late and they are locked into bad habits and poor practices that impact your scalability.
Hubspot Sales
MAY 6, 2019
Imagine you could wave a magic wand and magically improve one part of your workday. What would you choose? Would you wish for more hours in your day? Or would you wish all the items on your to-do list be magically marked as complete? For many, they'd like to achieve more during their workday. Oftentimes, we're left wondering where the day went and the empty checkboxes on our to-do-lists outnumber the ones we've marked as done.
The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 7, 2019
It’s the sales leader’s job is to pay attention to both what is working and what is not working in the sales department and to make the appropriate adjustments so that the sales force has the best possible chance for success. To do that, the sales leader must pay attention to several things including sales process, sales activity, sales analytics (KPI’s), and of course, the customer.
PandaDoc
MAY 6, 2019
Long ago, in a time before the internet, sales organizations struggled to gather enough quality data. Activities were manually logged in spreadsheets or on paper and CRMs didn’t exist as we know them today. Decisions based on guesswork or intuition were the norm. It was a dark time. Today, we have the opposite problem. We wear “data-driven” like a badge of honor, but in truth, many B2B sales professionals simply suffer from data overload.
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Openview
MAY 5, 2019
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Hubspot Sales
MAY 9, 2019
As a high schooler, I had a part-time job at a dry-cleaning business. It wasn't the most glamorous or engaging job and I worked alone. Since there was a lot of quiet time between customers, I had the opportunity to daydream. I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit, and I thought to myself: If I could start my own business, what would I do? My key requirements for the business were: It had to be inexpensive to begin.
Miller Heiman Group
MAY 7, 2019
kIn today’s business selling environment, change is a constant. That makes selling—like everything else—a moving target and consequently a tougher proposition than ever before. In fact, the 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report from CSO Insights showed that only slightly more than half of sales representatives (54.3%) are meeting or exceeding their quotas.
SBI Growth
MAY 10, 2019
In a previous article, SBI explained the importance of CMOs taking ownership of the Customer Life Cycle. If you already agree with its importance, your next two questions are likely: “What does great look like?” “How do I deliver it?” While there are.
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The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 8, 2019
I've worked with thousands of salespeople over two decades now, and it's interesting that so many salespeople are still afraid to have candid discussions about the results a client is seeking and how well what they have sold them is working. Many sellers wax eloquently about the features and benefits of their product, and especially why it’s a much better value than the competition.
Hubspot Sales
MAY 10, 2019
Monday morning. I'm groggy, tired, and in dire need of coffee. It's time to make the first decision of the day: Should I make coffee at home or buy a coffee? As I'm weighing my two options, my phone lights up with a notification -- it's from Starbucks. Limited time! Purchase a beverage and get a free pastry. Oh boy! Here's where the justification process kicks in.
Engage Selling
MAY 10, 2019
???????????????A good sales organization centres around a good sales coach. In fact, coaching is what drives top performance in sales teams.
SBI Growth
MAY 9, 2019
Who’s on First? The classic comedy sketch by Abbot and Costello plays on a series of misunderstandings perpetuated by rat-a-tat wordplay. Costello cannot grasp why Abbott’s roster includes ‘Who’ at first base, ‘What’ at second, ‘I Don’t Know’ at third, a.
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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.
Miller Heiman Group
MAY 9, 2019
The handshake: it’s an act that predates modern times. In ancient stone carvings that date back to the 4th century BC, Romans can be seen shaking hands with one another, though that action may have been less about closing a deal than about reassuring themselves that the other person was not carrying a weapon. Over time, the ritual of the handshake evolved into a sign of trust.
Sandler Training
MAY 6, 2019
Rick McDermott, Sandler trainer, shows you how to succeed with the attitudes, behaviors, and techniques needed to be more successful in sales. Get the best practices collected from around the world. Listen Time: 19 Minutes.
The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 10, 2019
- MOTIVATION -. "ALL PROGRESS TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE". -MICHAEL JOHN BOBAK. - AROUND THE WEB -. > Conducting Killer Pipeline Reviews Your Salespeople Will Thank You For — Sales Hacker. In the movie “Dirty Harry,” Clint Eastwood’s character asks one of his “bad guys” what has become an iconic question… “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?
SBI Growth
MAY 6, 2019
The time has come – your annual user conference is around the corner, teams are divided, and the all too familiar battle has begun. In one corner, teams shout opinions about the outlandish cost, lack of ROI, and better ways.
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.
Showpad
MAY 6, 2019
What are your sales representatives’ goals? Some include closing deals, hitting quotas, and generating revenue, which seems straightforward enough, but the path to reaching those goals isn’t as clear. A combination of content, training, and ongoing sales coaching is needed to drive reps’ success. As a crucial part of sales enablement , coaching must be done the right way in order to have the greatest impact.
Sandler Training
MAY 7, 2019
It's common for people to mistake sales management for sales coaching. In fact, these are two very different roles. The table highlights some of the most notable differences. Read Time: 5 Minutes.
The Center for Sales Strategy
MAY 6, 2019
This is the fifth and last post in the series, "How to Get the Most Out of Your Sales Team." Check out other posts in this series - linked at the bottom of this blog post. I'm back again for the fifth week to talk about ways you can get the most out of your sales team , and this week I'm talking about sales gamification. Sales gamification is one of the hottest trends going in the world.
SBI Growth
MAY 6, 2019
Unfortunately, as seen in our Q1 Research Report on Execution, this is where most companies come up short. They are unable to execute the growth strategy they have embraced fully. A 2017 article in the Harvard Business Review noted that 67%.
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Point N Time
MAY 10, 2019
Your task is to create a new sales strategy and the sales process to support it. To accomplish this task, you have spent countless hours, The post Operationalize Your Sales Strategy and Processes appeared first on Point N Time.
Texas Creative
MAY 9, 2019
"> Account Managers generally spend a lot of time in reactive mode. We are always prepared to “jump” when our clients tell us to. So, how do we stay on top of our day-to-day tasks and manage the urgent requests at the same time? We have a few time management tips to help improve your ability to function more effectively throughout your work day.
CSSP
MAY 8, 2019
Market Segments. One of the benefits of doing a huge number of strategic plans is that we get to see lots of variations. I started my work in strategic planning with a suspicion that I knew the right number of market segments to analyze. Actually developing a plan with more – or less – market segments, however, has shed new light on why my suspicions were correct.
Yesler
MAY 7, 2019
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