Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organizatio n.

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ProlifIQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

QBRs and Salespeople: The Key to True Customer Success and Growth There are certain truths to life that cannot be disputed. The sky is blue, cheetahs are striped, and salespeople absolutely despise quarterly business reviews. A quarterly business review is typically an event that takes place over the span of a few days to a week where sellers and a customer success manager come together to align on all of their key accounts.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

At the end of January, I enjoyed meeting delegates (at the Novotel at Tower Hill) on the MBL “Developing more work from referrers and intermediaries” workshop. There were architects, bankers, accountants, forensic investigators, insolvency practitioners, lawyers, pension advisers and tax experts who had a range of areas of expertise including bloodstock, housing associations and commercial property.

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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.

Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

View this week's video The Key to Sales The key to sales is simply being in front of prospects when they’re ready to buy, not when you need to make a sale. Sales is one profession that is riddled with rejection. Over time that can be exhausting for your reps. Make sure your reps understand how to make their own timing, by getting in front of people when they have the ability to buy, the money to buy, and the urgency to buy.

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Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” ~ CSO Insights 2019 Sales Enablement Report (p. 32) From the lowest to highest adoption rates in the chart, the data represent a: 15.3% increase in organizational revenue plan attainment 31.8% increase in i

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This was a question posed to me recently by a woman at a workshop. Whilst this question is about prejudice towards women (sex and gender bias) it could just as easily have been about age or culture or disability or sexual orientation or any other difference. I am sure you will have views on what to do about the situation – especially if you are in a HR role.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Back at the end of January I spoke at the Furniture Marketing Group Symposium in Las Vegas. I talked about building a winning organization and fixing the experience from the inside-out.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the world of sales, a prospect being unqualified or a salesperson being unqualified can be uniquely connected. Whether you're a veteran salesperson or new to the field of sales, we often miss the signs of why we were unable to connect and close a potential client. This article breaks down five key steps to recognize an unqualified prospect and an unqualified salesperson.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“I hate sales.” If you find yourself saying this every morning before work, you’re not alone. Salespeople rate their job satisfaction as 2.5 out of 5 stars on average, according to data from Career Explorer. That puts sales in the bottom 5% of careers. Yikes. This isn’t a complete surprise, however — while sales reps are often paid well, the work isn’t easy.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (People Follow You) sits down with Leigh Cantrell and Rob Matura who are Regional Vice Presidents at Cigna to discuss the keys to leading multi-generational sales teams. It's a fascinating conversation in which you'll learn about the challenges and rewards of building sales teams from diverse age groups.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

With a recession on the horizon, customers are becoming far more selective with their dollars. Reaching the right people, in the right places, with the right message, is now that much more important.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

February is the month of love and we’re certainly feeling it here at Showpad. For the third year in a row, Showpad mad e G2’s Best Software Lists — al l thanks to the hundreds of amazing reviews we’ve received from our customers. We are excited to announce that Showpad has been ranked in the Top 50 in 5 categories out of 100,000+ vendors. So, to our loyal customers, we mean it when we say: We never could have done it without you.

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Freshworks

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In today’s challenging economic climate, business leaders face a complex challenge: cut costs wherever possible, yet continue to invest in areas that drive long-term sustainable growth and profitability. One easy target for the chopping block is the complex, unwieldy tech stacks full of legacy software, some of which have never been fully implemented.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Digital payment refers to the electronic transfer of funds or monetary transactions through digital devices such as smartphones, computers, or other connected devices. This includes various methods such as mobile payments, e-wallets, cryptocurrency, online banking, and contactless payments.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape. In each episode, Matt will be joined by a rolling roster of outstanding experts from our team at The Center for Sales Strategy.

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Force Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I have been very fortunate to be a part of some great teams in my life. My freshman year in college I played football for the Defending National Champions of I-AA (now D-I), Boise State University. I transferred my sophomore year to Bowling Green State University in Ohio and played for one of the greatest teams in BGSU history. During the 1985 season we were ranked 20th in the nation ahead of some of the powerhouse schools like Texas and Georgia!

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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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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

1. Introduction 2. The Key Stages of the Buyer’s Journey 3. What is marketing funnel 4. How to create a marketing funnel 5. Why do businesses need marketing funnel 6. Footnotes You’ve probably heard a lot of people refer to the sales funnel or the marketing funnel. This is so because it encapsulates the complete customer experience , from first learning about your company to finally making a purchase.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Need to post on Instagram today? Or focus on Twitter? As a business owner or marketer, you likely have to manage multiple social media accounts simultaneously for marketing purposes. And managing social media accounts can be overwhelming without the right strategy to impact your SEO and business goals.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Driving sales is the endgame for any business. All your marketing, all your product and service development—it all leads to sales, which is where the revenue is earned. But when you make a sale, it doesn’t happen all at once—it’s a process. Even once a prospect expresses an avid interest in your company, you still have to make a sales pitch. And even once you’ve made your pitch, there’s no guarantee that your leads will buy immediately.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Over the past decade, tech company valuations have dramatically increased with topline growth rates as the driver. Subscription technology and SaaS companies have been the beneficiaries of revenue multiples that have grown to almost inexplicable levels. Even with perceptively questionable behaviors, they have been doing what works. Why change behaviors that are being rewarded with positive reinforcement?

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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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RAIN Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Given the investment companies make in hiring, training, and managing their sales force to get maximum results, it’s imperative sales and enablement leaders understand how they can make the most of that investment and retain the best sellers once hired. Our Top-Performing Sales Organization research , in which we analyzed data from 472 sellers and executives, revealed that the process for onboarding new sales hires and getting sellers to full productivity is strongly correlated to key measures o

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Source: Pexels As a leader, picking your head up out of the day-to-day to set high level goals is critical for moving your business or team forward. However, the act of setting a goal – one that’s attainable, measurable and has a direct impact on your business – can be daunting.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

What are SQLs? SQLs are leads that are ready to move to your sales team. When you bake sugar cookies, it’s important to wait until the right time to move from one step to the next. Before you can bake the cookies, for instance, you have to chill the dough in the refrigerator. If you move them to the oven too early, the dough won’t be firm enough, and it won’t hold its shape.

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The SAMA Podcast

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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CMOE

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Execution excellence is one of the top challenges leaders face globally— 90% of them fail to achieve their goals. In addition, two-thirds of large organizations globally struggle to implement their strategies. Many leaders understand what needs to be done within their organization. But how to fulfill that objective is often the challenging part. Establishing the right department goal and roadmap is key to overcoming companies’ execution challenges and obstacles.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

One of our podcast listeners Vijay Patel has a pickle, and many of you probably have the same one. Patel’s company isn’t getting the sales they need, and Patel asked us how we can tell if they are focused on the right segments. Today, we are discuss.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The strongest marketing and sales campaigns are data-driven. What does that mean? It means your marketing and sales are at their peak when you base them on valuable metrics like click-through rate (CTR) and lead close rate. Different metrics are useful for different things, but they all reveal something about your marketing. One metric you might use is lead close rate.

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AchieveIt

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For businesses to succeed, they must start with an understanding of what success means for them. Leaders who want to achieve, innovate and reach new heights need a list of pivotal successes their team needs to meet. The critical success factors of a business are crucial to its success. Without them, it won’t be able to quantify its achievements and setbacks.

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Contact and company intent data both have their advantages. Contact-level intent leads can be acted on immediately to reach active buyers, while company-level leads improve outcomes for account-based marketing and other programs. This infographic unpacks the advantages of both contact and company data and gives details about how B2B marketers can benefit from both.

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