Sat.May 20, 2017 - Fri.May 26, 2017

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Back Office Secrets to Free Your Sales Force

SBI Growth

Joining us for today’s show is Biju Baby, a sales operations leader who knows how to support phenomenal revenue growth. His company has seen an outstanding 54 quarters of sequential revenue growth and Biju has been an instrumental part of the.

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Ideation Software: It’s Not Just for Innovation Departments

Planview

A common misconception about. ideation software. is that it’s exclusively for innovation departments to use to generate breakthrough products and services. It is called “innovation” software after all, right? While that is one of its use cases, the reality is it can be used for so much more. Software solutions that power ideation programs around the world are continuing to evolve and expand in capabilities opening the door for other business units beyond the innovation department – from HR to p

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Inbound Sales Day 2017 – Register Now!

Engage Selling

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be part of Inbound Sales Day! On June 6th, 2017, I’ll be hosting an exclusive session where I’ll be revealing the six traits the best sales managers have and how to develop them in yourself.

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Follow This Exact 5 Step Strategy For Sales Success In All Situations

MTD Sales Training

I often meet salespeople in my visits to clients and ask them for their favourite strategies when it comes to sales. Sometimes they tell me a couple of ideas, but mainly I’m met with a blank stare or a mumbling of some quote or other they’ve heard over the years. Why is it so important to have a strategy when you are selling? Because it helps you build confidence when you are working with prospects and clients, and enables you to change direction when buyers put up obstacles or objections.

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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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Is Your Sales Force Swimming Upstream in a Sea of Sameness?

SBI Growth

Joining us for today’s show is Loren Brockhouse, a Senior Vice President of Global Sales who knows how to Make the Number. Today’s topic is about winning more deals, winning bigger deals, and winning them faster. To follow along, download.

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Innovation Software: It’s Not Just for Innovation Departments

Planview

A common misconception about innovation software is that it’s exclusively for innovation departments to use to generate breakthrough products and services. It is called “innovation” software after all, right? While that is one of its use cases, the reality is it can be used for so much more. Innovation software solutions that power ideation programs around the world are continuing to evolve and expand in capabilities opening the door for other business units beyond the innovation department – fr

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Adopt These 5 Traits To Smash Your Sales Targets

MTD Sales Training

Do you want to be mediocre, average, unexceptional or ordinary? Thought not! Those aren’t qualities that usually come to mind when we consider successful salespeople. We like to think of ourselves as successful, positive, popular, prosperous and, yes, outstanding. So, what characteristics would support your quest to be the best? What would we expect of salespeople who make an impact and achieve success?

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The Right Executive Talent to Put Autonomous Driving on the Map

SBI Growth

Today’s topic is focused on how to match the capabilities of the executive team to the objectives in the requirements in the corporate strategy. Our guest is Kelley Steven-Waiss, the Chief Human Resource Officer for HERE, the company leading the.

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The Total Economic Impact of Spigit’s Ideation Management Software

Planview

When establishing an innovation program, business leaders often struggle with forecasting the potential economic impact. To address this, Spigit commissioned Forrester Research to conduct an independent study examining the value customers receive from implementing Spigit’s ideation management software. To quantify the complete value of Spigit’s ideation management, Forrester analysts conducted in-depth interviews with business leaders from five long-time customers in order to measure the total e

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Two Overlooked Uses for Testimonials | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

Our team spends a lot of time working with our clients on compelling value propositions and client testimonials.

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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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Here’s How You Lost The Business In The First 6 Seconds Of Your Call

MTD Sales Training

“Hi! Mr. Jones, my name is…” . That’s it! That’s about all you have to say on the telephone today for some prospects to realise five things instantly! . Number one, they know that you are NOT a friend or an acquaintance. . Two, they know that this is NOT a social call. Three, they know that you probably should not be trusted. Four, you are invading their privacy and number five; they know that you eventually want money. .

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Selecting Your Growth Strategies to Achieve the Highest Return on Capital

SBI Growth

Different types of revenue growth earn different returns on capital, so not all growth is equally value creating. Today’s topic is focused on demonstrating how to think through and communicate which types of revenue growth dollars are most valuable. Joining.

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Sometimes, a Good Kick in the Teeth is What You Need

Sales Gravy

“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney When I read this quote, I immediately resonated with it.

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Customer Experience Survey: The Beginner’s Guide

ReviewTrackers

“We care deeply about our customers.” Or: “We ❤️️ our customers.”. We’ve seen a number of companies use either of these taglines or some other similarly customer-focused phrase in order to profess their undying, indissoluble love for their customers. They pop it into their marketing materials, business cards, staff lapel pins, About Us pages, social media bios, e-mail signatures, what-have-you.

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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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How to Transition Channel Partners from Selling Perpetual Licenses to SaaS

SBI Growth

Today’s topic is focused on how to transition channel partners from perpetual license to cloud-based offerings. Our guest is Steve Blum, an executive sales leader who knows how to Make the Number with channel partners. What’s unique about today’s guest.

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[Part 2] The Difference Between a Chief Sales Officer and VP of Sales

SBI Growth

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Why Your Value-Based Pricing Strategy Isn’t Working

SBI Growth

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Don’t Wait for the “Right” Sales Talent. Develop It.

SBI Growth

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

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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The Sales Operations Guide to Revenue Growth Enablement

SBI Growth

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How to Protect Your Marketing Budget From Mid-Year Cost Cuts

SBI Growth

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Easy Ways to Get More Business from Satisfied Customers

Sales Gravy

Why go out and generate leads the hard way. Sometimes you have to but start with the easiest ways first. Generate leads within your existing customer base. What’s the easiest business you will ever get?

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Effective Prospecting Campaigns - Prospecting Doesn't Equal Cold Calling

Sales Gravy

Effective prospecting campaigns have to be more than picking up the phone and trying to reach the person on the list. If they are not well planned, it becomes a pure numbers game. “Why won’t salespeople prospect?

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Negotiate Larger Deals More Quickly

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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3 Inbound Sales Lead Qualification Mistakes to Avoid

Sales Gravy

Savvy B2B companies invest in and teach in inbound lead gen skills to their people. It helps you gain valuable visibility into the intentions of your sales prospects, and gives you a way to organize your sales process around your best sales leads.

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Tony Hughes, Jeffrey Gitomer, and Jen Gluckow on Whats Wrong With Your Sales Pipe video

Sales Gravy

In this rocking Sell or Die podcast the King of Sales, Jeffery Gitomer and Jen Gluckow bring Tony J. Hughes on to discuss the big mistakes salespeople are making with their pipeline and what to do about it.

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3 Keys to Effective Sales Call Planning

Sales Gravy

Look at your last week’s calendar. How much of your time was spent face-to-face (or ear-to-ear) with your prospective clients. Heck, add in the time you spent with your actual clients, and it still isn’t very much time.

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How Account Segmentation Enables Sales to Make the Number

SBI Growth

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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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How Top Sellers Keep Winning

SBI Growth

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Jeb Blount and Matt Heinz Discuss Emotional Intelligence and the Complex Deal Podcast

Sales Gravy

On this episode of Sales Pipeline radio, Matt Heinz and Jeb Blount discuss emotional intelligence, Sales EQ, and Fanatical Prospecting.

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3 Keys to Sales Enablement Success

SBI Growth

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How Success Traps Great Sales Leaders

SBI Growth

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Contact vs. Company Intent Signal Data

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.