Building Successful Sales Teams w. Eric van Antwerpen
Account Manager Tips
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Explore Eric van Antwerpen's unique approach to redefining success in sales teams.
Account Manager Tips
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Explore Eric van Antwerpen's unique approach to redefining success in sales teams.
Red Star Kim
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Long before I learned of the value of Socratic questioning in coaching and counselling, I remember an editor asking me to use Socratic questioning in some writing. Socratic questioning is a way to drive logical argument. It’s helpful in conversations, critical thinking and negotiation. So what is Socratic questioning? (Questioning skills). This article on Socratic questioning follows an earlier and longer post on questioning skills Why are questions so important?
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SBI Growth
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
As business leaders, we get excited when we think about just how much a Sales team empowered by artificial intelligence (AI) can achieve in terms of commercial productivity, but the reality is that most companies aren’t there yet because it’s a long learning process for everyone involved.
Customer Think
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In the dynamic world of e-commerce, understanding your customers is key to success. Meeting customer needs is critical in today’s competitive e-commerce landscape. Digital platforms have raised consumer expectations by offering a wide range of products and services. Customer-centricity is more than a trend; it is a strategic approach that sets companies apart.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
The Center for Sales Strategy
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
"I spend all day making cold calls, and I'm getting very little to show for my efforts. Getting the first appointment is harder than ever. If I could just get my foot in the door." It's a common complaint from B2B sales reps nowadays. Traditional prospecting approaches like cold calling have become less and less effective over the years. Decision makers simply don't answer unsolicited sales calls like they used to.
Red Star Kim
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Most people appreciate the importance of questioning skills in selling, training, coaching, counselling (especially Cognitive Based Therapy – CBT) and commercial conversations. In this post I explore different types of questions and how they can be used in various business scenarios. Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills). The importance of questions Children learn by asking questions.
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Customer Think
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
At its core, a data warehouse is a centralized repository that stores data from multiple sources in a structured format, enabling organizations to perform complex analytics and generate insights. Unlike traditional databases, which are optimized for transactional processing, data warehouses focus on analytical processing, facilitating strategic decision-making based on historical and real-time data.
The Center for Sales Strategy
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Here is a truth bomb that might just revolutionize your sales strategy. Brace yourself because I'm about to tell you why your meticulously crafted pitches about features and benefits are falling on deaf ears. Yes, you heard that right. It is time to shift gears and move beyond the traditional features and benefits spiel.
Brooks Group
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Qualifying prospects is one of the selling skills every great sales professional relies on. That’s because filling your sales pipeline is a numbers game. Buyers leave the funnel for many reasons as they progress through the sales process : lack of budget, timing, or wrong fit to name a few. You’ve got to qualify many more prospects than you need. Yet inexperienced salespeople tend to fast-forward to the pitch without properly understanding their prospects’ wants and needs.
Hubspot Sales
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. It doesn’t matter how frequently you call prospects or how many years you’ve been in sales, you’ll always feel some anxiety before you dial — and that’s a good thing. If you’re nervous, you’re taking it seriously. Anxiety only becomes a problem when it impacts your ability or willingness to call.
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What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.
The Great Game of Business
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Like most business owners, you seek innovative ways to motivate your teams, enhance productivity, and achieve sustainable success. One powerful strategy is the implementing bonus programs.
The Center for Sales Strategy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, we’re once again diving into The 5th Annual Media Sales Report by The Center for Sales Strategy. Today, we’re exploring why sales managers are experiencing such increased difficulty in achieving organizational goals. Joining Matt to discuss that and much more is Stephanie Downs, SVP/Senior Consultant here at CSS.
ClearPoint Strategy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Discover the 10 features that set apart the best business reporting software. Enhance your decision-making with insights on functionality and capabilities.
Nutshell
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
What if instead of going out and finding leads, you could get leads to come to you? That’s the idea behind inbound marketing—an essential marketing strategy for today’s businesses. In this guide, we cover everything you need to get started with inbound marketing. Keep reading to learn about what inbound marketing is, how it can benefit your business, and the steps to take to launch your inbound marketing strategy.
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.
Force Management
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Healthy sales pipelines and accurate forecasts are grounded in structured territory, account and opportunity planning processes. These processes provide sales managers with an unrestricted line of sight into their sales organizations. Without this line of sight, sales organizations often miss quota goals, forecast revenue inaccurately, and close the majority of deals late in the quarter – or year.
The Center for Sales Strategy
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
New data from the Media Sales Report shows that 46% of managers believe less than 20% of their sales teams are underperforming. It’s a terrible position to be in. It sucks your energy, time, and takes your focus from where you can be making a positive impact. It’s hard on leaders and underperformers. Underperformers usually fall into two categories: 1.
Groove HQ
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Customer acquisition is difficult. Its costs time and money to get a new customer and if they churn quickly, your LTV suffers and suddenly your can not afford such CAC’s as your competitor can. We all know where this downward spiral ends. To evade this fate, you must focus on customers. Not just have them […] The post Customer Advocacy through Customer Support: Lower Churn, Higher Loyalty appeared first on Groove Blog.
Nutshell
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
You’ve heard marketers talk about landing pages and how important they are as part of a holistic marketing plan. In fact, one of the most effective ways to generate leads is through a landing page. So, what is a landing page, and how do you incorporate it into your overall marketing strategy? In this article, we’ll break down everything you need to know about landing pages, including why they’re important and what you should do to ensure your landing page is a success.
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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.
Customer Think
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
For those not familiar with my work, I’m an active author, consultant, researcher and trainer in CX and EX (and also a member of CustomerThink’s Hall of Fame).
The Center for Sales Strategy
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
How much more productive would you be if you focussed on your inputs? This means avoiding all distractions and only working on planning, pitching, and following up—all the factors that budge the needle, not those that don't. A lot of valuable time is wasted focusing on things we cannot control. For example, we have zero control over the economy, competitors, pricing, inventory, or customers' attitudes.
Groove HQ
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
“Why are you selling $1 for 90 cents ?” “Well, profits are not great but the revenue is booming!” To some, it may seem like a joke, but for many businesses, this is a reality that they ignore. Today we will dig deep into what is CAC and how to keep it lower than your […] The post Customer Acquisition Cost: Less CAC More LTV appeared first on Groove Blog.
Nutshell
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Want to get more of your marketing team on your CRM and email marketing platform so they can send email campaigns, but don’t want to pay for an entire seat? A new update we’ve been hinting at is here! Introducing three free marketing seats for Nutshell Pro customers and above! Nutshell is here to help sales and marketing teams work better together.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Customer Think
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
When it comes to the mobile ecosystem, change is the one constant we can count on. During the pandemic, brands were nimble and adopted new mobile technologies and strategies to reach their customers digitally. In 2023, we saw brands evolve and become more strategic across the mobile customer lifecycle.
Planview
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Transformation comes fast and frequently, spurred forward by humanity’s endless capacity to discover and leverage digital innovations. How to respond to the changes those technologies precipitate is a constant theme of discussion across boardrooms and virtual meeting spaces. But when thinking about transformation and how much of it relies on immersion into an increasingly digital world, it is crucial not to lose sight of one essential fact: People will always be the most important catalyst
RAIN Group
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
In the competitive arena of sales, the true game-changer is having a well-trained sales team whose behaviors result in the desired outcomes. Consider the case of a technology firm that revamps its sales strategy to focus on consultative selling. During training, a conversation planning tool is shared that helps reps prepare for needs discovery meetings.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
The great resignation woke the eyes of many business leaders to shift their culture in their organizations. That culture shift will keep them afloat in their business because everyone aboard is driven to keep the ship sailing. In this episode, Brad Zimmerman , the Co-Founder and Partner of Phoenix Performance Partner, dives into The Great Engagement to guide leaders into creating high-performing cultures.
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Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten
Customer Think
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
How to gain and keep a customer’s trust has become an ever-present challenge in recent years, with customers becoming increasingly concerned about data, privacy and security issues. This trust challenge has been exacerbated over the last year with the emergence of Generative AI. Recent research by Qualtrics XM Institute reveals how big this challenge has become.
Zendesk
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
What is a customer persona template? A customer persona template is a tool businesses use to create a detailed description of their ideal customer based on market research and customer data. While customer or buyer persona templates can vary depending on your business needs, they generally include demographic information, interests, motivations, frustrations, and more.
ProlifIQ
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The State of Account Planning in 2024 2023 was a challenging year for go-to-market teams. With economic uncertainty, slowing growth, and more scrutiny on every purchase, many teams struggled to close deals and retain accounts. To better understand how teams are adapting to this new environment, we surveyed over 250 professionals across sales, customer success, account management, and more about their account planning processes, challenges, and priorities for 2024.
PandaDoc
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Leads, opportunities, sales: That’s the natural sequence of the sales process, right? But opportunities can be much more than that. All you need to do is zoom out, see the bigger picture and start looking for long-term growth and expansion possibilities rather than focusing only on short-term conversion objectives. Below, we’ll discuss the impact that a robust opportunity management process can have on your bottom line.
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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