The Center for Sales Strategy

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Just securing an appointment is one of the most difficult steps in the entire sales process. Having a referral or industry success story makes this task a little easier (so, use them if you have them). But, what do you use if you don’t have either at your disposal? What if you just can't get the appointment?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 15, 2023

As with all fields, AI is transforming sales. In this post, learn more about how B2B salespeople leverage AI, and how you can adopt it into your processes. Table of Contents How do B2B salespeople feel about AI? A majority of B2B sales pros say AI/automation is important to their role and has impacted how they plan to sell.

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Customer Think

APRIL 7, 2023

In today’s competitive market, having a powerful Business to Business (B2B) sales deck can be the difference between closing large business deals or losing potential clients. This is because B2B sales pitch decks allow you to use the power of both visual and text content to impress and convince your prospects.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At the recent Business Development for Professionals – 2024 Virtual Conference – MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. Here is a summary of the sales targeting toolbox for professional services firms.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sales is a numbers game, but evaluating your sales reps’ performance involves much more than looking at a final revenue number. Revenue may be the ultimate performance indicator, but as a sales leader you should investigate the “why” behind a final result to truly improve the success of your sales team.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

The art of door-to-door sales is timeless — even during the rise of modern sales strategies. There’s no two ways about it: D2D sales can be tricky. So, if you can master the art of door-to-door sales, the juice is worth the squeeze on the income front. Table of Contents What is door-to-door sales?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 13, 2023

As prospecting is an extremely critical step in the sales process , adopting AI to help with your processes is worth considering. Read on to learn more about using AI for sales prospecting and specific use cases for generative AI. I want to email a sales director to introduce my company, Field. Writing prospect outreach content.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The last thing you want from a sales email is sleazy, spammy… or even sales-y copy. That might sound counterintuitive, but I interviewed Yuval Ackerman , email strategist, who shared her top tips for writing sales email marketing that don’t give you the ick! Gaudio’s sales emails receive: 36.3% click-through.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 30, 2024

Regularly keeping track of incremental sales is one of the best ways of determining how best to allocate your marketing resources. In this article, you’ll find out how to calculate incremental sales for any given marketing campaign, as well as some useful tips and best practices on how to maximize this metric.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 25, 2024

Winning sales teams, even those from different industries, have one thing in common: they use a repeatable sales process. As a result, they’re consistent, they follow best practices, they replicate the habits of their A-players, and they reinforce the process with sales team training. The data backs this up.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 11, 2019

Just getting the appointment can be one of the most difficult steps in the entire sales process. Having a referral or industry success story can make this task a little easier (so, use them if you have them). But, what do you use if you don’t have either at your disposal? What if you just can't get the appointment?

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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%.” increase in revenue plan attainment 17.1%

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2023

With all the changes to X (formerly Twitter) over the last few years, you’re not alone if you’ve been looking for Twitter optimization tips so you can use it more effectively for social selling. As with everything, sales on X tend to come from relationships, so ease into things. " But take that with a grain of salt.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In sales, it's no different. A good sales hook can prevent your prospect from hanging up the phone, or deleting your email entirely. And a great sales hook can start your entire conversation off on the right foot. Here, we asked six sales reps their tips for creating a convincing sales hook to turn prospects into customers.

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PartnerTap

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

2024 is the year companies admit the old sales playbook is broken and invest in sales transformation. Companies that don’t modernize their sales playbooks won’t survive. These are just the start of a tidal wave of sales transformation initiatives that CROs are undertaking across all industries.

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Account Manager Tips

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Account Manager Tips · Top 10 LinkedIn Hashtags Every Key Account Manager Should Follow Now What are LinkedIn hashtags? Top 10 LinkedIn hashtags for key account managers #b2b. Key account managers sell and I've found a lot of practical advice on sales techniques, nurturing leads and closing deals in this hashtag.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Some deals hit walls — that‘s just an unfortunate fact of sales life. 4 Tips for Closing a Deal That's Stalling 1. Let's take a look. But in many of those cases, those contacts can be selfish.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. A significant portion of the B2B prospecting calls you make will end up going to voicemail — making the sales voicemail techniques you leverage and how well you can execute them absolutely crucial to your sales efforts.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite resources for sales managers. Here are some of our favorites.

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Sales Outcomes

MAY 15, 2023

My Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in B2B Sales There’s a good bit of AI in B2B selling already, and the future looks bright! This leads to wrong sales forecasts, flawed lead scoring, and unreliable recommendations. The result is wasted marketing efforts and ineffective sales strategies.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2024

Having a bad sales month? What makes a bad sales month? A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions. Sales experts set off the common seven: 1. Get Pipeline Management in Sales Hub free 2. What happens when you have a bad month in sales?

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Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

A sales career can be exhilarating and rewarding—offering the potential for high earnings, flexible schedules, and the chance to work directly with a diverse range of customers. As you consider whether a sales career is the right fit for you, it’s crucial to understand both the upsides and the downsides.

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Sales Outcomes

APRIL 3, 2023

Now, and forever it will be just Sales. To optimize the balance between virtual and physical in-person selling, an organization should consider losing the inside sales terminology in favor of the term “Sales.” Rethink Sales Enablement Sales organization structures often align with customer segments.

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Sales Outcomes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

More than 50% of new B2B salespeople aren’t in the class picture after a year and a half. Adding talent to the sales team to accelerate growth may appear straightforward. If your B2B onboarding plan hasn’t changed much in the past few years, it may be time for a fresh look toward shortening the revenue line.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

Best Sales Podcasts. B2B Growth Show. Sales Gravy. Linking Into Sales Podcast. The Sales Evangelist. Bowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast. Get in the Door: Sales Prospecting Strategies & Tactics. The Sales Babble Podcast. Sales Pipeline Radio. The Sales Podcast. In the Arena.

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Insightly

JANUARY 25, 2024

What are some key new years resolutions for sales people in 2024? As the year kicks off, what should sales people focus on to improve their craft and maximize their results? Insightly CMO Chip House tackled this topic in a recent webinar with sales consultant and keynote speaker Jen Allen-Knuth. This will carry over into 2024.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2021

First-hand experience is helpful when it comes to improving your sales performance. Thankfully, there are experienced BIPOC entrepreneurs and sales professionals who are eager and willing to share their experiences with those hoping to get their foot in the door. 5 Post-Pandemic Sales Strategies. What’s in the CARDS?

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Zendesk

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

You’re looking for a sales position and scouring the job postings. Before disqualifying yourself from a sales career , you should know that your experience doesn’t have to come from an actual sales job—you just need to understand how to transfer your current skill set to the position you’re applying for. Retail sales associate.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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Sales Outcomes

APRIL 24, 2023

Jim Rohn Some B2B organizations believe that significant and durable improvements in sales performance come from changing out the head of sales, introducing a new technology tool or process, or deploying additional training. One core B2B sales motion is Opportunity Qualification. Sound familiar?

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Zendesk

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every salesperson is eager to hit their monthly quota—the more sales, the better. But the road to that finish line is reliant on a set of key players: sales leads. Before sales reps can meet their targets, they need a clear understanding of what a sales lead is and how a lead is different from a prospect.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When you’re in the depths of the sales process, how do you know what step to take next? Just focusing on the desired outcome—a new sale—won’t get you there. That’s where the next-action-based selling methodology comes in—an approach to sales that focuses on the activities that truly drive results.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Strategic Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Because most of our work is business-to-business (B2B), LinkedIn and Twitter are the two social media channels that we use most often. Ultimately, though, your goals would relate to driving traffic to your website, generating leads, making sales, etc. Be careful about messaging that is blatantly sales-oriented.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While your marketing team does a great job maintaining your brand’s overall presence on social, implementing social media into your sales strategy can lead to impressive results. And when I say using social media to drive sales, I don’t mean sliding into people’s DM’s asking for the sale. Social Media and Sales.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A sales training initiative can be one of the most impactful things you can do to improve your organization’s success. The question is, will the training program result in permanent behavior change and lasting sales performance improvement, or will it be a “flavor of the month” that your sales team abandons a few weeks after the experience?

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Sales Follow Up Superpowers On this Sales Gravy Podcast episode Jeb Blount (Virtual Selling) and Jeff Shore (Follow Up and Close the Sale) discuss the two sales follow up superpowers: Speed and Personalization. On this episode you'll actionable tips and tactics that will instantly improve your sales follow up skills.

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