Cerebral Selling

JULY 13, 2020

In 1997, the New York Times published an article entitled “In War Against No-Shows, Restaurants Get Tougher,” in which it described a famous Chicago restaurant that was losing $900,000 a year because many of the customers who made reservations never showed up. Modern sales training. Sleazy salespeople and outdated sales tactics.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Shut Up and Listen! Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation. Great sales departments motivate their employees with incentives, contests, and -- you guessed it -- pep talks. TED Talks for Sales. The speedy exchange of information has changed all the rules of the business world -- and that includes how you sell.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 24, 2022

I’ll explain how — then dive into the 10 ways sales pros can give back. Why sales professionals should give back. I’ve always been intrinsically motivated by helping others. Sales reps are masters of connecting the dots between problems and solutions. That is not a reason to give up. Think about it.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you win more deals. Not to mention, moving to virtual sales has thrown a huge wrench in your coaching plans. You take advantage of a unique opportunity that no previous generation of sales leaders have had. Motivation: Unlock self-discovery.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

??. In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Gianna Scorsone , GM/Head of North America at Aircall , where she lives out her dream to scale the channel program and to empower diverse employees and leaders. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Gianna’s origin story in sales [4:50]. powered by Sounder.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 2, 2020

A few months ago (pre-COVID), the thought of extra time and especially time at home would have conjured up a whole host of ideas and projects I could tackle. Where did all that motivation mojo go? Once I get out there, I’m glad I did, but it happened because I overcame my inertia and was externally, not intrinsically motivated.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Kerry Hudson , VP of Commercial Sales at Conga , a sales leader in the high tech space across multiple verticals. Join us for a timely conversation about producing high performing sales organizations with a focus on people, process, and customers. powered by Sounder.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It’s never too early to start planning for the new year — especially when it comes to your sales kickoff. Sales kickoffs, or SKOs, live at the intersection of education and celebration: the goal of any SKO is to prepare and reenergize reps as they enter the new year. How can you ensure your SKO sets up sellers for success?

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 28, 2017

You see it as something that benefits management, and you get sick and tired of the sales manager asking, is it in the CRM? If used correctly, the CRM is the by far the best tool you have to manage the entire sale, from contact to contract and therefore make you a better salesperson. I remember my first sales job. I feel you.

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Jeff Shore

MAY 17, 2018

They are hacking their way to more sales while you’re still stuck in the same old rut you’ve always been in. If you want to sell more, like those top-performing salespeople – there’s a hack for that! I mean, after all, time is money in sales, right? They often lack intrinsic motivation. Want more sales?

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 13, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Sales candidates, especially good ones, are exponentially more difficult to attract than they were just two years ago. Regardless of motivation type, what salespeople desire to earn to get what they want in life must be considered for long-term retention.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 13, 2014

No matter their experience level, no matter how successful they are, no matter what the sale is. You do this by observing them when they are in the sales arena and when they practice. Role play means each of you take on the roles and perform what is expected in the sales call. 5 Attributes of Successful Sales Teams.

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A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

If you’re a sales manager, or the CRO, or even CEO, go look at the opportunities your sales people have put in the CRM. I’m referring to your buyer’s motivation, what is behind your prospects or customers desire to spend the time and money to change their situation? I bet you can’t find it.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 29, 2018

Always Follow Up. Considering most SaaS deals valued at ~$25,000 close in an average of 90 days -- that’s a fast sales cycle. So, want to know how to sell more cars? Brush up on car sales best practices, and ensure you always give customers an exceptional experience. Never Let Yourself Be Bored. Remember Names.

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 30, 2023

To be a successful salesperson, one must acquire the aptitude to excel in selling – whether as an employee of a large company or as the proprietor of a small business. We’ll discuss the importance of persistence and thorough research in achieving your sales goals. No “happy ears” syndrome here.

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Sales Pop!

JANUARY 5, 2023

When sales is successful and beneficial, age-old principles and characteristics are involved. If we go back in time, rediscover these, and bring them forward to be fully applied today, we see that they benefit not only sales and commerce but all of society. Meaning in Sales. Looking Back. Professional Meaning.

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SalesLoft

JULY 16, 2019

In this episode of the Hey Salespeople podcast , PatientPop’s VP of Inside Sales has a very frank discussion with Jeremey about sales compensation. Kevin and Jeremey dig into what’s broken in sales compensation, and how it has created lazy managers and pushy salespeople. He is the VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Below, I’ll explain how we applied these frameworks to optimize sales engagement at Salesloft. Let’s look at optimizing outbound sales development representative (SDR) performance using an issue tree. Sales Engagement Issue Tree. Exercising selling skills. They taught me two simple, yet valuable, data-driven frameworks.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2019

Say what you will, but from where I sit, running effective discovery calls is THE most important part of the sales process. Can you spot one of the key mistakes you’re making that’s hindering your sales success? RELATED: The Sales Hacker Disco Demo Guide: How to turn Discovery calls into Demos that Win.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 13, 2020

I focus on the intrinsic characteristics. If you’re scaling a big org, to take the time to teach somebody how to be curious to be successful in selling is not a great use of a manager’s time. For us here at Drift, [CRO is] really a fancy title for head of Sales. Selling a New Category . Hiring for Character.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 28, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Ellie Tamari , the VP of North American Sales at Namogoo. Today we are incredibly excited to have a recent friend, member of the Boston chapter of the Revenue Collective, and female sales leader that came to the role somewhat later in life — Ellie Tamari. What You’ll Learn.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 22, 2017

After three decades, how are you not beyond burnt out on selling, calling, and incessantly traveling across continents? ". I have several secrets to preventing and avoiding burnout over a 30-year career in sales. Don’t accept the “December” excuse that most people in sales use to get out of real work. 1) Follow the 80/20 rule.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 12, 2018

Bad sales hires are painfully expensive. It’s a helluva lot more expensive when you’re in the dark about how to hire your VP of Sales. Take this founder of a startup that I just spoke to—they churned their VP of Sales after he crashed and burned in less than 14 months. How do you end up hiring the wrong VP of Sales?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 27, 2019

How to Design a Sales Comp Plan to Get You to $100M with Work-Bench, Movable Ink, MongoDB and Concert Finance. Meghan Gill | VP of Sales Ops @ MongoDB. All right everyone, thank you so much for joining us today for our panel on how to design a sales comp plan to get you to 100 million dollars. Want to see more content like this?

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

As part of the run up to 2021 SaaStr Annual in the SF Bay Area Sep 27-29 , we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite classic sessions. (And We’re going to mix it up a little bit. If you just want to drift that camera up there, that would probably be better. Hubspot today is a $23B juggernaut. million in 2014.).

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Bridget Gleason is VP of Sales @ Logz.io, the startup that uses predictive analytics and machine learning to provide monitoring, troubleshooting and security. Before Logz, Bridget was VP of Corporate Sales @ Sumo Logic where she drove ARR up by a record 237%. 2) Your first VP of Sales? Sales training, what works?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Typically founders are the first sales people. However, at some point a founder needs to hire a sales team. Learn how to recognize the signs of ‘founder denial’ and accept that the growth of your company is dependent on the recognition that limited sales skills may actually be hindering your company’s early success.

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Outreach

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

How many times have you wished there was a killer speech or inspirational video you could share with your salespeople that would give them all the motivation they need to crush their monthly numbers? Public displays of recognition don't always have to be shout-outs on internal sales meetings , of course. Emphasize Team Collaboration.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 1, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Sales Pipeline Radio Producer If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: All right.

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Salesforce

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Buying and selling online is the norm these days, and AI is making it more efficient and personalized. Social commerce sales will reach $2.9 Sell on social What is ecommerce? Ecommerce is all the online activity involved in the buying and selling of products and services. There are 2.6 How is ecommerce changing?

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Heinz Marketing

JULY 30, 2018

Thanks for tuning in live on Thursdays for Sales Pipeline Radio at 11:30a.m. Hope you’re enjoying this 30 minutes long episode– fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt Heinz: So very excited to have you all here at Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Hubspot

JULY 2, 2015

While it's likely that no one will complain about these perks (they're awesome, after all), many companies are shifting their focus to prioritize intrinsic motivators such as peer-to-peer recognition and frequent feedback as a way to improve employee engagement. Is that really what company culture is all about? 10) Wix’s Autonomy.

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