Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

” Sales picks up the process, SDRs call to qualify the opportunity, they hand the lead to an account manager who gets more information, the customer is handed over to a pre-sales person for a demo, then someone else try to close them. Except our assembly line/linear customer engagement model doesn’t reflect how our customers buy.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 30, 2020

” “We are expanding our factory capacity and need to add a new assembly line, can we talk about your products as a potential solution?” Don’t they know I don’t sell that stuff? What if rather than just showing up, uninvited, in their inbox’s, we started showing up where they are showing up?

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Prospecting Customers Assembly Line Education 113

Partners in Excellence

MAY 23, 2024

Rather than paying up front for a license, people could pay on a monthly basis for a subscription. Since the target customers, initially, for these tools were individuals and small teams, the methods others had used in consumer product selling were adapted. And as SaaS exploded, new dynamics started emerging.

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Assembly Line GTM Minimum Viable Product Non-Profits 77

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 9, 2020

We map the buying process, ending up with something that resembles Gartner’s famous “spaghetti” charts. They argue, change direction, start/stop. Ironically, while buying is getting more personal–more about people relating to people, selling seems to be, increasingly, less so.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 25, 2024

If they freed themselves from what the SaaS model represents and start thinking about things in a different way, they can achieve unimaginable success. If we look at the “founders” of the SaaS concept, it was innovators adapting and assembling bits and pieces of other business models to create a new approach. predictable.

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Assembly Line Manufacturing Contract Represent 77

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s. Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s. But there are limitations to this.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Prospecting results are fixed, so the only we we get more prospects is to up the volume and frequency with which we prospect. And, while I will contradict my opening premises, too much of the time, in seeking “predictable revenue,” we treat every aspect of selling as laws etched in granite. Imagine the unthinkable.

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Assembly Line Quota Prospecting Up-sell 107

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It serves to free up time and remove barriers that lead to more efficient and higher-quality work. It sets the business up for its next venture, it helps pinpoint the exact business partners you should be working with, and if done correctly, can help to minimize problems further down the road. So how do you free up their time?

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 31, 2017

We design our organizations to be lean mean selling machines. Prospectors prospect, account managers account manage, product line specialists are expert in their product lines, and on and on… Each role is precisely defined, we have the metrics to by which we constantly measure performance.

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Assembly Line Manufacturing Account management B2B 81

Highspot

JULY 31, 2020

Proactively thinking through how and why your sales organization is set up a certain way ensures that you are not only making strategic hiring decisions but that you’re putting your reps in position to thrive. Sales organization structure is important as it sets sellers up for success. The Assembly Line.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

But something has changed in selling. Yes, quotas go up, but we expect people to improve and become more productive. Yes, quotas go up, but we expect people to improve and become more productive. At a macro level, selling expense hasn’t changed markedly many complex B2B segments.

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Assembly Line Quota Sales Construction 80

Sales Hacker

MARCH 17, 2021

The reason they were such a good salesperson in the past is because they had the automation, infrastructure, and internal alignment in place to sell at a high rate. These are the people that helped them build something from the ground up, and they often let that emotional attachment get in the way of success. The problem?

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Growth Assembly Line Cross-sell Engineering 113

Hubspot

JANUARY 31, 2018

I’ve been selling for over 30 years, and it’s been a blast. Although it’s arguably more difficult to sell effectively in 2018, it’s easier for top performers to differentiate themselves. If you’re still cold calling prospects and think it’s a great way to generate new opportunities, stop selling now. Drop the 18 tactics below.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 4, 2025

It’s your host, Scott Barker, and we really appreciate you lending us your eardrums for the [00:03:00] next 45 minutes or an hour or so, uh, we have a fantastic guest lined up, I am joined by Jessica Gilmartin, Jessica, welcome, Jessica Gilmartin: Thank you very much. Happy to be here. Jessica Gilmartin: As everyone does.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 18, 2017

The focus in much of our discussions on selling is about us–sales people. We have highly focused roles, each role focuses on it’s job in the sales process, once complete, the widget–I mean customer, is passed to the next function, then the next, then the next… on down the sales assembly line.

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Assembly Line Sell Customers Up-sell 70

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2017

Our people never get the opportunity to master the program execution, when things are shifted and they have to start again. In executing the process, we start to see where the problems are. If that organization wasn’t achieving it’s goals, where would we start in looking to improve performance?

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Manufacturing Assembly Line Sales Process 85

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I believe selling is a set of disciplined processes, many of which can be “engineered” to optimize our ability to engage the right customers/prospects, with the right conversations, at the right time. One begins to see images of assembly lines with customers on a conveyor belt moving from station to station.

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Assembly Line Customers Manufacturing Objectives and Key Results 60

Hubspot

MAY 9, 2022

That starts with you being involved and thoughtful in the hiring process. An effective team is rarely some undefined, "everyone for themself" chaos pit where reps are left up to their own devices when trying to collaborate. The Assembly Line — a model where reps work on designated responsibilities, specific to a certain pipeline stage.

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Assembly Line Objectives and Key Results Construction Commission 81

Gong.io

APRIL 28, 2021

Our solution can save your reps 30% in admin time, so they’ll have more time to sell (really?), will sell more (really??), and will get your revenue up by 30% (really???). . a factory assembly line). You can start by downloading our CFO letter template here. Here’s the story they should have told: .

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Assembly Line Manufacturing Drivers/motivators Strategize 71

Sales Hacker

MARCH 3, 2021

Isn’t it ultra-satisfying to watch a perfectly automated factory assembly line? Salespeople create relationships, but it has traditionally been up to the customer success or account management team to nurture them. Starting with a great first impression, businesses can set the benchmark high for the rest of the relationship.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

A number of weeks ago, I started following some posts about people’s First Seven Jobs. Buy ‘em for 7 cents, sell ‘em for 10 cents. I started at $4 an hour. A friend started painting houses for the summer and he would hire me on jobs to help. We were optimizing the flow of materials to and through assembly lines.

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Electricity Assembly Line Networking Up-sell 60

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 5, 2023

I just listened to an outstanding webcast on the future of selling, conducted by four close friends. I am a student of their work, they are among the smartest thinkers about selling I’ve ever met. It seemed, unconsciously, the conversation around selling gravitates to SaaS selling.

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Conversion Sell Manufacturing Healthcare 71

Salesforce

MARCH 3, 2025

A Deal Desk is essentially an assembly line for sales, replacing the need for one person to switch between various types of tasks with a streamlined, repeatable process. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed! Step 4: Hand-off and follow-up The Deal Desk then hands the deal off to post-sales teams for implementation.

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Legal Contract Finance Non-Profits 59

Hubspot

MAY 29, 2014

A few months ago, HubSpot CMO Mike Volpe started a mini-MBA program for HubSpot employees. We read through multiple case studies and learned about the structure and strategy involved with starting and scaling a business. More grown up responsibilities will start to emerge later, such as an IPO or breaking into new markets.

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Assembly Line Price Strategize Growth 78

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2017

I read an article in which the position was put forth, “Inside sales does not have the responsibility for creating pipeline, only the responsibility for selling. They should never pick up the phone and make a prospecting call!” But as buying teams start to overlap, this issue becomes critical.

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Sell Territory Assembly Line Manufacturing 57

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 30, 2023

And finding one thing that had expired would cause her to immediately start searching our cabinets, banishing anything that was past it’s used by date. It’s tantamount to my brushing the dust off that use by 12/2004 can and polishing it up. We focus our skills development on product training and selling skills.

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Assembly Line High impact Quota Technique 62

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

If you’ve ever used a smart assistant on your phone to ask a question, a chatbot to check up on an order, or social media to browse your feed, you’ve benefited from AI. But they’re not stopping there; they’re also leveraging sales AI to boost their bottom line. And at the end of the day, you’re selling to a person.

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Cross-sell Assembly Line Sales Follow-up 62

Highspot

MARCH 30, 2021

Using the tested tips below, you can assess your approach to sales – and ensure your team is set up for success. Let’s get started. That’s because certain sales models are better suited to certain types of businesses, selling motions, or solutions. Get started with our guide to launching and landing sales strategies.

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Objectives and Key Results Assembly Line Cross-sell Sales 69

Salesforce

JULY 28, 2022

Any disruption to an assembly line or a delivery fleet can bring operations to a standstill, putting pressure on manufacturers to fix the issue as soon as possible. Watch this video, featuring Salesforce’s Andy Peebler, to learn how manufacturers can benefit from creating a parts business: Why sell parts online?

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Original Equipment Manufacturer Manufacturing Sell Assembly Line 52

Lead Fuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

When you’re setting up a sales team, it’s important to consider factors such as: Regions served. The Assembly Line. In the assembly line model, leads are handed off between specialized teams to make sure that they move through all of the stages in a sales cycle. Product & Service Line Structure.

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Territory Assembly Line Commission Objectives and Key Results 52

Spiro Technologies

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Sell It podcast. On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving, and selling products—and of course, having fun along the way. For the listeners, can you give them a little bit more insight into what you guys are up to? I’m happy to be here.

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Manufacturing Technology Technology Assembly Line 59

Highspot

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Using the tested tips below, you can assess your approach to sales — and ensure your team is set up for success. Let’s get started. That’s because certain sales models are better suited to certain types of businesses, selling motions, or solutions. Get started with our guide to launching and landing sales strategies.

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Objectives and Key Results Assembly Line Cross-sell Sales 52

Spiro Technologies

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving, selling products, and of course, having fun along the way. So we say go to aisle 15 and pick up three cans of beans or whatever slot it is, and get this item. Transcript. Adam Honig: Hello and welcome to Make it.

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Sell Manufacturing Assembly Line Technology 52

Spiro Technologies

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Adam Honig: Hello and welcome to Make It, Move It, Sell It. On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving and selling products. Maybe you could just start off by telling us a little bit about that. Well, how are you going to get those parts up there?

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Sell Manufacturing Electricity Construction 59

Lead Fuze

JANUARY 2, 2024

Think of these tools as silent wingmen that work 24/7 to fill up your sales funnel with high-quality leads. By automating email newsletters or follow-ups with A/B testing capabilities included in many platforms today, businesses can tailor their messaging so it resonates better with each segment within their target audience.

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Lead generation A/B testing Cold Call Technique 52

Partners in Excellence

JULY 12, 2024

I was listening to a webcast recently and the “new” concept of “Relationship” selling came up. It’s fascinating that after more than a decade of mechanizing our engagement strategies, we are now discovering that, ultimately, selling is all about people working with people. Fast forward to today.

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Sell Assembly Line Trust Up-sell 143

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 27, 2024

For some reason, there’s a huge attraction to applying “manufacturing techniques” to selling. Second, it always produces the same outcome (manufacturing experts will quibble, but we do design manufacturing lines to produce zero defects.) How de we design the manufacturing line? that we want?”

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