Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2022

When we consider it is unacceptable for our customers to not change, we settle for what we’ve always done, even when it doesn’t produce the outcomes we want. Related Posts: The Irony Of Change Our Need To Sell Is Irrelevant To The Customer Sales People Change The World! What If We Started With A Blank Sheet Of Paper?

Technology 59

Technology Technology Prospecting Customers 59

Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

But the irony is that in selling to large accounts , sales cycles are typically long and drawn out. Consider the power of aligning your accounting team with the accountants on the buying team. In this post-COVID time, the sales hunger to win big deals is intense. Or how about attorney-to-attorney contact?

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Legal Finance Contract Networking 97

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This individual wrote, commenting on the irony of writing about customer experience, yet creating a terrible customer experience in the newsletter sign up. We should consider, “Are our target/sweet spot customers having similar difficulties?” So, I’m not sure what was wrong. I appreciate his feedback.

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Customers Referrals Up-sell Drivers/motivators 98

SalesBlog!

JUNE 28, 2022

I am not such an egotist to think that any company should consider an employee first in their companies focus and direction. I’m a big person and I totally get that companies have bottom line responsibilities. I also understand that companies make decisions that don’t include their employees. They take no responsibility for any of this.

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Price Contact Product 52

Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Meanwhile, was Yahoo considering an alliance with Google? ” Dig deeper: Google Objects To Microsoft & Yahoo Wedding; Microsoft Responds — Irony All Around Can Google Save Yahoo By Taking Over Search? And why did Google CEO Eric Schmidt call Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to offer Yahoo help?

Non-Profits 98

Non-Profits Engineering Appointment Legal 98

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Also considered an 'elevator pitch', your sales hook can be delivered via email, over the phone, or in person. Consider, for instance, what your prospects' goals are — and then work backwards. A sales hook should be a quick, 1-2 minute rundown of how your product or service can help your prospect.

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E-commerce Pitch Sales Growth 91

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

If you are on the brink before you consider asking for help, it’s too late. The IRONY in this post: I got it because I was stuck — so I asked for help! If you find yourself afraid to ask for help because of how it may reflect on you, you have waited too long. When should you ask for help — all the time!

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Start-ups Sales 110

Hubspot

MARCH 10, 2021

The irony doesn't escape me that I'm currently writing a "How to" guide on … "How to" guides. For instance, consider how many people search "How to [fill in the blank]" on Google each day: These search queries demonstrate one of the primary reasons people turn to the internet — to learn how to do something.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The agenda simply reconfirms what you agreed upon before the meeting, it gives you and the participants to consider re-prioritizing or even adding new topics. There’s an interesting irony here. Whether virtual, F2F, or over the phone, kick the meeting off with an agenda. So we seek to schedule more meetings.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Consider this: You—a stranger—are asking an unsuspecting, not-really-wanting-to-read-your-email potential buyer for their time and resources. . Yes, I get the irony of “the data says not to use data-based language.). Know what else is scarce right now (or possibly always)? Nope, deleted. multipliers such as 2x, 2.5x, 30x, etc.,

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Cross-sell Sales Meeting Up-sell 96

Lead Fuze

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Beat writer’s block with a twist of irony. Utilizing AI For Ideation Rather Than Creation Consider using Ai tools more for ideation. There are plagiarism risks and language limitations to consider. AI is our new muse, sparking creativity and offering endless content ideas. So, use these tools wisely! In conclusion?

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SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2021

Once you approach Initial Scale, it’s worth at least considering bring on some strategic debt if not equity. This may seem laden with irony given the scale of the SaaStr Annual, but I was late to see the point of customer conferences. That’s when you want to lean in. A little more on that here.

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Appointment Engineering Start-ups Strategize 105

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

We don’t take the time to consider them, to personalize, to be relevant and impactful to them. Another irony is those sales and marketing people that do this well, don’t worry about volume. We do this by inundating them with crap. We write poor emails, focusing only on ourselves and what we want.

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Cold Call Prospecting Technology Technology 49

Hubspot

MAY 14, 2015

One, Steve Woods , co-founder of Toronto-based sales software company Nudge , pointed out the irony of my request.) I consider it an honor to be asked.”. Considered the foremost authority on the booming “collaborative economy,” Owyang needs to preserve his time for building his startup and advising. Redirecting.

Non-Profits 78

Non-Profits Networking Referrals Meeting 78

Hubspot

MARCH 11, 2016

But in case you want your acknowledgement to stand out, consider using one of the following ideas. Oh, the irony. To write a killer email introduction, keep the following tips in mind as your craft your message: Consider doing a double opt-in introduction (check out this post to learn how). 1) Do their dirty work.

Referrals 56

Referrals Follow-up Start-ups Meeting 56

Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

There is something of an irony at work here in that the MA offerings focus on generating inbound leads, and it’s a requirement that MA vendors need to supplant their own functionality with huge investments in outbound lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing if they want to achieve enterprise-level, complex sale success.

SQL 69

SQL Inside sales Lead generation Sales 69

Hubspot

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The irony is, Twitter is a marketer's dream. This can give you a fairly accurate picture of what will appeal to your followers, and it will also trigger some creative ideas you may not have considered by showing you what has worked for other companies. Overhead is nearly non-existent. The medium is literally in the palm of their hands.

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Networking Promote Follow-up Launch 59

Lead Fuze

OCTOBER 20, 2023

But it goes beyond just words – NLP gets context, sentiment, even irony. This isn’t surprising considering that chatbots have evolved from mere rule-based responders to advanced conversational agents capable of understanding natural language. A standout example is natural language processing (NLP).

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Customer Relationship Management Technique Objectives and Key Results Relationship Management 52

Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2011

The irony with this approach is that its success is likely to be short-lived. Consider that the three most important words we marketers want to hear are “Tell me more!” Consider them tools marketers can use to drive internal conversations so that the best product, roadmap, and campaign decisions will always be made.

Lead generation 54

Lead generation Pitch Technique Engineering 54

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2012

“But the irony is that when people stand on carpet, they will judge products that are close to them as less comforting.” What is even more interesting is that people who claim that emotions are not that important, who consider themselves to be really rational, are actually more prone to fall into this trap.”.

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Retail Consult Represent Engineering 129

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 7, 2012

Any activity that does not create value is considered waste. Please accept the irony of the picture–my perverse humor got the best of me. Maximize The Value And Impact Of Each Exchange With The Customer: The essence of lean is about creating and delivering value. Waste adds cost–to us and to the customer.

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Territory Sales Manufacturing Objectives and Key Results 93

Hubspot

MARCH 3, 2015

The irony is that Sarah herself went to Harvard and has an impressive resume; so much more than what we might perceive a “trophy wife” to be. Out of about 288 million monthly active users on Twitter, that ain’t too shabby - she’s definitely considered a comedian in this culture, if I had to guess. 22) @notzuckerberg.

Entertainment 78

Entertainment Follow-up Up-sell Gaming 78

InsightSquared

MAY 6, 2020

However, by pursuing efficiency at all costs (irony intended), many companies miss a valuable chance to view their effectiveness from a wider lens. Consider the differences between activity effectiveness and activity efficiency among your sales reps. The Holy Grail for every company is the top right box. Making Sense of Sales Activity.

B2B 118

B2B Pipeline Technology Technology 118

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

We’ll also explore in detail the many factors you need to consider to do ABM right. Here’s the irony though— even though potential customers may be in the market for a solution like yours, you still need to deploy the traditional sales/marketing strategies to convince them to make a purchase. Reverse IP Lookup.

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SaaStr

JULY 25, 2021

Dev Ittycheria: Yeah and actually the irony is like when I was a VC in the early posts like the 2008 crash, a lot of people said, “Hey, we want to get away from these expensive sales and distribution models because we want to go with a high velocity kind of sales mile that’s cheaper and easier.” It’s-.

Up-sell 99

Up-sell SQL Product Start-ups 99

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The irony is that I actually coached to that in my corporate world, so I should have known better. I know a lot of VP of sales that might consider it old school. Do I have a vision that I can build on in this company that actually aligns with my personal vision and brand. Obviously it was a lesson I really needed to learn.

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Pipeline Manufacturing Sales Consult 48

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The irony of that story is if that firm would’ve invested $1 million into Podium at that time, today it would be worth over $200 million. We even considered giving our money back that we had raised. … we even considered giving our money back that we had raised. So that’s just going to be the problem.

Networking 44

Networking Start-ups Engineering Meeting 44

InsightSquared

MAY 6, 2020

However, by pursuing efficiency at all costs (irony intended), many companies miss a valuable chance to view their effectiveness from a wider lens. Consider the differences between activity effectiveness and activity efficiency among your sales reps. The Holy Grail for every company is the top right box. Making Sense of Sales Activity.

B2B 62

B2B Pipeline Technology Technology 62

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Sumit Maniyar: Gold in India is considered a family crown jewel, and its role is in part symbolic: to show the social dominance of arriving in life, providing for your family, and doing well. The irony is, because of this, we have 2 trillion dollars’ worth of gold, but only about 70-odd billion has come back into circulation every year.

Trust 52

Trust Intrinsic Real Estate Finance 52

A Sales Guy

AUGUST 16, 2016

” They say, “No, not at all,” and he says, “Have you ever considered flight,” and they go, “Huh? .” The sales person keeps asking all these questions trying to look for a problem and he’s not getting one so he turns to him and says, “You’re not interested in what we have to offer?”

Up-sell 64

Up-sell Start-ups Clients Trust 64

ConversionXL

APRIL 17, 2019

Now, this is what consumers have come to consider a bowl of “authentic” clam chowder. “But the irony is that when people stand on carpet, they will judge products that are close to them as less comforting.” But now, it’s almost uniformly thick. What happened? What does this mean for marketers?

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Customers Retail Click Through Rate Represent 132

ConversionXL

JANUARY 13, 2016

Before we delve into pricing research, let’s consider the related field of polling and voting research. The Gabor Granger method, ironically, is considered the most primitive of the pricing research strategies. “At what price would you consider the product to be a bargain-a great buy for the money.”

Price 59

Price A/B testing Technique Construction 59

Hubspot

MARCH 7, 2018

Yesterday, it was announced that Google would be selling Zagat to The Infatuation, an online restaurant review site that, in a sense of irony, has claimed that it will bring back the print editions of Zagat guides -- which were discontinued last year. Other News You May Have Missed. What You Missed Last Month in Google.

Networking 72

Networking Healthcare Manufacturing Up-sell 72

Hubspot

JUNE 20, 2016

Consider the "why" and write it out. Considering a separate study by SmartRecruiters found that most applications are submitted on a Tuesday, there could be some truth to the early bird gets the worm philosophy for job searching. I thoughtfully sort through job listings, take breaks, consider my cover letters word-by-word.

Niche 52

Niche Referrals Teamwork Start-ups 52

SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2020

We have Slack saying, “Hey, we’re not going to consider going back into the office until 2021.” I mean, a couple things to consider. Justin Bedecarre: Some of your clients, I would imagine, are actually going back into the office already. Some of them are like a wait and see approach, right? Has the rules change?

Real Estate 58

Real Estate Government Contract Start-ups 58

Hubspot

APRIL 29, 2013

Once you’ve completed these three steps, consider optimizing your page with relevant keywords for your customers, making it easier and more intuitive for someone to try or buy your product, and further differentiating your products from competitors in your space. Step 3: Identify a brand you truly admire and take a look at their “About Us.”

Referrals 77

Referrals Launch Promote Conversion 77

Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2015

The locales are meticulously researched, yet shot in Los Angeles adding to the irony of image over substance, an ongoing critique of advertising. The latter, ironically, was a medium he considered pernicious, a certain harbinger of the eventual demise of print culture. It is a nightmare of their own making.

Electricity 73

Electricity Sports Campaign Cross-sell 73