Fri.Jun 16, 2023

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Why New Reps Should Sell a Commodity

Iannarino

As a new sales rep, you might want to sell a product that is unique and special. You might believe it would be even better to sell something with no available alternatives. While selling a differentiated product or service might bring you easy success and commissions, it will stunt your development as a salesperson.

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Games Sellers Play, Pricing/Discounting!

Partners in Excellence

For those who’ve followed me for some time, you know I rarely take a hardliner perspective. When someone poses a question, “What’s the best way to prospect, How should we engage our customers more effectively, What are the critical metrics, How do we help our customers buy, ……,” my answer is always, “It depends… ” I don’t mean to be evasive, because it always does depend, every situation is different and we have to adapt to what’s

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The success elements of marketing-driven growth

Martech

This is the first part of a three-part series on the success elements of growth. One of the things I enjoy the most about my job is how much I learn from my clients and colleagues. Over the years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with some big brands and incredibly smart people and engage with innovative thinkers I am proud to call my clients.

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Approaching the Ever-Evolving Complexity of Today’s World

Sales Pop!

Tempus Fugit. That’s the Latin phrase for “time flies.” With the incredibly rapid changes occurring today, this has never been more obvious. As front-and-center evidence, artificial intelligence is now very much with us, constantly in our minds and the media. The old world has long gone past. The new world is now entirely in place. Dealing with the unimaginable complexity of these constant changes requires a different kind of thinking than that of the past.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Dear SaaStr: How Many Sales Reps Do I Really Need?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Many Sales Reps Do I Need? More than you probably would think. You can back into how many sales reps you’ll need in SaaS. First, figure out how much revenue you need to close in the next twelve months. Because that’s more than now. Second, calculate a reasonable attainable quota for your closers, your Account Executives. This is generally derivate of your deal size.

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A Weekend Challenge: Try Something New!

Partners in Excellence

Over the past week or so, I’ve been writing a lot about our commitment to the status quo. How we seem to continue to do the same things, over and over, even when they are failing. I’ve written about how we are trapped in “business as usual.” I’ve gotten some questions, “Dave, how do we change, what should we do? There are so many things we need to address, where do we start?

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Looker Studio releases GA4 connector update with 170 new fields

Martech

Looker Studio has released a major update to its system, unveiling 170 new fields for reporting. In order to access the new data, users must refresh their GA4 data sources. Why we care: You can now create more in-depth, detailed Looker Studio reports because they will have access to data that previously wasn’t available. Advertisers are particularly excited as they’ll have insights into landing page, user conversion, page location and session conversion rates by event data, which will help the

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About 10% of Startups Allow Longer Option Exercise Windows. But Recently, That’s Doubled.

SaaStr

So Carta recently put together some dat a on a topic I’ve wondered about: just how many startups allow option exercises beyond the traditional 90 day window? The answer: the general trend is just over 10% of startups have extended windows beyond the traditional 90 days for departing employees to exercise stock options. But that is extended in tougher times, like just after lockdown in 2020 … and in 2023.

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Google files lawsuit over fake review scams

Search Engine Land

Google has filed a lawsuit to dissuade scammers from using Google Maps and Business Profiles to post fake businesses and fake reviews. Google said “bad actors posted more than 350 fraudulent Business Profiles and tried to bolster them with more than 14,000 fake reviews. The lawsuit. You can find the court document over here that spells out the details of the lawsuit that Google filed.

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Fascinating Highlights from the ATD Business Simulation Challenge

The Advantexe Advisor

The annual ATD (Association for Talent Development) conference is a highly anticipated event for professionals in the training and development field. In addition to the diverse range of workshops and sessions, the expo floor is always one of the biggest highlights of the show, especially coming off the pandemic. While the show ran last year, this year was different.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Making Amends, Grudges, and Apologies as a CEO Superpower

SaaStr

As someone that’s been a founder, an investor, and a student of startups and SaaS for a while now, when I look back at my top mistakes, leaving any relationship broken is high on the list. Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight, put this high on his list of Top 10 Mistakes as well in his look back the other day : Mistake #6: Not parting ways well always In startups, relationships end.

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Pardon the Outbound Episode 2: Passing “The Weird Test”

Sales Hacker

In this episode of Pardon the Outbound, Lavender co-founder Will Allred and guest Nate Nasralla (founder of Fluint.io and award-winning Sales Hacker writer ) take on a real cold email sent to Will. You’ll see this hiring email torn down and built back up in under 14 minutes — plus, learn factoids like, “Did you know 2-word subject lines get the most replies?

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How to create and execute a buyer journey-based content strategy

Search Engine Land

Few buyer journeys start and end with clicking a giant “buy now” button at the top of a homepage or product page. A great blog alone won’t be enough to turn subscribers into buyers if the benefits of what is being sold aren’t crystal clear. The average user spends most of their journey in the messy middle of the consideration stage , making it the trickiest stage to get right and often the most neglected.

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The 4 types of sellers, and how to coach them to success

SalesLoft

Even though they may have similar roles and goals, no two sales reps are the same. The SDRs and AEs who make up your team are all individuals, and they’re bringing their own approaches and levels of experience to the table. Why, then, are so many sales leaders treating them the same? As a front line manager, it could be hurting your team if you’re only looking at attainment to assess whether or not an individual rep is succeeding.

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Get Higher-Quality B2B Leads That Convert!

B2B marketers face a number of challenges, including: continuously generating great leads converting leads to active sales prospects finding vendors that deliver real results Aggregage has proven content syndication, webinar, online advertising and intent signal marketing programs that deliver higher-quality leads. More than 700 companies have already benefited from our programs.

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A Bad Connection Doesn’t Mean Lost Work — Mobile Offline Access is Key

Salesforce

Smartphones and other connected devices have made the modern workforce increasingly mobile. Now, teams can stay connected and work in new ways on planes and factory floors, in warehouses and big-box stores. The flip side of that mobile freedom? When a device does lose connection, productivity can drop dramatically. If the Wi-Fi stutters, or a satellite connection gets choppy, you don’t know how much of your work gets lost along the way.

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How to Revolutionize Your Outbound Sales Strategies with ChatGPT, Your Outreach Assistant

TaskDrive

Discover the transformative power of AI in sales enablement. Unleash personalized outreach strategies and drive revenue growth with AI-driven tools The post How to Revolutionize Your Outbound Sales Strategies with ChatGPT, Your Outreach Assistant appeared first on TaskDrive.

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