Fri.Oct 21, 2022

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The Critical Variable to Sales Success is the Sales Conversation

Iannarino

There are many variables that might influence the outcome of a deal. You might have the exact idea your client needs at the wrong time. The senior leader might choose a company they have used in the past, refusing to even meet with you. Two days before your big meeting, your company might be on the front page of the newspaper for some moral failure.

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Pre-Call Preparation: The 10 Commandments of Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

Are your salespeople following the first commandment of sales success? Our new video series with Mark Trinkle introduces the 10 Commandments of Sales Success. Today we start with number one- Pre-Call Preparation.

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Pitching Sales – Presenting The Right Way

The 5% Institute

Pitching sales is a crucial part of the sales process , and one that you need to get right! Making a mistake while delivering sales pitches can mean the difference between closing the sale – and breaking rapport and starting all over again. In this article, we’ll explore why so many Sales Professionals and Business Owners make mistakes when pitching sales, and what steps you need to include prior to delivering yours.

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The Similarity Between Cashless Bail and Free Passes for Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

If you aren't aware of the crime taking place in most of America's big cities, you have either been living in a cave or experiencing willful ignorance. Most of the criminals are repeat offenders and those who are captured and arrested are usually back on the street committing additional crimes later that day due to cashless bail. If you think about it, and you don't have to think very long or hard, cashless bail mirrors how companies deal with under-performing salespeople.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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Why you should fire clients more often (and how to do it the right way)

Search Engine Land

All clients review agencies for “fit.”. They line up the RFP cattle call, or back-to-back meetings between a handful of agencies to contrast and compare. However, almost zero agencies review clients in return. Instead, they’re too eager, living hand to mouth, to take on all clients at all times as long as they have a pulse and a checkbook. It makes sense.

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Adobe reports growing opportunities for “non-professional” content creators

Martech

In a new report, Adobe says that over 50% of U.S. “non-professional” content creators are now monetizing their work, and over 75% started doing so over the past year. Almost half say content revenue makes up more than 50% of their monthly income. “Non-professional” content creators are defined in a release as those “exploring creative side hustles and hobbies.” Content opportunities are huge.

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It’s time to reconsider how you measure and interpret your email campaign performance by Digital Marketing Depot

Martech

For years, core metrics like email open rates were a staple in nearly every email marketing program. But since Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection (MPP) went into effect, the reliability of the open rate has been called into question. This shift, along with evolving email capabilities like personalization and dynamic content, and the looming end of third-party cookies are changing how marketers approach their email marketing strategy—and how they measure campaigns.

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Increase your page rankings and organic traffic with user-generated content (UGC) by Digital Marketing Depot

Search Engine Land

In this in-depth report, Shopper Approved covers the many forms of USC and its benefits, the various tools to generate and distribute UGC, and how it works to improve online visibility in search results. See why Google and shoppers prefer the authenticity and trustworthiness of UGC. And why it improves SEO and conversions rates, including: How to increase your page rankings How to increase your organic traffic up to 400% How to convert up to 75% of your product page traffic How to increase your

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HubSpot’s September releases: A manager’s guide

Martech

HubSpot’s September releases include templates for Campaigns, simpler ways to edit information for CRM records, pre-built reporting for SEO and HubSpot Payments, improved video overlay tools and segmentation, and streamlined new user setup features. Use Campaign templates to recreate successful campaigns quickly. Continuing the Campaign tool enhancements from July’s releases , you can now set up templates based on successful campaigns or best practices.

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Customers Love a Good Product Roadmap Review. Go Do More of Them.

SaaStr

So recently, we were collecting feedback from our 200+ sponsors at SaaStr Annual, and I noticed something odd. Our Sponsor NPS this year was 75, which is high in general and especially high for event sponsors. But when we then went to talk to them, we mostly got complaints. It took me a cycle to figure out why, but the answer was obvious: we weren’t asking for feedback the right way.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Is There (Sales) Life Outside SaaS?

Partners in Excellence

It seems everything in my feed is dominated by “SaaS Selling.” It may be the algorithm–we do have a heavy technology and software client base. But 50% of our clients are in other sectors. It seems everything I read is about “SaaS selling.” We’ve developed wholly new language, acronyms, and so forth. We’ve created “new” metrics, KPIs that actually aren’t so new.

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6 Steps for Creating an Effective Sales Enablement Plan

Highspot

Sales is the engine that powers your company. But what’s powering your sales? By now it’s universally known that sales and sales team practices have undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. And, even more alarmingly, buyer needs and behaviors seem to be moving way ahead of the sales learning curve. Some head-spinning facts about this disconnect include: As of 2020, companies had an average quota attainment rate of below 30%.

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Category Creation Truth Bombs with Kari Hanson, VP Marketing at Spiro

Spiro Technologies

The post Category Creation Truth Bombs with Kari Hanson, VP Marketing at Spiro appeared first on Spiro.

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Straight From the CFO: What It Takes to Win My Stamp of Approval

SalesLoft

With the current macroeconomic climate, you’re not alone if you’ve had a deal progressing nicely when, suddenly, WHAM! It hits a brick wall. . It’s very possible that brick wall is your buyer’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Every purchase undergoes intense scrutiny when the economy slows. The finance team’s job is to ensure that every dollar of finite capital goes to the wisest investment.

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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How to respond when a prospect says “no”

PandaDoc

Overcoming objections is a crucial part of the sales process — as is being able to gracefully end the conversation if the prospect’s “no” is definitive. Often, objections stem from either a primary reaction of not wanting to commit (indecisiveness), not trusting the salesperson (lack of trust), or not being offered the right option (product mismatch) — rather than a hard “no.”.

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Introducing SaaStr Workshop Wednesdays! New Content, Every Week, Always Live, Never Recorded

SaaStr

How do you create a concept that not only doesn’t yet exist but hasn’t yet been imagined? Bill Magnuson, Co-founder and CEO of Braze, remembers his company’s founding in 2011 in an office with bare concrete floors—an austerity that he opines as “probably an ingredient for category creation.” Over his decade of experience, he has a few thoughts on how you can both envision and create your company’s path.

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How to present your pricing to clients — and have them say “yes”

PandaDoc

Pricing is a key element of your communication with customers, and as such needs to be a central part of your dialogue with them. Hiding your prices or being uncomfortable when you need to discuss them with clients will affect your capacity to make a sale. This means it’s uniquely important to get the pricing right consistently and to use the proper tactics to present your prices to different audiences and decision-makers.

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What It Takes to Forge Your Own Category with Braze Co-Founder and CEO Bill Magnuson (Pod 601 + Video)

SaaStr

How do you create a concept that not only doesn’t yet exist but hasn’t yet been imagined? Bill Magnuson, Co-founder and CEO of Braze, remembers his company’s founding in 2011 in an office with bare concrete floors—an austerity that he opines as “probably an ingredient for category creation.” Over his decade of experience, he has a few thoughts on how you can both envision and create your company’s path.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Go-To-Market Made Simple: 3 Myths To Debunk

Heinz Marketing

By Brittany Lieu , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. “Being intentional is more important than being brilliant.” – Sangram Vajre, GTM Partners. Your go-to-market strategy is NOT a one and done strategy or project. It’s not something that can be “cracked” at an executive offsite or “just how you do sales or how you do marketing.” It’s an iterative and transformative process that supersedes any one department, rooted in intentionality. .

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Landing Page Design Strategies to Maximize Conversions

Sales Pop!

Although your homepage is, in many cases, responsible for influencing your prospects’ first impressions of your business, it’s by no means the most important web page on your website. Its main purpose is to introduce your company, products, and services. As a matter of fact, it’s like a storefront — a bit crowded and full of all kinds of information about your business.