Neuromarketing
OCTOBER 29, 2019
It appears that United Airlines has stopped using a classic decoy pricing approach for in-flight wifi options. The post Decoy Pricing: Did United Airlines Fire Their Behavioral Economist? appeared first on Neuromarketing.
Membrain
OCTOBER 2, 2019
You know that scene in The Matrix when Neo wakes up in a metal tank and discovers that his entire life has been a lie and that he is merely a battery helping to power a world run by machines?
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SalesProInsider
OCTOBER 2, 2019
When I was about 8 another kid told me a scary story about a woman who lived in closets and attacked children. Every night for months I was afraid that “Mary” was in my closet…and no matter how many times my mom and dad opened the closet door to show me there was nothing inside, I was terrified and ended up in their bed at some point. Our mind is powerful.
Jill Konrath
OCTOBER 30, 2019
After spending months trying to meet with a perfect prospect, the last thing you want to do is blow the opportunity. Yet all too often, that's exactly what happens—especially when you only have a short time together.
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The 5% Institute
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Best sales books; with so many articles, which one’s should you focus on reading? Personal development, such as listening to informative podcasts, business and sales related audio books, and sales training should be a part of your daily activities if you want to succeed and win more sales. Another important, yet sometimes forgotten activity (due to our busy lifestyles and schedules), is reading books.
Engage Selling
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Are you setting your sales managers up to fail? A few years ago, I met an executive running sales teams who had recently been promoted to the role. He gave new meaning to the term “hands off.
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Membrain
OCTOBER 30, 2019
“There are five questions that determine whether a person will do something or not. These five questions have been heavily investigated at the individual psychological level, the psychobiological level, all the way down to cells and molecules. If you know the answers to these questions, you know whether the person will do something or not.”.
Hubspot
OCTOBER 2, 2019
When you're first starting a business, branding is likely the last thing on your mind. After all, it's hard to sit down and flip through fonts when you're still trying to figure out who your customers are (and where to find them). Plus, even if you made creating a brand identity a priority in the beginning, a change in business plans might have made your initial branding strategy obsolete.
G2
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The New York Times. The Wall Street Journal. Forbes. Across every industry the hot topic for the future of business seems to be remote work.
The 5% Institute
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Sales coaching is an important and useful part of a Sales Managers role, because there is a large number of benefits that come from coaching and mentoring your staff. Some useful benefits of sales coaching include building confidence, getting clarity on your goals among your obstacles, asking the right questions, prioritising goals and risks, and even employee retention.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
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Force Management
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Sales managers deserve support from your organization, starting with a clear definition of what success looks like in their role. Great companies start with a strong blueprint that includes the processes and tools that enable sales managers to drive success at the team level.
SalesLoft
OCTOBER 2, 2019
The original seven deadly sins are lust, pride, greed, gluttony, envy, anger, and sloth. Did you know there is a selling equivalent to those? The “7 Deadly Sins of Selling” are scary mistakes that salespeople make in their sales processes. The “7 Deadly Sins of Selling” include: Not Listening. Wasting Time. Being Insincere. Avoiding Social Media.
Membrain
OCTOBER 13, 2019
First published in 2011, “The Challenger Sale” must be one of the most widely-read sales books of the past decade, and with good reason. Together with its successor “The Challenger Customer” (which I believe is an even more influential book), it served to introduce powerful new perspectives about today’s increasingly complex B2B sales environment.
Hubspot
OCTOBER 29, 2019
The other day I was trying to find the perfect dress pant yoga pants because I wanted comfortable, professional clothing options. When I searched for "dress pant yoga pants" on Google, I found the brand Betabrand. Amazingly, the company dominated the top four search results. The first two results were their website, the third was their Amazon page, and the fourth was a review of their product.
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G2
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Much like shows about hospitals and law-practices, popular media tends to paint the wrong picture of human resource management.
The 5% Institute
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Sales training activities, exercises and games are a great way to make your usual sales training sessions fun, enjoyable, and easier to remember. When sales training activities are fun, there’s a better return on your time spent. As per conducted studies , Neurologists have found that fun activities not only help your team remember what they learn longer, but they will also be keen in coming back for more.
SalesProInsider
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Do you need to grow the number of prospects or leads at the top of your funnel? Most businesses do. And there are many ways of yielding potential buyers. It’s like my need for fresh vegetables…I want them fresh and have more than one way to get them. I’m a regular Saturday morning farmer’s market kind of girl. Wisconsin in the summer and Florida in the winter.
Jill Konrath
OCTOBER 1, 2019
If you’re like most sellers, you envision finding the perfect way to position your products/services. You want ONE perfect phrase that’s so attractive to prospects that they immediately respond to your voicemail or email—literally begging you to meet with them as soon as humanly possible.
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How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.
Women Sales Pros
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Years ago when I decided to pursue a career in marketing, I was driven by the concept of motivation and persuasion. Why do people do what they do? Why is it that given the same circumstances and environment, people can have completely different perspectives? Why do people make the decisions that they make? Why, why, why… I was determined to find out, so I studied marketing plans, demographics, customer segmentation versus mass marketing, and sales processes.
Hubspot
OCTOBER 9, 2019
If you're anything like me, you probably mainly consider Wikipedia a good source for a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Game of Thrones , or a collection of random facts on Zebras. In short, you likely haven't given it much thought as a channel for brand awareness. But, if you think about it, Wikipedia is one of the best third-party sources for ranking on page one of Google.
RAIN Group
OCTOBER 9, 2019
LinkedIn is a powerful prospecting and sales tool. It’s a great way to connect with new buyers, stay top of mind, and engage with your network.
The 5% Institute
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Innovative sales training techniques are important in conjunction with your sales training sessions, because you need to ensure what it taught is implemented effectively. Repetitive, old school sales training can become boring, or no longer effective in today’s marketplace. Using innovative sales training techniques with up to date sales training , can be very effective when understood, and of course implemented when your team are speaking with their potential clients.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 21, 2019
When it comes to Google BigQuery, there are plenty of articles and online courses out there. Most are “tech to tech” explanations—which are great. But they can be intimidating for those beginning their marketing-to-tech journey. So where exactly do you start? Or, if you’re already using BigQuery, how can you go further and do some really cool stuff with it?
Membrain
OCTOBER 20, 2019
I’ve been writing a lot about our Sales Execution Framework and a “Back To Basics” approach to sales management and selling. These articles have generated some interesting calls and reactions.
Women Sales Pros
OCTOBER 11, 2019
“Argo” is the 2012 movie about a high-stakes rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis. Ben Affleck stars as CIA operative Tony Mendez, who is charged with getting these diplomats out of the country safely. They do so by pretending to be film crew members making a science fiction movie. There is a compelling scene where Mendez is quizzing – well, drilling — the diplomats about their new personas.
Hubspot
OCTOBER 17, 2019
As a marketer, you're undoubtedly aware of some of the major social media sites you can use for lead generation. I'm willing to bet you've already heard about the importance of Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter -- and if you use all three as part of your lead generation strategy, you might think you're all set. But if you're not using LinkedIn as a lead generation tool, you could be missing out on a major opportunity to grow both brand recognition and revenue.
Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications
Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.
SaaStr
OCTOBER 6, 2019
When a great SaaS business starts to come together, and crosses Initial Traction ($1-$1.5m), growing nicely (8-10%+ Month-over-Month Growth) … often times, the founders start to see the first bit of real economic returns on the model. It finally starts to make sense, this SaaS stuff. As you cross $2.5m, $3m in ARR, you can start to see a path to real cash flow and financial independence, even though you aren’t there quite yet.
The 5% Institute
OCTOBER 13, 2019
Strategy selling, also known as strategic selling; is the step by step system you put together to serve more qualified clients and win more sales. There should be numerous parts to focus on when strategy selling; from your overall arching sales and marketing plans, your prospecting efforts, and of course – your step by step sales process. In this article, we’ll be looking at the different parts of your strategy plan, and what you can do to implement this.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 9, 2019
The first time a sales manager made this statement to me, in frustration, was about 20 years ago. Since then, it’s become the common complaint I hear from managers (If I had a nickel for every time…… ). It’s what happens next that explains a large part of the problem, I always ask, “Let’s sign onto your CRM system and take a look at what’s going on… ” You can probably guess what happens.
Membrain
OCTOBER 23, 2019
What if I told you that our organization never loses a sale? It’s true. We never do. We also don’t pursue opportunities.
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