October, 2010

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Stuff I Learned Last Week that Could Drive Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret #19 Implement

Closing Bigger

'Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret #19 Implement is covered today by Shane Gibson. Implementation is a key element in any marketing strategy. .

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The 9 Worst Ways to Use Facebook for Business

Hubspot

Facebook fan pages are useful tools for connecting with your audience on a site they visit each and every day. You can broadcast messages on their Facebook homepage newsfeed, spark conversations that can provide your company with valuable feedback, and encourage fans to upload their own content. But there are some common mistakes that companies make on Facebook.

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Is Your Competitor's Grass Greener? What Are You Neglecting?

Sales Gravy

Too many people stop learning and integrating new strategies into their routine. What worked last year may not be relevant today. Just because you attended a training program a few years ago does not mean your skills are current.

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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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Must Read: No More Cold Calling by Joanne Black | Sell More.

Engage Selling

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Interview with the founder of SellingPower Magazine

SBI

Gerhard Gschwandtner launched Selling Power magazine in 1981 with a vision to create the number one industry resource for sales professionals. And that, he has done. Widely recognized as a thought leader and industry trailblazer, he has trained more than 10,000 salespeople around the world and is the author of 17 sales management books. Next week, Gerhard will be co-hosting the Sales and Marketing 2.0 conference in San Francisco – along with Umberto Milletti, co-founder of InsideView.

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Guerrilla Social Media Tip – Consistent

Closing Bigger

'Consistent – Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret is today’s topic. Shane Gibson talks about how consistency is one of the major reasons Gary Vaynerchuck experienced his high level of success. .

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What Marketers Can Learn From Facebook "Unfriending" Study

Hubspot

Named 2009 "Word of the Year" by the New Oxford American Dictionary, " Unfriend" is used as a verb and the official definition is "To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook." What does it take to be removed as a 'friend'? The answers are hardly surprising. Those things that pretty much get you ostracized at a cocktail party, are considered to be poor online behaviors as well.

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The Essence of Leadership: Instill a Sense of Pride

Sales Gravy

So just how do we go about instilling pride in people? As always, I suggest using our own experiences as our best example. In thinking back over the things you've done in your life, what kinds of accomplishments caused you to feel proud?

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When is the right time to call? | Sell More, Word Less Blog by.

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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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Sales Lead Management Week Oct 10-16: Educating on Best Practices

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Sales Success Trip Planner

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Malcolm Gladwell is Right

Closing Bigger

Shane Gibson talks about why Malcolm Gladwell is right about social media. The post Malcolm Gladwell is Right appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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60 @HubSpot Employees. One Take. [video]

Hubspot

The HubSpot team wants to thank its customers and community for the past four awesome years of inbound marketing. Seriously, you all rock. To thank you all, a handful of HubSpotters stayed late after work to create a fun, choreographed, one-take video. It opens with our fearless leader, CEO @bhalligan and ends with the whole group together. We hope it makes you smile.

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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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Driven to Distraction: Chasing the Latest, Trendy Sales Technique

Sales Gravy

We've all done this at one time or another. Sales slow down and suddenly, a new customer appears, a new product comes out or a new sales technique emerges, and you start to think it is the "cure all" for ALL your sales struggles.

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Salespeople No longer waiting for “corporate”

SBI

Gartner forecasts worldwide downloads in mobile application stores to surpass 21.6 billion by 2013. And download revenue will grow to just over 29 billion in 2013. According to Stephanie Baghdassarian, research director at Gartner, “Games remain the No. 1 application, and mobile shopping, social networking, utilities and productivity tools continue to grow and attract increasing amounts of money.”.

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Lead Generation Best Practices: Introducing the 7-Part Series

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Do You Have Idea Zombies in Your Business? ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Do You Have Idea Zombies in Your Business? by Lori Richardson on October 29, 2010. I was reading an article about social media for non-profit organizations – a topic near and dear to my heart. The post, created by John Haydon of Inbound Zombie (whom I first heard recently at Blogworld , and realize how much I’ve been out of the loop by not following him) is a brief interview with Danielle

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

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.

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Guerrilla Social Media Tip – Consistent

Closing Bigger

Consistent – Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret is today’s topic. Shane Gibson talks about how consistency is one of the major reasons Gary Vaynerchuck experienced his high level of success. . The post Guerrilla Social Media Tip – Consistent appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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Facebook Launches New Groups Feature

Hubspot

Today in a live press conference, Facebook announced new features for its social networking platform. Facebook’s announcements mainly focused on control for users, which includes a new privacy dashboard and the ability for users to download their information from Facebook. While privacy is critically important, the new Groups feature is the announcement that will likely be the most talked about among Facebook users.

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6 Easy Ways to Get More Visitors to Your Blog

Hubspot

A blog is an important asset to any business. It allows you to gain visibility as a thought leader, engages your audience in conversation, and acts as link bait. But you can only reap these benefits if you can actually get visitors to your blog. By now, we all know that content is king and that creating remarkable content on a regular basis will pay off sooner or later.

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A Marketer’s Guide to Content Curation

Hubspot

There is an elephant in the online marketing “room,” and the elephant’s name is Curation. Curation is the most important part of online marketing that no one is talking about. With the rise of inbound marketing, content has become front and center in the minds of marketers. This focus on content as an important marketing tactic creates two extremely important problems.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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.

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5 Awesome Content Creation Tools You Should Be Using

Hubspot

Getting started creating remarkable content can be a challenging concept for folks who have never done it before. Below are five tools that you can use to make your content more user friendly. These tools also make your life a lot easier too because of their simplicity. Tools For Content Creation. 1. bit.ly - Twitter is considered a microblog. The posts are called ‘tweets’ and they are a maximum of 140 characters in length.

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8 Ways to Get Your Content Ignored on Twitter

Hubspot

Twitter is a social network that allows users to share brief, 140 character messages. Each time another user shares your message it is considered a ReTweet. ReTweets expand you reach as an individual or company and can contribute additional website traffic, subscribers and customers. However, when you make the mistakes outlined in this post it can cause your content to be ignored and not get ReTweeted. 8 Ways to Not Get ReTweeted. 1.

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4 Ways Social Media Helped Gap’s Logo Disaster

Hubspot

Last week Gap used Facebook to announce their plans for a new logo and was hit with mass amounts of negative feedback. Despite mainly getting discouraging comments and even a few websites designed to specifically make fun of the new logo , Gap may have actually made out in their decision to inform their social network first. Here’s 4 reasons social media and their logo blunder may have helped Gap. 1.

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9 Awesome Ways to Market a Business Blog

Hubspot

We are all impatient. We like instant gratification, and when it comes to blogging, these emotions are no different. Most business bloggers understand that it is important to create interesting content on a frequent and consistent basis. Bloggers understand that their reward for this content is increased traffic and leads from search engines, social media, and other sources.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

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.

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7 Common Website Redesign Mistakes

Hubspot

If you are new to inbound marketing, there are certain things you’ll want to avoid when designing your site. Doing the little things right in the beginning will save you a lot of time in the end. This list will help you begin to get found by the search engines and in turn found by leads. The following list is from my own personal experience building a website and are things I wish I knew then.

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10 Opportunities You're Missing on Thank You Pages

Hubspot

You’ve gotten the hard part done, getting your website visitor to convert into a lead. Now what? Don’t just treat your thank you page, the page that a new lead is presented with once they have submitted a form, as an afterthought. Use it as another opportunity to provide further value to potential customers. Here’s 10 ways to take advantage of those thank you pages that are normally your visitors exit point. 1.

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How A Block of Ice Increased One Company’s Customers By 225%

Hubspot

At 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the group payment startup WePay sent an icy message to payment giant, PayPal at its annual development conference in San Francisco. PayPal, a WePay competitor, has had negative publicity in the past around the issue of freezing some of its members' accounts. WePay obviously wanted to let PayPal customers and developers know that they would not experience the account freeze issue if they were using the WePay system.

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Answered: 10 Questions About Website Redesign

Hubspot

Website redesign can be lethal or liberating for your business. Know what you are getting into before you sign the contract. Most recently, we covered the website redesign topic in a webinar with HubSpot’s VP of Marketing, Mike Volpe. We received nearly 400 questions during the live session and wanted to address the most frequent ones here, offering a platform for discussion. 1.

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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