May, 2011

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Keeping Sold Business = A Successful Sales Business

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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Join Me for the 30 Day Podcasting Challenge – @ShaneGibson

Closing Bigger

'I have been podcasting since 2004. It has brought me great clients such as Ford, ACL, and a dozen other major corporations. It has also allowed me to meet and interview people like Guy Kawasaki and Bruce Philp (two marketing minds that I suggest you get to know well). I then looked at my roster of podcasts and realized that I have much more to share.

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San Francisco Set to Ban the Distribution of Yellow Pages

Hubspot

Not only do people consider the distribution of Yellow Pages phone books obsolete. So does the law. Last week, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed the first vote towards banning the delivery of Yellow Pages. As reported by the Los Angeles Times , San Francisco is the first city in the nation to restrict the distribution of the book. If the bill passes its second vote this week, the new legislation will launch a three-year pilot program , starting on October 1, 2011.

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New Response Databases - Valuable Resource for B2B Marketers?

Pointclear

Today we're honored to have guest blogger Ruth Stevens share her thoughts on database marketing. Ruth is Founder of eMarketing Strategy , a consulting practice that assists companies build their customer acquisition and retention strategies. Business marketers are always suspicious of the data they are getting from list and data companies, whether its prospecting lists or data elements purchased for “append,” to fill in gaps.

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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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Sales is Not About Selling Strategies, It's About Winning the Internal Game

Sales Gravy

Yes, the selling strategies (how to close, how to cold call etc) are very helpful, good, and necessary, but, if you don’t learn this and understand how to build the RIGHT DRIVERS behind all behavior, then that doesn’t matter.

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Unhappy Sellers Won't sell. A Message From my Business Coach.

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Outsourcing Automation and Building Virtual Teams

Closing Bigger

'Today’s podcast is on Outsourcing Automation and Building Virtual Teams. My guest today is Stephen Jagger (who is also my co-author for Sociable!) co-founder of Ubertor and Outsourcingthingsdone.com. They have a 150 seat office in Manila where they supply North American tech firms, Realtors and a variety of other industries with virtual team members.

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The Daily Leads Waterfall Graph, An Essential Marketing Tool

Hubspot

Being able to provide the right number of quality leads to your sales team on a consistent basis is one of the essential responsibilities of a marketing team. But, without the right tools in place, you can have wild variations in the number of leads you generate, and at the end of a month or quarter you can end up way ahead or (more likely) way behind your goal.

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Revenue Performance Management: Doing For Revenue What ERP Does For Ops?

Pointclear

In a recent article on Revenue Performance Management in Marketing Automation Software Guide, Lauren Carlson does a nice job of providing a context for the RPM discussion by differentiating it from marketing automation, reviewing the factors motivating its advancement, and raising good questions. The core idea of RPM naturally brings to mind other approaches like CRM and ERP, both bringing strategies, applications, and integration together into unified wholes.

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If You Want Better Sales Success, Ask the Right Questions

Sales Gravy

Mike called me recently and asked, "What does the 4th of July look like?" I replied, "It looks like the 5th, but a day earlier and it also looks like the 3rd, but a day later.

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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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Two Thumbs Down for This Seller | Sell More, Word Less Blog by.

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Sales Success and Failure: "Have To" Versus "Want To"

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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Dear Big Brands – You Say You Care But We Don’t Believe You

Closing Bigger

'Dear Big Brand , You say you want to use social media to engage, grow your business and build community. You say you care… BUT WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU. Why you ask? You say you care but you rarely follow anyone back on Twitter that follows you. You say you care on Twitter and Facebook but you send us back to the customer call center – you know… the one that started the problem in the first place.

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6 Ways to Screw Up Your Social Media Strategy

Hubspot

We all make mistakes when we're learning something new. That philosophy stands true for business people and school children alike. So what separates those who learn and succeed from those who learn and fail? Why, it's the correction of one's mistakes and seeking improvement, of course! Marketers and business owners are integrating social media as a new component in their marketing strategy every day.

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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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Low-Hanging Fruit, “Operation Bounty” and the Problem with Having Too Many Orchard Crates

Pointclear

Today we're honored to have guest blogger Nancy Nardin share her thoughts on delivering the 'right' leads to sales. Nancy is Founder and CEO of Smart Selling Tools , a leading online marketplace that helps connect Sales professionals with the right Sales Software vendors. The ideal situation for a sales organization is to have enough “ripe” opportunities hanging on the tree-of-prospects to simply pick the low-hanging fruit first.

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The Seven Deadly Sales Sins - Part 1

Sales Gravy

It’s a common misconception that you don’t need any pure sales skills. Some people think that if you're breathing, or have an outgoing personality, you can land a sales job with ZERO experience.

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What ?Iggy's? loss can teach us about sales | Sell More, Word Less.

Engage Selling

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How to Suck at Sales and Still Blow Your Quota Away

SBI

Asking good questions. Listening more and talking less. Selling Solutions rather than products. Being willing to walk away when it’s not a good fit. These are all essential skills of a top sales performer. But you can do a mediocre job at each of those and still be successful in sales. I bet you know someone who fits that description. You wonder how they manage to hit their numbers month after month.

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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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Professional Speaking for Geeks Podcast

Closing Bigger

'Today’s podcast is titled “ Professional Speaking for Geeks.” Yes they call it death by PowerPoint and many other things. It’s the art of the bomb, crash and burn — or worse. We get a polite applause and the audience attendees forget about us half-way through the conference wrap-up party. I have had a number of inquiries from my tech and social media brethren about how to present on stage.

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12 Essential Facebook Stats [Data]

Hubspot

It's no secret that Facebook has a massive and highly engaged audience—but just how big, how active, and how valuable for small businesses and B2B companies is a much-debated subject. "Should my B2B company have a Facebook page?". "My customers and prospects don't use Facebook.". "Our Facebook page only has a few hundred fans, so why bother?".

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Prospect Development Program Jumpstarts Manufacturer’s Channel Sales

Pointclear

How many times have you lost a piece of business because the buyer didn’t know who you were? Probably more often than you’d like. Few companies have the sales and marketing resources to adequately cover their markets. It’s logical that if only a fraction of your target market is contacted, only a fraction of the deals are going to you.

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What's the Most Important Thing a Sales Manager Can Do to Drive Business?

Sales Gravy

If you want to improve the sales performance of your sales team, then you need to stay focused on and monitor what is driving those results - what your reps are saying and doing during their qualifying and closing presentations.

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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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Test Your Sales Knowledge:How to handle a Pricing Competition.

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Grow Sales: Have a Sales Contest with Yourself! ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Grow Sales: Have a Sales Contest With Yourself! by Lori Richardson on May 28, 2011. We talk to entrepreneurs every day who want to turn their ideas, products, and services into dollars but struggle with selling. One reason we find struggle is because most small business owners have little or no background in sales.

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Outsourcing Automation and Building Virtual Teams

Closing Bigger

Today’s podcast is on Outsourcing Automation and Building Virtual Teams. My guest today is Stephen Jagger (who is also my co-author for Sociable!) co-founder of Ubertor and Outsourcingthingsdone.com. They have a 150 seat office in Manila where they supply North American tech firms, Realtors and a variety of other industries with virtual team members.

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60% of Social Media Messages are Links to Published Content [Data]

Hubspot

It's an inbound marketing no-brainer: the best way to get your prospects to find and learn about your company, its products, and its services is by publishing content. And the latest data shared by eMarketer only confirms it. In their April 2011 report, " Content is the Fuel of the Social Web," AOL and Nielsen Online gathered data from over 10,000 social media messages to analyze how people share content online.

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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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The Science of Creating Demand, Upon Demand, When Demand is Needed

Pointclear

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Not everyone can do it. Not everyone has the talent to do it. But when they do it, they do it exceedingly well. You see there is a science in creating demand and I’m not talking about where to place “Click Here” versus the word “Register,” I am talking about more strategic issues.

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Got Social Networking Writer's Block? Put Some Heat Back In Your Tweets!

Sales Gravy

Keeping in touch with your customers and potential customers is critical, whether you are a local brick and mortar business or a virtual organization online.

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Own the Agenda! | Sell More, Word Less Blog by Colleen Francis of.

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Honoring an Amazing Man & What He Taught Me ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Honoring an Amazing Man & What He Taught Me. by Lori Richardson on May 1, 2011. What can you say in a business blog about something so personal – the relationship you had with a parent? I write today because who you are outside of the office directly impacts who you are at the office.

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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