ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Humans are value-rating machines. Every day, all day long, we size up different decisions by appraising the value proposition of that action. Should I buy this product? Sure, that’s the obvious one. But also: Should I go to lunch with this person? Should I open this email? Should I even spend the time to ponder this decision? When most marketers think about a value proposition, they’re thinking of the 10,000-foot-view—an overall company value proposition.

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Electricity Launch Click Through Rate Prospecting 117

Membrain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Have you ever had a slip of the tongue that reveals an insight? On a call with one of my team members recently, we were talking about the sales world’s overly complex landscape of technologies, and I wanted to talk about point solutions, but what I said was, “point pollutions.”.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: Number 5 in this 9 part series. The Bro Culture , . Lack of Coaching. Too Product-Centric and Not Problem Centric. Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Too much reliance on selling tools. Upcoming: Not enough training in the industry/space. Too much activity management. Little respect for prospects and buyers time.

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Cold Call Sales CRM Gaming 108

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Negotiating is one of the most important skills salespeople can develop, yet it’s often overlooked. Which is a real problem… Because after you’ve put effort and resources into researching and creating a solid pitch and proposal, it only makes sense to come to the table prepared to negotiate with the prospect. The key is to create a negotiation strategy in advance, which helps you talk about price and other important elements of the deal.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So, despite SaaS multiple and the public markets being at near record highs, we’ve seen things start to … wobble a bit overall in tech: The WeWork IPO simply failed , and the Peloton and Direct Smile IPOs were broken. No one really expected this. Having a high profile IPO like this fail is a bit scary. The Fed’s Repo market had to essentially be bailed out by the government.

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SalesforLife

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

I was recently on a call with a prospective customer working on a global project scope, and they asked me a question that made me stop and think. They asked me what makes us at Sales For Life bold and different? It was a unique question that quite frankly, I wasn’t used to answering. Here at Sales For Life, we rarely encounter alternatives to modern, digital selling because our competition has always been the status quo, or alternative training programs.

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Membrain

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In ancient English lore, a Will-o-the-wisp is a mischievous spirit of swampy and dark places that uses a lantern-like light to lure unwary travelers off the path. Travelers may mistake the Will-o-the-wisp for a fellow traveler leading the way or for a kindlier spirit, such as a Leprechaun, who might lead them to treasure.

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RAIN Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Everybody's brain has two different processing centers: emotional and rational. The emotional brain is old. It developed millions of years ago, first with raw instincts—like fight or flight—that all animals have, and then into more complex emotions for us humans like anger, aggression, desire, fear, hatred, passion, love, disgust, sympathy, and so on.

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Sandler Training

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

One of the most important ways to retain clients is to view an honest understanding of their interactions with your company. What are the different touch points and how well does your company act and react at all those points along the way? Read Time: 6 Minutes.

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The 5% Institute

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Insert Video. Tie down sales techniques are one of the commonly proposed sales techniques that came out of the 70’s and 80’s. Made famous by Speakers from that era such as Tom Hopkins, they served as a key ingredient and a part of your everyday sales conversation toolkit. Do tie down sales techniques still work though? In this article we’ll look at: What tie down sales techniques are.

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Technique Sales Closing Prospecting 98

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It’s a healthy question and one that has strong opinions on both sides… . Does swag work? Promotional products (AKA swag, tchotchkes, freebies, branded merchandise, you name it) have been around for some time. In fact, they date all the way back to George Washington’s campaign in 1789. . More recently, companies have started to integrate swag into their sales sequences, driving healthy growth for the entire industry.

Objectives and Key Results 101

Objectives and Key Results Promote Campaign Sales 101

SalesforLife

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

I’m noticing a big disruption in “the Force” – and it’s a disturbing trend. Maybe I’m getting older, or becoming more aware, or turning cynical – but the disruption in the Force that I’m seeing is that year by year, more and more sales professionals – whether they’re account executives, customer success leaders, or business development reps – seem to be losing the skill and art of prospecting.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

With more than 500 million monthly active users , TikTok is taking app stores by storm and serving as a worthy competitor to apps like Snapchat and Instagram. While Gen-Z has flocked to the app , brands like Chipotle and The Washington Post are also starting to experiment with TikTok's video marketing opportunities. The best way to learn more about the app, its user base, and the type of content that engages audiences is to start producing your own posts on a personal or business account.

Follow-up 101

Follow-up Entertainment Niche Start-ups 101

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

You're famished and someone suggests that you go on a 2-day fast! You're late, it's a two-hour ride by car to your destination and someone suggests that you walk! You're exhausted and ready for a nap and someone suggests you should clean our your basement! You've decided to eat better and lay-off carbs, and someone suggests ordering pizza! These are all crazy opposites of what you were focused on and they cause you to ask, "whaaat?".

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InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

One of the main responsibilities of your marketing team is determining which campaigns are the best campaigns. This is no small feet. Even with the seemingly infinite amount of data spilling from your Salesforce instance, even with the growing number of available marketing enablement technologies, marketers are struggling to prove out their revenue impact. .

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The 5% Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

A common issue many Sales Professionals face when conducting their sales interviews and question sessions, are that they don’t follow a process that gives them consistency. Add into the mix that many have been taught to use outdated scripts; and you potentially have a recipe for lacklustre sales performance. So how do you ensure you’re consistent; and that both you and your prospect walk away from the sale in a better and happier place?

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Membrain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

A Google search for “What is CRM?” returns a whopping 37 million unique results, each of them focusing on a different aspect of CRM or attempting to unify all the different purposes and meanings of Customer Relationship Management into one, and usually failing.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Today we are announcing a landmark moment in the sales performance marketplace: Miller Heiman Group will join Korn Ferry to create an unprecedented force to deliver the most comprehensive solutions ever offered to the market. As a 20+ year veteran of the sales and service performance market, I could not be more excited for our employees, our clients and our Independent Sales Consultants to be a part of this next phase of Miller Heiman Group.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

There's almost nothing more gratifying than the feeling you get when you accomplish a goal. Whether you're pressing "Publish" on a blog post or collecting initial analytics on a campaign months in the making, it's undeniably satisfying to know you've successfully finished a task. When you're not chasing a clear goal, though, work can feel like a never-ending grind.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Hundreds of pundits, thousands of articles, hundreds of books, hundreds/thousands of sales/marketing automation suppliers purport to have their miracle cures to fixing sales performance. Somehow the miracle cures seem to be: “Just train your people to do these 3 things… ” “Do this one thing… ” “Implement this new technology… ” “You just need to prospect… ” … and on and on and on… Don’t get me wrong, many of

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Sales Quota Clients Growth 91

InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Marketing attribution is no buzzword. It’s a fundamental building block of achieving ROI. Sometimes seen as more art than science, it’s often given too little attention – or too much. When sales cycles are short, marketing attribution can be fairly straightforward. The higher the value of the contract, the longer the sales cycle and the more complex the marketing machine, the harder it becomes to know where marketing spend is achieving ROI.

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The 5% Institute

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Building sales relationships and rapport is an absolutely crucial part of the sales process, because it can be the difference between winning the sale, or going back to the drawing board and starting the prospecting journey all over again. Zig Ziglar famously said , “If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you” ; and that couldn’t be more spot on.

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Relationship building Sales Trust Clients 98

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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Membrain

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Big ones, little ones, sharp ones and stubborn ones. I was pulling weeds from the garden when it became crystal clear to me. The various weeds were like the many types of opportunities in most sales pipelines.

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Women Sales Pros

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In a distracted and busy world, how do some thought leaders break through the noise to influence the behavior, beliefs, and buying decisions of their communities? Do they start out seeking to be a thought leader or does it happen by accident? And what does a thought leader do with their influence once they have it? The Regular Activities of a Thought Leader There are basic activities that you can do in order to become a thought leader.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

There are nearly 15 million salespeople working in the United States, and they spend weeks or even months training for success in their role. Given the different responsibilities, industries, and team structures salespeople encounter, it’s hard to recommend a one-size-fits-all approach to sales training. Your reps need to learn and retain all of the company-specific skills and knowledge in order to succeed in their jobs.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

We and our customers live in worlds of paradox, uncertainty, confusion, complexity, overwhelm, overload, and constant change. Organizationally and individually, we are afraid of missing something—FOMO. We constantly move from one thing to another and then to the next. We see the latest technique, strategy du jour, technology, competitor and want to do the same thing.

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Meeting Technique Technology Technology 90

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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SalesProInsider

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Working Through Objections. Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane… when you were very young you learned what to do if your clothes caught on fire… Say it with me…Stop, Drop and Roll…. What’s great about how “stuck” that is in our minds is that it’s also a powerful approach when we feel under fire when faced with an objection in a sales conversation.

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The 5% Institute

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

If you’re a new Sales Manager; or perhaps someone wanting a little more insight into effectively managing Sales Professionals, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article we’ll look effectively managing Sales Professionals, in an easy to understand manner. There are plenty of tips out there on managing Sales Professionals or a sales team. In this article, we’ll just focus on the five most important areas to focus your attention. 5 X Tips For Effectively Managing Sales Professionals.

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Lead generation Sales Drivers/motivators Technique 98

Membrain

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

As a sales leader, there is one overarching thought to keep in mind: It is your responsibility to push your sales reps to greater heights than they would achieve on their own. Otherwise, you are excess cost.

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Women Sales Pros

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Sue wasn’t the most technical person in the world, but now she’s selling technology in a male-dominated industry. At first, she struggled to embrace the technology at a deeper level. Then she realized she didn’t need to get into the weeds. She had access to technical experts if a client required more details.She didn’t have to understand everything about how the technology worked, just how it could solve problems for her clients.

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Technology Technology Sell Referrals 90

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