Iannarino
JULY 16, 2021
The Gist: We sometimes overestimate our competition, making them a sort of bugaboo. There is nothing you can do about how your rivals compete. You should, however, know their approach so you can counter their strategies. Chances are, you worry too much about your competition. For one thing, you can’t really do anything about how your competitors go about pursuing deals.
Tibor Shanto
JULY 13, 2021
By Tibor Shanto. Summer, traditionally a time to kick back, relax and enjoy the brightest and warmest time of year. Business seems to move at a calmer pace as people enjoy school and work vacations. And while there is no doubt that the pace may be different, there are ways to take advantage of the “ summer lull.” But while elements of the change in pace are true, it requires a change in our action, not a lack of action.
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Anthony Cole Training
JULY 15, 2021
In our business, one of the greatest sales challenges that most companies face is how to properly implement a data-driven sales approach. Some companies chase a bunch of data without any regard for the story that the data tells. Others struggle when they launch sales coaching without any data at all.
A Sales Guy
JULY 13, 2021
We’ve been giving away too much money in sales over the past century. Why? We’ve been trained to think the buyer’s budget matters. For years, when a buyer says my budget is X, we assume and operate from the fact that that’s all they have to spend and that if we don’t meet their budget we’ll lose. In other words, we make the buyer’s budget problem our problem and we need to stop doing that.
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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.
Iannarino
JULY 14, 2021
The Gist: A new sales conversation is replacing the traditional sales call. Clients increasingly find traditional sales approaches to be inadequate—and it’s causing them to avoid salespeople. The new conversation provides value in areas where we have not yet enabled salespeople. There is a new sales conversation , and it shares little with legacy sales techniques of 10, 25, or even 50 years ago.
Force Management
JULY 14, 2021
Build a process you and your managers can leverage to make your B2B sales talent a competitive advantage. The remote and hybrid work environment provides companies the opportunity to hire talent with fewer geographical restraints creating the ability for leaders to expand their talent pool. Your competition may be leveraging that talent pool to build its sales team, and may be swiping your top performers.
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Martech
JULY 15, 2021
Qubit, the personalization engine for e-commerce, has launched Qubit CommerceAI, a new offering which supports 1:1 personalization in-the-moment. The tool uses deep learning rather than standard machine learning — a technique which employs non-linear layering of algorithms to discover pattern recognition across large data sets. It brings together customer data and product data, sifting through possibly thousands of SKUs, to make real-time 1:1 product recommendations, and to recommend next best p
Iannarino
JULY 12, 2021
The Gist: Clients don’t change when they are not compelled to change. One way to uncover what might cause them to change is to ask directly: “what’s keeping you up at night?”. A more modern approach starts with a different type of discovery, one that has not yet been commoditized. You are not going to create a new opportunity if your prospect is not compelled to change.
The 5% Institute
JULY 12, 2021
A Business Development Manager is a very popular career choice, because it can potentially be a very lucrative and financially rewarding career. Based on your positioning, knowledge and experience, you can literally get paid to give advice – and who wouldn’t want to do that! So how do you become a successful Business Development Manager? In this guide, you’ll learn how to a successful Business Development Manager: Even if you’re not yet popular in your field.
Membrain
JULY 11, 2021
My wife and I recently watched the new funny but sad movie, Here and Now, written and directed by Billy Crystal, who stars as comedy writer Charlie Burnz. In one scene, Charlie recalled a happier time when his family used to have what they called "upside down day." On upside down day they started the day by eating dessert, had dinner for lunch, and finally ate breakfast for dinner.
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
Martech
JULY 16, 2021
Pre-pandemic life is starting to return. Travel is up. Masks are coming off. And indoor dining is an option once more. The relaxation in pandemic restrictions is also rippling through the business world as conferences and trade shows schedule in-person events for this summer and fall. We’re not surprised, since the last edition of our Events Participation Index showed that many marketers were ready to hit the conference hall floor as early as the third quarter of 2021.
Iannarino
JULY 16, 2021
The Gist: We are increasingly choosing prospecting approaches that harm our professional relationships. The automation that claims to solve the problem of getting meetings causes the exact opposite outcome. We cannot continue to choose prospecting methods that destroy any possibility of a future relationship. The salesperson who sent me a connection request on LinkedIn wrote that he wanted to “connect, learn, and grow,” an admirable set of outcomes.
Smarter With Gartner
JULY 13, 2021
Every year, poor data quality costs organizations an average $12.9 million. Apart from the immediate impact on revenue, over the long term, poor quality data increases the complexity of data ecosystems and leads to poor decision making. Download Roadmap: Data and Analytics Governance. The emphasis on data quality (DQ) in enterprise systems has increased as organizations increasingly use data analytics to help drive business decisions.
Partners in Excellence
JULY 13, 2021
It’s the end of the quarter, we’ve hit our numbers. We take a moment to celebrate, high 5 each other and revel in the success. And hopefully, we repeat the performance the following quarter, then hit our numbers for the year. We’ve met our goals! But what if we could have done more? Not just exceeding our quotas, but what if we reassessed what we do, how we do it, and realized that we really should be doing much better?
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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
Martech
JULY 13, 2021
As part of the launch of MarTech’s Email Marketing Periodic Table, we are highlighting key chapters of the report. If you would like to check your own email strategy against the elements of good email optimization and deliverability, download the full periodic table today. The content provided within the email is just as important as the infrastructure and strategy behind it.
Iannarino
JULY 11, 2021
The Gist: Many thought leaders recommend that you should not pitch your clients, a model that suggests not starting with “why us.”. There are, however, things that you should pitch if you want to make your conversations valuable to your clients, all of which improve your position. Switching your pitch from “why us” to the conversations necessary for better results improves your approach and your odds of winning.
Understanding the Sales Force
JULY 13, 2021
Last night Major League Baseball held its annual Home Run Derby. We've seen the home run derbies before. We watch them every year. They are always the same - each slugger tries to hit more home runs than the other sluggers in the contest. At the same time, they are always different and last night there were four stories that made this year's home run derby different from all the rest.
Mike Weinberg
JULY 15, 2021
Greetings from Seat 2A. I’m departing PHX after leading a sales management session in Scottsdale for a large company. My thoughts are still racing from this full-day session and I can’t get the interaction with these hungry sales managers out of my mind. As I replay the highlights of the workshop and these managers’ takeaways, I’m […]. The post 6 Focus Areas to Maximize Second-Half Sales Results appeared first on Mike Weinberg.
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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.
Martech
JULY 13, 2021
Marketing to physicians was notoriously difficult even before the pandemic made face-to-face meetings and conferences vanish almost overnight. Until recently, the best way for pharma companies to reach physicians was through “detailing,” a process that involves face-to-face sales and promotional activities. Pew notes that of the $27 billion spent on drug promotion in 2012, 56% — or 15 billion — was allocated to detailing programs.
Iannarino
JULY 10, 2021
The Gist: Preparation can improve your ability to deal with client conversations, especially difficult ones. It is critical that you know your desired outcomes, as well as what your client needs from you. Designing and rehearsing your talk tracks will provide you with confidence and a chance to tighten up your arguments. I almost called this post “How to Have a Difficult Conversation with Your Client.
ConversionXL
JULY 16, 2021
A solid messaging strategy ensures you grab your target audience’s attention and build interest in what you’re selling. But there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. It should be informed by your market, competitor, and user research, and optimized through feedback and testing. This will help you gauge who your audience is and how to speak to them at every customer touchpoint.
Membrain
JULY 14, 2021
I’m on vacation this month with my family in Gotland , and we’ve finally tried the new hype: Padel. It’s like tennis, but you play it on a court surrounded by plexiglass, and you can bounce the ball off the walls as part of the game. It’s all the rage in Sweden and other parts of Europe right now, and it’s quite a lot of fun.
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Martech
JULY 16, 2021
We hear a lot about how dramatically the pandemic has affected consumer purchasing behavior, but the business-to-business side of buying is less frequently discussed. That doesn’t mean the pace of developments is any slower, however. While researching the all-new updated MarTech intelligence Report on account-based marketing (ABM) solutions , which just launched, we learned about how B2B buyers are engaging with companies in the current environment, and how marketing technology providers a
Iannarino
JULY 13, 2021
The Gist: We are increasingly choosing prospecting approaches that harm our professional relationships. The automation that claims to solve the problem of getting meetings causes the exact opposite outcome. We cannot continue to choose prospecting methods that destroy any possibility of a future relationship. The salesperson who sent me a connection request on LinkedIn wrote that he wanted to “connect, learn, and grow,” an admirable set of outcomes.
SaaStr
JULY 13, 2021
Q: Dear SaaStr: A VC Seems Interested. What Are the Odds a Deal Happens? So many founders get upset about VCs’ intentions, which is fair enough. But nothing signed until it’s signed. Assume the probability of an investment happening isn’t 100% — until it closes: If a VC doesn’t get back to you, even after what seems like a great meeting — send another email.
Smarter With Gartner
JULY 12, 2021
When a health insurance company launches an app that allows members to print their insurance card or refill prescriptions, the outcome is digital business optimization that improves the existing business. But if that same company launches a telehealth arm, its ambition would be toward digital business transformation through a fully digitized product.
Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.
Martech
JULY 12, 2021
Almost one week ago, Sangram Vajre, co-founder of Terminus and host of the #FlipMyFunnel podcast, posed a very simple question : “What’s the one most important metric in marketing?”. He received over 160 responses and counting, and there was a big consensus behind revenue. Other answers included “connection to your brand and business” (Karen Steele, CMO, Near), but most respondents were heavily focused on what would once have looked like sales goals.
Sandler Training
JULY 15, 2021
There is clearly a limited supply of raw materials and finished goods around the world at the moment. The post How to Sell Through Supply Chain Issues, Product Shortages, and Service Delays appeared first on Sandler Training.
SaaStr
JULY 10, 2021
Q: Dear SaaStr: Should I Publish My Pricing? If you aren’t sure — then yes. Transparent pricing has many advantages: It makes the sales process simpler. It allows prospects and leads to do more discovery work on their own. And it places you app in pricing context with other apps. It makes the sales process faster. They already know what it costs, and if it fits their budget.
Smarter With Gartner
JULY 13, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has made employees realize that work is now something they do, not a place where they go. Ultimately, it releases employees and employers from the concept that they need to be in an office to accomplish their work. Gartner estimates that remote workers will represent 32% of all employees worldwide by the end of 2021, up from 17% in 2019.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
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