ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In the world of data-driven marketing, more and more tasks require a bit of coding. You might need to add an extra parameter to your tracking code or pull raw data from Google Analytics. You may want to create a simple prediction—or automate a few repetitive tasks in your PPC campaigns. Or maybe you simply want to speak a common language with your developers so that you can brief them better and understand they may say, “This will take two weeks.” Regardless, knowing one or two data

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Jeff Shore

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

By Jeff Shore. “When you are a pessimist and bad things happen, you live it twice.” Amos Tversky. There is an aura to positivity – an undefined and highly contagious energy. We gravitate to positive people. We’ll even pay for positivity. I chose my physician, Dr. Lee Rice, not simply based on his medical knowledge (which is amazing), but on his positive outlook to healthy living.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In the fairytale Hansel and Gretel , two children drop breadcrumbs in the woods to find their way home. Nowadays, you probably don't experience too many lost-in-the-wood experiences, but I'm willing to bet you've felt frustratingly disoriented on poorly designed websites. In website design, breadcrumb navigation is a way to show your users their location and how they got there (similar to Hansel's breadcrumbs).

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We know we have to align our marketing and sales processes with the customer buying journey. That used to be simple when we considered the buying journey to be relatively linear. However, current Gartner research shows a completely different picture of the customer buying journey, one that can only be characterized as “Chaotic.” How do we deal with the chaotic buying journey?

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Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Right now, there is a tsunami that’s coming to wipe out thousands of SaaS companies. In this article, I’ll walk you through the three tidal waves coming ashore and show you how to avoid their potentially disastrous consequences. The Three Tidal Waves Coming for Your SaaS Business. Tidal Wave 1: Buyers now prefer to self-educate. This isn’t limited to the B2C space.

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Women Sales Pros

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Conferences, trade shows, forums or seminars; whatever the ‘event’ is being billed as, my clients are preparing for the fall season. Just as the marketing department does their work, sales needs some solid strategies to generate qualified leads. Essential Steps for Sales Preparation: Decide if the trade show/conference offers the value you seek. Set your sales goals for the event.

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Openview

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Every year around this time, I see a lot of messages that look like this: This isn’t a rep who is failing and has to make a move… it’s a talented person who will be actively open to/looking for a new role because something is missing in his current one. Folks, there is a strong chance you have reps in your own startup that are thinking this exact thing right now.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We know the importance of the marketing and sales process. It provides us a structured, disciplined approach to engaging our buyers. In theory, it should help us help the customer in navigating their buying process. Sounds good, what could be simpler–start at the beginning, go step by step through each stage, reach the end when the customer does, get an order, move on.

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Membrain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Professional athletes have one trait in common - they are all very athletic and their skills are among the top several hundred in the world in their particular sport. For example, in Major League Baseball, there are 30 teams with 25 players each, making those ball players the top 750 in the world. Dig a little deeper and in each sport there is an even smaller subset of players who are all-stars.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Brands need a video marketing strategy — this idea isn’t new. What has changed is how important video has become on every platform and channel. It’s no longer just one piece of your overall marketing plan. It’s central to your outreach and campaign efforts … especially your social strategy. Video has absolutely dominated social. According to a recent HubSpot Research report , four of the top six channels on which global consumers watch video are social channels.

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Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

There I was at the beginning of a new sales cycle, wrapping up the first meeting. “Can I pencil you in for next week?”. Even though they seemed interested, they were hurrying to get off the call. They all had other meetings to get to, and I was holding them up. “Sure,” said my main contact, feeling rushed. “Send me an invite for Tuesday afternoon.”.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Developing any high performance sales team starts with talent. If you have the wrong people, no tools, processes, programs, training in the world will make up for it. Yet, too often, managers treat this issue too cavalierly. I constantly see: Sloppy approaches to recruiting, relying more on “chemistry,” and out of date job descriptions, rather than having a rich competency model for the “ideal candidate.” Rushing to fill vacant positions, rather than taking the time to

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Membrain

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In today’s coaches corner, we’re discussing how to achieve better consistency in win rates, cycle times, and deal sizes across your sales team.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The Amazon affiliate program, also called “Amazon Associates” can be an easy way to monetize your website or blog. Simply sign up, receive immediate approval, and place Amazon affiliate links on your site today. When someone makes an Amazon purchase via one of your links, you get the commission -- it’s that simple. But how do you get started? Below, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to becoming an Amazon Affiliate, with screenshots.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

It’s time to forget about the idea of an “ideal buyer.” That’s right, forget about it. Times have changed. There is no longer a single person who starts and stops all buying decisions.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a VP of Sales? This is the podcast for you. This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak to Dan Cook, SVP of Sales & Success at LucidChart, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the US, about what it takes to become a sales executive at a top company. If you missed Episode 24, check it out here: PODCAST 24: Building a Tier 1 Saas Company From the Investor Perspective.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In the distant past, sales people were a primary channel for customer for educating customers about solutions and providing information. Customers had few convenient channels to learn about solutions and new approaches to their business. Trade shows, magazines, meeting with peers also provided some of this information, but sales people had always been critical for information delivery.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sole Proprietorship Definition. A sole proprietorship is considered one of the easiest types of businesses to start. Unlike corporations or LLC’s, you don’t have to register with the state. However, you must acquire appropriate permits and licenses to operate legally, and you are personally liable for debts, lawsuits, or taxes your company accrues. The United States Small Business Administration reported over 70% of U.S. businesses in 2013 were owned and operated by sole proprietors or sole trad

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

I've written extensively about how salespeople score in 21 Sales Core Competencies. Typically, both the articles and data are shared in the context of the difference between top salespeople and weak salespeople but rarely have I written about what happens after salespeople have been evaluated.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

By Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing. “How I Work” is one of my favorite things… we modeled ours after Inc Magazine and Lifehacker’s This Is How I Work Series. For a few years now we’ve been honored to feature a new B2B sales, marketing or business leader here answering what have become the standard “ How I Work ” questions. You can catch up on everyone we’ve featured thus far in the “How I Work” series here.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

?I have a question for you: do you have a sales prevention department? You most likely do and don’t even know it.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

When a buyer and seller don’t align on price, you might guess the sale won’t go through. But, often, it does. So, how did they make it work? In the 1970s, researchers studied the effect of seller ability to deviate from list price. They suspected sellers with higher pricing authority would close better deals. Because their commissions were based on margin, it was in the seller’s best interest to close the best deal possible with each buyer.

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Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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Jeff Shore

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

By Amy O’Connor. For those of us in sales, we do it because we love it. We love the people and helping them improve their lives. We love the financial rewards that come with being really good at our job. We love the dynamic environment that is constantly changing. Sometimes we love it so much and become so wrapped-up with capturing and converting every single sell that we don’t know when to stop. ?

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Openview

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A CEB Gartner study completely contradicts what has been conventional wisdom in SaaS, that strong customer service is a critical part of a sales team’s ability to not just retain clients but grow and accelerate account revenue. The study titled “Driving Account Growth through Smarter Account Management” found that while better than expected customer service helps retain a sales account, it doesn’t actually impact the degree to which the account grows.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By Ollie, the Marketing Performance Mutt… regular contributor to the Heinz Marketing Blog. See my inaugural post “ Storytelling with Data – Starting with Why and How. In August’s blog post , I suggested building Executive Business Review reports with the focus on the Why and How. Why a number is what it is, Why that line is trending upward or downward and How to maintain it or fix it.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

When Sophia , a robot who uses artificial intelligence to interact with humans (like Jimmy Fallon ) visited my college last year, I was awestruck. At first, I thought Sophia would have a similar intelligence level as a simple bot, like Siri, who can only hold basic conversations and address straightforward questions and requests. But when Sophia’s developer started asking her questions, she completely debunked my assumption.

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Selling Power

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

At Sales Result, we find that addressing the following three mistakes can lead to a repeatable, winning sales process.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The post Actionable Tips For Selling Into Challenging, Niche Markets appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

While “Account-Based” is all the rage, few technologies are available to support such a strategy. The Big Willow identifies targeted B2B opportunities with detailed intent data. The Big Willow does this by tracking 500 million devices daily across 100,000+ web publishers to build analytics showing the company accounts, people and their locations and their research and engagement behavior.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Blink twice if you typically sleep less than seven hours each night. Go ahead. I'm not watching, or judging. But if you're part of the one-third of U.S. adults who get less than the recommended amount of sleep each night -- please, blink twice. Did you do it? So did I. I, too, am part of what Eleanor Morgan, chief experience officer at Casper -- the ecommerce company known for its sleep products, including its famed memory foam mattress -- calls the most "under-slept" developed nation (the U.S.)

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