Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 7, 2019
Great salespeople are masterful at asking open-ended, courageous questions of their prospects that either lead them towards, or away, from saying "yes" to their solution. There are many instances throughout the sales process where trial closes are appropriate to identify the prospects true compelling reason to make a change.
Women Sales Pros
MARCH 8, 2019
Today we give a tip of the hat to the top women B2B sales experts of Women Sales Pros. These experts do varying roles within the sales industry – Some are top keynote sales speakers Some are top sales workshop and sales breakout speakers Some are top sales authors Some are top consultants Some are top trainers Some are top coaches Some lead big organizations, some are solopreneurs.
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Partners in Excellence
MARCH 7, 2019
As sales professionals we face an intriguing paradox. We know, for complex B2B buying, the buyer’s journey can best be described as chaotic. What we have always believed is a linear process–identify a challenge, commit to change, define the problem/needs, evaluate alternatives, select a solution, turns out to be chaotic, as illustrated by the picture below.
ConversionXL
MARCH 5, 2019
Cold emails are unsolicited emails sent to previously uncontacted recipients. The term has a bad reputation. To many, cold emails are synonymous with spam and a nuisance—one reason why U.S. workers spend 3.2 hours checking their work email each day. Why would anyone want to use cold email? Because, when done well, it can work. Cold email is not a replacement for inbound methods but a supplement—a way to drive near-term growth while inbound campaigns gain traction.
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
Sales Hacker
MARCH 5, 2019
Last year, we started a new Sales Hacker tradition: the Top 50 Awards. We received over 5000 nominations , and this year was even bigger! Most other sales awards end up going to the most popular influencer. The Sales Hacker Top 50 is different. These awards go to practitioners: people who not only did a fantastic job, but also elevated the sales profession through their actions last year.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 4, 2019
Over the past few months I've been coaching 30 sales leaders from 3 companies and while most are trying their hardest to do everything I recommend, apply everything they learn, and coach as instructed, there are enough that don't follow through and fail to move the needle for their teams. A few don't want to be coached. A few don't think they need to be coached.
Technology Sales Today brings together the best content for technology sales professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ConversionXL
MARCH 6, 2019
On YouTube, a keyword-targeted pre-roll ad might show the same video to a CEO and an intern. On Facebook, an ideal customer may log on to see photos of a new nephew, not to check out a 30-second demo of your SaaS product. LinkedIn has the potential to resolve both shortcomings: You know much more about who’s on the other end of an ad. You have a pretty good idea of why they’re on LinkedIn—to improve their career or company.
Openview
MARCH 7, 2019
The average salesperson is losing up to 40% of their deals because they’re not following-up effectively. After a sales meeting, do you ever experience a prospect ‘going dark’ on you? Everything felt like it should have gone great – the prospect seemed interested in the meeting, they asked the right questions, your sales pitch was stellar. And then you send 2-3 follow-ups…but no response.
Hubspot
MARCH 8, 2019
In college, I interned at a MarTech company that sold email marketing optimization software. With their software, brands could finally gain visibility into their email program’s deliverability rate or inbox placement, which almost all email marketing software, like MailChimp and Constant Contact, can’t do. The business’ largest revenue stream was a channel partner program that enabled email marketing software companies to sell my old company’s software to their own customers.
CloserIQ
MARCH 8, 2019
It’s a known fact of recruitment: A mediocre job description will attract a mediocre candidate pool. When recruiting AEs, don’t just put up a standard-issue job description. Instead, craft a compelling AE job description that’s unique to your company. You will see an improvement in your candidate pool. So, how to do that? Follow these best practices: 1.
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.
SaaStr
MARCH 7, 2019
“Dislikable” is a bit of a rough term, and everyone (this author included) has some less-than-loveable qualities. But let me outline the negative aspects of managers that in my experience has 99.99% of the time led to them leaving / quitting / washing out in 3–9 months: Can’t meet deadlines. This may be OK in junior employees I guess. But never in a manager.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 6, 2019
Sometimes, I think Tim Ohai and I are brothers from different mothers. So much of what he writes is aligned with what I think. At least we are aligned, hopefully, we aren’t tragically wrong. Tim has been writing a series on sales management, Why Can’t We Build Better Sales Managers? In this particular article, Tim suggests we may not need traditional sales managers anymore.
Hubspot
MARCH 8, 2019
In 2018, HubSpot found 61% of marketers said improving SEO and growing their organic presence was their top inbound marketing priority. Undoubtedly, you already know the importance of SEO. SEO enables you to get on page one of Google, and helps you rank for the keywords that matter most for your business. Good SEO can get you in front of the potential customers who are searching for your products or services -- and great SEO can help those users become long-term customers, and even brand loyalis
Engage Selling
MARCH 8, 2019
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Membrain
MARCH 3, 2019
If the conversations I’ve been having with sales leaders recently are anything to go by, our sales pipelines are full of opportunities that start off looking like they are going to end up in a quick sale, but then get stuck somewhere in the middle (or towards the end) of the process.
SalesforLife
MARCH 4, 2019
When customers approach us about modernizing their sales pipeline development process or go-to-market strategy, you might assume that most of those calls come from sales enablement leaders. So you might be surprised to learn that marketing teams make up 1/3 of every conversation we have with new customers.
Hubspot
MARCH 8, 2019
A lot of strategy and planning goes into building a business from the ground up. Before your startup is ready to launch, you need to think carefully about your brand and the image you'll present to consumers. So, how can you stand out from your competitors? Create a unique business name. With a catchy, creative, and descriptive name, your business and brand will be memorable.
SaaStr
MARCH 3, 2019
We’re running our own interesting NPS study at SaaStr Inc. labs ??. ’18-’19 represented an interesting NPS point for our events. Our first ever SaaStr Europa in Paris generated our highest NPS ever. But the 2018 SaaStr Annual was a bit of an NPS setback. In ’18, we had the best speaker line-up ever (the CEOs of Slack, Atlassian, MongoDB, Box, Marketo, Qualtrics, Blackline, Trello and so much more), and better mentorship than ever.
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ConversionXL
MARCH 5, 2019
Can you achieve growth by copying your competitors? No, this is not the right growth mindset. In this episode, Peep breaks down why simply copying your competitors will not lead to the growth results you are expecting. [This post contains video, click to play]. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. The post STOP blindly copying competitors! They are just as clueless appeared first on CXL.
Engage Selling
MARCH 7, 2019
Building a connection with your clients is important. Have you ever wondered where you stand with one or more of your clients? You deliver value, help them achieve their goals, but there’s always a nagging feeling of “not enough.
Hubspot
MARCH 4, 2019
Whether it’s on Facebook Messenger, their website, or even text messaging, more and more brands are leveraging chatbots to service their customers, market their brand, and even sell their products. But even though most chatbots can handle moderately sophisticated conversations, like welcome conversations and product discovery interactions, the if/then logic that powers their conversational capabilities can be limiting.
SalesforLife
MARCH 8, 2019
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.
ConversionXL
MARCH 6, 2019
Do you keep getting product or service requests? Are they related to your core offering? In this episode, Peep discusses how saying no to customer requests that go against your core offering is a key to business growth and successful product development. Warren Buffet says, “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” [This post contains video, click to play].
InsightSquared
MARCH 4, 2019
At InsightSquared, we talk a lot about using your historical Salesforce data to expose and identify patterns from years past to dramatically improve accuracy in the present and future. But starting this spring, Salesforce will start enforcing a policy that limits client access to their Field History data that is older than 18 months. So, what data is being impacted by the policy?
Hubspot
MARCH 7, 2019
How much money did you spend on your mobile phone? Oftentimes, you'll drop upwards of $500 on a new smartphone. For example, let's take a look at the iPhone X. It costs Apple $370.25 to produce one iPhone X -- but its final selling price is $999. The price of the device is marked up by 170% , and this is how Apple makes its profit. Whether you're purchasing bottled water from a convenience store or a designer handbag, its price is often much higher than the cost it took to produce it.
Outreach
MARCH 7, 2019
This Sunday, more than one thousand people will be arriving in beautiful San Diego, CA, for one place, one purpose. To go to LEGOLAND THE sales engagement conference of the year, Unleash '19 ! . If you're one of the lucky sales leaders, movers, and shakers who scored a pass, get ready for three full days of high quality learning, networking, and sales-engaging (it'll catch on).
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.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 8, 2019
Friday mornings are usually “Coaching” days. I have a number of standing calls scheduled with coaching clients. This morning, there was a call with “Bob.” At the appointed time, I called Bob, he picks up saying, “Hi, Dave…” “Bob, what should we focus on …… ” I started. Bob, “Excuse me a moment, I’ve just got to take this call, I am double booked.” “Don’t worry, call me back when you are ready for this
Membrain
MARCH 6, 2019
When you were young, did you ever stay up all night “cramming” for a test? Did the adults in your life criticize you for this behavior, and explain to you that you would learn better if you studied a little at a time instead of all at once?
KO Advantage Group
MARCH 4, 2019
It’s not unlikely to encounter clients that are hesitant with our recommended solutions, those who want to make sure that your solutions will work for their business. Objections are normal, and there are ways you can overcome it. Sometimes they’ll ask for testimonials--more of it--to ease their mind. But that doesn’t always work. And these situations are more than just reviews.
Heinz Marketing
MARCH 4, 2019
By Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing. It’s another great episode of our weekly radio program called Sales Pipeline Radio , which is live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities.
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