Sat.Oct 22, 2022 - Fri.Oct 28, 2022

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How to Improve Your Virtual Selling

Iannarino

Selling is challenging enough without having to do it at a distance. While the combination of video and audio is better than audio alone, it doesn't come close to being in the room with your prospective client. The conversations are different, something less than they should be. However, post-pandemic, virtual selling is here to stay. While salespeople are still holding face-to-face meetings with their clients , virtual selling is certain to be part of how we sell, especially for interactions li

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Two Approaches to Top Down Selling [+ EXAMPLES]

Iannarino

You’re looking to learn some new sales techniques to help you crush your targets, and you’re wondering if top down selling is the right approach for you.

Sell 262
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How to Attract New Customers and Drive More Sales with TikTok Marketing

ConversionXL

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. Brands big (like Ray-Ban ) and small (like Scrub Daddy ) have grown to millions of followers and seen exponential ROI. For ecommerce business owners and marketers, jumping on this bandwagon is different to jumping on Facebook and Instagram. In this article, you’ll learn how to gain traction on TikTok to grow awareness, traffic, and acquisition.

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The Problem with Pain-Point Selling

Sales Hacker

Let me tell you a little secret about pain-point selling. It’s downright DAMAGING to your pipeline. Becc Holland — fiercely unafraid to take down established sales truths ( anti-personal brand, anyone? ) — is back at Sales Hacker with a masterclass on ditching pain-point selling and rocking your conversion rate by focusing on prospect problems. You’ll learn: The difference between pain & problem for your prospects.

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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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Thou Shalt Always Be Prospecting: The 10 Commandments of Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

Do you ever hear that your salespeople don't have enough time to prospect? Share this video with your people who might struggle with consistent prospecting. This video is a part of our new series with Mark Trinkle: The 10 Commandments of Sales Success. Today we dive into number two- Thou Shalt Always Be Prospecting.

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10 Best Ways To Increase Sales Productivity On Your Sales Team

Iannarino

Are your team’s win rates dwindling while your sales cycle stretches into eternity? If so, you’re likely looking for ways to increase sales productivity for your team.

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4 digital marketing pain points SMBs face today by Microsoft Advertising

Martech

To succeed as a small or medium-sized business (SMB), employees must work smarter. Tight budgets and scrappy teams require innovation at every level — from the Founder and CMO, e-commerce Marketing Director to VP of Marketing, Social Media Director to Paid Search Strategist. This opportunity to bring creativity and agility to the table is one of the many reasons why employees find SMBs rewarding workplaces.

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3 Best Cold Calling Scripts and Tips

RAIN Group

Many people want to believe that cold calling doesn't work because they don't want to have to get on the phone. Indeed, there are many ways to do it wrong and fail. Many cold callers use deceptive tactics to get through and leave a bad taste in buyers' mouths.

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The Value of Sales Opportunity Stages in a Nonlinear Process

Iannarino

Once, questioning the sales process would have been the equivalent of suggesting the Earth was flat. Sales leaders believed every salesperson could win the deals they needed by following a linear process. This process comprised a set of best practices divided into sales opportunity stages. Sales leaders hoped and prayed that a consistent set of steps would reduce the variability of results and ensure they could reach their net new revenue goals.

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Mine Is Bigger Than Yours!

Partners in Excellence

Get your minds out of the locker room! I’m talking about your Sales Stack! Is it big enough, is it bigger than others in your industry? I suppose it’s not surprising, but there’s a lot of talk about the importance of sales stacks. As you would expect, much of it is driven by the vendors of sales technology tools. Apparently, at least according to them, the secret to sales success is the number of sales technology tools an organization deploys–less the strategies the organ

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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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13 essential SEO skills you need to succeed

Search Engine Land

What is the greatest skill in SEO? If you believe this tweet , it’s patience. Although patience is a great answer, I would never say there is a “greatest” SEO skill. Why? Because SEO requires various hard skills (things you can learn or be taught) and soft skills (how you work and interact with others) to succeed. As I’ve always found, asking many SEO professionals one question will get a wide variety of opinions.

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The Simple Reason Startups That Just Raised $100s of Millions Are Doing Layoffs

SaaStr

So this is a simple post, it would almost do better as a Quora answer, if folks still really read Quora. But I thought it was worth writing up, because what’s happening on Twitter and the internet these days is confusing on many levels. And one of the most confusing thing is that: Many of the best SaaS and Cloud companies. That are growing really quickly and.

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5 Reasons to Love Working In Sales

Iannarino

My first sales job was delivering newspapers. I knocked on people's front doors and asked them to subscribe to the newspaper. When they said no, I asked them to subscribe to the Sunday paper. My 12-year-old self must have felt the dopamine drip from hearing yes and being handed money, something I had too little of. Like Pavlov's dog, I made the connection between asking a prospect to buy something and acquiring money.

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GA4 Setup Assistant part 2: Getting started with Google Analytics 4

Martech

Working with Colleen Harris, head of business intelligence and reporting strategy at Sincro, we’re putting together a guide to getting started with Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This is part 9. There are links to all the articles at the end of the post. In the last post we discussed the GA4 Setup Assistant in Universal Analytics. Now we’re going to look at the GA4 Setup Assistant in GA4 itself.

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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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Using slowed growth to build efficient marketing systems

Heinz Marketing

By Tom Swanson , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing. How quickly priorities change. As a recession looms, organizations are now speaking less of scale and more of efficiency. With less energy in the system (whether via lower sales or less investment), the drive for growth at all cost falters. Make no mistake, this is a bummer. However, the momentary break from scaling allows us to take a breath and re-evaluate how the bureaucratic systems that support our marketing process can be made more

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At Even Just $1m ARR — You Need to Stop Doing Stuff Yourself, And Go Make The Hire

SaaStr

In SaaS, I think one of the biggest traps you can get yourself into as a founder is doing Low ROI things for one minute longer than you have to. Of course, this is true in all start-ups. But quickly, in SaaS, it becomes worse. Why? Because they are more functional areas to handle, earlier. You need engineering, product in all start-ups — but in SaaS, even in the very early days, you also need sales, client success, true support, demand gen marketing, etc.

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How to Improve Sales Skills

Iannarino

Salespeople should consider two categories of strengths and weaknesses when working to improve their effectiveness. The first category includes character traits like integrity, candor, curiosity, discipline, and initiative. These character traits are critical to success in sales, and they can be difficult to develop. The second category includes the skills a salesperson needs to succeed in their profession.

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The digital transformation of a traditional business publisher

Martech

The old school Dutch business publisher Wolters Kluwer has been around for almost 200 years. Transforming such a well-established company into a savvy digital operation was not an easy task. Amy Kolzow, VP of global digital marketing credits CEO Nancy McKinstry: “All they did was create books at one point in time and she saw the need to start to convert that into digital technology and digital products and services.” Describing the business today, Kolzow said: “We solve real wo

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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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Key Takeaways From Attending 2022 Marketing Prof’s B2B Forum

Heinz Marketing

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing. For more than 15 years, leading B2B marketers have gathered at B2B Forum for insights, networking, and good times. This year, the B2B Forum was back with Marketing Profs’ first in-person meeting since 2019! I attended this year’s event which was held in Boston, from October 12 to 14. It was jam-packed with 53 sessions and 7 keynotes all aimed at giving B2B professionals real-world strategies to make an impact.

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10 Effective Responses to “It’s too Expensive”

Spiro Technologies

Some people say that a salesperson’s job really starts after a prospect says “no.” What they mean is that (almost) anyone can make a call and go through a sales presentation, but the complexity and challenge of the job increases significantly when it comes time to influence and overcome objections. Objections can vary, and span the gamut from timing to need and even to trust.

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A List of Sales Objectives Worth Pursuing

Iannarino

Every sales leader and their team has the primary sales objective of increasing their revenue. To achieve that, different sales organizations may pursue different sets of objectives that enable that overall goal. Even companies in the same industry are likely to have different enabling objectives, and smaller goals that support the sales force as they increase revenue.

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Google rolls out new features for GA4

Martech

Google announced a bunch of updates for Google Analytics 4 (GA4) today. They include a big improvement for the Setup Assistant, real-time behavioral modeling reports, more customization features and a new homepage design. Setup Assistant: Currently the user has to create a new property in GA4 for each Universal Analytics (UA) property and then configure the data collection and privacy settings.

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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

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Shopify Says eCommerce is Back. But AWS Says Cloud Under More Scrutiny.

SaaStr

Shopify up 22% this quarter, vs. 16% last quarter. Don’t call it a Downturn pic.twitter.com/8zfmmrZzsC. — Jason Be Kind Lemkin (@jasonlk) October 28, 2022. o this was an interesting week in terms of reading the tea leaves on what’s going on in SaaS, Cloud, the economy, and all that. Pressure is definitely up, yet, unemployment remains at record lows and consumer spending remains strong.

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How to make a Google Analytics 4 custom report in ~30 seconds

Search Engine Land

Custom reports are a super useful tool built into Google Analytics 4. You can customize any out-of-the-box report, or build your own from scratch. Here, I’ll show you how to build a GA4 custom report in less than 30 seconds. How to create a custom report in GA4 using a current report. The fastest way to create a custom report is to start from a current report that is similar to what you want to build.

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Why Carbon Credits Are a Great Addition to Your Climate Action Plan

Salesforce

Organizations’ use of carbon credits as part of their climate action strategies has sparked both excitement and concern globally. Carbon credits — which represent the avoidance, reduction, or removal of greenhouse gasses in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere — can play an important role in our collective journey to a more sustainable and nature-positive future.

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Havas Media partners with Samba TV to integrate streaming, gaming and linear TV data

Martech

Havas Media Group (HMG) North America announced a new partnership with connected TV (CTV) analytics company Samba TV that will help advertisers find and manage audiences on streaming, gaming and linear TV channels though HMG’s Converged platform. Samba TV’s insights are derived from over 20 television manufacturers, sourcing viewership data on U.S. households across gaming and OTT (over-the-top TV) devices, as well as linear TV services (aka cable).

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

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.

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Utilizing A.I. for Lead Generation with Mike Farrell

criteria for success

Happy Tuesday, Let's Talk Sales listeners! For this week's episode, we brought back Mike Farrell. Mike is the CEO of Green Leads, LLC , a global provider of sales and marketing lead generation services. With extensive experience sales leadership roles, he also works as a fractional C-level consultant. Mike is based in Boston, Massachusetts. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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4 digital marketing pain points SMBs face today by Microsoft Advertising

Search Engine Land

To succeed as a small or medium-sized business (SMB), employees must work smarter. Tight budgets and scrappy teams require innovation at every level — from the Founder and CMO, e-commerce Marketing Director to VP of Marketing, Social Media Director to Paid Search Strategist. This opportunity to bring creativity and agility to the table is one of the many reasons why employees find SMBs rewarding workplaces.

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How Salesforce Creates Inclusive Learning Programs to Train the World

Salesforce

Create and foster a culture of inclusion Discover the Salesforce Training Provider Program See how hiring diverse talent makes a significant business impact. The Salesforce ecosystem is growing, with 9.3 million new Salesforce jobs to be created by 2026 , and the demand for digital skills is expected to rise by more than 50 percent by 2025. As companies look for new talent with these in-demand digital skills, I challenge you to get creative and explore how you can broaden your talent pool.

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Stakeholders: Getting started with the Agile Marketing Navigator 

Martech

We recently introduced you to the Agile Marketing Navigator , a flexible framework for navigating agile marketing for marketers, by marketers in the article A new way to navigate agile marketing. The navigator has four major components: Collaborative Planning Workshop, Launch Cycle, Key Practices and Roles. Within these categories, there are several sub-pieces for implementation.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.