Who's in Charge Here?
Anthony Cole Training
JULY 16, 2019
A majority of sales people are so happy to get in front of a prospect that they sometimes allow them to control the sales process.
Anthony Cole Training
JULY 16, 2019
A majority of sales people are so happy to get in front of a prospect that they sometimes allow them to control the sales process.
ConversionXL
JULY 18, 2019
How do CRO professionals run experiments in 2019? We analyzed 28,304 experiments, picked randomly from our Convert.com customers. This post shares some of our top observations and a few takeaways about: When CROs choose to stop tests; Which types of experiments are most popular; How often personalization is part of the experimentation process; How many goals CROs set for an experiment; How costly “learning” from failed experiments can get.
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Women Sales Pros
JULY 19, 2019
5 Things You Need To Know Have you ever had that sales call? That sales call that goes so well. The client is great, and the conversation flows. Their challenges are made for your products and services, and the solutions you offer are just what they need. Budget is no issues, and your timing is impeccable because they say they are ready to buy. You shake hands, leave the call, then nothing.
A Sales Guy
JULY 15, 2019
Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: 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. Not enough training in the industry/space. Too much activity management. Little respect for prospects and buyers time. Not enough humility.
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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.
Anthony Cole Training
JULY 19, 2019
In this article, we discuss the "5 Keys to Sales Coaching", or the five critical steps you must know and execute in order to get the best effort and results out of your salespeople. They include: Insight. Feedback. Demonstrate. Role Play. Action Plan. Coaching salespeople is hard work and it helps to have a consistent and effective process to help keep you on course.
ConversionXL
JULY 16, 2019
Lurking beneath every goal are dangerous assumptions. The longer those assumptions remain unexamined, the greater the risk. – Jake Knapp, Sprint: How To Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just 5 days. Imagine this scenario. You’re a marketer, and you’ve just launched a marketing campaign that you spent weeks or months building. You checked all your boxes: You assigned roles and responsibilities.
Technology Sales Today brings together the best content for technology sales professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The 5% Institute
JULY 15, 2019
Closing questions are a widely searched topic within the world of sales. As you read various articles, you’ll find that there is quite a variance of styles that people use and teach. In this article, we’ll be covering the five types of closing questions to use with your potential clients, but before we do; it’s important to know the context in which to use them so that you can use them successfully.
Engage Selling
JULY 18, 2019
Have you given sufficient thought to building confidence in your sales team? It goes without saying, but confident salespeople perform better than those who lack confidence.
RAIN Group
JULY 17, 2019
Everyone is a periodic procrastinator. Twenty percent of people are chronic procrastinators. 1. Why? We all have something we want to do or know we need to do, but it seems difficult, so we avoid it. Often, that seemingly difficult task is the same activity that would provide you the greatest feeling of accomplishment, productivity, and return on your efforts.
Membrain
JULY 17, 2019
Most sales professionals are notorious optimists. We always think our next big sale is right around the corner, that the opportunity we were excited about last week is definitely almost ready to close, and that we’re going to absolutely make our quota this time.
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
The 5% Institute
JULY 18, 2019
At times, sales can be a daunting activity. You may be lacking in getting leads, or perhaps you’re speaking with people- but you’re just not getting their business. When you’re asking ‘Why am I not closing sales?”, it can be for a number of reasons. We’re going to cover the top three reasons below. Why Am I Not Closing Sales? Why am I not closing sales reason one – the wrong people.
InsightSquared
JULY 17, 2019
It’s a saying you hear a lot: Your most important customer is the one you already have. Yet, it bears repeating for two reasons. One, it’s true: it costs less to keep an existing customer than it does to acquire a new one. Two, it’s so easy to forget. . So, maybe you need more than platitudes to keep your sales team, your executive team and your board focused on your most valuable customers.
Understanding the Sales Force
JULY 17, 2019
The first contractor got a proposal to us within a few days, the second contractor got a proposal to us later the same day and the third contractor gave us a price on the spot. On the responsive scale, the third contractor was the best. Certainly, responsiveness is not the only criteria that prospects weigh as part of their decision-making process. They may also consider: Trustworthiness.
Sales Hacker
JULY 15, 2019
Cold email is like door-to-door sales. You’re going to get a lot of no’s. Unless, that is, you learn how to write cold emails that actually convert. Keep reading to get 25 cold email tips — in 4 areas of mastery — that you can start using today: Cold email tips: the basics. Cold email tips for writing a better email. A template for cold emails. Cold email tips for raising open rates.
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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
The 5% Institute
JULY 15, 2019
Having the right sales mindset is crucial for sales and business success. The reason being is your mindset lays the foundation in which you build your knowledge, skills, and experience. With the wrong mindset, you can do all the training in the world, but you may not remember or execute what you learn. What we’re going to look at in this article, is three tips to boost your sales mindset, so that you can serve more people and close more sales. 3 x Sales Mindset Tips To Help You Close More Sales.
Engage Selling
JULY 19, 2019
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Partners in Excellence
JULY 18, 2019
Let’s try a thought experiment. You will see some of the assumptions are very simplistic, they will become obvious as we move through the thought experiment. They don’t impact the thought experiment. For the moment, suspend your judgement and bear with me. The reason I want you to walk through this is to help you think about what I think is the biggest challenge facing sales leaders in maximizing the performance of their organizations: Talent.
Gong.io
JULY 16, 2019
Ever wondered what it takes to be successful at the next level of your sales career? Wonder no more. . We interviewed sales reps at Gong from commercial to enterprise to break down the recipe of their secret sales sauce. The post Gong Labs Live: Learn the Secret Sauce of Sales – Interviews with the Gong Sales Team appeared first on Gong.
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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.
SaaStr
JULY 18, 2019
A common VC-ism is that You Always Have Competition. This probably is mostly true, especially since 70% of the top SaaS companies are really just new versions of old, established categories. About 70% of SaaS Unicorns Are New Versions of Existing Categories of Software. But sometimes, you really are something new. Or so different, that it’s basically new.
Sales Hacker
JULY 17, 2019
Are you in sales and looking to get promoted into management? This was the gist of a question Scott Barker posed on LinkedIn. Now, look at his advice: To become a sales manager, you essentially need to become an extension of your HR team — something every employee can do to make a positive impact on the organization. This got me thinking about the habits and traits of my peers that have moved from IC ( individual contributor ) to sales management roles recently.
Partners in Excellence
JULY 19, 2019
In some recent projects, I’ve had the opportunity to analyze sales conversations. I’ve been tracking conversations sales people are having, from the very first conversation to the closing conversations. We know each conversation is different, they vary from company to company, customer to customer. But listening to enough of them, one starts to notice patterns.
Selling Power
JULY 15, 2019
Research from Florida State University found that high-performing salespeople are typically more alert in customer interactions, but that level of situational awareness often diminishes in reps who have recently been top performers – because they tend to become overly confident.
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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
SaaStr
JULY 15, 2019
My list: Same values and commitment as you. No matter how smart you both are, you also have to share the same values and commitment. Are you both 100% all-in? Are you both willing to go 18–24 months before initial product market fit? Are you both willing to do what it takes to win? Are there ego issues around titles? Is one of you willing to go fulll-time, but the other isn’t yet?
Sandler Training
JULY 16, 2019
The internal revolution that delivers a predictable, rapid growth curve requires a scalable sales team. This revolution always starts with the sales leader; it is always launched, modeled, promoted and defended by that leader, in close collaboration with the senior leadership of the company; and it always expands outward. Read Time: 6 Minutes.
Partners in Excellence
JULY 17, 2019
We should all be fortunate enough to have a few people that are “pain’s in the asses” to us. Last week, I posted something on LinkedIn. My friend, Mike Webster , disagreed with me, and it was over one word. I had used the word “but” in part of my “pontificating.” Mike challenged me on that, I provided a sloppy response.
Hubspot
JULY 18, 2019
Let's say you have an amazing new product -- you've created a software that recommends the perfect pizza toppings for your personality, and you're excited to share your business with the world. Unfortunately, you have no idea how to share this revolutionary product with as many of your target users as possible. Many small businesses are faced with a similar problem of getting found by the right audience -- it doesn't matter how accurate your pizza bot is in determining whether or not you like pi
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.
SaaStr
JULY 18, 2019
It doesn’t matter. On the face of it, there really should not be any termination clause in an annual contract, especially if the customer is paying a lower annualized rate vs. a monthly agreement, for example. If a customer is prepaying for a discount, why should they be able to get out? But the thing is, it doesn’t matter. If they do terminate, you’ve lost that customer.
Sandler Training
JULY 19, 2019
This year, on Fridays, Dave talks about the attitude, behavior, and techniques of successful sales managers as he shares his thoughts on the 49 Sandler Rules for Sales Leaders. Listen Time: 12 Minutes.
Force Management
JULY 17, 2019
Do you find yourself consistently frustrated with deals coming across your desk that: give away too much margin; aren't tied to the biggest business issue; have limited access to the economic buyer?
Hubspot
JULY 18, 2019
Have you ever found yourself working on a project in which you had to toggle between multiple software and applications? Perhaps you had to plug data from one system into another or rewrite the same content over and over again to ensure it was in multiple locations. Although few people have the time or patience for this type of tedious work, it’s highly common and often critical to your business’s success — these mundane tasks need to get done.
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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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