Closing Bigger
JUNE 7, 2022
Building effective an effective Sales Playbook for your organization is vital to your ability to scale and sustain your sales success. It’s your franchise success manual for your sales team. There are many comprehensive and highly detailed guides out there on how to build a sales playbook, but I wanted to focus on a format that can get you started quickly.
Iannarino
JUNE 6, 2022
Selling isn't easy, even when you have experience. Eventually, those who treat selling as their craft instead of their job figure out how to sell effectively—winning deals and enjoying their work. But there are a number of mistakes many salespeople make as they gain the confidence and competence that comes from subtle feedback from their prospective clients.
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SaaStr
JUNE 4, 2022
Dear SaaStr: What’s the Harder Part About SaaS Companies, At Each Stage? The hardest part changes every 12–24 months, and the whole company changes every 30-36 months or so. But a few thoughts on “the hardest part” for the first few stages: From $1-$100k in ARR, the hardest part is often how little revenue you get from each customer. Most SaaS products are inexpensive.
Anthony Cole Training
JUNE 9, 2022
In the profession of selling there is a response or an answer we are often confronted with that causes great distress, delays in decision-making, or loss of opportunities. That response is: “I need to think it over”. There are three major areas that "think it over" typically appear- the initial phone call, the first appointment, and the presentation.
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Veloxy
JUNE 8, 2022
Couple questions here – are your sales stagnating? If yes, then you’re probably looking for new ways to improve your sales performance. Perhaps the answer could be in your sales pipeline. Research shows that top performing companies and sales teams do extremely well when it comes to managing their pipeline. However, over 60% of sales teams say their companies are doing a bad job of managing the sales pipeline.
Iannarino
JUNE 9, 2022
A decision maker is defined by their title. A person who is charged with making a decision, especially one with the potential of negative consequences, has an obligation to make the best possible decision for their company and the better future results they need. Throughout human history, leaders charged with making decisions have relied on advisors who could provide a perspective that would inform their decisions, increasing their ability to better understand the decision and the potential outc
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Engage Selling
JUNE 10, 2022
??????? Is there such thing as an ideal buyer? I recently have been interviewed on a number of podcasts because there’s great interest in my new book, Right on the … Read More. The post The Ideal Buyer in Today’s Marketplace | Sales Strategies first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader.
Veloxy
JUNE 6, 2022
Almost half of the field sales pros we surveyed say they’re most optimistic about the ability to improve customer experience in-person in 2022 and 2023. In 2020, COVID-19 had a negative impact on field sales. Field reps pivoted to remote or inside selling. Business travel went on lockdown. Customer budgets were drastically reduced. It was hard times for all.
Iannarino
JUNE 7, 2022
A post on LinkedIn suggested that it is important to have a physical presence—specifically, a face-to-face meeting—with your prospective clients. Salespeople who read the post agreed, and a number suggested they were very excited to have real meetings, the kind where you are in the same room.
Force Management
JUNE 8, 2022
Your most important asset is your people. How can you own the talent management process to make your people your sales organization's biggest competitive advantage? In this era of mass resignations and global hiring, it's critical for sales leaders to take ownership of their talent management process. Recently, a Microsoft survey stated that 52% of young people polled say they are likely to consider changing employers this year.
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
JUNE 6, 2022
Deciding whether your company needs an enterprise-level email marketing platform calls for the same evaluative steps involved in any software adoption, including a comprehensive self-assessment of your organization’s business needs and resources, staffing, management support, and financial resources. Use the following questions as a guideline to determine the answers.
Spiro Technologies
JUNE 9, 2022
With a few exceptions, sales is one of the most competitive professions in the world. Salespeople compete against other businesses, against their coworkers, and against their own previous numbers, all while juggling a myriad of other responsibilities along the way. Whether we want to admit it or not, competition is at the heart of selling. So how can salespeople get an edge in such a highly-competitive profession?
Iannarino
JUNE 5, 2022
No matter how you slice it, sales prospecting is challenging. You may have heard the troubling stats about sales prospecting emails, that sales emails only have an open rate of 9%.
Partners in Excellence
JUNE 6, 2022
Too often, we think we are innovating, when all we are doing is copying. We look at our competitors, seeing what drives their success and we copy them. We try to do the very same things that makes them successful. Whether it’s the same tools, programs, methods, content, we think we innovate by copying. Or we may look at other successful organizations, assessing what they do, copying it with the hope of being as successful or better than they are.
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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
JUNE 9, 2022
B2B firms saw their revenue from digital channels skyrocket in the past two years. These companies say 40% of their revenue now comes from digital channels compared to 28% two years ago, according to Salesforce’s State of Commerce report. That’s a reflection of increased digital order growth as B2B global same-site sales grew 95% over that period. .
SaaStr
JUNE 8, 2022
So few companies have changed as fast, and as quickly, as Zoom did between $1B and $3.5B ARR … which it did in just 1 year (!!) during peak pandemic… and $3.5B and $4B ARR, when Zoom radically changed again. At $3.5B ARR, Zoom was an SMB powerhouse, with Enterprise growing. At $4B, everything’s been flipped around. SMB is now saturated at $4B ARR and not growing, but Enterprise is picking up the slack and growing faster than ever.
Iannarino
JUNE 10, 2022
A coin holds a specific amount of value. The benefit of a coin is that you can give it to another party, allowing them to possess the value that once belonged to you. The ability to transfer the value allows you to trade your coin for something you find more valuable. You would not trade your coin for something you don't believe is more valuable to you, as another party would not trade something for your coin if they didn't find the coin more valuable to them.
Partners in Excellence
JUNE 8, 2022
The other day, I read a great post from David Masover , comparing sales with great cooking. It’s really an outstanding analogy and way to think about selling. I’ve been fortunate to hang around some of the best professional chefs. My wife, after a career in technology sales, decided to pursue her dream. She attended the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) to learn–even though she was already an outstanding cook.
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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
JUNE 8, 2022
With Salesforce Connections taking place in person this week, the cloud-native vendor dropped a long list of announcements about its Commerce and Marketing Cloud offerings, including a pilot NFT cloud under the Commerce umbrella. It also announced a series of new partnerships, with the partners set to debut new apps on the Salesforce AppExchange. NFTs for Commerce.
SaaStr
JUNE 8, 2022
When you work in B2B marketing, you don’t often get a great reason to show off your work to your friends and family. Can you imagine? “Honey, check out this new webinar on support workflows! We had 800 attendees.” Or, “Hey mom, I’ve gotta tell you about our new gated ebook we launched on LinkedIn — you won’t believe the conversion rate.”. These things are fascinating to me, and probably to other marketers, but they just don’t have the “wow” factor of Doritos’ latest Super Bowl ad, or whatever ne
Iannarino
JUNE 4, 2022
The fastest way to ruin a business is to grow revenue without also growing profit. No matter how much net new revenue you create, your company will not exist for long without profit.
Partners in Excellence
JUNE 6, 2022
I recently read an article about the coming Great Customer Resignation. The title was actually more interesting than the content of the article, but if you want to read it, there’s a link at the end of this post. Over the past year or so, we are constantly reminded about the Great Resignation. Many attribute this to experiences through the pandemic, whether it’s WFH or WFA, or rethinking of individual priorities about work and life.
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Martech
JUNE 7, 2022
Today, Samsung US launched its server on digital gaming community platform Discord. The server is a connected group of Discord users who will be able to join up and chat about all things Samsung. This is by no means Samsung’s first foray into the metaverse. The electronics maker established an experience, called 837X, on 3D virtual platform Decentraland.
Salesforce
JUNE 9, 2022
What can you do when you can’t find people to fill your open tech jobs? When the unemployment rate for tech jobs is one-third the national average, you need to think differently. MillerKnoll , a collective of design brands, did just that when it established a tech apprenticeship program in late 2021 to fill jobs that sat empty for months on end. “It’s not uncommon for roles to go unfilled for six to nine months, which is why we put the apprenticeship program together,” said Frank DeMaria, Vice P
Iannarino
JUNE 8, 2022
Are your sales leaders armed with all the tools they need to succeed in the role?
criteria for success
JUNE 8, 2022
As a sales manager, one way you can help your busy sales team be more productive and improve sales performance is to give them a set of best practices on how to set sales goals. Personally, I know that every time I set and review goals on a scheduled basis, all sorts of good things happen. When setting goals in our CFS Sales Playbook , I use this approach: Make goals hierarchical in the PlayBook.
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
JUNE 8, 2022
The perfect storm has been brewing around digital identity for some time. We’ve got Google’s ever-impending deprecation of third-party cookies set to take effect in 2023; Apple’s decision to phase out its mobile identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) to track users for targeting, personalization and attribution; and most recently, Google’s announcement that they are planning to follow Apple’s lead and pull the plug on targeting across Android devices.
Salesforce
JUNE 9, 2022
Level up with the Marketer Career Path Grow your skills with marketing content Connect with the Marketing Trailblazer Community Group. Worldwide, Trailblazers are building successful careers, communities, and companies with Salesforce. As the world changes, Salesforce evolves with it. Our ecosystem grows and shifts as the jobs and technologies of today and tomorrow come into focus.
Closing Bigger
JUNE 9, 2022
How do we sell to senior executives, CEO’s, COO’s and other business leaders? Selling to senior decision makers or the “C-Suite” requires that we truly understand how our solution can impact their business. Not only that but we need to understand how we do it in a unique way that adds value over and above what competitive solutions do.
Sales Pop!
JUNE 10, 2022
One of the worst things you can do for a sales call is go into it unprepared. Lack of preparation adds more stress to an already high-pressure task, but it also turns prospects off. They can tell when you’ve wandered into unknown territory. Just like they can tell when you’ve thoroughly researched who they are and what they need. The latter closes deals.
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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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