Sat.Dec 10, 2022 - Fri.Dec 16, 2022

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The Meaning of The Sales Experience

Iannarino

There are several truths about sales that we rarely acknowledge. The first is that, in sales, the competition isn't between two or more companies competing for a client's business. Nor is it a contest between two or more competing "solutions." Sales success is individual , making the contest between competing salespeople. This is one reason why you should focus on your client's sales experience , something we call the sales conversation.

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The 8 Biggest Reasons Why Salespeople Quit

Spiro Technologies

Sales has a notoriously high turnover rate. Anyone who has ever worked on a sales floor knows that you meet plenty of people who will move on to another gig, or just leave sales entirely. Of course, turnover rates vary depending on the job and industry. But some companies are able to avoid many of the mistakes that drive salespeople away. So what are these mistakes that cause salespeople to quit?

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Only 52% of You Are Growing Your Sales Team Next Year

SaaStr

So SaaStr polls aren’t perfect, but they do seem to capture the zeitgeist of things pretty well. One this week surprised me a bit. Only about half of you are actually adding to your sales team next year: Times certainly are strange these days. CIOs are scrutinizing budgets like never before. Salesforce has suspended forward guidance for 2023, saying it just doesn’t know how much it will grow.

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11 Elements of a Successful Sales Culture

Iannarino

A successful sales culture provides a strategic advantage that is often underestimated. A successful sales culture produces better results over time. To have a successful sales culture, a sales organization needs to do more than ensure things aren’t toxic. Sales leaders can cultivate a positive sales culture by ensuring the following 11 elements are in place.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

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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Sales Commandment #10: Thou Shalt Never Answer the Un-Asked Question

Anthony Cole Training

Has thou been answering the un-asked question? Find out why you should never, ever answer the un-asked question in the final commandment of the 10 Commandments of Sales Success.

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How to Double Your Selling Time & Crush Quota (5 Steps)

Veloxy

Click below to listen to the blog post. Veloxy strives for accessibility. Back in 2018, Salesforce discovered that sales reps were only spending 34% of their time selling (707 hours a year). Not surprisingly, only 42% of these sales reps expected to meet (not crush) quota. In that same report, Salesforce found that companies were planning to invest in sales technology and other initiatives that would help their reps spend more time on the activities that generate revenue.

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What Is a Drip Campaign?

Iannarino

For a long time, prospecting was limited to cold calling. Sales managers who couldn't help their team improve their sales effectiveness demanded more phone calls. The only time more activity is needed is when there is too little activity. Leaders who can improve their teams’ results have an advantage in creating opportunities.

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Our Year in Podcasts: Celebrating One Year of Revenue Builders

Force Management

In February 2022, we published the first episode of Revenue Builders. Veteran sales leaders and friends John Kaplan and John McMahon are passionate about sharing their wealth of knowledge with current and future leaders, and along the years they've rubbed shoulders with some of the most influential and inspiring leaders of the sales world and beyond.

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The Top 10 Sales and Sales Leadership Articles of 2022

Understanding the Sales Force

Each week we can read multiple lists of the top new movies and TV shows to stream at home. Lists of the Top SUV's, Sedans, and Coupes are also prevalent right now. And of course, as we move ever closer to the holidays, there are lists aplenty on the Top Gadgets, Luxury Items, Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him and Gifts for Kids to peruse. But it's also the time of year when I publish my list of the Top 10 Sales and Sales Leadership Articles of the year.

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Dear SaaStr: How Can You Tell iI Someone is Going To Be a Phenomenal CEO?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Can You Tell iI Someone is Going To Be a Phenomenal CEO? Having now worked with a few dozen SaaS CEOs who are much better CEOs that I ever was, I think I can boil it down to 2 characteristics: They can see the future , and. They have the ability to recruit and build the teams to get there. The best founders, at least by the time they have 50–100 customers, can see at least several years into the future.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

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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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Forecasting

Iannarino

Forecasting is one of the more difficult tasks for sales leaders and sales managers. In times of uncertainty or instability, it can be even more challenging to predict the future. If you listen to companies report their results on CNBC, you will invariably hear large companies report that the economy has slowed deals. Add to this the 10 sales challenges we face, and forecasting is even more difficult.

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Sales Leaders Guide To Mobile Device Strategy (3 Easy Steps)

Veloxy

According to the latest research, there were 8.6 billion active mobile device subscriptions in 2021. This number will only have grown since mobile devices are integrated into every part of our society. This includes business sectors such as sales teams with employees using mobile devices on a daily basis to achieve goals and reach key revenue targets.

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How Intelligent Workplace Automation Can Help Enhance Sales Cycle

Sales Pop!

Sales is a function that has always been associated with low efficiency. However, as the business landscape changes rapidly and salespeople are expected to perform even better than before, it becomes essential for them to outsource some of their tasks. This can be done through workplace automation which helps to streamline processes, increase productivity and improve overall quality.

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4 Recent, Very Bad, Truly Terrible Customer Success Experiences. Just This Week.

SaaStr

So I’ve written a bit about a topic that a lot of folks challenge me on. But look, it’s true. Customer Success has gotten worse over the past few years. Much worse. The best Customer Success teams are still amazing. They jump on a problem like a grenade. They truly solve your problem. Often, in a way the software itself can’t.

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Get Higher-Quality B2B Leads That Convert!

B2B marketers face a number of challenges, including: continuously generating great leads converting leads to active sales prospects finding vendors that deliver real results Aggregage has proven content syndication, webinar, online advertising and intent signal marketing programs that deliver higher-quality leads. More than 700 companies have already benefited from our programs.

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6 Proven Rapport Building Questions for Sales Professionals

Iannarino

Every interaction you have with a prospect moves them closer or further away from a sale.

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What is A/B Testing? The Complete Guide: From Beginner to Pro

ConversionXL

A/B testing splits traffic 50/50 between a control and a variation. A/B split testing is a new term for an old technique — controlled experimentation. Yet for all the content out there about it, people still test the wrong things and run A/B tests incorrectly. This guide will help you understand everything you need to get started with A/B testing. You’ll see the best ways to run tests, prioritize hypotheses, analyze results, and the best tools to experiment through A/B testing.

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How To Recognize High-Quality CBD Topicals Made With Natural Ingredients?

Sales Pop!

CBD topicals are a popular alternative to smoking or vaping and can be used for pain relief and other conditions. You can find many different brands, like Koi CBD , for Cannabidiol topicals on the market, but not all of them are made with natural ingredients that won’t harm your health. Why Is It Important To Buy CBD Topicals With Natural Ingredients Only?

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Coupa, Marketo, And the Great Coming Rebound in SaaS

SaaStr

So, things are brutal in the public markets, with multiples approaching all-time lows. But … we’re seeing those very low prices bring out the Private Equity firms. They are looking for bargains. The latest is Coupa. In fact, this one was such a bargain that a bidding war broke out between two of the mighty giants here, Vista and Thoma Bravo.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Resolve Client Concerns with BOFU Sales Collateral

Iannarino

One reason marketers and salespeople have trouble communicating is because we speak different languages. For example, we fill a pipeline , while they have a funnel. We name things in a way that makes sense, like first meeting , discovery call , solution design , and so on. Marketers break their funnel up into ToFu (top of the funnel), MoFu (middle of the funnel), and BoFu (bottom of the funnel).

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The Wall Street Journal Shares News About What it Takes to Succeed in Sales

Membrain

Brad Bolino emailed me a link from a recent Wall Street Journal article titled, " Millennials are Changing What it Means to be Successful in Sales. ".

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What Products Should You Not Take With A THC Vape Pen?

Sales Pop!

The THC vape pen has become popular in the last few years. There are many benefits to this product and risks that you should be aware of. The best way to ensure that your experience with a THC Vape Pen goes well is to know what products not to take with it to avoid any potential problems. How Do THC Vape Pens Work? THC vape pens heat the Tetrahydrocannabinol oil and turn it into a vapor.

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Why your sales meeting sucks — and how enablement can fix it

Sales Hacker

One day you might have to explain to your children that companies once had sales meetings in person, in a room with the lights dimmed and something called a PowerPoint presentation. (If you were lucky, there were donuts.) Then the pandemic came. Now we all use Zoom for our meetings. So you might expect us to say, “and everything changed.” Not so fast.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

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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6 Best Sales Development Programs [+ REVIEWS]

Iannarino

Sales is the heart of any successful organization. It's where the money comes from.

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How to Use a Coaching Framework To Pump Up Your Team for Success

Membrain

Sales coaching is critical to increasing sales performance, just as much as coaching is critical to performance in any other area. If you want a high-performing sports team: Invest in coaching. If you want to be a high-performing athlete: Invest in coaching. If you want your sales team to beat the competition: Invest in coaching.

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How To Identify High-Quality Delta 10 THC Products Among Other Counterfeit Products?

Sales Pop!

The market for cannabis products is growing by leaps and bounds. Numerous products are available in the market, each promising to provide the best experience. But it can be challenging to identify the real Delta 10 THC products from counterfeits. Why Should You Buy Delta 10 THC Products Online? Buying Delta 10 THC products online is the best way to buy these products.

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E-E-A-T and major updates to Google’s quality rater guidelines

Search Engine Land

Google has made significant changes to its Quality Rater Guidelines (QRG) for search. While Google updates this document several times per year, the latest version, updated today , came with notable changes to the structure of the document, with many new sections and tables added and a total of 11 new pages worth of content. . While there are dozens of important details about what changed, arguably the most important change was the introduction of the letter E to the start of the popular acronym

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

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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3 steps to building an effective martech stack

Martech

Marketers don’t have to be overwhelmed by technology if they stick to basic principles when assembling their marketing technology stack. These three steps will come in handy when navigating the complicated landscape of over 10,000 martech companies. Bad stack features to avoid. But first, what does a bad stack look like? “Number one, an ineffective martech stack is incomplete,” said Darrell Alfonso, global marketing operations for Amazon Web Services at The MarTech Conference. ”You don’t h

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Apollo 17 Was 50 Years Ago. What Can We Achieve Today?

David Meerman Scott

Fifty years ago this week, the historic Apollo 17 mission sent humans to the moon for the last time (so far). It’s super cool that also this week, the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis I mission successfully returned to Earth after traveling to the Moon. Both missions, 50 years apart, were triumphs for NASA.

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5 Best Health Insurance Options When You’re a Solopreneur

Sales Pop!

If you’re self-employed or want to become your own boss, there’s a lot to love about running a small business or being a solopreneur. However, purchasing health insurance is a significant downside for you and your family. Instead of going without coverage or overpaying, use these five options to save money on insurance when you work for yourself. 1.

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Google doubles up on E with updated search quality raters guidelines (E-E-A-T)

Search Engine Land

Google has updated its search quality raters guidelines for the second time in 2022, only four and a half months since its last update in July 2022. This revised document has some substantial changes to E-A-T, by adding an extra E to E-A-T for “experience.” The document is now about nine-pages longer, adding up to 176 pages up from 167 pages in the previous version.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.