ConversionXL
MARCH 17, 2016
When you’re trying to boost revenue and the number of paying users for a SaaS, your website and signup page are only one piece of the puzzle. Optimizers tend to forget that the entire funnel requires optimization. Focusing on your signup page will help you increase trial signups upfront. But the major questions are: Are paid signups significantly going to go up?
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 14, 2016
There are specific events, points in time, and conditions when it is appropriate to ask for help. Before I explain those, let me go to my favorite source for analogies - baseball - to show how this is true. A quick Google search indicates that I have woven baseball into 435 of my articles - nearly one third of them, so why baseball again?
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A Sales Guy
MARCH 16, 2016
Most of us like to believe we’re thinkers and pretty good ones at that. But, the sad truth is, we aren’t. According to University of Texas Psychology professor and author of Smart Thinking Art Markman, we suck at thinking, and it’s to our demise. We’re not wired to think. Our brains use tremendous amounts of our energy and are always working to minimize its workload.
The Sales Hunter
MARCH 15, 2016
It’s not your boss’s job to motivate you. In fact, it’s not anyone else’s duty to motivate you. The only person who can really motivate you is you. You can listen to someone else, and yes, they may motivate you for a moment, but ultimately it is only because you choose to act upon what they […].
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Hubspot
MARCH 15, 2016
As companies adopt inbound marketing as a way to generate more leads, the importance of having an effective lead nurturing strategy becomes very clear. In most cases only a relatively small percentage of your inbound leads will be ready to make an immediate purchase, leaving upwards of 90% of your inbound leads on the table. Implementing an effective lead nurturing strategy can have a huge impact on the results of your inbound marketing strategy.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 17, 2016
March Madness is all the rage with college hoop fans glued to their sports news feeds, video highlights, and brackets. In addition to March madness, folks are paying a lot of attention to the US Presidential Primaries, with an audience that's huge in comparison to past election years. Spring Training began this month and as a baseball fan I've been waiting for spring training all winter long!
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The Sales Hunter
MARCH 14, 2016
The faster you fail, the faster you have an opportunity to learn! No, I’m not a fan of failure for failure’s sake, BUT the truth is that when you try something and fail, you are learning valuable lessons! And the faster you can learn from those lessons, the more successful you will be. So go out […].
Hubspot
MARCH 18, 2016
Consumer sentiment for a brand is like a fire. During the good times, it's a roaring campfire, emanating heat and light and making everybody around it happy. During the bad times, it's the flickering flame of a candle, barely shining through the darkness. And during the really bad times, the fire is roaring once again. but only because everything is burning to the ground.
SalesLoft
MARCH 16, 2016
Email personalization at scale is one of the toughest tasks in the daily process of a Sales Development Rep. Email automation has been scorching the prospect earth since it’s predictable revenue introduction, but now it’s time for customization and hyper-personalization to take front seat. Thanks to the rise of the Sales Development Cloud , email personalization at scale is a lot easier than it used to be.
A Sales Guy
MARCH 15, 2016
UPDATE!!!! Boy did we mess up!! There was no 7:00 flight today, from Denver to San Fran. We’re not sure how we messed up. We saw the flights and even priced out a first class ticket! Damn!! OK, time to pivot. Stay tuned!!! We’ll let you know what we come up with. OK! Here’s the deal. I dig Richard Branson. I love the guys gumption, innovation, brass, and overall approach to people, failure, creativity, and busting the status quo.
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 Sales Hunter
MARCH 18, 2016
Welcome to the Executive Sales Leader Briefing, a new blog series I am doing every Friday. If you want to receive the Executive Sales Leader Briefing in text form in an email early Friday morning before it is published on the website, go to this page to sign up or complete the below information: Think […].
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 17, 2016
I’m pretty tough on sales people. You’ve read my endless rants about bad prospecting, clueless call execution, and other examples of poor “salesmanship.” One thing, I’m certain of, is that I will never run out of examples of really bad selling. But when you reflect, you have to consider the question, “Are so many sales people really that bad?
Score More Sales
MARCH 14, 2016
What an amazing two days in Atlanta for Rainmaker16. This was the big event for those working in B2B sales development roles – the sales reps and sales leaders making initial contact with buyers – inbound and outbound.
Engage Selling
MARCH 18, 2016
It’s time for sales leaders to stop managing their teams based on assumptive behaviors of erroneous stereotypes. Need real strategies to get most out of your sales force? Get your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom.
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Hubspot
MARCH 16, 2016
These days, collecting email addresses from people isn’t easy. After enduring their fair share of spammy messages, people have become hesitant about handing their information over to just anyone. For marketers, this presents a unique challenge. When people aren't willing to open up a line of communication with you, it becomes difficult to stay in touch with them.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 18, 2016
It’s early morning, I’m clearing email. Somehow, I feel like I’ve accomplished a huge amount, wiping out dozens of prospecting emails in 5 minutes. Every once in a while, I pause for 15 seconds at one. Today, I had about 4 emails starting the same way: “I Dave, I’m wondering if you saw the email I sent last week……” It goes on with the original email attached.
Sales Gravy
MARCH 18, 2016
If you want to earn the attention of your ideal client, you need to sharply focus on the problems you solve for them. I often get asked about different techniques that business can use to close more business.
Engage Selling
MARCH 15, 2016
I’m always amazed at how much a learn about business success just with the act of travelling. Here is what happened over the last 30 days, and the questions you can use to profit from it. Loyalty is rewarded.
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Hubspot
MARCH 12, 2016
This post originally appeared on HubSpot's Sales Blog. To read more content like this, subscribe to Sales. Over a century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a now-famous address that immediately cemented its place in the Motivational Speech Hall of Fame. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,” Roosevelt said.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 14, 2016
Once we eliminate all the fancy words and hand waving, sales is about getting our customers to change. We try to get them to switch suppliers/vendors. We try to get them to change their current operations and procedures, improving the results they produce. We try to get them to take advantage of opportunities they are missing, helping them grow and compete.
Sales Gravy
MARCH 15, 2016
Stop calling, stop emailing, stop begging for one more meeting and stop acting desperate. Dump them and move on. Instead of chasing prospects who dont want to be caught, invest you time in prospects who engage instead of run.
Engage Selling
MARCH 17, 2016
We’re approaching the end of the first quarter of the year. Are you satisfied with your results so far?
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Hubspot
MARCH 17, 2016
We all know that person. The one who runs tons of projects at work, hangs out with family, preserves personal relationships, gets to the gym daily, and still manages to have time to open up that at home brew kit. Would you believe me if I told you that these hyper-productive individuals aren’t actually working 10X more hours? Charles Duhigg, author and Pulitzer-winning journalist for The New York Times, has spent years investigating what makes some people and teams more productive than others.
Partners in Excellence
MARCH 16, 2016
Depending on the research, No Decision Made (NDM) represents a huge percent of the deals we “lose.” CSO Insights puts it at over 40% of forecast deals. CEB put it at over 60% of pipeline deals. Whatever way you look at it, it represents huge lost opportunity and wasted efforts on our part. Too often, we shrug our shoulders, “It’s the customers, they just can’t get themselves organized to buy.” “They just couldn’t sell management on the business
Sales Gravy
MARCH 15, 2016
Your goal on the prospecting call isnt to overcome objections, but rather, to qualify and set a date up to demo your product or service.
ConversionXL
MARCH 15, 2016
Are you familiar with the user experience quote , “User interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good.”? While clever, that statement is far from true. User interfaces shouldn’t be complicated, but you can’t expect a new user to understand a new interface without any sort of direction. Similarly, you can’t expect an existing user to understand an updated interface or a new feature without any sort of direction.
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.
Hubspot
MARCH 14, 2016
Your website copy is responsible for more than just presenting your visitors with basic information. In fact, your words alone have the ability to influence how visitors feel about your brand, what they choose to click (or not click), and how your site ranks in search engines. How can you ensure that it's working the way you want it to? Testing. Sometimes the tiniest change in word choice can have a major impact on your conversion rates.
SalesLoft
MARCH 14, 2016
As devoted advocates of the Sales Development Rep, our goal is to put more time back into our customers’ day, by helping them be more productive and close more deals. We strive every day to provide the resources that help get the most value out of Salesloft. From blog posts and eBooks, to the idea base, and of course, our team, we are here to give you the information you need to succeed.
Sales Gravy
MARCH 17, 2016
At the end of the day, you want to make things as easy as possible for the prospect, not turn them into your admin.
ConversionXL
MARCH 16, 2016
NPS is a valuable customer experience tool, and companies everywhere are using it to improve their experience and boost revenue. But there are many misconceptions and misuses of NPS, and this piece will address those, in addition to showing you how you can actually get value from the tool. See, when people lean on NPS like it’s a magic number, it doesn’t do much good.
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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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