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Sales Training Videos

A Sales Guy

Ok, they’re not exactly sales training videos, but they offer a s**t load of value in helping you selling and grow your career. I’ve been posting sales videos to Linkedin over the past 3 months and they are pure fire, if I do say so myself. I cover topics ranging from motivation to question asking. I cover all types of challenges and issues sales people struggle with.

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15 Job Interview Questions to Ask a Sales Manager Candidate in 2018

Hubspot

Questions for Interviewing a Sales Manager. Tell me about yourself. How comfortable are you with data analysis? What do you think are the necessary skills and qualifications for success here? Why do you want to be a sales manager? Pretend I'm a sales rep who has missed quota three months in a row. What would you say? What do you think motivates reps the most?

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Here's something you should stop doing this year

Membrain

Sometimes improved performance lies in what you do. Sometimes, it lies in what you stop doing. If better sales results are part of your plan this year, here are some things you should stop doing right now.

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The 5 Most Common SDR Stereotypes Debunked

Outreach

When you hear the term “Sales Development Rep”, what comes to mind? For most of us we imagine a tired, overworked, low-level sales rep whose head has been surgically attached to the phone, and whose only goals are to harass you into a meeting and harangue you into seeing the value of their product. We may even recall a bad experience we had with an annoying SDR who pitched us on a product we would never use, or maybe we worked with an SDR who wouldn’t leave us alone after we told them we weren’t

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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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How To Structure Your Sales Development Team: The Navy Seal SDR Framework

Sales Hacker

In this article, you’ll learn how to structure your sales development (SDR) team for maximum efficiency and scalability. Sales leaders, read on! “The only easy day was yesterday.”. -U.S. Navy SEALs. This is one of the most famous principles of the U.S. Navy SEALs. From a business perspective, to me, this means you have to constantly improve your game.

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The 8 Best Email Apps for Writing Great Messages

Hubspot

Best Email Apps. Crystal Knows. Detective by Charlie. Hemingway. Just Not Sorry. HubSpot Sales. Sortd for Gmail. Shift. Inbox by Gmail. Ah, emails. Love 'em or hate 'em (I fall into this camp), emails are crucial to sales, and reps have to be good at writing them. But emails are a difficult medium to master. Thankfully, you don’t have to do it alone.

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How Sales and Marketing Can Work Together Better in 2018

SalesforLife

It's the time of year when sales teams wrap up celebrating last year's wins and start setting goals to exceed last year's performance. Likewise, marketing teams are heads-down in planning their own strategies for the year. Too often, though, those teams are so focused on their own planning that they forget they're stronger together.

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Gain Without Pain? Little Actions Lead to Big Results

SalesProInsider

Ever notice that if you share a stretch goal or dream to a super achiever, they often respond with the, “No pain, no gain” type of comment? How do you feel when you hear that reaction? Most of us react with a big sigh…pain? As humans, aren’t we wired to avoid pain whenever we can? But what exactly is painful when we are trying to gain by doing something better?

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20 Best Business Books of 2017

Hubspot

20 Best Business Books of 2017. Principles. Invisible Influence. Reset. Finish. Weird in a World That's Not. Tribe of Mentors. Lead and Disrupt. The Four. Pause. Unshakeable. Originals. Adaptive Markets. The Potential Principal. The Captain Class. Hacking Innovation. Barking Up the Wrong Tree. Technically Wrong. Insight. The New Rules of Work. The Power of Moments.

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The Fastest Way to More Sales

Engage Selling

Want more sales? Of course you do. When you ask the typical seller how to create more sales, the mantra is generally to work harder, to grind more, or to double or triple the current efforts.

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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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C-Suite Selling Perfected: How Salesforce is Winning More Mega-Deals

Openview

Salesforce is a company I follow very closely. Given their phenomenal growth and the fact they are a longtime customer of ours, I read their quarterly earnings call transcripts regularly. Back in 2016, Salesforce reported “an all-time high in the number of large transactions,” including a net-new nine-figure deal, a nine-figure renewal, and more than 600 (600!

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How To Align Your Sales & Marketing Teams: Before, During & After Events

Sales Hacker

In this article, you’ll learn how to align your event sales strategy to your marketing team’s activities to maximize your event success. At Bizzabo we have a motto, sales is a team sport. Never is that more true than when attending a professional sales conference , trade show or networking event. And, if your team does not include the Marketing team, you’re likely making a huge mistake!

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Easiest Way to Assess Degree of Sales Success

Understanding the Sales Force

Recently, I published an article that introduced a way to measure sales progress by means other than conventional numbers and metrics. Today, I received an email from a property leasing salesperson who had his own question about sales effectiveness. He asked, " How do I determine if I am seeing results from me being a good salesman or if it’s from my sheer volume and what kind of selling would you say a Real Estate Salesperson uses most?".

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Never Miss a Feature with our Product RSS News Feed

Outreach

Do you live and breathe in Outreach and want to be the first to know about exciting new features and major product releases we’re developing for you? Now we have an easy way to keep your whole team in the loop about our latest releases — our RSS News Feed for Slack (or your tool of choice). With this feed, you and your team will automatically be notified about product news and updates, right when we publish updates.

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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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Lifecycle Operations: Nurturing Customers from Prospect to Advocate

InsightSquared

Guest blog by Ashley Coleman, Director of Marketing Operations at UserIQ. The concept of the customer journey is all the rage these days. It seems like every SaaS business wants to structure their sales, marketing and customer success team around a “customer journey framework” as the ultimate display of alignment. But for the most part, sales and marketing operations professionals have been busy working to unite sales and marketing around a spiraling technology stack, causing us to neglect a fu

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Why Cold Calling Is the #1 Skill You MUST Master to Double Your Income in 2018

Sales Hacker

Cold Calling is the top sales skill you should be developing to gain a competitive edge, not just for prospecting and landing meetings with C-Level decision makers , but at every stage of the funnel. Especially, in 2018 when Artificial Intelligence (AI) is imminently threatening your job. Let me rest my case: 1. Social Selling is an epidemic. But it’s not social to hide behind your computer.

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The 10 Most Watched YouTube Ads of 2017 (And the Agencies Behind Them)

Hubspot

Most pre-roll ads on YouTube are something to be endured, muted, and skipped immediately after the mandatory five seconds have passed. It's nothing personal -- people just want to get to their video. So how can advertisers create branded videos that users actually want to watch? For an ad to be sought out and consumed willingly on YouTube, it needs to stand out as an enjoyable, compulsively shareable story.

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Introducing Beyond the Number

Outreach

What is it like to go through a divorce, while still having to hit quota? What is it like to deal with a condition like anxiety when you have to talk to people on the phone all day? What is it like to have your sales manager drill you on process when what you really need are some tips on how to be more confident? . These are the types of questions that inspired Beyond the Number, a new content destination celebrating the human side of sales.

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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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Managing a Remote Team? Make Sure You’re Doing These 4 Things

SalesFolk

Here’s a question that’s going to become more and more relevant over the next decade: How do you manage employees when you’re working with a remote team? When I started SalesFolk, one of the first things I made sure to do was create definite ideas around how employees would communicate and collaborate remotely, whether with me or one another, in groups or one on one.

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How NOT to Write a Cold Email: Real Life Example (Complete Breakdown)

Sales Hacker

This is a real life cold email example, fully broken down step by step, to show you exactly what NOT to do when engaging your prospects. For more actionable guides like this one, check out our Executive Content Blueprint Series in collaboration with Winning By Design. Real Life Cold Email Example: Full Breakdown. This cold email was received as follows (desktop vs. phone).

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Stop Measuring These Vanity Metrics in Your Marketing Campaign

Hubspot

There is without a doubt no shortage of data for each action you take in your marketing campaigns , nor is there a lack of tools to help you measure them. The problem is, some metrics aren't as important as they look. They stick out right in front of your face as soon as you log into your analytics tool, puking an “up-and-to-the-right” graph in your face.

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Measure Change in Sales Effectiveness without Numbers and Metrics

Membrain

We want to get better at selling and as sales leaders we want our salespeople to improve. We need them to improve.

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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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Using a Buyers Map to Unstick Deals | Sales Strategies

Engage Selling

??Today, I want to talk to you about a process that we’ve been using with our clients that is helping them close more deals. We’re using a buyers map to help unstick opportunities that are stuck in their pipelines.

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What To Expect At Revenue Summit 2018—Aligning Sales, Marketing & Customer Success

Sales Hacker

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Feb. 15, 2018 – Sales Hacker, the leading resource for sales innovation, acceleration, and the future of sales, is set to host The Revenue Summit , on March 1st, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Who Is The Revenue Summit For? The Revenue Summit is the only conference with a true focus on aligning sales, marketing and customer success through the lens of technology, empowering B2B leaders to accelerate full funnel growth.

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The 8 Best Movies to Inspire Modern Marketers

Hubspot

Most people watch movies to escape the real world, especially as a way to unwind after work. But some of the best movies can actually inspire us to be better at our jobs. Watching movies is a refreshing, if unconventional way to reflect on your career and learn something new about yourself, so we’ve curated a list of the best movies for modern marketers.

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Secrets to Prospecting: What the Top 1% Do to Prospect

The Sales Hunter

Let’s cut to the chase and put it on the table with regards to prospecting. You want to up your game, but you’re stuck for any number of reasons when it comes to prospecting. In my role I get to meet with thousands of salespeople every year, whether it be in my coaching program, a […].

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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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The Surprising Way Working in Sales Development Mimics Investment Strategy

Outreach

If you have ever met with a financial advisor — or just scanned an online list of tips — you have probably come across the recommendation to diversify your investments. That means you should spread your money around and invest in a number of different assets. It’s classic advice for a good reason: Diversifying is the simplest way to manage your risk.

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Best Practices of the Most Successful Digital Transformation Projects

SalesforLife

If you believe that the world today is a very different place than what it was even four years ago, there's a new set of hard data to back you up. Businesses all over the globe are struggling to keep pace with an unprecedented rate of change in technology and culture. New research shows that many firms are not satisfied with their attempts so far and that only a few transforming organizations have both measurably improved their performance in the market and were able to hold on to those improvem

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15 of the Best Lifestyle Mobile Apps You Need in Your Pocket

Hubspot

Want to track your packages with the swipe of your finger? Now you can. Need to split a complicated dinner bill? It's no longer a 10-minute math problem. Lifestyle apps constanly appear in the Apple App Store and Google Marketplace and at least attempt to make our lives easier. Not only have some of our favorites gone through redesigns and similar changes, but a ton of new apps have been created since we last looked.

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Who Are We Designing Our Marketing/Sales Strategies To Serve?

Partners in Excellence

Every day, we are pummeled with experts talking about how to make sales people more efficient. The most fashionable ideas seem to be around extreme specialization/mechanization of selling. These pundits often cite applying manufacturing principles to designing our sales engagement strategies. Some cite the grandfather of lean/agile manufacturing principles, the Toyota Production System (TPS).

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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.