Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2019

Right now, I’m involved in at least halve a dozen situations where very capable people are failing because they haven’t understood the importance of building and maintaining a support network. Building and maintaining support systems is critical for everyone — period. But let me focus on business and selling.

Networking 82

Networking Legal Finance Trust 82

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

So for the audience, cloud giants are turbocharging startup sales, and the predominant reason for this is because they’re fundamentally changing IT budgets at the customers that we’re all selling to. Panel: Colleen Kapase, VP of WW Partner & Alliances, Snowflake. Jessica Alexander: Sure, absolutely.

Cross-sell 103

Cross-sell Finance Strategize Technology 103

Martech

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

You can’t have your cake and eat it too, and as the Dread Pirate Roberts says, “anyone who says differently is selling something.” coding up a new blog template). By unburdening front-line marketers from these governance responsibilities, you free them up to fully focus on their superpowers. Image courtesy of the author.

Process 122

Process Government Growth Niche 122

Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2018

To see what selling on steroids looks like, check out companies with the best sales enablement strategies. You’ll discover a lively place, with a lot of things — like revenue, productivity, and win rate s — going up, and a lot of things — like speed to revenue, sale cycle period, customer churn, and staff attrition rate — going down.

Non-Profits 98

Non-Profits Profit margin Quota Sales 98

Hubspot

JULY 29, 2019

What was once a manageable tool belt has become an overflowing tool box akin to what you’d find in a construction worker’s pick-up truck. According to a recent marketing technology study , the average marketer is using around 12 software tools a day — with some using up to 31. What’s even more fascinating?

Drivers/motivators 78

Drivers/motivators Manufacturing Transportation Hospitality 78

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With the rise of AI, new sales technology and automation at the forefront of the sales echo chamber these days, we thought we’d take a moment to bring it back to BASICS – that’s why we’ve rounded up this complete glossary of sales terms and definitions to help you remember where it all started.

B2B 105

B2B E-commerce Cold Call Sales 105

The 5% Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

When clients raise concerns or express doubts, it’s crucial to address their objections effectively to move forward with the buying or selling process. In such cases, it’s important to discuss flexible financing options, such as mortgage programs or down payment assistance. “I can’t afford it.”

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Objection handling Transportation Finance 52

The 5% Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

Sales methodologies play a crucial role in the success of any business (which you’ll learn about in this Spiced Sales Methodology guide). They provide a structured approach to selling products or services, ensuring that sales teams are equipped with the necessary skills and strategies to convert leads into customers.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results B2C Strategic planning Relationship building 52

Sales Hacker

MARCH 25, 2025

If you missed GTM 138, check it out here: The AI Advantage, Solving Sales & Marketing Alignment for Better GTM Execution with Jaleh Rezaei Highlights: 06:53 What makes an AI agent different from bots and automationand why it matters now. 31:12 Inside Microsoft CoPilot: Real-world agent use cases across sales, support, and strategy.

GTM 66

GTM X-functional Start-ups Relationship building 66

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. We’re often encouraged to hide, toughen up, and bury our emotions. Your sales career project has ups and downs. Every industry needs sales so the education you receive working in this role can be immense. The expectation is that we can “do it all.”

Sales 136

Sales Up-sell Start-ups Cross-sell 136

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Just don’t expect to make any sales. Get behind a good product and go sell it. Write it down, and put dates to it.The probability of making quota goes up 50% the minute you finish. Don’t have a healthy respect for your competition and you’ll wake up and find them in your back yard. Play angry birds.

Quota 116

Quota Cold Call Territory CRM 116

The Lost Book of Sales

JULY 12, 2021

If you enjoy what you read and would like to receive a very occasional, hand-crafted update from me into your inbox, feel free to sign up below. As the kids like to say: What’s up with that? We will never have the lowest cost of labor or raw materials, so we must continue to exploit advantages further up the value chain.

Cross-sell 52

Cross-sell Niche Objectives and Key Results Price 52