Search Engine Land

MARCH 13, 2024

The naming conventions B2B and B2C have forced us to think that each need a completely different approach, but often they don’t. When we turn up to work, we aren’t able to put ourselves into robot corporate mode. When I talk about personas, these personas are created with motivation at the heart rather than demographics.

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Martech

MAY 5, 2023

Keep calm and carry on’ You might have seen this phrase painted on mugs or t-shirts. I started the article by talking about serious challenges, but before we jump into solving problems, teams need to be in the right state of mind. In other words, they need to innovate. Today, it serves to remind us to slow down.

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Electricity Entertainment Government Technology 100

Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ever since media publishers moved online, SEOs have been working to help rent out space on their sites in order to gain quicker traction. What this means If you rent out sections of your site, any content the third party produces will be lumped with your main site’s content. What is parasite SEO? Easy revenue share opportunity!

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Search Engine Land

MAY 18, 2023

Yet, here I am with one of those topics… I’m here to talk about what is to come in SEO, as prophetic as that sounds, based on the context of the past and what we’re currently seeing. Friends and colleagues have asked me several times in the past few weeks whether SEO is relevant or will exist with the rise of AI.

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Click Through Rate Engineering Clients Process 99

Hubspot

JANUARY 7, 2024

It’s not easy to build authority, especially if your prospects can’t see you. What Not to Say Unless you remove the following problematic soundbites from your vocabulary, you won’t be able to fully achieve the authority you need. Words and phrases such as “awesome,” “cool,” and “oh my god!” should be deployed sparingly.

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Sales Education Inside sales Prospecting 85

Martech

AUGUST 26, 2021

If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox daily. Good morning, Marketers, and do you have a Charlie Watts on your team? I think everyone would benefit from having a Charlie on the team. But that never turned into showboat soloing. Read more here.

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Objectives and Key Results Retail Launch B2B 109

Martech

DECEMBER 22, 2021

These last two years have been a slog. Everybody has been talking about digital transformation this, fluidity that, agility here, pivoting there, and we’re all just trying to get the next campaign out the door and make our numbers for the year. 3 ways to prep your career in 2022. 3 ways to prep your career in 2022.

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Retail Up-sell Campaign Clients 136

Search Engine Land

APRIL 4, 2024

After over 15 years of playing an SEO private investigator – in-house and as a consultant – I’m sharing 13 questions that have helped me close even the most curious cases. After over 15 years of playing an SEO private investigator – in-house and as a consultant – I’m sharing 13 questions that have helped me close even the most curious cases.

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Referrals CTR Territory Sports 124

Sales Hacker

APRIL 27, 2021

No one wants to talk to a sales robot… Let’s be honest, most people don’t want to talk to any salespeople. Join AJ in his sessions as he helps you find balance in your life: how to use the skills and talents you cultivate outside of work to take your sales game to new heights!

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B2C Quota Gaming B2B 87

Hubspot

APRIL 27, 2020

Do you remember that Will Smith movie from 2004 called I, Robot ? It takes place in the year 2035, and humanoid robots basically do all the jobs humans don't want to do. In this scene, Will Smith is talking to one of the robots alone and asks it, "Can a robot write a symphony? It wouldn't have the answer.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 23, 2023

There are many different types of people you come across in your sales career. Take my word for it: I’m a (co)founder myself. The following tips can help you in your cold prospecting, email comms, and the first discovery call with a founder. Keep your email short. You could keep your first communications formal.

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Sell GTM Quota Up-sell 93

ClickFunnels

JULY 1, 2021

Define your target market’s problem, share your solution, build credibility, reveal your unique value, and call them to action… all in under 30 seconds. Oh — and as your first elevator pitch example, reread the intro. The post 16 Best Elevator Pitches We’ve Seen appeared first on ClickFunnels. Can you do it? Keep reading!

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 28, 2023

Knowing how to cold call effectively is crucial in turning prospects into clients and driving your business growth. By implementing these strategies in your approach to cold calling or warm calling where there’s prior contact with the prospect – you can significantly increase your success rate.

Cold Call 52

Cold Call Prospecting Objectives and Key Results Teamwork 52

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Have you ever walked into a store, told the salesperson what your requirements were, and they pointed you in the direction of the solution that answered your needs? I’ve been selling with PandaDoc since 2017, and in my journey from SMB to enterprise AE , I’ve learned solution selling like the back of my hand.

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Sell Commission Up-sell Prospecting 114

Spiro Technologies

DECEMBER 16, 2022

On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving, and selling products, and of course, having fun along the way. I’m your host, Adam Honig, the CEO of Spiro.ai. Anna Christensen: Thanks for having me, I’m glad to be here. Transcript.

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Construction Up-sell Start-ups Clients 52

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Why “follow your passion” is terrible advice [21:31]. We’re talking with Callie Moriarty, an enterprise account executive at 6 River Systems, which is software that manages robotics platforms that help pack e-commerce shipments. What’s your sales organization’s biggest challenge right now?

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E-commerce Follow-up Quota Up-sell 69

Search Engine Land

JULY 10, 2023

How many of you have recently read articles claiming something like the above? I know I have seen a ton of these. I was recently asked, “Why doesn’t ChatGPT respect my word count input? We will go over how they were presented, what problems come up, and what, if anything, can be done about the weaknesses these tools have.

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Engineering Entertainment Follow-up Presentation 98

Hubspot

AUGUST 6, 2018

And I spam my prospects. So, today I'd like to share the evolution of my. strategy and how it went from old school robotic to modern and strategic, with a series of different. So, today I'd like to share the evolution of my. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you'll increase sales.

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B2C Appointment Prospecting Pipeline 94

Spiro Technologies

JANUARY 23, 2024

On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving and selling products, and of course, having fun along the way. I’m your host, Adam Honig, the CEO of Spiro.ai. Instead, today, we’re talking with the president of MAC Products, Inc., Not 21st, 20th.

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Manufacturing Product Electricity Start-ups 59

Gong.io

APRIL 23, 2019

I bet you’d HATE talking to a salesperson to buy a book on Amazon. So what’s the difference between those sales jobs and YOURS? Your buyers cannot do these things without you. These buyers value your creativity and insight more than your product knowledge. How do you know your job will survive sales AI?

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Sales Up-sell Conversion Strategize 108

Heinz Marketing

MAY 29, 2023

This week’s show is entitled, “ The Widening Buyer/Seller Gap & How to Fix it “ My guest is Spencer Wixom , CEO at The Brooks Group. This week’s show is entitled, “ The Widening Buyer/Seller Gap & How to Fix it “ My guest is Spencer Wixom , CEO at The Brooks Group. Great to be here.

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Pipeline Angle Sales Trust 92

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Asking questions is good for your brand and your career, according to this Forbes article. Aim for between 11 and 14 targeted questions per call: Note: this same recommendation does not hold when selling to a C-Suite executive, who generally have less patience for a barrage of questions. I see this mistake all the time.

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Objectives and Key Results Sales Follow-up Strategize 108

Hubspot

JANUARY 5, 2024

As a small business owner myself, harnessing AI for inside salespeople has been rattling around in my mind since the launch of ChatGPT. Over the years I have greeted tech advances with open arms because I need all the help I can get. Sometimes we don’t even have to ask — it’s already part of an automation sequence.

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Inside sales Price Non-Profits Sales 67

Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This week’s show is entitled, “ Edelman and LinkedIn’s 2022 B2B Thought Leadership Impact Report “ and my guest is Ben Laws , EVP & Deputy U.S. I’m your host, Matt Heinz. Excited to have you all here. You have an opportunity to be part of this program. We can call you out.

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Pipeline Sales Pitch B2B 94

Salesforce

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Each autumn I have the chance to spotlight the best business podcasts from across the Salesforce network. I love the opportunity to reflect on the past year and revisit the compelling storytelling from my colleagues. Inevitably, I discover new ideas and mindsets, and have a laugh or two. With the help of King Arthur Baking Co.

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E-commerce Cross-sell Drivers/motivators Technology 96

SalesProInsider

JULY 10, 2019

Why aren’t your sales up to snuff? Is the problem your lead generation (not having enough leads) or lead conversion (not converting those leads to paid clients)? The question then becomes: If my firm isn’t growing as desired, where should I put my efforts? Or “How does that relate to your situation?”

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Conversion Lead generation Clients Sales 100

Hubspot

DECEMBER 26, 2022

So whether you're negotiating with a prospect or just having a quick chat with another professional — the way you keep that conversation going can be the difference between a lost opportunity or your next closed-won deal. Find common ground in small talk. Pro Tip : Keep in mind that small talk is just that — small.

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Conversion Angle Sports Negotiate 58

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Even, it would seem, robots. But do these automated writers really have the ability to produce content to rival the work produced by those of us who write for a living? Could you actually consider using robots instead of humans to get your content written? Should we see them as a threat?

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Entertainment Sports Angle Territory 78

Salesmate

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Try to make your sales conversations compelling to capture the interest of a prospect. Well, to help you, I’ve mentioned a few tips to start your sales conversation effectively. Well, to help you, I’ve mentioned a few tips to start your sales conversation effectively. Define your goals. Have a natural conversation.

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Conversion Pitch Sales CRM 114

Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

You have your list of names and phone numbers. Your sales manager has given your team a big pep talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. If you've never spoken to these contacts before, your outreach would be considered a cold call. Plus, you may not always have an abundance of inbound leads.

Cold Call 69

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Hospitality Follow-up 69

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Can I have 5 minutes of your time? We understand your algorithm, our algorithm shows we aren’t in your ICP, so you are wasting my time, but of course your algorithm should have known this. Siri: I hear what you say, but your model can’t be accounting for our shift in priorities.

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Conversion Sales Quota Up-sell 85

The 5% Institute

MAY 18, 2021

Making a great first impression in your sales conversations is key, and in this article, we’ll look at ten sales questions to ask customers to help you with this. People generally like talking about themselves, so this should put them in a positive mood. Secondly, your role as a Sales Professional is to be an investigator.

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Objection handling Objectives and Key Results Customers Sales 140

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 7, 2022

I’m your host, Matt Heinz. If you are, in fact, joining us live here in the middle of your workday, we are here on LinkedIn Live, Facebook Live, YouTube Live, 11:30 Pacific, 2:30 Eastern. If you are watching this in real time, you have the advantage of now being part of the show. You can even ask Siri, Alexa and Google!

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Pipeline Sales Up-sell B2B 95

Hubspot

OCTOBER 2, 2017

One of my guiding principles is that every business is a people business. It doesn’t matter what your industry is or what you do -- if you are not relating to the people you deal with, talk to, manage, or lead, your career will be a long, hard slog. Understand your prospect's persona. Rapport Building Tips.

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X-functional Sports Prospecting Follow-up 101

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 12, 2018

One of my favorite authors/thinkers is John Gardner. The problem is, focusing on the “form,” we can get mindless, robotic behaviors, doing the things we’ve always done, because we’ve always done them, or we have some image in our minds of what sales managers/sales people should be doing.

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CRM Pipeline Meeting Prospecting 78

Heinz Marketing

MAY 29, 2023

This week’s show is entitled, “ The Widening Buyer/Seller Gap & How to Fix it “ My guest is Spencer Wixom , CEO at The Brooks Group. This week’s show is entitled, “ The Widening Buyer/Seller Gap & How to Fix it “ My guest is Spencer Wixom , CEO at The Brooks Group. Great to be here.

Pipeline 59

Pipeline Angle Sales Trust 59

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 5, 2023

Our inboxes, voicemails, texts are dominated by these sellers talking to us about cool products, their cool companies and what they do. Our inboxes, voicemails, texts are dominated by these sellers talking to us about cool products, their cool companies and what they do. I’ve actually never seen one in my feed.

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Conversion Sell Manufacturing Healthcare 68