Iannarino

AUGUST 13, 2023

Yesterday, an entrepreneur engaged with a post about what buyers need from you. His platform allows sales organizations to do their research on their own.

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Sales 192

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Looking for the best sales podcasts to boost your numbers and master the art of the deal? Whether you’re a rookie learning the ropes or a vet hunting innovative tactics, our curated guide to essential sales podcasts is your ticket to leveling up your sales game.

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Gaming Sell GTM Technique 233

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Did you know that asking questions makes it more likely for customers to approve of you? Open ended sales questions are a crucial aspect of the sales process. Additionally, we’ll cover some of the common mistakes to avoid when asking open ended sales questions. What are open ended sales questions?

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Objectives and Key Results Sales Objection handling Follow-up 246

Veloxy

MARCH 23, 2023

Understanding why one prospect became a customer while another went elsewhere will be key if you expect to make your sales process stronger for future bids. 15 Questions to Ask in a Win-Loss Analysis The 5 Rules of Successful Post-Decision Interviews Let’s start reinforcing your sales process!

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Process Objectives and Key Results Sales Up-sell 244

Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 5, 2021

In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. It start with how sellers think about time; which is why in sales, time is value not money. While it is true that they will differ for people even the same decision cycle, they do fall into workable categories. By Tibor Shanto. Productivity.

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Objectives and Key Results CRM Sales Prospecting 293

Iannarino

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Gist: It’s heresy to say so, but the sales process was designed to solve the sales organization’s problems. In particular, the standard “sales process” sought to provide a blueprint for success, a repeatable formula to ensure that every salesperson could win deals. You need to make sales.

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Process Sales Clients Conversion 328

Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sales Acceleration is the sales enablement strategy that simplifies and shortens sales cycles. It delivers results by using a mix of sales technology and a value-driven approach to selling. Sales Acceleration Software is being used to consolidate the sales technology stack. Start selling faster, easier.

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CRM Quota Sales Pipeline 262

Iannarino

JUNE 13, 2021

The Gist: The legacy laggard approach to sales is transactional, even if some versions have added a few modern strategies. Only the modern approach to B2B sales responds to the needs of today’s decision-makers and decision-shapers. In the 1950s, sales were much more consistently transactional than they are today.

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Clients B2B Sales Service 208

Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. How do you know if a potential customer is a good fit for your solution? How do you know whether to move prospects through your sales funnel or disqualify them? What is sales qualification?

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Sales Prospecting Pipeline Pitch 149

Highspot

APRIL 30, 2024

In fact, 71% of organizations don’t provide guidance to employees on how to use AI, and half of companies are skeptical about its impact. As such a hot topic with little guidance on using it, you’re likely wondering: Does AI actually help boost your go-to-market productivity, and if so, how?

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Government Sell Sales Go To Market 52

Highspot

MARCH 21, 2024

survey highlights a significant trend: today’s buyers have clear digital purchasing experience expectations, with a strong preference for personalization and immediacy. Despite this, many sales emails find their resting place in the trash, unopened and unread. What are the Different Types of Sales Emails?

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A/B testing Sales Follow-up Click Through Rate 96

Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Product alone is not enough to engage and retain B2B buyers. But surprisingly, B2B businesses often overlook the importance of a great customer experience for their buyers, which is typically a top priority for B2C. B2B and B2C customers, despite their different needs, are still human decision-makers. How usable is your product?

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B2B Customers B2C Cold Call 130

Sales Hacker

JUNE 13, 2023

I hear this a lot from business leaders — and it’s always kind of sheepish: “Chris, how do we actually make a sales process?” Sales processes don’t just happen. And, sometimes last of all, they hire sales. sales reps who might be new to the business. Here’s how. And I get it. That’s a problem.

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Process Cross-sell Sales Finance 87

PandaDoc

MAY 13, 2024

You already know who your customers are — but do you know what makes them tick and drives their decision-making? The psychology of sales can reveal all this and more. Humans aren’t purely rational — psychology influences every decision we make. What is sales psychology? Why does it matter?

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Closing Legal Real Estate Trust 52

The 5% Institute

AUGUST 29, 2021

In this article, we’ll explore something called the MEDDIC sales process; including how it works, and how it can benefit your sales conversations to close more sales. The MEDDIC sales process has been popular since the 1990’s; and still works well if you use it in your consultative sales process today.

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Process Sales Clients Presentation 145

The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this article, we’ll explore something called the MEDDPICC sales methodology; including how it works, and how it can benefit your sales conversations to close more sales. The MEDDPICC sales methodology has been popular since the 1990’s; and still works well if you use it in your consultative sales process today.

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Angle Sales Clients Presentation 145

The Lost Book of Sales

JANUARY 31, 2024

In strategic sales, it's incredibly common for salespeople to decrease their activity and reduce their involvement with their customers when the signatures are exchanged, whereas experienced sales professionals know that the real work between your organizations is only about to begin. Let’s discuss each of these stages.

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Sports Drivers/motivators Clients Contract 105

Salesforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s no different in sales — only instead of game rules, you use a sales cycle to make sure you’re following the right steps at the right time. Let’s take a look at the stages of a sales cycle, and how you can use it to secure regular deal wins. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle?

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Sales Technique 110

Salesforce

JUNE 28, 2023

Let’s be real, the sales pitch has evolved. Our latest State of Sales Report shows 81% of sales reps say buyers increasingly conduct research before they reach out. That means your sales pitch is likely to be a prospect’s first interaction with your company — so make it count.

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Pitch Objectives and Key Results Sales Trust 98

Closing Bigger

MAY 15, 2024

As a podcaster, sales geek, and AI enthusiast, I am excited to share my first podcast where I have ChatGPT 4o host and interview me on my latest keynote, “AI and the Future of Sales.” If sales professionals focus on rote activities and administrative tasks, AI will replace them.

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Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Sales Technology 59

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2024

The enduring truth of the statement “ people buy from people they know, like, and trust” remains a constant in the realm of sales. This principle has stood the test of time and continues to be a significant factor in the sales decision-making process. Sales authenticity” resonates with people in different ways.

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Sell GTM Sales Up-sell 90

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What rules your sales team – order or chaos? Do your reps follow a consistent and repeatable process that makes it easy to predict quarterly sales? Some of the best sales teams start that way. Some of the best sales teams start that way. It can be easily done by building a simple and repeatable sales cycle.

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Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Pitch Sales 118

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 15, 2024

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing B2B purchases are complex, involving multiple decision-makers, each with specific needs. The key to unlocking value lies in alignment between your sales, marketing, and customer success teams—an alignment that comes from a singular, unifying force: customer understanding.

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Growth Customers Objectives and Key Results Teamwork 110

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 15, 2021

What is Sales and Marketing Alignment? As Matt Heinz says – there is No Sale without Marketing and No Marketing without Sales. A successful, predictable, and scalable organization doesn’t exist entirely with sales or entirely with marketing. For a greater marketing conversion, you need an efficient sales program.

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GTM Sales Follow-up Education 137

PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. You’ll also find a roster of valuable prospecting techniques and an in-depth look into what makes for a good prospective customer.

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Prospecting B2B Objectives and Key Results Referrals 98

Hubspot

MARCH 25, 2024

Welcome to " The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice from real sales leaders. 8 of the Most Difficult Types of Prospects (& How to Deal With Them) 1. How to Handle Them: Create urgency. How to Handle Them: Guide them on how to present a business case.

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Prospecting Price Presentation Pipeline 74

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s SKO season, yesterday I was leading a discussion with a great sales team. As we spoke, it struck me how we revel in these questions. When we look at the data on No Decision Made and Buyer Regret, we know how much our customers struggle with complex B2B change and buying initiatives.

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Customers Up-sell B2B Trust 129

SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The landscape for Go-to-Market (GTM) will be changing over the next 12 months in terms of roles within GTM, in combination with how buyers make purchases and the decision-makers involved. The reality is that the way we sell now should be focused on the buyer. Let’s start at the beginning — with the customer.

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GTM CRM Pipeline Referrals 96

Martech

JANUARY 26, 2024

Let’s look at exactly what an ICP is, how to create an effective one for B2B and common mistakes to avoid. ICP vs. buyer persona: Which is the way to go? The table below outlines the key differences between an ICP and a buyer persona. Scott is the VP of sales at a $50 million tech company. Low-level titles.

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B2B Customers Appointment Objectives and Key Results 112

Hubspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As we enter the age of AI, one thing is for sure - the relationship between sales pros and their prospects will never be the same. When I surveyed 1,477 global sales professionals to determine the top trends and challenges that teams were facing , one key finding became apparent. They rely much less on sales pros to gather information.

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Consult Sales Up-sell Presentation 77

Gong.io

JULY 22, 2022

You might win your next sales call before it even starts. No, it isn’t a new “sales hack”. Yes, I’m talking about sales call planning. Here’s what I mean: You’re not just making a sale, you’re building a relationship, one that you hope lasts a long time. Sales Call Planning Tip #1: Review account history.

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Objectives and Key Results Sales Pitch Presentation 118

Martech

APRIL 7, 2023

Customer indecision is now a leading reason for missing B2B marketing and sales pipeline and revenue targets. For proper context, and crafting the right strategies and tactics, let’s frame the challenge and the opportunity based on why and how business professionals and their organizations buy.

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B2B Customers GTM Pipeline 106

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The global pandemic forced sales teams to change their processes and go digital. 50% of buyers say that working remotely has made the purchasing process easier. Organizations must adapt their sales strategies post COVID-19 to meet customer expectations. What is remote sales? Why remote selling is the future of sales .

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Objectives and Key Results Pitch Pipeline Sales 108

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 26, 2021

Sales growth has become a “predictable” math equation. Customers become widgets in our efficient sales strategy. The percent of people making quota continue to decline. The percent of customers abandoning their buyer’s journey with no decision made is very high-at 53%. And we are still failing.

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Process Sales B2B Quota 129

Hubspot

JANUARY 7, 2024

No matter how much you know, if you don’t speak like an authority figure, you’ll never be treated like one. But when an inside sales professional wants to establish their authority over the phone, they need to use their voice tone and pacing to get the point across. And prospects don’t buy from salespeople they don’t trust.

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Sales Education Inside sales Prospecting 85

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

8 reasons Amazon reviews are important Amazon reviews aren’t just testimonials; they are powerful tools that can make or break your sales on the platform. Potential buyers often rely on these reviews to make informed decisions about whether to purchase a product. Here’s why Amazon reviews have so much impact.

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Trust Construction Sales Campaign 128

Force Management

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When executed well, your channel program will decrease the cost of a sale, improve reach into new markets, and grow overall seller capacity without increasing internal headcount. Increasing Channel Partner Productivity When it comes to channel sales, your ability to control the sales process is limited. What is our proof?

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Negotiate Education Market share Growth 137