Partners in Excellence

MARCH 4, 2024

He got into selling, without really intending to do so. Why I Love Selling: A Journey of Curiosity In response to a conversation initiated by my “LinkedIn friends” David Brock and Christian Maurer, exploring the essence of what we love about selling, I found myself reflecting on my own journey. Enjoy this fascinating story!

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 5, 2024

Some of you may be reading my series, “ Why I’m So Interested In Selling.” Some have run multi-billion sales organizations and companies, some are managing their own territories selling millions a year. We fail to recognize the humanity of selling and the importance of connecting with people in meaningful ways.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Or possibly, we incited them to think differently. Trying to get the customer to think differently, to imagine new possibilities. Their primary charter is keeping the customer happy, driving renewals, finding ways to expand, and cross sell. To be fair, this is not just a selling issue. But are all of these enough?

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 2, 2024

Many of you know my Sales Execution Framework (SEF), it wouldn’t have been possible without Rene’s deep thinking on these topics. Here’s his take: Why am I obsessed with Selling? I am not sure if I could say I am obsessed with selling, I guess it depends on the perspective one has about “selling”.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Time Available For Selling is a critical issue for everyone in sales. But before I go into a further discussion about time available for selling, let me first define how I look at time available for selling. There are review meetings-ideally to help improve their selling performance.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 3, 2024

As we begin to learn these, being as effective as possible, then we shift our focus to how do we execute those things as efficiently as possible. We are most productive and impactful, when we look at the buying/selling process from end to end, maximizing our effectiveness and impact across the entire process.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 7, 2024

Marketers sell! At least Carlos Hidalgo sells. Sometimes, “we” have mis-conceived notions about selling, thinking that only those in some sort of formal sales role sells. But selling goes far beyond the titles. And some of the very best have never had a selling title. Preface : Surprise!!

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Imagine what we could do, without impact to the cost of selling, if we started being more effective in how we manage each deal? That would double our revenue and attainment at virtually zero incremental cost of selling! We are already working with those customers, we are investing time and resource in “selling” to them.

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Martech

MAY 6, 2024

While the focus of lead scoring is typically on identifying and prioritizing new leads, it can also be applied to existing customers to determine their level of engagement, satisfaction, and potential for upselling or cross-selling opportunities. MarTechBot now has 10+ personas to provide more targeted responses.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2021, no one wanted to sell. Take advantage of the vibe to think about if some sort of acquisition could truly move the needle for you, and be possible: 1️⃣ Think about acquiring another startup with an A+ team and/or A+ second product 2️⃣ Think about possibly merging with your top competitor. 2024 isn’t easy for everyone.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

When training and coaching salespeople, the theory of how to sell to companies that buy via the RFP process is not enough. They become a resource, an asset, a partner and not only help write the specifications of the next RFP, but write the specs in such a way that they are the only company that can win the business.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 22, 2023

After rigorous research and discussion with many expert colleagues, I’ve discovered the universal secret to Selling Success. It turns out the singular secret to selling success is “Build more pipeline!” The secret to selling success is simply more pipeline! How can you possibly hit your numbers with only 1.2-1.3X?!?”

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Closing Bigger

APRIL 22, 2024

In the past this was of course a recipe for fragmented attention and sales disaster – today with AI sales tools this is possible. Selling to the Entire Buying Network: Exponential sellers understand the importance of selling to the entire buying network, not just the decision maker. Contact Shane Gibson here.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ever since I started selling–you know back in the old days when phones were still attached to cords–I’ve been taught, “Buyers have a structured buying process.” On the selling side we would have perfectly structured steps like Qualification, Needs Identification, Solution Presentation, Closing.

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Martech

MAY 2, 2024

What’s on the minds of business buyers, by role Traditionally, marketers have relied on job titles as a clue to the identity of a possible member. We cannot really know, but we try to get as close as possible,” she says. Gatekeepers Protect the executive from vendor-side salespeople. Purchasing agents Save money.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Ever wondered how selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door could possibly lead to owning two of the top sales call center operations in North America? Carrie Richardson, our guest for this episode, has accomplished just that and much more.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 6, 2024

I had my first sales role selling shoes when I was in University. My interest in selling today has evolved based on what we sell and why we do so. The good side of that exposure is that it creates a possibility for people to also be successful in life through a competitive and rewarding career.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 8, 2024

He’s written an number of books trust in selling, the most famous is The Trusted Advisor. He loves responding to the worst possible prospecting emails possible. And to think we would find such an opportunity in, of all places, selling? I wrote Trust-based Selling a few years after co-writing The Trusted Advisor.

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PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

Selling to small and medium businesses is different from B2C deals, where people are ready to make a purchase without extra persuading. Business owners, conversely, are quite busy and possibly impatient, so your offer should quickly engage them by demonstrating your value proposition through demos and other sales material.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The report included a detailed breakdown of how influencers are generating incomes on their platforms (% of respondents): Sponsored content – 82% Affiliate – 56% Advertising revenue – 33% Creatore funds – 25% Paid content subscriptions – 16% Selling merchandise – 15% Influencer opportunities on the rise. SUBSCRIBE See terms.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 25, 2024

We don’t have a set agenda, we talk about what we are seeing, usually it’s me whining about the state of professional selling. That data is at least 10 years old, and based on what we see in most buying cycles is that buyers defer vendor engagement until as late as possible. Leaders love this.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

We must role-play each scenario so that we can demonstrate what a good conversation sounds like but salespeople who have never attempted option 2, and whose experience is limited to option 1, are unable to play the part of the prospect in an option 2 role play because they can’t wrap their heads around the possibility.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2024

Like many others, selling wasn’t something he naturally gravitated to. But over a career, he eventually found himself thrilled with selling. I started to know quite a bit about the processes, systems, and tools for managing salespeople, but about selling itself, I still knew little.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Ever wondered how selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door could possibly lead to owning two of the top sales call center operations in North America? Carrie Richardson, our guest for this episode, has accomplished just that and much more.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Answers from the CEOs of Twilio, Veeva, Amplitude, HubSpot, Gainsight and More I wanted though to do a deep dive on just one piece — a few thoughts how to sell that second product. Too many sort of think it will sell itself with the same team, motions, etc. So they’ll really just sell what’s easiest.

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Sales Pop!

JANUARY 4, 2022

Hence, selling to yourself proceeds selling to clients. Anyone on a sales job has no doubt paused to question what they are to sell upon hearing a new announcement. Dissatisfaction may come across as you are possibly a problematic employee not worthy of hiring. It is far better to interview on a high than on a negative.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At the same time, I write, perhaps too often about the rampant stupidity I see in so much of what we do in selling. Frustrated with the possibilities I see, but impatient with our pace in realizing them. Is it possible to care too much, should we lighten up? And possibly, how do we get others to care?

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

However, accepting the reality of video selling, and maximizing that video selling for effectiveness, are two completely different things. In today's article, we'll discuss the next set of steps you should take so that selling over video can be as effective as possible.

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A Sales Guy

MARCH 9, 2021

The idea that Gap Selling would have ever reached 50K books would have been inconceivable. I published Gap Selling with the belief that salespeople wanted a better, less intrusive, respectful way to sell that actually worked and was better than traditional selling approaches. Free Gap Selling Online Course subscriptions.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The lawsuit argues that Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite to make the search engine market fairer. But it’s equally possible the trial will result in no changes and Google will be free to continue operating however it wants. ” Why we care. ” Why we care. What Google is saying.

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SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2023

Sell less of the company. At Adobe Sign / EchoSign my answer was only to raise $8m, get to cash-flow positive with much of the money still left in the bank, and sell for an exponential multiple. How is this possible? Dear SaaStr: What’s The Best Way to Retain Control of Our Startup Once We Start to Raise Outside Capital?

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SalesProInsider

MARCH 27, 2024

Well, I thought the message about my meltdown in February, about the deadline for submitting Conversations That Sell for Financial Advisors , was my unveiling of personal insights and vulnerability. I’ve embraced this new state of life, my renewed name, and the possibilities to continue to serve those I respect and love at work.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 6, 2023

4 Prospect Qualification Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Sales by Jeff Hoffman To help you qualify as effectively as possible and avoid some key missteps that will trip you up early on in your sales process, here’s a list of four key prospect qualification mistakes to remain mindful of.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 1, 2022

Personally, except for the very first barter between Adam and Eve, I don’t believe there has been invention in Selling. Make no mistake, a lot the things that we sell represent great inventions. Improvement is important to selling. Invention is very difficult. Let me start with improvement.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Flat rounds and downrounds may be possible for some, but even there, it’s important they still are growing quickly and are capital efficient. valuation, it will need to sell for $3B, or IPO, to make its i last investors a decent return. Most will now just have to make do with whatever capital they have now.

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Search Engine Land

JULY 13, 2023

However, this feature will enable brands to explore the possibility of running influencer campaigns. Meta is waiting until Threads reaches a critical mass before selling ad space, which is proving a little frustrating for brands wanting to be one of the first to advertise on the fastest-growing social app in the world. Why we care.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 31, 2024

“Measure everything you possibly can,” Christian recommends. In the early days, it’s about getting as much pipeline as possible. If you can master that, you’re creating the best pipe possible. Of course, post-pandemic, they got very good at selling virtually. You’ll need those data slices at different times.

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