September, 2011

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On the Verge of Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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3 Top Sales Tips for Keeping Sales Focus ? Score More Sales

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. 3 Top Sales Tips for Keeping Sales Focus. by Lori Richardson on September 19, 2011. Grow Sales. Focus in growing sales and revenues is challenging for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, let alone actual sales professionals. It takes amazing, ongoing focus on the activities that lead to new revenues in order to grow business and ultimately thrive as a company.

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The Power of the Human Voice in Lead Qualification & Lead Nurturing

Pointclear

In a recent conversation on marketing approaches, friend and colleague Elizabeth Fairleigh, thE Connection , shared an interesting comment: “I was thinking about outbound telephone calls and why they are relevant today. It’s because there’s something about a human being’s voice that is powerful and personal—a welcomed experience in today’s hyper-digital market.

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How to Create a Facebook Business Page in 5 Simple Steps (With Video!)

Hubspot

You may already use Facebook for personal reasons such as keeping up with your friends or sharing photos, but the idea of running a business page on the world's largest social network might still seem intimidating. Where do you start? What should your goals be? How much work will it take? Fret no more! This short video and blog post will offer step-by-step instructions on how to create a Facebook business page, covering some of the reasons why you should set one up and why its interactive elemen

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Sales Recruiting: Strive for High Competency and Commitment

Sales Gravy

Hiring good salespeople is one of most important tasks a manager faces. Few decisions are more essential to the success of your company than who represents your products and services.

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Get the Power of Word-of-Mouth Working for You | Sell More, Word.

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Why You Didn't Sell Anything This Week ? Score More Sales

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Why You Didn’t Sell Anything This Week. by Lori Richardson on September 22, 2011. Sales Questions? It may seem harsh, but here is the list of what people who did not sell much (or anything) this week were saying to themselves, their co-workers, and possibly their bosses to justify lack of revenues.

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Five Ways B2B Marketers Can Get the Most from Facebook

Pointclear

T oday we're pleased to have Paul Gillin as our guest blogger. Paul is a speaker, writer and B2B social media strategist. His latest book is Social Marketing to the Business Customer , co-authored with Eric Schwartzman. A lot of B2B marketers have chosen not to get on board the Facebook train for fear that Facebook's freewheeling culture clashes with their serious business.

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How to Create Custom Tabs for Facebook Business Pages

Hubspot

With over 800 million active users, Facebook can be a powerful channel for your business , no matter what you sell. Facebook business pages are becoming more customizable , and with page tabs, Facebook makes it possible to pull in your own custom content alongside the generic Facebook tabs like "wall," "info," and "activity stream." As a marketer, this allows you to create a much richer user experience with custom tabs.

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Help Customers See Value in What You Offer

Sales Gravy

Your objective as the salesperson is to get the customer to share with you at least three reasons they need what you’re offering. One of the three should be time sensitive. The customer’s time-sensitive need will allow you to close the sale now.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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What to be Aware of when Building your Sales Team! | Sell More.

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Marketers: Is it Time to Go Undercover?

SBI

­UNDERCOVER BOSS was CBS’s Emmy-nominated #1 new series of the 2009-2010 season, averaging 17.7 million viewers. Its premiere episode ranks as the biggest new series premiere since 1987 and the most-watched premiere episode of any reality series. Clearly they’re on to something. In case you’ve missed it, each episode follows a different executive as they leave the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission.

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Huge Sales Event Proves Sales Grow Through the Cloud ? Score.

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Huge Sales Event Proves Sales Grow Through the Cloud. by Lori Richardson on September 7, 2011. Wow! Selling on steroids, sellers everywhere, no sales tool left behind – it was all so much to do and see! A nonstop array of activities made for the most robust Dreamforce event yet.

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The “Keystone” of B2B Corporations isn’t CRM or Marketing Automation

Pointclear

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. The Keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing an arch to bear weight. [1] A masonry arch or vault cannot be self-supporting until the keystone is placed.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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The Ultimate Facebook Marketing Cheat Sheet

Hubspot

Facebook's social network domination may frequently get challenged by emerging social media platforms like Google+, but the facts remain. With more than 750 million members in its user base, it's still the most popular social network around. And yes, businesses are beginning to understand its potential to help them achieve their marketing goals. In fact, 41% of B2B companies and 62% of B2C companies using Facebook have acquired a customer from it.

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The Best Way to Handle a Grudge or Grievance

Sales Gravy

Don’t let wounds fester, and don’t let grievances grow. If you suspect someone is holding a grudge, but you’re not certain, see what you can find out. If you find evidence that someone is harboring a grudge, do what you can to clear the air.

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Making Monday Moneys:Sales Mistakes Young Companies Make.

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The average Dreamforce attendee missed 93% of exhibits. What?!

SBI

If you went to Dreamforce expecting to discover smart sales and marketing tools you didn’t yet know about, you’re in luck. But then again, “not so much.” My number one goal was to interview specific vendors (65 to be exact). The Expo was open for 21 hours during the four day event which seemed like plenty. When I did the math, however, I realized I would have to limit my visits to less than 20 minutes if I was going to see all 65 vendors.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Sales Tool of the Week: eBook on Cold Calling Scripts & Testimonial.

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Sales Tool of the Week: eBook on Cold Calling Scripts & Testimonial Tool + Congrats, Sales Stars! by Lori Richardson on September 26, 2011. Sales e-book on Creating Scripts. I’m pretty much a skeptic when I hear about tools, books, and resources to help anyone who is doing cold calling or who are calling a list of prospective customers.

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Meaningful Engagement Yields Revenue from Online Lead Generation

Pointclear

Rachel Spasser is Vice President of Marketing at Ariba ; the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Rachel is a global marketing and business development executive with experience growing venture-backed, PE-backed and public companies in the Internet and technology sector. Online lead generation has become a bit like the California Gold Rush.

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9 Amazing Mobile Marketing Statistics Every Marketer Should Know

Hubspot

This is a guest blog post written by Jamie Turner. As the founder of the 60 Second Marketer, he is an in-demand marketing speaker and is currently writing a book entitled Go Mobile with Jeanne Hopkins, the director of marketing for HubSpot. I attended Dreamforce in San Francisco last week to learn about new sales and marketing tools and techniques. The hot topic this year was mobile.

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The Reason Why Your Sales Tips Are Failing

Sales Gravy

You don’t have to look hard in LinkedIn to find someone offering advice on how to “overcome” sales objections, get past gatekeepers, get voicemails returned etc. For a sales technique to work consistently, it has to be part of a larger plan.

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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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The secret behind the power of testimonials | Sell More, Word Less.

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41 Fresh Blog Post Ideas For Your Company Blog

Hubspot

This is an excerpt from our new ebook – 100 Content Ideas for Community Managers. For tips like these for Twitter and Facebook, download the eBook here. Creating consistent and helpful blog content is a great way to build community and trust around your brand for your prospects. It's how you draw the right potential customers to your website. But cranking out daily content is challenging.

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BREAKING: Facebook Announces New Subscribe Button

Hubspot

This afternoon, Facebook announced the release of a brand new feature, the Subscribe Button for profile pages. Ultimately, the new feature enables Facebook to support and provide even more publicly available content, which is a huge stride for its position in the search market. Up until now, users haven't had much control over what see in their News Feed.

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25 Facebook Page Ideas You Haven't Tried Yet

Hubspot

This is an excerpt from our new ebook, 100 Inbound Marketing Content Ideas. For more ideas like these for Twitter and blogging, download the ebook here. Facebook offers a great opportunity to engage your prospects with its business pages. From videos to photos to questions, there are many different features within Facebook pages that allow you to appeal to every type of user.

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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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11 Excellent Email Marketing Infographics

Hubspot

Despite the common misconception that email is losing its competitive edge with the emergence and popularity of social media marketing , it's still very much alive and kicking. In fact, when it's executed effectively, email marketing can be a powerful tool in both your top-of-the funnel and middle-of-the-funnel marketing efforts to generate new leads and nurture existing ones.

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Expert Twitter Marketing

Hubspot

With 200 million members, Twitter is one of the most popular social networks out there. But are you taking advantage of everything it has to offer for marketing ? Used effectively, Twitter can help you promote your content, provide helpful customer service, generate leads and customers, and much more. In fact, companies that use Twitter generate 2x more leads than those that don't, and 42% of companies that use Twitter for marketing have acquired a customer through it.

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Shelf Life of Social Media Links Only 3 Hours [Data]

Hubspot

When it comes to link sharing in social media, it turns out it's not about where you share it -- it's about what you share. New research from URL shortening service bitly focuses on how long a link is "alive” before people stop engaging with it and whether it matters what kind of content it is or where it was shared. By calculating what bitly is calling the link's 'half life' ( the time it takes a link to receive half the clicks it will ever receive after it’s reached its peak), bitl

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Event Marketing From A to Z [Infographic]

Hubspot

Event marketing can be tough. As there are quite a lot of moving parts involved, we wanted to help you get everything right. So here is your cheat sheet: an Event Marketing From A to Z infographic we designed in collaboration with Constant Contact. The infographic strives to cover everything you need to know about event marketing, from setting up a registration page and promoting it to the actual event execution and follow-up itself.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten