October, 2010

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Stuff I Learned Last Week that Could Drive 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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Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret #19 Implement

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'Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret #19 Implement is covered today by Shane Gibson. Implementation is a key element in any marketing strategy. .

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The 9 Worst Ways to Use Facebook for Business

Hubspot

Facebook fan pages are useful tools for connecting with your audience on a site they visit each and every day. You can broadcast messages on their Facebook homepage newsfeed, spark conversations that can provide your company with valuable feedback, and encourage fans to upload their own content. But there are some common mistakes that companies make on Facebook.

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Do You Have Idea Zombies in Your Business? ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Do You Have Idea Zombies in Your Business? by Lori Richardson on October 29, 2010. I was reading an article about social media for non-profit organizations – a topic near and dear to my heart. The post, created by John Haydon of Inbound Zombie (whom I first heard recently at Blogworld , and realize how much I’ve been out of the loop by not following him) is a brief interview with Danielle

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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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Is Your Competitor's Grass Greener? What Are You Neglecting?

Sales Gravy

Too many people stop learning and integrating new strategies into their routine. What worked last year may not be relevant today. Just because you attended a training program a few years ago does not mean your skills are current.

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Must Read: No More Cold Calling by Joanne Black | Sell More.

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Guerrilla Social Media Tip – Consistent

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'Consistent – Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret is today’s topic. Shane Gibson talks about how consistency is one of the major reasons Gary Vaynerchuck experienced his high level of success. .

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What Marketers Can Learn From Facebook "Unfriending" Study

Hubspot

Named 2009 "Word of the Year" by the New Oxford American Dictionary, " Unfriend" is used as a verb and the official definition is "To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook." What does it take to be removed as a 'friend'? The answers are hardly surprising. Those things that pretty much get you ostracized at a cocktail party, are considered to be poor online behaviors as well.

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Three Ways to Grow Your Small Business Sales ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Three Ways to Grow Your Small Business Sales. by Lori Richardson on October 24, 2010. Grow Small Biz Sales! It is the beginning of the last quarter of the calendar year, and if sales are down, you know that a burst of revenues before December 31 could be a great way to end 2010.

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The Essence of Leadership: Instill a Sense of Pride

Sales Gravy

So just how do we go about instilling pride in people? As always, I suggest using our own experiences as our best example. In thinking back over the things you've done in your life, what kinds of accomplishments caused you to feel proud?

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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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When is the right time to call? | Sell More, Word Less Blog by.

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Sales Success Trip Planner

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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Malcolm Gladwell is Right

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Shane Gibson talks about why Malcolm Gladwell is right about social media. The post Malcolm Gladwell is Right appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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60 @HubSpot Employees. One Take. [video]

Hubspot

The HubSpot team wants to thank its customers and community for the past four awesome years of inbound marketing. Seriously, you all rock. To thank you all, a handful of HubSpotters stayed late after work to create a fun, choreographed, one-take video. It opens with our fearless leader, CEO @bhalligan and ends with the whole group together. We hope it makes you smile.

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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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There Is No Substitute for Top Notch ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. There Is No Substitute for Top Notch. by Lori Richardson on October 19, 2010. Willows Lodge Offsite. It’s a term that originated in the 1820′s – “top-notch” It means outstanding, notable, superior. Quality surroundings, impeccable customer service, and amazing attention to detail creates a great first impression and begins the foundations of customer loyalty.

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Driven to Distraction: Chasing the Latest, Trendy Sales Technique

Sales Gravy

We've all done this at one time or another. Sales slow down and suddenly, a new customer appears, a new product comes out or a new sales technique emerges, and you start to think it is the "cure all" for ALL your sales struggles.

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Interview with the founder of SellingPower Magazine

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Gerhard Gschwandtner launched Selling Power magazine in 1981 with a vision to create the number one industry resource for sales professionals. And that, he has done. Widely recognized as a thought leader and industry trailblazer, he has trained more than 10,000 salespeople around the world and is the author of 17 sales management books. Next week, Gerhard will be co-hosting the Sales and Marketing 2.0 conference in San Francisco – along with Umberto Milletti, co-founder of InsideView.

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Sales Lead Management Week Oct 10-16: Educating on Best Practices

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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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Guerrilla Social Media Tip – Consistent

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Consistent – Guerrilla Social Media Marketing Secret is today’s topic. Shane Gibson talks about how consistency is one of the major reasons Gary Vaynerchuck experienced his high level of success. . The post Guerrilla Social Media Tip – Consistent appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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Facebook Launches New Groups Feature

Hubspot

Today in a live press conference, Facebook announced new features for its social networking platform. Facebook’s announcements mainly focused on control for users, which includes a new privacy dashboard and the ability for users to download their information from Facebook. While privacy is critically important, the new Groups feature is the announcement that will likely be the most talked about among Facebook users.

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Will You Ever Pay Full Price Again? ? Score More Sales

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Will You Ever Pay Full Price Again? by Lori Richardson on October 7, 2010. As a consumer, have you enjoyed the rise of Groupon ? Have you noticed all the new counterparts that are “Groupon-like?” Here in the Northwest I have subscribed to LocalTwist, Tippr , and DealSpringer.

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6 Easy Ways to Get More Visitors to Your Blog

Hubspot

A blog is an important asset to any business. It allows you to gain visibility as a thought leader, engages your audience in conversation, and acts as link bait. But you can only reap these benefits if you can actually get visitors to your blog. By now, we all know that content is king and that creating remarkable content on a regular basis will pay off sooner or later.

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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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7 Things Your Blog’s Sidebar Can't Live Without

Hubspot

Your blog sidebar can be filled with anything you’d like, from fun and fancy widgets to ads for generating some extra income. But there are several important elements that your blog sidebar shouldn’t be without. They’ll not only help you keep readers on your site, but will help bring them back for more, or even turn them into leads.

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A Marketer’s Guide to Content Curation

Hubspot

There is an elephant in the online marketing “room,” and the elephant’s name is Curation. Curation is the most important part of online marketing that no one is talking about. With the rise of inbound marketing, content has become front and center in the minds of marketers. This focus on content as an important marketing tactic creates two extremely important problems.

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5 Awesome Content Creation Tools You Should Be Using

Hubspot

Getting started creating remarkable content can be a challenging concept for folks who have never done it before. Below are five tools that you can use to make your content more user friendly. These tools also make your life a lot easier too because of their simplicity. Tools For Content Creation. 1. bit.ly - Twitter is considered a microblog. The posts are called ‘tweets’ and they are a maximum of 140 characters in length.

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Don't "Submit" To Landing Page Button Text

Hubspot

This post is a sneak-peak of data from the upcoming Science of Lead Generation webinar that will teach you scientifically proven ways to get more leads. Click here to register now. The one element that every single landing page has in common is the button, all web forms have one. So when I was researching landing page conversion rates, I wanted to look at the submit button closely.

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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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Which Types of Form Fields Lower Landing Page Conversions?

Hubspot

This post is a sneak-peak preview of the upcoming Science of Lead Generation webinar where you'll learn about the real data and science behind getting more leads from your website. Register now to reserve your spot. The goal of a landing page is collect information from visitors to allow them to be potentially converted into a customer. Naturally as marketers or sales people, we want to ask for lots of information from visitors.

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8 Ways to Get Your Content Ignored on Twitter

Hubspot

Twitter is a social network that allows users to share brief, 140 character messages. Each time another user shares your message it is considered a ReTweet. ReTweets expand you reach as an individual or company and can contribute additional website traffic, subscribers and customers. However, when you make the mistakes outlined in this post it can cause your content to be ignored and not get ReTweeted. 8 Ways to Not Get ReTweeted. 1.

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4 Ways Social Media Helped Gap’s Logo Disaster

Hubspot

Last week Gap used Facebook to announce their plans for a new logo and was hit with mass amounts of negative feedback. Despite mainly getting discouraging comments and even a few websites designed to specifically make fun of the new logo , Gap may have actually made out in their decision to inform their social network first. Here’s 4 reasons social media and their logo blunder may have helped Gap. 1.

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9 Awesome Ways to Market a Business Blog

Hubspot

We are all impatient. We like instant gratification, and when it comes to blogging, these emotions are no different. Most business bloggers understand that it is important to create interesting content on a frequent and consistent basis. Bloggers understand that their reward for this content is increased traffic and leads from search engines, social media, and other sources.

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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