August, 2011

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Words Make a Difference in Successful Sales Management

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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The Role of Psychology and Community in Guerrilla Marketing

Closing Bigger

'Psychology in marketing is still a rather untapped landscape. Since I stepped into the ring and became a guerrilla author in writing Guerrilla Social Media Marketing with Jay Conrad Levinson I have come across all kinds of misunderstanding, misuse and abuse of the term guerrilla marketing. Today’s podcast was inspired by what I can describe as a well meaning (or possibly not) but off-base commenter on the Creative Guerrilla Marketing blog.

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10 Sure-Fire Ways to Build Sales for Entrepreneurs ? Score More.

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. 10 Sure-Fire Ways to Build Sales for Entrepreneurs. by Lori Richardson on August 11, 2011. Some entrepreneurs and small business owners (and their salespeople) are talking about the stock market. Others are strategizing on and successfully growing revenues.

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Tending Your Client Garden | Sell More, Word Less Blog by Colleen.

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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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Metrics to Drive Lead Generation Performance

Pointclear

Jim Lenskold is President of Lenskold Group and author of Marketing ROI, The Path to Campaign, Customer and Corporate Profitability (McGraw Hill, 2003). Jim has published articles and presented internationally on the topics of marketing ROI, marketing strategies and business growth strategies. Most B2B lead generation marketers are reporting performance metrics to senior executives but the portion also reporting financial contribution metrics are more likely to be outgrowing their competitors.

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13 Mind-Bending Social Media Marketing Statistics

Hubspot

Many of us know that social media marketing is an important part of a solid inbound marketing strategy. However, sometimes we need some backup when speaking with others who might still be struggling to understand how social media fits into the overall marketing mix. This post is for them -- and you. Even if you are a veteran inbound marketer, these stats will get the gears in your head turning about the still limitless possibilities that the internet provides. 13 Mind-Bending Social Media Market

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Double Double by Cameron Herold – Book Interview (Podcast)

Closing Bigger

'Today’s podcast is an interview with Cameron Herold on his brand new book “Double Double – How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less.” I read this book twice I found it so valuable and so I reached out to Cameron and asked him to come on the show. If you’re a business leader, entrepreneur or business builder you need to read this book.

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Start to Grow Sales ? Just Start ? See Revenues Climb ? Score.

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Start to Grow Sales – Just Start – See Revenues Climb. by Lori Richardson on August 24, 2011. NY Times Best Selling Author Seth Godin spoke a couple months ago on moving forward and taking action. So many entrepreneurs and small business owners – even salespeople – all do planning, planning, and more planning – then they may or may not finally execute.

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Don't Just Sit There! 5 Strategies for Proactively Getting Testimonials.

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Lead Management: Let’s Formalize this Relationship

Pointclear

Today's guest blogger, Tony Jaros, is Senior Vice President of Research at SiriusDecisions. As a sales and marketing thought leader with nearly 20 years experience, Tony has led the overall research function at SiriusDecisions since the company's founding in 2001. Getting b-to-b sales and marketing to align more closely has driven even the most capable business leaders crazy for years.

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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10 Social Media Cartoons Guaranteed to Make You Smile

Hubspot

It's Wednesday, or Hump Day, as some call it. You're just about halfway through the workweek at this point. How about an extra little push? No, we're not talking about a second -- or third -- cup of coffee. What about some funnies? Over the past few years, we've published 45 marketing cartoons. To be honest, it's actually one of our favorite types of content to publish.

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The "No Time to Prospect" Myth - Why People Don't Succeed in Selling

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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The Role of Psychology and Community in Guerrilla Marketing

Closing Bigger

Psychology in marketing is still a rather untapped landscape. Since I stepped into the ring and became a guerrilla author in writing Guerrilla Social Media Marketing with Jay Conrad Levinson I have come across all kinds of misunderstanding, misuse and abuse of the term guerrilla marketing. Today’s podcast was inspired by what I can describe as a well meaning (or possibly not) but off-base commenter on the Creative Guerrilla Marketing blog.

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How Many Salespeople Can Fit In San Francisco? ? Score More.

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. How Many Salespeople Can Fit in San Francisco? by Peter on August 31, 2011. Score More Sales is at Dreamforce in San Francisco today and tomorrow learning about ways that Salesforce – the industry leader in Cloud based computing – is helping small business and non-profits.

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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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Take the Sales Quiz! What's a Healthy Pipeline? | Sell More, Word.

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4 Things to Consider Before You Buy Marketing Automation

Pointclear

Jay Hidalgo is the President of The Annuitas Group, a firm that specializes in helping B2B companies develop a process-based approach to lead management. To learn more about The Annuitas Group and their proprietary methodology, the Lead Management Framework™ , go to [link]. Well, we’re in the dog days of August. For many, the planning for 2012 starts next month, right after Labor Day.

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The Ultimate Google+ Cheat Sheet

Hubspot

Google+ is growing like crazy. In fact, it is the fastest growing social network ever. Just as with any other social network, marketers have a lot to learn and do. So we thought we would invest some time into making your life easier. In this post, we've compiled the best content about Google+ from all across the web. Use it to learn how to leverage Google+ for both business and personal uses.

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August - The Dog Days of Selling

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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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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The Role of Psychology and Community in Guerrilla Marketing

Closing Bigger

Psychology in marketing is still a rather untapped landscape. Since I stepped into the ring and became a guerrilla author in writing Guerrilla Social Media Marketing with Jay Conrad Levinson I have come across all kinds of misunderstanding, misuse and abuse of the term guerrilla marketing. Today’s podcast was inspired by what I can describe as a well meaning (or possibly not) but off-base commenter on the Creative Guerrilla Marketing blog.

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Social Selling and Brand Building Dogs and Winners from a Cross.

Score More Sales

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Social Selling and Brand Building Dogs and Winners From a Cross-Country Drive. by Lori Richardson on August 5, 2011. How could selling, customer service, cold calling, brand-building, and sales strategies have anything to do with our recent drive across the U.S.?

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Making Money Monday: The Good Karma of Being Nice | Sell More.

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Dealing with the New Customer Acquisition Challenge

Pointclear

Jim Dickie is the Managing Partner with CSO Insights ; a research firm that specializes in benchmarking how companies are leveraging people, process, and technology to optimize the way they market to, sell to, and service customers. CSO Insights recently completed our 7 th annual Lead Management Optimization study , gathering data on over 65 metrics from over 600 companies.

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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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42 Tweetable Facts to Squash Marketing Fantasies

Hubspot

We hear a ton of marketing myths everyday that have no basis on research or facts. They're simply made-up fantasies that people have come to believe. But let's face it, we marketers can't afford to live in a fantasy world. Instead, we need to rely on cold, hard facts to guide is in the right direction toward inbound marketing success. That's why we've released our newest ebook to help you separate marketing fact from fantasy.

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How to Master the Art of Follow-Up and Increase Sales

Sales Gravy

Although the buying decision may be a priority today, it can be pushed to the bottom of the list tomorrow when your contact has a more pressing issue to deal with. Invest time to create a "keep-in-touch" campaign.

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Double Double by Cameron Herold – Book Interview (Podcast)

Closing Bigger

Today’s podcast is an interview with Cameron Herold on his brand new book “Double Double – How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less.” I read this book twice I found it so valuable and so I reached out to Cameron and asked him to come on the show. If you’re a business leader, entrepreneur or business builder you need to read this book.

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A Diamond Ring Ain’t No Big Thing: Problem Selling vs. Solution Selling

SBI

In the history of the world, no one ever purchased anything without first seeing the value. So job number one is to show how your product has value. But value isn’t a strong enough motivator by itself. Perceiving a value is just the beginning. I can see why a diamond ring has value. But that doesn’t mean I want one. The reason I don’t want a diamond ring could be: I value other things more.

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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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Follow the Leader: Real-Life Examples of Testimonial Best Practices.

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Generating Qualified Leads is Number One Issue for New Members of the SLMA

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. From a recent survey of new members to the Sales Lead Management Association, we found that generating qualified leads is the biggest issue facing the new members. More than just new inquiries, or managing inquiries or working with sales management on follow-up or even proving ROI, qualified leads are king.

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20 Fun, Tweetable Facts About The Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies

Hubspot

When I started my first company (this was back in my early twenties), I came across the Inc. 500 list. I immediately had to go and figure out what it took to be on the list. The list carried great weight for me, because it was the most recognized national award for fast-growing companies. It was like the Fortune 500, but for private companies. I was thrilled when my first company (Pyramid Digital Solutions) made the list for the first time in 2000 (ranked #121).

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3 Sales Tips for Being on Top of Your Game

Sales Gravy

You see it does not matter how well you think you know your prospect and your sales situation, there will be times during your presentation that the need for quick thought and being on your toes will come into play.

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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