January, 2011

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So Far So Good? Are You On Track for Sales Success in 2011?

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 ?100 for 100K? Program Starts February 1 to Help Grow Your.

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. The “100 for 100K” Program Starts February 1 to Help Grow Your Revenues. by Lori Richardson on January 31, 2011. Recently we wrote about a new program we are starting that will offer great advice on growing your revenues, without having to pay for individual coaching.

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17 Social Media Tips, Tweets and Lessons in 140 Characters or Fewer

Closing Bigger

'This week I have been really thinking a lot about how companies are implementing social media. I tweet out social media tips each day and the past couple weeks of tweets have definitely been influenced by my thoughts on best practices, social media training, implementation and of course leadership. Some were tweeted while sitting in the airport in Calgary, some from Blenz Coffee in Vancouver and others while I was doing research online.

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10 Inside Sales Predictions for 2011

Pointclear

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. Trish Bertuzzi and Laurie Page start the new year off with some surprising predictions. Roles will continue to segment. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Hunters will go after new business while farmers will cultivate the customer base.

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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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Top 5 Things Not to Do on Facebook

Hubspot

Again and again, I see businesses and professionals making these mistakes on Facebook. As someone new to Facebook, these may seem like reasonable things to do, so I'm here to explain why you absolutely should NOT be making these mistakes. 1. Having 2 Profiles: Personal and Professional. Not only do you not want to have two profiles (I'll explain why), but also if Facebook catches you , they will shut your account down.

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How To Achieve Your Sales Career Goals

Sales Gravy

"A goal is nothing more than a dream written down with a deadline."I am frequently asked what I think the single most important factor is in determining the success or failure of a salesperson.

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The New 100 / 100 Project for Entrepreneur Revenue Growth.

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. The New 100 / 100 Project for Entrepreneur Revenue Growth. by Lori Richardson on January 9, 2011. Recently we read about an amazing woman, Sramana Mitra , who launched a project to help one million business owners do a million dollars in annual revenues by 2020.

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The Socialized! Lunch – 5 Steps to Maximize Your Organization’s ROI in Social Media

Closing Bigger

'Today was our first Socialized! Lunch. Anthony Caridi and I host this social media training event here in Vancouver on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The purpose of this monthly event is to provide insights, best practices and real world social media strategy to CMO’s, executives and business owners who are integrating social media into their organization.

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What if Marketing Automation had not been invented?

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. This month Jim's intention is to stimulate conversation. I am asking you to take a journey of Counterfactual Reflection.*. Counterfactual reflection is considering a turning point in the past and making assumptions as if the event had not occurred.

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Social Media Marketing By The Numbers [Infographic]

Hubspot

Ever wonder how much was being spent on social media marketing? Or maybe which social sites the money was going to? Check out the Social Media Marketing by the Numbers infographic to answer these questions and more. Thanks to CreditLoan for creating this infographic. Free Download: 101 Marketing Charts and Graphs. Improve your decision making and long-term performance with marketing data for best practices.

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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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Are Your Customers Leading You On?

Sales Gravy

Sales, like dating, takes insight, skill and discretion to know when your customer is truly interested. Your potential customers may play some of the same games that are present in the dating world. Will they agree to a second meeting?

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Take the Sales Quiz: When should you talk about pricing? | Sell.

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Differentiate Yourself Through Persistence & Follow Up ? Score.

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Differentiate Yourself Through Persistence & Follow Up. by Lori Richardson on January 23, 2011. It is amazing that just by following through on your word you can set yourself apart as one of the top 3-5% of sales professionals (or business owners, as the case may be).

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Social Media for Real Estate – Sociable! Slides

Closing Bigger

'Stephen Jagger and I presented this weekend at the Banff Western Connection on how to get Sociable! and use social media to drive business as a Realtor. Because real estate is a hyper-local marketing game social media has many powerful applications. Here is our presentation: Banff Western Connection Conference Stephen Jagger and Shane Gibson Sociable!

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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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Why I Wrote The Truth About Leads

Pointclear

I recently published The Truth About Leads. Find out why. Click here to view Amazon listing.

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11 Social Web Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

Hubspot

Each of us recognizes that the Internet and the social Web is growing quickly. However, it can be difficult to put this rapid growth into perspective. Sometimes you have to take a set back and look at some of the numbers to truly get an understanding of how the social Web has expanded. The folks over at Pingdom compiled together some great statistics about the Internet's growth.

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How To Accomplish Your Needs And Wants

Sales Gravy

If you cannot reasonably expect to accomplish your “needs goal” at your next event, there is a problem with the fit of the event itself or the approaches you have selected for that event.

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Question from Dave: What should I do after I have made all my calls.

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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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Contacts are Perishable Unless Their Kept Fresh

SBI

One of the most valuable assets a company has is their contact database. In fact, an inventory of prospect and customer names is just as important as product inventory. People would lose their jobs if they let 40% of the company’s product inventory spoil every year. Yet, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , 37.2 percent of the total workforce was hired into new jobs in 2009 (not including people who got new jobs with the same employer).

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Social Media for Real Estate – Sociable! Slides

Closing Bigger

Stephen Jagger and I presented this weekend at the Banff Western Connection on how to get Sociable! and use social media to drive business as a Realtor. Because real estate is a hyper-local marketing game social media has many powerful applications. Here is our presentation: Banff Western Connection Conference Stephen Jagger and Shane Gibson Sociable!

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1500 Small Business Owners Can't be Wrong ? or Can They.

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Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. 1500 Small Business Owners Can’t Be Wrong – Or Can They? by Lori Richardson on January 4, 2011. Last year I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with more than 1500 small business owners around the U.S and Western Canada. The decision I made at the end of 2009 to travel North America in 2010 was made when many of my counterparts seemed to be ramping up with webinars and conference calls

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13 Must-Watch Marketing TED Presentations

Hubspot

In 2006 the Sapling Foundation started curating TED (Technology Entertainment and Design), a global set of conferences seeking to spread innovative ideas. TED was founded in 1984 as a one-off event, and the conference was held annually and has been host to many of the brightest minds in the world, including Bill Gates, Larry Page, Richard Dawkins and many Nobel Prize winners.

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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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Nine Steps to Close More Sales

Sales Gravy

Years ago, I was taught that “the close” is an affirmation of the conversations a salesperson has had with the prospect. The problems arise if the qualifying steps were not as strong as they needed to be to set up the closing in an effective way.

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My best picks for 2011 | Sell More, Word Less Blog by Colleen.

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New for 2011: Sales and Marketing Software Buyer’s Guides

SBI

Even for the smallest of companies, this year will bring a renewed enthusiasm for tightening up the sales and marketing process. There are just too many reasons not too. And there are plenty of software tools to make the job easier. If you’re one who has vowed to take charge in 2011 and deploy the right tools to get the job done, we want to help. We are publishing a long list of sales and marketing software buyer’s guides throughout 2011.

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The Socialized! Lunch – 5 Steps to Maximize Your Organization’s ROI in Social Media

Closing Bigger

Today was our first Socialized! Lunch. Anthony Caridi and I host this social media training event here in Vancouver on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The purpose of this monthly event is to provide insights, best practices and real world social media strategy to CMO’s, executives and business owners who are integrating social media into their organization.

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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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How to Get Facebook Fan Page Activity Alerts via Email

Hubspot

For a while now, one of the biggest features missing from Facebook fan pages was the ability for administrators to get alerted of any activity happening from fans. Now, you can get email notifications of activity happening on your page with this nifty new free service called Hyper Alerts. Go to Hyper Alerts. Create an account. Click add a new alert.

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Twitter Usage Per Capita: How States Compare [Infographic]

Hubspot

Ever wonder how your state stacks up to others in terms of Twitter usage? A year ago we posted an infographic illustrating how states performed relative to each other based on their average Twitter Grade. This year, we used data from HubSpot's Twitter Grader to look at overall usage per capita. The map illustrates this ranking - the numerical values represent how much higher or lower each state’s usage was compared the national average.

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Foursquare Launches Business Pages for Small Businesses and Brands

Hubspot

Today, location-based social network Foursquare launched business pages for brick-and-mortar small businesses as well as for large brands who may not have a store-front but want to engage Foursquare's userbase. This launch is a big step forward for Foursquare, which previously had little in place to help businesses market to users of its platform. Let's take a quick look at what is available to small business owners and larger brands.

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21 Awesome Ideas to Grow Your Email List

Hubspot

If you don’t have any compelling offers on your site today, you’re ignoring a huge opportunity to grow the size of your email list. This is true whether you're an ecommerce site or a B2B company - offers are one of the most effective ways to harvest email addresses and leads from your site traffic. Keep reading for enticing offers that deliver real value for your visitors and help grow your email reach when the offer is placed behind a landing page.

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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