Anthony Cole Training
MAY 23, 2019
Most Sales Managers would agree that completing prospecting activities and hitting sales goals are critical to success. However, what happens when we focus too much on the numbers and not enough on being a resource for prospects, we impact (or lose) the human element of our business.
Miller Heiman Group
MAY 23, 2019
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across the ocean blue with the goal of finding riches in the East Indies. However, though he had a clear goal, he didn’t have a map, so he fell well short of his intended destination, landing in the Caribbean islands instead. (Despite what many believe, he didn’t discover continental North America or even set foot there.).
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Jill Konrath
MAY 19, 2019
I was eating lunch with the new president of a large manufacturing company. She was well aware of the work I’d done with their sales organization. So when I asked about her biggest challenge, I assumed we’d be talking sales. Instead, she answered, “Waste.”.
Membrain
MAY 19, 2019
Let's cover some of the lies being told to companies with sales organizations and how those lies prevent sales organizations from being their best.
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The Sales Hunter
MAY 21, 2019
We all wish every lead turned into a great prospect and in less time. You probably also want it all to take you less time than it takes to decide what you want to eat for lunch. That would be the greatest customer, right? Yes, in a perfect world, that could happen. I would be happy to settle even if the entire process only took 24 hours. The fact is that too often leads don’t go anywhere and we’re left with a painfully slow journey to try to get the next customer.
Understanding the Sales Force
MAY 23, 2019
Back in the 1960's it made sense for gasoline prices to be discounted down to the nearest 9/10 of a cent because gas prices ranged between 17.9 to 18.9 cents. But when gas prices are around $3.00 per gallon, how does 9/10 cent continue to make sense? Some habits die really hard. I don't know about you but some things just don't make sense to me. I loved the Leavitt/Dubner series of books on Freakonomics and thought I could share some interesting sales and sales management data that make little s
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SalesProInsider
MAY 22, 2019
How did getting new clients get so hard? When you started it was easier: You had people to talk with and maybe even some existing client relationships that followed you, but now you aren’t getting the “Yeses” you used to. What happened? Did you get bad at selling? Do you need to change your pricing? Is your business model all wrong? If you’ve asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone.
Women Sales Pros
MAY 24, 2019
Ask sales managers what they look for in a salesperson and inevitably one of the top three responses is some variation of enthusiasm, passion, or energy. But can enthusiasm be a liability? In a coaching session with a junior sales rep this morning, I was role-playing the client and the rep was playing herself on a sales call to a major account. After “Hello,” I, as the “client,” thought a tornado had suddenly entered the room.
InsightSquared
MAY 22, 2019
Many of you will at some point be faced with a board or executive team who want to get a slice of the juicy enterprise market after experiencing success in the mid-market. This article has some key takeaways on the pre-requisites for success from a sales org profile standpoint. I have assumed that your product is enterprise-ready and that you have determined relevance in this new segment.
Miller Heiman Group
MAY 21, 2019
It may seem counterintuitive to think that the secret sauce to winning deals isn’t something you do or say—rather, it’s silence. But ask any competent journalist how to get a great interview, and you’ll learn that the key is what you don’t say: the pause while you wait for a reply. Give the person you’re speaking with the chance to fill the void, and you’re likely to learn something invaluable that they may not have told you otherwise.
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.
Partners in Excellence
MAY 21, 2019
I’m following a fascinating discussion in LinkedIn. You should read it here. The author makes a fair point that executives must constantly look for opportunities to learn, improve, and grow their businesses. He poses the premise they should do this by answering every prospecting call they get–since sales people presenting their solutions will give the customer insights and ideas to improve their business.
Outreach
MAY 21, 2019
Outreach is a proud paradox: we balance explosive growth with unwavering values. We believe in agility and pivoting quickly, but we don't compromise on high standards or delivering the best quality for our customers. Every member of the Outreach Family owns what they do, and they truly want to do the right thing, whether that’s by their customers, their colleagues, or the Sales Engagement community as a whole.
RAIN Group
MAY 22, 2019
Fitness centers are packed in January—everyone's motivated to lose those holiday pounds. Then, a month later, the place clears out. What happened? Where did everyone go? I can tell you: their motivation crashed and burned. There one month, gone the next. Is it gone forever? Thankfully, no. What happens, though, is that most people wait for motivation.
Hubspot
MAY 23, 2019
Did you know this? HubSpot Research found that 82% of consumers rate an "immediate" response as important or very important when they have a marketing or sales question. And 90% of consumers rate an "immediate" response as important or very important when they have a customer service question. Speed is everything for today's buyers and customers. Web chat tools can be used at almost every stage of the customer lifecycle.
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!
Partners in Excellence
MAY 19, 2019
James Muir published an outstanding post, “ Is it ok to manipulate clients for their own good? ” It’s a must read. Basically, James describes a conversation with a sales person who feels it’s OK to manipulate and pressure a customer because that sales person knows how happy the customer will be with the solution. Most of you would, hopefully, find this premise not only arrogant, but preposterous.
Sales Hacker
MAY 21, 2019
What Does an Account Executive Do? An Account Executive (AE) is responsible both for serving the account needs of existing customers, and closing new deals. They typically have a revenue target, and are paid commissions on each sale they close. In SaaS sales, an AE usually works with a Sales Development Representative (SDR). The SDR specializes in the cold outreach and high-frequency communications needed to catch a prospect’s attention and set a sales meeting.
SalesLoft
MAY 21, 2019
Companies are spending more than ever before on technology, but fewer reps are hitting quota (Forbes tells us only 53% of reps hit quota , for example). This is the worst nightmare of anyone managing a sales tech stack. However, forward-thinking, innovative sales organization are continuing to thrive. How? They’ve adapted. They dispelled the myths about Sales Engagement technology and are using it to execute on strategies that are customer-focused and authentic.
Engage Selling
MAY 23, 2019
Micromanaging often gets a bad wrap in the professional world. But, could it actually be a good thing? Look, the term micromanage can have different meanings to different people.
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!
Partners in Excellence
MAY 18, 2019
I suppose I’m being naive. I had always thought “social platforms,” were a way that we could connect and engage with each other. While they wouldn’t replace face to face and personal connections, they might expand our relationships. They would enable us to expand our relationships–though they wouldn’t be close, with people we might not otherwise meet.
SaaStr
MAY 19, 2019
Xero is one of those SaaS companies most of us have heard of and know is a big success and sort of know about, but, not really ??. What lessons can we learn from this huge Kiwi SMB success, for other founders? Here are a few: All the way until $600m+ ARR, the majority of Xero’s new bookings and revenue still came from Australia and New Zealand!
Outreach
MAY 23, 2019
You don’t need a crystal ball to see where B2B sales is going. For its most successful practitioners, B2B sales is fast becoming a fusion of technology, transparency, and talent — all optimized to pamper customers with decision-bending experiences. Since a few years back, technology has been the prominent item on annual trends-related forecasts, with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science consistently topping the list.
SalesforLife
MAY 20, 2019
Over the last month or so, I’ve been hearing from our customers, my key contacts, and board of advisor members, that—in contrast to the last 10 years of economic growth—all signs are pointing to an economic slowdown. Many people have been in the workforce for less than 10 years, so this will be the first time that many sales leaders will be managing a situation like this.
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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
Partners in Excellence
MAY 23, 2019
It’s been a while since I’ve whined about the stupid prospecting emails I get. I could literally post every day–even if I set the criteria “I’ll only post unsolicited marketing emails from ‘Global 1000’ corporations.” Today, I received an intriguing email from a Fortune 50 corporation. I’ll overlook: The fact that our company is already a customer, using some of the services they are trying to get me to buy.
Force Management
MAY 23, 2019
An elite sales organization is one that drives higher win rates , larger deal sizes , higher margins , and predictable revenue. Can you confidently say you and your team excel in all of these areas? Whether you're launching a new product, moving to a subscription model or trying to meet accelerating growth rates, it is difficult to scale if you don't have the foundation in place.
Outreach
MAY 24, 2019
Understanding human communication is difficult. Languages have nuances, slang, and regional dialects, and while these subtleties may be learned by humans, these are surprisingly hard for machines to understand. But while the science is not there yet, Outreach is making progress. Our Data Science team continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the field of Natural Language Understanding (NLP).
Closer's Coffee
MAY 20, 2019
For Parts 1-3 of the Essential Selling Skills Bootcamp, click here. Telephone Prospecting. Subjects Covered. The Five Steps of Telephone Prospecting. Social Prospecting. Best Sales Prospecting Tools. The Reality of Telephone prospecting. When prospecting over the phone, you will encounter much rejection, and that is because you will contact more prospects than any other prospecting channel.
Speaker: Evelyn Chou
Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.
Partners in Excellence
MAY 18, 2019
As a disclaimer, there is no redeeming lesson in this post. Just some Sunday humor and observations about the world. If you are looking for deep insight, stop here, if you want a chuckle–and an investment opportunity, read further. About a year ago, Kookie and I were visiting Manhattan. Kookie was raised there (well, the Bronx), and we lived there for about 15 years.
Sandler Training
MAY 21, 2019
Many managers are surprised to hear us suggest that it’s important to meet one-on-one with every salesperson on staff at least every other week. Some even say it’s impossible! But it’s not. If you keep the meetings brief . if you think of these interactions as check-ins rather than as opportunities to “fix” people …. Read Time: 4 Minutes.
SaaStr
MAY 18, 2019
Almost all of our 4,000+ pieces of content and 300+ SaaStr sessions and 250+ podcasts are really just about how to do … better. A smidge better. A bit better. Since SaaS compounds, even doing just 5% better now can compound dramatically over time. Everything doesn’t have to be 10x better to move the needle, if it compounds. But a lot of advice takes time to pan out.
Heinz Marketing
MAY 19, 2019
By Stephanie Carrillo , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. Chances are your company is creating content and using social media to distribute it. If you’re looking for a new simple way to attract more attention to your latest infographic or whitepaper, give Ripl a try. For a small monthly fee, Ripl takes your photos and customizable content to create videos and slideshows that can be posted directly to most social media platforms.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
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