Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Years ago, while attending the Objective Management Group International Sales Conference, Dave Kurlan, president of OMG, talked about how to effectively manage opportunities through the pipeline. He made the analogy that prospects are like fruit and vegetables in the produce section of your local grocery – they are all perishable.
Membrain
NOVEMBER 29, 2020
This is one of those topics I wish I could just put to bed and ignore–yet it keeps rearing it’s ugly head. We continue to get forecasting wrong, at least for complex B2B sales.
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ConversionXL
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Get a chicken. Cook it until it’s perfectly done. Reduce the jus to a nice pan sauce. Then finish it with some butter until it has the right balance of flavors. Enjoy. This is a useless recipe, but it’s not wrong. It assumes, however, that accurate advice on what you should do is as valuable as advice on how to do it—the “Should-How Fallacy.” But being right doesn’t create value; empowering others to succeed does.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 29, 2020
I read a fascinating discussion led by Jeff Molander on the Copy Culture. Much of the discussion revolved around how we look at best practice, finding things to copy or emulate to improve the ability for others to achieve higher levels of performance. We develop scripts and templates, that help us leverage those practices and experiences that have worked, minimizing those that don’t work.
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Heinz Marketing
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the Web each week. We’ll miss a ton of great stuff, so if you found something you think is worth sharing please add it to the comments below. How to Build a Career Path in 3 Steps. It’s important to forge a career path rather than let yourself get too comfortable and complacent.
Membrain
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Is this you or someone you know? Somewhere on your smartphone lurks at least one… two… maybe three little apps you haven’t used in six months. At least some of those apps… maybe dozens of them… are work tools you never log into.
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Partners in Excellence
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The pandemic and associated economic disruption has forced all of us to reinvent how we work. Whether it’s within our own organizations, with customers, partners, or suppliers, everything has come up for grabs. We have had to rethink everything we do. What’s really intriguing is the pandemic has provided a forcing function, driving us to make changes or rethink ours strategies and approaches–but they are things we should have done years ago, independent of the pandemic.
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Imagine watching a basketball game without a scoreboard. It would be nearly impossible to understand what was happening or who was winning. Now imagine playing in that game. It would be difficult to know how far behind or ahead you were, how much time was left, or what you needed to do to win. That’s what selling without a sales dashboard is like. But a sales dashboard is only useful if it’s done well.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Q: How long does it usually take to close a deal in SaaS? Ok here’s a really rough set of timelines to how long it takes to close an Opportunity in SaaS: So: A $5k deal, or say $499 a month, can often be closed in a call or two. Certainly the buying decision that can be made in a day, a week, or at least the same month. A $20k-$50k deal often takes 2–3 months.
Salesmate
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Customer experience is the heart of any business. The kind of support you provide to your customers is as important as your services. Hence, every business needs a helping hand that makes sure they provide the best experience to their customers and create a repeatable cycle of customer satisfaction. One handy way of ensuring the best services for any business is using a Customer Relationship Management software that enables timely services as well as personalized experience for their customers.
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.
Understanding the Sales Force
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday, I received two assessments for the same candidate: one from Objective Management Group (OMG) and one from Caliper. Not being one to pass up opportunities like this, I conducted the following comparison: First, it's important to know that OMG's assessment is sales specific - built for sales. Caliper's is a personality test adapted for sales.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
I’m a great fan of the Marvel Comics Super-Heroes. Particularly, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Jessica Jones, and the collection of heroes in the Avengers. They are, virtually, invincible, which is what makes the super-heroes. But they aren’t always on. They knew they had to take breaks, recovering from whatever their last world saving battle was, strategizing and thinking about the next.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
There’s a fun — and very lucrative and rewarding — exercise I like to go through with most of the startups I work with. It’s goes like this: First, who’s your largest customer? OK. Now, do you have a prospect in the pipeline that’s somewhat similar? You do? Great. Now … On that deal … go quote twice your highest price ever.
Salesmate
DECEMBER 3, 2020
As a manager, you wouldn’t like to see poor sales results. However, declining sales graphs isn’t a pleasant sight for your sales team too. Constant failure leads to demotivation. They aren’t able to think clearly due to low morale. Demotivated sales reps find even the simplest of tasks challenging. Being the head of the team, you need to empower your sales team and boost their morale.
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!
Heinz Marketing
DECEMBER 2, 2020
By Maria Geokezas , VP of Client Services. It is a simple concept. Difference Makers make a difference. In times of upheaval, such as the current health scare, social justice and political situations, the difference between teams that emerge as victors and others that seem stuck comes down to the Difference Maker. What, Exactly is a Difference Maker?
Engage Selling
DECEMBER 4, 2020
This year has been all about adapting quickly to unexpected events.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 2, 2020
My 7 top tips to increase sales quickly. Hire a great VP of Sales. Yes, I am a broken record here. But I’ve seen it 100+ times. Hire a great VP of Sales, and even if nothing else changes … she’ll increase the revenue per lead by 20–100%+. In one sales cycle or less. More here: How My VP, Sales Doubled Our Sales in 90 Days. And No, It Wasn’t… Raise prices 20% — on new customers.
Salesmate
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Potential buyer – Hello. Sales rep – Hello, I am Kelam, calling from Ace Interno; we are a B2B portal, holding six years of………. (Buyer hangs up the calls). Oops! This is what happens when sales conversations commence with a boring introduction. Nobody has time in this busy business world. People repel to uninteresting sales conversations; they find interruptive, infuriating, and a waste a time.
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!
SalesHandy
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
For a sales team to continually nurture and close — B2B lead generation plays a crucial role in enabling the process. Over 60% of marketers believe generating quality leads to be one of the biggest challenges they face. . A single best channel or method to generate leads doesn’t exist. It’s often a mix of multiple organic and paid channels. These combine to generate a steady stream of sales leads within the best performing teams. .
Heinz Marketing
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Pacific you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 1, 2020
We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about the damage a bad VP of Sales can do. They often make things much worse than they were before — and burn a year and half of your capital doing it. More on that, and the line between Great, Good and Bad here : But what if you are struggling to just find a Good VP of Sales … should you hire an Interim one?
Salesmate
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The other day I was speaking to one of my friends who’s a startup owner. She was infuriated speaking to people who sounded too salesy. As a startup owner, she was looking for a solution to streamline her business operations. Sadly not even one sales rep showed interest in understanding the problems she was facing. All she could hear was self-centric sales pitches.
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Hubspot
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Are you seeing a lower return of effort for traditional premium content like whitepapers, webinars, ebooks and more? Alternatively, do you find the biggest results just aren't there for the amount of work you put into the creation? If so, you're not alone. While these offers can provide in-depth insights for prospects, not every prospect sees the value in them.
Engage Selling
DECEMBER 4, 2020
As the pandemic continues, client retention is more important than ever before. Let’s discuss three ways you may be repelling your clients, so you can avoid this behavior and keep them! 1.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 29, 2020
Start-ups aren’t democracies, no matter what some employees may think. The CEO is the CEO, and the founders are the founders. But start-ups also aren’t IBM or Cisco. Or even, anything like DropBox or Slack or Box or Hubspot, not organizationally at least. From 1-10 employees, it’s a family. After 150 or so, somewhere in there, it starts to become a traditional hierarchical structure.
Highspot
DECEMBER 3, 2020
If you’re just getting started with developing a prospection motion, you might be wondering how to get your buyer’s attention and create conversations with them. The answer lies in an organized sequence of outreach deployed across multiple media with a strong, value-based offer that will compel the buyer to act. In other words, you need an Attraction Campaign.
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.
Hubspot
DECEMBER 3, 2020
When it comes to creating reports for your data , sometimes a pre-built dashboard, table, or template will do the trick. But what happens when your current tool doesn’t have a pre-built report that meets your needs or includes the metrics and dimensions you want to use? Well, that’s when a custom reporting tool comes in handy. What are custom reporting tools?
Salesmate
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Your sales success is dependent on your ability to handle and convert prospects into paying customers. Like all fingers of the hand aren’t the same, even the sales world is filled with different types of prospects. So, the sales tactics that helped persuade one potential buyer might be ineffective while dealing with a different prospect. A good understanding of different kinds of prospects can help in developing successful strategies.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 2, 2020
So this 5 Interesting Learnings post is a bit bittersweet. We’ve recently checked in with a bunch of our Cloud and SaaS favorites as they cross $1B in ARR: 5 Interesting Learnings from Zendesk. As It Crosses $1B in ARR. 5 Interesting Learnings from HubSpot as It Approaches $1 Billion in ARR. 5 Interesting Learnings from RingCentral. As it Approaches $1B in ARR. 5 Interesting Learnings from Palantir at $1 Billion in ARR.
Cience
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Your customers are one of your company’s most important assets. That’s clear from the amount of time and money businesses spend to acquire new clients. Although new sales are important, smart companies also focus on retention. What Is Customer Retention? Customer retention means keeping the clients you already have. Pretty simple, right? You know how hard it is to get new customers.
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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