Hubspot
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
As an acquisition marketer, I hear questions like this all the time: "Is the PDF dead? Is the webinar dead now too? How should we continue generating leads for our sales team while continuing to innovate on the content formats we produce and gate behind a form?". It’s 2018, and the way our prospects and customers find and consume content has certainly changed.
Heinz Marketing
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
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. In the meantime, here are some B2B Reads we love: The 7 Toughest Challenges of B2B Demand Generation (And How to Overcome Them).
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Engage Selling
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
It’s a common scenario. A seller sends a proposal out to a prospect. They’re excited because the prospect seems eager to move forward and hasn’t brought up any objections or indications that they’re even on the fence.
Membrain
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Have you ever wondered why so many apparently promising B2B sales opportunities end with the prospect deciding to either stick with the status quo or choose the cheapest from a set of apparently similar options? Or why even if they do have a preference, the customer is often only willing to pay a very modest premium for what they see as no more than a "slightly better" solution?
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Hubspot
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
There’s no such thing as a born salesperson. Great sales reps make it look easy, but superior performance usually indicates a salesperson has taken the time to hone their skills and is constantly iterating to better help their prospects. Whether you’re a first-time rep or looking to get back to the basics, these tips are the essential pillars of successful selling.
Heinz Marketing
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
If I hear one more marketer tell me that the sales team is their “eyes and ears to the customer” I am going to scream. There’s no doubt that your sales team is likely on the phone with current and prospective customers more than you are. But their job is not to build your personas for you. They are not there to help determine who the active members of your buying committee are.
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Sales Hacker
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
In this blueprint, we provide insight into where growth comes from and how to structure your sales approach to capture that growth. The Winning By Design Blueprint Series provides practical advice for every part of a SaaS sales organization. Traditional Sales Growth vs SaaS Sales Growth. Historically, growth of a sales team was based on the revenue starting with $0M on day 1 of the year.
Hubspot
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
As a sales professional, you’re sending emails all day, every day. Hopefully you have some idea of what your open rate is -- but do you know how you rank against the rest of your industry? What if you’re below average and have room to improve? Maybe your current rate is 20%. With a few changes, you increase to 30%. Let’s do some quick math. For every 100 emails, you get 10 booked meetings.
Heinz Marketing
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
A week ago I deleted Instagram from my smartphone and wrote about it briefly on LinkedIn. Apparently it’s a topic many others have thought about and/or struggled with as well. As of this morning, that post has been viewed more than 1.3 million times and generated more than 5,000 likes and 1,000 comments. Crazy. In reading through the comments and discussing the issue with colleagues over the past few days, I’ve noticed that most of us who struggle with the dark side of social media
Openview
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Many organizations have adopted the practice of hosting Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with each of their sales professionals to review what happened the previous quarter and to, perhaps more importantly, look ahead to future quarters. While QBRs are often dreaded by just about everyone in the sales organization due to their reputation for being incredibly time consuming and invasive, they can be very helpful for not just the sales leader, but the team of sales professionals as well.
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.
The Sales Hunter
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in an airport (no surprise!) waiting to board my flight, when an inbound inquiry from my website appeared from a person looking to see if I might be the right person for their sales kick-off meeting. The person said I could email them back when it was convenient, […].
Hubspot
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Just like Girl Scout cookies come in many different flavors, sales jobs are incredibly varied. While one role might be perfect for your personality and career goals, another might make you miserable or require skills you don’t have. Rather than learning from direct experience which type of sales job you love -- and which ones you’re ill-suited for -- use this comprehensive guide.
Heinz Marketing
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
By Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing. Is Inc Magazines’ “ How I Work ” a favorite of yours? or maybe, Lifehacker’s This Is How I Work Series? Mine too. For some time we’ve been doing our own #HowIWork series of B2B sales, marketing or business leaders answering “How I Work” questions ( starting with my own answers). Check out the updated the questions below.
Sales Hacker
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
In this article, I will breakdown how to run effective discovery calls within the sales process, in just 7 easy steps. It’s no secret that discovery is one of the most crucial parts of any sales opportunity, and ultimately – delivering demos without this vital component is likely to be a wasted activity. When I posed to my LinkedIn network a couple of months back the question as to the importance of discovery, the response was overwhelmingly aligned.
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!
Openview
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
As a sales leader, you are evaluated by the success of your team – for better or worse. As John Greene at PhoneBurner put it: “Sales managers must take ownership of the success or failure of their sales team…As the leader of your business unit, it’s your job to educate , motivate , and provide a productive workplace…This is critical for your company’s growth and success.”.
Pointclear
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
How much should a lead cost? Understanding what goes into generating a high-quality B2B lead helps you determine whether you're getting a good deal. It takes a skilled team, a proven cadence, multiple touch points, message testing, market analysis — and plenty of perseverance —t o produce the leads that truly contribute to revenue generation. While most people wouldn't quibble with the above reality, many still measure marketing success based on the cost per lead.
Understanding the Sales Force
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
If you follow American football even a little, then you were paying attention this week when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl VII. You might have been paying attention when a day later the Patriots offensive coordinator agreed to take the head coaching position of the Indianapolis Colts. The press conference was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, but 3 hours before Josh McDaniels would be introduced as the Colts new head coach he changed his mind, left
Partners in Excellence
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
All of us know, often talk about the Pareto Principle. It’s the 80/20 “rule.” an observation we apply to lots of different things. For example, 20% of our sales people produce 80% of the results. Much of the “data” suggests this is conservative, that far few sales people produce a larger percentage of the results. Often, though, I think we misunderstand this.
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!
SalesforLife
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
If you are only posting stories for people to read, you're only using half of the Internet. Great content should encourage B2B buyers to engage in conversations with your sales teams. Consider your ideal buyers for a moment and try to assess what would motivate them to engage, explore further or even buy.
Hubspot
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Thomas Edison grossed 1,093 patents over the course of his career. He was also reportedly fired from his first two jobs for not being productive. Huh? Popular opinion might say that’s because creativity needs both stimulation and room to breathe. These workplaces were likely either uninteresting or too stressful, preventing Edison from flapping his inventive wings toward the problems he wanted to solve.
Understanding the Sales Force
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Recently, I installed vented plastic garage floor tiles like those in the picture above to improve the look of our garage. It's the same garage, but now it looks awesome. Yesterday I received an email from Richardson Training, letting me know that they have completed their 2018 Selling Challenges Study. The data in the report, which you can download here , hasn't changed a great deal since 2017, but the report's new look is awesome.
Partners in Excellence
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Every once in a while, someone asks me, “When is it right to challenge?” At first the question bothered me, my knee jerk reaction was, “We should be challenging our customers 100% of the time.” Then I realized may have been answering a question that is different than what the person is asking. Even though Challenger was published years ago, there remains a lot of misunderstanding around the concept Challenging.
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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
Sales Hacker
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
In this article, I’ll explain how to build rapport on a sales call, and 4 lethal mistakes to avoid during your sales conversations. In our rush to focus on the latest automated email app or Chrome extension , we’ve forgotten that at its core, sales is about harnessing the power of human-to-human interactions. Because of this, t oo many salespeople are sabotaging their opportunities for success from the very start.
Hubspot
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
My college roommate was the fastest writer I’ve ever met. If he had a 10 page paper due at 9 AM on a Thursday, he would start writing it at 6 AM. that day. And the craziest part of all was that he always got A’s. I couldn’t never grasp how he could do something in a few hours that took me a full school week to do. When I asked him how (and why) he did everything last minute, he told me that he needed the pressure of an impending deadline to spark his motivation.
SalesforLife
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
We all have leadership expectations to meet, goals to reach, and milestones to achieve. Think you or your buyers and customers are not biased? Think again. It's baked into us from a young age—check out this post from HubSpot on 26 forms of bias.
Partners in Excellence
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been writing articles related to designing our organizations for performance. Whether it’s talent management,rethinking the bell curve, metrics and shifting the numbers in our favor, or rethinking the pareto principle–we can and are obligated to design our organizations for performance. It’s a simple concept, but too often, it seems we design for mediocrity.
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.
SalesLoft
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
How many touches does it take to get a contact to respond? Is it better to call or email a contact when reaching out for the first time? How long should you wait before following up with a contact after your first, fifth or tenth attempt? Is there a combination of sales touches that consistently outperform the rest? These are just a few of the questions that keep our customers and Salesloft’s Lead Data Scientist, Roi Ceren, up at night.
Hubspot
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
When it comes to emerging technology, there's a lot to keep up with. There's virtual reality. Then, there's augmented reality. But wait! There's more -- like mixed reality. And to think, we haven't even gotten to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency yet. As marketers, it's our job to examine these technologies in a way that determines how much we need to use them strategically -- and how they can benefit, or get the attention of our audiences.
Heinz Marketing
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
After years of following him online, I finally got a chance to meet Godard Abel yesterday at the SaaStr Annual Conference. Godard is a serial successful entrepreneur, having built and sold numerous companies after taking the kernel of an idea and making it a scalable, profitable reality. His latest company, G2 Crowd , is on a similar path – quickly growing in scale and impact amongst B2B customers worldwide.
SalesforLife
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Nobody wants to hear, “I'll check with my boss.” It usually means that sales loses control of the presentation and will be shut out of the Q&A session, if there ever is one. That's one of the reasons why every salesperson should strive to get through to the C-suite from the start. Then sales just has to sit back as the gravitational force of management pressure can work its magic on the procurement team.
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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