Iannarino
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Selling today isn't easy. Buyers have greater needs and expect more of sales professionals, while decision-makers complain about the sales experience. All of this suggests that salespeople don't create enough value.
Understanding the Sales Force
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Back then, new digital marketing companies were telling everyone that salespeople would be replaced by inbound marketing. "Inbound is King," they said. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more.
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Membrain
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
“Eight out of ten companies are drastically overcharged by Salesforce.
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 19, 2023
We’ve all heard the saying, “trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Vendor Viability. The question for bigger customers especially on if a vendor will actually stay around if they you buy. This remains a large risk with start-ups. But it’s been mitigated to some extent in the minds of customers. With 100+ public Cloud companies, it’s now a bit clearer that at least after a certain point in time, SaaS vendors have a lot of stability.
Sales Pop!
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
As a business owner, it’s crucial to understand that you have to start with self-reflection. Discovery before you can market yourself effectively. In order to communicate effectively about your business, you must present yourself in a way that is perceived as like-kind by your audience. In order to achieve this, you must have a clearly articulated outcome that orientates the brain and provides a sense of understanding between you and your audience.
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Iannarino
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Most of the strategies related to sales and buyer psychology come from Robert Cialdini's work. Sales professionals are likely to use the reciprocity principle, social proof, and the other principles of sales psychology you find in Cialdini’s book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Underrated: How great of a business model SaaS is. You can literally do almost nothing but make your customers happy and usually you will still grow. Underestimated: Just how expensive the incremental customer gets beyond your core, highest velocity ICP. — Jason Be Kind Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 20, 2023 So in the Boom Times of late 2020 though early 2022, all we talked about was Unicorns. 1,000+ Unicorns bloomed, hundreds of them in SaaS.
Veloxy
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Field sales is a critical aspect of many businesses’ sales strategies, with representatives and managers working in the field to meet with customers and close more deals. Zippia reports that there are over 731,605 field sales representatives and 127,122 field sales managers currently employed in the United States. Field sales representatives are responsible for building customer relationships, understanding needs, and persuading them to purchase, while managers oversee teams, implement
Sales Pop!
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Whichever career path we select, there will always be people attempting to prevent our progress, especially women and people of color. The news suggests that the havoc plays psychological havoc on those without experience speaking up when the time requires doing so. However, you can change your course for future achievements by gaining the confidence to speak up to take control of your career.
Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick
Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
A flywheel is a mechanical device used to smooth out energy in combustion engines. It's also a heavy wheel used to oppose and moderate the fluctuation of speed through its inertia. Jim Collins, the author of several books about how companies grow or decline, added a monograph called Turning the Flywheel to accompany his book Good to Great. The monograph explains why some companies build momentum and others don't.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
So few things were more coveted than unicorn status from about ‘16-‘19. It was a sign you were one of the elite, and it made recruiting and so much more easier. Stewart Butterfield noted that how important it was for Slack at the time to become a unicorn — period. Then things changed from mid-2020 to early 2022. It seemed like everyone become a unicorns.
Force Management
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
What do today’s most successful revenue-driving sales forces have in common? The top teams all feature the same traits: (1) a customer-focused qualification and discovery process, (2) the ability to attach to desired business outcomes (3) and clear, tangible differentiation. How can leaders help their organization achieve these things? By operationalizing a powerful messaging framework.
Sales Pop!
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
With decreasing attention spans among employees, corporate training now faces challenges in the form of fatigue experienced by corporate learners due to traditional training programs. Microlearning has emerged as a potential solution to address this challenge. Microlearning comprises bite-sized chunks of information, which is offered to learners in the form of digital resources through a learning management system(LMS).
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Iannarino
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
It isn't easy to schedule a meeting with your dream client. If you are in an industry where you must practice competitive selling , you are not the only B2B salesperson asking for a contact’s time. Between you and the many other B2B sales teams calling on your potential customer, your contacts are overwhelmed and overrun by the immense cold outreach each day.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Dear SaaStr: When Is It “Too Early” To Hire Your First Marketer? In a perfect world, you’d learn something about marketing first before you hire someone to take it over. I.e., you’d experiment and at least make some progress in: Content Marketing. Can you get even 1 or 2 customers from blogging and writing? Growth Hacking. Can you get even a couple of customers by emailing to a small list you’ve built?
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Google is sunsetting Universal Analytics (UA) on July 1st. Starting in March, Google will automatically create Google Analytics 4 (GA4) properties for any customer who does not set up a GA4 property with basic settings. If you do not opt-out of auto migration by February 28, 2023, Google will transition your UA account to GA4 without any custom strategy.
Gong.io
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
This article is part of the Gong Labs series, where we publish findings from our data research team. We analyze sales conversations and deals using the Gong Reality Platform’s proprietary AI, then share the results to help you win more deals. Subscribe here to read upcoming research. A global pandemic. A new generation of decision makers. An economic downturn.
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.
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Think about the last time you bought a shiny new electronic gadget. Did you read the manual, or did you start tinkering around with it? Most of us go for the latter.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Dear SaaStr: Should You Hire Someone That Seems Good … But Always Job Hops? I know there are a lot of views on this question, but I’ve reflected on many years of hiring here and for me at least, here’s what I’ve learned: #1. If they haven’t stayed anywhere even a year, they will leave you within a year, too. It just happens again and again. #2 If they never stay anywhere much more than about 20-24 months (pretty common), they think they know how to do it … but they really don’t.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Recently, I shared 5 key things that have helped us grow and serve others in the last 30 years, hoping they will be helpful to others on their journey. Now, I'm taking a deeper dive into the 5 key takeaways with a more detailed on each. Here's #2: Planning.
Martech
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Creating goals based on any property and a beta for including marketing email analytics in the custom report builder highlight HubSpot’s January releases. Here’s a list of the latest HubSpot updates: Create custom goals based on any property Build custom reports using marketing email analytics (beta) Use HubSpot Subscriptions with free trial offers Add a terms of service link to HubSpot Payments Schedule meetings faster using calendar view Get a more complete view of customer inter
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Most of the time, sales organizations accept their reps’ low win percentages and the linear stages of the sales process. They also keep all of the old process’s stages, even when some of them do not apply to their business or industry. One of the reasons for this is that it allows sales leaders to use a weighted pipeline to produce an accurate sales forecast.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Despite all the advancements in technology, creating a product with a great user experience remains challenging. Many companies believe excellent product design comes from hiring the best engineers and signing up for the latest software instead of building from the users’ perspectives. Stripe is one of the few who have unlocked the code to great product design by changing their approach to the product design process and constantly engaging with users.
Sales Hacker
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
If you’re having trouble getting in the door with new logos, it could be time to land and expand with your existing enterprise customers – where the door is already open. When properly nurtured, customer relationships can turn one deal into a long-standing partnership that benefits both the customer and the seller. The secret to success using land and expand with enterprise customers?
Martech
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The rise of TikTok has been nothing short of revolutionary. Since its launch in 2016, the platform has multiplied and boasts over one billion monthly active users worldwide. With an engaged and diverse user base, it’s no wonder marketers are looking for ways to leverage TikTok to reach their target audiences. 53% of marketers expect TikTok to deliver the biggest growth in 2023, according to Reuters’ State of Marketing 2023 report.
Speaker: Kevin Burke
AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.
Heinz Marketing
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Marketing teams in the healthcare industry face a unique set of challenges. The industry is heavily regulated, making it difficult to market products and services in traditional formats that other industries follow. On the other hand, the healthcare industry is rapidly evolving, and marketing teams are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate their business impact in this dynamic space.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Dear SaaStr: How Many Hours Per Week Do VCs Expect Founders to Work? Most investors don’t care how many hours you work, per se … all they care about is that you get it done. Grow the company, hit the plan, etc. How you get it done — that’s your job. It’s up to you. None of my VCs ever asked me how many hours I worked. They asked about the plan, the numbers, the team, and the future.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
For weeks, marketers have been hearing about ChatGPT and its applications for content and SEO. Prompt engineer is even now a job: Wow – Anthropic (Google's latest $300M AI investment) is hiring a "Prompt Engineer" for $250k-$335k/yr + equity No CS degree required, just have "at least basic programming and QA skills" Wild times. pic.twitter.com/4i1sEWs5iZ — AI Breakfast (@AiBreakfast) February 14, 2023 I won’t pretend to know which SEO and digital marketing f
Martech
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Only 25% of marketers say they have all the data they need to execute on their personalization strategy , according to a new report from marketing researchers Ascend2. Further, only 19% strongly agreed that their technology is up to the job. The data on data isn’t all bad. Some 49% of marketers agreed “somewhat” they had enough data for personalization efforts.
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