Sell Or Die
OCTOBER 24, 2023
TODAY WE ARE HAPPY TO BE WITH - - BEN GAY III – - WHOSE SALES TRAINING MATERIALS - - “THE CLOSERS SERIES” AND “SALES CLOSING POWER!” BOOKS – - ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH PROFESSIONAL SELLING! BEN HAS WORKED CONTINUOUSLY AS A COMMISSIONED SALESMAN SINCE HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD! WHEN HE WAS JUST 18, BEN WAS THE #1 SALESPERSON AT MACY’S/ATLANTA AS WELL AS THE YOUNGEST BUYER IN MACY’S THEN 100 YEAR HISTORY!
Iannarino
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away from Your Competition. Several companies have recently bought copies and requested a keynote speech and workshop. Displacement may be back in vogue, as there are too many companies in every industry, something you will see and feel over the next decade, as globalization as we know it ends.
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Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 27, 2023
If you are in charge of managing a sales team to reach sales goals, you must ask yourself this critical question; “Am I an effective sales coach?
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Early in my selling career, I was in a short training class. We were being taught how to “mirror” our customers. The concept of mirroring is it was a means of better connecting with the customer. We learned that if a customer leaned forward in their chair, perhaps indicating interest, we should lean forward. Likewise, if they leaned back we leaned back; if they swore, we swore; if they farted…… OK, I’m getting carried away with this explanation.
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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.
Force Management
OCTOBER 24, 2023
It’s easy to find a sales training company to help you enable your teams. Google it and you’ll find plenty of options that run the gamut of experience and cost. The challenge lies in finding the right sales transformation solution to help you solve the challenges you’re currently facing and drive the outcomes you need.
Iannarino
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Politics can make people miserable, but you don’t need to allow that to happen. You don’t want politics to be your identity or your religion. Several friends who have read The Negativity Fast have sent me notes to inform me they are ready to be post-political.
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Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The word “Pitch” has dominated selling language. We are constantly subjected to pitches through email, social channels and in the media. We seek, overtly, to pitch our offerings and products to prospects and customers. Recently, my good friend, ChatGPT had a discussion about pitches. I asked her the origin of this concept: The word “pitch” in the context of selling comes from the Old English word “pician,” which means “to throw” or “to thrust
Martech
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Digital marketing and its technology aren’t the only things that have been transformed in the past three and three-quarter years. Digital marketers are now in an employment environment radically different from what it was pre-pandemic. One that’s giving them more leverage in the workforce. More than half (54%) of marketing leaders say they have more freelancers than ever on their teams, according to a survey by talent agency Fiverr Pro.
Iannarino
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Much of the time, without meaning to, salespeople use language that is self-oriented. Some part of this self-orientation comes from how salespeople are taught and trained. For example, you may have been taught to disqualify your prospective client, ensuring you are only talking to them so you can convert them. In first meetings , many sales reps still use a legacy approach that starts with a presentation about their company, clients, and their solutions, even though they should know better by no
Search Engine Land
OCTOBER 23, 2023
If you rely solely on ChatGPT , albeit a powerful tool, you are missing a largely impactful opportunity in SEO – getting recommendations directly from the source. Enter Bard , Google’s answer to the AI chatbot revolution. It’s trained on a vast dataset that includes Google Search. Think of it as having a direct line to the source, gaining insights from Google as it crawls, indexes and ranks webpages.
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.
Partners in Excellence
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Read anything on leadership, coaching, social change, human interaction, and a common theme arises. To connect and engage effectively, we have to meet people where they are at. This requires us to focus on them, where they are, who they are, what they face. It requires us to listen, probe, understand. To the degree that we can, we have to imagine ourselves in their shoes.
Martech
OCTOBER 26, 2023
I recently spoke at a marketing conference and, unsurprisingly, AI took center stage in many discussions. My presentation centered on the need for marketers to move beyond generative AI and start using AI to gain deeper insights into their customers. One eye-catching statistic from my presentation was the Gartner survey, revealing that 63% of marketers plan to invest in generative AI in the next 24 months.
Iannarino
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Salespeople looking to succeed must go against the current fashions in B2B sales. For reasons that are difficult to understand, there is an overemphasis on creating opportunities, even false ones that the salesperson won’t ever win.
Search Engine Land
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Google is currently having an issue serving or showing search results to some searchers. You may see error pages when you search on Google.com, keep in mind, Google is aware of the issue and working on a fix. What Google said. Google posted on its search status dashboard at 11:01 am ET saying, “There’s an ongoing issue with serving search results.
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
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Not long ago, I was speaking with a group of sales managers. They were struggling with the performance of their people. We were talking about their account planning process. They showed me some current account plans. They weren’t great, but they were better than most I see. One thing that struck me, is that rather than giving a status report on the account, their people had identified opportunities to grow the relationship.
Martech
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Chances are, brands will be hearing from customers on social this holiday season. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of consumers say they’re likely to reach out to a brand on social over the holidays, according to a new study by social media management platform Sprout Social. Seventy percent say they’re going to directly message a brand, and 63% said they’re more likely to contact a brand on social during the holidays than at other times throughout the year.
Iannarino
OCTOBER 24, 2023
According to the Sidran Institute, approximately 70 percent of U.S. adults have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. There are two ways humans process these negative events. The first is to believe they have been irreparably harmed. A person who processes trauma with this belief will think they are something less than they were before the trauma.
Search Engine Land
OCTOBER 25, 2023
I have been optimizing sites for search engines since 1998, the year Google was incorporated. In those 25 years, I never saw an update as big as the 2023 E-E-A-T Knowledge Graph update. My team took a vote and chose a cheeky nickname for the update: Killer Whale (massive and making a big splash). The Killer Whale update started in July 2023 as a considerable E-E-A-T update to the Knowledge Graph.
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
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Periodically, my friend, Martin Schmalenbach , and I have conversations on the state of “Value Co-Creation,” and selling. Recently, Martin brought up the concept, “Are you an indispensable partner?” My mind started going crazy with the potential of the concept of being an Indispensable Partner. I’m still formulating my thinking on this, but in the spirit of provoking a wider conversation, here are some thoughts: How’s this different from being a trusted adviso
Martech
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Digital transformation can mean many things to marketers and organizations. It all depends on a business’s digital maturity and the strategic goals the transformation is intended to achieve. One thing is certain — digital transformation affects the entire organization. Everyone has to be on board if it’s going to succeed. Our list of experts includes a wide range of voices that speak to the effects that new digital technologies have on organizations at all levels.
Iannarino
OCTOBER 21, 2023
This year, between 3.96 billion and 4.9 billion people use social media daily. The takeaway is that a large portion of the Earth’s population spends time on social media.
Veloxy
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Dreaming of a rewarding and challenging career in medical device sales? You should be! The medical device industry is poised to reach nearly $800 billion in global annual sales by 2030. If you’re looking to cut yourself a piece of that pie, then you’re in for an exciting journey! In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and outs of becoming a medical device sales rep, from the role itself to the essential skills and qualifications, as well as job search tips and resources to help you excel i
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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
Search Engine Land
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Google has confirmed that it has removed event rich results from showing under search result snippets. This was confirmed at the Google Search Central live SEO event in Zurich today by Ryan Levering of Google during the Q&A session. What happened. Over the past few weeks or so, some SEOs started to notice that the event rich results were not showing.
Martech
OCTOBER 24, 2023
When marketers are content and happy in their roles, it has a cascading effect on their teamwork, leading to improved collaboration. People who are part of satisfied teams are empowered and supported by leaders to develop new skills, helping the team and individual team members stay competitive in the fast-paced marketing world. “Teamwork is essential to a company’s success,” says John J.
Iannarino
OCTOBER 22, 2023
There are a number of sales experts who believe that nothing has changed in B2B buying and B2B selling. It’s odd that people who are supposed to help their clients change, fail to follow the advice they would give others. It’s like a ship captain advising passengers on how to navigate rough seas, yet refusing to update their own outdated maps. Outdated maps won’t help you now.
Salesforce
OCTOBER 23, 2023
AI is having its moment. No longer just a buzzword, AI and generative AI are changing how we all do business. So what should a data leader be doing to succeed with AI in the enterprise? We spoke to five members of the Data Leadership Collaborative to learn from their experience, and get a few tips for data leaders who are beginning to champion AI technologies in their own organizations.
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.
Search Engine Land
OCTOBER 23, 2023
For the past several days there has been a significant increase in the number of complaints about a Google Search Console error that reads “failed hostload exceeded.” This error is happening within Google Search Console’s URL Inspection Tool after a user tries to use the “request indexing” feature. It seems based on early communication from Google that this error is being caused by abuse by spammers that are overloading the request indexing feature within Google Sea
Martech
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We’ve entered an era where emails are not just about sending messages — they’re a repository of information that can provide deep insights into consumer behavior, preferences, and trends. But how do you sift through the massive troves of data to draw actionable insights? AtData’s email address intelligence does more than just collect and interpret email data— it provides marketers with a holistic perspective on their consumers’ digital patterns.
Heinz Marketing
OCTOBER 25, 2023
By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing After perfecting your product and redefining your brand and message, it’s time to go-to-market. You’ve nailed down the perfect strategy. You’ve received incredible feedback from initial users. Your team is feeling confident. But as the results come in, they aren’t what you expected. You can’t gain traction, and your budget is dwindling… what happened?
SaaStr
OCTOBER 25, 2023
So we last checked in with Freshworks at $400m in ARR. Fast forward to today, and last quarter they crossed an incredible $560,000,000 in ARR growing 20% on a constant currency basis. That should put them at about $600m ARR today! 5 Interesting Learnings: #1. Bigger Customers Keep Growing, But SMBs Have Slowed A common theme across tech today. Freshworks has 51,700 customers at around $2k ARR, with a quick close of just 25 days.
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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