Iannarino
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
What is the best sales approach for B2B sales? Is it "Solutions Selling" or perhaps "Spin Selling?" Sandler? Challenger? Is it some seemingly new approach that is really an old pig with touched-up lipstick? While it's important to practice a consistent approach, it’s more important that the approach you practice serves your prospective clients by helping them decide what to do to improve their results.
Selling Power
MARCH 2, 2022
Successful sales management relies heavily on the individual skills of the sales manager. In this blog we share three skills that drive successful sales management.
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Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 3, 2022
We have identified the four Cs of great salespeople and how mastering these traits will lead to better relationship selling and advanced selling skills. This week we are focusing on the critical trait of Charisma and how being able to attract, charm, and influence those you engage with will help you be more successful.
Veloxy
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Despite the growing use of Google Maps and Waze amongst field reps for getting from client a to client b, route planning has more to do with optimization and time efficiency than mere directions. While you can manually add multiple stops ahead of time using Google Maps, there are missing route planning features that are key to helping field salespeople hit quota and exceed customer expectations.
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.
Iannarino
MARCH 3, 2022
The dramatic changes in our 21st-century environment have touched every part of our lives, including our companies and our clients. Because not everything changes all at once, though, we sometimes miss the inflection points that might cause us to modify how we do things, a critical step when your client's evolution means they need a different level of help.
Membrain
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
There’s a major flaw in most of our (sellers/marketers) mindsets when we think about opportunities and the customer buying journey. This flaw is embedded in our engagement approaches, our processes, how we think about deals and moving forward.
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The 5% Institute
MARCH 1, 2022
In this article, we’ll explore eight tips to drive up sales to help you close easier and more consistently. These tips are commonly used by the top five percent of sales performers all around the world. Many people think that what they’re able to achieve is from pure luck. We’ll explore how this isn’t the case, and what you can do to improve your sales process , as well as your closing rate. 8 x Tips To Drive Up Sales.
Iannarino
MARCH 4, 2022
Some of the older approaches to sales are based on a fear of the prospective client. Fear is a crippling emotion in sales, limiting the salesperson’s performance, preventing client leadership, and removing any possibility of being considered a peer.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 3, 2022
The new GA 4 home page provides more personalized content, the company says. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Engage Selling
MARCH 4, 2022
Using technology will make you a more effective and efficient seller in today’s marketplace. In fact, it can make your entire organization more profitable. And there are three main reasons for this. 3 Reasons Technology Will Help You Become a … Read More » The post Becoming an Efficient Seller in Today’s Marketplace | Sales Strategies first appeared on The Sales Leader.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Membrain
MARCH 2, 2022
Sales organizations spend anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars per salesperson on sales training every year.
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Occasionally, some smart entrepreneur comes up with a product or service so much better than anything else in their category that they dominate the market. With the iPhone, Steve Jobs created a single device that eventually destroyed the two largest phone manufacturers. Travis Kalanick and Garett Camp started Uber and changed transportation forever, making it difficult for consumers to even consider a taxi once they’d used the Uber app.
Martech
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Two recent studies measured ROI for social media versus email, and they appear to contradict each other. One said social media was first and email second for ROI, and the other said the opposite. Who’s right? I don’t know. But I know it’s the wrong question because email and social media don’t play the same roles. Much of the difference comes down to capturing, measuring and acting on intent.
Predictable Revenue
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Learn the five key steps of outbound sales call mapping so you can put together an effective plan to help you and your outbound sales team close more deals. The post Step by Step Guide to Outbound Sales Call Mapping appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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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.
Understanding the Sales Force
MARCH 3, 2022
This weekend, a deer ran across the highway and hit our car. The deer was injured but she did manage to run away so we were relieved that she wasn't killed. After we returned home, I couldn't find our dog, Dinger. Regular readers may remember Dinger from these posts: My Dog Has Better Listening Skills Than Most Salespeople. Top Salespeople are 631% More Effective at This Than Weak Salespeopl e.
Iannarino
MARCH 2, 2022
The phone is a dying sales tool. Not really, but if you read one of the many think pieces that have come out on the subject in recent years, I wouldn’t blame you for believing that myth. In fact, according to Salesforce research, 92% of customer interactions happen over the phone.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Q: What type of CEO is the most difficult for the Board to work with? In rough order: The “surprise springer”. Big surprises that could have been disclosed long ago, in a lower-drama format, pop up at a board meeting. Often repeatedly. This instantly undermines confidence and buys the CEO no advantage at all in the end. The “third check-er”. The CEO who struggles to raise money and asks his investors to write a third check into the company without a new, outside lead.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 2, 2022
The paid search landscape is more competitive than ever. In a recent webinar, Ashley Fletcher showed how marketers can stay ahead of the curve. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
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.
David Meerman Scott
MARCH 2, 2022
I’ve been talking about how content drives action and serves as the backbone of marketing for more than 20 years now. During that time, I've seen hundreds of people and organizations implement these strategies and they work.
Iannarino
MARCH 1, 2022
I spend a lot of time writing about sales, but it's important to remember that your mindset and well-being are the most important factors in your personal and professional success. I submit the following for your consideration: Take care of your own health first. It's your number one priority. Invest time and energy in the important relationships in your life.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: As You Scale, About Half Your Team Will Be in Sales and Marketing. Why There Is a 50/50 Chance You’ll Tilt Upmarket in SaaS. Dear SaaStr: I Think My Boss is Going to Hire a VP Above Me.
Force Management
MARCH 2, 2022
Give your salespeople the knowledge, skills and tools to differentiate their sales approach from tough competition. The past few years have created permanent shifts to the way buyers and sellers approach sales conversations. Regardless, good selling is good selling. Enable your salespeople to differentiate not just what they sell but also how they sell to help them win more opportunities this year.
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!
Martech
MARCH 2, 2022
What would it feel like if you could chat with your prospects here and now from this article – or better yet, a third-party article on your product or service? No sitting around waiting for intent signals. No banner ads with pesky redirects. Well, it’s here – and not only is it the future of selling in saas, but sales teams are using it today to engage with prospects in the earliest stages of the dark funnel.
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
When a client removes you as a partner and replaces you with a competitor, it’s because they believe you are not providing the outcomes they need. Sometimes, your now-ex client finds that their new supplier does no better than you did—solid evidence that something on the client’s end caused you and your competitor to "fail" them.
SaaStr
MARCH 3, 2022
Dear SaaStr: What’s the Relationship Between OTE and Quota for a SaaS Salesperson? In most SaaS companies, a sales rep’s quota is in the end 3x-5x their OTE (i.e., salary + target bonus). Generally low with smaller deal sizes and SMBs, and generally approaching 5x in the enterprise and with bigger deals. Here’s why: A rep working on $3k-$10k deals often can close about $400k-$450k a year.
RAIN Group
MARCH 2, 2022
As one of the final steps to close a sale, the proposal presentation is essential to answering lingering questions, demonstrating impact, and connecting with decision makers. While there are several things to keep in mind for the presentation itself, just as important is the preparation you do before the meeting. Asking key questions of your buyer and working with your internal team will give you the edge you need to outshine your competition.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Martech
MARCH 1, 2022
With marketers facing increasing pressure to demonstrate the value of the budget they’re allocated for programs, marketing attribution and predictive analytics solutions are tailor-made for proving how tactics and media channels contribute to the bottom line. Given all of that promise, marketers are certainly evaluating these technologies and one crucial part of that process is the demo.
Predictable Revenue
MARCH 3, 2022
Shawn Rhodes joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss how systematizing the outbound sales process can help improve your conversion rates. The post Removing Hope From Outbound Sales To Increase Conversion appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
SaaStr
MARCH 1, 2022
Q: Dear SaaStr: Can We Add Termination Charges for SaaS services? Some older companies do this. In fact, we were recently handed a bill like this for a 20+ year old SaaS product bought out by a PE firm. And really, an “auto-renew for another year without notice” clause can basically do the same thing. Threatening a customer that forgets about an auto-renew and has already stopped using you is sort of the same thing.
Spiro Technologies
MARCH 3, 2022
Imagine if you could close a deal based on every presentation. Wouldn’t that be great? Unfortunately, not even the best salesperson closes 100% of the time. That being said, many salespeople are letting potential deals pass them by without realizing it, allowing prospects that should have become customers spend their money elsewhere. Salespeople lose deals for reasons that are typically easy to identify, including price, features, or timing.
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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
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