Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

My background happens to be in the electric sign industry and I will be introducing a series of posts on this site that relate directly to that market. Everybody sells – Think about referrals from other team members. We had to use propane heat turbines under the truck to keep it from freezing up. I was the go-fer.

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Sports Sell Transportation Electricity 71

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Step back a little more than a century as electricity was being commercialized. I’m sure in bars and meeting rooms, sales people and marketers were talking about how wonderful electricity was and what it could do to improve sales and marketing. But electricity and the telephone weren’t just about sales and marketing.

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Electricity Sell Up-sell Conversion 62

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 11, 2022

One of the techniques often discussed in selling is that of creating a sense of urgency in order to move a client from the thinking to the acting stage. I don’t much care for the term “creating” as it implies some sort of artificial emergency that is conjured up by the salesperson in order to close the sale. Now add them up.

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Sell Electricity Manufacturing Technique 71

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 28, 2014

I get all sorts of queries–and I’m not talking about the obvious SPAM who’s sole purpose is to clog up the web. Others that cite the benefits that companies like IBM, Google, Citicorp, General Motors, and General Electric have gotten from implementing their [fill in the blank] solutions. The list goes on!

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Contact Electricity Manufacturing Cold Call 115

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 1, 2023

While we can’t cover every aspect of selling in three simple steps, these are the critical ones. These 3 steps are the glue that holds the selling process together and they are repeatedly deployed throughout the sales cycle. When should I follow-up again? My insurance guy, Bruce, comes to mind. Are they struggling for an answer?

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Sell Electricity Clients Up-sell 71

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction: Several weeks ago, I wrote, “ Sellers, Are You Really Interested In Selling? ” My good friend, Christian Mauer , challenged me, “Dave, why are you so interested in selling?” ” It was a great question and he caused me to reflect, I wrote, “ Why I Am Obsessed With Selling.

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Customers Contract Consult Up-sell 139

Salesforce

MARCH 28, 2023

Breaking down silos Schneider Electric , a global energy management and industrial automation company, has formalized an AI program under a new Chief AI Officer and scaled it to every corner of the company. Let’s look at one model company you can learn from. Its vision, “data and AI first,” is already paying dividends.

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Electricity Objectives and Key Results Appointment Technology 96

Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 18, 2020

On this inspiring episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (Virtual Selling) talks to Brian Knox, owner and founder of B Knox Photography. This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. I was averse to it.

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Prospecting Electricity Cold Call Inside sales 98

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Think about the business model Apple was introducing: We’re going to get some really expensive real estate, then we’re going to build a really expensive store, we’re going to fill it with lots of expensive payroll, and we’re going to do it to sell a commodity that has an 8% to 10% margin. Let’s do free classes.

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Service Customers Electricity Real Estate 98

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Applying a neuroscience-based method to WTP for green electricity”. Carsten Herbes and three co-authors tackled a narrow topic—consumer willingness to pay a premium for electricity from green sources—that has broader implications. Read the full study here. Willingness to pay lip service? Psychology and Neuroscience for CRO (course).

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Electricity Territory Trust Hospitality 134

SaaStr

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For example, it took forty-six years from the advent of electricity for one-fourth of the population to use it. Braze has built a business by selling to job titles that did not even exist when it first began. Companies will try to grow before the market is truly ready, clawing their way up an inelastic curve. Ask yourself: .

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Electricity Growth Technology Technology 109

Martech

APRIL 10, 2024

The spark before the flame: Building martech with a heart It all begins with a spark — a yearning to help businesses not merely sell but connect. It’s not about selling technology, it’s about helping businesses to build meaningful connections, one click, one story and one emotional spark at a time. Go beyond demographics.

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Pitch Product Electricity Healthcare 111

Openview

OCTOBER 15, 2018

But, while your rivals zip along the harbor like electric slot cars, you sputter along at a crawl. Their sales teams execute the same selling motions, messaging, and call structures, without much deviation from rep to rep. There’s usually a wide variety of haphazard selling approaches from rep to rep. The best crew.

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Quota Electricity Pitch Sports 104

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

If I said “furniture” what image pops up in your mind? This follows the “online clothing store” prototype so closely, that it shares many attributes with the wireframe for an online clothing store that sells hip-hop clothing. What is a Prototypical Website? image credit. ” – Simplypsychology.org.

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E-commerce Electricity Retail Price 134

Salesforce

JUNE 8, 2022

Your team knows what to do because you’ve set them up for success with the right enablement. Remote assistance, service agreements, work plans, and self-service in field service management put safety first and set you up to generate revenue. Work plans provide an opportunity to generate revenue with upselling or cross-selling.

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Service Cross-sell Appointment Electricity 98

Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For Pipeliner, this was conceptually the most significant barrier we had to overcome because a salesperson is not selling a process, but a product. To provide a real-world example, do you think General Electric (GE) only has a single sales process for their entire product line? A price list can be created and edited at any time.

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Pipeline Price Product Electricity 90

Search Engine Land

MAY 7, 2024

Top Google rankings: Secured top three positions for competitive terms like “electric bike” (246,000 searches) and “eBike” (90,500 searches), boosted by strategic digital PR and a focus on the online audience journey. This is not the case with Lectric eBike, an electric bike ecommerce company.

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CTR Electricity Real Estate X-functional 83

SaaStr

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For example, it took forty-six years from the advent of electricity for one-fourth of the population to use it. Braze has built a business by selling to job titles that did not even exist when it first began. Companies will try to grow before the market is truly ready, clawing their way up an inelastic curve. Ask yourself: .

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Electricity Growth Technology Technology 103

Martech

JANUARY 10, 2024

We spoke about his circuitous path to marketing through electrical engineering and the early days of ecommerce at GE Healthcare, where he worked for many years, reporting to both the CMO and CIO. I get some of those same feelings about being exposed, with everybody showing up at a public talk. I was in high school debate and forensics.

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Electrical Engineering Healthcare Electricity Technology 107

ConversionXL

MARCH 2, 2012

Free electricity and wifi. They sell “ writing instruments “ Reason: people will pay $680 for a writing instrument. “We don’t sell used cars here…” … we sell “certified pre-owned vehicles” And that totally changes the game. Cool music in the background.

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Electricity Niche Price Up-sell 89

ConversionXL

APRIL 25, 2012

If somebody comes up to you and says “roll your eyes 3 times and then look down” Are you going to do it? Electricity Wizard : They want my name, phone and zip code. Now when your salespeople call, they (probably) won’t be hung up on (as fast). Most people would probably say “why?”

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Electricity Gaming Up-sell Service 101

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

More than any specific books, I’d recommend picking up the habit of reading to begin with. Instead, The Challenger Sale recommends a new, provocative approach to selling: Commercial teaching. Amp Up Your Sales. Selling software-as-a-service? It’s definitely not a selling skills book. The Challenger Customer.

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Negotiate Sales Technique Up-sell 111

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Lee Beaumont, of Leeds, set himself up with a personal line that costs money to call -- the kind normally used by for-pay services like horoscopes, tech support, and, um, “adult entertainment content.” He paid 10 pounds (a bit over $15) plus tax to set up the line. Beaumont even gave the number to his bank, gas, and electric companies.

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Cold Call Electricity Entertainment Up-sell 78

Martech

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The team at OpenView Partners, a venture capital firm, makes this thoughtful observation about the rise and appeal of PLG as a GTM strategy: “Software has become a fundamental utility powering our working lives — just like water, electricity, the internet and mobile broadband.

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Growth GTM Product Cross-sell 104

Salesforce

MARCH 28, 2022

Here are a few examples of well known brand messages: Examples of brand messages from General Electric, Nike, Walmart and others. Is your audience made up of c-level execs and requires a more serious tone? Let’s focus on taglines, since they encompass the overall company vision. What’s your ultimate goal? Tone of voice.

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Electricity Angle Pitch Campaign 98

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The problem is, many salespeople give up before they reach that yes. The make-or-break nature of sales closing can make it one of the most stressful aspects of selling, but it doesn’t have to be. Summary Close Sales cycles can be long, especially for B2B selling. Know the customer Selling shouldn’t feel like selling.

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Technique Closing Sales Electricity 105

A Sales Guy

MARCH 20, 2013

Let’s start a series that strengthens all of our business acumen and challenges us all to connect what we sell to our customers business. Depending on what it is you are selling, knowing this could play a substantial role in your deal strategy. If the number is negative, your ability to sell something could be hampered.

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Electricity Sales Commission Service 107

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 4, 2013

One of the comments, by Jason Kanigan, said: Traditional selling revolves around the demo/presentation. The result is we end up giving many presentations to unqualified prospects. Electric lights reduced the demand for candles. Hit a lot of rejection. Spin our wheels. Move the demo/presentation phase to the END of the process.

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Presentation Electricity Up-sell Education 78

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Revenue growth is not just about selling more of the same products to the same customers. Take it from Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric drives efficiency across the company — enabling its sales reps to close deals 30% faster and save $2.7 million in IT costs over a three-year period.

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Electricity Objectives and Key Results Technology Technology 98

Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2012

One minute goes quickly – but in our strategy, just jot a note on paper or on Evernote , going down a list of companies you are looking up. Next, pick up the phone and make some calls to people. Example: A marketing executive prospect works for an electric utility. Now you have something to talk about when you connect.

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Prospecting Electricity Cold Call Sales 85

Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2012

One minute goes quickly – but in our strategy, just jot a note on paper or on Evernote , going down a list of companies you are looking up. Next, pick up the phone and make some calls to people. Example: A marketing executive prospect works for an electric utility. Now you have something to talk about when you connect.

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Prospecting Electricity Cold Call Sales 85

Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I took about 6 months off to plan my next moves and came to the decision that I wanted to go back to selling only which was something that I had not done in a great deal of time. Without a doubt, electric signage was my passion as an industry so this is the area that I went back to. No exaggeration. . I joined a leads group.

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Networking Construction Electricity Referrals 78

Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 11, 2021

Up to 1,000 custom data fields in a wide range of field formats. My background is in the electric sign business which is a custom manufacturing industry. Thank you and good selling! One of the nicest things about Nimble CRM is that it can be highly customized in order to meet your specific needs including as a Signage CRM ….

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CRM Customers Electricity Manufacturing 77

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 21, 2018

Let me say that the world of electric guitars is far more complex than I had ever envisioned. And, if we are talking about opportunities , let’s apply this to selling. Selling is a tough business. Poorly performing reps are known to give up too quickly and too easily. I now find myself wading through it all.

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Sell Electricity Up-sell Consult 54

Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

One night, I got up in the middle of a class and I walked out. I did like selling and merchandising. I still liked selling and thus I began my pursuit of an outside sales opportunity. They got me out of Los Angeles and up here to Boise. So, I did the obvious. I never even went back to cancel my classes. I was done.

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Sell Electricity Retail Territory 48

Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In an earlier article I spoke a bit about returning to my roots … selling. I spent my life in B2B sales and over 15 years in the electric sign industry. This included selling, managing, and ownership positions. I am also putting together the final edits on my eBook … “Selling Signs – Lessons From the Trenches”.

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Service Electricity CRM Sales 71

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It went on to sell more than eight million copies. When you hear or read your name, your brain activity explodes: Your middle frontal cortex , your middle and superior temporal cortex , and your cuneus all light up with activity. Only 10 remaining!” ) to sell things for as long as advertising has existed. Or to executives.”.

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Electricity Angle Price Campaign 78