Brandon and Ben here – blushing and more-than-slightly uncomfortable after listening to the latest Stories from the Sales Floor podcast.
Day: March 14, 2017
Mastering the Handoff in Account Based Sales and Marketing
Account Based Sales and Marketing takes an entire team to get the ball from one side of the field all the way to the other and across the goal line. No single player can take on the opposing team alone. Many different teammates touch the ball multiple times throughout the drive to the end zone, which makes each handoff critical. If you don’t spend time perfecting this, you risk dropping the ball – a turnover that could lead to your competitors cashing in on your lost opportunity. That’s exactly why we wrote Bridging The Gap: The Ultimate Guide To Account Based Marketing & Sales Alignment For Predictable Growth.
Increase CRM Adoption and Productivity with Automated Sales “Scorn Board”
Want to see something you have control over improve? Measure it and meticulously log it every day.
How to Win Post-Dreamforce Sales Before the Conference Even Begins
If you’re selling a product to Salesforce users, Dreamforce is an incomparable venue for collecting contact information and intelligence on your prospects. In the days and weeks following Dreamforce — or any event really — it’s critical to stay on top of these new leads with a well-planned sales email campaign.
How to Sell to the C-Suite Like a Pro
Landing a meeting with a top exec is no easy feat. With their busy schedules and armies of gatekeepers, gaining access to these decision makers only comes with a well-developed network, intelligent networking, a successful cold email, or by sheer luck.
How to Sell More Using 5 Primal Human Emotions
If you’ve been to downtown Seattle or Manhattan, you may notice something: nearly a Starbucks is on every corner. The joke is they’re opening Starbucks’ in the restrooms of Starbucks. With 21,000 stores worldwide, Starbucks has become ubiquitous in our culture.
How to Overcome the Price Objection: Real Sales Strategies and Tactics You Can Use Immediately
As a sales rep, there’s one objection I know you hear nearly every day. I was recently talking to a sales leader who went as far as to say this objection is so prevalent that it consists of half of all objections.
How To Overcome The #1 Problem With Inbound Leads
When people think of sales, people mainly thing about cold outbound emails and cold calls to prospected leads. However, there’s another aspect of sales that’s just as important- inbound leads. How should you follow up with the leads that come inbound from your marketing efforts?
How To Get What You Need From Your Marketing Team
Sales and marketing teams have become more and more aligned in recent years, especially in B2B organizations. History may show a past of battles, resulting in scars and wounds between the two departments, but it’s imperative that they now work together.
How To Nurture Cold Leads in an Outbound Sales Campaign
Have you ever got so busy that you completely ignore email and voicemail for a week? Maybe you were on vacation. Or you were out sick. Or maybe you just had your head down wrapping up a big project on a tight deadline and had no time for external distractions.