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Jesse shares a promo clip for the upcoming sales panel at Outreach Unleash this week. More info: https://unleash.outreach.io/ SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 for 15% off your first 3 months CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury • Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/ HELP GROW SSP: • Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players • Subscribe! • Leave a rating, write a review and share • Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse • Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show GUEST HIGHLIGHTS: Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Scott Leese, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout, Nate Nasralla
We're no strangers to disruption, and Freedom Forever CEO Brett Bouchy is ready to shake things up by disrupting the solar sales stack. What's his philosophy behind this change? “Be a light in the industry and do what's right, not what's easy. When you focus on changing the customer's life and changing the world, the money will come.” Solar sales reps, this one is for you! Tune in to see how there's no better way to leave a legacy than being in solar.
Think Twitter is just for politics and celebrities? Think again! How can we leverage the good of the platform for our business, our sales and our brand?Join me for a conversation with Laurie Kretchmar, author of Tweet This! How to Amplify Your Brand on Twitter as we go into the depths of Twitter to discover the nuggets you need to win on Twitter!Get to know Laurie and snag a copy of her new book at https://upwithsocial.com ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit happyaf.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode, learn how to drive CRM and sales tool sales rep engagement and which tools this team uses in their technology stack. When a sales CRM is used properly, it's something that reps want to use religiously. The rep has to see value in the CRM which is driving revenue. Choosing the best CRM and sales enablement tools that create an easy path for the rep to use the technology and provide real value to them will drive usage. “When it's done, right, a CRM is a place that people want to go to and want to live in, eat and breathe and sleep in. There are different ways to make the CRM a place that draws reps in, instead of repelling them. The day that you embrace the benefits of it, is when things change,” explains Paul Greenberg, National Director of Sales Operations for Sonic Healthcare.00:00 - Introduction04:43 - The Sonic Healthcare sales process06:24 - Suspects and prospects08:20 - CRM's: Loved by some, hated by many, necessary for all13:01 - Post-It Notes are not a CRM16:11 - Sales metrics to track20:52 - Hiring and training new sales reps25:06 - Sonic Healthcare tech stack35:04 - Our sponsor Map My CustomersLearn more about Sonic Healthcare Learn more about Aurora Diagnostics Follow JT Rimbey on LinkedIn or send a messageFollow Paul Greenberg on LinkedIn or send a messageAbout the PodcastWe've lined up for you some of the smartest movers and shakers in sales leadership to share their formulas for success and the tricks of the trade. The Field Sales Leadership Guide podcast discusses with experienced and successful sales leaders what works and what doesn't in the sales profession. Listen in as we tap into high performing sales leaders and their passion for field sales. Join us as we pull back the curtain giving you actionable insights and strategies that you can use with your sales team.About the SponsorTraditional CRM aren't designed with outside sales reps in mind. They're too cumbersome, complex and time consuming and lack mobile-friendly options. Use Map My Customers as the CRM of record or as the tip of the spear for your existing CRM. Designed specifically for outside sales reps, Map My Customers is a mobile-first platform that strategically segments accounts, provides optimized routing and mapping tools, activity logging and much more. Get a free hands-on tour at https://smarturl.it/mmc-trial. Follow Map My Customershttps://twitter.com/mapmycustomers https://www.facebook.com/mapmycustomers https://www.linkedin.com/company/map-my-customers
In episode 259, Bradley previews the OSR Academy and explains why it may be a good fit for current and future salespeople. He discusses the idea of a Sales Stack and how building your Sales Stack will make your life easier and predictable since it will lead to higher sales confidence. Download Information about OSR Academy and Sales Stack at behindyourbacksales.com/tools This episode is brought to you by Capital One Trade Credit *** If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd sincerely appreciate it if you left a review on Apple Podcasts. The feedback helps improve the show and helps with our visibility as well. The more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it to make it even better. Since we're asking for things . . . we'd also love it if you recommended this show to your friends and colleagues. Your network looks to people like you to learn where to invest their time and attention. We'd love the opportunity to add value to more people in our community. Sign up for the Behind Your Back Newsletter that arrives twice each month and delivers insights and ideas to help you sell more, faster, at higher margins: For more info: behindyourbackpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/behindyourbackceo Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: The Behind Your Back Sales Co. Capital One Trade Credit: capitalone.com/trade-credit
Many salespeople are bombarded with countless tech tools to make their lives easier. But what if one tool helped unify your department's sales process? On today's episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by the CEO and co-founder of Scratchpad, Pouyan Salehi, to discuss how sellers can utilize Scratchpad to eliminate their sales stack drag. Salespeople have many tools at their disposal but often rely on their own systems. People are digitally duct-taping a workspace together to do the job they need rather than using a unified system. This means sellers can spend hours each week updating the next steps for management to view, creating a massive waste of time. Scratchpad unifies sellers' efforts by creating a space for sellers to work. Athletes have gyms, artists have studios, and salespeople have Scratchpad - a workspace for them. The end goal? Eliminate sales stack drag. For salespeople, drag is an important concept; it's the burden on salespeople that prevents them from doing their best. This could be due to many reasons, from the available tech stack and new sales methodologies to product information and new competitors. Salespeople have to hit quotas and solve these challenges that create drag in their work. Sellers, on average, only spend 40% of their time selling. Scratchpad gives you back time in your day, helping you reinvest that time into efforts that contribute to your bottom line. It helps sales teams share client information to make selling seamless, eliminating additional conversations to verify information already gathered. Scratchpad was built with the seller in mind because If they love it, they're more likely to encourage adoption to leadership. After adoption, sales leaders often realize Scratchpad doesn't just increase sales performance but also employee morale. From individual usage to departmental adoption: Everyone processes information differently, and that level of flexibility should exist within a team's space. Scrathpad's deliberate customization meets salespeople where they are and is built to go anywhere with you. It removes bouncing between tabs, uniting everything you need in just one place. The concept of a new tool is thought of as another thing sellers have to learn. But anyone can start seeing value with Scratchpad after just a few minutes of use. Visit scratchpad.com to sign up and get started using this helpful platform, and connect with Pouyan on LinkedIn for more great content. This episode is brought to you in part by LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The Great Resignation has become the Great Reshuffle, meaning it can be difficult for sales professionals like you to find leads and close deals. Luckily, Sales Navigator from LinkedIn is here for you! Sales Navigator from LinkedIn is the only tool that uses real-time alerts and up-to-date insights to help you know when prospects are ready to buy. And, with over 30 advanced filters, sales professionals can quickly find genuine leads with the intent to purchase. Gain the advantage of accurate, quality lead generation data from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. You can get a 60-day free trial of Sales Navigator at www.LinkedIn.com/TSE. This episode is brought to you in part by Skipio. Are you sick of crickets? As a salesperson, the pain of reaching out with phone calls or emails and not receiving a response is real. But all text messaging is not created equal. 85% of people prefer text over email and phone calls because they want to engage in a conversation, not listen to bots. Be more like people and start having conversations that end in the conversions you want. Try Skipio at www.Skipio.com. This episode is brought to you in part by Closers.io. Closers.io helps sales reps land their dream remote sales gig, where they can set their own hours, work from anywhere, and make six or even multi-6 figures per year. That sure sounds good to us! Committed to helping sales reps make a shift, Closers.io will place you in an available sales role that will increase your commissions and help you live the life you want. Apply for free now at go.closers.io/TSE. This episode is brought to you in part by Scratchpad. Are you tired of a digital workspace cluttered with notes, folders, files, and half-filled spreadsheets? (Not that we're speaking from personal experience.) Luckily, we've found the solution. Scratchpad is the first Revenue Team Workspace specifically designed to adapt to each salesperson's workflow, so you don't have to change your habits. Scratchpad creates a streamlined workflow that allows everyone to be a little more productive each day without the hassle of updating a database with whatever info you can find. Get Scratchpad free at Scratchpad.com. As one of our podcast listeners, we value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our two-minute survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey. We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or Spotify. Audio provided by Free SFX, Soundstripe, and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.
Every seller wants the same things: more prospects and more sales. So why not use the best tools to help you get there? In today's episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by VP of Sales and Marketing at GPSLockbox Andrew Velker to discuss his favorite sales tools. Andrew's favorite tools start with the swiss army knife of CRMs: CRMs are the first and most important part of a sales tech stack, and Andrew prefers one that satisfies two questions: First, can it connect with other tools? Second, is it easy to use? Hubspot fulfills both. Hubspot offers easy integration and is incredibly inclusive of other technical applications you might need. Use LinkedIn Navigator to connect with the exact people you want. Further turbo-charge LinkedIn Navigator by using Seamless.ai to connect with people you know fit your exact target demographic. Finding the right people and having the right conversations will make your prospecting life immeasurably easier. With these tools, you'll automatically update contacts with new opportunities and touchpoints, which will dramatically diminish administrative work. Other essential tools sellers should consider: ZoomInfo and 6sense have robust tools to measure audience intent. For government-focused sellers, GovSpend shows what different states and government sectors purchase. SalesLoft is a powerful sales engagement platform that, when used correctly, helps keep a consistent cadence of communication to prospects. All of these tools, if used correctly, help you find time to do the things that matter more - genuine engagement with quality prospects. Andrew's final tool recommendation? His least sales-tech-stack tip is to use follow-ups, flags, and advanced search features to master your email inbox without the long administrative effort other organization efforts might take. To contact Andrew and further discuss his tech stack, add him on LinkedIn (@andrewvelker) or visit his company website at gpslockbox.com. This episode is brought to you in part by LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The Great Resignation has become the Great Reshuffle, meaning it can be difficult for sales professionals like you to find leads and close deals. Luckily, Sales Navigator from LinkedIn is here for you! Sales Navigator from LinkedIn is the only tool that uses real-time alerts and up-to-date insights to help you know when prospects are ready to buy. And, with over 30 advanced filters, sales professionals can quickly find genuine leads with the intent to purchase. Gain the advantage of accurate, quality lead generation data from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. You can get a 60-day free trial of Sales Navigator at www.LinkedIn.com/TSE. This episode is brought to you in part by Skipio. Are you sick of crickets? As a salesperson, the pain of reaching out with phone calls or emails and not receiving a response is real. But all text messaging is not created equal. 85% of people prefer text over email and phone calls because they want to engage in a conversation, not listen to bots. Be more like people and start having conversations that end in the conversions you want. Try Skipio at www.Skipio.com. This episode is brought to you in part by Closers.io. Closers.io helps sales reps land their dream remote sales gig, where they can set their own hours, work from anywhere, and make six or even multi-6 figures per year. That sure sounds good to us! Committed to helping sales reps make a shift, Closers.io will place you in an available sales role that will increase your commissions and help you live the life you want. Apply for free now at go.closers.io/TSE. This episode is brought to you in part by Scratchpad. Are you tired of a digital workspace cluttered with notes, folders, files, and half-filled spreadsheets? (Not that we're speaking from personal experience.) Luckily, we've found the solution. Scratchpad is the first Revenue Team Workspace specifically designed to adapt to each salesperson's workflow, so you don't have to change your habits. Scratchpad creates a streamlined workflow that allows everyone to be a little more productive each day without the hassle of updating a database with whatever info you can find. Get Scratchpad free at Scratchpad.com. As one of our podcast listeners, we value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our two-minute survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey. We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or Spotify. Audio provided by Free SFX, Soundstripe, and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.
Sales teams are constantly looking for ways to maximize productivity and increase sales, and tech stacks are a big part of that goal. Only sometimes, these tools don't always give us the results we want. In today's episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald shares three common issues salespeople face in finding the right tech stack. Ask yourself: Can you use it? Leadership often implements new tools and tech without consulting the sales staff who'd use them. Analyze the current selling practices of your organization before purchasing a new tool. If it doesn't fit the existing methods, it might not receive high adoption rates. The sales tools are implemented to cover lousy selling. It doesn't matter if you have the premium tier package of a piece of technology - if you don't know how to sell properly, it'll likely go to waste. If you have bad selling practices, a new tech stack will help you sell poorly… at scale. (Not the most ideal result.) Before you push for a new tech tool, find out if you can perform the basic task without it to practice and improve. There are just too many tools. During your next sales meetings, see which parts of your current tech stack salespeople use more frequently and think are more beneficial. Watch training videos, read books, and visit Reddit groups and other platforms to learn how to maximize capabilities with your current tech before adding on more. What other issues do you see in your tech stack? Let Donald know on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/donaldckelly/. This episode is brought to you in part by LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The Great Resignation has become the Great Reshuffle, meaning it can be difficult for sales professionals like you to find leads and close deals. Luckily, Sales Navigator from LinkedIn is here for you! Sales Navigator from LinkedIn is the only tool that uses real-time alerts and up-to-date insights to help you know when prospects are ready to buy. And, with over 30 advanced filters, sales professionals can quickly find genuine leads with the intent to purchase. Gain the advantage of accurate, quality lead generation data from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. You can get a 60-day free trial of Sales Navigator at www.LinkedIn.com/TSE. This episode is brought to you in part by Skipio. Are you sick of crickets? As a salesperson, the pain of reaching out with phone calls or emails and not receiving a response is real. But all text messaging is not created equal. 85% of people prefer text over email and phone calls because they want to engage in a conversation, not listen to bots. Be more like people and start having conversations that end in the conversions you want. Try Skipio at www.Skipio.com. This episode is brought to you in part by Closers.io. Closers.io helps sales reps land their dream remote sales gig, where they can set their own hours, work from anywhere, and make six or even multi-6 figures per year. That sure sounds good to us! Committed to helping sales reps make a shift, Closers.io will place you in an available sales role that will increase your commissions and help you live the life you want. Apply for free now at go.closers.io/TSE. This episode is brought to you in part by Scratchpad. Are you tired of a digital workspace cluttered with notes, folders, files, and half-filled spreadsheets? (Not that we're speaking from personal experience.) Luckily, we've found the solution. Scratchpad is the first Revenue Team Workspace specifically designed to adapt to each salesperson's workflow, so you don't have to change your habits. Scratchpad creates a streamlined workflow that allows everyone to be a little more productive each day without the hassle of updating a database with whatever info you can find. Get Scratchpad free at Scratchpad.com. As one of our podcast listeners, we value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our two-minute survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey. We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or Spotify. Audio provided by Free SFX, Soundstripe, and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.
The number of sales tools available to teams keeps growing. But do they matter? Are they moving the needle? Or is good old-fashioned elbow grease all you need? Naturally, tools matter, but there's a caveat... Enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sales-revops/message
As we begin to incorporate more tech into our stack, we need to be smarter.
This week we dove into 1) Vendor consolidation with insights from Mark Roberge, former CRO of Hubspot 2) Marketing automation growth 3) Covid's impact on how sales leaders should think through data, coaching, and analytics 4) Prioritizing what tools to get and when as an early stage company. This report, in partnership with G2, is meant to serve as a guiding framework for anyone evaluating sales, marketing, customer success or management software solutions. Link to the report: https://bowerycap.com/blog/sales/2021-startup-sales-stack-report
This week we dove into 1) Vendor consolidation with insights from Mark Roberge, former CRO of Hubspot 2) Marketing automation growth 3) Covid's impact on how sales leaders should think through data, coaching, and analytics 4) Prioritizing what tools to get and when as an early stage company. This report, in partnership with G2, is meant to serve as a guiding framework for anyone evaluating sales, marketing, customer success or management software solutions. Link to the report: https://bowerycap.com/blog/sales/2021-startup-sales-stack-report
Raul Porojan spricht diese Woche mit Erik über die Challenges im Zusammenspiel zwischen Marketing und Sales in komplexen B2B Sales Funnels. Struktur des Sales Funnels im B2B? Wie wird die Leadqualität bewertet? Welche Herausforderungen ergeben sich beim Handover von Marketing Leads an Sales? Warum ist Alignment essenziell für effizientes B2B Marketing? Wie sieht die Zukunft von Account Based Marketing aus? Raul ist Director Sales & Customer Success bei Project A. Er arbeitet mit den Portfolio-Unternehmen von Project A an Themen wie Sales Recruiting & Training, Sales Stack, Organisationsaufbau, Strategie und Prozesse. Raul hat in seiner Karriere mehrere wachstumsstarke Unternehmen begleitet und unterstützt, von Treatwell über Service Partner One bis hin zu Pets Deli, von denen die ersten beiden zu erfolgreichen Exits führten
Ashley, Galem, and Niraj provide great feedback and answer audience questions. Topics include: Effective 1:1s Driving Accountability Creating a safe place to learn How the Sales Stack is Evolving into a coaching stack What to do when you don't have the saas coaching tools
According to LinkedIn’s State of Sales Report 2020, 97% of salespeople said that technology is either “important” or “very important” to their sales process. Meanwhile, the number of salespeople relying on sales intelligence tools has increased 54% in the past two years. These stats highlight the importance of your company’s sales tech stack, but with thousands of different options and integrations available at your fingertips, how do you choose the best CRM and sales technology for your company? That’s the question I asked Dan Cilley, CEO of Vendor Neutral, for this episode of the Modern Sales Management Podcast. Dan helps enterprises identify the right technology path to build sustainable growth in their specific industry. His company’s unique selection and integration process actually prioritizes technology as the last step in the equation of your company’s sales enablement strategy. During our conversation, Dan shares his framework for evaluating your company’s current needs and goals, while aligning that with your present-day sales technology initiatives, team, and budget. Dan and I also discuss: How to avoid the common problems companies often face when choosing a sales tech stackHow to determine if a sales tech solution will address your company’s prioritiesWhy relying on your peers for sales tech advice and reviews can backfireWhy sales process evaluation is the first (and most important step) in choosing the right sales tech stackTips on budgeting for sales technologyWhy engagement has the greatest impact on your sales process and how technology stacks can optimize your team’s engagement powerHow the sales tech landscape has changed in the past three years and its future outlookHow to avoid getting overwhelmed while building your team’s sales tech stackWhat role executives play in sales technology selection, integration, and adoptionWhat digital transformation means and how it is affecting sales technologyHow Covid-19 has affected the virtual seller and how to maximize the outlook for your company’s long-term benefitTips on harnessing the advanced insight sales technology offers without overcomplicating the sales process for your salespeopleWhy the right sales technology pushes information in front of your sales team to facilitate opportunities (instead of pulling them away with distractions)How to avoid getting distracted with “shiny objects” when selecting the best sales tech stack for your company Learn more about Dan’s company by visiting its website or connect with him on LinkedIn. Subscribe and listen to all episodes of the Modern Sales Management podcast on your favorite podcast app or by visiting ModernSalesManagement.com.
How Dan.com is building a tech and payments stack for domain name sales. I’ve always thought of Dan.com as another domain landing page sales platform. But I walked away from my conversation this week with founder Reza Sardeha with a new way to describe it: Dan.com is a technology and payments stack for domain sales. […] Post link: The domain sales stack – DNW Podcast #309 © DomainNameWire.com 2020. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.
In this episode I have a great conversation with Chris Ortolano of Sales Stack and Outbound Edge on the importance of creating agile market assessments. Dramatic market shifts are occurring and doing your homework is critical. We further discuss some of these emerging markets such as Telehealth, Ed tech, Ecommerce and how to lean in and build meaningful business conversations.
In this episode of Let's Talk ABM Declan chats to Gideon Thomas, VP of Marketing & Growth at DealHub. Gideon is extremely passionate about helping companies gain a more informed and actionable understanding of the changing landscape within Sales Engagement. Here's what they cover: - How to close deals faster - The role of DealHub in your ABM tech stack - How DealHub helps companies do better ABM - How to enable your sales team to deliver optimal performance
On this episode of Sales Tools Rick from Social Good Software talks about the two primary tools he uses for his sales team.
Sales tech is virtually unlimited but...what is the minimum stack you need? You'll get the answer in this episode.Want the full transcript? Visit the show notes page on our website:https://servedontsell.com/modern-sales/sales-tech-you-need-for-a-minimum-viable-sales-stack-mvs---Get a daily sales insight sent straight to your inbox:Subscribe to the daily sales insights newsletter Don't miss a single episode:Subscribe on SpotitySubscribe on Apple Podcasts Like what you heard?Help us get the word out by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.
Nolan Clemmons is a growth marketer, games entrepreneur and blogger. He assists gaming and other companies in digital marketing and is an expert in creating outbound sales campaigns from scratch. He also trains inside sales teams on how to drive organic growth. Nolan started his career at a gaming startup before getting involved in marketing. He has become the go-to guy for finding out what software and apps to use for outbound sales and marketing. In this episode he talks about his Sales Stack framework, the power of chatbots, and how to work with automation. Free Video: How to Create a Repeatable Process for Generating High-Quality Leads and Predictably Book Your Calendar With Interested Prospects on Autopilot Without Cold Calling or Ads: https://outboundleadaccelerator.com/ Case Study: How to Use Automated Cold Email Marketing to Spend $166.70 and Make $3,435.30 in Profit (2,061% ROI) – Email Templates Included: http://morgandwilliams.com/case-study Join the Facebook Group (B2B SaaS Cold Outreach Mastery): http://morgandwilliams.com/fbgroup Link to the show notes: https://morgandwilliams.com/how-to-use-automation-and-chatbots-to-generate-leads-with-nolan-clemmons/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/morgan-williams0/message
Who is this for? This is my recommended marketing/sales stack for almost any B2B organization using G-Suite. ✅ Link to the full article
On this episode, Nolan Clemmons shares his favorite sales and marketing tools. Nolan is the CEO of Clemmons.io, a growth marketing and lead generation agency. He’s also an official member of the 2018 Forbes Dallas Business Council, and he’s here today to share some of his favorite marketing and sales tools, specifically the tools that make up his unique Sales Stack. Show Notes
Max and Manny dive deep into the topic of Sales Engagement and it's essential fit in the modern Sales Stack. Tune in!
Subscribe to Selling With Social Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play Every growing company reaches the point where a powerful and integrated sales stack is needed to manage the sales cycle. It's a necessity because there are many places within the sales process that a prospect or customer can fall through the cracks. Every time it happens, an opportunity is lost. But putting together an effective and efficient sales stack can be very difficult. For this episode of #SellingWithSocial, Erroin Martin of Conversica shares about the various elements of a sales stack that enable timely engagement, coaching, forecasting, and more. We talked about the role AI plays in the stack, how a great sales stack can drive out inefficiencies in the sales cycle, and why people will always be involved in the process in spite of the power of AI. This episode is worth much more than the time you’ll invest in it, so be sure you listen. This podcast is being brought to you by The 10th Annual AA-ISP Leadership Summittaking place this April 3rd - 5th, 2018 in Chicago, IL. Register Now by using the Vengreso only discount code "Leadership1095" for your deeply discounted rate. What If It Was Possible to Only Engage With Buyers When They Are Ready? One of the most intriguing things happening when it comes to sales software is the integration of AI. Software already exists that takes a good deal of the follow-up engagement off of the salesperson's plate until the timing is right for an actual sales conversation. These intelligent programs are able to take cues from social media, email and text interactions, and other data points to stay engaged with the prospect in meaningful ways until they are ready to respond. Erroin explains how it works and why this kind of engagement software is a vital consideration as you develop your own sales stack, so don't miss this episode. A Great Sales Stack Enables You to Know Your Buyer Before You Talk With Them As sales professionals, we know how important it is that our buyers feel that we understand the problems they are facing. It's that understanding that enables them to trust our expertise and feel comfortable with our solutions to their problems. That means we need to know our buyers as well as possible before we pick up the phone for a sales conversation. In this episode, Erroin and I chat about the different pieces of software available that enable us to do exactly that. It's one aspect of an effective sales stack that is becoming more and more powerful over time due to the integration AI. But it's not technology for technology's sake. It's for the purpose of an enabling us to build real relationships with our buyers that foster the kind of trust needed to establish a long-term relationship. If you're curious about the possibilities available today when it comes to sales software, you have got to hear this episode of Selling With Social. This podcast is being brought to you by The 10th Annual AA-ISP Leadership Summittaking place this April 3rd - 5th, 2018 in Chicago, IL. Register Now by using the Vengreso only discount code "Leadership1095" for your deeply discounted rate. Your Sales Stack Should Drive Out Inefficiencies in Your Sales Process Every sales professional knows the frustration of not being able to engage with buyers effectively. There are so many pieces in motion during the sales cycle it's inevitable that something will fall through the cracks if the problem isn't addressed. That is where an effective sales stack comes into the picture. The software your sales organization uses should drive out the inefficiencies in your sales process to enable the sales team to not only stay on top of engagement but increase sales as a result. If that is not happening in your sales organization, you've got to hear what my guest shares on this episode. AI Won't Replace Salespeople: Emotional Connections With Buyers Still Matter Every now and then an article is published that tries to forecast whether salespeople will ever be replaced by AI. Neither myself nor my guest on this episode believe that day will ever come. Why? Because there will always be a need for emotional connections with buyers. A piece of software simply can't do that, no matter how smart it is. Salespeople are the human element of the sales cycle, which is perhaps the most vital because it is what assures a buyer that they are more than a number and they are dealing with real people who are reliable and trustworthy. That's why Erroin, the Vice President of Sales for Conversica still trains his sales team in emotional intelligence skills even though their company produces AI-based software for sales that actually talks to customers. That makes his perspective not only unique, but incredibly valuable. I encourage you to take the time to listen to what he has to share on this episode. Outline of This Episode [2:10] Erroin’s history in sales and software tech [4:47] How AI can be used to make engagement and follow up happen [11:58] What is AI and why is it helpful for sales follow up? [14:16] Tech tools are needed to weed out inefficiencies in the sales cycle [22:55] Automating and predicting are two powerful functions of a good sales stack [24:10] Knowing your buyer before you even meet them using sales tech [32:19] How Erroin is building emotional intelligence into his sales team Resources Mentioned Erroin on Twitter: @Erroin Erroin on LinkedIn ErroinM(at)Conversica.com Conversica Hubspot Salesforce BOOK: Predictable Revenue SalesLoft Salesforce Inbox Chorus - Live Real-Time Transcripts Salesforce Einstein TopBox Data Hug InsightSquared CrystalKnows DISC Profile Sales Navigator by LinkedIn Erroin’s all-time favorite movie: Big Trouble In Little China Social Business Engine Podcast - Bernie Borges The 10th Annual AA-ISP Leadership Summit - April 3-5, 2018 - use the code “Leadership1095” USE THE BANNER IMAGE Connect with Mario! www.vengreso.com On Facebook On Twitter On YouTube On LinkedIn Subscribe to Selling With Social Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play Join Mario at The 10th Annual AA-ISP Leadership Summit - April 3-5, 2018 - and use the code “Leadership 1095” to get a Vengreso-only discount
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No one can argue the world in which we live is a digital world. But, what does that mean for sales? Many people have interpreted digital sales to mean social selling and have argued social selling is and will be the only way to sell. Mario Martinez, CEO of Vengreso, argues that digital sales is more than just social selling, it's understanding where the customer is and meeting them there. Digital sales is a combination of all the tools sales reps have in their hands on. In this episode, Mario settles the debate on social selling and opens the listener's mind to new possibilities for selling in a digital world. In This Episode You'll Learn: The truth about social selling What is digital sales Statistics about how digital sales has changed the way we do business Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 113: The Truth About Social Selling w/Koka Sexton @Hootsuite 103: The Number One Thing That Drives Results With Social w/Cameron Brain @EveryoneSocial 97: Is Social Selling Dead?
We might have had a little fight, Koka and I. Fight might be too strong of a word, a gentleman's disagreement is probably a better term. I started the debate with a post poking the bear declaring that social selling was dead. I felt my argument had some merit. I debated that the word social selling is confusing and the data is lacking to prove the worth of social selling. Koka saw the article and wrote a strong rebuttal and made some strong points. Koka and I started to speak offline and we decided we'd continue the conversation on the #Playmaker podcast. Thankfully, Koka and I came to terms and realized we have more in common than we thought. It's all captured here, check it out. In This Episode You'll Learn: How can you think about the value of social selling How should marketing and sales work together to deliver social selling What is the future of social selling Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 103: The Number One Thing That Drives Results With Social w/Cameron Brain @EveryoneSocial 97: Is Social Selling Dead? 90: LinkedIn the Sandler Way w/Mike Montague @SandlerTraining
Companies have made significant investments to date in tools and technologies to enable sales. Usually, the core of this investment is a CRM system deployed with high expectations of streamlined selling and new insights. Unfortunately, CRM systems are rarely fully utilized and often fall short of these expectations. What is needed beyond the CRM to help sales organizations unleash additional sales growth? In This Episode You'll Learn: What organizations need to think about before they buy technology What are optimal sales technologies every company should have What mistakes do sales leaders make when buying technology Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 64: The Harmony Theory: A Marketing and Sales Acceleration Formula w/Dan Murdoch @WorkMarket 53: Unraveling the Sales Stack: What 600 Sales Leaders Say Are Must-Haves 14: Using Sales Operations to Drive Growth and Productivity w/Leaders from Apttus, New Relic, Xactly, and Splunk
"Your net worth is directly correlated with your network" says Demarr Zimmerman, a self-proclaimed keep in touch strategist. Demarr has spent the last thirteen years helping companies use hand written notes and gifts to get in contact with hard-to-reach prospects and grow relationships with customers. In this episode, Demarr discusses why keep in touch strategies are important and how sales people can begin to execute them. In This Episode You'll Learn: Why hand written notes and gifts are an important part of sales and marketing What is gifting in an account-based sales process How sales reps are winning use hand written notes and gifts in the sales process Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Send a Free Gift at AcceleratorCards.com Send a Free Card at AcceleratorCards.com
Every new year there are a lot of people who speak out about what technologies they think should be part of the an optimized sales stack. Most of the time those answers are clouded with companies pushing their own products or consultants pushing partner products where they know they will get part of the pie. Needless the say, the conversation get's confusing and it's mostly the end user who suffers. We thought we'd break through the fluff and go right to the source so in 2016 we asked 600 sales leaders across a variety of industries and company sizes, what technologies are needed most to win. In This Episode You'll Learn: The top ten technologies leaders recommend as part of an optimized tech stack Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Business Growth Index Study LinkedIn Article
If sales is a thinking process, where does artificial intelligence fit in the sale process? Artificial intelligence can be used as a replacement for thinking. Or, artificial intelligence can be a tool to help a thinking sales professional enhance the sales process. Mike & Mike discuss how they have seen artificial intelligence impact sales, in ways that take away from the sales process and ways it enhances how a sales professional works with a customer. Sales is a Thinking Process. Catalyst Sale is a learning organization first and foremost. That’s why we care about a thinking process that enables results versus a process that tells people what to do. We aim to add value whenever we can, and our true success is measured by the sustainability of our work long after we complete a project. We surround ourselves with good company and never stop learning. We are Catalysts. We Connect people we know and people we meet to help create opportunity for others. We Challenge ourselves, our clients and our team, to discover what is possible. We Learn from others, others learn from us and that never stops. We Contribute our expertise to deliver results with meaningful projects that are aligned with our values. We care about the people we work with every day and get great satisfaction from seeing them thrive. You can find us via LinkedIn, Twitter, & The Catalyst Sale Website on the links below; Mike Conner on Twitter Mike Simmons on Twitter Mike Conner on LinkedIn Mike Simmons on LinkedIn Catalyst Sale Twitter Catalyst Sale on LinkedIn Catalyst Sale Website
The workforce is changing. According to a White House report, 33% of the current workforce is a millennial and in 4 years time, millennials will make up over 50% of the entire U.S. workforce. Millennials do things differently and they expect their work life to be like the rest of their life -- supported by technology and A.I. The problem is, it's not. Work is the one area where sales reps do not get much support from A.I. and that trend is changing. A.I. in enterprise sales is at a tipping point and it's a good thing because if you look at the day of a typical millennial sales rep, you'd be shocked at what happens. I know I was. In this episode, Steve and Gabe discuss the power of A.I. in the our personal lives and gap we're experiencing in our work life. In This Episode You'll Learn: What a day in the life of a millennial sales rep looks like Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: LinkedIn Post: A Day In The Life Of A Millennial Sales Rep: Why A.I. Is Causing A Sales Revolution 34: Data + Science = Sales Revolution w/Dave Elkington @InsideSales
In this podcast, Gabriel will share his top software recommendations for gearing your sales team up for 2016. The "Sales Stack" will include software to help improve: team communication, building your lists, top of the funnel, middle of funnel, bottom of funnel, and social selling. Stay tuned in to learn more! You can expect weekly podcast sessions that dive into specific topics to help you scale your business faster. As well as expert interviews with industry leaders. For show notes, downloadable resources, or to speak with one of our experts visit www.revenueaccelerator.io
Join us as Nancy and I discuss her Hierarchy of Revenue Needs and Sales Stack Maturity Model and how to use these tools to help you build a sales stack that aligns with your requirements.
Mark joins me on this episode to talk about the sales stack, what it is and how companies should go about the process of constructing their own sales stack.
Brandon Redlinger is head of growth at PersistIQ, which makes outbound sales more effective by bringing the human element back to sales. In this episode, Brandon and I talk about how effective sales development is based on balancing personalization with automation. Be sure to listen in as we discuss what should be in your sales stack in order to improve your sales productivity.
News Tech Disruptor 50 InsideSales.com is #31 http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/07/insidesalescom-2016-disruptor-50.html Microsoft Purchase of LinkedIn http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/business/dealbook/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26-2-billion.html Overview The latest InsideSales.com research suggests deal sizes have grown more than 5.5 percent, meaning companies are moving upstream and chasing bigger deals. In this new sales environment, applying the same tactics you used before won’t produce success. A different approach, a different process and different systems are all required to hunt whales. After more than 200 sales consultations, Gabe has discovered five secrets to closing bigger deals. The Business Growth Index The InsideSales.com Business Growth Index is a comprehensive research report that reveals important indicators of sales confidence, sales priorities and the impact of technology on a company’s sales performance and bottom line. A key finding from the BGI Study is that companies are going whale hunting (moving up stream) Sales cycle 6.4% longer (75 days to 80 days) Close rate 2.1% lower Deal size 5.5% larger #1 The Account Based Model If you're going after seven figure deals you will have to practice an account-based model. As the name implies, account-based sales is a unified strategy to generate revenue by focusing on personalized prospecting initiatives that lead to a value-based sale. #2 Solidifying your Sales Tech stack Nearly 1-5 leaders or 18.8% of sales leaders who reported deal size growth in 2015 indicated that predictive tech gave them a boost in driving larger deal sizes. CRM, sales intelligence, sales presentation, data list services top the list as the most widely used sales acceleration technologies. #3 Managing Pipeline In order to close deals you must have a structured way of reporting and maintaining these deals. It starts with pipeline management. Here are five ways to optimize your pipeline stages: Understand your model – transactional vs relational Define stages, milestones, and outcomes Ensure stages cover the entire funnel Stages should be distinct Measure drop-off in conversation rates #4 Sales Management Cadence With a pipeline management strategy in place, you next need the ability follow up on important deals through a structured management cadence. This requires annual, semi-annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly activities to occur. As part of a solid management cadence, a forecast cadence should be established to ensure proper forecasting. #5 Individual and Team Coaching Program Every great individual contributor has a coach and so should you. Coaching programs should be run weekly to help reps continually hone their skills and approaches. We discuss what an optimal four week coaching cadence consists of.
***AVAILABLE IN VIDEO ON YOUTUBE TOO: https://youtu.be/yQH4EjJPF8A*** The sales enablement tool space seems to get bigger and more complicated every day. Sales Tools are designed to facilitate your sales process and make your life easier. Is creating your sales stack creating a bigger headache than the tools are meant to solve? Nancy Nardin, The Sales Tool Queen & Founder of Smart Selling Tools, is here to help and cut the BS out of building the right sales stack for you and your sales team. Want more Sales Stack advice from Nancy? www.smartsellingtools.com *********************************************************************** Like what you heard here? We have so much more awesome, FREE content! Website: www.asalesguy.com www.nottaught.com Twitter: @asalesguy @keenan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asalesguy/ https://www.facebook.com/heykeenan Instagram: asalesguy
My regular guest on Front Line Friday is Bridget Gleason, VP of Corporate Sales for SumoLogic. In this episode, I ask Bridget what’s in SumoLogic’s sales stack?
Outreach.io started selling in November of 2014. This month, they’re very close to signing their 2,000th account. Now that’s phenomenal growth. Mark Kosoglow is Outreach’s VP of Sales. He believes that you can achieve the same growth if you’re using the right sales stack.
Chris FloresofNamelyjoined us in the studio this week to record another episode of theBowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast: “Building Your Sales Automation Stack.” Every startup sales team faces this question early on: what tools or infrastructure do I need to empower my salespeople and make sure we’re ready to scale quickly? Our team here atBowery Capitalstays close to the world of startup sales tools both on the investment side and from the perspective of our portfolio companies, and we know well that there is a diverse range of options out there for the modern seller. From CRMs to power dialers to sales analytics platforms, it can be hard to keep track of and there are few true real-world guides out there. That’s exactly what we were able to do in today’s podcast: Chris walks us through the startup “Sales Stack” he built overseeing the growth of Namely’s inside sales team from the ground up, and highlighting the top 10 solutions that have really made a difference.Crafting a stack of startup sales tools may seem easy at the outset: just let your salespeople use what works for them to help hit quota and have them hit the ground running. But when you’re aiming to build a lasting business, it’s important to have a consistent set of tools that your entire team can use. Building a data-driven culture of sales tool compliance is near impossible without this sort of top-down guidance. As a sales manager, however, your work is still cut out for you. Last year, the team here at Bowery Capital pulled together aGuide to Startup Sales Toolsto try to put some structured thoughts around the massive ecosystem of solutions in the space. There are certainly no shortage of options. In our podcast today, Chris takes the analysis one step deeper by walking through his top 10 and why they work for Namely. In no particular order, here’s the list:Rivalry,LinkedIn Sales Navigato,Salesloft,ZoomInfo,Rapportive,Salesforce,InsideSales PowerDiealer,ToutApp,DocSend, andJoinme.We’ll discuss the pain point each of the above solves, how each is used effectively, and the impact that each has had at Namely. Hopefully you’ll find Chris’ insights as useful as we did. If you haven’t checked out the full podcast yet, we hope you’ll do so by heading over to theBowery Capital blog. Until next time!EndFragment
Chris FloresofNamelyjoined us in the studio this week to record another episode of theBowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast: “Building Your Sales Automation Stack.” Every startup sales team faces this question early on: what tools or infrastructure do I need to empower my salespeople and make sure we’re ready to scale quickly? Our team here atBowery Capitalstays close to the world of startup sales tools both on the investment side and from the perspective of our portfolio companies, and we know well that there is a diverse range of options out there for the modern seller. From CRMs to power dialers to sales analytics platforms, it can be hard to keep track of and there are few true real-world guides out there. That’s exactly what we were able to do in today’s podcast: Chris walks us through the startup “Sales Stack” he built overseeing the growth of Namely’s inside sales team from the ground up, and highlighting the top 10 solutions that have really made a difference.Crafting a stack of startup sales tools may seem easy at the outset: just let your salespeople use what works for them to help hit quota and have them hit the ground running. But when you’re aiming to build a lasting business, it’s important to have a consistent set of tools that your entire team can use. Building a data-driven culture of sales tool compliance is near impossible without this sort of top-down guidance. As a sales manager, however, your work is still cut out for you. Last year, the team here at Bowery Capital pulled together aGuide to Startup Sales Toolsto try to put some structured thoughts around the massive ecosystem of solutions in the space. There are certainly no shortage of options. In our podcast today, Chris takes the analysis one step deeper by walking through his top 10 and why they work for Namely. In no particular order, here’s the list:Rivalry,LinkedIn Sales Navigato,Salesloft,ZoomInfo,Rapportive,Salesforce,InsideSales PowerDiealer,ToutApp,DocSend, andJoinme.We’ll discuss the pain point each of the above solves, how each is used effectively, and the impact that each has had at Namely. Hopefully you’ll find Chris’ insights as useful as we did. If you haven’t checked out the full podcast yet, we hope you’ll do so by heading over to theBowery Capital blog. Until next time!EndFragment