Top performing sports teams learn, practice and memorize potential plays on the field given their strengths and the opposing team’s weaknesses. Similarly, high performing sales teams share a common language and process based on the organization’s sales methodology.
Buyers are faced with a double-edged sword. On one side, they have more alternatives available to them in today’s hyper-competitive market. On the other side, it is increasingly difficult to determine which is the best and most valuable option to choose.
When will they actually buy? This question is a challenge for most sales reps to answer accurately; sometimes precisely predicting future behavior may be paved with too much optimism rather than reality. Despite this, if you are in sales, in any role, at some point you likely have to predict and even commit to a revenue forecast... Instead of leading a forecasting plan with optimism, implement a proven sales process to proactively manage your pipeline. A proven sales process applies a more systematic and exacting approach that highlights when opportunities will close, and bookings are realized.
The Anatomy of a High-Impact Marketing Operations TeamDemandGen
Baxter Denney, Director of Marketing Operations at New Relic, gives you a view into the anatomy of a high-impact Marketing Operations team. Learn how a world-class Marketing Operations team can drive high growth within your organization.
Use this modern go-to-market framework to define the activities required to successfully build market-driven products & services that customers will accept.
Common Salesforce CPQ Implementation ChallengesCloud Analogy
Salesforce CPQ Implementation software clears out typical roadblocks of sales teams, transforming your quote-to-cash cycle into an automated flow. Here are some common Salesforce CPQ challenges that you can face.
Buyers are faced with a double-edged sword. On one side, they have more alternatives available to them in today’s hyper-competitive market. On the other side, it is increasingly difficult to determine which is the best and most valuable option to choose.
When will they actually buy? This question is a challenge for most sales reps to answer accurately; sometimes precisely predicting future behavior may be paved with too much optimism rather than reality. Despite this, if you are in sales, in any role, at some point you likely have to predict and even commit to a revenue forecast... Instead of leading a forecasting plan with optimism, implement a proven sales process to proactively manage your pipeline. A proven sales process applies a more systematic and exacting approach that highlights when opportunities will close, and bookings are realized.
The Anatomy of a High-Impact Marketing Operations TeamDemandGen
Baxter Denney, Director of Marketing Operations at New Relic, gives you a view into the anatomy of a high-impact Marketing Operations team. Learn how a world-class Marketing Operations team can drive high growth within your organization.
Use this modern go-to-market framework to define the activities required to successfully build market-driven products & services that customers will accept.
Common Salesforce CPQ Implementation ChallengesCloud Analogy
Salesforce CPQ Implementation software clears out typical roadblocks of sales teams, transforming your quote-to-cash cycle into an automated flow. Here are some common Salesforce CPQ challenges that you can face.
In this presentation you will find information about importance of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for subscription-based (SaaS) Internet startups.
The full list of metrics mentioned in the presentation, exact formulas, and examles you can find at http://datmachine.co/saas_metrics.
If you have any questions, don't be shy to drop me a line on my email: efremov(at)datmachine.co.
Sustainable Growth 2020: Sales as a Science by Winning by DesignJacco vanderKooij
This was the OpsStars 2019 keynote that presents the use of a more scientific approach to sales to establish sustainable growth. Today resources from VCs are mainly focused on birthing unicorns. Thousands of other companies are considered to be the walking dead.
Through the use of a more Scientific approach many of them can become financially successful in a sustainable way. Think of it as making them customer funded. This presentation discussed the 7 elements needed for success:
1) Define the right Go To Market
2) Establish a Data driven culture
3) Use of process to do more of what works
4) Develop skills not just knowledge
5) The right organizational structure
6) Enabled by the latest insights (content)
7) And provided with tools that act as a force multiplier
The frameworks to put these in practice are provided in this deck.
More then 120 videos can be found on this youtube channel: youtube.com/winningbydesign
The Buyer Journey - Closing the Gaps Using SalesLoft CadencesSalesLoftTraining
In today's world, buyers expect an exceptional customer experience from their vendors. In this webinar, SalesLoft Certified Partner, InStereo, will show us how to better understand our buyers' journeys and create a better buying experience using SalesLoft Cadences. In this training you will:
In this training you will:
* Gain insight on how to focus sales efforts on the right prospects
* Learn importance of understanding your buyers experience with your brand
* Discuss how to use Cadences to deliver a better buying experience for your customers
Product is becoming the customer acquisition, retention and expansion channel. As the product becomes the experience channel, companies with a customer-centric approach are starting to adopt product-led-growth strategy.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 - Intelligent Business Applications
Referat von Silvia Gönner (Microsoft) an der CRM Community Schweiz vom 26.10.2016 in Zug: http://www.crm-community.ch/event/crm-community-26oct2016/
Sales Impact Academy Coach, Mark Walker gives a preview of this foundational course.
You will learn:
1. How to identify the real pain points in your target market.
2. Which go-to-market model is best suited to your businesses.
3. Learn about the key success metrics you need to track.
Key Points:
1. Don’t be a solution in search of a problem - Consider the demand in the market first and then build a product for that pain.
2. Frame your key competitors as villain’s - it is a great way of identifying a problem and rallying people behind your product.
3. Be a pill not a vitamin - Is your product a ‘must have’ or a ‘nice to have’?
4. Your ICP should be narrow enough that you are able to streamline your entire operation and make your capital more efficient - you will have to say no to people.
5. A genuine go-to-market model considers every stage of the funnel.
Digital Transformation Toolkit - Framework, Best Practices and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Digital Transformation Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Management Consultants, after more than 3,000 hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Digital Transformation Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Tools & Templates required to successfully undertake the Digital Transformation of your organization.This Slideshare Powerpoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkit. You can download the entire Toolkit in Powerpoint and Excel at www.slidebooks.com
Days are ticking down to the end of the 1st quarter, 2019. You’re reviewing your pipeline and the likelihood of closing business to make your numbers, but the heart starts to race when you sense several decision makers have lost the urgency to make a decision. How do you inspire them to think differently - to shift to a mindset of taking action? In ValueSelling Framework® vernacular, you ask anxiety questions. To do this effectively, you must learn how to elicit an emotional response, without risking rapport.
Ever wondered how unit economics affect your growth rate? Quantitative analysis is the most essential part of successful growth hacking. Here is a specific example.
Slides David Shoenberger recently used in his discussion w/ mentees of The Product Mentor.
The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals…Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People.
Throughout the program, each mentor leads a conversation in an area of their expertise that is live streamed and available to both mentee and the broader product community.
One of the long-standing competitions in business IT is Microsoft Dynamics CRM versus Salesforce, two driving client relationship management (CRM). These two CRM solutions are so equivalent in value, target business type, and client experience, they continually end up set against one another.
Why Product-Led Growth is the most effective GTM strategyMickey Alon
Product-led growth is a strategy that relies on features and usage as primary drivers for customer acquisition, retention and expansion. Mastering growth is an iterative process that involves measurements, user engagements and experimentation.
Salesforce Template. please refer to any Salesforce language for terms of use. Sharing for other Trailblazers who have asked to use this template for Salesforce-related presentations.
We give you a framework for creating a B2B Sales Playbook - section by section, with key info about questions to consider when writing your own Sales Playbook.
Find out more about how to create your own Sales Playbook at: https://contemsa.com/sales-playbook/
Few of us really like to prospect. In fact, according to HubSpot research, 40% of sales people say prospecting is the most difficult part of their job. Yet, it’s a necessary skill to succeed in sales. How do the top performing sales reps conduct prospecting and create connections?
No other productivity investment has as much impact as sales coaching. But it’s not easy and many organizations struggle to get it right. This complimentary one-hour VSA webinar features PJ Nisbet and Candice October of ValueSelling Associates in the UK as they share proven, best practices that sales leaders can use to coach effectively.
In this presentation you will find information about importance of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for subscription-based (SaaS) Internet startups.
The full list of metrics mentioned in the presentation, exact formulas, and examles you can find at http://datmachine.co/saas_metrics.
If you have any questions, don't be shy to drop me a line on my email: efremov(at)datmachine.co.
Sustainable Growth 2020: Sales as a Science by Winning by DesignJacco vanderKooij
This was the OpsStars 2019 keynote that presents the use of a more scientific approach to sales to establish sustainable growth. Today resources from VCs are mainly focused on birthing unicorns. Thousands of other companies are considered to be the walking dead.
Through the use of a more Scientific approach many of them can become financially successful in a sustainable way. Think of it as making them customer funded. This presentation discussed the 7 elements needed for success:
1) Define the right Go To Market
2) Establish a Data driven culture
3) Use of process to do more of what works
4) Develop skills not just knowledge
5) The right organizational structure
6) Enabled by the latest insights (content)
7) And provided with tools that act as a force multiplier
The frameworks to put these in practice are provided in this deck.
More then 120 videos can be found on this youtube channel: youtube.com/winningbydesign
The Buyer Journey - Closing the Gaps Using SalesLoft CadencesSalesLoftTraining
In today's world, buyers expect an exceptional customer experience from their vendors. In this webinar, SalesLoft Certified Partner, InStereo, will show us how to better understand our buyers' journeys and create a better buying experience using SalesLoft Cadences. In this training you will:
In this training you will:
* Gain insight on how to focus sales efforts on the right prospects
* Learn importance of understanding your buyers experience with your brand
* Discuss how to use Cadences to deliver a better buying experience for your customers
Product is becoming the customer acquisition, retention and expansion channel. As the product becomes the experience channel, companies with a customer-centric approach are starting to adopt product-led-growth strategy.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 - Intelligent Business Applications
Referat von Silvia Gönner (Microsoft) an der CRM Community Schweiz vom 26.10.2016 in Zug: http://www.crm-community.ch/event/crm-community-26oct2016/
Sales Impact Academy Coach, Mark Walker gives a preview of this foundational course.
You will learn:
1. How to identify the real pain points in your target market.
2. Which go-to-market model is best suited to your businesses.
3. Learn about the key success metrics you need to track.
Key Points:
1. Don’t be a solution in search of a problem - Consider the demand in the market first and then build a product for that pain.
2. Frame your key competitors as villain’s - it is a great way of identifying a problem and rallying people behind your product.
3. Be a pill not a vitamin - Is your product a ‘must have’ or a ‘nice to have’?
4. Your ICP should be narrow enough that you are able to streamline your entire operation and make your capital more efficient - you will have to say no to people.
5. A genuine go-to-market model considers every stage of the funnel.
Digital Transformation Toolkit - Framework, Best Practices and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Digital Transformation Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Management Consultants, after more than 3,000 hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Digital Transformation Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Tools & Templates required to successfully undertake the Digital Transformation of your organization.This Slideshare Powerpoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkit. You can download the entire Toolkit in Powerpoint and Excel at www.slidebooks.com
Days are ticking down to the end of the 1st quarter, 2019. You’re reviewing your pipeline and the likelihood of closing business to make your numbers, but the heart starts to race when you sense several decision makers have lost the urgency to make a decision. How do you inspire them to think differently - to shift to a mindset of taking action? In ValueSelling Framework® vernacular, you ask anxiety questions. To do this effectively, you must learn how to elicit an emotional response, without risking rapport.
Ever wondered how unit economics affect your growth rate? Quantitative analysis is the most essential part of successful growth hacking. Here is a specific example.
Slides David Shoenberger recently used in his discussion w/ mentees of The Product Mentor.
The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals…Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People.
Throughout the program, each mentor leads a conversation in an area of their expertise that is live streamed and available to both mentee and the broader product community.
One of the long-standing competitions in business IT is Microsoft Dynamics CRM versus Salesforce, two driving client relationship management (CRM). These two CRM solutions are so equivalent in value, target business type, and client experience, they continually end up set against one another.
Why Product-Led Growth is the most effective GTM strategyMickey Alon
Product-led growth is a strategy that relies on features and usage as primary drivers for customer acquisition, retention and expansion. Mastering growth is an iterative process that involves measurements, user engagements and experimentation.
Salesforce Template. please refer to any Salesforce language for terms of use. Sharing for other Trailblazers who have asked to use this template for Salesforce-related presentations.
We give you a framework for creating a B2B Sales Playbook - section by section, with key info about questions to consider when writing your own Sales Playbook.
Find out more about how to create your own Sales Playbook at: https://contemsa.com/sales-playbook/
Few of us really like to prospect. In fact, according to HubSpot research, 40% of sales people say prospecting is the most difficult part of their job. Yet, it’s a necessary skill to succeed in sales. How do the top performing sales reps conduct prospecting and create connections?
No other productivity investment has as much impact as sales coaching. But it’s not easy and many organizations struggle to get it right. This complimentary one-hour VSA webinar features PJ Nisbet and Candice October of ValueSelling Associates in the UK as they share proven, best practices that sales leaders can use to coach effectively.
In this complimentary one-hour webinar, Julie Thomas, President & CEO of ValueSelling Associates, unpacks how to construct and tell value-based stories that build trust, demonstrate empathy, and win over decision-makers.
Whether you’re an individual contributor, sales manager or VP of Sales, your primary job focus is to achieve an assigned revenue quota. The concept seems simple. Find quality opportunities. Engage them. Move them through the sales process. And close the business. The reality, however, is quite different given the multitude of challenges you must overcome along the entire buying cycle.
More and more companies are recognizing the key role coaching plays in individual, team and organizational effectiveness. And nowhere, perhaps, does coaching play a bigger role than in sales. But it’s critical to know how to do it right. To create and sustain an effective sales coaching program, follow seven best practices of high-performing companies.
Join Julie Thomas, President & CEO of ValueSelling Associates, in this complimentary one-hour webinar, as she shares the results of new research conducted with Training Industry that sheds light on the companies whose sales coaching programs are winners.
Effective Sales Strategies helps companies with their sales, marketing, training and human capital strategies, plans and projects increasing top and bottom line results, performance and effectiveness. Check out our website to see our client testimonials and results! www.EffectiveSalesStrategies.com
As sales professionals in today’s competitive market, our customers and prospects demand more from you than ever before. You’re expected to bring something to the table—to be an adviser and consultant with relevant solutions for their business. This requires in-depth knowledge on your company’s products and services.
Julie Thomas, President and CEO of ValueSelling Associates, shares how best-in-class organizations target high-quality opportunities and what they do to continually requalify throughout the sales process. Attend this webinar to drive the quantity and quality of the opportunities in your pipeline.
Join ValueSelling Associate Bart van Eijck as he shares proven approaches to selling higher, including how sellers can present their calls as a value-added interruption, differentiate themselves and forge relationships with decision-makers.
In this complimentary webinar, PJ Nisbet, Managing Director and Founder of Nisbet Associates, a leading provider of the ValueSelling Framework, shares proven, Vortex Prospecting practices that have helped sales teams increase connections made by over 300% and meetings set by 3x.
How do you ensure your time and financial investment in sales training pays off? We often discuss the proven tools that withstand the test of time to increase sales productivity, but let’s explore the common reasons sales training fails. By understanding what these pitfalls are and avoiding them, you'll set the course for successful training initiatives that will result in increased sales performance and long-term revenue growth.
Whether by email, phone or social media, all of us receive messages daily from countless vendors promoting their products or services. Your prospects experience the same reality. But there is a simple way to get noticed. Ask better questions. After all, you’ll be judged by the quality of questions you ask. Instead of pitching, make a human connection. Learn good questioning techniques that can improve your effectiveness in engaging any prospect.
With countries and commerce opening up, most of us are looking to the second half of the year with renewed energy and high hopes. There are always new opportunities to pursue and new accounts to approach. But how do you start if you can’t get the first appointment?
Join Julie Thomas, President & CEO of ValueSelling Associates, as she shares a simple, proven process to differentiate yourself and gain access to decision makers.
What you’ll learn:
Win over and work with gatekeepers
Establish the rules for engagement the people you meet
Bargain for access to decision makers
Create an AIM Campaign that motivates buyers to act
Who should attend:
Sales Leaders
Sales Managers
Sales Reps (in all roles)
Business Development Representatives
Sales Development Representatives
Sales Enablement
Everyone’s talking about Account-Based Marketing – but is it the right approach for your organization? And, if it is, how do you create an end-to-end process for identifying, managing and marketing to target accounts? Part 1 of DemandGen's ABM webinar series details whether or not ABM is right for you.
Paula Crerar, Sr. Director, Content and Product Marketing at Brainshark walks through how to get started in the world of content marketing. http://www.brainshark.com/
Integrating Content Across Your EnterpriseClearVoice
Easily bridge departmental divides with strategic content collaboration by integrating content across your enterprise.
Content transcends the marketing department. It's the heartbeat of your brand and enhances every department, from human resources to product development.
Ready to integrate content? It's not just a strategy; it's a mindset shift toward more collaborative, insightful, and customer-centric operations.
Begin by reimagining content, building new connections, and drive growth across your enterprise.
Stop Pushing Sales! Focus on the Art and Science of Revenue Conversion Carpedia Consulting
We have just completed an assignment for an international systems integration company handling super-high value projects in the enterprise space. Essentially a professional services business, this company’s revenue growth was a key area of focus particularly in the area of account management and revenue expansion.
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Gerade in wirtschaftlich unruhigen Zeiten stellen Ihre bestehenden Kunden die Grundlage für Ihren Erfolg dar und sollten als wichtiges „wirtschaftliches Gut“ bzw. Asset gesehen werden.
Häufig wird aber mehr Fokus auf die Neugewinnung von Kunden gelegt – weniger auf die Absicherung und die Pflege bestehender Kunden, obwohl sie vorher mit viel Aufwand gewonnen wurden. Erkennen die Kunden nicht immer wieder neu ausreichende und attraktive Wertbeiträge aus der Zusammenarbeit mit Ihnen, steigt die Gefahr der Wechselbereitschaft und des teuren Kundenverlustes.
In unserem 60 minütigen Webinar am 17. Februar um 10.00 wollen wir Ihnen Anregungen vermitteln, wie Sie die Bindung Ihrer Kunden als wertvolles Asset für Ihren wirtschaftlichen Erfolg steigern können. Wir verdichten diese Überlegungen auf „5 Schlüsselthemen“, die Sie konkret mit Ihrem Verkaufs- und Serviceteam umsetzen können.
Nutzen Sie diese Möglichkeit zur Anregung für Ihre Kundenbindungsinitiative 2022!
Lassen Sie uns dazu eine kurze E-Mail zukommen – und Sie erhalten von uns die Zugangsdaten zum (kostenfreien) Webinar.
What, exactly, are the behaviors that sales professionals need in a virtual world?
To find out, we partnered with Training Industry to survey 464 sales leaders and sales training decision-makers. The results revealed the most impactful habits — and the glaring gap between those desired behaviors and sales metrics.
Join us as VP of Direct Sales and Partner Success Julie Bregen shares the results and a playbook that sales leaders can use to up-skill the virtual-selling skills of the entire sales org.
The new year is just around the corner — and we have new challenges to overcome: changing buyer behaviors, remote selling and building relationships, attracting and retaining top talent in a highly competitive market. How well is your organization equipped to take control and lead?
Recent research established that developing 7 key habits across your sales force will make a tremendous impact on sales performance.
In this 45-minute webinar, Rishi Dhawan shares key findings on the habits you want your sales team to develop to outperform their targets and improve sales effectiveness for the years to come.
The new year is just around the corner — and we have new challenges to overcome: changing buyer behaviors, remote selling and building relationships, attracting and retaining top talent in a highly competitive market. How well is your organization equipped to take control and lead?
Recent research established that developing 7 key habits across your sales force will make a tremendous impact on sales performance.
Was sind die Denkweisen, Eigenschaften und Verhaltensweisen von Spitzenverkäufern? Um dies herauszufinden, haben ValueSelling Associates und Selling Power vor kurzem mehr als 150 leitende B2B-Verkaufsmitarbeiter befragt - herausgekommen sind 7 wichtige Gewohnheiten.
Join ValueSelling Associate and Visualize-Inc. partner Carlos Nouche as he shares a proven playbook that will enable you to transform challenges into opportunities that close — with time to spare in Q4.
Woran scheitern die meisten Verkaufsanbahnungen? Die Vertriebsmitarbeiter haben keinen Zugang zum Top-Entscheider. Wir alle wissen, dass Führungskräfte und damit auch Top-Entscheider dafür bekannt sind, mit ihrer Zeit sehr restriktiv umzugehen und es dadurch schwer ist, Termine zu bekommen. Wie also können sich Vertriebsmitarbeiter den so wichtigen Kontakt sichern?
Jüngste Untersuchungen zeigen:
- dass die Zahl der an einer Entscheidung beteiligten Personen zunimmt
- dass die Freigabeebenen im Organigramm nach oben wandern und
- dass die Bereitschaft, auch bei einer Erstbeauftragung ohne physischen Kontakt mit dem Verkäufer, steigt.
Es wird also immer schwerer, in der Verkaufsanbahnung den für eine überzeugende Argumentation so wichtigen Kontakt zum finalen Entscheider aufzubauen. Wie können Sie durch methodisches Vorgehen sicherstellen, Ihre Wertbeiträge für den potentiellen Kunden erfolgreich zu präsentieren und Ihre Lösung zu verkaufen?
During this complimentary webinar, Doug von Koenig, Managing Partner at
ValueSelling Associates, tackles the hot topic of how to handle objections. He will share an objection handling process that gets results.
In unserem kostenlosen Webinar erläutert Harald Weber, Gründer und Inhaber von b2b Marketing und Managing Partner von ValueSelling Deutschland, das Konzept von Vortex Prospecting. Zahlreiche Vertriebsteams steigerten mit Hilfe von Vortex Prospecting ihre Neukundenkontakte um über 300% und die Anzahl der erfolgreichen Erstgespräche auf mehr als 33%.
In this complimentary webinar, Bart van Eijck, Associate with ValueSelling Associates, shares what top performing companies are doing to succeed, and the key differences between winners and losers.
In this complimentary webinar, Ronnie R.S. shares proven, Vortex Prospecting practices that have helped sales teams increase connections made by over 300% and meetings set by 3x.
En este seminario web gratuito, Frans Coenen, director gerente y fundador de Win Result, proveedor líder del ValueSelling Framework en Europa, comparte junto con Nalliby Haddad prácticas comprobadas de prospección de Vortex que han ayudado a los equipos de ventas a aumentar las conexiones realizadas en más del 300% y las reuniones establecidas por 3 veces.
Med Vortex Prospecting får du en gennemprøvet og skalerbar tilgang, der benytter flere kanaler og strategisk koreograferede kadencer. I dette webinar deler Jens Lind-Winther, Managing Partner hos ValueSelling Associates metoden, der har hjulpet salgsteams med at forbedre kontakter med over 300% og antallet af møder booket mere end 3 gange.
Dans ce webinaire en français, Dominique HANS, Managing Partner France de ValueSelling Associates partagera les bonnes pratiques de la prospection Vortex, méthode qui a aidé des équipes de vente à augmenter de plus de 300 % leur nombre de contacts et à multiplier par trois le nombre de rendez-vous fixés.
According to Harvard Business Review, increasing customer retention by 5% boosts profits by 25%-90%. Therefore, the time you spend improving your customer retention rate could be your most profitable activity. That’s a great way to start off your new year!
We know that the cost of acquiring a new customer is 5-25 times more than keeping an existing customer. If you aren't focused on renewal sales and customer retention, you are risking growth and margins from your existing accounts.
Join us for this complimentary webinar as Julie Thomas, President and CEO of ValueSelling Associates, presents how to boost renewal rates, perfect your customer retention process, and create a frictionless customer experience.
As this unprecedented year comes to an end, we are all experiencing the mad scramble to close sales. While we may be able to get deals in the door, there can be plenty of obstacles that keep us from getting a firm “Yes” from prospects.
Join Julie Thomas, President and CEO of ValueSelling Associates, as she shares strategies and tactics that will help you transform challenges into opportunities that close--with time to spare in the quarter.