Inside Sales

In Part I of this two-part webinar series, you will learn the process for winning sales opportunities at the executive level and the next-generation in opportunity management for sales organizations. We’ll discuss a structured, scalable process for qualifying and most importantly, winning strategic sales opportunities where competitors are strong and customer buying protocols are influenced by formal and informal decision criteria.

The content of this webinar is highly effective when you face:
•Long sales cycles (larger deal size)
•Tough competition
•Multiple decision-makers in the buying process
•Executive level decision makers

You will learn how to:
1.Qualify in or out of deals quickly to improve close ratio using 9 criteria
2.Examine formal and informal power and find the relevant executive
3.Improve forecast accuracy
4.Win more profitable business

Be sure to sign up for Part II of What Management Needs to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top to learn the 4 leadership practices that ensure results when selling to executives, on Feb 26 @1pmE.

Part II in the series Your Growth Ecosystem: Don’t Think Small About Your Big Accounts. For CEOs, Presidents, Founders/Owners, Business Development Heads, Sales VPs, and Key Account Managers of companies of any size, with special relevance to those with $10 million to $500 million in annual revenue. The series is a strategic, high-level approach to managing your organization to successfully sell and grow sales to multinational and global corporations.

These corporations face all the usual business challenges and needs as well as issues unique to their size and global reach. The leadership team in one subsidiary company may ultimately be subject to the decision-making authority of corporate leaders in another country, from another culture, with different concepts of risk, the speed of decision-making, and what constitutes proof. Corporate culture is influenced by the cultures of all the countries from which leaders originate and where employees reside. Besides culture, large corporations are uniquely complex, unwieldy, influenced by the speed of business, technology dependent, and rule-governed. How will you train your sellers and SMEs to understand and position your company as a superior resource to executives in very large companies?


You will learn:

1. How understanding the unique issues of global corporations can help you better position your company’s value proposition.
2. What is the most important issue facing all global businesses.
3. What resources are available to help you learn about doing business in other countries.
4.How you can decide what to do when your customer is expanding internationally
5.What opportunities you have to be innovative with global customers.

Sales Managers - join me for a discussion about how to set expectations that motivate sales professionals. We'll tackle the myths about sales management that interfere with goal attainment and reveal the secrets of sales motivation.

Join sales management expert Steven Rosen and his guest sales expert David Kurlan for an exciting “Fireside Chat.” In this episode, they will share their insights on what sales executives and managers need to do to ensure that they can overcome many common coaching challenges and coach their salespeople to crush their sales numbers.

No PowerPoint, no videos, just open and frank discussion.

Expect an action-packed webinar filled with sales management gems, pearls, powerful insights and stories that will help you crush your sales numbers.

Are you doing a great job coaching? Are you coaching frequently enough? Steven and Dave will answer these questions and share their insights into why coaching is not working and what you can do to ensure that you can get the impact you desire from coaching.

You will learn:

- What is the current state of sales coaching
- What can you do to improve your coaching effectiveness
- How to ensure that you and your sales managers are coaching

Hate using a sales script? Afraid you’ll sound phony? You’re not alone. Yet a good sales script, delivered well, can be one of your most powerful selling tools. Fortunately, you can learn how to take those words “off the page” and bring them to life in a natural, conversational way by applying the same techniques actors use in film and television. In this webinar, Actor and Author Julie Hansen reveals simple acting secrets for working with your sales script in an authentic, fresh way that will free you up to have an active, engaging dialogue with your prospect.
You will learn:

1.Scripts vs. “winging it” – what you need to know
2.5 things you absolutely, positively must have down cold
3.How to break down your sales script into “beats” like an actor
4.The difference between “internalizing” and “memorizing” your script
5.How to deliver your script so it never sounds canned!

Due to the expanding involvement of multiple people (and functions) in the decision process, sales cycles are getting longer and the entire process is becoming more complex. As a result, customers prefer not to change and to remain with the status quo. This leads to a lot of frustration for sellers and a great loss of productivity.

We will discuss the realities of today’s complex selling environment and how to avoid pitfalls that lengthen the process. You will also hear about how to maintain the value of your offering while keeping your credibility and leverage strong. Most important, we will give you the details of six proven strategies to shorten the sales cycle:

1. Factor in the decision process.
2. Stop excessive and unnecessary reorganizations.
3. Sell solutions that impact business.
4. Manage internal expectations.
5. Don’t overcomplicate it.
6. Avoid unprincipled concessions.

This training event is not based on theory, but rather on the specific strategies and tactics developed by top international negotiation expert Mladen Kresic. Mladen has taught and consulted with many leading corporations to help them close more than $2 Billion in closed deals. Several examples of successful negotiations will be provided.    

As a result of attending this event, you will learn how to:

Make it easier for your customers to buy.
Sell solutions that impact the customer’s business 
Simplify the process and manage internal expectations.
Avoid unprincipled concessions.

90% of Lauren Bailey’s business at @Factor8 is referral and repeat work. Think about that.

Starting your business, working hard, creating programs and having customers come back to you again and again. That is a huge success.

How does she do it? Tune in this week on the podcast to learn how she listens to customers and creates programs to really help them hit their goals, with heart.

And how you can take on this customer centric attitude in your prospecting.

Packed with tactical tips for any Sales Development professional!

You have to check this one out.

By the way, we just announced The Sales Development Conference 2019, August 23rd in San Francisco! Early Bird tickets are almost sold out so grab them before they’re gone right here → https://tenbound.com/events/

Big thanks to @Darryl Praill of @VanillaSoft for making this podcast possible. Check out their new Sales Engagement solutions here... https://www.vanillasoft.com/solutions/business-function/sales-engagement-platform/

#SDR #BDR #salesdevelopmentrep #salesdevelopment #prospecting #coldcalling #salesloft #outreach #sales #tenbound #salesforce #salesappointment #revenue #salesops #salesdev19
#marketingops #salesforce #tech #salestech #marketingtech #salestraining #brighttalk
#salesenablement #discoverorg #leadgeneration #accountbasedmarketing #abm

Ongoing sales research repeatedly tells us that modern buyers want something different from sales reps than they’re getting today. Yet, for the most part, sellers continue to do the same old things they’ve always done. This does not bode well for 2019.

Are you tired of how many of your sales team’s deals end in “No Decision?”
Does it concern you how many of your sales reps don’t make quota?
Are you ready to do something about it?

In this webinar on The Sales Experts Channel, sales enablement expert Mike Kunkle will share a Buyer-Oriented Selling System that will help you:

1.Shift your sellers’ mindset to think like a buyer
2.“Flip the script” to operate outside-in, from your buyers’ perspective
3.Operate in ways that build trust, rather than sounding like a stereotypical salesperson
4.Increase competitive differentiation as well as improve win-rates and quota attainment
5.Sell differently to get different results

Deb is hosting special guest Jennifer Gluckow to talk about her new book “Sales in a New York Minute.”

You've heard the term ''...in a New York minute,'' and you have your own ideas of what it means. Jennifer Gluckow defines it as ''fast, clear, direct, and successful.'' That's the way of New York, and it's the way sales are made (or lost) in New York City, and everywhere else on the planet.

Jennifer's concepts and strategies for selling follow the timeless New York City line, ''If you can make it there you can make it anywhere,'' transitioned to, ''If you can make the sale there, you can make the sale anywhere.''

212 is a sales nuance - it's the boiling point, the tipping point, and the emotional point. It's the NYC area code, and it's the number of mastery ideas and strategies in Jennifer's book that will bring salespeople success. Whether you're a sales newbie or a sales master, Jennifer's 212 New York minutes will bring your sales and your customers to the buying point.

From attracting customers online and face-to-face, to helping secure lifelong relationships, referrals and reorders, by building trust over time, minute by minute; to ensuring profitable sales and customer loyalty, you will learn 212 strategies that when put into practice, will make your sales and success soar.

Deb is hosting special guest Jeffrey Gitomer because…

After 50 years of successfully making sales all over the world.
After delivering more than 2,500 customized speeches to the world's biggest companies.
After establishing an unrivaled social platform with millions of views and followers.
After leading the marketplace with Sell or Die podcast.
After delivering more than 350 sold-out public seminars to audiences all over the globe.
After writing 13 best-selling books including The Sales Bible and The Little Red Book of Selling...

Jeffrey Gitomer has finally written the SALES MANIFESTO. A book that sets the standard, and lays bare what it will take for salespeople to succeed now, and for the next decade.

The MANIFESTO identifies in simple language the 5.5 parts of the new sale, and builds easy-to-learn and easy-to-implement models for each component:

1. Value Attraction (creating social messages that make the reader want more)
2. THEM Preparation (planning strategy, getting ready, and executing)
3. Value Engagement (attraction PLUS value)
4. Connection and Completion (perceived value beyond price in both 'how to connect' and 'connect to make a sale')
5. Building profitable long-term relationships (loyal, value driven customers)
5.5 Building a permanent referable first-class reputation (both online and community based)

This book is not just the answer - it's a no bull book of ANSWERS and ACTIONS that will put you on top of your sales world and keep you there.

You’ve heard of Unicorn and Rocket Ship companies, but what about people?

Jackie Woods could be one of those people. In just a few years, Jackie has gone from internships in college to running an high-performance Sales Development team at @Optimizely

We were lucky enough to catch up with Jackie live at the Optimizely office, and she shares with us how she rose through the ranks so quickly and the hard-won lessons learned over the past few years as a new manager.

You don’t want to miss this one.

We just announced The Sales Development Conference 2019, August 23rd in San Francisco. Early Bird tickets are almost sold out so grab them before they’re gone right here → https://tenbound.com/events/

Big thanks to @Darryl Praill of @VanillaSoft for making this podcast possible. Check out their new Sales Engagement solutions here... https://www.vanillasoft.com/solutions/business-function/sales-engagement-platform/

#SDR #BDR #salesdevelopmentrep #salesdevelopment #prospecting #coldcalling #salesloft #outreach #sales #tenbound #salesforce #salesappointment #revenue #salesops #salesdev19
#marketingops #salesforce #tech #salestech #marketingtech #salestraining #brighttalk
#salesenablement #discoverorg #leadgeneration #accountbasedmarketing #abm

Part I in the series Your Growth Ecosystem: Don’t Think Small About Your Big Accounts. For CEO, President, Founder, Owner, Business Development, Sales VP, CMO, Sales Enablement, Key Account Manager of companies of any size, with special relevance to those with $10 million to $500 million in annual revenue. The series is a strategic, high-level approach to managing your organization to successfully sell and grow sales to multinational and global corporations. Far too often, these responsibilities become divided by territories, individual reps, product lines, historical relationships, or sales to divisions or subsidiaries. The corporate board and senior management make their most strategic business and financial decisions with their entire global footprint top of mind—unless you can see the whole as well as its parts, you operate from a position of weakness. How can your company initiate and manage long-term relationships with the many people, subsidiaries, locations and divisions of a global account in a way to provide the greatest value to that customer and you? This webinar covers your company’s knowledge base—how do you gain relevant knowledge, manage it, share it, and keep it up to date. Who should be responsible and how can you afford to do it?


You will learn:

1.How much does your team need to know in order to be successful?
2.How to conduct research, synthesize what’s relevant, and keep it up to date?
3.How to share and communicate among all who need to know?
4.What are the relevant tools and resources to make this process easy?
5.Who should be responsible for doing this work? How can you afford it?

The most effective Sales Managers understand that managing sales is only part of the job. To succeed long term and build the business, you can't ignore the other part of your job -- leading people. Join me to learn how you can out-perform your peers, delight your customers, and support your team members in ways that really matter.

In sales, learners are earners! The benefits of lifelong learning and ongoing development are well-documented. In sales, curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge translate into goal-attainment and professional success.  

But who has time for training or going back to school? Sellers are busy! 

Maybe there's another way. 

Join Deb Calvert, founder of The Sales Experts Channel, and special guest Jonathan Farrington, CEO of Top Sales World, as they discuss resources, options, and best practices for busy sales professionals. They'll show you how to accelerate your development, expand your knowledge base, and earn more by learning more even if:

- you are busy or overwhelmed
- you've never attended a single college class
- your company doesn't provide sales or management training
- you don't like reading 
- you disliked school and feel intimidated by the thought of learning or changing 

What do you have to lose? Register today so you can start learning (and earning more!) right away. 

Hear about how this leading accountancy firm chose Workbooks, the integration between Workbooks and CCH, how they can now quickly report on sales and marketing activities to make informed decisions and ensure they focus on activities that win business.

Conversational AI made traction into many areas in 2018 with a growing number of businesses moving toward harnessing the power of conversational AI for a more diverse set of use cases, to increase productivity and drive higher performance across marketing, sales, and other organizations.

Watch our exclusive 2019 Predictions video fireside chat featuring Conversica CEO Alex Terry and Conversica Chief Scientist Sid J. Reddy, as they discuss the 10 ways that Conversational AI will evolve in 2019. Moderated by Conversica CMO Rashmi Vittal.

In this webinar, you will get a sneak peek into our predictions around:

- How AI will enable a truly augmented workforce
- How AI will turbocharge Marketing in 2019
- How Sales teams will improve their visibility and accountability through AI
- How AI will technologically advance into emotional intelligence
- How AI will progress to include omnichannel and multi-turn communications

If you want to accelerate your top opportunity development, then consider a war room approach. Your biggest prospects require a strategic mindset, planning and tools to develop and close. Sales leaders will learn how to coach account based teams to big wins and account successes.

You will learn:

1.What is a war room?
2.How to get the senior leadership team to back your war room efforts.
3.What to include in your war room strategy sessions.
4.Best practices for setting up a successful war room strategy meeting.
5.What results can you expect from your war room?

In this everchanging competitive sales world, you’ll learn why buyers, price conversations and even your boss inhibits your ability to achieve bigger goals.
Join us by registering for this online interactive webinar presented by Sales Experts Channel and hosted by Lisa Leitch, President, Sales Strategist, Trainer & Coach at Teneo Results, where you'll learn:

You will learn:

- Why we resist change to achieve bigger goals 
- 7 factors that inhibit success to achieving your sales goals, including your boss!
- The secret ingredient to slam dunking your goals in 2019 and 2022

There are many moving parts to any Sales Development operation, and adding a large number of SDRs, Managers and a global reach to the mix makes it even more complicated and difficult to execute.

Chris Castaldini has it covered, and he goes into depth on how he does it on this week’s podcast. This is a must for anyone looking to expand their program and/or career.

With an MBA from Santa Clara, deep experience running large SDR programs while also acting as an Advisor to SV Academy, he is plugged in and on point.

For this episode, we visited the Optimizely office and interviewed Chris live, which as a great experience we want to more of in the in future.

Listen in to this one!

Big thanks to Darryl Praill of VanillaSoft for making this podcast possible. Check out their new Sales Engagement solutions here... https://www.vanillasoft.com/solutions/business-function/sales-engagement-platform/

We just updated the Tenbound website to pull together the blogs, pods, webinars and other info in one place to make it easy for you to crush it in 2019.

Bookmark it for the big 2019 Conference announcement, and a ton of new content, coming soon! https://www.tenbound.com/


#SDR #BDR #salesdevelopmentrep #salesdevelopment #prospecting #coldcalling #salesloft #outreach #sales #tenbound #salesforce #salesappointment #revenue #salesops #salesdev19
#marketingops #salesforce #tech #salestech #marketingtech #salestraining #brighttalk
#salesenablement #discoverorg #leadgeneration #accountbasedmarketing #abm

Your mission is not just to generate more awareness, leads and revenue, but also to increase the financial and brand equity value of your company. To do this, you need to rise above the noise in the marketplace and truly understand your company’s place in the customer’s widening array of expectations.
Step one is to uncover the current value of your offerings to your customers and prospects (the existing state). Truth here is an absolute must.
You then need to protect and enhance your marketplace value by either being a top player (perhaps “the” top player) in your value category or better yet, launching yourself into a higher-value and more profitable category. Topics include:
How to find your current place on the Value Hierarchy Scale.
What four value measurements to capture and track.
How to identify and close your value gap.
Your best options for moving up the value scale.

You will learn how to:

1.Measure where you are in relation to your competition.
2.Achieve lasting competitive differentiation
3.Increase the financial and brand-equity value of your company.
4.Become a leader in your existing value category or catapult to the next category

Join sales management expert Steven Rosen and his guest sales leadership expert Krista Moore for an exciting “Fireside Chat.” In this episode, they will share their insights on what sales managers need to do to ensure that they are in the best position to hit the road running and crush their sales numbers.

No PowerPoint, no videos, just open and frank discussion.

Expect an action-packed webinar filled with sales management gems, pearls, powerful insights, and stories, that will help you crush your sales numbers.

Are you doing all the right things to set the year up for success? Steven and Krista share their best practices to ensure that you are on track to have a great year.

You will learn:

- How what you do in January impact the entire year
- How to hit the road running
- How to crush your sales numbers

Despite the amount of money and time spent on sales technology and training, barely half of salespeople make quota.

How can you ensure that 2019 doesn’t become another such statistic for your company growth?

What can you do to have more predictable revenue?

In this 30 minute talk, executives, sales managers, and small business owners will discover:

1.A process and techniques that hold sales managers and salespeople accountable to ensure pipeline results happen.
2.Which metrics to track and what actions to take in sales coaching and training for a more predictable pipeline.
3.The role recruiting and hiring plays in predictable revenue and what criteria to look for in new hires.

Do you struggle with creating accurate sales forecasts? Are deals bogging down in the pipeline? Attend this session to learn how to both create accurate forecasts and generate deal velocity.

You will learn:

1.The most important factor in creating an accurate sales forecast
2.The method used by some of the top companies in the world
3.How to diagnose what the forecast is saying – and what to do about it

A strong sales culture starts with YOU sales leader. Before anyone works for you, they're checking YOU out on social media. If you're invisible, or worse, if you are out of touch, you'll hire people who will be invisible and out of touch. Social media for sales leaders and sales professionals isn't new - it’s been around since the days of Usenet – we just didn’t call it social media. But it’s never been so public, so easy to use and such a powerful tool to share your personal brand and attract sales professionals that embody your culture. Learn how to better understand and embrace social media, and how can you use it to shed your cloak of invisibility and help manage your team, your career, and your professional image.

You will learn:

1.How to brand yourself boldly and show off your personal “weirdness” or what makes you different from every other sales leader.
2.How create personal connections and strong relationships with your ideal sales professional.
3.How to use a few simple apps to help you show off your weird while also positioning you as the sales manager of choice

One of the biggest things that impacts sales productivity is insufficient access to senior decision makers – the C Suite – and one of the key things I get asked when I’m coaching my clients to help with their sales development is “how do we get access to people at “C” Level?”
There’s little benefit in having a pipeline filled with deals where you’re engaged with people too low in the food chain but that’s what a lot of standard prospecting creates – meetings with people who may influence the decision but don’t who sign off on it.
One of the best ways to impact sales acceleration is to start at the top – at executive or “C” level – and retain access while also working at lower levels in the organization.
Knowing which organizations to approach and which people in those organizations to target is aided by effective sales and marketing alignment.
This talk covers which organizations to target, which senior executives to target, what they care about, how to reach them, how to create a message that will compel them to talk to you, what to do when you get that critical first meeting and how to follow up.


You will learn:

1.Why you should sell to “C” Level
2.What “C” Level executives do and don’t care about
3.Who to approach and how to approach them
4.How to prepare for, conduct & follow up an initial meeting