According to MarketingSherpa 2012 Marketing Benchmark Report, trade shows have secured the top spot as the most effective B2B marketing platform. They have greatly surpassed paid search, email marketing and websites. This statistic encourages us to take tradeshows...
Just getting a meeting on a prospect’s calendar is a big step in the B2B sals process, but the meeting itself makes or breaks your deal. Preparation is everything. Use the following six best practices for meeting preparation to help you plan a successful...
In a world in which a sales team can be entirely virtual, a hybrid mode of the virtual sales team is popping up everywhere. On any given day, reps could be working from home, on the road and in the office. Sales teams aren’t restricted to their offices and their...
Social media screw ups are inevitable, so what do you when one hits your brand? No matter your company’s level of participation on social media, you should have best practices in place to maintain your company profile and sustain sales strategies in the face of...
Training your own team to do something is hard enough, so how do you get your customers to do something? These 8 tips will ensure that the end users of your products are masters by the end of a training session. Create Realistic Expectations Set realistic expectations...
Conducting pre-call research is a necessary part of every sales effort, and, in most cases, can cost an organization a lot of time and money. Ensure that your pre-call research isn’t a wasted effort with a few best practice tips. Define research goals. In most cases,...