sales techniques

Customer-centric Outcomes

Customer-centric Outcomes

Note: Today’s guest post is the final in a three-part series provided by Esteban Kolsky, founder of ThinkJar, a research consultancy focused on customer strategy and CRM solutions. The first two posts in the series can be found here and here. InsideView is a client...

Newbies Take Note:  3 Social Selling Mistakes to Avoid

Newbies Take Note: 3 Social Selling Mistakes to Avoid

Social selling is a relatively new technique. Heck, LinkedIn and Facebook are each barely 10 years old. So it’s not uncommon for those new to social selling, or new to social networking in general, to make some rookie mistakes. Here are three mistakes that social...

Mining for Your Lead’s Micro-buy Signals

Mining for Your Lead’s Micro-buy Signals

Note: Today’s guest post is another in a series provided by Denis Pombriant of Beagle Research Group. Denis is a top CRM market researcher who advises end users in CRM selection, deployment and use while also publishing a steady stream of analysis on many of the...

Your sales lead just got promoted. What should you do?

Your sales lead just got promoted. What should you do?

Anytime a sales lead has an interesting moment, it’s an opening to reach out to them, engage, make conversation, and, obviously, try to convert them into a closed deal. An interesting moment can be anything from a corporate event, like good earnings or an acquisition,...

7 Ways Sales Intelligence Gives You Super Powers

Guest post written by Tom Meriam  Tom Meriam is the VP of Sales at Spear Marketing Group, a B2B Marketing Agency, and writer for his personal website: ROI Marketing Insights. Tom has spent over the last 15 years in the sales and executive levels. He is deeply involved...

Do You Treat Your Sales Teams Like The Hunger Games?

The Hunger Games is the #1 movie in US box offices with $155 Million dollars. I haven’t seen the movie but I have read the book and I couldn’t help but think about how the Hunger Games can be applied to business environments. No one should...