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Growth through GriefBegin Again: Dating After LossWhen someone becomes a widower, society has certain expectations about proper mourning periods and dating again. Six months, one year? And how do you get back out there when you are ready, and make sure you take the right steps to create a healthy "next" relationship?In this episode, mental health professional and widow Helen Keeling-Neal and widower Tom Pisello discuss expectations, how to know when you are ready, dating do's and don'ts, dating do's and don'ts.The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to...2022-08-1944 min
Growth through GriefBioHacking to Better Recover from GriefMy guest today is a growth expert, Russ Scala, the founder of Scala Precision Health, delivering evidence based, gender specific nutritional and hormonal testing and imaging, along with customized treatment protocols to improve patient recovery, health and performance. Russ is the author of the book American BioHacker, as well as a speaker, educator, and consultant.In this session interview with Russ Scala and Tom Pisello, we discuss the impact the loss of a loved one can have on the body, and what you can do medically, nutritionally and physically to get balance restored: to help...2022-07-2142 min
Evolvers117: Leveraging Evolved Value Storytelling and Sales Enablement to Drive Consumer Product Success w/ Thomas Meyers (Conagra)How do you grow Consumer Product sales despite virtual engagements and a tough business environment?
In this interview with Tom Meyers, he is a Vice President of Sales for Conagra Foodservice, we discuss recent food service challenges post-crisis and how his team are not taking these sitting down, proactively leveraging value storytelling, interactive presentations and sales enablement to address customer opportunities and drive much better customer engagements.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-meyers-67451812/
#consumerproducts #CPG #salesenablement #storytelling #CLOSE #contentmanagement #interactivepresentations2021-05-1842 minEvolvers97: Maximizing Productivity and Effectiveness of your Remote Sellers w Omer Minkara (VP & Principal Analyst at Aberdeen Group)This interview with Omer Minkara, author, VP & Principal Analyst at Aberdeen Group, explores the latest research, insights and advice on Remote Sellers.
In this session Omer outlines three ways to get the most productivity from your sellers now that they are remote and digital selling, and six new Sales Tech elements to drive improved selling effectiveness.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/omerminkara/
#salesenablement #remoteselling #digitalselling2021-02-2228 minEvolvers96: Product Marketing: How to Best Articulate Your Differentiating Value - w/ Steven Siegel (Product Marketing Expert)When you've developed and launched go-to-market programs for tech leaders like ServiceNow, SGI, EMC, Nokia, and startups such as Clumio, you learn a thing or two (or three).
In this interview with product marketing veteran Steve Siegel we discuss how to put value at the center of your go-to-market, and what it takes to launch a successful program to better communicate and quantify differentiating value to your prospects and customers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenjsiegel/
#salesenablement #valuemarketing #valueselling2021-02-1733 minEvolvers95: The Need for a 21st Century Commercial Model- w Stephen Diorio (The Revenue Enablement Institute)There are six big trends driving sales transformation: the rise of virtual selling, a new generation of leaders and new buyers, the need for integration and measurement and the explosion of AI,
With these trends in mind, Stephen Diorio and his team at the Revenue Enablement Institute published new research and a framework for creating a new Commercial Model and selecting the best sales technology to support the transformation.
In this interview, Stephen discusses the driving trends and outlines the 9-elements of the 21st Century Commercial Model.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-diorio-1339011/2021-02-1043 minEvolvers94: Winning with the Right Sales Content and Engagement Experiences w/ Thomas Stubbs (PepsiCo)Tom Stubbs, is a Sales Transformation leader at PepsiCo where he has led CPG sales knowledge management, enablement and transformation for over 25 years.
In this interview we got his unique perspective on this dynamic post-crisis environment, his take on the future of CPG sales and enablement, and what you need to invest in now to be successful in 2021 and beyond.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-stubbs-7598736/
#CPG #salestransformation #salesenablement #salestech2021-02-0835 minEvolvers93: Challenger Evolved: Inspiring Change AND Sense Making w/ Spencer Wixom (Challenger)B2B buyers indicated just how important selling experience is in creating customer loyalty, far more than brand, delivery and price, and those sellers who create a better experience are leverage these five key traits.
We had the opportunity to interview Challenger's Senior Vice President of Marketing, Spencer Wixom, to get all the details on this new research, how the Challenger Sales Methodology has evolved as a result, and what you need to do now to meet elevated buyer expectations and deliver a better selling experience.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-wixom-26a1a837/
...2021-02-0239 minEvolvers92: Minding the Buyer-Seller Engagement Gap: w/ Gert Scholts ("The Best Sales Coach")The buyer's decision making process has become much more complex, and too many decisions are ending up at "No Decision". This is a challenge, but also represents an incredible opportunity for the seller who knows how to help the buyer navigate a more complex process.
In this interview "The Best Sales Coach" , podcaster and consultant Gert Scholts discusses his take and the three things you need to do now as a seller or sales and enablement leader to capture the opportunity.
https https://www.linkedin.com/in/sales-transformation-b2b-sales-training-london-gertscholts/
#salesenablement #digitalselling #valueselling #salescoaching2021-02-0136 minEvolvers91: Enabling Evolved Healthcare and Medical Solution Sellers: w/ Maggie Farnik (Sales Manager/Rep- Guerbet)As a sales manager and rep, Maggie Farnik learned first hand about the challenges selling medical solutions, and she leverages these experiences now to create better training and sales enablement for medical imaging solutions firm Guerbet.
In this interview, we explore Maggie's journey, the best practices she leverages to drive selling success for the teams she supports, and the plans she has for the future of her firm's sales enablement and training tools and practice.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiefarnik/
#salesenablement #medicalsales #digitalselling #salestraining2021-01-2530 minEvolvers90: Scaling and Growing your Business Value Practice w/ Giuliano DaSilva (Genesys)When you are running a business value practice that is 12 years in the making, and has been optimized so that 5 value consultants support over 1,000 field reps and value in almost all significant deals, you know your stuff. And more importantly, you likely have some advice that could be helpful
In this interview with Giuliano da Silva the Senior Director of Value Consulting for communication, collaboration and customer experience firm Genesys, we discuss the best ways to scale and drive business value practice success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulianodasilva/
#valueselling #valuemanagement #businessvalue #valueconsultant #ROI...2021-01-1923 minEvolvers89: Existing Customer Focus: The Revival of Key Account Management w/ Liz Heiman (CEO and Chief Sales Strategist for sales consultancy Regarding Sales)Before early 2020, we saw the majority of sales and marketing teams focused on new account acquisition to fuel growth. Then the crisis hit, and many companies “circled the wagons” around existing customers, and all of a sudden key account management became vital again.
So why this renewed focus and how do you get key account management right ?
In this interview with Liz Heiman, CEO and Chief Sales Strategist for sales consultancy Regarding Sales, she answers these questions and many more in order to assure expansion revenue and growth from your key account management sales and enabl...2021-01-1334 minEvolvers88: Marketing Predictions for 2021: Optimizing Digital and Remote w Matt Heinz (Heinz Marketing/Podcaster/Author/Host)When it comes to Marketing strategy, one of the go to researchers and consultants has some special insights and strong opinions on how to become more engaging, especially now that b2b selling is more digital and remote.
In this interview with Matt Heinz, we discuss his predictions for 2021, and his specific advice on how to be more engaging, value-focused and agile in the New Year.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattheinz/
#salesenablement #contentmarketing #digitalselling #virtualselling2021-01-1235 minEvolvers87: Top Three Practices to Achieve Software Sales Excellence in 2021 w/ Tim Brömme and Jan-Erik Jank (Sales Excellence Podcast)Getting pre-sales enablement right when buyers are more digital and all remote is a challenge, however, these two professionals know a thing or two (or three) about best practices, especially when it comes to software sales.
In this interview we explore the challenges and three practical solutions to improve your software sales performance with Tim Bromme and Jan-Erik hosts of the Sales Excellence Podcast and expert pre-sales practitioners.
- Jan-Erik - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janerikjank/
- Tim Broemme - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbroemme/
- Sales Excellence Podcast - http...2021-01-0734 minEvolvers86: Design Thinking: How to Evolve from Selling to Co-creation in a Virtual Meeting- w/ Ashley Welch (Author/Naked Sales)What is Design Thinking and how can you apply it to make your next virtual sales engagement collaborative and amazing?
We explored how to leverage a three step approach of Discovery, Insight and Acceleration, with the expert on Design Thinking for sales, Ashley Welch, co-author of the book Naked Sales - How Design Thinking Reveals Customer Motives and Drives Revenue.
In this interview we discussed how anyone in sales, even if they don't have drawing skills, can leverage a Design Thinking approach to improve empathy, gain trust, co-create a solution and accelerate buyers from "do...2021-01-0434 minEvolversBest of the Year, 2020!Well, 2020 has been a year for the memory books, that’s for certain!
We are so grateful to you, our EVOLVERS family. We have created almost 90 episodes and a ton of free consumable content for you to peruse and enjoy.
We created this “Best of the Year 2020” episode with some of our most notable guests, such as Anita Nielsen (LDK Advsory Services), David Priemer (Cerebral Selling), and Mary Shea (Forrester) to name a few. They had so much incredible insight to share, it was hard to choose moments and guests to feature! But, choose them we did...2020-12-2222 minEvolvers85: Leveraging Storytelling to Create a Sales Experience that Doesn’t Suck w/Melissa Madian (Chief Fabulous Officer and Sales Enablement Frontierswoman )Checkout a typical sales presentation or Success Story and you'll notice the solution provider is often the center of attention, but this is not what the best storytellers show us as a different, more effective path. A good story makes the buyer the hero, bringing us along on a journey of purpose from pain and despair to happily ever after.
In this interview with Chief Fabulous Officer and sales enablement frontierswoman Melissa Madian we explore how to leverage visuals and storytelling, to sell like Netflix.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamadian/
#salesenablement #storytelling #val...2020-12-1625 minEvolvers84: Harder to Connect and Engage? Start by Getting Your Messaging Right w/Ryan Rhoten (Careerbrand)In this interview with Ryan Rhoten of brand messaging consultancy Careerbrand, author of the book CareerKred: 4 Simple Steps to Build Your Personal Brand & Boost Credibility in Your Career, and the host of “The BRAND New You” podcast we discuss the importance of having clear messaging, leveraging storytelling and refining and promoting your personal brand as a seller.
We are in a world now and forever more where selling will be overwhelmingly digital and remote, and as a result having the right messaging is more important than ever, unfortunately we still see too many organizations pitching their prod...2020-12-0834 minEvolvers83: Do Buyers Need Sales People at All? w/ Ton Verleg (DHL)There is a big question looming over b2b sales into 2021. With most buyers leveraging digital and engaging remotely, do we even need sellers at all?
This question is one we posed to the VP of Global Sales Development at global transportation and logistics firm DHL. We discuss how sellers are more important than ever, if they are able to evolve and make an important and critical pivot, and the key role sales enablement plays in creating a new toolset, skillset and mindset for success in 2021.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ton-verleg-8b31346/
#sales...2020-12-0330 minEvolvers82: Strong Sales Enablement in 2021: w/ Clark Green (Xactly)What are the most important strategies and tools to implement for sales enablement going into 2021?
In this interview we talk to Clark Green, the Vice President of Operations & Enablement at Xactly Corp. about his teams dynamic sales growth, transformation and tactics to succeed.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkgreen/
#sales #incentivemanagement #performancemanagement #forecasting #salesenablement #digitalselling #virtualselling #remoteselling #revenueenablement #valueselling #ROI #engagementexperience #CEx #contentmanagement #salestech #salestechnology #salestraining #salestools #sellingtools2020-11-3027 minEvolvers81: A new way to CMO: No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls w/Latane Conant (6Sense)A CMO who continues to rely on spam, forms and cold calls is so yesterday. Buyers demand more, and there is a better way to connect, engage and sell by doing less. This according to my interview with Latane Conant, the CMO for leading account-based marketing firm 6sense and a new author with an important book that was the basis of our discussion.
Latane was direct, frank and for a change, she kept our talk G-rated! If you are a marketing leader, you have to get Latane's take on how to outperform by leveraging ABM in a ne...2020-11-1942 minEvolvers80: A Chief Customer Officer Accelerating into 2021 and Beyond w/ Yamini Rangan (Hubspot)Why is the Chief Customer Officer so important now to growth success, and what should your strategy focus on for 2021 sales, marketing, customer success and service success?
In this interview with Yamini Rangan, the CCO of Hubspot, we discuss the accelerated shift to digital, remote and economic focused buyers and the leadership and strategy you need to execute in 2021 to be prepared and succeed.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaminirangan/
#CRM #CCO #ChiefCustomerOfficer #marketing #sales #customersuccess #service #nurturing #leadership #salesoptimization #assessment #salestechnology #salestech #marketingtechnology #martech #salestools #sellingtools #digitalselling #remoteselling #valueselling #RealizedROI2020-11-1334 minEvolvers79: A Template for 2021: The World Class Virtual Selling Organization: w Alice Heiman (Alice Heiman, LLC)Virtual selling is here to stay, it is certainly not new, and there is no excuse for poor virtual engagements any longer.
This according to my interview with Alice Heiman, one of the most experienced sales consultants and readiness professionals.
In fact, according to Alice, the winners in 2021 and beyond will be those organizations that not only embrace virtual, but strive to build a world class virtual selling organization.
So how do you get virtual selling right, and what is world class all about?
linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman
#digitalselling #vi...2020-11-1251 minEvolvers78: Crisis Selling: Focusing on Key Account Management to Win Bigger and Better: w/Mark Davies and Javier Marcos- Cuevas (KAM Forum)When the crisis first hit, many companies realized that their best strategy was to circle the wagons, focusing on existing customers and key accounts.
Some of these key accounts are at risk, with many facing budget lockdowns, cutbacks and pressure to consolidate vendors. Others are not cutting back, but accelerating business and digital transformations.
How do you make sure you don’t end up in the discount bin or the chopping block, evolving from being tactical to being more strategic and capturing new opportunities?
These are just a couple of questions we pose to t...2020-11-0642 minEvolvers77: Marketers Perspective: Leveraging Content and Sales Enablement to Accelerate through the Turn w/ Shannon McNealy (Schiele Group)As a front-line marketer, what should you be doing now to be ready for a better 2021?
In this interview we connect with Shannon McNealy, a rare mix of creative artist and smooth operator, recently named the Senior Marketing Manager for the Schiele Group, one of the largest print companies in the Midwest, and ex-marketing manager and sales enablement pro for ABCOMRENTS.COM, a leading trade show rental provider.
Shannon has worked for two different organizations in the past 12 months who have had to quickly adapt and pivot, and through this all, you learn a few thi...2020-10-3027 minEvolvers76: Remote Selling: How to Sell Successfully from Wherever You Are w/ Jeroen Corthout (Co-Founder SalesFlare)Now that we are mostly remote sellers, how do you maximize your time, optimize your sales performance, all while keeping your sanity?
In this interview with CRM expert Jeroen Corthout (co-founder of SalesFlare), we explore how you can take advantage of the remote environment to elevate capabilities and success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeroencorthout/
#CRM #salesenablement #remoteselling #digitalselling #virtualselling #salesleadership #salesoptimization #extrovert #salestransformation #valueselling #salesperformance2020-10-2639 minEvolvers75: Jumpstart ROI: Developing and Scaling a Business Value Program in Less Than Six Weeks w/ Michael Ketchmere (Xactly)The ability to communicate and quantify your unique business value to prospects and customers is essential with today's economic-focused buyer,, and getting a value program developed, launched and scaled is an imperative. So how do you do this quickly and effectively?
In this interview with the Head of Business Value Consulting for sales performance management firm Xactly, Michael Ketchmere discusses his journey to develop and scale an effective business value program in less than six weeks.
We discuss it all including the rapid development process, five steps to assure successful launch, sales process integration, adoption...2020-10-1942 minEvolvers74: Digital Selling: Leveraging Sales Enablement to Accelerate Through Crisis (Casey Clarkson and Gina Groome/Morrison Healthcare)Having the right sales content solution can make all the difference to transforming your sales capabilities and dealing with change. According to a couple of amazing sales enablement practitioners from Morrison Healthcare, delivering vital healthcare services in this time of COVID 19, having a good sales content platform helped them to more easily launch visual selling campaigns, pivot conversations, and enable sellers to be more consultative to stressed customers and a changing marketplace.
This interview with Casey Clarkson, the Director of Retail Programming, and Gina Groome, the Quality Assurance Manager for Morrison Healthcare’s Retail Team, discusses their role...2020-10-1617 minEvolvers73: Virtual Selling: Building Relationships, Differentiating and Winning Sales Remotely W/ Dave Shaby (Rain Group)How do you build rapport with prospects, even though you are now limited to a 13" virtual meeting screen?
How do you make sure you are not losing buyer engagement?
How do you pivot from pitching to blueprinting business value?
In this interview, co-author of the book Virtual Selling and sales training expert Dave Shaby we answer these questions, as he provides the research and advice you need to accelerate your seller's digital success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshaby/
#virtualselling #digitalselling #remoteselling #salesenablement #salesreadiness #RAINGroup #rapport #aspirations #afflictions #impact...2020-10-1337 minEvolvers72: Value Selling: Engaging with Customers, Value First w/ Julie Thomas (Value Selling Associates)
Sellers are facing a tough go-forward environment. Spending freezes, lower executive clip levels, and the dreaded cross functional approval board, the COVID committee. AS a result, 47% of buyers indicate they’ve already put off one or more purchases due to the crisis, with more to come.
The increased need for a value-focused approach is certainly upon us, and in fact in a recent survey, 66% of buyers say the value and ROI of a proposed solution are important to sign-off. However, less than 16% of sellers are adept at delivering business value assessments and ROI analysis. Ho...2020-10-0633 minEvolvers71: Selling Remotely: How to Maximize Every Customer Conversation, Even When Virtual w/ MariAnne Vanella (Vanella Group)Now that our customer conversations are remote and virtual, how do you engage as effectively as you did when in person?
For answers, I turned to MariAnne Vanella, CEO and Founder of the lead gen consultancy Vanella Group, best selling author of the award-winning book "42 Rules of Cold Calling Executives , a recipient of the "20 Women Leaders in Business" award, a Top 50 Women Martech Influencers, and a Top 3 on the "40 Most Inspirational C-Level Leaders in Sales Lead Management".
In this interview we explore how you can better connect with executives and engage leveraging a new toolkit, ski...2020-09-3036 minEvolvers70: Accelerating into 2021: Quotas, Compensation, and Enablement with Mark Donnolo (Sales Globe)As organizations look forward to 2021, getting sales quotas, compensation and enablement right is essential, but difficult with accelerated transformation, uncertainty and potential risks.
In this interview with prolific author Mark Donnolo, Managing Partner of Sales Globe, we discuss what changes organizations have made post crisis, and what sales performance improvements to prioritize for 2021 success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-donnolo/
#b2b #sales #salesperformance #salesincentives #salesquotas #salescompensation #salesmanagement #salesleadership #salesreadiness #salesoptimization #salesenablement #salestransformation #digitalselling #remoteselling #valueselling2020-09-2443 minEvolvers69: Good Discovery: Evolving from Qualifying Questions to a Dialogic Needs Assessment w Deb Calvert (People First)Doing a good job of discovery and listening are so important to buyers, yet so many sellers are struggling to get this right, especially in today's now digital and remote selling environment.
In this interview with Deb Calvert, an Inductee in the Sales Hall of Fame, Keynote Speaker and Sales Effectiveness Consultant as President of People First Productivity Solutions, we discuss what makes for "good discovery", especially how it is more a dialogue person to person than a qualification or diagnostic.
In her thoughtful answers, Deb outlines the five essential discovery elements, and exactly how to...2020-09-2135 minEvolvers68: Sell More with Better Value Communication and Quantification: w/ John Bossong (The Sales Vitamin Podcast)Sell More with Better Value Communication and Quantification
Right from his LinkedIn profile you can tell John Bossong is different. He's a seller that clearly takes a value-first approach, has created a podcast and personal brand, not to sell more but to help his customers.
John is the epitome of the Modern Seller, and in this interview episode we learn what makes him so different and successful.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbossong/
#b2b #sales #leasevsbuy #fleet #salesrep #salestransformation #personalbranding #valuestory #valuemessaging #valueselling #financialjustification #costofinaction #salesoptimization #salesleadership #salestools #sellingtools2020-09-1635 minEvolvers67: Sales Enablement 3.0 (The NEXT Normal) w/ Roderick Jefferson (Sales Enablement Expert)When you were the VP of Global Enablement for Marketo, Head of Global Sales Enablement for Oracle Marketing Cloud, and had key sales enablement and training leadership stints with Salesforce, 3PAR, PayPal, NetApp and Siebel you might have learned a thing or two.
And indeed, Roderick knows enablement, and has a knack for codifying what many perceive as a difficult and complex set of practices into a set of straight-forward rules and guides.
We discuss what it takes to get your sales enablement right - the correct mindset, skillset and toolset you need to succeed.
2020-09-0939 minEvolvers66: Catching the Beat of the Digital Selling Drum w/ David "D Fish" Fisher (Sales Speaker, Author, and Coach)Now that selling is more digital and remote, how do you better connect, build trust, and win the business?
My interview with author, podcaster, keynote speaker and selling expert David Fisher has so many gems of advice, to help guide a better sales enablement, transformation and performance success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamdfish/
#digitalselling #remoteselling #salestransformation #salesoptimization #salesperformance #salestools #sellingtools #trust2020-08-3144 minEvolvers65: We’ve Come a Long Way Baby: Value Selling and Realization w/ Shimon Abouzaglo (Value Selling and Realization Council)Shimon Abouzaglo, is the founder of the Value Selling & Realization Council, an organization dedicated to the practice and practitioners of value, and has had a long career as a business value practice leader and practitioner with IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, SAP, Infor and Accenture Interactive.
Who better to discuss where we are today regarding business value assessment and realized ROI practices, how far the practice has come and how much more needs to be done.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/valuerealization/
#VSRcouncil #valueselling #valueconsultant #salesenablement #salestransformation 2020-08-2821 minEvolvers64: Digital Selling: Ditch the PowerPoint Pitch and Create an Interactive Experience (w/ Dustin Zweck of Mediafly)Being a hunter sales leader in these times is not easy. One way to outperform the competition? Think about your next on-line meeting less as a presentation and more as a collaborative conversation and experience.
In this interview with VP of Sales for sales enablement provider Mediafly, Dustin Zweck, we discuss some of the best practices he recommends to clients and uses with his own teams to transform on-line virtual customer meetings into a compelling digital selling experience.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinzweck/
#digitalselling #remoteselling #salestransformation #salesenablement #revenueenablement #discovery #assessment #financialjustification #salesperformance #sal...2020-08-2545 minEvolvers63: Future-Proof Your Selling in Uncertain Times? w/ Steven Norman of Growth AcumenWhere are sellers and sales leaders falling short today, and what are the new skills you need to thrive and accelerate into 2021?
In this interview with author, podcaster and B2B sales consultant Steven Norman , we discuss seven steps you can use today to transform sales team performance and build a bulletproof sales machine.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/growth-coach
https://growthacumen.com.au/sales-assessment-tool-3/
#b2b #sales #salesperformance #salescoaching #salesenablement #salesleadership #salesreadiness #salestransformation #salesoptimization #diagnosticassessment #valueselling #revenueenablement #digitalselling #remoteselling #saleshiring #prospecting #qualification #2020-08-2037 minEvolvers62: Reaching and Engaging Customers in a Distanced Selling Environment w/ Colleen Francis (Engage Selling Solutions)Cold calling is dead, this according to Colleen Francis, a #1 LinkedIn Sales Influencer, renowned author and sales consultant. In this interview, we explore just how much prospecting has changed post-crisis, and what your sellers need to do in order to have better reach-outs, engagements and performance.
We touch on specific techniques such as the Tempo Triad, how to build a trusted personal brand on social media, and how to be sure you and your sales reps transcend the gerbil wheel of selling.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenfrancis/
https://www.engageselling.com/
2020-08-1532 minEvolvers61: Hire Smarter to Sell More w/ C. Lee Smith (CEO - Sales Fuel)If you get your new sales hire right it can mean great things for hitting your growth targets. But get it wrong, or worse, hire a toxic troublemaker, and the costs can be over a million for each error. So, how do you make sure you are only hiring the best for your organization and customers, and you on-board and enable them correctly?
We explored these tough questions with sales performance author, podcaster and expert C. Lee Smith in this informative podcast session.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleesmith/
Book link: https://www.ama...2020-08-0631 minEvolvers60: Learning Through Crisis and Accelerating Beyond Uncertainty (Matt Navarro VP Sales with AmerSports)Imagine you are a sales leader responsible for selling leading apparel, footwear and sports equipment brands such as Salomon, Atomic, Wilson, Precor and Louisville Slugger. Now imagine how you and your team's world was turned upside down by the COVID-19 shutdown and crisis. impacting team sports, ski resorts and retail stores to name just a few business drivers.
This is exactly what we explore in our interview with VP of US Sales, Matt Navarro, discussing how he was able to help his team maintain a winning attitude and quickly pivot to digital selling.
https://www...2020-08-0321 minEvolvers58: Revenue Enablement: The Next Big Thing? w/ Stephen Diorio (Revenue Enablement Institute)Many of you have heard about Revenue Enablement, and might be wondering what it is all about, and why we need another type of enablement beyond just Sales Enablement?
Who better to explain than Stephen Diorio, creator of the Revenue Enablement Institute. In this informative session, we define what Revenue Enablement is all about and why it is so important.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-diorio-1339011/
#b2b #sales #customersuccess #marketing #customersuccess #salesenablement #revenueenablement #digitalselling #remoteselling #salestech #salestechnology #salestransformation #valueselling #salestools #sellingtools2020-07-2331 minEvolvers57: The Evolution of Business Value Consulting and Selling - w/ Anurag Goel (Salesforce)When you've cut your teeth at, run and created value consulting and selling programs at companies like Salesforce, Adobe, Deloitte Consulting and SAP, you've learned a thing or two about what makes a good program and delivers a great customer experience.
We dig into the best elements in these most successful value consulting and selling programs, including how to overcome adoption and customer engagement challenges, and the hardest lessons learned.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuraggoel2/
#valueselling #valueconsulting #valuemanagement #RealizedROI #ROIcalculator #valueassessment #salesenablement #revenueenablement #salestools #sellingtools #salestechnology #salestech2020-07-1528 minEvolvers56: Leveraging Business Value to Become a Trusted Advisor - w/Greg Brown (Salesforce, Peoplesoft, E.piphany and Apptus)What is a trusted advisor, why is becoming one to your customer so important, and how do you achieve it?
According to sales veteran Greg Brown (Salesforce, Peoplesoft, E.piphany and Apptus) it comes down to a simple formula: Rapport, Credibility and Value.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregcbrown/
#salesenablement #salesperformance #salesoptimization #salestransformation #digitalselling #remoteselling #valueselling #valuemanagement #trust #ethos2020-07-0832 minEvolvers55: Evolving From Salesperson to a Purveyor of Hope w/ Anita Nielsen (LDK Advisory)In times of uncertainty, emotions are charged. This can lead to indecision, not a good thing when you are trying to move a buying committee and your champion through the buyers journey to "Yes".
So why does this happen, and as a seller, what can you do to ease the anxiety and achieve success?
In this interview with #1 LinkedIn sales expert, author and consultant Anita Neilsen, we explore the neuroscience of decision making in today's post-crisis world and specific strategies sellers and sales enablement can take to leverage the current conditions and accelerate success.
2020-06-3036 minEvolvers54: Selling the Business Value of Cloud w/ Craig Stanley (VMware)Where are customers seeking value from their Cloud investments? Have the value priorities changed post crisis? And how do companies like VMware collaborate with customers to prove and improve the business value of Cloud?
These are just a few of the questions we explored with Craig Stanley, Group Product Line Marketing Manager and Cloud Economics expert for VMware.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigstanleyal/
#VMware #Cloud #CloudEconomics #TCO #ROI #roicalculator #tcocalculator #aalueassessment #businessvalue #IT #valuemanagement #maturityassessment #maturitymodel #valueselling #valuemarketing2020-06-2530 minEvolvers53: Sell the Way You Buy: Articulate Value to Win the Deal - w/ David Priemer (Cerebral Selling)What is the secret to selling? David Priemer says it's simple. Just sell the way you buy.
David is an expert in the neuroscience of selling, and he leverages his background as a research scientist along with his accidental career in sales with Influitive, Salesforce, Varicent and Infor to decompose the best way to connect, engage and win over your customer.
In this interview we discuss what makes a great remote selling experience, the best way to do discovery and demos, and the important difference between ROI and value.
https://www.linkedin.com...2020-06-1736 minEvolvers52: Capturing Growth Opportunities with Digital Selling Transformation - w/ Andrew Miehl (Mediafly)Focusing on existing customers is key to success for many organizations through the crisis. How do you optimize your growth sales and customer success teams to better engage with existing customers now that all meetings are remote, buyers are more frugal and you get more "No" than "Yes"?
Who better to ask than Mediafly's own Andrew Miehl. See what he is doing to better retain and expand existing customers, focusing on enabling better remote selling, realized value and maintaining a fun, winning attitude.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-miehl/
#salesenablement #revenueenablement #growthsales #c...2020-06-1029 minEvolvers51: Your B2B Startup: Revenue Growth Despite Uncertainty? -w/ Scott Sambucci (Sales Qualia)If you have a start-up or early stage company you know how hard it can be to get to "Yes" in normal times. Throw in a health crisis, economic shutdown and a bunch more uncertainty through recovery and "good luck".
Well, you don't need luck, you need a sales process and system, this according to our latest guest: Scott Sambucci, accomplished consultant, podcaster and author of the book "Stop Hustling, Start Scaling".
In this interview we discuss how to stay positive through all the issues, the importance of refining your process and forecasting indicators, and e...2020-06-0234 minEvolvers50: From Growth at All Costs to Selling Smarter Better - w/ Doug Landis (Emergence Capital)When the next billion dollar SaaS company for investment firm Emergence Capital needs to redo their strategy and playbook, Doug Landis is the growth partner they tap to deliver the goods. You can imagine how busy he is during this uncertain time.
We were more than excited to grab him for an interview, to discuss what he is seeing and recommending to portfolio companies, and the importance of visibility, empathetic messaging and a "spectrum of value".
https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglandis/
#emergencecapital #technologysales #valuemessaging #valueselling #salesenablement #buyerenablement #revenueenablement #CRM #salestech #salestechnology #salesplaybook...2020-05-2739 minEvolvers49: Articulating Your Differentiating Value, a Requirement in a Tight Economy (w/ Bob Apollo Inflexion-Point)Unless your deal is tied to support both strategic objectives and tactical priorities, unless it is tied to tangible value and business outcomes, it won't get considered much less approved. This according to sales and marketing consultant Bob Apollo in this latest podcast interview.
Hear what Bob had to say and why it is so critical.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobapollo/
#salesenablement #valuemessaging #valueselling #salesplaybook #Challenger #Salesperformance #salesoptimization #salesleadership #productmarketing #contentmarketing #ValueStory #financialjustification #valuemanagement #businesscase #nopitch2020-05-2233 minEvolvers48: Up your Game: Optimizing Sales and Channel Performance (w/ Lorin Coles of AllianceSphere)In this interview with marketing and channel expert, Lorin Coles, we tap into his experiences developing major go-to-market strategies and campaigns for Equifax, RedHat, Cisco, and Microsoft, to gain advice on how to shape your sales and channel enablement programs from crisis response to recovery and new opportunities.
We explore how to make your customer the center of all your strategies, how to empower a "value exchange" and what you should be doing with your direct and channel enablement to assure success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorin-coles-880404/
#b2b #sales #channel#salesenablement #cha...2020-05-1843 minEvolvers47: The Time is Now for Digital Selling - w/ Devin Long (Heineken USA)If you are in Consumer Product Goods, your world has been turned upside down with stores and establishment closures, and permanently changing consumer preferences and behaviors.
As the leader for sales enablement and transformation at Heineken, Devin Long is in the thick of these changes. His belief: This is not the time to pull-back and be timid, in fact just the opposite. The crisis is a great catalyst for advancing your sales transformation programs, and implementing much needed Digital Selling tools and technology.
In this interview we explore Devin's Digital Selling vision as he dishes a...2020-05-1433 minEvolvers46: Proactively Reshaping your Marketing Strategy in Uncertain Times - w/ Paul Mosenson (Marketing Consultant)Uncertainty can create opportunities. Those that are able to use this time to self-examine and reinvent their offering, positioning, marketing and sales approach could be the new winners.
In this interview with experienced marketing consultant and podcaster Paul Mosenson we explore what you should do now to evaluate your approach and capture this unique opportunity.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmosenson/
#b2b #marketing #leadgen #remoteselling #digitalselling #salesenablement #valueselling #valuemessaging #valuemarketing #ecommerce2020-05-0734 minEvolvers45: The Transparency Sale: Leading with Your Flaws and Imperfections (w/ Todd Caponi, author The Transparency Sale)Although most sellers try to present your organization and solutions as perfect, with a "we can solve all your challenges" approach, research clearly shows that embracing imperfections leads to much greater success.
This from the author of the award-winning & international best-seller, The Transparency Sale, Todd Caponi.
In this interview we dig into his authenticity findings, the neuroscience of trust and why being "flawsome" is your ticket to accelerated decisions and more wins.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcaponi/
#salesmelon #salesenablement #salesperformance #reviews #customerreferences #salesoptimization #valuemessaging #valuemap #valueselling #transparency #authenticity #trust #flawsome #sal...2020-05-0636 minEvolvers44: Sales Enablement Lessons Learned: Agility and Outcomes: w/ Paul Liberatore (Tricentis)Paul Liberatore is the Director of Sales Enablement for Tricentis, and a practitioner and consultant in the space for 30+ years. He knows a thing or two, often taped as the go-to guy to create sales enablement programs from scratch.
I was so pleased when he agreed to join me for an interview. We talk about his state of sales enablement, lessons learned from his best successes and challenging failures, and the best way to navigate your sales enablement practice through tough times.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpaulliberatore/
#Tricentis #research #salesenablement #evolveselling #v...2020-05-0130 minEvolvers43: The Democratization of Sales Enablement? w/ Dan Cilley (Vendor Neutral)How do you make the best choice when you are looking at over 600 different sales technology providers? This is where Dan Cilley and Vendor Neutral come into play. They certify the top 100 vendors, and work with organizations to help streamline their selection process.
In this interview we discuss the sales tech landscape, RFP and selection process and ways to optimize sales enablement success.
#salestechnology #salestech #certifiedvendor #VendorNeutral #RFP #selection #salesenablement #valueselling #comparison #vendorselection #salestools #sellingtools #salesperformance #salesoptimization #CRM
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dancilley/
Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendor-neutral
...2020-04-2921 minEvolvers42: Sales Management: Leadership Through Times of Uncertainty w/ Steve Benson (CEO of Badger Maps / Outside Sales Talk podcast)As a tech entrepreneur, field sales expert and sales leader with Google, Autonomy and IBM, Steve Benson has run some amazing sales teams, and weathered a storm or two.
In this interview we discuss the keys for field sales reps and managers to survive the current uncertainty and drive performance despite the challenges.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbenson/
#salesenablement #mapping #salesautomation #salesoptimization #outsidesales #fieldsales #salesmanagement #salescoaching #salestechnology #salestech #salestools #sellingtools #salesplanning #valueselling #financialjustification #ROI2020-04-2341 minEvolvers41: Three Ways to Keep a Winning Mindset in Uncertain Times - w/ Michael Sadeghpour (author, founder of EdgeThink)Getting through and flourishing through uncertain times may all come down to one thing, having a winning mindset.
In this interview of author and sales performance coach Michael Sadeghpour, we discuss the key elements used by elite athletes that sellers can leverage to drive better performance. These include Attitude, Effort and Ownership.
Checkout how to leverage these three components to improve your sales performance and enablement practices:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-sadeghpour-a738199/
#sales #salesenablement #salesperformance #salesoptimization #salescoaching #salesleadership #salesmanagement #winningmindset2020-04-2030 minEvolvers40: Sales Enablement: From Practitioner to Strategic Leader w/ Dr. Brian Lambert (Growth Matters)Why is it so important to move from sales enablement practitioner to strategic leader? In this interview with Dr. Brian Lambert, author, co-founder of the Sales Enablement Society, and Inside Sales Enablement podcaster, we explore how important sales enablement is to growth success, why the practice hasn't advanced as quickly as anticipated, and what can be done to drive better success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianlambert/
#salesmanagement #salesleadership #salesreadiness #salesperformance #salesenablement #salesenablementsociety #SES #evolvedselling #valueselling #deathoftheB2Bsalesrep #Forrester #CSOinsights #InsideSalesEnablement #GrowthMatters2020-04-1535 minEvolvers39: Leveraging Customer Intelligence to Drive Predictable Sales (w/ Pete McChrystal CEO / Founder Accent Technologies)Customer Intelligence, Machine Learning and AI are all important considerations for sales enablement practices.
In this interview with Pete McChrystal, CEO and founder of sales enablement firm Accent Technologies, we discuss CRM integration, best use cases and the art of the possible.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-mcchrystal-56637949/
#salesenablement #CRM #AI #ML #customerintelligence #insights #salesautomation #contentmanagement #salesleadership #salesplaybook #guidedselling2020-04-1538 minEvolvers38: Building and Launching a Business Value Assessment Tool and Program (Clayton Slagle, Value Consultant at Syncron)What does it take to migrate your sellers from using a spreadsheet to leveraging an interactive value assessment tool?
In this interview we talk with experienced value consultant Clayton Slagle about his business value selling tool and program at PTC. We walk through the entire lifecycle of the program from conception, through development and launch, to achieving substantial business benefits.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonslagle/
#PTC #valueconsultant #valueengineer #valueselling #valuemarketing #interactivecontent #valueassessment #valuemanagement #businessvalue #ROI #ROIcalculator #TCO #Salestool #sellingtool #salestechnology #salestech #salesenablement #salesreadiness2020-04-0925 minEvolvers37: The Death of Sales Enablement? (w/ Scott Santucci (top SE consultant, podcaster and former Forrester)What is the state of Sales Enablement today? Is it thriving as a healthy practice, or faltering post hype-cycle?
Ever the protagonist, this interview with Scott Santucci (former Forrester analyst, consultant and podcaster) will certainly cause debate and a rethinking of your sales enablement strategy and plans.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsantucci/
#Forrester #research #salesenablement #evolvedselling #insidese #valueselling #contentmanagement #contentmarketing #productmarketing #hypecycle #salesoptimization #salesperformance #salesautomation #salestechnology #salestech #salestools #sellingtools #ses #ROI #frugalnomics
2020-04-0641 minEvolvers36: Visual Storytelling: Grab Attention and Inspire Buying w/ Nathan Jackson (Presentify)Digital selling is now a requirement, and you have to grab and keep a buyers attention, made more difficult that many in person meetings are now remote and online. So how do you get your presentations to grab a buyer's attention and inspire engagement?
This interview of visual presentation expert Nathan Jackson, Managing Director of Presentify provides practical advice as to how to reshape your traditional presentations into more effective visual storytelling tools.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanjacksonuk/
#presentations #remoteselling #digitalselling #remotepresentations #salesenablement #PowerPoint #visual #storytelling #salestechnology #salestech #salestools #sellingtools #valueselling #valuemessaging2020-04-0138 minEvolvers35: Better Value Selling in Four Easy Steps w/ Mike Wilkinson (The Value Selling Expert / Axia Value Solutions)As buyers become more budget constrained, risk averse and economic focused, the ability for sellers to communicate and quantify your differentiating value is important to getting your proposal considered, and vital to getting executive approval.
In this interview with Mike Wilkinson (consultant, author and well known as "The Value Selling Expert"), we discuss the important need for value selling, and four easy steps you can use to optimize how your sellers engage with value: Qualify the Value, Value Discovery, Value Demonstration and Delivery of Value.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewilkinson-valueexpert/
#valueselling #businessvalue...2020-03-3031 minEvolvers34: Selling Human Capital Management Solutions - The Need to Articulate Value - with Tanya Carpenter (Leapgen)Tanya Carpenter is the Chief Revenue Officer at Leapgen, a Workforce Management Consulting Firm focused on Digital Transformation.
In this interview we focus on the challenges of selling human capital management advisory and consulting services and the need to evolve from pitching services to articulating outcomes and business
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyacarpenter/value
#LeapGen #HCM #WorkforceManagement #EmployeeExperience #WorkforceExperience #b2b #advisory #consulting #services #salesenablement #marketing #productmarketing #valueselling #valuemarketing #salesreadiness #CRO #SalesLeadership2020-03-2628 minEvolvers33: The End of B2B Sales as we Know It, And I Feel Fine! with Peter O'Neill (former Forrester)The Death of the B2B Sales Rep, key research conducted five years ago under Peter O’Neill's tenure as Vice President & Research Director for Forrester.
In this session we interview Peter to learn more about these predictions, how accurate they turned out to be, and what new challenges he sees moving forward for sales enablement and marketing.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/poneillxforr/
#b2b #sales #salesenablement #salesengagement #salesreadiness #salesautomation #salesoptimization #salesperformance #SellerExperience #BusinessConsumer #marketingautomation #ecommerce #insidesales #salestech #salestechnology #salestools #sellingtools #deathofb2bsalesrep
2020-03-2435 minEvolvers32: Articulating the Business Value of Managed Services - with Chris Holgate (Success in MPS)Chris Holgate is the Founder & Managing Director of Success in MPS a provider of Worldwide Managed Print Consulting and Sales Training, and a veteran business and sales leader from Ikon / Ricoh, Sharp Electronics and Canon Europe.
In this interview, we discuss the unique challenges of selling services, how to improve discovery, articulate differentiating business value, and how to best train and enable sellers to transition from pitching products to consulting on services.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisholgate/
#MPS #Printers #Printing #PrintServices #ManagedPrintServices #ValueSelling #ValueMessaging #ValueStory #ValueMap #ValueManagement #RealizedROI #OutcomeSelling #ROI #TotalCostofOwnership #TCO #S...2020-03-2027 minEvolvers31: Guiding Principles to Launch and Scale your Value Selling Practice w/ Gregg Nichols (Citrix)Gregg recently joined Citrix as the Global Head of Value Engineering, chartered to build a worldwide team to help prospects and customers assess the business value of running on Citrix technology.
In this interview, we discuss his challenges launching this new practice, his guiding principles for excellence, how he proves the value of his practice, and his plans for future growth and scale.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggnichols/
#ValueSelling #ValueConsulting #ValueEngineering #ValueManagement #OutcomeSelling #BusinessValue #TCO #ROI #TCOCalculator #ROICalculator #RealizedROI #RealizedValue #SalesEnablement #SalesPerformance #SalesOptimization #SalesTools #SellingTools #InteractiveContent #Insights #Benchmarks #SaaS #Citrix2020-03-1834 minEvolvers30: Sales Enablement: You've Come a Long Way Baby! - with Craig Nelson (SAP)Sales Enablement has quite a history. And what better person to interview on this topic than Craig Nelson. Currently, Craig is the VP of Global Training and Enablement for SAP, but his roots in Sales Enablement go way back. First as a practitioner for NetIQ, LBMS and 3M, and then as co-founder and leader for one of the first Sales Enablement platform companies iCentera (which was acquired by Callidus Cloud and then SAP).
We met Craig over a decade ago, when he co-founded led one of the first Sales Enablement companies, iCentera. He successfully sold this company to C...2020-03-1134 minEvolvers29: Sales Technology: Engaging Better, Differentiating Further & Winning More - w/ Nancy Nardin (Smart Selling Tools)Many of you have read her articles or watched her videos about sales technology. Nancy Nardin is the founder of the valuable sales tech resource site Smart Selling Tools.
In this interview we discuss the sales technology landscape, exploring the best tools you can use to enable buyers, communicate and quantify value and capture expand selling opportunities.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancynardin
#salesenablement #sellingtools #salestools #salestechnology #salestech #salesautomation #salesperformance #interactivecontent #businessvalue #valueselling #buyerenablement2020-03-0938 minEvolvers28: Leveraging the ‘Neuroscience of Sales’ to Boost Personal Performance - w/ Tanya Kunze (SWIFT Coaching)She's a sales coach, keynote speaker, social personality and author. In this interview we speak with Tanya Kunze, CEO of SWIFT Coaching on how to optimize sales performance through self awareness, neuroscience, seller and customer profiling.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-kunze-a5a70312/
#salesperformance #salesleadership #sellerprofiling #salesenmablement #customerprofiling #neuroscience #salescoaching #salestraining #salesreadiness2020-03-0241 minEvolvers27: CRM: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - w/ Mike Jortberg (Slalom Consulting)When you have over 40 years of high-tech sales performance, CRM application consulting, alliances and business development experiences, you know there's some perspective to explore and predictions to garner.
In this podcast we interview Mike Jortberg, Global Sales Director for Customer Experience and Salesforce for Slalom Consulting and veteran business development leader and consultant for Salesforce, Axciom, Siebel (now Oracle), Hewitt Associates (now Aon Consulting).
We discuss all things CRM: The biggest changes, what's remained the same, and what still needs to be improved. Mike also reveals one his best techniques for improving sales performance - lever...2020-02-2741 minEvolvers26: Sales Performance: A Mindset for Success w/ Jason Lovelace (SPINS)The best sales leaders have a performance mindset: A different way of thinking. A way to make it happen no matter what. A way to more quickly transform, scale and grow.
Jason (Jay) Lovelace has such a mindset, and he knows how to instill it in the groups he leads. As the Chief Commercial Office for SPINS, a wellness data technology provider to retailers and brands. over his 18 years as a key executive for Career Builder, and throughout his advertising agency days, Jay has created and honed a way to get more from the people he leads, p...2020-02-2428 minEvolvers25: TCO: Wanted. Dead or Alive w/ Bill Kirwin (ex - Gartner)Not too long ago, Total Cost of Ownership was pronounced as a dead method to analyze, compare and select amongst different solution options. So to see if this prognosis was true, I went to the source - to my friend Bill Kirwin, the originator of the IT TCO model for Gartner.
In this interview we discuss the origins of the original TCO model, what makes it so powerful and relevant still today, and how to create and deliver TCO models and tools that will resonate with skeptical buyers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billkirwin/
2020-02-1839 minEvolvers24: Set, Go, Ready? Evolve to Modern Readiness to Change the Sales Training Game w/ Bryan Naas (Lessonly)Bryan Naas is the Director of Sales Enablement for learning management system company Lessonly, and a veteran of Salesforce, where he served as Director of Product Enablement and Readiness for the Marketing Cloud. In this episode, we discuss the challenges with legacy sales training approaches and why implementing a modern sales readiness is so critical for driving quota performance, improving forecast consistency and delivering sales success.
We dive into specific sales readiness recommendations to improve on-boarding, advance "middlers", enable front-line managers and drive channel partner success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryannaas/
#salesenablement #sa...2020-02-1742 minEvolvers23: CRM, SE, and AI, Oh My! - with Tony Kavadas (Mediafly)The integration of CRM and sales enablement is essential to improved sales success, according to this interview with integration partner expert Tony Kavadas, but all integrations are not created equal. There are several integration use cases that deliver more value, and should be a part of your sales enablement evaluations and plans.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonykavadas/
#evolvedselling #salesenablement #AI #ML #salestechnology #salestech #salesstack #CRM #integration #salesoperatingsystem #salesautomation #salesperformance #salesoptimization #customerintelligence #ROI #valueselling #roicalculator #tcocalculator2020-02-1128 minEvolvers22: How Do You Get Sales Enablement Adopted? w/ Eric Spenske (Givaudan)As a VP of Marketing for the leading provider of natural flavors worldwide, one of Eric's first tasks was selecting and rolling out a new sales enablement platform. In this edition, he shares his experiences, challenges and learnings, as well as what his team wants to tackle next.
linkedin.com/in/eric-spenske-53532014
#evolvedselling #salesenablement #contentmarketing #contentmanagement #valueselling #valuemessaging #salesplaybook #buyerenablement #buyersjourney #CRM #salesperformance #salesoptimization #CPG2020-02-1033 minEvolvers21: The Compelling Business Value of Modern Sales Readiness w/ Gop Rao (Mindtickle)Although most organizations achieve their sales revenue targets, why does individual sales performance continue to struggle, with almost half of sellers still not meeting quota goals and less than half of deals forecasted actually closing. Consistency and predictability remain a challenge.
Modern sales readiness offers a potential answer, this according to my interview with Gop, helping your team evolve from traditional boot camps and in-person traditional training to leveraging a platform for continuous, ongoing learning of "on message" and "on task" capabilities needed for every individual seller to succeed.
In this session, we discuss the...2020-02-0442 minEvolvers20: Ditch the Pitch – Evolving from pitching products to adding value to each conversation - with Barbara GiamancoYou started selling when you were a teen. You cut your teeth at Ingram Micro, Egghead and Aldus. You led a team responsible for $350M in revenue at Microsoft. You write the first book on Social Selling, create and run a sales transformation company, and in your spare time launch 3 successful podcasts, including the latest dedicated to promoting Women in Sales.
You are Barbara Giamanco, and were we ever excited to learn from you.
In this interview we ask Barbara how to best break through to busy execs, why you need to "Ditch the Pitch" t...2020-01-2741 minEvolvers19: 2020: The Year for Channel Enablement - with Jay McBain (Forrester)Upwards of 70% of global revenue comes from third-party channels, making channels incredibly important, However, most organizations haven't reshaped their channel programs to meet changing buyer trends and the need for proper channel sales enablement .
In this interview with Jay mcBain, Principal Analyst for Global Channels at research and advisory firm Forrester., we discuss significant channel enablement research findings from Jay and his team, what strategic changes leaders are making now to address new opportunities, and why the Forrester team believes 2020 is THE year for Channel Enablement.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaymcbain/
#Forrester #ch...2020-01-2140 minEvolvers18: The Toughest & Most Important Job in Sales: Front-Line Sales Managers - with David BrockWhen it comes to optimizing sales performance, the often overlooked front-line sales manager is key to achieving goals, this according to David Brock, author of the: "Sales Manager Survival Guide," a veteran sales leader at IBM and Tektronix, and currently CEO at global sales consultancy: “Partners In EXCELLENCE”.
In this interview, we explore why front-line sales managers are so important, what it takes to get sales management right.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebrock/
#salesenablement #salesreadiness #salesoptimization #salesperformance #valueselling #salesmanagement #salesleadership #frontlinemanagers #evolvedselling2020-01-1331 minEvolvers17: Three Sales Challenges: Value + Productivity + Forecasting - with Clive MillerClive Miller is the founder of sales consultancy SalesSense and a veteran sales leader for Blackboard, SGI and SUN. In this interview we discuss the changing buyer landscape and the three big challenges facing sales enablement today: Moving sellers from Solutions + Benefits to Challenges + Business Value, Increasing Sales Productivity and Improving Forecast Accuracy. Clive provides some great advice on how to recognize and address each of these selling challenges.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clivemiller/?originalSubdomain=uk
#SalesSense #evolvedselling #salesleadership #salestech #salestechnology #salesenablement #buyersjourney #facilitation #buyerenablment #salesreadinsss #salesmethodology #salesskills #salesforecasting #valueselling #ROI #businessvalue #interactivecontent #DiagnosticAssessments...2020-01-0932 minEvolvers16: Breaking Through to Busy Executive Prospects- with Stan CarpenterIn this interview we talk to successful financial services sales leader turned entrepreneur Stan Carpenter about his experience going from tennis pro, to sales leader, and eventually to entrepreneur. We dig into what he learned along the way, and some of the techniques he uses to lead his team and drive growth.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-carpenter-9a37a66/
#b2b #financialservices #sales #salesenablement #salesleadership #Entrepreneur #salesreadiness #valueselling #evolvedselling #growth2019-12-1725 minEvolvers15: The Importance Of Channel Partner Enablement - with Nigel PostingsAs the former director of WW channels for Microsoft, a leading indirect sales expert at KPMG, and a co-founder of a channel recruiting and optimization startup, there aren't many who know more about what it takes to create and grow a successful channel program than Nigel Postings. In this interview, we explore the challenges facing channel program managers today, and what it takes to grow, optimize and enable channel programs for success.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelpostings/
#indirectsales #channelenablement #salesenablement #channelsales #channelmarketing #PartnerPrograms #channeloptimization #PartnerRecruiting #MSP #ISV #CSP #Bizcise #Healthcheck #Assessment #evolvedselling #valuemessaging #Valueselling2019-12-1623 minEvolvers14: Predictions You Can Use to Up- Level Your Sales Enablement In 2020 - with Mary SheaThis important interview with Forrester analyst Mary Shea discusses the latest Sales Enablement research, revealing the latest findings on the Death of the B2B Sales Rep, 2020 sales technology predictions and the roadmap to achieve superior ROI leveraging modern Sales Enablement.tools.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryshea/
https://www.forrester.com/Mary-Shea
#Forrester #MaryShea #b2b #Sales #SalesEnablement #SalesReadiness #EvolvedSelling #ContentMarketing #ContentManagement #DeathofB2BSalesRep #ChanhnelSales #Salestech #Salestechnology #TEI #salestools #sellingtools #CRM #CSO #Research #ROI #CustomerSuccess #ValueSelling #ValueMarketing2019-12-0939 minEvolvers13: Building a new Business Value Program from Scratch - with Aaron Froberg
Starting a new Business Value program from scratch isn't easy, but when you are able to pull one together, the business impacts can be substantial. In this interview we deconstruct what it took for Aaron Froberg to create a new Business Value program at content management firm Egnyte.
We discuss everything from establishing the goals and missions of the program, the first successful steps, how he scaled the program to success, specific impacts on the business ,and what he still has on his roadmap to accomplish. If you are thinking about creating and scaling...2019-12-0939 minEvolvers12: 6VA - Proving Business Value to Prospects and Customers - with Latane ConantLatane Conant is a CMO extraordinaire for 6Sense, a leading Account Based Marketing platform provider. In this interview, we discuss Latane's new value program: how she leveraged value marketing tools, sales tools and even reports from the 6Sense platform to help prove and improve the value and ROI customers receive from 6Sense solutions.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/latane-conant/
#evolvedselling #ROI #ABM #6Sense #LataneConant #AccountBasedMarketing #Marketing #ROMI #salesenablement #funnel #demandwaterfall #MarketingROI #salesreadiness #valueselling #valuemarketing #interactivecontent #salestool #sellingtools #contentmarketing #contentmanagemnet #realizedvalue #nopitch2019-12-0424 minEvolvers11: Intelligence: Leveraging Data to Optimize Content and Sales Effectiveness - with Liz McChrystalIn this interview with Liz McChrystal, VP of customer experience with Accent Technologies, we discuss how the first wave of Sales Enablement, a world of content management, sales readiness and point solutions, is quickly being replaced with a second wave, which is all about data, integration, intelligence and AI. Liz, who has a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a decade of experience working with sales enablement leaders on their programs, provides examples of how companies are leveraging sales enablement and data from CRM and other systems, combined with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning processing to improve sales eff...2019-12-0426 minEvolvers10: Lessons Learned Scaling A Value Selling Program - with Zach RickenbachWhat do ultrarunning and value consulting have in common? In this episode, we interview Zach Rickenbach, a value consultant for identify and access management firm Okta, to learn how he and the Okta team scaled their value selling program to engage over 2,000 prospects and customers each year.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-rickenbach-6159b967/
#evolvedselling #salesenablement #valueselling #valuemarketing #valueconsulting #valueengineer #ROI #RealizedValue #derived value #scale #salestools #sellingtool #salestech #nopitch #financialjustification #salesforce #valuestory2019-11-2725 minEvolvers09: Expand Selling-Using ROI to Secure and Grow Subscription Revenue - with Jack KeenAs more solution providers move to a subscription model, securing that next renewal and figuring out how to up and cross sell to each customer becomes as, if not more important than new logo acquisition.
Often customers need tangible proof that the purchase produced a return on investment in order to renew or expand the relationship, however most solution providers don't do a good job of being able to quantify the realized value provided.
In this interview, we discuss the importance of Realized Value, what providers are struggling with today, and the best practices on i...2019-11-2628 minEvolvers07: Overcoming Tribal Bias - with Kate MigonKate Migon is a successful leader, honing her sales craft since her first sales job in high school. But every once in a while, you face that challenging situation. One which tests your mettle and makes you even more passionate about wanting to do well.
In this episode, explore just such a situation, the lessons Kate learned, and how it helped her become an even better sales leader today.
#b2b #sales #salesreadiness #valueselling #evolvedselling #buyerenablement #IOT #data #insights #tribe #salesleadership #salesstrategy #german #whiteboardselling
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katemigon/2019-11-2623 minEvolvers06: Create Togetherness: Aligning Sales and Marketing to Drive Revenue Growth - with Jeff DavisWhen a B2B company's sales and marketing are misaligned, it can cost 10% of revenue or more per year. What is misalignment, how do you know you have the symptoms and how do you avoid this huge cost?
In this podcast, I interview Jeff Davis, a sales and marketing alignment expert, author and international keynote speaker. We discuss his book: Create Togetherness: Aligning Sales and Marketing to Drive Revenue Growth, to provide practical tips to help you identify and begin to address your sales and marketing alignment issues.
#b2b #align #sales #marketing #alignment #salesstrategy #m...2019-11-1918 minEvolvers05: Myth Busters: Why Sales Enablement Doesn't Have To Be Hard - with Carson ConantThis episode features Carson Conant, the CEO of sales enablement firm Mediafly, and a lively discussion where we pull the covers back on four Sales Enablement myths. Fear doesn't need to hold you back, as we debunk each of these myths one by one.
#evolvedselling #Mediafly #CarsonConant #CEO #Founder #sales #b2b #b2c #salesenablementforall #salesenablement #salesleadership #salespresentations #salestech #bestpractices #contentmarketing #contentmanagement #valueselling #valuestory #sellingtools #salestools #salestech #storytelling #salesplaybook #buyerenablement #guidedselling2019-11-1333 minEvolvers04: Lessons Learned Scaling A Value Selling Program - With Bill WeinbergYou have to get over a thousand sellers and partners to evolve from pitching products to selling with value, all with a three person team. This was the challenge facing Bill Weinberg at MicroFocus. Find out how he and his team took the value selling challenge head on, the value messaging and ROI tools he used to scale the program, and the valuable lessons he learned along the way.
#evolvedselling #ROIselling #Microfocus #ITvalue #salesenablement #salestech #bestpractices #contentmarketing #valuemarketing #valueselling #valuestory #realizedvalue #assessments #interactivecontent #productmarketing #sellingtools #salestools #storytelling #ROI #TCO #theROIguy #frugalnomics #thevaluegap #businesscase #financialjustification #valuestory2019-11-1122 minEvolvers03: Amazing Sales Enablement Successes: Four Examples - with Matt SuggsWhen you're a sales leader for some of the best, like Oracle, Ariba, and GE, you learn a thing or two about engaging prospects and enabling sales teams. In this session with Matt Suggs, EVP of sales for sales enablement leader Mediafly, we dove into real world examples from Pepsico, Miller Coors and Coupa, to illustrate best practices across each pillar of the Evolved Selling Journey - Inspiring, influential, interactive, and intelligence.
#evolvedselling #Mediafly #MattSuggs #CSO #ChiefSalesOfficer #sales #b2b #b2c #salesenablement #salesleadership #salespresentations #salestech #bestpractices #contentmarketing #contentmanagement #valuemarketing #valueselling #valuestory #interactivecontent #sellingtools #salestools #storytelling #nopitch...2019-11-0524 minEvolvers02: From Pitching Products To Communicating Value - with Neil MenardWhen it comes to successful sales leaders in financial services, it's hard to beat Neil Menard's track record. In this episode, we get to learn from one of the best, as he discusses lessons learned evolving an old school sales approach and how to build a world class sales organization.
#evolvedselling #NeilMenard #FinancialSelling #FinancialSales #sales #b2b #b2c #salesenablement #salesleadership #salesreadiness #salestraining #salespresentations #salestech #bestpractices #valueselling #valuemessaging #sellingtools #salestools #storytelling #nopitch2019-11-0421 minEvolvers01: The Value Gap: Articulating Value Remains the Number One Quota Challenge - with Dan SixsmithIn this inaugural episode we feature Dan Sixsmith, sales leader, consultant and host of the Sales is King podcast. Dan and I discuss one of the big quota busters, the Value Gap, and how to get your sellers to better communicate and quantify your unique business value to prospects and customers.
#evolvedselling #ROIselling #SalesIsKing #DanSixsmith #Mediafly #salesenablement #salestech #bestpractices #contentmarketing #valuemarketing #valueselling #valuestory #realizedvalue #assessments #interactivecontent #productmarketing #sellingtools #salestools #storytelling #ROI #TCO #theROIguy #frugalnomics #thevaluegap2019-11-0115 minEvolversWelcome, Evolvers!The Evolved Selling institute is an independent community of analysts, thought leaders and practitioners, assembled to collaborate on the people, process and technology improvements needed to improve sales performance, optimize content marketing and elevate sales enablement initiatives.
The Evolved Selling Institute develops exclusive research, podcasts and tools to help you assess your current performance, prioritize improvements and justify sales transformation investments. Live events and community resources are designed to help each member share experiences, to directly learn from the challenges and successes of peers.
“When we launched the Evolved Selling book we wanted to create a...2019-10-3102 min