Do you have any Slippin’ Jimmys on your sales team? I admit it: I’m a fan of many AMC originals, and I am going to miss Better Call Saul tonight since the season finale aired last week. Last year I blogged about Mad Men’s Don Draper and the sales lessons he provides. Today I want …
If you are like me, you have already attended and/or exhibited at a few trade shows this year with more events right around the corner. You know the drill – hustle to get there, work for leads, get back to the office, then do it all again. Where sales & marketing professionals sometimes drop the …
In sales, we are all looking for the hot leads, but they don’t grow on trees. On the bright side, the sooner you can weed through the unqualified leads, the sooner you can get to the hot leads. In other words, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you reach the prince (a.k.a. …
You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs to Find the Hot Leads… But Who Wants to do That? Read More »
It’s a scene that plays out over and over again on sales floors across the country. Like a bad B-movie, after completing a call, the sales rep wonders in confusion, “Who do I call next? Which lead will catapult me easiest to the next sale?” This can be very daunting; very time consuming. If a …
Who Do I Call Next? Introducing Logic and Routing Into Your Lead Management Strategy Read More »
What is Queue-based Lead Management?
A queue-based lead management platform such as VanillaSoft is designed to allow management to create a standard, automated workflow that all sales reps follow in order to increase productivity and contact quality. A queue-based system enforces the workflow and focuses your reps on the next best lead automatically.
Punxsutawney Phil had his say this morning: six more weeks of winter. Ugh! Unless you like snow days and soggy shoes, that’s not a welcomed prediction. Before we get too worked up, though, how accurate is Punxsutawney Phil in his prognostications? 2014: Phil saw his shadow, and 2014 did have a long, cold winter that …
What do your sales teams want for the holidays this year? Peruse our handy shopping list to help you select something they really want! Peace on Earth . . . Or at least in the office. Calm the age-old rivalry between your sales teams and your marketing group. Marketing automation and CRM aren’t cure-alls or …
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I came across an interesting, albeit “old,” article and related comment thread on the Insurance Journal website yesterday. The 2012 article details how Millennials are changing the way the insurance industry sells. A big part of that article has to do with the social media savvy of the younger generation. As you can imagine, the …
Insurance Lead Generation: Own the Medium and the Message Read More »
Are you a fan of Mad Men? If so, it’s no doubt that you recently watched or recorded the Sunday opener of the final season. Don’t worry – no spoilers here if you haven’t watched it yet. However, I do want to take a look back at some of the sales lessons we can learn …
What Would Don Draper Do? Sales Lessons from Mad Men Read More »
Do you ever sit back and marvel at the flood of leads coming in? You’ve got leads from ads, social media, trade shows, and referrals – but are you managing them effectively? What are the costs of all these leads to your organization? Today I’d like to walk you through three areas where you may …
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