Archive for April, 2018

Who Owns the Pipeline. The Creators or the Closers

Posted in SLMA on April 18, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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The pipeline or sales funnel is evolving as marketing becomes more aggressive and sophisticated in the creation of not only sales leads, but qualified leads.  It only takes a view of sales funnel models to see that marketing has evolved from top of the funnel suppliers to active participants in many stages of the customer journey.  The question is, who owns the pipeline?   The creators or the closers?  Sometimes marketing is assuming both duties.  In B2C marketing is called upon to do both, in B2B not so much. 

In this interview The Pedowitz Group’s VP of Sales Scott Benedetti and its CMO and VP of Strategy agree and disagree and then agree again on who owns the pipeline from their unique perspectives.  The host is Jim Obermayer.

They discuss:

  • Interesting banter between a VP of Sales and a CMO and VP of company strategy
  • Who owns the pipeline is the wrong question!
  • Why executive level sponsorship is needed
  • Why everybody in the company owns the pipeline
  • In the reality it is the customer who owns the pipeline

Scott Benedetti

Scott Benedetti serves as Vice President of Sales at The Pedowitz Group where he is accountable for helping TPG and its client organizations achieve measurable revenue results. He is obsessed with helping customers along their Revenue Marketing™ journey to transform their operations from a cost center to a revenue center.

Kevin Joyce

Kevin Joyce is CMO and vice president of strategy services with The Pedowitz Group. He holds a unique combination of marketing skills and sales experience that helps companies to bridge the gap between sales and marketing.

About The Pedowitz Group

 The Pedowitz Group (TPG) is a Revenue Marketing™ consulting firm headquartered near Atlanta, Ga. We believe that Marketing is the driver of customer engagement that fuels the revenue engine. Many of today’s successful CMOs are operationalizing business accountability, digital transformation and the customer experience through marketing operations. As your partner, TPG helps you plan, build and optimize your revenue engine by delivering services in MarTech, demand generation and marketing operations.

TPG has worked with over 1,300 clients to enable marketing and sales. Our expertise spans the six major categories of MarTech, including marketing automation, CRM and content platforms. We specialize in helping mid-market and enterprise organizations in financial services, manufacturing, software, technology and business services.

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Author David Cook: How to Be A GREAT Salesperson…by Monday Morning!

Posted in SLMA with tags , on April 18, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Sounds too good to be true, and yet it appears it isn’t as I have already tried some of David’s techniques and been rewarded.  In his book, How To Be A GREAT Salesperson…by Monday Morning!

David Cook reveals key sales techniques—including where to insert urgency, when to use a third-party close, and how to shorten the sales cycle.  In this interview he will discuss his motivational principles that will help you approach customers with a new level of confidence and enthusiasm you never thought possible.   The host is Jim Obermayer.

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In an engaging and thought-provoking interview, Cook discusses:

  • Laugh your way to the bank: Why making your customers laugh is a powerful strategy
  • Start closing when you say hello: Why coughing during your sale can make a difference
  • David’s top closing strategies can be used on buyers  in any industry
  • What makes an leading salesperson? The  traits that make you stand out
  • The three crucial elements to any successful sale
  • The simple phrase that works every time “Forgive my persistence, please:”
  • Ask for help, NEVER ask a customer to do you a favor!

About David Cook and Sales Training on The Go

Award-winning author Dave Cook, CEO and founder of Sales Training On-the-Go, is one of the most in-demand experts on sales training, coaching, and motivation around the world. Cook is the #1 rated producer at Business and Legal Resources (BLR), with awards including: CEO / President’s Club Award for Outstanding Sales Achievement for all eleven years of his employment and the Joe Berneski Leadership Award for Outstanding Leadership Skills

With unequaled expertise, Cook’s training will help anyone to rise to the top of their field and achieve their greatest professional goals, faster than they ever thought possible.

Learn more about Dave Cook at  http://www.salestrainingonthego.com and connect with him on LinkedIn,Twitter, and Facebook.

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Keeping It Real Estate with Rosanne Nitti 04-03-18

Posted in Uncategorized with tags on April 12, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Join us for the inaugural episode of KEEPING IT REAL with Rosanne Nitti as she lays out her vision for the show, Tuesdays @ 2:30pm PT.  On Orange County’s only community talk radio station, OC Talk Radio.

Sales Enablement’s Evolution from a Front Row Seat with Jim Ninivaggi

Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Sales Enablement’s Evolution from a Front Row Seat with Jim Ninivaggi

Posted in Hire Power Radio with tags on April 11, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Join us for this episode:  Sales Enablement’s Evolution from a Front Row Seat with Jim Ninivaggi,Chief Readiness Officer at Brainshark, Inc.

 Hear Jim as he talks about:

  • His front row seat to the evolution of sales enablement.  How does it differ from what he saw 6 years ago?
  • The “bifurcation” that is happening and how it is primarily around two key areas of sales enablement: sales readiness and sales content management. We will discuss what this means.
  • We will discuss how this bifurcation is shaping the sales enablement tech landscape.
  • How sales enablement is a critical component of marketing alignment in some key areas:
    • Helping in the management of content.
    • Ensuring reps can use assets effectively in their buyer interactions.
    • Helping ensure lead conversion through better initial buyer conversations.
    • Working hand-in glove with product marketing to ensure reps are ready to position enhancements and new products.
  • We will wrap up by talking about the group that seems always lost in the alignment discussion – first-line managers, and how we need to think about providing assets for managers to use in coaching reps.

More about our guest:  Jim is an established thought leader and business analyst from his former role as the head of SiriusDecisions’ sales enablement practice. He has researched and presented to business leaders around the world on advanced concepts in optimizing sales talent, maximizing rep productivity, world-class sales leadership and sales enablement technology. Jim has published more than 200 research briefs and engaged audiences at hundreds of conferences, forums and executive presentations.

 

Living Comfortably with Data

Posted in WVU Marketing Communications Today with tags , , on April 11, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Our host, Lee Silverman welcomes Mark Tietbohl. He is a growth strategies advisor and change catalyst at Growth Strategy Advisors. Topics today are about getting comfortable with data.

There is a great deal of data eveywhere today. So much so, that most organizations wanting to start the data driven decision process can easily become overwhelmed. There are numerous studies that show that companies that drive decision with data experience greater growth than those that do not.

But the key to doing this well for the long haul is to start with a “less is more” approach. Getting comfortable with data requires that you choose initially what matters to you rather than drinking from the firehose.

Some of the questions they’ll cover include:

  1. What are the dangers of collecting too much data too soon?
  2. Data and technology makes it easier to change direction for marketing today. Is this a good thing?
  3. Are there downsides of data driven approach?
  4. If you are not a currently a data driven decision making organization, how do you get started?

In addition to serving as an adjunct instructor for Web Analytics/SEO and Mobile Marketing in the IMC program, Mark Tietbohl is currently engaged in providing marketing and business development strategy support to technology industry clients. 

The Five Most Important Things Cyndi Greenglass has Learned in Business and Life

Posted in SLMA with tags , , on April 10, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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This interview is part of an on-going series to hear from successful people about what they have learned in business and life. Cyndi Greenglass, a business founder and marketing expert shares with us the 5 Most Important Things She has Learned:

  1. There is a fallacy in the term “Work-Life Balance”
  2. There is a graveyard of high performances
  3. Why we have to be kind and humble
  4. Be (not) afraid
  5. And parting advice from her Aunt, “You cannot be happy if you’re not grateful.”

This is an interesting personal reflection about her trip through life and work.

About Cyndi Greenglass

Cyndi W. Greenglass is a founding partner and Senior Vice President Strategic Solutions at Diamond Communication Solutions, a data driven communications firm specializing in Healthcare, Financial Services and direct response solutions. Cyndi is a member of the Executive Management team at Diamond Marketing Solutions where she is responsible for the strategic planning process, participates in strategic acquisitions, and manages the agency services division.

Cyndi has twice been named into the Top 100 Influential BTB Marketers by Crain’s BtoB Magazine, and was the 2012 CADM Chicago Direct Marketer of the Year. In 2016  and 2018 Cyndi was named one of 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management and one of the 10 Most Fascinating People in Business to Business Marketing.  She lectures on data and digital marketing nationally, is highly sought after to speak at major industry conferences.  She is also a host and commentator on the WVU Marketing Communications Today program, a live radio program with podcast replays sponsored by West Virginia University.

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Pipeline Ownership is a Growing Question – Dan McDade

Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Pipeline Ownership is a Growing Question – Dan McDade

Posted in SLMA with tags , on April 9, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Why It Matters:

Dan McDade says, “Scoring algorithms are allowing more poor-quality leads to go to sales faster than ever before!”

Of course, the salespeople own the pipeline, right?  Maybe yes and maybe no.   With the advent of more sophisticated CRM systems, certainly marketing automation programs and now AI, marketing is getting involved in almost every step of the pipeline.  And with involvement comes a responsibility.   In this program DAN McDade, CEO of PointClear talks about pipeline ownership and how technology isn’t always the answer if the basics aren’t being addressed:

  • The reality is that marketing ownership it is limited
  • However, marketing is handling more of the cycles of contact
  • Scoring algorithms are allowing more poor-quality leads go to sales faster than ever before
  • CSO says marketing works on 25-30% of the pipeline
  • What is this blackhole called CRM?
  • Marketing has a limited view of what a qualified lead is most of the time
  • What are the three C’s that sales is driven by?
  • Should marketing spend any money on branding?
  • Marketing automation doesn’t seem to eat its own dogfood!
  • Dan thinks the top percentage of prospects should not go through marketing automation
  • Will senior executives give up their digital body language?
  • Saturated lists are an issue in lead gen!
  • Alignment is the issue between sales and marketing!
  • How does persistence play into closing deals?
  • Marketing has to understand what a lead is and what sales needs
  • Where is the ownership for sales lead qualification?
  • More, lots more

  About Dan McDade

Dan McDade founded PointClear in 1997 to help B2B companies with complex sales processes drive revenue through lead generation, qualification and nurturing. For close to 20 years, he’s been instrumental in developing strategies that assure 100% of leads delivered to client sales organizations are fully qualified to client specifications.

McDade’s Viewpoint Blog

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Commercial Real Estate Securities Investing – Salient Partners – with Joel Beam

Posted in Uncategorized on April 6, 2018 by OC Talk Radio