Hunters And Closers

Ralph Barsi is the Senior Director of Global Sales Development at ServiceNow. Forbes Magazine has published that ServiceNow is the Most Innovative Company in the World with over $1.93 Billion Dollars in Revenue. Ralph’s team builds the sales pipeline that supports that incredible effort. Topics Discussed: What do Hunters and Closers look like at ServiceNow? Ways that ServiceNow's ADR team generates 4,000 qualified leads per quarter, leading to roughly $500 Million Dollars in revenue pipeline. At ServiceNow, what does the relationship between an SDR and an AE look like? How to leverage voicemail in your sales prospecting efforts. Utilize all the communication channels available to you. What skills make an SDR / ADR successful? How to grow into the sales role you want to be in. "Own your career." SDRs need to be a Contributor of Value. (The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins. Remember the humanness to your sales career. What would Ralph do differently if he could go back to the beginning

Henry Ford once said, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Too often we create glass ceilings above ourselves that we think are impossible to break through. Forever, the World believed that it was impossible to break the 4-minute mile. The next closest record, set by Swedish runner Gundar Haegg had held for 9 years at 4:01.4. But Roger Bannister was determined to break that record...and he did. In 1954 Roger Bannister broke that record, and it continues to be broken even to this day. Today, Hickam El Guerrouj holds the mile record at 3:43.13. What personal record are you trying to break?

Mark Smith is the Vice President of Sales at Womply one of the fastest growing software companies in the country, serving more than 100,000 small businesses across 400+ business verticals in every corner of America. They are a fanatically values-based company with $50 million raised to accelerate their growth. Topics Discussed: Benefit of LinkedIn in Mark's professional, sales, and personal life Importance of enjoying what you do as a living (especially in sales) Sales Leadership Style Decision making Team selection criteria Steps Mark has taken in his life to separate work from his home / personal life How Womply encourages sales employees to take PTO and disconnect from the office

Learning to listen with the intent to understand is one of the most important skills that a sales professional can acquire in his or her career. True Hunters and Closers understand the strength behind listening to a prospect's request, concern, and ultimately their needs. Following up with open ended questions will help everyone determine what is truly a "want" and what is a "necessity" in the agreement.

Sales Hunting requires planning, effort, strategy, and skill. If you are going to warm up your "cold" prospects (outbound), you need to do your research and leverage icebreakers in your outreaches. In this episode, I discuss different icebreakers available to you on LinkedIn, and various Google searches. Don't ever find yourself sending SPAM again. Do what is required of you to connect with decision makers, and begin your sales process. Need some help with icebreakers? Check out my LinkedIn Hunting Mind Map.

Recently I sent out a survey to sales professionals. In it, I asked what was the number one skill they needed to improve upon. Hands down, the number one answer was hunting...prospecting...finding new business. So, in this episode, I share the importance of hunting, where to hunt, and give some tips, tricks, and secrets to hunting. By far, LinkedIn is the number one place to look for new business. It has over 560 Million business professionals in its database. Each of these professionals personally manages their profile, keywords, likes, interests, and connections. It's a fabulous place to find, and connect with, new business prospects.

You are competing against thousands of "professionals" trying to grasp a decision maker's attention. What are you doing to stand out? How do you resonate with the recipient in such a fashion that they will respond and agree to your call to action?

In this episode, I share with you some of the strategies that I implement with my clients. This includes the "5 More a Day" regimen. Too often we have the great results that we want to accomplish, but we don't work towards them correctly. We try to do too much, too quickly, and we actually get burned out because we don't see the results we envision quick enough. However, if we increase steadily each day at a rate that is manageable, we will, over time, achieve the results that we desire.

Everyone has challenges. Everyone will be faced with trials. These will occur in our personal lives, careers, family, and community. However, the one thing that sets us apart, is not everyone will become discouraged by these struggles. In this podcast, I share with you some of my darkest days, and my relentless struggle to win. You too can achieve success!!

I had to. I couldn't walk into another office and see the salespeople sitting on their rears trying t make a deal happen. It's one of the easiest fixes on a sales floor, and it makes a huge difference. Prospects can tell the difference in your energy, on the phone, when you are sitting and standing. I know Tony Robbins talks a lot about this too in his training, but more so on a personal level. If you are depressed, stressed, worried, or worn out, change your physical attributes first. Then your mental game will follow.

Trish Bertuzzi is the President and Chief Strategist at the Bridge Group, Inc. She is also the author of The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales.  Over the last two decades, Trish has promoted inside sales as a community, profession, and engine for revenue growth.  Trish and her team’s research and ideas have been featured on Inc.com, in Forbes, by associations like SLMA and AA-ISP, and across more than 68 sites in the sales and marketing world. Trish has received many awards and recognitions including:  Top 25 Sales Influencer by OpenView Labs (3X) Top 25 Most Influential in Inside Sales by AA-ISP (3X) Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management by SLMA (3X) Special Recognition Lifetime Contribution to Inside Sales from AA-ISP Topics Discussed: Hunters and Closers…what are they? What are some of the biggest hurdles that sales development is facing today? What are some of the best ways for sales development to get their p

Don has more than 25 consecutive years of quota over-achievement. Currently, he is the Vice President of Global Inside Sales for BMC Software. Don is responsible for over 200+ sales people at 6 world-wide locations including Raleigh-Durham, Tampa, Dublin, Buenos Aries, Singapore and Salt Lake City. BMC Software is an IT game-changer! Global Businesses rely on BMC Software to transform their Cloud, Mainframe, Virtual and Mobile IT services. BMC Software innovates and secures extraordinary business performance at significantly reduced risk. Topics Discussed: Sales Quotas – Accepting quotas that are attainable, while still being a stretch, and creating a plan to achieve them Filling your sales pipeline with the right sized opportunities Engaging your Executive Team on big deals The 3 Whys of Forecasting (why buy anything, why buy from me, why buy this quarter?) Applying your time on the opportunities that have the best chance of closing Standardizing the sales candidate interview worldwide (6 di

Alex has more than 25 years of experience in all areas of revenue and profit generation for technology organizations, with significant experience leading SaaS-based organizations. Currently, Alex is the CEO of Workfront, a SaaS based modern work management platform. Prior to joining Workfront as the CEO, he was the president of Apptio, which was ranked #253 on the Deloitte 500 in 2015 based on the company’s strong growth. Prior to Apptio, Alex was the president of Eloqua, where he was a member of the team that helped bring Eloqua to a successful public offering, subsequently being acquired by Oracle. Alex has also held executive-level positions with Vignette, TeleTech, BMC Software and IBM.   Topics Discussed: The Lucky Charms Experience – Personalizing your meetings and messages Sales How to be a great sales person Prospecting When does a Hunter become annoying? How quickly does a C-Suite Executive decide to respond or ignore an outreach? Leadership “Leaders don’t just set goals, th

Joe is a senior B2B executive, currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for Motivosity, an employee recognition software currently used by Ivanti, Instructure, Clearlink, and Workfront. He specializes in SaaS, MarTech, employee engagement, and the customer experience sectors. His expertise is in building a powerful, differentiated brand and fueling the growth of the revenue engine, and he prides himself in providing a great blend of strategy and execution. Joe has built demand generation teams from scratch, implemented strong digital marketing campaigns, and has led a marketing team that delivered 90% of all sales opportunities for the company. Can I just say….that is unprecedented.    Topics Discussed: Sales and Marketing Discussion Successful SDR/BDR/ADM and AE partnership qualities Qualities and Characteristics necessary for success as an SDR The relationship between Marketing and Sales Brand recognition Online profiles for sales representatives Closing What role does marke

Frank Maylett is the CEO of RizePoint. In this podcast Frank shares his extensive learnings and experiences in both sales and leadership.     Topics discussed: General Sales Discussion How did Frank build the 20th best sales division in North America at Workfront? What makes a great sales leader? What makes a great sales professional? What do you do when you miss your quarter’s quota? Hunting / Prospecting What sets apart the best prospectors? Structure of RizePoint’s Sales Organization How much time should an Account Executive spend prospecting? When does  Frank as a CEO respond to outbound sales efforts? Thoughts on prospecting through text messages Closing What sets apart the best closers from the rest of the crowd? Continuing education and training Leadership Feared or Respected?   Frank’s Bio: 2017 recipient of CEO of the Year from Utah Business Magazine. 2016 recipient of CEO of the Year from the Utah Technology Council. 2014 recipient of Selling Pow