Are you trying to take your sales success to the next level, but frustrated in your path to get there? If so, you’ve likely overlooked a simple concept: Sales success is a chain-link system. In a chain-link system, the performance of the whole is limited by the weakest link. When there is a weak link, the system […]

In the Gong Labs series, you get data-driven sales tips that illustrate how to get out of a slump. Subscribe here. I woke up in a cold sweat. The red numbers on my alarm clock glared back at me: 3:13 AM. I’d had a few bad months in a row and was on the verge of […]

Google sales tactics and you’ll get plenty of articles with solid offerings. “Ask about pain points. Listen to your customer. Solve problems. Generate referrals.” Yes to all those things. And a massive YES to specific sales tactics backed by data. Like the ones from Gong.io. They offer up precise sales tactics, right down to the words you should (and shouldn’t) use at each stage […]

What is a discovery call in sales? It’s the most important conversation in the sales process. Discovery calls set the trajectory of your deal and will determine how you’ll do everything else in the sales process. If you do it right, you’ll be able to establish an authoritative relationship with your buyer. If it goes wrong, […]

Sales AI will replace some salespeople. No doubt about it. Want proof? I bet you’d HATE talking to a salesperson to buy a book on Amazon. You’d rather buy with “one-click” and be done! An Amazon book rep would introduce friction to an otherwise seamless buying process. It’s a simple buying decision and people want to […]

Are you looking for the BEST discovery call tips? Ones that will set your sales calls on FIRE? 🔥 Well, this might be the most important thing you’ll read this year. You’ll see why in a minute. These effective discovery call tips will help your team succeed: Discovery is a process, not an event Match […]

When it comes to your sales presentation, most sales leaders guess at what’s working. How could they know? Everyone in the organization is working from a different sales presentation. Some reps aren’t even using one at all. And when the PDF is actually sent off to a prospect? Who knows what happens. No wonder many […]

Looking for a list of the BEST sales blogs to read in 2019? Then look no further. If you want to level up your sales game, your best bet is to read the best sales blogs the pros are learning from. BUT, instead of making a list of my own favorite sales blogs, I did […]

Imagine you’re racing in the Grand Prix through the winding streets of Monaco. You’ve got the fastest, most exotic car. The best crew. Powerful fuel. And you’ve been training for years. But, while your rivals zip along the harbor like electric slot cars, you barely move. It turns out, your wheels aren’t perfectly aligned. They’re each […]

These are the best sales books for your 2019 reading list. Throughout my career, I’ve been a voracious reader, and I credit much of the success I’ve enjoyed so far to that habit. Of all the different types of books I read, sales books have probably been the most common (though I spend a lot […]

In Michael Porter’s seminal book Competitive Advantage, he highlights three core competitive strategies: Cost leadership Focus Differentiation Cost leadership is for the “Amazons of the world.” Their economies of scale allow them to reap insane profits despite charging razor thin prices. They “make it up in volume.” Focus is for companies that narrow in on a niche. While this is a great way […]

This article was originally published on OpenView Labs Becoming the absolute leader in your market is not a luxury. It’s a necessity to survive. The old battlecry of “If we can get 1% of a $10 billion market, we’ll be rich!” is some of the biggest maladvice in business history. It sounds so good on paper (the young VCs always […]