Sales Pipeline Radio

Mastering your purpose & value with Mark Magnacca Mark Magnacca joins Matt Heinz on this episode of Sale Pipeline Radio!   Mark is the author of "So What?" and President and Founder of Allego, Inc.  Listen in to see why practice for sales professionals is so important and as Matt and Mark ask the question-- "Are you good enough?" ----more---- “Allego provides an intuitive just-in-time sales learning platform that boosts sales performance by harnessing the power of mobile devices to transform enablement and training through video content sharing.” Mark Magnacca, President of Insight Development Group, Inc. and markmagnacca.com, is a recognized business building coach, keynote speaker and author of "So What? How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience" and "The Product is You." Mark's mission is to help sales professionals get greater results in less time by teaching his clients to put all of their communications, verbal and written, to the So What Test. By adopting a So What Mindset, clients learn to communicate and structure every message according the needs of the listener. Insight Development Group specializes in training clients to create crisp, concise and compelling reasons to set themselves apart from their competitors. By creating a personal brand and effectively articulating their value proposition, clients of Insight Development Group gain a huge competitive advantage and accelerate the sales process. So What? How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience This concise book will help dramatically increase your effectiveness in any sales situation. Learn ten ways to apply the powerful So What Mindset in two hours or less. So What? is a seductively simple concept. More Essential Guide to Modern Sales Onboarding 4 Ways to Measure The ROI of Sales Training Technology  

I asked Patrick Morrissey, "What are some of the keys you find to building really high performance marketing teams that can deliver results?"  He said... "It's an interesting question because I think everybody comes to the notion of team a little bit differently. But I would say, particularly in marketing that, marketing is fundamentally a team sport. And not just on your team, but the extension of marketing into sales. So, there's a few different things I would call out in terms of focus on teams that I have found to be successful over time."  ----more---- "One is as a general rule when you're trying to put together a team, I would have a strong bias for athletes versus experts. Because, the pace of change across every business and across every market is so quick now, that there are a lot of people who may be an expert in a particular sub-discipline, who can't transfer those skills and can't help other members of the team. So one, I'd look for athletes not experts and people who can really work to solve the problem."  "The second thing, when you're thinking about marketing is really having an understanding and a focus on learning to try to understand the customer in the market. And a lot of that comes out of my heritage in product marketing, but also I think there's a lot of bias that people, particularly on the sales sides of this discussion have, that marketing does a lot of hand waving, doesn't really actually understand what's going on. And so you need people across the entirety of the team to really be focused on, not just the mission of the company and trying to produce a result, but really understanding the customer in the market." "And then the third thing I would say... specifically that helps inform teams, is look for people who have sales DNA. Because more often than not, the ... Having lived the life of somebody in sales and you had a great example, Elissa Fink was on with you a couple weeks ago from Tableau. She is a great example that proves the pieces in my mind, which is people who started early in their career or who have had experience in selling, have a lot more empathy for the realities of what it takes to generate an opportunity to get a deal done. But, also what results look like as measured by revenue, and I think all those things are important." Listen in to hear more! More from Patrick:   I am a growth-driven marketing, sales and business development executive in high technology focused on building high performing teams, building lasting relationships and delivering results. I am also an advisor to innovative start up companies. I run marketing, alliances and channels at Altify. We focus on making the lives of sales people better by delivering great software that help strategic sellers win the deals that matter. You May Also Like:    Predict Revenue Radio by Patrick Morrissey   Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!

Listen in as I talk to Gillian Muessig CEO & Founder of Outlines Venture Group.  You can follow her @SEOmom  Check out the full transcription on the Heinz Marketing Blog starting Mon. 12/10/18. Gillian has and tells a great story with themes of resilience and challenges throughout.  Among other things we talk about the intersection of work and family and the fact that was more of a work-life mixture than a work-life balance.  She gives some great insights and background info about her time at Moz.   She says... "I guess the short of it is the hottest tip is, again, trust your gut. You know whom you should get into business and which ones you have to pass up. Have a rudder in the water. Know what's important to you in life and what you will prioritize and how that will change over time." Don't miss this one! Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!

Our guest is Eric Spatzer, WW Sr. Manager Enablement Tools & Services at Citrix.  This program is an important eight-minute segment that talks about what it means to have the right sales funnel for your business. This is part of a previous interview about Sales Enablement at Enterprise Scale: How Citrix Does It ----more---- The host is Matt Heinz.  What is the right funnel for your business Making Content Count Across the Funnel Selling the Right Product for the right customer use cases About Eric Spatzer Experienced Business Development Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Analytical Skills, Coaching, Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Management. Strong program and project leader with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Finance, from Rollins College - Crummer Graduate School of Business. Citrix About Citrix Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is powering a better way to work with unified workspace, networking, and analytics solutions that help organizations unlock innovation, engage customers, and boost productivity, without sacrificing security. With Citrix, users get a seamless work experience and IT has a unified platform to secure, manage, and monitor diverse technologies in complex cloud environments. Citrix solutions are in use by more than 400,000 organizations including 99 percent of the Fortune 100 and 98 percent of the Fortune 500.  You may also like:  Sales Enablement Live: New Insights & Research from Miller Heiman CEO Byron Matthews The many challenges of channel sales enablement & engagement with Justin Johnson ____________________________ Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!

Confessions of a CMO: The Secrets and Successes Behind B2B’s Revenue Leaders You can also read the transcript (and listen to this episode) on the Heinz Marketing Blog  Listen in on a great discussion about Integrated Marketing.  Joe believes marketing (and economics) are about the audience and never about you.  Find out how a Government Major ended up in B2B Marketing and if he cares about events like Webinar World making money or not.   Listen to the end to learn who has inspired and influenced Joe in his marketing career.    As CMO, Joe Hyland is responsible for driving the global marketing, communication and brand strategy for ON24. He has over a decade of experience creating and marketing innovative products in the enterprise and SaaS software markets. Before joining ON24, Hyland was the CMO at Taulia, the SaaS market-leading financial supply chain company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College. Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!

For some of you, this can be the most powerful 3 minutes of your life if you have the consciousness to take Matt's advice.  For the full interview with Matt Maberry go here:  Matt Mayberry: “You have to win in your mind before you win at your profession” Matt Mayberry, a former NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears joins Matt Heinz on today's episode.    ----more---- Matt Mayberry is currently one of the most read columnists for Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as an acclaimed keynote speaker, consultant, and peak performance strategist. As the CEO of Matt Mayberry Enterprises, a training and consulting company, he specializes in maximizing the performance of individuals and organizations all over the world. Matt is Indiana University’s current record holder for most sacks in a single game and was the team recipient of the prestigious Howard Brown Award, which exemplifies leadership, courage and work ethic. With a 4.45 forty yard dash, Mayberry was signed by the NFL Chicago Bears in 2010. Reaching the pinnacle of his sport, he suffered a life-changing injury. It was this event that inspired Mayberry to embrace his true passion—his true gift—helping others achieve massive success by learning how to turn failures into gifts. As an in-demand keynote speaker, Matt is known for his innovative ideas on how to dominate, turn failure into gifts, improving sales effectiveness, and elevating human potential. Matt delivers keynote speeches with a strong focus on delivering actionable ideas and strategies designed to maximize business and personal performance. He addresses tens of thousands of men and women each year – on the subjects of peak performance, overcoming adversity, motivation, culture, and teamwork. Matt is extremely passionate about creating an unforgettable experience for every audience that he speaks to. He inspires audiences with a combination of powerful stories, current research, and past experiences from his own life and athletic success that resonate long after each event comes to an end. Attendees leave every event with a detailed and specific action plan for applying their new ideas once they get back into their own routine. Matt has been rated one of the top speakers at every event he’s keynoted. Throughout his career, he has been featured on numerous media outlets including NBC, Fox News, Business Insider, MSN Lifestyle, Fox Business, ABC, and ESPN to name a few. A partial list of his clients includes Fifth Third Bank, USA Hockey, DuPont, Union Pacific Railroad, and Lowe’s. Matt's first book, Winning Plays, was released in September 2016. He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.  You may also like: Learning from the King: Sales Lessons & Musings from Jeffrey Gitomer Is Sales Just a Mental Game? So says Sedric Hill with Matt Heinz How Consistency and Focus Took Weldon Long from Jail to the Fortune 500 Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!  

Learning from the King: Sales Lessons & Musings from Jeffrey Gitomer @gitomer I am beyond excited and humbled to share this episode and Q & A with Jeffrey Gitomer. He is the King of Sales. If you're in sales, he is a household name. He literally wrote The Little Red Book of Selling and has published a number of different books. He is the author of the recently published ... in fact, published last week ... came out, Truthful Living: The First Writings of Napoleon Hill. Here's just a snippet:  ----more---- I recognized that you cannot be a great sales person until you become a great person. Those are the benchmarks. You can't become a great dad, until you become a great person ... or a great mom, until you become a great person ... or a great secretary, until you become a great person. Whatever it is that you're looking to do, you have to be a person before you become an it. And attitude and beliefs are some of the fundamentals in that process. Very few sales courses teach you about self-confidence. They're trying to teach you some technique that pisses other people off. Find the pain. What's your pain? The answer is, "None of your business." So, stop tryin' to extract things outta me. Why don't you try and find the pleasure? Read the Full Transcript on the Heinz Marketing Blog starting 11/19/18  Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!  

Our guest, Jeb Blount CEO at Sales Gravy joins Matt Heinz to discuss his new book,  Objections, The Art and Science of Getting Past No and a lot more!   Check out the full transcript starting Mon. 11/12/18, 6am PST on the Heinz Marketing Blog. "The one thing that every one in sales faces is objections ...You get objections when you prospect. You get objections when you ask for next steps. You get objections when you ask people to buy and no one's immune. So it doesn't make a difference what you sell, it doesn't make a difference if you're short cycle/long cycle, if you're enterprise, if you're less complex. It doesn't make a difference if you're an SDR or you're an AE or you have a full desk. It doesn't matter. Every single person that sells is going to face objections. So it's important that you understand how to deal with them and get past them so you can be successful in your role." "I think it applies to people from all walks of life." Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!  

Joining us for this episode is Norman Behar, CEO & Managing Director at Sales Readiness Group and co-author of:  The-High Impact Sales Manager.   This book draws on over 30 years of personal experience and our proven sales management training methodology. What makes this book unique is that it is highly practical and provides sales managers with the systems, processes, skills, and techniques to:  Hire the best people and hold them accountable. Manage sales performance by focusing on the underlying behaviors that drive results. Manage the sales pipeline and produce accurate sales forecasts.  Provide personalized sales coaching that results in better skills and hire win rates. Lead, motivate, and inspire their sales team. Thank you to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful recommend if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!  

Read the full transcription on the Heinz Marketing Blog on 11/05/18 starting at 6am PST.   This episode:  Style vs Function: The Importance of Design and UX in B2B Applications. What a great conversation with Andrew Halley, CMO of Allego! When you think about the conversation you have with your customer, you know what's produced from marketing is just a fraction of what actually gets communicated and so creating integration across the company to improve consistency and value of that conversation is one thing. Getting feedback from the field, feedback from those people that are in front of the customers more often.. is another.  Marketing isn't talking to the customer nearly enough by default as sales and account management is.  I think you can tell first hand which companies tend to prioritize function, which of them tend to prioritize the usability, and which of them are just flinging out features.  We talk about Andrew's perspective on this and how one can balance style and function in a B2B application.... and a lot more, listen in! A big thanks to our sponsor, MailTag.io. MailTag.io is a Chrome browser extension for your Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It’s a super helpful tool if you’re in sales because you can receive real-time alerts, right on your desktop, as soon as your prospects open your emails or click links within your emails. For more info, be sure to check out MailTag.io!