Today’s customers have markedly higher expectations of companies than ever before, according to Salesforce Research’s new “State of the Connected Customer” study. In the Age of the Customer, technology has empowered customers to…
Writing a business email is much different from sending off an email to a friend or family member. The tone has to be more professional. But, at the same time, it also has to be warm and friendly. After all, you want to attract customers, not drive them away. Here are some tips for creating
Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is, like standing desks and junkets to warm climates, popular with marketers. Salesforce’s Software as a Service (SaaS) platform offers companies an interface for case management and task management, allows customers the ability to track
Technology is constantly evolving, and businesses are becoming more and more dependent on technology to run their businesses efficiently. Here are just some of the ways technology has changed business for the better; by streamlining sales techniques and the sales process. Gordon Moore predicted
“Nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on strategy” -Lawrence Bossidy, former COO of General Electric. In the span of two years, I’ve interviewed over 1,000 sales candidates — and hired less than 50. As any sales
More and more organizations are providing customer service tools to encourage consumers to have greater interaction with their brand. In this article, we list 12 useful customer service technologies you can use to empower your customers.
My father is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He has a PhD in philosophy and taught at the Air Force Academy most of my childhood. He taught morality and ethics…
Sales proposals: Love them or hate them, they’re an integral part of any successful deal. While some salespeople might view these documents as unnecessary—or even as a waste of time—they’re actually one of…
Email marketing is one of the most effective tactics for driving sales, but don't take my word for it. According to a study by ExactTarget, 77% of consumers prefer to receive permission-based marketing communications through email. Quality communication with your prospects and customers can
William Tyree is CMO of RingDNA Conventional wisdom holds that revenue-per-sales-rep is the only metric that ultimately matters in sales management. But sales process optimization is all about identifying key strengths and coalescing your team into an efficient selling machine. In other words,