February, 2019

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How to Onboard New AEs

CloserIQ

New Account Executives are coming to your company with more sales experience than SDRs. So it’s tempting to think that the onboarding process just isn’t that important. In fact, it is still critical for AEs’ long-term success. According to a study conducted by Click Boarding , new employees who go through a formal onboarding process are 58% more likely to remain with the organization for three years or more.

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Is Your Contact Center Training Missing These Things?

Integrity Solutions

The reality is, your contact center’s success still hinges on the quality of the conversations your agents have with your customers. By Bruce Wedderburn. The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in investments in AI, data analysis and other technologies designed to increase contact center efficiency. But in spite of all the technology that’s now available, the #1 factor contributing to whether or not your contact center achieves its objectives hasn’t changed.

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6 Strategies for Improving Team Dynamics on Your Sales Team

The Brooks Group

High performing sales cultures are born from teams that operate like a well-oiled machine. If you want your sales team to perform at high levels, you must focus on improving team dynamics. . How well your group works together has a direct impact on how well your organization meets its goals. This post will outline the strategies you can take to strengthen the self-awareness of your team members, resolve conflicts, and enhance team cohesion—which will ultimately help improve team performance. .

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Just What the Dr Ordered for UK Life Sciences? The 2nd Life Sciences Sector Deal

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Brexit uncertainty isn’t going away any time soon – but it’s important to remember that the UK government has already set out two plans for the future shape of the country’s healthcare industry: the second Life Sciences Sector Deal and the long-term plan for the NHS. With these two plans in place there are plenty of opportunities for the industry and the government to work together to keep the UK at the top of the international life sciences sector – and perhaps reach even greater heights.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Romantic Influence

Authentic Influence Group

"We accept the love we think we deserve” [i] said Stephen Chbosky. When I was in high school, I had two friends. One, Sarah was absolutely gorgeous, the kind of girl that makes us all jealous. My other friend, Amanda, was not as attractive, although she was the life of the party. I noticed how she got all the attention from the boys. The gorgeous knock-out girl was often overlooked.

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HOW FINANCIAL ADVISORS CAN IMPROVE CLIENT CONVERSATIONS

Integrity Solutions

Transitioning your sales culture to create greater transparency is no longer an option. By Donna Horrigan. While the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fiduciary Rule is at best on life support, financial services organizations can’t ignore that the tides have shifted. Whether the expectations for greater transparency are coming from external regulations or their client base, even the most experienced advisors are now feeling the pressure of a rapidly changing financial services market.

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51 Examples of Powerful Open-Ended Questions to Increase Sales

The Brooks Group

As a sales leader, helping your reps increase sales is likely high priority for you. One simple way to accomplish that is to coach your reps to ask better open-ended questions. Conversations created by open-ended sales questions build rapport, define needs, identify motivators, and uncover budget. They can also lead the prospect toward the purchasing decision.

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Five Sales Certifications to Help Advance Your Career

CloserIQ

Where a career in sales is concerned, on-the-job experience is only part of the equation. How attractive your resume is to recruiters is as much a matter of the certifications you hold as it is how long you’ve been in the field. With that in mind, here are a few of the most important in the industry – courses and programs you should almost always add to your repertoire.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 8, 2019

CloserIQ

The CloserIQ Weekly Roundup features a list of the best content we’ve been reading recently. We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. Featured Article. 8 Sales Strategies for AEs to Close More Deals. Now that you’re an Account Executive, crushing your quota is even more important. But you can’t just stick to the the same playbook and old sales strategies that worked for you when you were an SDR.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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8 Sales Strategies for AEs to Close More Deals

CloserIQ

Now that you’re an Account Executive, crushing your quota is even more important. But you can’t just stick to the the same playbook and old sales strategies that worked for you when you were an SDR. As an AE, you have new responsibilities and higher expectations. The tactics that helped you succeed in the SDR role can still be helpful. At the same time, you should develop a new toolbox that help you crush it as an AE.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 15, 2019

CloserIQ

The CloserIQ Weekly Roundup features a list of the best content we’ve been reading recently. We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. Featured Article. Elements of a Typical Enterprise Sales Process. The enterprise sales process is a grind, rife with opportunities for a deal to fall through.

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Why Humility in Leadership is the New High-Performance Differentiator

The Brooks Group

. Leadership effectiveness isn’t only about decisiveness, charisma, and ambition. According to Forbes , one of the top high-performance differentiators in leadership is one you probably don’t even think of as a leadership quality: Humility. More companies are taking humility into account in making hiring and promotion decisions, most notably for senior executives and frontline managers.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 27, 2019

CloserIQ

The CloserIQ Weekly Roundup features a list of the best content we’ve been reading recently. We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. Featured Article. How to Onboard New AEs. New Account Executives are coming to your company with more sales experience than SDRs. So it’s tempting to think that the onboarding process just isn’t that important.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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3 Ways to Transform Your Financial Advisors Into Superstars

Integrity Solutions

Focus on these, and you’ll be able to build an engaged, high-performing team of financial advisors that will become your unstoppable competitive advantage. by Terri O’Halloran. You hire two, well-qualified advisors, give them training and expect that they’ll both be superstars. So you’re surprised then when one succeeds and the other fails miserably.

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6 Secrets to Outstanding Sales Success

The Brooks Group

Behind every successful sales team, is a sales leader who’s dedicated to ongoing training and sales force development. This year, be the leader who leads your salespeople to excellence by following these 6 secrets to outstanding sales success. 1. Track the Right KPIs and Data. Without clean data and the right KPIs in place, you won’t be able to identify sales blockers, motivate your team effectively, manage your reps’ time, or coach towards sales development.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 4, 2019

CloserIQ

The CloserIQ Weekly Roundup features a list of the best content we’ve been reading recently. We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. Featured Article. 6 Sales Tools Your Team Should Be Using. As a manager, it’s your job to help sales representatives learn the ropes and achieve their full potential.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 1, 2019

CloserIQ

The CloserIQ Weekly Roundup features a list of the best content we’ve been reading recently. We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. Featured Article. 6 Sales Tools Your Team Should Be Using. As a manager, it’s your job to help sales representatives learn the ropes and achieve their full potential.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 20, 2019

CloserIQ

The CloserIQ Weekly Roundup features a list of the best content we’ve been reading recently. We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. Featured Article. 10 Sales Prospecting Techniques That Work like a Charm Today. Prospecting is a vital aspect of sales success. Interestingly, there’s a bold shift away from a fundamental aspect of B2B pipeline generation: Cold calling. .

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The True Cost of a Bad Sales Hire and How to Avoid It

CloserIQ

Bad sales hires are expensive. But even highly experienced sales leaders may be surprised to learn just how expensive these bad hires can be. It’s not just that the company has sunk salary into a salesperson who hasn’t worked out for the business. There’s also a host of other expenses—recruitment costs, lost productivity, potentially lost business, and more.

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Elements of a Typical Enterprise Sales Process

CloserIQ

The enterprise sales process is a grind, rife with opportunities for a deal to fall through. When the sales cycle is six months or more and requires sign-off from multiple stakeholders, getting to that final contract can seem tough. Yet it is possible to navigate enterprise sales successfully. Though every sales process is going to be unique, the key is to understand and follow these best practices for every stage in the process.