Unlock the full potential of modern marketing and sales In the newly revised and updated edition of No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls: The Next Generation of Account-Based Sales and Marketing, celebrated speaker, writer, and Chief Market Officer of 6sense, Latané Conant, delivers an eye-opening and engaging guide for salespeople and marketers to use technology to identify prospects and put them at the center of everything they do. You’ll learn how to prioritize which accounts to work, engage the entire buying team, uncover hidden intent signals, and measure real success. You’ll also discover: Strategies for building a tech-stack that prioritizes your customers Ways for chief marketing officers to stop playing defense and go on offense Insights for the modern sales leader, including how to sellers up to win, design successful territories, and hire and retain top sellers How the modern era of marketing and sales is different from what it used to be and how to capitalize on your new capabilities A can’t-miss handbook for marketers, salespeople, and team leads, No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls. is an original and thought-provoking journey through the techniques and strategies made possible by modern revenue technologies.

Unlock the full potential of modern marketing and sales In the newly revised and updated edition of No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls: The Next Generation of Account-Based Sales and Marketing, celebrated speaker, writer, and Chief Market Officer of 6sense, Latané Conant, delivers an eye-opening and engaging guide for salespeople and marketers to use technology to identify prospects and put them at the center of everything they do. You’ll learn how to prioritize which accounts to work, engage the entire buying team, uncover hidden intent signals, and measure real success. You’ll also discover: Strategies for building a tech-stack that prioritizes your customers Ways for chief marketing officers to stop playing defense and go on offense Insights for the modern sales leader, including how to sellers up to win, design successful territories, and hire and retain top sellers How the modern era of marketing and sales is different from what it used to be and how to capitalize on your new capabilities A can’t-miss handbook for marketers, salespeople, and team leads, No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls. is an original and thought-provoking journey through the techniques and strategies made possible by modern revenue technologies.

No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls. is a rallying cry for a new generation of sales and marketing leaders who are ready to ditch the traditional strategies, tactics, and technologies that are no longer working to deliver breakthrough results.Every organization wants to predictably grow revenue. The challenge facing sellers and marketers today is that B2B buyers have taken control of the buying journey, making it nearly impossible for business leaders to accurately predict anything, especially revenue growth.Prospects are being bombarded from all sides with forms, emails, and annoying phone calls as they try to research our solutions. So what do they do? They protect themselves by researching anonymously and not revealing themselves to us until their decision is made. That means that as sellers and marketers, we've lost our opportunity to influence the buying journey-that is, if we're still clinging to the traditional lead-based tools and strategies that we're used to. It's time for a new paradigm.Pioneering CMO Latané Conant delivers a step-by-step guide that will transform the way you think about marketing and selling in the modern age. Often challenging but never dull, No Forms. No Spam. No Cold Calls. delivers uncomfortable truths about the status quo-starting with Latané's first breakthrough that our old-school tactics not only treat our future customers like dirt, they also encourage the anonymous buying we're trying to combat. This book challenges sales and marketing leaders to engage customers the right way if you want to achieve predictable revenue growth.Latané lays out exactly how to enable your sales and marketing teams to take pride in the customer experience and finally align on how to put your prospects at the center of everything you do. In doing that, you'll learn to uncover customer demand, prioritize which accounts to work, engage the entire customer buying team, and measure real success. With this customer-first approach, you'll be able to confidently take down the forms, stop sending bulk emails, and quit making cold calls-and achieve breakthrough results.

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Grow your account list with an effective account-based marketing strategy Buyers have changed the B2B marketing game. Account-Based Marketing For Dummies is here to give you the tools to transform your current approach to find, reach, and engage with your potential customers on their terms to meet their ever-changing demands. Packed with expert tips and step-by-step instructions, this book shows you how to analyze current data to identify the accounts with the biggest ROI opportunities and execute effective, account-specific techniques that get results. This practical guide takes the intimidation out of account-based marketing in today's highly digitized world. You'll be armed with the knowledge you need to increase your reach in real time, giving you greater exposure to other decision-makers and influencers within an account. You'll discover how, through a combination of marketing technology and online advertising, your messages can be displayed where and when your customers already engage online. Align your sales and marketing teams for greater success in your ABM efforts Analyze data to identify key accounts Target your messages for real-time interaction Integrate your campaign with marketing automation software If you're a member of a sales or marketing team already using a CRM tool who's looking to increase your reach, Account-Based Marketing For Dummies has you covered! "Account-Based Marketing For Dummies clears away the confusion surrounding this much-hyped topic. It offers simple, direct explanations of what account-based marketing is, why it's important, and how to do it. Any business marketing professional will benefit from a look at this book." —David Raab, Founder at Raab Associates "If you're reading this book and just getting started with ABM, welcome to the future of what b-to-b marketing can be: insight-led, technology-enabled and, above all, customer focused. Our clients are delighted with the business impact they deliver using account-based marketing, and you will be, too." —Megan Heuer, Vice President and Group Director, SiriusDecisions "Like a Hollywood agent, marketing's job is to get sales the 'audition,' not the part. Account-based marketing is the key to maximizing the number of the 'right' auditions for your sales team, and Account-Based Marketing For Dummies explains how." —Joe Chernov, VP of Marketing at InsightSquared "Ever-advancing marketing technology is enabling a new generation of sales and marketing strategies to thrive, changing the playing field for companies of all sizes. This modern wave of account-based marketing has tremendous potential to improve your business, and Sangram Vajre is an insightful and enthusiastic guide to show you how." —Scott Brinker, Author of Hacking Marketing "Account-based marketing is shifting how businesses use customer insights to capture more upmarket revenue. This book teaches a new wave of data-driven marketers how to embrace an enlightened quality-vs-quantity approach and execute a scalable ABM strategy that delivers real results." —Sean Zinsmeister, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Infer "The book may be titled '...for dummies', but ABM is proving to be a smart approach for B2B marketers charged with generating sales pipeline and acquiring and delighting customers. Use this book to help you get started and advance your account-based marketing strategies and tactics that will thrill your sales colleagues, executive team and customers alike." —Scott Vaughan, CMO, Integrate

Praise for SMART CALLING "Finally, a sales book that makes sense! As a master sales trainer, Art nailed—no, obliterated—the number one fear of selling in this great book: cold calling! Let him teach you to stop cold calling and start Smart Calling!"—LARRY WINGET, television personality and New York Times bestselling author "Smart Calling is the benchmark as the highest professional standard for effective cold calling. Take the initiative to read and implement Art's rational principles and you will sell much more and develop a prospect base of potential customers who will call you when they are ready to purchase or graciously take your future calls. This is THE BEST sales text I have read in the past twenty years."—REX CASWELL, PhD, VP, LexisNexis Telephone Sales "You get only one chance to make the right impression in sales. If a top prospect gets a hundred calls a week, you want to be the one he remembers and buys from. Art's proven methods create a unique brand for you and position your offering as the best option. Art's advice isn't just smart, it's priceless."—BOB SILVY, VP, Corporate Marketing, American City Business Journals "Smart Calling effectively enables inside sales reps and organizations to accomplish a top priority—acquiring new customers. Art's pragmatic and actionable techniques will increase productivity, success, and professional satisfaction."—BILL McALISTER, SVP, Inside Sales, McAfee "A must-read, must-own book for anyone who wants to increase their sales right away with less effort and more fun. I'm so sure this book is a winner for anyone who needs to call prospects that I'll personally assure you that your results will increase noticeably after reading it, or I'll send you your money back."—MIKE FAITH, CEO & President, Headsets.com, Inc. "If you need to make a first call to anyone, for whatever reason, this book is for you. More than common sense, it's a real-world, no-fluff, simple approach that anyone can use to be successful."—DARCI MAENPA, President, West Coast Chapter, American Teleservices Association; Director, Member Support, Toastmasters International

Merging the benefits of two well-known methodolgies, Lean Thinking and Total Productive Maintenance, Lean TPM shows how to secure increased manufacturing efficiency.Based on their experienc of working with organisations that have successfully achieved outstanding performance, McCarthy and Rich provide the tools and techniques that convert strategic vision into practical reality. Lean TPM accelerates the benefits of continuous improvement activities within any manufacturing environment by challenging wasteful working practices, releasing the potential of the workforce, targeting effectiveness and making processes work as planned. * Unites world-class manufacturing, Lean Thinking and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)* Shows how to achieve zero breakdowns* Optimises processes to deliver performance and new products efficiently* Delivers benefit from continuous improvement activities quicklyLean TPM provides a single change agenda for organisations. It will help to develop robust supply chain relationships and to optimise the value generating process. Supported by an integrated route map and comprehensive benchmark data, this book enables engineers, technicians and managers to explore this potent technique fully. * Unites the concepts of world-class manufacturing, Lean and TPM.* Shows how to accelerate the benefits gained from continuous improvement activities.* Includes an integrated route map for Lean TPM, including benchmark data.