Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

If you aren’t sure this is true, then ask yourself: would I open a Yahoo email account today? It’s because 500 million of Yahoo’s account users’ names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, scrambled passwords, and security questions are in the wind. Yahoo is in the news all over the world. billion, either ( maybe ).

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Kapta Customer Success

JANUARY 29, 2025

What if your key accounts could generate twice the revenue they do today? It's not just possible it's happening for companies that have moved beyond traditional account management.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Q: What has two Million phony accounts, 5,300 fired employees, a fine of $185 million and a retiring leader enjoying $124 million in stock and options after retirement? There is always pressure to make your sales goals. Sales people thrive on this and are compensated well for making their goals.

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Kapta Customer Success

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The High Cost of Low Empathy in Account Teams Acquiring a new client is 5 to 25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one. When sales and cs teams lack these crucial skills, it leads to conflict, misunderstandings, and ultimately, client churn.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Our listener wants help convincing his team that using a free trial will help sales. So, yes, offering a free trial could increase sales by activating the Endowment Effect. . So, it’s easy to imagine that this free trial would increase sales. One of our podcast listeners wrote to us with a problem. The Trials of Trials.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 11, 2025

Improving sales performance is key to business growth, particularly in a constantly changing environment. Last year, Salesforce reported 67% of sales reps surveyed didn’t expect to meet their quota, and 84% missed it the previous year.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Syngenta and AWS collaborated to develop Cropwise AI , an innovative solution powered by Amazon Bedrock Agents , to accelerate their sales reps’ ability to place Syngenta seed products with growers across North America. For sales representatives, it empowers them with deeper insights, enabling more informed recommendations.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Like millions of Wells Fargo customers, Lorraine and I have checked to see if we had any accounts opened with the bank without our consent. In both of these messages, Wells Fargo talks about eliminating product sales goals for their retail banking team. Like millions of Wells Fargo customers, we don’t trust them because they lied.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In this post, we’ll explore how to harness the power of call centers to increase your ecommerce sales and stay ahead in the competitive digital marketplace. They enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and boost sales. Providing Technical Support In the digital realm, technical issues can block sales.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 28, 2021

The senior account manager handled the most critical accounts. Then it cascaded down from there in account management seniority to the smaller accounts, which a telephone account manager managed. So they focused on that 20 percent, which left the other ones without an account manager, effectively.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The San Francisco-based bank, whose employees opened many fraudulent and unauthorized accounts in their customers’ name, now enjoys the dubious honor of shouldering the most substantial penalty the agency has issued since its formation in 2011. million deposit accounts and over 500,000 credit accounts in all. Money.cnn.com.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Account management Offer workshops on relationship-building, active listening, and consultative selling for identifying upsell or cross-sell opportunities. Encourage shadowing experienced account managers who can disseminate their best tips and tricks. Partnering with your sales team here can help.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 12, 2021

He writes about how businesses need to realign their sales and marketing strategies in order to survive a post-pandemic world. The impact extends from B2C (business-to-customer) markets to B2B (business-to-business) sales as well. Increasing online prospects, lead generation and sales.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A customer calls into a support center, and the agent notices something on their account that they could fix. The sales rep that sells the customer what they ask for instead of what they really need is a perfect example of customer disservice. The agent not taking that extra step is a disservice to the customer.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Its sales analysts face a daily challenge: they need to make data-driven decisions but are overwhelmed by the volume of available information. They have structured data such as sales transactions and revenue metrics stored in databases, alongside unstructured data such as customer reviews and marketing reports collected from various channels.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 14, 2015

A separate enrollment application is required with no apparent linking to the charge account. At the end of the transaction I remember that we’re members of this new program and ask the clerk if the purchase can be credited to our loyalty account. We’ve had a pretty good shopping experience so far.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 31, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Sage , an international company that helps organizations of all sizes with accounting, payroll, and payment solutions. It leads to the creation of a holistic customer experience in which every level of your sales funnel is optimized to meet customer needs and expectations.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This particular tool has the potential to greatly augment sales figures if employed strategically. Understanding Poshmark Offers The Poshmark Offers feature enables sellers to haggle prices with buyers by sending them offers at reduced prices when they show interest in an item for sale.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The hope was the Clean Diesel would boost sales in the U.S., which accounts for only about 6% of global sales for the brand. VW marketed the CleanDiesel car models for Audi A3, Jetta, Beetle, Golf, and Passat models to be better for the environment. They charged more for these environmentally friendly cars, too.

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TeleDirect

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Offer real-time assistance during global sales events. Financial Services Provide account support and fraud detection. Real-World Success Stories Case Study 1: Expanding E-commerce Operations A global e-commerce company implemented a 24/7 call center to manage customer inquiries during major sales events. The result?

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AWS Machine Learning

AUGUST 26, 2024

At AWS, we are transforming our seller and customer journeys by using generative artificial intelligence (AI) across the sales lifecycle. Our field organization includes customer-facing teams (account managers, solutions architects, specialists) and internal support functions (sales operations).

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

I like a good deal as much as anyone, but as a customer experience consultant I’ve always thought these frenzied holiday sales were penny wise and pound foolish. It has beefed up the number of sales associates, who will be decked in holiday attire. But it turns out that just 10 percent of its shoppers account for half of its sales!

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Dialer 360

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

So, keeping your prospecting list protected helps prevent your sales team from contacting customers on do-not-call lists. After registering, they need to stop getting telemarketing and sales calls from companies that check their cold calling lists against the DNC. How to Check DNC List Numbers?

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Sales enablement has become an integral component of the modern sales organization, yet there is still confusion around what sales enablement actually is and, crucially, how to really make it deliver results for your salespeople and your business. This is not unlike the situation many sales leaders are finding themselves in.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

SageMaker Feature Store now makes it effortless to share, discover, and access feature groups across AWS accounts. With this launch, account owners can grant access to select feature groups by other accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM).

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Totango

MAY 7, 2024

Both CS and Sales leaders agree: Retention is the #1 priority. Achieving higher retention requires close alignment between CS and Sales teams, yet 87% of CS and Sales leaders told us there’s significant room for improvement in their collaboration. But there’s a problem. Use your words Talk to each other!

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Totango

JULY 17, 2024

You get success right; your revenue is coming.” – Charlie Sonnenberg, VP Sales, Totango + Catalyst Customer-led growth is the only way to protect and sustain revenue growth. Achieving higher retention and growth, however, requires effective collaboration and mutual support between customer success and sales teams. “Success is revenue.

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Totango

APRIL 9, 2024

Is 2024 the year of customer success or sales? This signifies that fostering an exceptional partnership between CS and sales teams — vital for long-term revenue growth, begins with understanding which customers can derive the highest value from your products and services over time.

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TeleDirect

JANUARY 7, 2025

A delayed response can lead to frustration, lost sales, and even a tarnished brand reputation. Address customer concerns during global sales events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Financial Services Handle account inquiries, loan applications, and fraud detection. Minimize downtime with instant troubleshooting.

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Cincom

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Align CPQ with Your Sales Strategy A CPQ system that operates in isolation from the broader sales strategy leads to misaligned workflows, inconsistent pricing approvals, and disconnected customer interactions. Apply multi-tier approvals for large enterprise deals, ensuring senior sales leaders can intervene when necessary.

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