11/30/2023 1:19:43 PM Why understanding the differences between forecasting and pipeline management isn't going to help your pipeline problem By Tim Hughes I was at a sales conference yesterday and the word out on the street was that everybody's pipeline is down. We happened to hear one of...
11/30/2023 8:31:33 AM 10 leadership books to curl with during the holidays By Tim Hughes Seth’s book “the song of significance” is a departure from the “usual” marketing books he writes, I would describe it as being about...
11/29/2023 5:11:41 AM What is social selling? By Tim Hughes I've been asked for an article, to describe what is social selling, or more likely, what we, here at DLA Ignite, think social selling is....
11/28/2023 9:28:26 AM The business case for the importance of good quality employee Linkedin connections By Tim Hughes In a recent post by Will Shorten he quotes a Harvard Business review article “The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About...
11/24/2023 9:05:58 AM Outbound moves fast today, once a tactic hits Linkedin, everybody uses it, so how are you going to innovate? By Tim Hughes In the world of sales and marketing are are always looking for a marginal gain in cold outbound. The problem is, once somebody posts a...
11/23/2023 8:49:46 AM If you're using somebody else to do your social, you're not social By Tim Hughes I was reading a recent article by Cameron Brain from everyone social. He was sharing some learnings which were. "The VAST majority of...
11/22/2023 9:48:29 AM Why I'm not using ChatGPT to create content and why you shouldn't either By Tim Hughes This is not a bash ChatGPT article, far from it, I love ChatGPT and I'm a big user, but it's not for writing content. Now I'm a big...
11/17/2023 11:41:21 AM If you’re not focusing on buyer experience in digital transformation, you’re losing value By Tim Hughes I run a podcast called #TimTalk, you can check out the interviews here. One of the comments that come up time and time again is not the...
11/17/2023 9:13:47 AM The no RFP / ITT sales strategy - the impact it can make on your growth strategy By Tim Hughes How can you be in a situation where you're not having to respond to any RFPs? (request for proposals) or ITT (invitation to tender)?It...
11/16/2023 9:48:22 AM How the Responsibilities of B2B Marketing Teams Are Changing By Tim Hughes In this article from MarketingProfs, here, they quote research the report, “CMO coming of age”, which you can find here. What does the...
11/16/2023 8:58:59 AM The solution to stagnating seller productivity isn't another sales course By Tim Hughes In a recent survey by SBI, (SBI Q3 2023 CEO Survey) they state that stagnating seller productivity is a large cause for concern to many...
11/15/2023 4:31:39 AM 10 ChatGPT prompts to give your sales team a social selling competitive advantage By Tim Hughes While I kept away from ChatGPT for 6 months, I'm now an avid user. Just as predictive text on your mobile might give you the word...
11/13/2023 11:33:08 AM 5 ChatGPT prompts for social selling sales success By Tim Hughes Here are 5 ChatGPT prompts from this Forbes article. "Analyze the LinkedIn profile of [prospect's full name], focusing on their career...
11/10/2023 8:51:45 AM I sent out 8 requests for recommendations on Linkedin and got 5 meetings By Tim Hughes That was the feedback from a client. “I sent out 8 requests for recommendations on Linkedin and got 5 meetings” She had taken our first...
11/9/2023 4:59:33 PM How to craft the perfect cold email with ChatGPT By Tim Hughes I spotted this article the other day, now I'm a big ChatGPT user, but I might be biased as I hate getting spam emails from people. I also...
11/9/2023 10:11:26 AM I could create lots more meetings with social selling, but I'm measured on cold calls, which create nothing By Tim Hughes One of our customers gave us this feedback He's easily getting 10 meetings a week using our social selling methodology for cold outreach....