Fine-Tune Your B2B Sales Funnel: Power Up Lead Gen - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Fine-Tune Your B2B Sales Funnel: Power Up Lead Gen - Podcast Recording

Fine-tuning your B2B sales funnel can double the power of your lead gen engine. In this episode we share the science (and evidence) behind the magic, using a complex, multi-channel funnel example. ‘Fine-Tune Your B2B Sales Funnel: Power Up Lead Gen’ was recorded on Tue 9th Apr 2024 at 0700 ET / 1200 UK / 1300 CET.

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Improve Your Deal Closing: 4x Your Win Rate - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Improve Your Deal Closing: 4x Your Win Rate - Podcast Recording

Improving your approach to deal closing can increase win rates by 4X. In this episode we share their experiences, and best practice, in this critical area of sales. ‘Improve Your Deal Closing: 4x Your Win Rate’ was recorded on Tue 19th Mar 2024 at 0700 ET / 1200 UK / 1300 CET.

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Selling Into Enterprise: 5 Golden Rules for Startups - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Selling Into Enterprise: 5 Golden Rules for Startups - Podcast Recording

Selling into enterprise is hard — long sales cycles, large buying groups, and complex decision-making processes. In this episode we work through the 5 golden rules startups should follow if they want to be successful selling into enterprises. ‘Selling Into Enterprise: 5 Golden Rules for Startups’ was recorded on Tue 5th Mar 2024 at 0700 ET / 1200 UK / 1300 CET.

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Unpacking the Sales Process: A Blueprint for Startups - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Unpacking the Sales Process: A Blueprint for Startups - Podcast Recording

Startups can accelerate sales by improving their process. In this episode we break down the key stages, and share the blueprint for startup sales success. Identifying where your process could be improved, can help speed up the sales cycle. ‘Unpacking the Sales Process: A Blueprint for Startups’ was recorded on Tue 20th Feb 2024 at 0700 ET / 1200 UK / 1300 CET.

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Sales Playbook 2024: What Are the Essentials for Startups? - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Sales Playbook 2024: What Are the Essentials for Startups? - Podcast Recording

We see startups accelerate their sales when they have a contemporary, and dynamic playbook at their core. In this episode we unpack what your Sales Playbook should look like in 2024. And how you should be using it to accelerate lead generation, deal closing, and customer success. Recorded on Tue 30th Jan at 0700 ET / 1200 UK / 1300 CET.

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Talent Strategy For Startups: Finding & Keeping The Best People - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Talent Strategy For Startups: Finding & Keeping The Best People - Podcast Recording

You can only grow your startup once you've got the right people – and the race for top startup talent in 2024 will be more competitive than ever. What should founders & senior leaders be doing to improve their talent game as they grow this year? Listen to us in conversation with Louisa Maglieri - Talent Acquisition Specialist for Startups.

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7 Ways AI Can Accelerate Sales in 2024
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

7 Ways AI Can Accelerate Sales in 2024

We use AI across all areas of sales, every day, to simplify how we sell. Watch this recording and learn how we're using it to accelerate sales. Make it work for you, and speed up your startup. In this end-of-year finale, we share 7 powerful ways you can use it to accelerate your sales. Recorded on Tue 19th Dec at 0700 ET / 1200 UK / 1300 CET.

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Sales Playbook 2024: What Are the Essentials for Startups? - Podcast Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Sales Playbook 2024: What Are the Essentials for Startups? - Podcast Recording

Your playbook should be the cornerstone of your startup’s sales strategy, including everything from ICP definitions to which AI tools you should be using. In this episode on ‘Sales Playbook 2024: What Are the Essentials for Startups?’, Alastair and Kiran dig into why playbooks are so important, and how startups should go about improving theirs, so they can thrive in 2024.

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7 Steps to Startup Sales Success - Webinar Recording
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

7 Steps to Startup Sales Success - Webinar Recording

7 Steps to Startup Sales Success - Webinar with Kiran Gill & Alastair Cole. This recording is for startups, founders and sales leaders who want to increase win rates and reduce stress about selling. Introducing each step, Alastair and Kiran share the most common reasons things don’t work properly, and the positive outcomes you can expect once they do.

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Our B Corp Announcement
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Our B Corp Announcement

We're delighted to announce that The Uplift Partnership is now a certified B Corp company! And we're doubly happy to share this today, following B Corp UK's earlier breaking news that there are now 1,000 UK B Corps!! You can read about our journey below, and find out more about the first #1000xUKBCorps here: https://bcorporation.uk/1000-uk-b-corps/

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5 Steps to Stop Your Sales Reps Leaving
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

5 Steps to Stop Your Sales Reps Leaving

Despite sales organisations spending millions on adapting to remote and hybrid working, reps aren’t happy. The workplace changes have negatively impacted engagement and morale, and sellers feel overworked and dissatisfied. Most reps aren’t getting the personal development they expect - and they’re leaving in record numbers for something better.

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Technology: Venom and Antidote for B2B Sales Teams
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Technology: Venom and Antidote for B2B Sales Teams

We all became instantly more digital when the pandemic hit 18 months ago. B2B buyers started doing more of their own research, becoming increasingly confident and self-reliant. Sellers were forced to work their magic from behind a desk. The painful bites inflicted on sellers over the last year and a half can be treated by building a comprehensive recovery plan and applying the right technology.

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Sharpen Your Skills to Thrive during Times of Change
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Sharpen Your Skills to Thrive during Times of Change

Join Alastair and Kiran for their debut podcast series and discover bitesize practical tips on improving and maintaining your performance in the workplace. This first series tackles eight of the biggest current challenges and empowers you to grow as an individual. Listen Now and improve your performance at work!

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Empowering Sales Teams for a Hybrid World
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Empowering Sales Teams for a Hybrid World

If your sales team is returning to the office as Covid restrictions ease, there's a good chance your employer will be adopting a hybrid working model. Here’s how to make it work for you...

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Revenue Coach is live! 🚀
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Revenue Coach is live! 🚀

After many months of design, development and testing, Revenue Coach is now live and ready for a new wave of customers. Huge thanks and big love to my incredibly hard-working co-founders Kiran Gill and Douglas Cole.

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Women in sales can win in a locked down world
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

Women in sales can win in a locked down world

Winter is fast approaching, our return to the office has been reversed and a long and challenging lockdown looms. While this will prove incredibly challenging for many people, one area where women can prosper is in sales. Research has shown that women and men excel in different capabilities when it comes to selling, and female sellers and sales leaders have the edge in skills that are required for remote sales.

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The 5 Golden Rules for Remote Selling
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

The 5 Golden Rules for Remote Selling

The world has changed drastically over the past few weeks and so too has the way goods and services are bought. Handshakes and face-to-face meetings have been replaced by awkward video conferencing calls. So what are the golden rules of remote selling for sales executives who still want to hit their targets?

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The Future of Conversational AI
Alastair Cole Alastair Cole

The Future of Conversational AI

This new decade will herald unprecedented advancements in hardware and software technology, with artificial intelligence likely to catalyse the greatest changes. How will the world be different in 2030 and what will that mean for conversational UIs? And what will be the key drivers of change and opportunity between now and then?

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