Fundamentals of Highly Effective Sales Communication

  
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Lesson length 55m
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Getting Full Company Alignment and Buy-In
Level: Intermediate Updated: Jan 31, 2022
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped thousands of businesses around the world. But the truly successful businesses all have one thing in common: full alignment and buy-in throughout your business. How can you achieve this? Everyone at the company must understand the what, why, and how of what you’re doing. Learn this proven framework for getting buy-in from two world-class They Ask, You Answer coaches, Chris Duprey and Chris Marr.


In this course you will learn:
  • What it means to have buy-in and a willingness to participate
  • Who needs to be aligned at your organization and why
  • Problems that will happen without buy-in
  • How to do ongoing team training and why it works
  • 5 other ways to make They Ask, You Answer stick at your organization
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped thousands of businesses around the world. But the truly successful businesses all have one thing in common: full alignment and buy-in throughout your business. How can you achieve this? Everyone at the company must understand the what, why, and how of what you’re doing. Learn this proven framework for getting buy-in from two world-class They Ask, You Answer coaches, Chris Duprey and Chris Marr.


In this course you will learn:
  • What it means to have buy-in and a willingness to participate
  • Who needs to be aligned at your organization and why
  • Problems that will happen without buy-in
  • How to do ongoing team training and why it works
  • 5 other ways to make They Ask, You Answer stick at your organization
Lesson length 30m
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Self-Selection and the Touchless Buying Experience
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Is your website forcing visitors to fill out a form to get a quote? Does it make them have to talk to someone before making a purchase?

Fact: Modern buyers don’t want to be sold to. They want to take ownership of their buying decision and know they’re making the best choice for themselves. Why do you think so many hide behind their computer screens rather than browsing (or braving) the aisles of their local stores? 

Self-selection tools (think product match quizzes) transform your website experience to help buyers sell themselves. They help personalize a buyer’s experience on your website, making it not only easier but more enjoyable for them to make a purchase without needing to talk to someone on your team. 

In this course, taught by IMPACT’s Chief Learning Officer Chris Duprey, you’ll learn everything you need to create this experience on your website, including:

  • What exactly a self-selection tool is
  • The different types of self-selection tools
  • How self-selection tools can help shorten the sales cycle and improve website conversion rates by guiding buyers to their best options
  • How to go about building your own self-selection tool
 
This course is a must-see for anyone in marketing, but especially those in sales, marketing, design, and user experience.
Is your website forcing visitors to fill out a form to get a quote? Does it make them have to talk to someone before making a purchase?

Fact: Modern buyers don’t want to be sold to. They want to take ownership of their buying decision and know they’re making the best choice for themselves. Why do you think so many hide behind their computer screens rather than browsing (or braving) the aisles of their local stores? 

Self-selection tools (think product match quizzes) transform your website experience to help buyers sell themselves. They help personalize a buyer’s experience on your website, making it not only easier but more enjoyable for them to make a purchase without needing to talk to someone on your team. 

In this course, taught by IMPACT’s Chief Learning Officer Chris Duprey, you’ll learn everything you need to create this experience on your website, including:

  • What exactly a self-selection tool is
  • The different types of self-selection tools
  • How self-selection tools can help shorten the sales cycle and improve website conversion rates by guiding buyers to their best options
  • How to go about building your own self-selection tool
 
This course is a must-see for anyone in marketing, but especially those in sales, marketing, design, and user experience.
Lesson length 54m
FREE
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Investing in Incredible Digital Sales and Marketing Results
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
If you look at the most successful inbound case studies, the companies who have experienced the most significant sales and revenue growth with inbound, there is one common theme amongst them: They weren’t reliant on an agency or outsourced vendor to dictate what they did. Instead, they owned it. They made the investments, and because of that, revolutionized their businesses and in many cases, their industries.

In this course, you’ll learn what it means to take ownership of your digital sales and marketing, how you can do it, and the long term value it provides.

This course is a great fit for business owners, senior leaders, and leadership team members.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to transition from a position of reliance on others to a position of ownership for your digital sales and marketing.

If you look at the most successful inbound case studies, the companies who have experienced the most significant sales and revenue growth with inbound, there is one common theme amongst them: They weren’t reliant on an agency or outsourced vendor to dictate what they did. Instead, they owned it. They made the investments, and because of that, revolutionized their businesses and in many cases, their industries.

In this course, you’ll learn what it means to take ownership of your digital sales and marketing, how you can do it, and the long term value it provides.

This course is a great fit for business owners, senior leaders, and leadership team members.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to transition from a position of reliance on others to a position of ownership for your digital sales and marketing.

Lesson length 35m
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Scaling Up Your Digital Sales and Marketing
Level: Advanced Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Your inbound marketing and sales efforts have been delivering awesome results, but are they really set up to take your business to the next level?

It’s a common misconception that inbound marketing is only suited for small businesses.  Inbound efforts are effective and affordable for small to medium-sized businesses, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be as valuable as an organization grows as well. 

In this course, IMPACT’s Chief Learning Officer Chris Duprey shares what it takes to scale up your digital sales and marketing into an indispensable asset that will actually grow with the company. You’ll learn:

  • Key areas that you should invest in next (i.e., video, communication training, etc.)
  • What to do after you’re successfully producing content
  • How to start sharing industry thought leadership
  • How to start exploring paid media
  • How to start building a brand community

This course is a great fit for seasoned IMPACT+ Pro members who identify as business owners, senior leaders, and leadership and are on the verge of stage 4 or beyond.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to turn your digital sales and marketing from good to great, an actual asset that continues to provide opportunities for you, your team, and your community.

Your inbound marketing and sales efforts have been delivering awesome results, but are they really set up to take your business to the next level?

It’s a common misconception that inbound marketing is only suited for small businesses.  Inbound efforts are effective and affordable for small to medium-sized businesses, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be as valuable as an organization grows as well. 

In this course, IMPACT’s Chief Learning Officer Chris Duprey shares what it takes to scale up your digital sales and marketing into an indispensable asset that will actually grow with the company. You’ll learn:

  • Key areas that you should invest in next (i.e., video, communication training, etc.)
  • What to do after you’re successfully producing content
  • How to start sharing industry thought leadership
  • How to start exploring paid media
  • How to start building a brand community

This course is a great fit for seasoned IMPACT+ Pro members who identify as business owners, senior leaders, and leadership and are on the verge of stage 4 or beyond.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to turn your digital sales and marketing from good to great, an actual asset that continues to provide opportunities for you, your team, and your community.

Lesson length 37m
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Investing in Your Business Website's User Experience
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Needing a website for your business is a given, but the same website from 2000 or even 2013 isn’t going to cut it. To succeed with inbound marketing and They Ask, You Answer, your business website needs a specific user experience and unique features you may not have considered before. 

Your business website can be your No. 1 salesperson, driving traffic, leads, and sales every single day of the year, after hours, without ever needing to take a day off. Unfortunately, too many businesses are missing out on this opportunity by investing in the wrong areas. 

We’ve built hundreds of websites over the years that have helped businesses get set up for success and, in this course, we share everything you need to know to do it yourself. By the end of this quick, 35-minute course, you'll have a clear understanding of:

  • The role your business website needs to play to see the results you're looking for
  • What makes your business website great to your ideal buyers 
  • The consequences of not investing in your business website's user experience
  • The 10 key areas of what we call the Website Mastery Scorecard
 
This course is ideally suited for business, marketing, and sales leaders who want to drive more growth through their business website.

Needing a website for your business is a given, but the same website from 2000 or even 2013 isn’t going to cut it. To succeed with inbound marketing and They Ask, You Answer, your business website needs a specific user experience and unique features you may not have considered before. 

Your business website can be your No. 1 salesperson, driving traffic, leads, and sales every single day of the year, after hours, without ever needing to take a day off. Unfortunately, too many businesses are missing out on this opportunity by investing in the wrong areas. 

We’ve built hundreds of websites over the years that have helped businesses get set up for success and, in this course, we share everything you need to know to do it yourself. By the end of this quick, 35-minute course, you'll have a clear understanding of:

  • The role your business website needs to play to see the results you're looking for
  • What makes your business website great to your ideal buyers 
  • The consequences of not investing in your business website's user experience
  • The 10 key areas of what we call the Website Mastery Scorecard
 
This course is ideally suited for business, marketing, and sales leaders who want to drive more growth through their business website.

Lesson length 53m
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How to Role Play Virtual Selling With Your Team
Level: Advanced Updated: Apr 28, 2022
In this course, you’ll learn the importance of role-playing and how to execute effective role-play scenarios that actually help grow the confidence of your team, help them master the right communication techniques in a private environment (rather than in front of buyers), and ultimately improve your sales process and customer experience.

This course is a great fit for sales reps, sales leaders, and leadership, as it addresses a key skill that leaders and sales reps need to understand.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on a successful sales role-play.
In this course, you’ll learn the importance of role-playing and how to execute effective role-play scenarios that actually help grow the confidence of your team, help them master the right communication techniques in a private environment (rather than in front of buyers), and ultimately improve your sales process and customer experience.

This course is a great fit for sales reps, sales leaders, and leadership, as it addresses a key skill that leaders and sales reps need to understand.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on a successful sales role-play.
Lesson length 27m
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Assignment Prospecting
Level: Intermediate Updated: May 5, 2022
If you’re in sales, you know how challenging prospecting can be. You’re reaching out to ideal buyers who have never heard of you before, and (in a single communication) you need to get them to like you, trust you, and take action. Too often, however, your messages go unopened and unanswered.Until now, that is. 

In this new course, you’ll unlock the powerful tactics, strategies, and secrets to creating prospecting emails that are guaranteed to get higher open rates and leave your prospects genuinely excited to learn more from you.
If you’re in sales, you know how challenging prospecting can be. You’re reaching out to ideal buyers who have never heard of you before, and (in a single communication) you need to get them to like you, trust you, and take action. Too often, however, your messages go unopened and unanswered.Until now, that is. 

In this new course, you’ll unlock the powerful tactics, strategies, and secrets to creating prospecting emails that are guaranteed to get higher open rates and leave your prospects genuinely excited to learn more from you.

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Getting Full Company Alignment and Buy-In
Level: Intermediate Updated: Jan 31, 2022
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped thousands of businesses around the world. But the truly successful businesses all have one thing in common: full alignment and buy-in throughout your business. How can you achieve this? Everyone at the company must understand the what, why, and how of what you’re doing. Learn this proven framework for getting buy-in from two world-class They Ask, You Answer coaches, Chris Duprey and Chris Marr.


In this course you will learn:
  • What it means to have buy-in and a willingness to participate
  • Who needs to be aligned at your organization and why
  • Problems that will happen without buy-in
  • How to do ongoing team training and why it works
  • 5 other ways to make They Ask, You Answer stick at your organization
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped thousands of businesses around the world. But the truly successful businesses all have one thing in common: full alignment and buy-in throughout your business. How can you achieve this? Everyone at the company must understand the what, why, and how of what you’re doing. Learn this proven framework for getting buy-in from two world-class They Ask, You Answer coaches, Chris Duprey and Chris Marr.


In this course you will learn:
  • What it means to have buy-in and a willingness to participate
  • Who needs to be aligned at your organization and why
  • Problems that will happen without buy-in
  • How to do ongoing team training and why it works
  • 5 other ways to make They Ask, You Answer stick at your organization
Lesson length 3h 49m
FREE
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Building a Scalable, Successful Agency
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
The Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, will break down what every CEO and business leader needs to know when building a scalable, successful agency. This course gets vulnerable and honest as Bob discusses the journey that IMPACT has taken, what has worked, and what has been learned along the way. Join Bob Ruffolo, Shandi Drummond-Butt, and Brie Rangel as they discuss how to implement a business strategy, sales, how to grow the business from 2 to over 70 employees, finances, and more!

In this course, you will learn: 
  • How to implement a business strategy
  • About the IMPACT Certified Coaching Program
  • How using the proven method They Ask, You Answer can increase sales
  • Valuable advice for business owners on how to grow a marketing agency
  • Business software and books every CEO should know
  • To scale your business from 2 to over 70 employees
The Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, will break down what every CEO and business leader needs to know when building a scalable, successful agency. This course gets vulnerable and honest as Bob discusses the journey that IMPACT has taken, what has worked, and what has been learned along the way. Join Bob Ruffolo, Shandi Drummond-Butt, and Brie Rangel as they discuss how to implement a business strategy, sales, how to grow the business from 2 to over 70 employees, finances, and more!

In this course, you will learn: 
  • How to implement a business strategy
  • About the IMPACT Certified Coaching Program
  • How using the proven method They Ask, You Answer can increase sales
  • Valuable advice for business owners on how to grow a marketing agency
  • Business software and books every CEO should know
  • To scale your business from 2 to over 70 employees
Lesson length 1h 54m
FREE
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What a High Performing They Ask, You Answer Company Looks Like
Level: Beginner Updated: Mar 30, 2022
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped businesses all over the world. The coaches at IMPACT have provided support to teams implementing They Ask, You Answer at their organization, and businesses have seen exceptional results! What does success look like? Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, will talk about the key areas that a business should focus on for success, including: 
  • The habits you have to create and maintain long-term at your organization
  • How to score yourself and see where you’re at right now
  • What high performing They Ask, You Answer businesses have in common

In this course, you will learn:
  1. What success looks like in each of the 10 core concepts of They Ask, You Answer
  2. Characteristics of the top people bringing They Ask, You Answer to life at their companies and how they’re maintaining their level of success
  3. Challenges businesses implementing They Ask, You Answer have faced and how they’ve overcome them 
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped businesses all over the world. The coaches at IMPACT have provided support to teams implementing They Ask, You Answer at their organization, and businesses have seen exceptional results! What does success look like? Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, will talk about the key areas that a business should focus on for success, including: 
  • The habits you have to create and maintain long-term at your organization
  • How to score yourself and see where you’re at right now
  • What high performing They Ask, You Answer businesses have in common

In this course, you will learn:
  1. What success looks like in each of the 10 core concepts of They Ask, You Answer
  2. Characteristics of the top people bringing They Ask, You Answer to life at their companies and how they’re maintaining their level of success
  3. Challenges businesses implementing They Ask, You Answer have faced and how they’ve overcome them 
Lesson length 51m
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Your Role as a They Ask, You Answer Sales Leader
Level: Advanced Updated: May 11, 2022
If you want They Ask, You Answer to succeed at your company, you need your sales team to be on board. When salespeople have a tried and true method they’ve been using for years, they’re unlikely to try something new and less certain. The key to getting They Ask, You Answer buy-in from your sales reps is to show them how the methodology will make their lives easier. In this course you will learn how to get your sales team to fully embrace They Ask, You Answer, how to hold them accountable, and how to onboard new team members in the future. 

In this course you will learn:
  • How to get your team to fully embrace They Ask, You Answer
  • How to keep them sticking to the process and hold them accountable
  • How to quickly onboard any new sales reps who join your team in the future so your team never misses a beat
If you want They Ask, You Answer to succeed at your company, you need your sales team to be on board. When salespeople have a tried and true method they’ve been using for years, they’re unlikely to try something new and less certain. The key to getting They Ask, You Answer buy-in from your sales reps is to show them how the methodology will make their lives easier. In this course you will learn how to get your sales team to fully embrace They Ask, You Answer, how to hold them accountable, and how to onboard new team members in the future. 

In this course you will learn:
  • How to get your team to fully embrace They Ask, You Answer
  • How to keep them sticking to the process and hold them accountable
  • How to quickly onboard any new sales reps who join your team in the future so your team never misses a beat
Lesson length 41m
FREE
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The Revenue Team Approach to Sales Enablement Content
Level: Intermediate Updated: May 16, 2022
No matter how much we publish great traffic-driving, lead-generating content, many of us still have sales teams telling us, “You’re still not publishing what we need” or “Yeah, only maybe 1% of our content helps me close any deals.” 

In fact, B2B sales teams report that only 27% of the leads passed to them from marketing are even remotely qualified. Enter the revenue team and sales enablement content. 

As we’ve seen with businesses all over the world, when your marketing and sales teams join forces as a revenue team, you can start creating powerful content that actually helps close deals (also known as sales enablement content).

But how is it different from what you're already creating? And how do you go about creating a sustainable, scalable sales enablement content strategy that doesn't make you want to rip your hair out and also makes you look like a total money-making hero at your company?

By the end of this course with Liz Moorehead, IMPACT's editor-in-chief, you'll know:

  • What sales enablement content is (and isn't)
  • What a revenue team is and how the revenue team model is the key to your success
  • How to run powerful content brainstorms with your sales team
  • How to leverage Liz's custom-built revenue content brainstorm tool
  • How to report on the ROI of your content, so no one ever questions your value
No matter how much we publish great traffic-driving, lead-generating content, many of us still have sales teams telling us, “You’re still not publishing what we need” or “Yeah, only maybe 1% of our content helps me close any deals.” 

In fact, B2B sales teams report that only 27% of the leads passed to them from marketing are even remotely qualified. Enter the revenue team and sales enablement content. 

As we’ve seen with businesses all over the world, when your marketing and sales teams join forces as a revenue team, you can start creating powerful content that actually helps close deals (also known as sales enablement content).

But how is it different from what you're already creating? And how do you go about creating a sustainable, scalable sales enablement content strategy that doesn't make you want to rip your hair out and also makes you look like a total money-making hero at your company?

By the end of this course with Liz Moorehead, IMPACT's editor-in-chief, you'll know:

  • What sales enablement content is (and isn't)
  • What a revenue team is and how the revenue team model is the key to your success
  • How to run powerful content brainstorms with your sales team
  • How to leverage Liz's custom-built revenue content brainstorm tool
  • How to report on the ROI of your content, so no one ever questions your value
Lesson length 1h 05m
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Crafting "Selling 7" Videos that Convert
Level: Advanced Updated: May 10, 2022
So you’ve bought the camera and lighting equipment, you’ve created the YouTube channel, and you’ve convinced your team to get ready for their close-ups — but you’re still not seeing traffic, leads, or sales from your video investment. You’re not alone. 

Many marketers and businesses struggle to see real results from their video marketing for one big reason: They’re focused on creating the wrong content. 

They need to be creating what we call The Selling 7, or the seven videos that will have the biggest impact on your business’ website conversions and sales.  

From video ideation and prioritization to publishing and hosting best practices, this course from They Ask, You Answer Coach Will Schulz will teach you how to master your own Selling 7 video strategy, top to bottom. You will learn:

  • What videos are included in The Selling 7
  • The most common mistakes made when producing Selling 7 videos
  • How to create a framework for producing Selling 7 videos
  • How to make effective, high quality Selling 7 videos

This course is a great fit for videographers and content marketing managers who are already familiar with video marketing and the concept of The Selling 7 and are ready to start planning the production of their own videos. For anyone in sales or service who will be participating in these types of videos, this is critical information as well.

By the end, you will have a shared understanding of the purpose of The Selling 7. You will also know how to execute each video’s pre-production in a way that avoids common mistakes. Finally, you’ll know how to go about scheduling the shoots and hosting the content to track the viewer analytics behind your website videos.
So you’ve bought the camera and lighting equipment, you’ve created the YouTube channel, and you’ve convinced your team to get ready for their close-ups — but you’re still not seeing traffic, leads, or sales from your video investment. You’re not alone. 

Many marketers and businesses struggle to see real results from their video marketing for one big reason: They’re focused on creating the wrong content. 

They need to be creating what we call The Selling 7, or the seven videos that will have the biggest impact on your business’ website conversions and sales.  

From video ideation and prioritization to publishing and hosting best practices, this course from They Ask, You Answer Coach Will Schulz will teach you how to master your own Selling 7 video strategy, top to bottom. You will learn:

  • What videos are included in The Selling 7
  • The most common mistakes made when producing Selling 7 videos
  • How to create a framework for producing Selling 7 videos
  • How to make effective, high quality Selling 7 videos

This course is a great fit for videographers and content marketing managers who are already familiar with video marketing and the concept of The Selling 7 and are ready to start planning the production of their own videos. For anyone in sales or service who will be participating in these types of videos, this is critical information as well.

By the end, you will have a shared understanding of the purpose of The Selling 7. You will also know how to execute each video’s pre-production in a way that avoids common mistakes. Finally, you’ll know how to go about scheduling the shoots and hosting the content to track the viewer analytics behind your website videos.
Lesson length 2h 14m
FREE
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They Ask, You Answer Fundamentals with Marcus Sheridan
Level: Beginner Updated: May 6, 2022
So you’re investing in inbound marketing, but aren’t seeing the results you expected. You’re writing content, but your traffic, leads, and sales growth has been slow or non-existent. You’re not alone. Inbound marketing works, but the fact is, too many people are doing it wrong. 

This course will change all that.

They Ask, You Answer is a revolutionary approach to inbound marketing that has empowered thousands of companies around the world to reach their most aggressive traffic, sales, and leads goals, and in this inspiring, high-energy course, the mind behind the framework, Marcus Sheridan, dives into what it is and how it works.  

By the end of this two-hour course, you will:
  • Understand how modern buyers and the buying process have changed and what that means for your business 
  • Know the right content to create to drive traffic, leads, and sales and how to get started
  • Learn how to use this content to speed up your sales process
  • Learn the elements of the perfect inbound marketing website 
  • Understand the importance of trust in all of your inbound marketing efforts

This course is for anyone who wants to stop wasting time and money on inbound marketing tactics and agencies that don’t work. Use the proven They Ask, You Answer to elevate your brand authority and make customers want to buy from you!

Note: When originally published, this course was titled “Digital Sales & Marketing Framework for Today's Modern Buyer.” This is still reflected in the graphics for this course.

So you’re investing in inbound marketing, but aren’t seeing the results you expected. You’re writing content, but your traffic, leads, and sales growth has been slow or non-existent. You’re not alone. Inbound marketing works, but the fact is, too many people are doing it wrong. 

This course will change all that.

They Ask, You Answer is a revolutionary approach to inbound marketing that has empowered thousands of companies around the world to reach their most aggressive traffic, sales, and leads goals, and in this inspiring, high-energy course, the mind behind the framework, Marcus Sheridan, dives into what it is and how it works.  

By the end of this two-hour course, you will:
  • Understand how modern buyers and the buying process have changed and what that means for your business 
  • Know the right content to create to drive traffic, leads, and sales and how to get started
  • Learn how to use this content to speed up your sales process
  • Learn the elements of the perfect inbound marketing website 
  • Understand the importance of trust in all of your inbound marketing efforts

This course is for anyone who wants to stop wasting time and money on inbound marketing tactics and agencies that don’t work. Use the proven They Ask, You Answer to elevate your brand authority and make customers want to buy from you!

Note: When originally published, this course was titled “Digital Sales & Marketing Framework for Today's Modern Buyer.” This is still reflected in the graphics for this course.

Lesson length 42m
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Managing Your Reputation and Reviews in Today's Marketplace
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
In this course, you’ll learn how to actively manage your online reputation, while leveraging the power of online reviews to drive qualified leads into the sales process. A great reputation will attract new business, but a bad reputation will ensure that your potential leads have the wrong impression of you from the very start. 

This course is a great fit for marketing professionals or business owners who need to understand the fundamentals of an online reputation and how to harness the power of online reviews to attract new customers and drive revenue.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a full understanding of where your online reputation currently stands. You’ll be able to set up a repeatable process to drive new customer reviews to high-target external sites (such as Google My Business, Facebook, Angie’s List, or Home Advisor). And finally, you’ll learn how to properly address negative public feedback so that you can win back trust. 
In this course, you’ll learn how to actively manage your online reputation, while leveraging the power of online reviews to drive qualified leads into the sales process. A great reputation will attract new business, but a bad reputation will ensure that your potential leads have the wrong impression of you from the very start. 

This course is a great fit for marketing professionals or business owners who need to understand the fundamentals of an online reputation and how to harness the power of online reviews to attract new customers and drive revenue.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a full understanding of where your online reputation currently stands. You’ll be able to set up a repeatable process to drive new customer reviews to high-target external sites (such as Google My Business, Facebook, Angie’s List, or Home Advisor). And finally, you’ll learn how to properly address negative public feedback so that you can win back trust. 
Lesson length 17m
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Making the Most of a Virtual Event Sponsorship
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Virtual sponsorships are a huge opportunity for your brand to get in front of a bigger audience AND to make a lasting impression on the virtual stage. Whatever your title might be, if you want to learn how to deliver maximum value as a sponsor for a virtual audience, then this is exactly where you need to be.

Discover why virtual event sponsorships are worth investing in, the types of virtual event sponsorships that are available, how to work effectively with event producers (from an event producer), and how to wow attendees and turn them into leads for your business.
Virtual sponsorships are a huge opportunity for your brand to get in front of a bigger audience AND to make a lasting impression on the virtual stage. Whatever your title might be, if you want to learn how to deliver maximum value as a sponsor for a virtual audience, then this is exactly where you need to be.

Discover why virtual event sponsorships are worth investing in, the types of virtual event sponsorships that are available, how to work effectively with event producers (from an event producer), and how to wow attendees and turn them into leads for your business.
Lesson length 4h 58m
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Course Course
The Visual Sale
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Is video really important? Yes...yes, it is! You can’t ignore the need for all businesses to use video, especially as the world has rapidly changed to need video throughout business channels. 

The Visual Sale will show you how to create a successful sales and marketing culture within your organization to get dramatic results! Learn how to harness the power of video across all aspects of your business channels in a growing virtual world. 
  • Generate more leads
  • Boost engagement on social media
  • Improve the performance of your website

This goes beyond the marketing team and into your sales team having the resources needed to provide answers for prospective customers. Your business can use video to reach new customers, gain their trust, and answer their questions before you even get to know them. 

The Visual Sale is IMPACT’s video course based on the revolutionary book of the same name, written by Marcus Sheridan and Tyler Lessard.
In this course, you will learn cover to cover these lessons:
  • An overview of The Visual Sale
  • Welcome to the visual age
  • The art of video for sales
  • The evolution of buyer behavior
  • Using video marketing in the awareness stage
  • Using video marketing in the post-sale stage
  •  Creating a culture of video...in-house 
Is video really important? Yes...yes, it is! You can’t ignore the need for all businesses to use video, especially as the world has rapidly changed to need video throughout business channels. 

The Visual Sale will show you how to create a successful sales and marketing culture within your organization to get dramatic results! Learn how to harness the power of video across all aspects of your business channels in a growing virtual world. 
  • Generate more leads
  • Boost engagement on social media
  • Improve the performance of your website

This goes beyond the marketing team and into your sales team having the resources needed to provide answers for prospective customers. Your business can use video to reach new customers, gain their trust, and answer their questions before you even get to know them. 

The Visual Sale is IMPACT’s video course based on the revolutionary book of the same name, written by Marcus Sheridan and Tyler Lessard.
In this course, you will learn cover to cover these lessons:
  • An overview of The Visual Sale
  • Welcome to the visual age
  • The art of video for sales
  • The evolution of buyer behavior
  • Using video marketing in the awareness stage
  • Using video marketing in the post-sale stage
  •  Creating a culture of video...in-house 
Lesson length 1h 04m
FREE
Course Course
Video Sales and Marketing Strategy
Level: Beginner Updated: May 10, 2022
Video can be intimidating. From the production and technology to the idea of being on camera, there’s a lot to consider and overcome when it comes to starting a video sales and marketing strategy. 

In this course, IMPACT They Ask, You Answer Coach and Inbound and Video Workshop Trainer Zachary Basner shares everything you need to know to ensure you start your video journey with confidence. 

You will learn everything Zach has taught hundreds of sales and marketing professionals first-hand, including:

  • How to align your teams around a common vision with video 
  • The different types of styles of marketing and sales videos
  • The 7 types of videos that have the biggest impact on your revenue
  • The 6 factors that make up an engaging and effective sales or marketing video

This course is perfect for anyone who is not sure of how to get started with video in their sales and marketing or looking to drive more views and sales from their existing efforts. 

Video can be intimidating. From the production and technology to the idea of being on camera, there’s a lot to consider and overcome when it comes to starting a video sales and marketing strategy. 

In this course, IMPACT They Ask, You Answer Coach and Inbound and Video Workshop Trainer Zachary Basner shares everything you need to know to ensure you start your video journey with confidence. 

You will learn everything Zach has taught hundreds of sales and marketing professionals first-hand, including:

  • How to align your teams around a common vision with video 
  • The different types of styles of marketing and sales videos
  • The 7 types of videos that have the biggest impact on your revenue
  • The 6 factors that make up an engaging and effective sales or marketing video

This course is perfect for anyone who is not sure of how to get started with video in their sales and marketing or looking to drive more views and sales from their existing efforts. 

Lesson length 24m
PRO
Lesson Lesson
How to Use HubSpot Sales Hub to Make Assignment Selling a Breeze
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
The sales technique of assignment selling – wherein you assign content as homework strategically throughout the sales process – is proven to close more deals fasters across all industries. But how can you leverage technology (like HubSpot Sales Hub) to make your assignment selling more efficient and effective? 

That's what this lesson is all about. In this lesson, you'll learn how to use HubSpot templates and snippets for assignment selling, as well as documents and analytics. 

Note: You’ll need at least Sales Starter to get the most out of templates, snippets, and documents for assignment selling, and you’ll need Sales Pro or above to use sales content analytics.
The sales technique of assignment selling – wherein you assign content as homework strategically throughout the sales process – is proven to close more deals fasters across all industries. But how can you leverage technology (like HubSpot Sales Hub) to make your assignment selling more efficient and effective? 

That's what this lesson is all about. In this lesson, you'll learn how to use HubSpot templates and snippets for assignment selling, as well as documents and analytics. 

Note: You’ll need at least Sales Starter to get the most out of templates, snippets, and documents for assignment selling, and you’ll need Sales Pro or above to use sales content analytics.
Lesson length 54m
FREE
Course Course
Investing in Incredible Digital Sales and Marketing Results
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
If you look at the most successful inbound case studies, the companies who have experienced the most significant sales and revenue growth with inbound, there is one common theme amongst them: They weren’t reliant on an agency or outsourced vendor to dictate what they did. Instead, they owned it. They made the investments, and because of that, revolutionized their businesses and in many cases, their industries.

In this course, you’ll learn what it means to take ownership of your digital sales and marketing, how you can do it, and the long term value it provides.

This course is a great fit for business owners, senior leaders, and leadership team members.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to transition from a position of reliance on others to a position of ownership for your digital sales and marketing.

If you look at the most successful inbound case studies, the companies who have experienced the most significant sales and revenue growth with inbound, there is one common theme amongst them: They weren’t reliant on an agency or outsourced vendor to dictate what they did. Instead, they owned it. They made the investments, and because of that, revolutionized their businesses and in many cases, their industries.

In this course, you’ll learn what it means to take ownership of your digital sales and marketing, how you can do it, and the long term value it provides.

This course is a great fit for business owners, senior leaders, and leadership team members.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to transition from a position of reliance on others to a position of ownership for your digital sales and marketing.

Lesson length 1h 03m
FREE
Course Course
How to Hire a Content Manager
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
It’s not enough to simply say you’re doing content marketing. You need to commit to it. That means hiring a comma-wrangling storytelling boss of a content manager to own your content creation effort and make sure it not only gets done, but that it accomplishes your goals. 

In just one hour, Liz Moorehead, IMPACT's editor-in-chief, shares everything you need to know to find the powerhouse content manager who will truly own your strategy, tell your story, and start driving the traffic, leads, and sales results you’re looking for. You’ll learn the same expertise and proven playbook we’ve helped all of our clients implement to successfully find their dream content managers  — and Liz will make you laugh out loud while doing it.

This course teaches you:

  • What should be in your content manager job description
  • How to screen applicants so you only spend time with the best fits 
  • The questions you should ask in an interview and what to look for in answers
  • How to run a situational activity in the hiring process that shows which candidates can "walk the walk" and "talk the talk"
  • How to set your new content manager up for success before they walk in the door
It’s not enough to simply say you’re doing content marketing. You need to commit to it. That means hiring a comma-wrangling storytelling boss of a content manager to own your content creation effort and make sure it not only gets done, but that it accomplishes your goals. 

In just one hour, Liz Moorehead, IMPACT's editor-in-chief, shares everything you need to know to find the powerhouse content manager who will truly own your strategy, tell your story, and start driving the traffic, leads, and sales results you’re looking for. You’ll learn the same expertise and proven playbook we’ve helped all of our clients implement to successfully find their dream content managers  — and Liz will make you laugh out loud while doing it.

This course teaches you:

  • What should be in your content manager job description
  • How to screen applicants so you only spend time with the best fits 
  • The questions you should ask in an interview and what to look for in answers
  • How to run a situational activity in the hiring process that shows which candidates can "walk the walk" and "talk the talk"
  • How to set your new content manager up for success before they walk in the door
Lesson length 29m
FREE
Course Course
Getting Started With Sales Technology
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Many of us have been there before: Everyone is excited about what’s possible and the promise of inbound marketing. You start creating content, sending emails, creating offers, optimizing your website — but then, as the weeks and months roll by, the questions start, and doubt creeps in… 
“I don’t know how to clearly prove the ROI of our inbound marketing.”

“We know our content is driving traffic, but we don’t know if it’s impacting revenue.”

“Our leadership and sales teams don’t see the value of the content we’re producing.”

It doesn’t have to be like this. 

In this course, Carina Duffy will teach you how we’ve seen sales organizations at hundreds of companies utilize CRMs and other sales technology to sell better and track performance. You’ll learn:

  • What a CRM is and what it should be doing for your team
  • How to be more efficient and productive using sales technology
  • How to improve your sales enablement using sales technology
  • How to optimize your sales process using sales technology
  • How to choose the right CRM for you
  • How to get started with sales technology

This course is a great fit for both sales managers and sales reps who either have not adopted a CRM platform or are in the process of vetting platforms and who want to improve their sales processes and performance.

By the end, you’ll know exactly what a CRM and other sales technology can and should do for you and your team, and have the knowledge to get started vetting and adopting these tools confidently!

Many of us have been there before: Everyone is excited about what’s possible and the promise of inbound marketing. You start creating content, sending emails, creating offers, optimizing your website — but then, as the weeks and months roll by, the questions start, and doubt creeps in… 
“I don’t know how to clearly prove the ROI of our inbound marketing.”

“We know our content is driving traffic, but we don’t know if it’s impacting revenue.”

“Our leadership and sales teams don’t see the value of the content we’re producing.”

It doesn’t have to be like this. 

In this course, Carina Duffy will teach you how we’ve seen sales organizations at hundreds of companies utilize CRMs and other sales technology to sell better and track performance. You’ll learn:

  • What a CRM is and what it should be doing for your team
  • How to be more efficient and productive using sales technology
  • How to improve your sales enablement using sales technology
  • How to optimize your sales process using sales technology
  • How to choose the right CRM for you
  • How to get started with sales technology

This course is a great fit for both sales managers and sales reps who either have not adopted a CRM platform or are in the process of vetting platforms and who want to improve their sales processes and performance.

By the end, you’ll know exactly what a CRM and other sales technology can and should do for you and your team, and have the knowledge to get started vetting and adopting these tools confidently!

Lesson length 1h 12m
PRO
Course Course
Fundamentals of Building a Scalable Business
Level: Intermediate Updated: Mar 31, 2022
Growing a business can be a challenge. As a business leader, you may feel stuck on how to scale your business, develop a strategy to scale your internal processes, and keep everyone aligned on the big picture. 

Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, will share valuable insights on how his business scaled up its content team, sales team, and the importance of having a coach. Then learn the 4 P’s of scaling forward: people, pivot, process, price with Scaling Up founder Verne Harnish and founder of Petra Coach, Andy Bailey.  

Plus, learn how IMPACT+ can connect you with a network of business executives and leaders to help guide you through any hurdle. 

In this course you will learn:
  • The 4 P’s of scaling forward: people, pivot, process, price
  • How to build a content program in your company
  • How to scale up your sales team 
  • What you should pay attention to as you scale 

Join these three remarkable leaders as they discuss the fundamentals of building a scalable business!


Growing a business can be a challenge. As a business leader, you may feel stuck on how to scale your business, develop a strategy to scale your internal processes, and keep everyone aligned on the big picture. 

Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, will share valuable insights on how his business scaled up its content team, sales team, and the importance of having a coach. Then learn the 4 P’s of scaling forward: people, pivot, process, price with Scaling Up founder Verne Harnish and founder of Petra Coach, Andy Bailey.  

Plus, learn how IMPACT+ can connect you with a network of business executives and leaders to help guide you through any hurdle. 

In this course you will learn:
  • The 4 P’s of scaling forward: people, pivot, process, price
  • How to build a content program in your company
  • How to scale up your sales team 
  • What you should pay attention to as you scale 

Join these three remarkable leaders as they discuss the fundamentals of building a scalable business!


Lesson length 57m
PRO
Course Course
6 Topics Subject Matter Experts Need to Address
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Hey Subject Matter Experts, as you can guess by the title of this course, there are 6 topics your marketing team needs your help in creating. But why do YOU need to help? Why can’t marketing just do this on their own?

In this course, we’ll answer that question and also:
  • Why these topics are important
  • Overcoming objections to answering these questions
  • Why SME participation is so important for each topic
  • How SMEs can help bring these topics to life
  • Important considerations to keep in mind while creating this content

This course is a great fit for salespeople, leadership teams, and of course, subject matter experts who care about producing high-quality content on your website to drive more traffic and give your sales team more qualified leads to convert into paying customers. We can all agree that’s important to everyone in your organization, right?

By the end of this course, you’ll have a much clearer understanding of the most critical pieces of content any business can create for their prospects, and how and WHY you, the SME, need to help create an amazing piece of content.
Hey Subject Matter Experts, as you can guess by the title of this course, there are 6 topics your marketing team needs your help in creating. But why do YOU need to help? Why can’t marketing just do this on their own?

In this course, we’ll answer that question and also:
  • Why these topics are important
  • Overcoming objections to answering these questions
  • Why SME participation is so important for each topic
  • How SMEs can help bring these topics to life
  • Important considerations to keep in mind while creating this content

This course is a great fit for salespeople, leadership teams, and of course, subject matter experts who care about producing high-quality content on your website to drive more traffic and give your sales team more qualified leads to convert into paying customers. We can all agree that’s important to everyone in your organization, right?

By the end of this course, you’ll have a much clearer understanding of the most critical pieces of content any business can create for their prospects, and how and WHY you, the SME, need to help create an amazing piece of content.
Lesson length 1h 12m
PRO
Course Course
Becoming the Trusted Voice in Your Space
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 29, 2022
The businesses that have the most success with They Ask, You Answer are those that become the trusted voice in their space. But trust can’t be built overnight. Becoming a trusted voice in your space requires consistently creating trust-building content over time. Marcus Sheridan, author of They Ask, You Answer, has helped thousands of businesses become the most trusted voice in their industry by teaching them how to do just that. And now you can learn from Marcus, too!

In this course you will learn:  
  • Why you must obsess over your customers’ questions
  • Exactly what trust-building content looks like
  • How to achieve and maintain company buy-in for creating content 
  • What will happen if you don't become that trusted voice 
The businesses that have the most success with They Ask, You Answer are those that become the trusted voice in their space. But trust can’t be built overnight. Becoming a trusted voice in your space requires consistently creating trust-building content over time. Marcus Sheridan, author of They Ask, You Answer, has helped thousands of businesses become the most trusted voice in their industry by teaching them how to do just that. And now you can learn from Marcus, too!

In this course you will learn:  
  • Why you must obsess over your customers’ questions
  • Exactly what trust-building content looks like
  • How to achieve and maintain company buy-in for creating content 
  • What will happen if you don't become that trusted voice 
Lesson length 35m
PRO
Course Course
Scaling Up Your Digital Sales and Marketing
Level: Advanced Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Your inbound marketing and sales efforts have been delivering awesome results, but are they really set up to take your business to the next level?

It’s a common misconception that inbound marketing is only suited for small businesses.  Inbound efforts are effective and affordable for small to medium-sized businesses, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be as valuable as an organization grows as well. 

In this course, IMPACT’s Chief Learning Officer Chris Duprey shares what it takes to scale up your digital sales and marketing into an indispensable asset that will actually grow with the company. You’ll learn:

  • Key areas that you should invest in next (i.e., video, communication training, etc.)
  • What to do after you’re successfully producing content
  • How to start sharing industry thought leadership
  • How to start exploring paid media
  • How to start building a brand community

This course is a great fit for seasoned IMPACT+ Pro members who identify as business owners, senior leaders, and leadership and are on the verge of stage 4 or beyond.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to turn your digital sales and marketing from good to great, an actual asset that continues to provide opportunities for you, your team, and your community.

Your inbound marketing and sales efforts have been delivering awesome results, but are they really set up to take your business to the next level?

It’s a common misconception that inbound marketing is only suited for small businesses.  Inbound efforts are effective and affordable for small to medium-sized businesses, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be as valuable as an organization grows as well. 

In this course, IMPACT’s Chief Learning Officer Chris Duprey shares what it takes to scale up your digital sales and marketing into an indispensable asset that will actually grow with the company. You’ll learn:

  • Key areas that you should invest in next (i.e., video, communication training, etc.)
  • What to do after you’re successfully producing content
  • How to start sharing industry thought leadership
  • How to start exploring paid media
  • How to start building a brand community

This course is a great fit for seasoned IMPACT+ Pro members who identify as business owners, senior leaders, and leadership and are on the verge of stage 4 or beyond.

By the end of this course, you’ll know what it takes to turn your digital sales and marketing from good to great, an actual asset that continues to provide opportunities for you, your team, and your community.

Lesson length 1h 20m
FREE
Course Course
The Visual Sale for Sales Professionals
Level: Beginner Updated: May 10, 2022
In this course, you’ll learn how a highly-effective sales professional (and sales team) can unlock the power of video and visual communication. By understanding and applying the philosophies of “The Visual Sale”, you’ll see dramatic improvements in buyer engagement, shorten the sales cycle, and build more trust with your prospects and customers.

This course is a great fit for any sales professional whether you’re beginning your journey with virtual sales or are looking for new ways to continue adapting to today's changing buyer. 

By the end, you’ll have a full understanding of why video is important for all sales teams, where to focus your time and energy, and an introduction to the strategies used by some of the best “video-first” sales teams around the world.

In this course, you’ll learn how a highly-effective sales professional (and sales team) can unlock the power of video and visual communication. By understanding and applying the philosophies of “The Visual Sale”, you’ll see dramatic improvements in buyer engagement, shorten the sales cycle, and build more trust with your prospects and customers.

This course is a great fit for any sales professional whether you’re beginning your journey with virtual sales or are looking for new ways to continue adapting to today's changing buyer. 

By the end, you’ll have a full understanding of why video is important for all sales teams, where to focus your time and energy, and an introduction to the strategies used by some of the best “video-first” sales teams around the world.

Lesson length 2h 58m
PRO
Course Course
Bringing They Ask, You Answer to Your Organization
Level: Advanced Updated: Apr 4, 2022
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped businesses all over the world! Join Marcus Sheridan, creator of the prove framework They Ask, You Answer along with Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, as they teach you: 
  • How to become a world-class They Ask, You Answer leader
  • How to embrace a question first mindset
  • How to communicate the vision of the organization and shape internal culture

Learn how to facilitate a successful 90-day planning session and the importance of setting clear priorities with your revenue team. 

In this course you will learn:
  • How to set and maintain standards for success with They Ask, You Answer at your organization
  • Problems you may encounter in bringing They Ask, You Answer to your organization and how to get ahead of them
  • What technology do your sales, marketing, and video teams need to be successful with They Ask, You Answer
They Ask, You Answer is a proven framework that has helped businesses all over the world! Join Marcus Sheridan, creator of the prove framework They Ask, You Answer along with Founder and CEO of IMPACT, Bob Ruffolo, as they teach you: 
  • How to become a world-class They Ask, You Answer leader
  • How to embrace a question first mindset
  • How to communicate the vision of the organization and shape internal culture

Learn how to facilitate a successful 90-day planning session and the importance of setting clear priorities with your revenue team. 

In this course you will learn:
  • How to set and maintain standards for success with They Ask, You Answer at your organization
  • Problems you may encounter in bringing They Ask, You Answer to your organization and how to get ahead of them
  • What technology do your sales, marketing, and video teams need to be successful with They Ask, You Answer
Lesson length 44m
PRO
Course Course
Using a CRM to Power They Ask, You Answer Success
Level: Intermediate Updated: May 9, 2022
Utilizing a CRM to track performance and apply the They Ask, You Answer framework, will help prove ROI from your inbound marketing and shorten the sales cycle. 

The marketing team should make sure all leads are sales-qualified by showing every piece of content a prospect has interacted with, while the sales team focuses on good fit leads and closing deals. All of this together will help shorten the sales cycle and allow leadership to make data-driven decisions to clearly demonstrate your They Ask, You Answer journey is successful!
Join Jessica Palmeri as she teaches the importance of having a CRM strategy to power your They Ask, You Answer success. 

In this course you will learn:
  • How to choose the right CRM for your business
  • How to establish the foundation for success
  • Why you need a CRM owner or admin
  • How to set expectations with your team
  • How to create a process for leads
Utilizing a CRM to track performance and apply the They Ask, You Answer framework, will help prove ROI from your inbound marketing and shorten the sales cycle. 

The marketing team should make sure all leads are sales-qualified by showing every piece of content a prospect has interacted with, while the sales team focuses on good fit leads and closing deals. All of this together will help shorten the sales cycle and allow leadership to make data-driven decisions to clearly demonstrate your They Ask, You Answer journey is successful!
Join Jessica Palmeri as she teaches the importance of having a CRM strategy to power your They Ask, You Answer success. 

In this course you will learn:
  • How to choose the right CRM for your business
  • How to establish the foundation for success
  • Why you need a CRM owner or admin
  • How to set expectations with your team
  • How to create a process for leads
Lesson length 43m
FREE
Course Course
Assignment Selling: Content Is Your Greatest Sales Tool
Level: Beginner Updated: May 11, 2022
Does your sales team not see the value in content? Do they think you’re wasting time? Are your sales not improving even though you’re publishing article after article, video after video? Assignment Selling might be the missing piece of your inbound marketing puzzle. 

When implemented, Assignment Selling, one of the fundamental pieces of They Ask, You Answer, puts the content you create into the hands of your sales team to help them address prospect questions, objections, and concerns head-on and close deals faster. 

We have helped hundreds of businesses across multiple industries improve their sales processes using Assignment Selling, and in this course, Marcus Sheridan teaches you everything you need to know to make it a success at your organization. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • The importance of leveraging content in the sales process
  • How to spend less time educating in sales meetings and ensuring you’re always working with qualified prospects
  • How Assignment Selling works
  • When you should be using Assignment Selling
  • What great Assignment Selling looks like
  • How to get started

This course is a great fit for sales reps, sales leaders, marketers, and leadership, as it talks about the fastest way to see ROI in your digital sales and marketing!

Does your sales team not see the value in content? Do they think you’re wasting time? Are your sales not improving even though you’re publishing article after article, video after video? Assignment Selling might be the missing piece of your inbound marketing puzzle. 

When implemented, Assignment Selling, one of the fundamental pieces of They Ask, You Answer, puts the content you create into the hands of your sales team to help them address prospect questions, objections, and concerns head-on and close deals faster. 

We have helped hundreds of businesses across multiple industries improve their sales processes using Assignment Selling, and in this course, Marcus Sheridan teaches you everything you need to know to make it a success at your organization. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • The importance of leveraging content in the sales process
  • How to spend less time educating in sales meetings and ensuring you’re always working with qualified prospects
  • How Assignment Selling works
  • When you should be using Assignment Selling
  • What great Assignment Selling looks like
  • How to get started

This course is a great fit for sales reps, sales leaders, marketers, and leadership, as it talks about the fastest way to see ROI in your digital sales and marketing!

Lesson length 1h 11m
PRO
Course Course
Fundamentals of Virtual Selling
Level: Beginner Updated: Jan 28, 2022
When done correctly, virtual selling can shorten your sales cycle and provide additional opportunities for your business to connect with potential customers, especially in a COVID-19 world where face-to-face interactions can be difficult to come by.

Video enables you to hear someone’s voice, see their face, and build the more human, trusting connection needed to help your customers feel comfortable buying from you. 

But how do you sell in a video-first, virtual workplace? In this essential course for any modern sales team, Myriah Anderson explains how to use video in every stage of the sales process to improve engagement and increase revenue. 

By the end, you will know: 
  • How to use video through different stages of the sales process
  • How to be successful with virtual selling 
  • How to measure your success with virtual selling 

This course is a must for anyone in sales looking to navigate the socially distant waters of COVID-19 or simply improve and scale their current sales efforts using video. 
When done correctly, virtual selling can shorten your sales cycle and provide additional opportunities for your business to connect with potential customers, especially in a COVID-19 world where face-to-face interactions can be difficult to come by.

Video enables you to hear someone’s voice, see their face, and build the more human, trusting connection needed to help your customers feel comfortable buying from you. 

But how do you sell in a video-first, virtual workplace? In this essential course for any modern sales team, Myriah Anderson explains how to use video in every stage of the sales process to improve engagement and increase revenue. 

By the end, you will know: 
  • How to use video through different stages of the sales process
  • How to be successful with virtual selling 
  • How to measure your success with virtual selling 

This course is a must for anyone in sales looking to navigate the socially distant waters of COVID-19 or simply improve and scale their current sales efforts using video. 
Lesson length 1h 05m
PRO
Course Course
Inbound Lead Generation & Conversion Optimization
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
In this course, you’ll learn all about how to convert your incoming website visitors into leads, and how to make those conversion points effective.

This course is a great fit for any marketing professional new to inbound marketing who is looking to learn how to bring in more prospects through their website, and ultimately provide new sales opportunities for their company.

By the end, you’ll know how to get started with inbound lead generation and conversion optimization - from the moment a visitor enters your site, to when they become a lead and beyond!
In this course, you’ll learn all about how to convert your incoming website visitors into leads, and how to make those conversion points effective.

This course is a great fit for any marketing professional new to inbound marketing who is looking to learn how to bring in more prospects through their website, and ultimately provide new sales opportunities for their company.

By the end, you’ll know how to get started with inbound lead generation and conversion optimization - from the moment a visitor enters your site, to when they become a lead and beyond!
Lesson length 1h 21m
PRO
Course Course
Video Selling Strategy
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
How do you sell in a video-first, virtual workplace? Learn how to use video in every stage of the sales process to improve engagement and increase revenue.
How do you sell in a video-first, virtual workplace? Learn how to use video in every stage of the sales process to improve engagement and increase revenue.
Lesson length 23m
PRO
Course Course
Virtual Sales Appointment Strategies that Close Deals Faster
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
In this course, we’ll examine today’s virtual marketplace, its effect on the sales process, and how to master virtual sales appointments that take less time and move more buyers to action.

This course is a great fit for any sales or service team that is either beginning the transition to virtual appointments or is experiencing a much longer sales cycle and lackluster results since making this shift.

By the end, you’ll know how to set up the appointments, how to leverage tools to help conduct meetings, how to ease your prospects’ concerns, and how to ensure you are not losing valuable sales opportunities when moving to a virtual environment.
In this course, we’ll examine today’s virtual marketplace, its effect on the sales process, and how to master virtual sales appointments that take less time and move more buyers to action.

This course is a great fit for any sales or service team that is either beginning the transition to virtual appointments or is experiencing a much longer sales cycle and lackluster results since making this shift.

By the end, you’ll know how to set up the appointments, how to leverage tools to help conduct meetings, how to ease your prospects’ concerns, and how to ensure you are not losing valuable sales opportunities when moving to a virtual environment.
Lesson length 37m
PRO
Course Course
Investing in Your Business Website's User Experience
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Needing a website for your business is a given, but the same website from 2000 or even 2013 isn’t going to cut it. To succeed with inbound marketing and They Ask, You Answer, your business website needs a specific user experience and unique features you may not have considered before. 

Your business website can be your No. 1 salesperson, driving traffic, leads, and sales every single day of the year, after hours, without ever needing to take a day off. Unfortunately, too many businesses are missing out on this opportunity by investing in the wrong areas. 

We’ve built hundreds of websites over the years that have helped businesses get set up for success and, in this course, we share everything you need to know to do it yourself. By the end of this quick, 35-minute course, you'll have a clear understanding of:

  • The role your business website needs to play to see the results you're looking for
  • What makes your business website great to your ideal buyers 
  • The consequences of not investing in your business website's user experience
  • The 10 key areas of what we call the Website Mastery Scorecard
 
This course is ideally suited for business, marketing, and sales leaders who want to drive more growth through their business website.

Needing a website for your business is a given, but the same website from 2000 or even 2013 isn’t going to cut it. To succeed with inbound marketing and They Ask, You Answer, your business website needs a specific user experience and unique features you may not have considered before. 

Your business website can be your No. 1 salesperson, driving traffic, leads, and sales every single day of the year, after hours, without ever needing to take a day off. Unfortunately, too many businesses are missing out on this opportunity by investing in the wrong areas. 

We’ve built hundreds of websites over the years that have helped businesses get set up for success and, in this course, we share everything you need to know to do it yourself. By the end of this quick, 35-minute course, you'll have a clear understanding of:

  • The role your business website needs to play to see the results you're looking for
  • What makes your business website great to your ideal buyers 
  • The consequences of not investing in your business website's user experience
  • The 10 key areas of what we call the Website Mastery Scorecard
 
This course is ideally suited for business, marketing, and sales leaders who want to drive more growth through their business website.

Lesson length 53m
PRO
Course Course
How to Role Play Virtual Selling With Your Team
Level: Advanced Updated: Apr 28, 2022
In this course, you’ll learn the importance of role-playing and how to execute effective role-play scenarios that actually help grow the confidence of your team, help them master the right communication techniques in a private environment (rather than in front of buyers), and ultimately improve your sales process and customer experience.

This course is a great fit for sales reps, sales leaders, and leadership, as it addresses a key skill that leaders and sales reps need to understand.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on a successful sales role-play.
In this course, you’ll learn the importance of role-playing and how to execute effective role-play scenarios that actually help grow the confidence of your team, help them master the right communication techniques in a private environment (rather than in front of buyers), and ultimately improve your sales process and customer experience.

This course is a great fit for sales reps, sales leaders, and leadership, as it addresses a key skill that leaders and sales reps need to understand.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on a successful sales role-play.
Lesson length 25m
PRO
Lesson Lesson
How To Do HubSpot Lead Nurturing (That Isn't Terrible)
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Nurturing your leads via email is absolutely critical to the success of your digital sales and marketing strategies – and HubSpot is a fantastic platform for lead nurturing automation. Unfortunately, many digital marketers just like you know you need to be running automated email lead nurturing campaigns.... but often the results are lackluster, at best, no matter what you do.

If that sounds like you. You're in the right place. In this lesson, we’ll break down why most email nurturing campaigns are so stinking bad, how to avoid those things and do email nurturing for your company that’s NOT so stinking bad (and maybe actually is effective). We'll also get into some tips and tricks for doing your email nurturing with HubSpot’s automation tools.
Nurturing your leads via email is absolutely critical to the success of your digital sales and marketing strategies – and HubSpot is a fantastic platform for lead nurturing automation. Unfortunately, many digital marketers just like you know you need to be running automated email lead nurturing campaigns.... but often the results are lackluster, at best, no matter what you do.

If that sounds like you. You're in the right place. In this lesson, we’ll break down why most email nurturing campaigns are so stinking bad, how to avoid those things and do email nurturing for your company that’s NOT so stinking bad (and maybe actually is effective). We'll also get into some tips and tricks for doing your email nurturing with HubSpot’s automation tools.
Lesson length 27m
FREE
Course Course
Assignment Prospecting
Level: Intermediate Updated: May 5, 2022
If you’re in sales, you know how challenging prospecting can be. You’re reaching out to ideal buyers who have never heard of you before, and (in a single communication) you need to get them to like you, trust you, and take action. Too often, however, your messages go unopened and unanswered.Until now, that is. 

In this new course, you’ll unlock the powerful tactics, strategies, and secrets to creating prospecting emails that are guaranteed to get higher open rates and leave your prospects genuinely excited to learn more from you.
If you’re in sales, you know how challenging prospecting can be. You’re reaching out to ideal buyers who have never heard of you before, and (in a single communication) you need to get them to like you, trust you, and take action. Too often, however, your messages go unopened and unanswered.Until now, that is. 

In this new course, you’ll unlock the powerful tactics, strategies, and secrets to creating prospecting emails that are guaranteed to get higher open rates and leave your prospects genuinely excited to learn more from you.
Lesson length 1h 33m
PRO
Course Course
4 Content Guides to Convert Leads, Close Deals, and Delight Customers
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Content managers, are you looking for ways to attract more visitors to your website, convert more leads, close more sales and turn more customers into brand evangelists? We thought you might be – in this course, we’re going to talk about four different types of guides you can create to help you achieve those very goals.
Content managers, are you looking for ways to attract more visitors to your website, convert more leads, close more sales and turn more customers into brand evangelists? We thought you might be – in this course, we’re going to talk about four different types of guides you can create to help you achieve those very goals.
Lesson length 1h 03m
FREE
Course Course
Vidyard 101: Tool Basics, Tips, and Tricks
Level: Beginner Updated: Apr 28, 2022
At IMPACT, we help you drive more sales from your inbound marketing by teaching you to execute a powerful framework, They Ask, You Answer. 
But, why is video so important for sales and marketing? It’s simple. Using video for sales can help you break through inboxes and can earn 3x more responses. It allows sellers to build relationships at a distance, explain topics simply, and help accelerate deal cycles. Some companies who have used Vidyard have even cut their deal cycles in half with video! 


Video is an incredibly powerful medium that makes it easier than ever to evoke emotion and forge human connections at scale. For organizations that sell primarily to other businesses, B2B video marketing has emerged as an incredibly effective tactic for reaching, educating, and nurturing potential customers. Use video to get more views on content, more attendees at webinars and virtual events, and to move accounts forward in the sales cycle. 

How to Use Marketing for Video:
  • Drive registration and attendance at webinars and virtual events with promo videos
  • Get more people to view content with a promo video
  • Show the value of your product to help close deals and encourage adoption
  • Create personalized videos for ABM
  • Increase open and CTR for emails by using video


You can benefit from using Vidyard with HubSpot to help supercharge your video for marketing and sales efforts. With the Vidyard for HubSpot integration, you can unlock capabilities to visibly showcase how video is helping move the business needle and drive key results; in HubSpot’s case, Vidyard helped their sales team achieve 4x booked meetings, 77% click-through rate on video, and a 94% retention rate for their top sales rep. Whether it’s through list building and segmentation, or workflow creation and lead scoring, Vidyard will showcase a broad view of data that’s necessary for you to see if your video efforts are valuable right inside of the HubSpot platform.


In this course, you will learn:
  • How to get started with your Vidyard account
  • Using Vidyard with Sales and what best practices you need to know
  • How to use Vidyard to supercharge your most important sales and marketing videos (The Selling 7)
  • Building client relationships
  • Setting up your branded Vidyard page
  • How to empower your sales team with the sales enablement videos they need with Vidyard
  • Understanding the power you have in using Vidyard with your marketing
  • How you can leverage Vidyard for your educational content videos
  • How to optimize the execution of your content strategy, start to finish, with Vidyard
  • The benefits from using Vidyard with HubSpot to help supercharge your marketing and sales efforts with video.
  • Other best practices, client stories, and words for the Vidyard and IMPACT Plus team!
At IMPACT, we help you drive more sales from your inbound marketing by teaching you to execute a powerful framework, They Ask, You Answer. 
But, why is video so important for sales and marketing? It’s simple. Using video for sales can help you break through inboxes and can earn 3x more responses. It allows sellers to build relationships at a distance, explain topics simply, and help accelerate deal cycles. Some companies who have used Vidyard have even cut their deal cycles in half with video! 


Video is an incredibly powerful medium that makes it easier than ever to evoke emotion and forge human connections at scale. For organizations that sell primarily to other businesses, B2B video marketing has emerged as an incredibly effective tactic for reaching, educating, and nurturing potential customers. Use video to get more views on content, more attendees at webinars and virtual events, and to move accounts forward in the sales cycle. 

How to Use Marketing for Video:
  • Drive registration and attendance at webinars and virtual events with promo videos
  • Get more people to view content with a promo video
  • Show the value of your product to help close deals and encourage adoption
  • Create personalized videos for ABM
  • Increase open and CTR for emails by using video


You can benefit from using Vidyard with HubSpot to help supercharge your video for marketing and sales efforts. With the Vidyard for HubSpot integration, you can unlock capabilities to visibly showcase how video is helping move the business needle and drive key results; in HubSpot’s case, Vidyard helped their sales team achieve 4x booked meetings, 77% click-through rate on video, and a 94% retention rate for their top sales rep. Whether it’s through list building and segmentation, or workflow creation and lead scoring, Vidyard will showcase a broad view of data that’s necessary for you to see if your video efforts are valuable right inside of the HubSpot platform.


In this course, you will learn:
  • How to get started with your Vidyard account
  • Using Vidyard with Sales and what best practices you need to know
  • How to use Vidyard to supercharge your most important sales and marketing videos (The Selling 7)
  • Building client relationships
  • Setting up your branded Vidyard page
  • How to empower your sales team with the sales enablement videos they need with Vidyard
  • Understanding the power you have in using Vidyard with your marketing
  • How you can leverage Vidyard for your educational content videos
  • How to optimize the execution of your content strategy, start to finish, with Vidyard
  • The benefits from using Vidyard with HubSpot to help supercharge your marketing and sales efforts with video.
  • Other best practices, client stories, and words for the Vidyard and IMPACT Plus team!
Lesson length 50m
PRO
Course Course
Digital Communication Techniques for 1:1 Sales
Level: Intermediate Updated: Apr 28, 2022
Email marketing isn’t dead — it’s just much harder to make an impression these days,  especially if you’re trying to sell something! 

Are you looking to boost the open and response rates to your sales emails?

In this course, Myriah Anderson dives into the fundamentals of crafting engaging emails that we use to successfully help move prospects along in the buying journey more quickly and with more confidence.

You will learn:
  • How to write irresistible subject lines
  • How to craft engaging personalized, 1:1 email copy
  • How to use your email signature as a sales tool
  • What content to include in every sales email
  • How to move recipients to action in your email

This course is a great fit for sales professionals and sales leaders who want to increase their team’s effectiveness with email communication and video in the sales process.

By the end of this course, you’ll be confident in how to create clickable subject lines, engaging email copy that includes 1:1 video, calls-to-action, interactive signatures, and the types of content that will help you move deals along faster. 
Email marketing isn’t dead — it’s just much harder to make an impression these days,  especially if you’re trying to sell something! 

Are you looking to boost the open and response rates to your sales emails?

In this course, Myriah Anderson dives into the fundamentals of crafting engaging emails that we use to successfully help move prospects along in the buying journey more quickly and with more confidence.

You will learn:
  • How to write irresistible subject lines
  • How to craft engaging personalized, 1:1 email copy
  • How to use your email signature as a sales tool
  • What content to include in every sales email
  • How to move recipients to action in your email

This course is a great fit for sales professionals and sales leaders who want to increase their team’s effectiveness with email communication and video in the sales process.

By the end of this course, you’ll be confident in how to create clickable subject lines, engaging email copy that includes 1:1 video, calls-to-action, interactive signatures, and the types of content that will help you move deals along faster. 
Lesson length 38m
PRO
Lesson Lesson
Sales Reporting and Dashboards in HubSpot
Level: Advanced Updated: Apr 28, 2022
You're using the HubSpot CRM and Sales Hub tools, but are you leveraging them to your fullest potential, so you can rely on the platform to help you maximize your revenue growth potential? If you're a sales manager or professional asking yourself this question, you're in the right place. 

In this lesson, you'll learn:

  • How to approach HubSpot reporting for sales 
  • The basics of HubSpot dashboards for sales
  • How to create your own dashboard as a sales rep
  • How to create your own dashboard as a sales manager

By the end of this short lesson, you'll feel 100% confident and comfortable navigating HubSpot's sales reporting tools, as well as how to use your dashboards to fuel real growth and help you close more deals faster.
You're using the HubSpot CRM and Sales Hub tools, but are you leveraging them to your fullest potential, so you can rely on the platform to help you maximize your revenue growth potential? If you're a sales manager or professional asking yourself this question, you're in the right place. 

In this lesson, you'll learn:

  • How to approach HubSpot reporting for sales 
  • The basics of HubSpot dashboards for sales
  • How to create your own dashboard as a sales rep
  • How to create your own dashboard as a sales manager

By the end of this short lesson, you'll feel 100% confident and comfortable navigating HubSpot's sales reporting tools, as well as how to use your dashboards to fuel real growth and help you close more deals faster.