The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. August 2011. April 2011.

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Pipeline Prospecting Twitter Ideal Customer Profile 243

SBI

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Seismic Raises $92M in Series F Funding Led by the Permira Funds, Valuing Company at ~$1.6B. This round brings the total raised by Seismic to approximately $270M to-date and values the company at approximately $1.6 Permira’s investment in Seismic is a tremendous testament to Seismic’s market opportunity, team, and overall momentum.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Company Microsoft 96

The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution.

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Manticore Pipeline Marketing Lead Rank 217

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 31, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 4 Things to Do Right Now to Get Better Sales Prospects. We all need better sales prospects. Rarely do I run into a salesperson who is not looking for more sales prospects. Client List. Testimonials. Mark’s Insights on PRICING.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Hiring Negotiation 180

The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead Generation In A 2.0 Sales and marketing lead generation tools follow this suit. August 2011.

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Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. August 2011. April 2011.

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Small Business Small Business Pipeline Marketing 253

Zoominfo

AUGUST 19, 2018

In a 2010 blog post, we state that in order to stay viable, B2B companies need to hire a social media manager. According to one recent study, 93% of B2B marketers reported social media as the most utilized marketing tactic of their teams ( source ). Social media can be a scary place for companies these days.

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Hiring Social Media Media Distribution 174

Crunchbase

JUNE 15, 2022

Despite the overall fall in VC funding in May (from $45 billion in April to $39 billion in May), 15 companies closed on fresh funding and joined Crunchbase’s list of emerging unicorns. Why emerging unicorns should be on your radar: Emerging unicorns are private, high-growth companies valued between $500 million and $1 billion.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Company Sales Qualified Lead 98

John Barrows

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Jake Dunlap joins us on the podcast this week to talk about where and why the prospecting/sales process is broken. Jake’s seen a lot of companies change their thinking on sales methodologies, activity metrics and their general approach to the sales process. All facets, including B2B and even mid-market enterprise sales.

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Sales Process Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Sales Methodology 119

Pointclear

JANUARY 26, 2012

Ruth Stevens is Founder of eMarketing Strategy , a consulting practice that assists companies in building their customer acquisition and retention strategies. Ruth is also author of Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers. billion on search marketing for the same purpose.

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Media Direct Mail netFactor Trade Show 233

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In 2010 you won because of your product, in 2020 you win because of your customer experience. Juggling leads, prospects, and customers through a disjointed system will only cause things to fall through the cracks. A growing ecosystem of tools and services will help you create the experience you want to provide for your prospects.

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Prospecting Hubspot How To Scale 96

The Pipeline

AUGUST 22, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , EDGE Sales Process , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales eXchange , execution.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 255

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 4, 2018

What’s more, a Bain & Company study found that increasing customer retention rates by a mere 5% boosts profits by 25% to 95%. The fact is retaining best customers remains a challenge for sales and marketing professionals, leading to wasted time and money. But awareness and action are two different things. What to do?

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Customer Service Retention Hiring Account 286

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Your company’s products and related services are utilized by companies of all types and sizes, Fortune 50 to mom and pop basement operations.

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Pipeline Social Media Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile 226

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Recently I have seen a trend that has warmed my heart a wee bit, companies who are actually creating sales libraries for their sales teams. Prospecting.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Real Estate 253

The Pipeline

JANUARY 13, 2012

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. I had a call from Bob, a director of sales with software company. Prospecting. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011.

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Pipeline Cancellation Sales Cycle Cold Calling 224

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 10, 2018

With so many companies in the neighborhood, looking for a new job can be pretty overwhelming as well as exciting. Here are the companies you should consider to jump-start your job search. These companies are all backed by venture capital and are currently hiring in sales roles. stars on Glassdoor. stars on Glassdoor. ProfitWell.

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Hiring Company Policies Analytics 76

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 240

Pointclear

AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in many marketing and sales departments is the importance of certain metrics. In 2010 just over 40% of our dispositions or completed companies were from inbound responses.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 247

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. I knew one company that had a desperate sales process. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Top of Funnel Compensation 258

The Pipeline

JANUARY 16, 2012

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Let me get this straight, normally you have prospects lined up out the door, round the block, but because I was coming today you cleared the lot, right?

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Pipeline Hiring Cold Calling Lead Rank 214

Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Prospecting 131

The Pipeline

MAY 6, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Marketing , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Success , Timing , Trust , execution. August 2011.

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Pipeline Hoovers Customer Hiring 256

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Complain about marketing, insisting they are the reason you have not been able to close more sales. You think it’s effective to spend your time spouting off to anyone who will listen, including customers, about how inept marketing is.

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Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Negotiation 213

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Much of this is due to the technology that is beginning to drive the sales process much the way it has driven marketing for the past several years. In the five years between 2010 and 2015, the number of inside sales reps doubled. The range of sales tools is becoming as diverse as those on the marketing side.

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Inside Sales Trends Outsourcing Services Face-to-face 209

The Pipeline

JULY 18, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Through the mid and late 1990’s I sold an information solution, delivering live content directly into companies LANs, allowing them to create alerts.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 271

The Pipeline

MARCH 9, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. August 2011. April 2011.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 238

The Pipeline

JULY 4, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Stored in Attitude , Cold calling , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales eXchange , execution. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011.

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Cold Calling Pipeline Hiring Twitter 256

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. It’s time to get control of the #1 thing salespeople do on a regular basis to hurt themselves and their company. Leave that to your marketing or advertising department. prospecting. December 2010. November 2010.

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Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Discount 183

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Generating sales leads is not the sole responsibility of the marketing department. For many salespeople, if they had to wait for marketing to generate leads, they would wind up suffering a slow death. Prospecting for Clients: Getting Referrals.

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Motivation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile 200

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. However, when you step back, not having an answer on the tip of your tongue, is not the worst prospect for a sales rep. Prospecting. August 2011.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 212

The Pipeline

MAY 12, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. I see this over and over again in the early stages of sales development at every company we help. Prospecting. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011.

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Pipeline Conference Cold Calling Hiring 255

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I recently asked fellow industry leaders to weigh in on the rising popularity of Account-Based Marketing among B2B companies. Is ABM the Holy Grail to lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Government 100

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 12, 2011

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Let’s be clear, this does not exclude new sellers, experience includes leveraging the collective experience of your company and fellow sales people.

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Pipeline Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 225

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. They may prefer phone for direct contact, but interact with the company or brand through Facebook as an example. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011.

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Pipeline Wireless Top of Funnel Hiring 212

Pointclear

MAY 23, 2011

Today we're honored to have guest blogger Ruth Stevens share her thoughts on database marketing. Ruth is Founder of eMarketing Strategy , a consulting practice that assists companies build their customer acquisition and retention strategies. And within those law firms, do I have the names of all the partners I should be marketing to?".

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Resources Marketing B2B Study 160

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Author: Jim Fowler Buzzwords don’t get much buzzier than account-based marketing. Marketers in the B2B space are all about it, and there’s data to back that assertion up. That’s why, as a marketer, you'll get more mileage from your materials by employing ABM to court many similar accounts rather than just one.

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Account Based Marketing Jigsaw Campaigns Account 168