Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 20, 2019

Like clockwork, this year’s results show sales once again in two of the bottom three positions, only trusted more than members of congress. Today, the world of sales is once again shifting under our feet. One 2015 Forrester article predicted that 95% of B2B sales jobs will be replaced by AI by 2020. .

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As we head to the finish line 0f 2015, there is a tendency among many in sales to maximize their “closing” activities. Spurred on by their managers to close business, sales people get distracted from executing on the entire cycle, and focus on the here and now, and sacrifice future opportunities.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Amp Up Your Sales. Amp Up Your Sales, published by AMACOM, written by Andy Paul is a book you should consider for your 2015 sales training program. Andy has put together 40 chapters of concise, practical and most important the right information that when implemented can drive your sales to the next level.

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Vengreso

MAY 28, 2020

Think about this scenario: Your organization is ready to invest (or renew) hundreds of thousands of dollars (or perhaps millions) in your sales technology stack and tools for your team, but the executives and the finance department want you to calculate the ROI to justify the expense of each tool. How quickly will the company see ROI?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 13, 2023

AI is increasingly becoming a natural addition to daily workflows across sales and revenue departments. 79% of sales professionals who use AI say AI tools are an important addition to their overall sales strategy, according to our State of AI survey. But what brings about these AI concerns in sales?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Here are 10 of the strongest insights from the discussions, including the importance of effective go-to-market strategies across sales and marketing teams, and how the current wave of economic uncertainty is affecting companies’ ability to make the most of their market opportunities. Get a Demo 3.

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SBI

MAY 11, 2015

Get to know your sales tools in just 2 minutes a week. This week, Nancy profiles CallidusCloud , a suite of cloud solutions that accelerate sales all the way from lead, to money. . Sales ToolSkool Video Transcript: This week’s topic is how to optimize the entire sales process from lead to revenue.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 27, 2014

While everyone maybe thinking of their Halloween costume or what tricks or treats they may provide, as sales leaders we must consider the bigger picture. The question is: as an owner or sales leader how are you lowering the fear in your sales teams and how are they approaching their prospects or clients to lower their fears?

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Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. Take Assessment. The answer?

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Tenfold

JULY 18, 2017

To grow a business these days, one needs to understand why traditional sales and marketing strategies are failing and how to develop a sales marketing strategy that works. What is Sales Marketing? A well-crafted combination of sales and marketing is necessary for successful business growth. What is the sales process?

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

At this time of year it is not unusual for salespeople and sales managers to simply focused on closing business to achieve their yearly objectives, maximize their compensation plans and unfortunately drain their pipelines. January can be a good month with leftover sales opportunities but many sales teams face a weak February/March.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 7, 2021

seconds in 2015 (and additional research shows it at about 8 seconds in 2020). So we find ourselves in races to maximize the impact of what little attention we can get. It’s hard enough to do this as sales people engaging trying to engage customers in deeper/high impact conversations.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 2, 2019

If you only had 90 days to penetrate the market and produce sales, what would you do? In sales, no matter how much you may wish otherwise, the fact is a prospect buys on their own timeline. You need a sales engagement plan to deliver those touches. DRIP: The Secret to Reliably Penetrate the Market. As it worked.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2023

Sales teams continue to face more and more pressure to ramp up. Your most neglected sales channel is your existing client base. Isn’t it time you considered a prospecting approach that delivers double-digit results and eliminates your competition? There’s a better way, but it takes guts and conviction from every sales leader.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! For our sales management world, let’s make the same positive assumptions – our sales team consists of quality people with good attitudes and successful track records, and has been properly managed. Make your sales meetings fun. However, there’s one big difference.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” We realize, after speaking with several sales leaders, that this methodology excluded some of the most impactful sales leaders, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. VP of Sales at Mixpanel. Jordan Arogeti. Meka Asonye.

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Circleback

JANUARY 30, 2018

Well, it’s their traditional responsibility to contribute to a corporate and customer strategy in order to maximize customer acquisition, retention, and profitability by creating hyper-personalized experiences. labor force, a sales strategy involving them is mandatory. Millennials Will Be the New Face of Sales.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sales technology has come a long way in recent years and has become an integral part of most organizations. During that time, however, sales teams have amassed a large number of tools, and that’s created some problems. 4 Sales Technology Trends for 2023 1.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 19, 2015

Last week we had the pleasure of attending our 10 th SiriusDecisions Summit in Nashville, a gathering of over 2,300 sales and marketing professionals. Popular metrics indicate that buyers are 57% percent of the way through their purchase process before they engage a sales rep (CEB). 2 - Content is King?

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Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 30, 2019

Helping Your Sales Team Perform Their Best I sat down with Fred Diamond at Podcast Movement 2019 to discuss the keys to helping your sales team perform their best. Fred is the host of Sales Game Changers Podcast and today he turned the microphone on me and allowed me to share the things I've learned during my career in sales.

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Nudge.ai

JANUARY 4, 2018

So we’re kicking off the New Year with some thoughts on how to make sales in 2018 even more successful than ever. In 2015 , I discussed what we can learn and do better as startups. This year, I want to share with you the main lessons we learned in 2017 and the lesson we’re taking from it as we look towards sales in 2018.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 14, 2019

What’s the secret to succeeding in SaaS sales? In this article: Jim Steele’s Strategies to Improve Sales Teams for Better Results. Treat the Sales Process Like a Relationship, Not a Transaction. If the SaaS Sales Process Feels Too Long, Don’t Worry. SaaS Sales Techniques to Improve Your Revenue.

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LeadFuze

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Businesses should produce quality content to win over prospects on their terms, long before they have any purchase intent. Inbound sales fundamentalists end up sifting through mounds of low-interest, low-fit leads, while waiting patiently for the best accounts to stumble into a funnel. How ABM Rebranded Outbound Sales.

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Cience

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Not only do we participate in events, but we also help our clients leverage event sales meetings to full potential. Senior Vice President and General Manager, American Express Meetings & Events, Issa Jouaneh predicted a boom in the event industry for 2019 after a tremendous slowdown as recently as 2015. Make an ICP for the event.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

On average, 80% of B2B sales calls end up in voicemail and over 90% of voicemails go unreturned according to numbers from the sales data verification service, RingLead. Call volume matters with web leads too, but calling warmer web prospects offers some smarter-not-harder shortcuts. far too few to maximize contact.

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Growbots

MAY 22, 2018

Every sale opportunity a rookie SDR misses translates into lots of 0s losses for the company. SDR stands for Sales Development Representative and is a person that focuses solely on outbound prospecting. Big companies usually separate sales reps into different roles to make their processes more efficient.

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Pointclear

MAY 7, 2015

Nurturing is one of the most effective, yet underutilized, activities in the sales and marketing process. At each step of the improved process, research showed that when attention was given to the prospects and they were contacted, sales improved. The marketing word of the year is Nurture.

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