No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In B2B sales, it’s important to make a good first impression. If you want to be seen as a trusted resource—a top-notch B2B sales pro with expertise to share, not just a product to push—you can’t use social media to blast strangers with sales pitches. Social media is a place to begin conversations, to begin relationships.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

We think the decline goes beyond just currency, pointing to a major "sea change" in technology purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy if you don’t adjust to the changing landscape. the Prospect has a pain worth addressing and a significant cost of “Do Nothing”.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

At most companies, the sales process is a balancing act that doesn’t always work so well. Then there’s outbound lead generation: identifying trigger events, determining relevant content to send in an email, creating messaging, preparing short videos, and networking on social media. In 2015, 43.6 The dreaded gatekeeper.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. While there’s some variance, I tend to see the following: Sales Training. Sales Process/Methodology. Marketing/Sales Integration.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Thousands of unsuspecting diners recently received a free side of cyber terror thanks to point-of-sale malware, a malicious software designed to steal customer payment data. And what could Chipotle, its partners, and prospective partners have done to get in front of the attack in the first place? 4/22/2015). (10/26/2015)

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Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 10, 2015

Sales Mastery 2015. According to Bain & Company, B2B sales executives have seen tremendous disruption in how customers buy in recent years – and they see no reason to think it won’t continue. The folks at Bain surveyed 550 B2B sales executives. The folks at Bain surveyed 550 B2B sales executives.

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John Barrows

MARCH 14, 2018

People ask me all the time which medium is the best one to connect with prospects these days. Before technology, it used to be door-to-door sales, then the phone, then e-mail, then LinkedIn, but now with social media and all the different options, there isn’t one best way to connect anymore. Make It Happen!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-06-01. Teaser: The need for more face-to-face interaction with prospects and clients in this virtual age has never been more important. Unless you first have established a relationship, e-communications and social media postings can be too easily deleted and forgotten. Author: Doug Abercrombie. read more

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sales flatten. Inadequately Structured Sales Funnel Becoming a Barrier A weak sales funnel reverberates internally, affecting not only client acquisition but also resource allocation, forecasting, and overall strategic planning. New business leaders burn out chasing dead end leads instead of nurturing prime prospects.

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SBI

JULY 14, 2021

Chorus uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to capture and analyze prospect and customer calls, meetings, and emails. It unearths insights that enable revenue teams to listen to previous conversations, learn from them, win business, and repeat these actions across all prospect and customer deals.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 23, 2018

Sales Call Tips. Start Sales Calls with a Bang. Just like sports, the use of science to develop elite performers also applies in sales. On the other hand, the use of science in sales focuses on two areas: the seller and the buyer. 15 Expert Phone Sales Tips. 15 Expert Phone Sales Tips. Use Awesome Labels.

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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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SalesLoft

MAY 28, 2015

The other day I heard a sales executive say that by using email, sales reps were acting “like marketers.” That using email is “weak” and indicates a sales rep is afraid. It’s 2015, why wouldn’t we use email in addition to phone for prospecting and outreach? ” Others will only respond to your sales emails.

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Corporate Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The post Are Buyer Personas Sabotaging Your Sales? One of the most popular “best practices” in B2B sales and marketing is to create buyer personas. These fictional characters usually have names, and they embody all the traits of your ideal prospects. In 2015, an average of 5.4 Here’s why. So, what can you do?

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We will teach you all about sales hiring: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it done. When to Hire a Salesperson.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We will teach you all about sales hiring: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it done. When to Hire a Salesperson.

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Chorus.ai

APRIL 1, 2021

There’s no more effective way to articulate your product’s value proposition than with a well-executed sales presentation. At earlier stages of the sales process — particularly during the cold calling and discovery phases — your salespeople are in a constant fight for your prospect’s time and attention.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 31, 2015

As if you didn’t already know, social selling makes a difference in sales. The two studies we’ve done prove it out, you can download them both free here: Social Media and Sales Quota Attainment. If you’re using social only for prospecting, you’re only getting half the value.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 31, 2015

As if you didn’t already know, social selling makes a difference in sales. The two studies we’ve done prove it out, you can download them both free here: Social Media and Sales Quota Attainment. If you’re using social only for prospecting, you’re only getting half the value.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 7, 2020

So much of modern selling involves knowing how to pitch to a prospect from afar — cold calling, discovery, follow-up through email. If you’ve made it into their calendar and have booked a meeting with your prospect, there's a good chance you can make this deal work! A successful sales presentation still requires careful handling.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 30, 2016

One million B2B sales jobs in the US will be lost to self-service eCommerce by 2020, according to Forrester’s report, “ The Death of the B2B Salesman.” Yes, order-taker sales jobs will disappear. They will become more in-demand, even as millions of other sales jobs are rendered unnecessary. Want to remain in sales?

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Guest blogger Carol Frohlinger explains how to corral your colleagues and make the sale together. My sense is that most salespeople, especially women in sales, would jump at the opportunity to learn how to win at team negotiations. © 2015, Negotiating Women, Inc. I think I’d flunk. to guest blog this month.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 11, 2015

Following the money can be the focus of both the sales and marketing departments. If begging and pleading doesn’t work, look at sales results to see if there is a match between the lead and a recent purchase. Titled "Marketing’s Role is to 'Follow the Money,'" the program aired August 6th, 2015 as an unscripted live program.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 10, 2020

Welcome to the 2020 sales process where every single customer or sales initiated action is examined, scrutinized and obsessed over by sales people, sales managers, sales operation people and senior management. B2B Sales Pipeline. The ideal outcome of an introductory meeting was a product demo.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 24, 2018

Inside sales refers to any form of selling that isn’t done face-to-face. Unlike outside sales (or field sales ) reps, inside sales reps connect with potential customers remotely through phone, email , and web conferencing. Among B2B companies, the use of inside sales reps has exploded in popularity.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Gartner predicts modest go forward growth into 2015 and beyond, between 3-4% annually through 2018, a far cry from the double-digit growth in the tech-booming 90s. Moreover, a major "sea change" has occurred in technology spending and purchase decision-making - with significant implications for your organizations sales and marketing strategy.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2015

Is capturing new accounts your greatest sales challenge? According to CSO Insights’ 2015 Sales Performance Optimization study —a survey of more than 1,000 companies—58.1 percent of sales leaders say it’s their top objective this year. No other sales or marketing strategy comes close to competing with referral selling.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2015

Now that the parties are over, many sales reps are coming to the realization that last year’s bonus means diddlysquat when staring at a quota reset to zero sales. It’s not only stupid; it’s a waste of sales time. It’s why social media adoption has skyrocketed. Read more.) Read more.)

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

Gartner has revised worldwide IT spending down for 2015, predicting a 1.3% We think there is a more systemic issue in the predictions: a major "sea change" in technology spending and purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy. YoY decline from 2014.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 18, 2015

In today’s B2B companies, marketing and sales alignment is critical to success. Unfortunately, few B2B organizations focus on creating, implementing and executing a defined marketing and sales process. Think about all you’ve done in 2015 to improve sales and grow revenue: Launched a new website. Added an SDR team.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

1 Conversation Intelligence Platform for high growth sales teams, today announced it has 13 granted patents, including the most recent addition which models voice calls to improve an outcome of a call between a representative and a customer, making it the most robust portfolio in the Conversation Intelligence market. Chorus.ai , the No.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 7, 2021

seconds in 2015 (and additional research shows it at about 8 seconds in 2020). Whether it’s emails, phone calls, text messages, alerts that pop up on our screens, colleagues at work (this has changed a little since WFH), social media. It’s not new, but the evolution of our attention spans is alarming.

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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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Pointclear

JULY 14, 2015

This is the final installment of a three-part series in response to the following question: As we enter the second half of 2015, have companies made the adjustments necessary to utilize lead scoring or is the status quo killing results? We generate high quality leads, align sales and marketing, and drive revenue.

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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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Showpad

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Sales automation software has become an in-demand solution among businesses of all industries and sizes. Sales and Marketing teams are realizing significant advantages thanks to cutting-edge systems that can shorten the sales cycle and automate menial processes that save precious time and capital resources. .

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Crunchbase

MAY 6, 2022

Hot tip for salespeople : In contrast to unicorns, which get all the attention, emerging unicorns may not be as inundated with sales pitches. In addition, we’ll walk you through how to use Crunchbase’s sales prospecting software to connect with decision-makers at these companies and close deals, all in one platform.

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