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Think Robots Will Replace B2B Sales Reps?

No More Cold Calling

Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, explains why in this month’s guest post. Have B2B sales reps gone the way of CD players, the Rolodex, and analog radio—replaced by technology that gets the job done faster and better? Here are five reasons you will not be replacing your sales reps with robots anytime soon: 1.

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Start with Social Marketing in B2B, Stop with Social Selling

Increase Sales

Now social marketing specific to B2B is a subset of marketing just as direct mail, advertising, business to business networking and promotional items all are. For some social marketing is considered inbound marketing activities where the more traditional marketing of advertising, direct mail, B2B networking, etc.

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How This Unknown Factor in Social Media Affects the B2B Sales Cycle

Increase Sales

Social media is a marketing strategy and tactic that has become embedded within many business to business (B2B) sales cycle. Yet to effectively manage the sales cycle (meaning to potentially reduce its time frame when possible), social media presents this unknown factor: The time identification of the first contact.

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Account Management: It’s About Keeping Customers!

Pipeliner

In his 2014 book Zero to One , Peter Thiel wrote, “In the 1990s, the focus was on the product, and not on sales. If your product requires advertising or salespeople to sell it, it’s not good enough. Bubble-area* advertising was obviously wasteful. This is the current B2B SaaS model, with its multiple roles.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Search Ad Budget

Zoominfo

If you’re in marketing, you might think of search engine advertising platforms as your “frenemy.” Take suggested keywords with a grain of salt For every list of keywords within your ad groups, the search advertising platform will recommend a similar list of keywords to bid on. ZoomInfo MarketingOS Finally, ABM with data you can trust.

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How to Keep Sales Strong in Tough Times

Alice Heiman

As a longtime sales leader and consultant to B2B sales leaders and CEOs at companies of various sizes, across various industries, I know teams that stay positive and adapt quickly will survive in a tough economy and come out strong on the other end. Don’t forget about sales coaching, which is a pillar of sales success.

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61 Awesome B2B Sales Jargon Busters

Klozers

. You can use our LIGHTHEARTED guide to test your own B2B Sales Knowledge and that of your sales colleagues. 1) Cold Calling  a telephone call Sales People dont want to make, to a prospect who doesnt want to receive it. 5) Beliefs  all sales beliefs are facts until you ask for evidence.

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