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Quantifying Sales & Marketing Maturity

OutboundView

Vanity metrics such as number of social media followers, total pipeline, and random conversion ratios are regularly referenced – but without salesother types of surrounding data those metrics are pretty irrelevant. For example, you may have a lot of social media followers but what if there is little to no engagement?

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The Best Sales Glossary for Sellers

Mindtickle

B2C transactions typically occur through various channels such as online platforms, retail stores, or direct sales, and focus on meeting the specific needs and preferences of individual consumers. BANT BANT is an acronym commonly used in sales to qualify and assess potential leads or prospects.

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Inbound or outbound sales—which one should you focus on?

Close.io

The prospect initiates the contact, and that could be as simple as submitting their email for a free ebook, and then later an inbound sales person might email or call them. With outbound, it’s the salesperson cold calling , cold emailing, or even cold texting the prospect, and the company putting up advertisements or posting on social media.