Crunchbase

JANUARY 12, 2022

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. Change in B2B selling is inevitable—and today it’s coming from every direction.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Framework for Your B2B Marketing Plan (2022 Update). What Is a B2B Marketing Plan and Strategy? B2B marketing plan and strategy is about how you plan to raise brand awareness. What is a b2b marketing strategy? What Are the Main B2B Marketing Plan Channels? B2B Content marketing.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2018

This article outlines the results of a B2B Buyer Experience survey by TimeTrade. In the world of B2B sales, the conventional thinking has become especially stark. A number of industry pundits have even gone so far as to presage “the death of the B2B salesman.”. B2B Buyer Experience Survey Outline. The bottom-line?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Let’s talk about one of the biggest mistakes B2B brands make. This kind of ongoing education is particularly important in the B2B space, where products tend to be more multifaceted and are often updated with new features. Establish an Incentive-Based Customer Loyalty Program. Provide Ongoing Customer Education and Training.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 5, 2014

Sales Training Article: Trouble Closing or Selling? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Pakorn at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Unlike other B2B selling skills, closing gets a disproportionate amount of attention. Need some help with your sales performance?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Try measuring new things and offer rewards (as incentives) for processes and learning. Click on any of the articles below to read more from our special report. Here are a few ideas for changing the environment that could lead to improved results. Change your metrics – Not everything needs to be about sales volume.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 30, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I have to question Geoffrey James for an article he recently posted on Inc. He opens the article by saying that for most companies " the ability to find potential customers is the difference between growth and bankruptcy." That makes the article all the more disappointing.

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Chili Piper

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This stat comes from a Harvard Business Review study and for today’s B2B sales and marketing teams, it has several problems…. the stat above that we’ve all seen quoted everywhere) only looked at 42 companies in total and only 13 of those were B2B companies. For B2B SaaS companies? You’ve heard the stat 1,000 times….

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2019

In today’s article, we explain word-of-mouth marketing, its unique benefits, and we offer several specific tips to get people talking about your products. Encourage your customers to create UGC by offering an incentive. Therein lies the power of word-of-mouth marketing. Keep reading! What is word-of-mouth marketing?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

In B2B sales environments, it’s easy to become a commodity. This article discusses how to use social media to share ideas among your peers. From a B2B Sales point-of-view, Social Sharing is beneficial for 4 reasons: 1. It is behavior that must be reinforced and incented. It seems the only way to win a deal is on price.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that by 2025, 80 percent of B2B sale s interactions between buyers and sellers are predicted to happen virtually? In this article, we’ll discuss some of the main challenges in running remote sales teams and strategies for effectively handling them. That’s how fast the remote sales landscape is evolving.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2022

This aligns with Article 14 of the GDPR , which requires a notification process for data collection, processing, and storing. Consent is required only in limited circumstances, such as when a business enrolls an individual into a financial incentive program (e.g., Note: Some Do Not Call lists have B2B exemptions. Answer: No.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Although women make up just over half of the college educated workforce, they hold less than one third of B2B sales jobs ( source ). We also recognize that female minorities in particular face bias, harassment, and discrimination at disproportionately high rates compared to the averages seen in this article.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Offering too many features on the free plan can reduce the incentive for users to upgrade, so monitoring data usage and adjusting limitations can help create a value gap that encourages users to upgrade. Great article by Auren Hoffman on this topic below. Include a full-feature free trial. Take a more hands-on approach to inside sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2018

Author: Kostas Chiotis Picture this: your company wants to boost its sales with an incentive program. The purpose of this article is to show you how PR and SEO can work together and how you can use public relations strategies to boost your link building efforts. What do you do? How SEO and PR Work Together to Develop a Business.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Why is it that companies spend tons of money on client events, company celebrations, sales incentives, and work-life balance perks like childcare, but then they skimp on investing in building permanent, repeatable sales skills for their teams? It’s the same problem over and over again for B2B sales. Of course I could.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This is a common question, so let’s clear this up before we jump into how to use the referral strategies in this article. Best Practices for B2B Sales Referrals. Building in incentives for customers to refer their colleagues or business connections to you is an important part of consistently driving referrals.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This is a common question, so let’s clear this up before we jump into how to use the referral strategies in this article. Best Practices for B2B Sales Referrals. Building in incentives for customers to refer their colleagues or business connections to you is an important part of consistently driving referrals.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

It’s not very often when an article gets me so agitated that I feel that I have to respond but, this one did … No Commissions, No Quota: the Future Model for Sales? Before you read on, in full disclosure, you should know that I am on the wrong side of 60 and have been in B2B sales and management since 1977. The salesperson only?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

To point you in the right direction, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most popular B2B sales tactics from general practices to specific sales techniques you can use to close more of your deals. Around 90% of top-level B2B decision makers do not respond to cold outreach ( Source ). Prospecting. What is prospecting?

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Vengreso

JUNE 6, 2023

By incorporating these top sales strategies into your B2B Sales playbook, you’re setting yourself up for success as you work towards exceeding your company’s sales goals. Check out this article on sales innovation techniques you can implement today. Incentives: Design plans that reward exceptional performance.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

COVID-19 has changed people’s buying habits, and that’s just as true for B2B buyers as it is for individual consumers. As we begin 2022, B2B buyers are more digitally inclined than ever. Strong pipeline management, deal optimization, and accurate forecasting are going to become even more essential to B2B organizations’ sales success.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

While that can feel like a B2C trend, your B2B shoppers and targets are doing much the same thing. McKinsey notes that B2B decision-makers are pushing to e-commerce and e-commerce-like sales cycles, and up to 80% prefer either digital self-service tools or to contact teams remotely.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 14, 2019

Offer a unique discount code, an exclusive free trial, early access to a new product, or some other promising incentive. Learn more about hosting the perfect contest or giveaway in the following article: 3 Essential Types of Interactive Content. We hope this article gave you some inspiration for your next re-engagement campaign.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 17, 2022

Janice is listed in the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience, 2020 and 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow, 2021 and LinkedIn Sales 15 Innovating Sales Influencers to Follow, 2021. The B2B sales landscape is shifting towards women in sales. However, organizations still need to step up.

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Product Management University

JANUARY 26, 2017

Wealth made simple: news and articles from IRC Wealth. For 80% of B2B products and services, the answer is generally NO! In the B2B space, I define a really big problem as something target customer CEOs care about directly or no more than one degree removed from something on a CEO’s A-list. Related Article.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

An ecosystem of related products and channel partners exist around every B2B product. As a B2B company, it is imperative to understand your particular ecosystem and take advantage of these opportunities. Partner incentive management software is designed to help motivate partners to sell more of a company’s products.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 9, 2020

Approximately 50% of B2B companies have reduced their budgets. 96% of B2B companies have switched to remote selling. Build some clarity around the why of your business venture, and you’ll find renewed purpose, stimulation, and an incentive to push forward during uncertainty. When was the last time you stopped to consider yours?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

In this article, I’ll walk you through: What a sales funnel is, The elements of a high-performing sales funnel, And finally, strategies to create sales funnels that get results. In B2B sales orgs, you’ll encounter two common models of the journey from prospect to closed deal. What is a sales funnel?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 22, 2015

For example, I read a lot of online content, particularly articles that cite research relevant to my clients or to my own business. Those ploys might work in the B2C space, but it smacks of a product push and commodity sale in the B2B space. And that’s just as annoying. Don’t miss out on this special promotion.” Want to learn more?

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 3, 2010

Current Articles. | Selling requires that you are motivated by incentives rather than effort. Verne is the author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, and in a recent newsletter, he included part of an article found in John Assarafs Blog: The Spiritual Entrepreneur. COMMENTS There are no comments on this article.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 5, 2019

Recently, I reread an article by Brian Halligan, Replacing The Sales Funnel With The Sales Flywheel. Let me dive in, with the disclaimer, much of what Brian addresses is B2C, though at the end of the article he bridges B2B. I will focus on B2B. I’ve finally been able to put together some thoughts about it.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

On the other hand, if you want to be a successful B2B salesperson, you need business acumen. In B2B sales, it is critical to have a thorough understanding of the business that you are trying to sell into. A good B2B salesperson has an understanding of the business they are in, not just their own. 6) B2B Nation: Smarketing.

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Allbound

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The channel leaders we spoke to about this article are: Ryan Klekas, Partner Manager, Bombora. Bombora is the leading provider of Intent data for B2B marketers. We’re constantly trying to figure out how to incentive partners to get results, whether it’s SPIFF’s or other marketing initiatives.”.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This article is specifically for companies that are selling physical products. B2B customers are looking for a more digital, self-service experience. Economic countries might offer incentives, such as filing information electronically. Growth Expansion in Times of Crisis: Good Move, or Too Risky for Established Companies?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Give a few slots every month or every quarter, and maybe an incentive like a gift card.” Mark Colgan , B2B Sales SaaS Consultant at Yellowo , supports Ackerman’s recommendation. If you are a B2B or an academic newsletter, your audience is much more receptive to even a tenth grade. Social proof or case studies.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn about the top sales KPIs for B2B sales reps and the leaders who coach them, and gain a greater understanding of the KPIs that promise to make an impact on your team. The Sales KPIs You Need to Know. Discounts benefit the buyer and have the potential to increase short-term sales.

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