Sales Hacker

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is what Sales Hacker was for the Inside Sales industry when Max sold it to Outreach in 2018. Our acquisition of Sales Hacker and subsequent rebrand/relaunch to the new GTM media asset provides us with an amazing content catalog and built-in, engaged audience. For current GTM Newsletters subscribers (like you!)

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SBI

JUNE 27, 2019

What follows is an article originally posted by John Moore of Bigtincan. One juicy morsel is that confusion surrounding the role of Sales Enablement is partly a result of there being two different lenses from which to view the topic, the macro-level view and the atomic-level view. It provides much food for thought.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This article is written with field sales teams in mind. However, if you run an inside sales team exclusively, don’t despair, you may still find a nugget or two of helpful information as well. An outside sales call costs $308, an inside sales call costs $50 [Source: PointClear]. Source: com].

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

A thorough understanding of digital sales has turned from a "nice to have" to a "need to have," and having a handle on the concept and its strategies is only getting more important. But what, exactly, does "digital sales" entail? Consumers tend to trust other consumers. Empower evangelists.

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InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Here’s how sales managers can help. In this article: The Importance of Sales Goal Setting for the Holidays. What Is a Sales Quota? Sales Quota Definition and Types. 8 Ideas to Help Sales Reps Reach Their Holiday Sales Quota. Often, consumers don’t hold back with their spending.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales leaders can improve sales engagement by giving their teams the tools that provide the right analytics and platforms to engage with the customers to grow their sales pipeline. This article serves as a primer on sales engagement and a guide to the best sales engagement platforms to use. Inside Sales.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 13, 2020

Whether you’re looking to improve your sales pitch, learn the secrets of closing, or learn how to influence people, read on for some of the must-reads for any inside sales rep. RELATED: Winning Sales Tips And Sales Strategies From A Hungry Team Who Dared To Dream. What is Permission Marketing?

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SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

In fact, a lot of inside sales teams today partly rely on LinkedIn social selling to enrich their lead data. Suffice to say – if you’re running an inside sales process in 2021, leveraging social media is no longer a “nice to have”. This in turn helps them engage leads more effectively. Automate content posting.

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InsideSales.com

JUNE 4, 2020

The pillars of lead generation and qualification are sales development representatives (SDRs) and business development representatives (BDRs). In this article: SDR vs. BDR. What is a Sales Development Rep? Reordering Sales. RELATED: WHAT 3 TOP SDR LEADERS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. What Importance do SDRs and BDRs Hold?

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The Brooks Group

MAY 5, 2020

Though predictions of pent-up demand and hockey-stick-style growth are tempting to consider, it’s likely that a very cautious and traumatized consumer will be taking baby steps back into the market, rather than giant leaps. And what will the “next normal” look like for sales leaders and their representatives?

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InsideSales.com

JULY 15, 2020

Related: WHAT C-SUITE EXECS REALLY THINK WHEN CONTACTED BY INSIDE SALES REPS. In This Article; The History of Marketing Funnels. Examples of Traditional V’s Digital Sales. There has been a significant shift in the past 20 years in how consumers shop and how they locate their preferred products.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 8, 2020

Sales slumps are the bane of a salesperson’s existence. But how can you avoid sales slumps? In This Article: Make Sure It’s a Slump. That knowledge will improve your sales pitches since you will have a better feel for what consumers want. To avoid sales slumps, you need to surround yourself with encouragement.

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Jonathan Farrington

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The trend for inside sales is not coming — it has arrived and is sitting at our doorstep. Fuel and labor costs have soared and, because of intense competition, the prices of our products and solutions have largely flat-lined — as have sales achievement levels. Natural selection is now at work in sales teams everywhere.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 18, 2020

Here is my stack-ranked order of platforms that every salesperson needs to be on and consume content from. The mecca of sales content, LinkedIn has become increasingly popular not just as a networking site but as a place to create and consume content. It allows you to consume content anywhere and binge in a Netflix style.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2018

How should sales reps find the sweet spot between the bizarre demands of customers and the mesmerizing tools at their fingertips? What factors will guide sales team transformation in the future as technology, consumer behavior, and new market realities re-shape the contours of selling? State of Sales (Third Edition).

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Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

We’ve already introduced you to amazing sales books. This article covers fifteen top cold calling books, divided into four categories. Best cold calling books with sales tactics. ? Whether you’re a sales professional that likes reading or doesn’t, you’ll find fresh frameworks and tons of insights in the book.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 20, 2012

This article is written for the Sales Executive who believes that listening to Customers is a great way to drive revenue growth. This research yields compelling insights into how Buyers want to engage with your sales force. This research yields compelling insights into how Buyers want to engage with your sales force.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Even inside sales for certain industries benefit from proximity to specialized stock. IT decision-makers ranked it as their most time-consuming challenge. Warehouse workers must stock and pick-pack-ship. Shipping and dock employees must be on schedule with trucks or risk detention fees.

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Allbound

JULY 25, 2018

An Inside Sales team is measured on revenue and has tools like SalesForce, InsideSales, Gong , etc. Content Engagement by Rep: Of the reps with pipeline/revenue contribution, what is the correlation between that growth and the amount of content they consume? Treat Your Partners as an Extension of Your Internal Team.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

The articles below will help you create the perfect cold email: “16 B2B cold email templates that sales experts swear by” by Nutshell. 8 Tips to Turn Cold Calling into Warm Calling” by Inside Sales Box. Sometimes making a sale isn’t as simple a closing a deal over the phone or via email. by LeadFuze. Direct Mail.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Erica Bukowski, Inside Sales at Evolve Vacation Rentals “Make the phone call. For the greater half of my sales career I always feared talking to someone who had 20+ years of experience on me. Miram Ebrahim, Brand Sales Leader at Yelp “Be humble and ask more questions!” That just about wraps up today’s article.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 5, 2013

Undoubtedly, you are reading this article, because you have already committed to your own personal development and improvement. (It’s Most of my work is in B2B sales. However, a number of years ago, the top sales exec of a large consumer packaged goods company taught me a great lesson. So can you help me learn: 1.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

You see, I’ve never met anyone who was born with the knowledge of how to automate consumer lending processes or how many times one needs to nurture a prospect and how. RELATED: Use This Interview Scorecard Template to Win the Top Sales Talent. Every company needs to, and should, spend the time teaching their SDR’s about their domain.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

What matters to sales managers? Google “sales management challenges” and you will be rewarded with links to article after article of top 4, top 5, top 7 and so on, challenges standing in the way of sales managers and their pursuits of success. Some are slanted to inside sales, others to outside sales.

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 28, 2019

Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding are time-consuming, expensive undertakings as it is. In this article, we’ll start by going over job description basics and then look at descriptions for two common sales positions: Sales development rep (entry-level sales role). Account executive (more tenured sales role).

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In our last article, we did a tactical tear down of when to hire sales trainer or sales consultant. In this post, we’ll explain how to find and hire the right sales consultant or sales trainer for your business. ” From Bob Marsh – Founder and CEO, Level Eleven. “I’m

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PandaDoc

JUNE 11, 2024

What is B2B sales, and what strategies can you use to maximize your success? Whether you’re a B2B-native startup or an established direct-to-consumer company pivoting to B2B sales, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know about B2B. So, what are the three main types of B2B sales?

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 5, 2016

To help create their value proposition Cloudera put together a cross-functional team of sales and marketing leaders and business development individuals over a three-week process. Lars Nilsson, VP Global Inside Sales explains, “. We personally use Mindtickle for onboarding as well as ongoing enablement.”. exclaims Nilsson. “So

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 4, 2016

To help create their value proposition Cloudera put together a cross-functional team of sales and marketing leaders and business development individuals over a three-week process. Lars Nilsson, VP Global Inside Sales explains, “. We personally use Mindtickle for onboarding as well as ongoing enablement.”. exclaims Nilsson. “So

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Sales leaders have a bad habit of dumping people into a new job without properly preparing them to succeed. When I landed my first “big girl job” 20 years ago as an Inside Sales Manager , I was underqualified, overambitious, and soon underwater. What’s So Important About Sales Onboarding? Retaining trained reps.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

There is an ever-growing demand for content marketing specialists who can write articles and blogs that will be shared on social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter. They also have the responsibility of discovering outsource sales team opportunities that would be good for your account executives.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Not only is it hard to write a crisp, buyer-focused email, it’s time-consuming -- a great email can take 30 minutes or more to write. For example, “ I have an idea that can speed up your sales cycle ” or “ We recently completed some research about how CTOs make purchase decisions. Include news articles that are pertinent.

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SalesHandy

JUNE 5, 2020

Teams that are good at nurturing their leads generate 50% more sales-ready leads at ? In this article, we will cover what lead nurturing is and why it is essential. You can implement this using your existing tool stack or the ones we have recommended towards the end of this article. Align sales and marketing teams.

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Green Lead's B2B

MAY 25, 2010

If you're like me, last night you spent over four hours consumed with watching the finale to the television series LOST. Excitement - Nothing builds momentum in appointment setting and inside sales like "excitement." Your reps don't like to be confused, and I'm betting your clients don't want them to be, either.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

In that year, I learned from some of the greatest sales managers that I’m friends with today. Prior to the age of 19, I worked in consumer sales at a retail shop known as Ritz Camera Centers. What is Sales? Within 6 months, I was promoted from a Telemarketer into a Jr. Account Executive.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

To make the process easier to navigate, I’m going to walk you through everything you need to know to build a killer go-to-market strategy in this article. The Inside Sales Business Model The inside sales business model is when a prospect needs to be nurtured by a sales rep to convert into a deal. The result?

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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