SBI Growth

MAY 1, 2013

She inherited a legacy B2B marketing team, no marketing automation or lead generation program. They are looking for help generating qualified leads. Talent Management – complete review of her team’s competencies (current baseline) was the first step. Demand Generation. Lead Management.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! But I wouldn’t lose much sleep over it since I don’t think human nature (and yes buyers are human), has changed all that much since the advent of the web. It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! April 2008. March 2008.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 4, 2013

Your reps are “selling” like crazy, but your buyer consumes differently. You need a method to help your buyers buy instead. Start now by conducting research into your buyers. Build a tight sales process that matches the stages of their buyer’s journey. Demand Generation and Lead Management.

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Lead evaluation: not every lead is worth pursuing. The best way here is to opt for reliable logistics CRM software with lead management features. Train your reps to understand a lead’s challenge and offer solutions accordingly. To do this, you must first create an ideal buyer persona/s.

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SBI Growth

MAY 5, 2013

She has helped build the company with superb demand generation efforts. She has been trying to reduce her cost per lead, but have not been able to get below $360 per qualified lead. I reminded Kathy that she’s not focused enough on Lead Management. Kathy always has great insights to share. Top Insights.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

1. B2B Revenue Leadership. If you’re interested in B2B revenue leadership this is the show for you. This Podcast is focused on leadership in the B2B space to drive revenue by using the most modern and scientific approaches. Without further ado, let’s jump into it. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts. Listen here.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

What is lead generation? Lead generation can be a mix of inbound or outbound techniques aimed at attracting potential customers to your product or service. We’ve broken down the best lead generation tools into four distinct categories.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

My presentation, “Customer 2.0, ” focused on how the buyer has changed and has more power than ever before. The new buyer interacts with an organization when he or she is ready (not before), does the vast majority of research online without the vendor’s help, is distracted, and so forth. Buyers buy from people they like (and respect).

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 28, 2013

They constantly prepare to meet tomorrow’s buyer behavior and marketing demands. The demands for the CMO keeping pace with the market require constant recalibration. Doug currently leads Covisint’s B2B Global Marketing and Communications organization. Background. He shared his Top 10 priorities with SBI.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Demand Generation , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Impact Questions , Interactive Selling , Next Steps , Proactive , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution , qualifying. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL ) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. What, exactly, are we getting at?

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

On Monday I posted about assumptions and the pitfalls of assuming that the buyer has the same understanding of a subject you do, or that they mean the same thing you do when they use a specific word. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. B2B Lead Generation Blog.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

The primary focus of the conversation is on various aspects of and best practices in B2B selling. Today’s segment is the first of two dealing with what the B2B rep can do to be better prepared to achieve consistent sales success. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Often the only differentiation available is how YOU sell; and even then the differentiation is only that which the buyer perceives. So the only thing left is to differentiate yourself by helping the buyer achieve his/her objectives. Identify buyer’s objective. Demand Generation. Funnel management.

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The Pipeline

JULY 19, 2011

Technology no doubt brings levels of efficiency that will make selling different and impact the interaction between sellers and buyers. If there is the dramatic reduction in the species that the piece suggests, it is almost certainly to come in the B2C camp, not in the B2B. How alive are you?

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Pipeline Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Lead Scoring 267

The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2011

Status Quo has been a central theme and concept in B2B sales since it has evolved as a craft. For some it is the “competition”, encouraging sellers to focus on the buyer’s circumstance and market view rather than product. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

But in ways that sabotage the sale but scaring and/or alienating the buyer. One of the things I hear most often from people we train is that they want to create “urgency” in their buyers. But if that desire manifests itself in the wrong way, they tend to disaffect buyers. And by-the-way, the buyer is hip to the whole thing.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution. Marketing automation integrated with CRM helps to bridge that chasm that used to serve as a dividing line between unknown entities and qualified leads acceptable for sales pursuit. December 2007. About Jeff Erramouspe.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Questions create interesting experiences for people, and don’t forget, buyers are people. One is the beliefs that all questions have an answer, and indeed, that all questions deserve or demand an answer. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. Customer Care.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 25, 2011

Last week I was involved in two on line events that looked at selling today and reconfirmed a basic fact of sales that does separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to professional B2B selling. Motivate buyers using the solution not an event. link] #B2B #TriggerEvent. link] #B2B #TriggerEvent. Tony Johnston @ CNi.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2012

Price continues to be the boogie man for many sales people; soft economies just serve to compound and heighten the situation giving buyers an obvious lever in sales negotiations. Given that, I ask why sales people choose to focus on price, when there are clearly other factors buyers rank higher than price. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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Pointclear

JULY 7, 2015

The lead score should take into account the ideal customer profile fit and force the prospecting team to look beyond who filled out the web form and to proactively go after the right buyer. A lead is an arrow to opportunity if you do the right things with it. The Flawed B2B Approach. B2B buyers are committees.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

This all presents a number of opportunities to leverage e-mail and the culture that goes with it, to engage with potential buyers. it's everywhere including prospecting – leverage it for #success [link] #sales #B2B #video #email. Wim @ Sales Sells. May 4th, 2011. May 4th, 2011. This comment was originally posted on Twitter.

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The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

Diving home it struck me that this fellow an unnecessary but real barrier to successfully selling, going to an expo with thousands of attendees, and completely limit the means of buyers to buy does not seem savvy. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. Customer Care.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 12, 2011

If you were to sell at a price that represented full value for you, your company, and the buyer then there wouldn’t be that much talk about the whole thing would there? Lets start with the definition: Buyers will see value in those things that eliminate barriers and gaps between where they are now, and their objectives. HR Management.

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The Pipeline

MAY 6, 2011

all designed to attract interested buyers. But in this age of empowered buyers, where an executive can do his own research ad hoc – that strategy is growing less and less effective. RT @Renbor "Sales in a New World – Choosing your Customer" Guest Post by @fearlesscomp [link] #B2B #sales #guestpost. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The message from blogs, webinars, tradeshows is clear: The buyer has changed and so must your prospecting strategies. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Focus Roundtable Free Online Event. Customer Care. Dependability.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 10, 2011

No bad, even better when the buyer accepts the next step and the process moves forward towards agreement. Of course there are times when the buyer doesn’t agree; you can test, back track, reposition things, or do any number of things that can help you reposition, retest your next step, or even your Plan B. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2012

Then I got to thinking, is this reflective of the level of accuracy and reliability the modern buyer can rely on when he/she turns to social media as part of their buying quest? Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. B2B Lead Generation Blog.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Focus on the buyer’s objectives, and “demo” how you can address them positively. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Download the latest version here. Next Steps. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

But you get the same desperation in B2B selling every day, and the reality is that your customers can smell the desperation on a sales person, and they know how to take advantage of it every time. ” But there are also things that we sales people do and say that erode the buyers confidence and perception of us. HR Management.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 27, 2012

Ah, value, the ever-present and undefined term in sales, so before going further let’s define value right here: Definition of Value: Those offerings that remove barriers, obstacles, or helps bridge gaps present between where the buyer is now – and – their objectives! Demand Generation. Funnel management.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

B2B Revenue Leadership If you’re interested in B2B revenue leadership this is the show for you. From the founder of “The Brutal Truth About Sales & Selling” and “Sales Questions, Brutally Honest Answers” podcast, this show is focused on leadership in the B2B space to drive revenue by using the most modern and scientific approaches.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

I am not saying there is no value, what I am saying is that vast majority of B2B buyers and sellers are not as connected or plugged in as the bleeding edge folks. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Customer Care.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 16, 2011

A couple of months ago in the Pipeline, I published a piece called Long Live The Status Quo , which challenged the way most people look at buyers commonly referred to as being in Status Quo Zone. That is how most people see an initial negative response from a buyer, as rejection, rather than correction. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

In today’s video, I go into detail about leaving effective voice mails, how to leverage them and make them a core part of you campaign to win specific buyers. Demand Generation. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Customer Care.

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