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Training Incentives Are Vital in the Digital Sales Era

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Lincoln Smith The modern world asks a lot of B2B business owners. As a longtime member of the incentives industry, I am often asked what businesses can do to better manage their sales teams and their relationships with their channel partners in the constantly changing world. Why is this a trending incentive initiative?

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E-commerce That Avoids Channel Conflict

Sales and Marketing Management

No B2B buyer wants to hear that from a vendor when they place an order the old-fashioned way, by phone. Such aggravations, among other factors, have helped spur the growth of B2B e-commerce. At Innovaxis Marketing, e-commerce for our B2B clients has risen from 5% to 15% or more of total sales. as much as 90%?—?for Here’s how.

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The Ultimate Guide to Channel Sales

Hubspot Sales

What is channel sales? In a channel sales model, a company sells through third partners -- affiliate partners (who get commission on each purchase), resellers, value-added providers (who typically bundle your product with their own), or another entity that doesn't work for it directly. The Definition of Channel Sales.

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5 Ways These Remarkable Channel Leaders are Improving Their Partnerships

Allbound

Being a channel manager isn’t an easy job. While a Google search will provide plenty of “best practices” for channel management, we wanted to take a deeper dive. In this post, we sought advice from leaders that are on the front lines of channel management. We spoke with three channel leaders from different industries.

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Where to Allocate Marketing Budgets in 2023/2024

Sales Hacker

Not only has the economy provided an added challenge, but there has been a general drop in the effectiveness of most traditional marketing channels. This week we are peeling back the layers and digging into which marketing channels have been driving the strongest ROI. So, what is ACTUALLY working?

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5 Ways to Build Up Customer Loyalty

Zoominfo

Invest in Multi-Channel Customer Service. Today’s customers interact with brands through a variety of channels, and they expect high-quality service on each one. Provide Ongoing Customer Education and Training. Let’s talk about one of the biggest mistakes B2B brands make. Example of ZoomInfo’s knowledge center.

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4 Tips for Selling to the Social Savvy Buyer

Zoominfo

We know B2B decision makers are using social media to inform their buying decisions. In fact, a recent study suggests that 91% of B2B buyers are active and involved in social media, while 75% are significantly influenced by social content when forming their buying decisions ( source ). 4 Tips for Selling to the Social Savvy Buyer.

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