Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Several years ago, I was leading the sales team of a major tire manufacturer. One of the inside sales reps was frustrated that he wasn’t getting anywhere with the VP of operations at one the world’s largest shipping companies. Some deals can take up to a year from prep to pitch.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll see from the list below that our marketing and sales bloggers are B2B lead generation and lead management thought leaders who share their expertise as business executives, strategists, consultants, speakers, authors, editors and college professors. Database management. Inside sales.

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InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In this post, you’ll learn how to use predictive analytics and big data to improve your team’s inside sales skills. Follow these sales best practices to improve your sales reps’ selling skills and turn regular salespeople into sales superstars. Managing workstyle. 7 Sales Best Practices.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We tended to think of inside sales as those people sitting in the office, waiting for the phone to ring, just focused on small deals, doing very high volumes. In those ancient times, inside sales started changing a lot, primarily with new phone and computer technology. We field sales guys were, honestly, relieved.

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InsideSales.com

MAY 15, 2020

RELATED: HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR B2B TEAM DURING CORONAVIRUS. Lars Nilsson, Founder & CEO at SalesSource, has over 25 years of sales and operations experience in the technology sector. Prior to SalesSource, Lars was Vice President of Global Inside Sales for Cloudera, the company that transformed enterprise data management.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Maximizer (636). B2B (1578). Brian, CMO of Lattice Engines, recently presented a session on predictive analytics at the Inside Sales Virtual Summit. Topics Major Topics. Marketing (6398). Tools (2872).

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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. How to Get Into a Sales Role? To get into a sales role, one must have the right skills, experience, and attitude.

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Tenfold

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social selling expert, Neal Schaffer , has teamed up with Rutgers Business School Executive Education to create an eight week executive course dedicated to training organizations and professionals how to maximize social selling efforts and calculate ROI of those programs. Schaffer is one of the World’s best social media strategists.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 29, 2019

XANT studies have shown that leadership activities like coaching and mentoring positively impact the growth and retention of top performers, maximizing investment in people and processes. We asked sales managers what skills make a great salesperson, and here’s what we found out: 1. Continue to work on them both.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Why Meka should be on your radar: Meka Asonye is vice president of sales at Mixpanel, where he leads the company’s global sales and professional services teams. His meteoric rise to VP of sales did not go unnoticed–he’s definitely a sales leader to keep on your radar in the coming years. Kevin “KD” Dorsey.

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And then, there are inside sales tools… The human element of sales will never go away — that’s a fact. But here’s another fact: sales is HARD! There are thousands of options when it comes to software for sales that promise to make your life easier as a sales professional. You need empathy, grit, and drive.

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Velocify

OCTOBER 1, 2017

It provides the confidence for both demand gen teams and sales managers alike, that every lead is followed up with by our sales reps. Beyond that, Velocify provides insight with sales analytics, into which leads are being contacted and converting at a higher rate, by source, industry, persona and more. Tracy holds a B.S.

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Close.io

MAY 20, 2019

And the customizable leaderboard helps sales reps stay focused on activities that generate results. Whether you’re a sales manager trying to get the most out of your team or a rep gunning for the top spot, you need to understand which sales KPIs and metrics to track, why they matter to your company, and how you’re going to use them.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

Focus: Prospecting, negotiating and closing, social selling, and sales management. Intended audience: Sales reps and managers. Jeff Hoffman’s workshops span the entire sales cycle, from getting your prospect’s attention to successfully winning their business. Focus: Sales meetings, objection handling, and closing.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Sobczak is known for his hands-on, practical advice for telephone and inside sales professionals. For a more thorough look at maximizing your sales productivity, watch “ Tips to Structure Your Day.". He and his associates from Kurlan & Associates discuss sales and management tactics on YouTube.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

When selling a product, field sales will be used when the target segment is large and there are many steps in the sale process. Inside sales will work better for smaller segments with simpler processes. When Is It a Good Idea to Outsource Sales?

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The Sales Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. Bernadette McClelland mentors and teaches salespeople within B2B markets in Australia, NZ and India to sell more effectively, step up their sales leadership skills and become trusted advisors. Join The Sales Association.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Hacking Sales. The Pirate’s Guide to Sales. The Sales Acceleration Formula. B2B Is Really P2P. Mastering the Complex Sale. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Outbound Sales, No Fluff. Management and Operations. Sales Manager Survival Guide.

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

For sales reps, Advantage provides learning experiences for every role — on diverse topics such as sales negotiation, customer empathy, task prioritization, emotional intelligence , and B2B sales acceleration. Need a sales team for a startup or a rapidly growing business? Excellence in Inside Sales.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Whether you’re an SVP, VP, Sales Manager or Rep, or a founder/CEO or board member with an interest in sales — Surf & Sales is for you! No doubt your company has sent you to dozens of big sales conferences. Ryan Chan, Founder and CEO at UpKeep Maintenance Management. TOPO Summit.

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Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Sales enablement is intended to help raise performance, but a lot of efforts have backfired due to departmental silos. For example, Corporate Visions recently surveyed 500 B2B marketers and sales professionals that 20% of organization content creators “just do what they think is best” with no overarching structure at all.

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Cience

MAY 7, 2019

High-quality sales leads are the heart of our business at CIENCE — the very best we give our clients. What is a Sales Lead? In the B2B selling process, a sales lead is a decision maker (and her/his contact data) at a company that you hope will become your client. There are many sales leads out there.

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Cience

MAY 7, 2019

High-quality sales leads are the heart of our business at CIENCE — the very best we give our clients. What is a Sales Lead? In the B2B selling process, a sales lead is a decision maker (and her/his contact data) at a company that you hope will become your client. There are many sales leads out there.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

Through interesting and informative content, Leah’s goal is to spread the word about modern sales. The Gist: WoodPecker has a “ mission is to enable all B2B companies to connect with their ideal customers. ” This goal is seen thoroughly in their products and best sales blogs content. Sales Wars Blog.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, named Modus to its Market Guide for Sales Engagement Platforms. The Gartner Market Guide for Sales. Field Sales. Inside Sales organizations are getting a lot of the glory these days; perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that they're also benefitting from a.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 27, 2016

Even in B2B we’ve had a variety of rental/lease/purchase/off balance sheet financing models. Customers and sales people (with strong financial acumen) have used these for decades to overcome cashflow, capital budget and other challenges. Fourth, no sales model is forever. The answer may be both!

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