Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At Janek, we help many sales leaders plan and forecast. While no one predicted a global health emergency, sales trends did anticipate future needs. In the absence of foolproof magic, sales trends reveal what’s coming and how to prepare. However, more than half of high-performing sales organizations already leverage AI.

Trends 62

Trends Top of Funnel Social Media Lead Rank 62

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

When you are working predominantly with inside sales reps and their immediate sales leaders, it is easy to only think about being in the office and not ever going out at all. If you are an individual contributor in an inside sales role, is there one big event each year you could somehow get to? Close More Deals.

Ideal Customer Profile 203

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conference 203

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Obtaining a ton of qualified inbound leads can be a blessing for your sales team – provided they are enabled and opportunistic enough to take advantage of them. My former Ambition colleague Dan Nice once compared B2B sales and marketing teams to Allied Forces storming Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion.

Inbound 74

Inbound Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank B2B 74

Vendor Neutral

JULY 30, 2021

Learn How to: How RevOps fits into today’s overall sales strategy. Which sales technology tools and solutions can arm RevOps with everything they need for success. Tom Pisello, Mediafly Tom Pisello is a thought leader and author on sales and marketing effectiveness, as well as a serial entrepreneur.

Top of Funnel 132

Top of Funnel Face-to-face Scale Webinar Metrics 132

Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2012

My guest today is Craig Rosenberg, Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Co-Founder at Focus. He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales.

Software 187

Software Software B2B Top of Funnel 187

SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 WAYS YOUR SOLUTION CHANGES THE GAME FOR A SALES ORGANIZATION? NANCY: HOW HAVE COMPANIES DETERMINED THE ROI OF YOUR SOLUTION?

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Intent Data Intent Data Enterprise 139

SBI

JANUARY 21, 2020

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to talk about Selling as a Buying Experience. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS’ BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS? . Executive Interview: with Pete Gillett, CEO of Zuant. PETE: Yes, absolutely, for sure.

Sales Qualified Lead 112

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Qualification Follow-up Inside Sales 112

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Last year, new research from Forrester boldly predicted the Death of the B2B Sales Rep, making some stark forecasts: Much of B2B buying will not need sales reps anymore, and will move to lower cost self-service or inside sales reps. Over 1 million B2B salespeople would go the way of the dodo by 2020.

Trends 80

Trends B2B Decision Maker Forecasting 80

Bigtincan

MAY 16, 2017

This article originally appeared in Business2Community Sales teams are the lifeblood of business.

ROI 52

ROI Sales Enablement Inside Sales Influencer 52

Women Sales Pros

APRIL 19, 2019

The world of sales is moving so rapidly it is hard to keep up. And, with the average 18-month turnover of sales leaders, it is more important than ever to know what levers to pull to improve effectiveness. Trend 1 – Smart Hiring The typical churn year over year in a sales organization is 25%.

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Trends Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Churn 129

Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. Why sales training is important. The different types of sales training programs. The 15 best sales training programs.

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Training Lead Rank Hiring Course 92

Highspot

APRIL 10, 2020

In their new report, Building the Business Case for a Modern Sales Enablement Toolset , Forrester explores how modern sales enablement improves customer experience and drives business impact. Modern Sales Enablement Drives Marketing and Sales Alignment. Modern Sales Enablement Improves Productivity.

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Sales Enablement Case Study Report ROI 98

SBI

JANUARY 21, 2020

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to talk about Selling as a Buying Experience. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS’ BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS? . Executive Interview: with Pete Gillett, CEO of Zuant. PETE: Yes, absolutely, for sure.

Sales Qualified Lead 65

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Qualification Follow-up Inside Sales 65

DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 27, 2017

Jeb Blount, author and sales acceleration specialist, knows well how successful sales professionals (ultra-high performers) possess four types of intelligence that are tightly intertwined – each connecting, affecting, and amplifying the others: IQ : how smart you are. Ultra-high sales performers are smart people.

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Inside Sales Groups Face-to-face Buyer 145

Score More Sales

JULY 28, 2014

It is easy to get distracted in a sales career. Have you lost track of a pending sales opportunity? Regardless of whether you have a sophisticated CRM system or manila file folders at your desk (I hope not), one way to keep track of upcoming potential sales opportunities is to have a Hit List. Does your focus shift?

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Buyer How To Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 207

Pointclear

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This year, we’re honored to have published posts from twenty-seven guest marketing and sales bloggers here on ViewPoint, and I wanted to say to all of you how much I appreciate your contributions. Inside sales. B2B marketing and sales strategies and tactics. Return on marketing and sales investment.

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Outsourcing Services Social Media Marketing Lead Generation 169

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Table of Contents What is inside sales training? Here are five reasons you should.

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Inside Sales Training Hiring Outsourcing Services 81

Vendor Neutral

JULY 16, 2021

Why A Sales Technology Ecosystem Is Essential. To Growing Your Sales Org. Why A Sales Technology Ecosystem is Essential. Over the past year, many clients’ wants, needs, and challenges have changed, and there’s never been a greater need to dramatically transform your sales systems and processes to address that.

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Sales Technology Vendor Webinar Metrics Travel 52

Allego

JANUARY 24, 2019

Alex Mackenzie is Director of Sales at Allego. Top 5 Sales Events in 2019. Sales Team Alpine Retreat (STAR): A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange. The event should produce a handsome ROI and help you forge great business relationships. . Here are the 5 events that we think are a must-attends this year.

Account Based Marketing 54

Account Based Marketing Face-to-face Conference Microsoft 54

SalesLoft

DECEMBER 1, 2021

B2B sellers have one major challenge in common: navigating the complex B2B buying process to get more wins. We all know enterprise sales are complex, which is probably why so many sales methodologies have cropped up over the years – SPIN selling, GAP selling, challenger selling – the list goes on. . What Is MEDDIC?

Sales Cycle 52

Sales Cycle Top of Funnel Decision Maker Hiring 52

Pipeliner

APRIL 1, 2019

The world of sales is moving so rapidly it is hard to keep up. And, with the average 18-month turnover of sales leaders, it is more important than ever to know what levers to pull to improve effectiveness. The typical churn year over year in a sales organization is 25%. It’s not your bad sales process.

Trends 75

Trends Hiring Churn Inside Sales 75

The ROI Guy

MARCH 12, 2015

Despite a growing economy, research indicates that there will be over 1 million less B2B sales reps employed in 2020 compared to today. At the Forrester’s Sales Enablement Forum last week, a study by Andy Hoar, Principal Analyst at Forrester was revealed showcasing this 22% expected decline over the next five years.

Inside Sales 90

Inside Sales B2B Field Sales B2C 90

Tenfold

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

When discussing digital transformation, it’s impossible not to discuss social selling and its impact on the sales cycle. Marketing and sales automation tools have made it possible to reach hundreds, if not thousands, of potential buyers instantly. A lot of people think, “I don’t want my sales people wasting time on social media.

Social Selling 89

Social Selling Social Media B2C ROI 89

Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Gone are the days when B2B sales were about making a hundred cold calls a day or visiting clients in person. Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. We’re going to help you also understand the B2B sales processes, strategies, and more.

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B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 134

The ROI Guy

MARCH 6, 2017

A great group of product marketers, value consultants and ROI practitioners gathered in Santa Clara last week for the first ever Business Value Summit – West. Recently I had the chance to work with Microsoft on a business value campaign and ROI tool for Window 10 Software Assurance and Enterprise.

Lead Rank 45

Lead Rank Lead Scoring ROI Microsoft 45

Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

There’s something I wish I would have known when I wrote my best-seller, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. Anyone who has worked in inside sales knows that sales professionals are always informally testing to learn what works and what doesn’t. Uncover a sales-ready lead. I have a confession to make.

Lead Rank 40

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 40

The Science and Art of Selling

JULY 7, 2014

B2B selling today has completely changed, notably because customers just don’t need you the way they used to. With that set of unfavorable qualities, how does a sales person even know if the prospect is even engaged from the get-go and figure out where they are in the sales process?

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Collateral Analytics Prospecting Proposal 59

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 11, 2017

As you and your team kickoff the New Year, there are some important research findings you should factor into your 2017 sales enablement and content strategy. Unfortunately, you can’t leave Value to chance. The good news, the research is crystal clear. What does a great “Value” program look like?

Lead Rank 45

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Quota Scale 45

OutboundView

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

OutboundView By Appointment Only Strategic Sales & Marketing. Extended Presence B2B Only Appointment Setters Pereus Marketing. Location: Nashville, TN Website: www.outboundview.com Company Overview: OutboundView is focused on everything inside sales related and lead generation related. Lead Generation Companies.

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Lead Generation Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead Company 36

SalesLoft

DECEMBER 28, 2016

As we gaze ahead to the new year, there’s so much to look forward to in the modern sales community. From new advances in product and technology, to exciting sales events on the horizon, 2017 is sure to be abuzz with innovation, collaboration, and thought-leadership across the board. Visit the event site here.

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Conference Scale Hotels Demand Generation 52

Hubspot Sales

JULY 31, 2018

What is the ROI of a CRM? CRM, or customer relationship management, is a strategy companies use to track customer relationships from pre- to post-sale. At many companies, knowledge about customers is stored in many places -- the CEO’s brain, a sales rep’s inbox, an accountant’s records, or even a spreadsheet. What is CRM?

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CRM System Hubspot Lead Rank 98

Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

For outbound sales teams, cold calling is often the first—and arguably the most important—step towards creating sales opportunities. You can also browse through some of our past articles on the subject: 5 Things You Should Do Before Every Sales Call. Inside Sales” That Will Double Your Close Rate. LEARN MORE.

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Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker 132

Green Lead's B2B

APRIL 3, 2013

37% of prospects that were nurtured move on to further sales activity from an introductory meeting, 12% higher than those not nurtured. As you all know, Green Leads is in the b2b appointment setting business. The ROI is easy to calculate as clients only pay when the sales rep completes the meeting. So X meetings for $Y.

Outsourcing Services 30

Outsourcing Services Penetration Lead Rank Lead Scoring 30

Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 12, 2013

Each step of your sales process requires you to perform at the highest level of professionalism. To perform at your best it is likely you will need sales tools designed to: Help you collect the right data to use in your analysis. Drive the sales opportunity forward while positioning you ahead of your competition.

Sales Tools 47

Sales Tools Tools Analysis ROI 47

Green Lead's B2B

JULY 24, 2019

In this example, with b2b appointment setting and pay-for-performance vendors, it is a very straight forward study as the costs per appointment are fairly standard and as SiriusDecisions and IDC have discussed, the rates of production and conversion are uniform over time.

Leads 22

Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Cancellation Lead Gen 22

Green Lead's B2B

APRIL 3, 2013

37% of prospects that were nurtured move on to further sales activity from an introductory meeting, 12% higher than those not nurtured. As you all know, Green Leads is in the b2b appointment setting business. The ROI is easy to calculate as clients only pay when the sales rep completes the meeting. So X meetings for $Y.

Outsourcing Services 20

Outsourcing Services Penetration Lead Rank Lead Scoring 20

Green Lead's B2B

JULY 24, 2019

In this example, with b2b appointment setting and pay-for-performance vendors, it is a very straight forward study as the costs per appointment are fairly standard and as SiriusDecisions and IDC have discussed, the rates of production and conversion are uniform over time.

Sales Qualified Lead 20

Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Cancellation 20