LeadFuze

JULY 14, 2023

How to be a good sales manager is an inquiry that many professionals in the field often ponder. The role of a sales manager extends beyond just overseeing a team; it’s about fostering growth, driving performance, and achieving targets. A sales manager position, that’s your answer.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

A survey of mid-market companies conducted last month by accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP and Hofstra University’s Frank G. So, today, we explore five ways to double down on Seller Experience to save money, bring in more revenue, and ultimately create an environment where sales professionals can thrive– even in the face of hardship.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 24, 2023

You’re probably here because you want to build a successful sales enablement strategy for your business. Read on to discover how to create effective sales strategies through the power of enablement and turn your team into an all-star performance machine. What is a sales enablement strategy? You’ve come to the right place!

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SBI

MARCH 5, 2019

Brainshark is a Best Sales Enablement Solution Winner in 2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Machine Analysis – Brainshark’s AI-Powered Engine for Sales Coaching and Practice – Honored for Improving Sales Effectiveness and Results. Best use of AI for coaching of sales reps.”. WALTHAM, Mass.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

According to Forrester Research, companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales-ready leads at a 33% lower cost. Let’s delve deeper into this key strategy for sales success. Conclusion Defining Lead Nurturing In the world of sales and marketing, lead nurturing is a cornerstone. The objective?

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Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. This equips them with vital skills to engage with prospects on their preferred social media platforms, building meaningful relationships that lead to increased revenue. Why some companies, teams and individuals resist it.

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Apptivo

MAY 31, 2022

Steps to take to build lasting customer relations. This has led organizations to place customer relationship management at the heart of their marketing strategy. Customer relations is the sum of all activities and initiatives a company undertakes to engage with its customers and offer an excellent customer experience.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 1, 2023

Embarking on the journey of SaaS Sales Training can feel like navigating a labyrinth. The truth is, without proper SaaS sales training, scaling your software company becomes an uphill battle. It’s what sets apart those SaaS businesses that succeed from those having difficulty making it. Sounds familiar?

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LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

Crafting a sales script is an essential skill for those in sales, marketing, and business ownership. In this post, we will delve into key aspects of creating highly effective sales scripts. Identifying Key Benefits for Customers To create a killer sales script, you need to know what your customers want.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 9, 2022

It’s co-hosted by Hannah Ajikawo, Practice Lead at Skaled Consulting, and Tony Germinario, Director of Sales at Mindtickle, and in our first episode, they sat down with Bob Apollo, Founder and Chief Outcomes Officer of Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners. What sales leaders should prioritize. Let’s talk about the future of sales.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Does your (sales) funnel have flow? Learn data-driven strategies that support each stage of the sales funnel, along with key performance indicators (KPIs). Contents What is a Sales Funnel? What Tools Do People Use for Sales Funnels? Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. What is a Sales Funnel?

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Consider this: 67% of lost deals occur as a result of sales reps not properly qualifying potential customers before taking them through the sales process ( source ). Although there is no single right answer to that question— there are dozens of tried and true frameworks sales teams swear by. Let’s get into it!

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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BrainShark

MAY 23, 2022

Businesses are always looking for new ways to solve today’s sales challenges. Increasingly, they see sales enablement as a long-term solution. If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably heard or read some of the ongoing discussion about sales enablement. What is Sales Enablement? Sales communications.

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Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2019

How can it be that technology has come so far, and yet data quality issues still plague sales and marketing professionals? Before we get into it, some background information: The following expert opinions about data cleanliness were taken from ZoomInfo’s last Twitter Chat about— you guessed it— data hygiene. Click to tweet.

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The Spiff Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In other words, knowing how to sell to the CFO is essential if you want to hit your sales quota. This first tip might sound obvious, but it’s important to note that selling to a CFO requires more targeted and in-depth research than you may be accustomed to in your traditional sales preparation.

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LeveragePoint

MARCH 23, 2018

Equipped with extensive online information, risk averse B2B buyers can be elusive. With competing priorities, buyers erect walls, making it difficult for sales to engage and overcome buyer inertia. Sales Breakthrough – the Evaluation Stage. Effective Team Selling as Customers Evaluate.

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Highspot

JANUARY 28, 2024

This underscores the influence of sales collateral, ranging from traditional brochures to dynamic digital content like blogs and videos, in steering potential customers through their buying journey. This guide shares the importance of sales collateral, who is responsible, and how to use it to seal the deal.

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 28, 2022

When customers feel like a business knows them personally, they are more likely to respond positively to marketing initiatives. In this article, we will discuss ways that you can personalize your social media campaigns for better engagement and more effective results. Consider a sales presentation. Consider a sales presentation.

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Apptivo

JULY 19, 2022

In e-commerce, the potential for customizing the marketing initiatives and targeting individuals and groups precisely has made a significant difference. Customer relationship management (CRM) software serves this purpose of collecting customer information. and leading them to sales funnel. Features of CRM Marketing.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Do your sales people have what it takes to be successful in educating, engaging with, and selling to your customers? Ensuring that each sales person has the right information and content at their fingertips to help them to improve the likelihood of closing a sale is critical to sales ops, sales enablement, and sales team managers.

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Apptivo

JULY 22, 2022

CRM is a technology that helps manage the entire customer information and interactions in order to build and maintain superior customer relationships. CRM technology is an effective software which helps in managing the customer database in order to nurture and sustain long term relationships. Sales Automation. Introduction.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Even if you hire the best sales reps , this doesn’t guarantee success. You need to train them and equip them with the right strategies and tools to succeed, such as the right CRM system , and a sales playbook. In this article, we’ll be concentrating on the latter: the sales playbook and its role in the sales cycle.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s time to modernize your sales enablement program. As the pressure of digitization on sales functions has ratcheted up in the past couple of years, companies are taking another look at sales enablement – for good reason. Buyers are bypassing sales for the information they need. What is sales enablement?

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InsightSquared

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As the function of Sales Operations evolves within organizations, we are faced with several large challenges. How do we set priorities with all the competing initiatives coming our way? How do we help the sales organization absorb the changes to process, policy and systems which we implement? Actively Managed (AM).

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Modern Sales Enablement: 5 Ways it will Transform Your Sales. As the pressure of digitization on sales functions has ratcheted up in the past couple of years, companies are taking another look at sales enablement – for good reason. Buyers are bypassing sales for the information they need. What is sales enablement?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the last year, DiscoverOrg scaled our SDR team from 5 reps to over 20. As a result, I’ve spent most of the last year thinking about how to accomplish that (and do it well), how to keep those reps fed with leads, how to keep them motivated, and how to optimize their process and results. So how do we hire?

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Apptivo

APRIL 19, 2022

The IT solutions the businesses offer might be complex and will require support from the vendor. Customer support team prioritizes customer problems & queries and manages customer interactions across multiple channels such as phone, email, chatbots, in-person support and self-service portals. Increased Customer lifetime Value.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Lengthy sales cycles, expansive buying committees, and competing priorities can easily derail buyers and sellers alike, preventing both parties from achieving their goals. A mutual action plan specifies critical steps and requirements for an organization to successfully purchase, implement, and derive value from a product or service.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 25, 2019

Data holds tremendous power for sales teams to shatter sales forecasts. But that’s not true for all — high performing sales teams understand and use data to identify market opportunities and be the first to take advantage of those openings. They’re yours to steal for your own sales team, so let’s get to it… 1.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

As Invesp claims , 80% sales require five follow-ups, and 3 out of 5 customers prefer to say “No” four times prior to saying “Yes”. As you can see, a messy sales process is the shortest way to receive less than your business is capable of with all other things being equal.

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Artesian Solutions

APRIL 9, 2018

A few years ago we published two well received blogs on the top 10 characteristics of highly successful sales people – those all-important traits that make a star salesperson stand out from the crowd, and the qualities that they possess to ensure they’re always a step closer than their peers to making that next big sale.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. This is the greatest time ever in history to be a sales rep.

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Cience

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Managing Partner, The Bridge Group. An expert at developing strategic initiatives and tactical implementation plans, Laurie ensures the delivery of high quality, results-driven solutions to each of The Bridge Group’s clients. The Bridge Group has been a powerful supporter of sales development. Laurie Page. Hello Laurie!

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Artesian Solutions

JULY 19, 2018

Back in 2015 we wrote a blog on sales and marketing alignment entitled Sales & Marketing: The Peace Process , I re-read it the other day and it got me thinking about how much has really changed in the last three years. Are the lines between sales and marketing still blurred? And if so what is driving alignment?

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