Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Highspot

JANUARY 18, 2024

When your content is poorly managed, reps share ineffective assets with buyers. Marketing has no idea what content generates business value. Enablement has little visibility into how reps are using content or if it’s landing in the field. Here are tips to put an end to content chaos once and for all with analytics.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2020

Selling to enterprise accounts needs to be a habit, like eating well or working out, you need to make it part of your DNA. I showed in my last blog post that the big guys have the money. When you don’t have them as your clients, you are swimming in a pool of little money. This is hours of work, not minutes.

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Appbuddy

DECEMBER 23, 2021

‘Twas the last work week before Christmas, and all across Slack, Office workers were waiting, to finally power down their Macs… . Ah the holidays…the perfect time to curl up with blankets, cocoa, and a blog post from Validity. . We hate to play favorites, but the readers have spoken.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. And that content is a gateway to a possible sale. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Revenue teams – Companies will move beyond simply aligning sales and marketing toward revenue teams?—?super super teams that include customer success in the same organization as sales, marketing and operations.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 8, 2024

This blog post aims to explore the nuances of hyper-personalization for customer engagement, shedding light on innovative strategies powered by generative AI. Generative AI plays a pivotal role in analyzing this data to generate personalized content that resonates with individual customers.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You manage a small business and its marketing. Maybe your marketing efforts are more ‘throw it at the wall and see if it sticks’ than a fine-tuned ROI machine. What is small business marketing? The goal of small business marketing is to attract leads to your business. Get to Know Your Ideal Customer.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When developing a sales strategy, many leaders aren’t sure where to begin. There are various stakeholders, priorities, markets, and channels to align, and the right mix for your business may not always be clear. To craft an effective modern sales playbook , data and analytics must reign supreme. What is a Sales Strategy?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

And it makes a lot of sense — we’re more engaged when we hear stories, because a story puts your whole brain to work. Your brand is more than just your logo, it’s a reputation that you have to develop and maintain constantly. To name a few: Gives customers a reason to choose your brand over competitors.

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MAY 27, 2021

Without benefiting from it through sales. Imagine, however, that on top of having access to a universe of sales and marketing data, you could sift through it all quickly to zero in on just those in-market prospects on the hunt for a solution like yours — actively doing more research online for a problem that you can solve.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The phrase ‘MQL is Dead’ bubbles to the surface in marketing feeds. Marketing qualified lead (MQL) is the term marketers give prospects who interact with their brand’s content. MQLs are also critical to an organization’s lead generation marketing strategy. What Is Lead Qualification in Marketing?

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 9, 2024

When suspended in resin, they become timeless artworks reminiscent of nature that walk through your imagination, with each petal telling its unique tale. You can turn any mundane household item into a work of art with patience and experimentation! By layering resin, you can create depth, creating 3D art as dynamic as your imagination.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 12, 2024

Our guest blog reflects on the journey into IT consultancy (especially in London) , recalling the winding path that led him to where he is today. I dabbled in software development, digital marketing, and project management, each experience shaping my skills and broadening my horizons.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 2, 2024

Our collaborative blog offers six effective ways to ignite personal motivation for growth. Ignite Personal Motivation For Growth [link] Find Your Passion Sometimes, you need to coax your motivation out to play, and you can do that by recognizing what catches your attention and builds the passion necessary.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Explaining How Digital Marketing Can Have a Transformative Effect on Small Businesses Digital marketing continues to transform, providing significant advantages for small businesses. Digital marketing is revolutionary because it allows small businesses to compete with larger enterprises. Your business growth relies on it.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 24, 2024

Photo by Tumisu via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Examples of Good First Impressions for New Hires Despite being different from what you advertised, you evaluate new hires in their first days and weeks to ensure they’re the best fit for your company. Give a warm welcome to your new hire on the first day.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 12, 2016

So, we recently published a blog entitled, “ What You Won’t Learn from Books About Sales ,” and now here we are sharing our favorite books and blogs that can make your better at inside sales. Yes, best performing salespeople learn from experience and develop “grit” without the help of sales books.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you think a B2B sales funnel is an abstract idea, brace yourself. It’s time to build a sales funnel that captures and converts your best buyers. Your digital-savvy B2B prospect is researching the product they think they need. Hopefully, they’re on your website, digesting your blog posts, videos, and case studies.).

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Sales Hacker Training

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It’s not the first time you’ll hear this, and it’s not the last: training new sales reps is crucial. I’m the Director of Enablement at WorkRamp, with more than 12 years of experience in enablement, training, and sales operations. This doesn’t mean you need to overhaul your entire training program. Source: ResearchGate.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) always seems like a great idea … until you get into the nitty-gritty. When confronted with the details – database management, customer account segmentation, and content creation – many companies balk and decide that perhaps ABM isn’t the right road after all. Who are your best customers?

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JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. We tried to tackle every aspect of event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! Networking is critical to your career and professional development.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 11, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Five Reasons You Struggle to Focus at Work and How Air Pollution Can Impact The Mind Navigating the murky waters of workplace concentration can be complicated. Our guest blog offers five reasons you struggle to focus on work.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If you’re like most marketers, you’ve got a full production calendar of sales content, solution briefs, case studies, videos, blog posts, product guides, and more to support sellers and help them be productive. Your first priority is to deliver the best sales content that will move deals through the pipeline.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 11, 2023

In business, you may have thought that marketing is solely responsible for attracting customers. But what if we told you that sales can work together with your marketing team to boost your customer base? This is where the sales blitz comes into play. Define your team goals and objectives.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s almost impossible to treat patients if tedious tasks require your attention. Once you find a way to reduce these tasks, you’ll be free to give your patients your full attention. What was your goal when you started the practice? Revisiting your vision helps ensure your practice remains on track.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2022

Your go-to-market actions are only as good as the data they run on. You can hire the best sales and marketing talent and outfit them with state-of-the-art CRM and automation tools , but without high-quality data, their efforts will fall short of your targets. What is the impact of bad data on sales and marketing?

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 12, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Are You Content with Business? Being content typically translates to a lack of motivation to continue testing and attempting new strategies and believing that everything is ‘good enough.’ The two teams were playing a relatively enjoyable card game.

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Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to research by Salesforce, 84% of business buyers are more likely to make a purchase from sales reps who truly understand their goals. Consultative selling brings us back to a core principle of sales: You’re a human speaking to another human. What is consultative selling, and how does it work? Comprehensive research.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. And that content is a gateway to a possible sale. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing?

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 1, 2024

Our blog question is, will you test new ideas for successful business growth? Issues arise as strategies need to play out how we expect. Watching the markets, the large companies indicate they also face challenging times until their problems are resolved. Strategize privately upfront on how to make an idea work.

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Allego

APRIL 18, 2024

Well, it’s no longer just a promise—AI is actively reshaping the way we manage our day-to-day tasks and how we conduct business, particularly in sales. In fact, consulting firm McKinsey & Company says, “AI is poised to disrupt marketing and sales in every sector.”

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Allego

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This blog post originally appeared on the Training Industry website. How much information do you remember from your onboarding? You likely gained most of your knowledge on the job. This is especially true for sales teams dealing with evolving products, shifting markets and dynamic customer preferences.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2019

While it’s great to see a motivated sales team working hard day in and day out, it’s important for them to take a step back and regroup every once in a while. Sales professionals thrive when given the opportunity to learn, develop new skills, and interact with one another. How to Create a Great Sales Kickoff.

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Emissary

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Here are six indicators that your QBRs could use a refresh: 1. Clients keep rescheduling your Quarterly Business Review. Do your clients frequently wait until right before a planned session and ask for a reschedule? If your clients are not protecting the time, they don’t see the value. Be sure to message the meeting.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Go to market launches are critical for most companies. of 30,000 new products are released into the market for customers to use. Why do so many products entering a new market fail? By putting together an all-star go-to-market team, you can ensure that you are set up for success. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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