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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. Over the past three years, we’ve seen a 20% to 30% e-commerce annual growth rate, especially in 2020, as in-person prospecting proved difficult if not impossible during the pandemic. Pricing Is Key to Keeping Channel Peace.

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Driving Our Customers/Prospects Away!

Partners in Excellence

” We look for new channels or methods of engagement. At the same time, we see similar data on “buyer regret.” Too often, we see buyers buying not because of what we have done, but in spite of what we have done. We are driving buyers away! We have continuing debates about “Is cold calling dead?”

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Survey: How sales reps adapted to the pandemic

Zoominfo

A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. Last year, however, many stopped using events for prospecting, instead adopting old-fashioned methods like (gasp!) Prospecting in the event-less landscape.

Survey 246
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Social Prospecting: What it is and How to do it Effectively

Crunchbase

While social media may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about prospecting, it has become an invaluable resource for many sales teams. Social prospecting can help you reach a wider audience, build stronger relationships and close more deals. What is social prospecting?

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How Sales Specialists Help Reach Your Customers

Sales and Marketing Management

Specifically, prospecting and lead generation; managing the core, middle-of-the-funnel sales activities; and creating customer advocates and boosting referral selling. From here, they can build specific content and media strategies to get in front of these buyers. The days of the sales generalist are over.

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Survey: How sales reps adapted to the pandemic

Zoominfo

A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. Last year, however, many stopped using events for prospecting, instead adopting old-fashioned methods like (gasp!) actually calling people on the phone.

Survey 130
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I Don’t Like You – Where Do I Sign?

The Pipeline

Often the things one does to persuade say a prospect, start with or lead don’t always lead to being liked. Let’s be clear, social is a critical channel for sales and selling, but there is no conversion rate, zero, between “likes” and pipeline. Which is why you need to lead with results right from prospecting, through to implementation.

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