Pointclear

AUGUST 27, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. We’re in the hurt locker, we’re down, and I have no money to try to boost sales in the last quarter. Man we are hurting. What am I gonna do?”

Telemarketing 184

Telemarketing Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Management 184

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, there are a handful of solution categories that any sales ops team needs to focus on for success. Not only that, CRMs enhance sales forecasting accuracy by aggregating historical data and current trends, allowing teams to plan more strategically based on engagement insights. The results?

Sales Operations 130

Sales Operations Tools Scale Lead Rank 130

Highspot

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Push the envelope of sales enablement by driving efficiency through AI, scaling coaching with actionable insights, tying enablement efforts to business results, unifying the sales tech stack, and engaging buyers with digital experiences. Enablement needs to know if and how reps are driving strategic initiatives.

Scale 72

Scale Sales Enablement Buyer Coaching 72

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

What's the difference between sales and marketing? Marketing informs and attracts leads and prospects to your company and product or service. Sales, on the other hand, works directly with prospects to reinforce the value of the company's solution to convert prospects into customers. Sales and Marketing.

Marketing 104

Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Sales Qualified Lead 104

The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. December 2007. The Pipeline Guest Post – Jeff Erramouspe.

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Manticore Pipeline Marketing Lead Rank 217

Pointclear

APRIL 21, 2015

My favorites are from John Ford movies, and I think each can be adapted to the circumstances sales and marketing people face each day. This is easily adapted to, "Well, there are some things a salesman just can''t run away from, and that''s sales lead follow-up." Out here, a man settles his own problems.".

Film 100

Film Marketing Sales Qualified Lead ROI 100

Pointclear

MAY 12, 2015

The sales manager, Bob, said to me in a gleeful voice, full of enthusiasm and hope: “We’re winning one out of every ten of our proposals, and we’re ecstatic.” This conversation took us down the road that explained average buying ratio of raw leads (45% were buyers), qualified leads (20-40% higher), and then proposals (30-59%).

Marketing 100

Marketing Proposal Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 100

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

(Deciding to better understand how your Buyers buy is a GREAT decision!). Failure to Map the Buyer’s Journey. Again and again, we encounter sales leaders who are certain they know their customers. Today’s Buyers are educated. Without researching how customers make a purchase decision, your sales force could be misaligned.

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Hiring Lead Rank Collateral Demand Generation 326

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

says the Sales rep). Product- or seller-centricity does not match today’s buyer. They already know about your product and feature set and are almost 60% down the buying path (per the Sales Executive Council). What buyers need your help with is if they’ve correctly diagnosed their issue in the first place.

Education 303

Education Penetration Customer Service Sales Qualified Lead 303

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

To rebuild the team, Andrew worked with someone to create a sales playbook that outlined their processes and steps for lead management, email sequences, and more. We also touched on the entrepreneurial nature of salespeople and the importance of curiosity and adaptability in a constantly changing market.

Software 52

Software Software Hiring Sales Process 52

The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

You often hear sales leaders articulate their long-term plans, direction of the market, and how they plan to take a leadership role in many of the developments they outline. But in ways that sabotage the sale but scaring and/or alienating the buyer. And by-the-way, the buyer is hip to the whole thing. Gap Selling.

ACT 244

ACT Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring 244

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

To make the most of your investment, you must first understand what your sales team needs. Here are five things every organization should consider when deploying a Sales Engagement platform. Your Lead Management Process Flow. Do you have a formal lead management process? Develop buyer personas.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Persona 105

The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

My presentation, “Customer 2.0, ” focused on how the buyer has changed and has more power than ever before. The new buyer interacts with an organization when he or she is ready (not before), does the vast majority of research online without the vendor’s help, is distracted, and so forth. Buyers buy from people they like (and respect).

Report 244

Report Pipeline Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 244

LeadBoxer

JUNE 9, 2020

There’s a new buzzword on the minds of sales managers across the country: sales enablement. The idea is to provide your sales teams with the resources they need to excel. The Importance of Sales Enablement Four Benefits of Sales Enablement Sales Enablement Resources Importance of Better Content What is Sales Enablement?

Sales Enablement 89

Sales Enablement Ideal Customer Profile Case Study Hiring 89

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Often the only differentiation available is how YOU sell; and even then the differentiation is only that which the buyer perceives. So the only thing left is to differentiate yourself by helping the buyer achieve his/her objectives. Identify buyer’s objective. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent.

Pipeline 228

Pipeline Top of Funnel Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 228

Zoominfo

JUNE 6, 2019

Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting strategies uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline , and provides important context to future sales conversations. What Is B2B Sales Prospecting?

B2B 100

B2B Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Prospecting 100

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

By now you would think that there are few if any sales people who do not understand the importance of “next steps” in sales. This why, the next step is the objective of any interaction with a buyer. Many reps still wait to the end of the meeting to both develop and present the next step to the buyer.

Pipeline 218

Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Demand Generation 218

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , EDGE Sales Process , Impact Questions , Questions , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Questions create interesting experiences for people, and don’t forget, buyers are people. Funnel management. HR Management.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 212

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication , EDGE Sales Process , Impact Questions , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sell Better , Value , Video , execution. One word that is used a lot in sales, probably over used, is Value. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 240

The Pipeline

MARCH 2, 2012

Price continues to be the boogie man for many sales people; soft economies just serve to compound and heighten the situation giving buyers an obvious lever in sales negotiations. Given that, I ask why sales people choose to focus on price, when there are clearly other factors buyers rank higher than price.

Pipeline 237

Pipeline Twitter Lead Rank Lead Scoring 237

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 12, 2011

If you were to sell at a price that represented full value for you, your company, and the buyer then there wouldn’t be that much talk about the whole thing would there? Lets start with the definition: Buyers will see value in those things that eliminate barriers and gaps between where they are now, and their objectives. HR Management.

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Pipeline Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 225

Pointclear

JANUARY 22, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Alice is the marketing manager of a medical device company. Cindy is the sales manager. The result: sales increased.

Lead Rank 170

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 170

The Pipeline

AUGUST 16, 2011

A couple of months ago in the Pipeline, I published a piece called Long Live The Status Quo , which challenged the way most people look at buyers commonly referred to as being in Status Quo Zone. That is how most people see an initial negative response from a buyer, as rejection, rather than correction.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 267

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. So, What’s a Sales Manager to Do?

Forecasting 124

Forecasting Sales Forecasts Territories Sales Qualified Lead 124

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

Inside sales (sometimes called remote sales or remote selling) is often the primary sales model for B2B, SaaS, tech, and certain high-ticket B2C sales teams. Let’s say you’re looking to implement a new email marketing campaign , and you need an email automation platform to set it up. Nurturing existing leads.

Inside Sales 62

Inside Sales Outsourcing Services Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 62

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. Recently, we published The Ultimate List of Marketing Podcasts. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts.

Hiring 269

Hiring Top of Funnel B2B Lead Rank 269

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management.

Pipeline 223

Pipeline Hiring Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 223

The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2011

For some it is the “competition”, encouraging sellers to focus on the buyer’s circumstance and market view rather than product. This has become much more the case since the introduction of the marketing term Sales 2.0. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management.

Pipeline 241

Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 241

The Pipeline

JANUARY 27, 2012

Ah, value, the ever-present and undefined term in sales, so before going further let’s define value right here: Definition of Value: Those offerings that remove barriers, obstacles, or helps bridge gaps present between where the buyer is now – and – their objectives! Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent.

Pipeline 236

Pipeline Negotiation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 236

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

A clear road map leads to quicker results. Most sales managers do not identify the key metric for onboarding success. A sales manager should define a set of onboarding activities that drive the right selling behavior. Marketing / Demand Generation Campaigns / Lead Management. Product Knowledge.

Hiring 202

Hiring How To Buyer Persona Demand Generation 202

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Savvy sales managers are turning to sales automation to boost productivity — and the bottom line. Let’s take a look at the sales tasks that can be automated, the benefits, and the types of sales automation that will help you the most. What is sales automation? Everyone is being asked to do more with less.

Sales Automation 52

Sales Automation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 10, 2011

No bad, even better when the buyer accepts the next step and the process moves forward towards agreement. Of course there are times when the buyer doesn’t agree; you can test, back track, reposition things, or do any number of things that can help you reposition, retest your next step, or even your Plan B. Funnel management.

Pipeline 230

Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 230

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The message from blogs, webinars, tradeshows is clear: The buyer has changed and so must your prospecting strategies. The question is: What should one’s sales prospecting strategy be? Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street.

Webinar Metrics 193

Webinar Metrics Pipeline Strategy Prospecting 193

Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2016

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Follow-up Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 154

The Pipeline

JANUARY 16, 2012

For that fact neither you or I are that different when looked at specifically from a sales standpoint, what you might sell can be a little different from the alternatives, but studies have shown that most products in the market place share many of the same features and attributes. Yes challenge it, may seem odd, but it is your edge.

Pipeline 214

Pipeline Hiring Cold Calling Lead Rank 214

The Pipeline

JULY 18, 2011

Not that big a thing today, but keep in mind this was before the Web, and while the delivery is no longer a challenge, functional and useful alerts, now marketed as triggers by many of the same folks, are still being sold, if not always bought. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 271

Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s a list of the best lead generation tools on the market today. These solutions range from CRM tools to exit-intentlead capture to sales management tools to marketing software and beyond. We’ve broken down the best lead generation tools into four distinct categories. 1) Outreach.io

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead 52