Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Author: Thiago Sa Friere With the shift to a remote workplace, sales reps and account executives are engaging with the C-suite. Here’s how the sales team should handle calls now that the C-suite is actively involved. Our research has found CXOs talk 8.5% Our research has found CXOs talk 8.5% Get the Executive Talking.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 18, 2024

Sales research is incredibly important but not all sellers take the time to do it. One reason is that they just aren’t doing enough research before engaging with a prospect. But, those who are researching are reaping the rewards. If you aren’t confident in your research skills, know that they can be improved.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 9, 2024

Photo by ELG21 via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: What Do Buyers Want Regarding House Sales In 2024? In the changing real estate industry, keeping up with the trends is crucial for attracting potential buyers and getting the most out of your property.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

How do B2B buyers tell one internet security company from another? One marketing platform or sales enablement app? There’s nothing unique and certainly no reason for B2B buyers to spend time hearing their pitches. But that’s not happening in most sales organizations. None of us stands out to B2B buyers.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

One of the biggest changes in sales over the years has nothing to do with selling itself. It has to do with the way that the buyer has changed their modus operandi. The process of sales is evolving as technology, globalisation and communication methods advance and progress. What makes a buyer decide to be loyal to a supplier?

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 26, 2024

In sales, a business development strategy is central to understanding and engaging with your customers. Among the myriad of tools and strategies available, one aspect stands out: buyer personas. Crafting detailed buyer personas allows organizations to humanize their target audience.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As we enter the age of AI, one thing is for sure - the relationship between sales pros and their prospects will never be the same. When I surveyed 1,477 global sales professionals to determine the top trends and challenges that teams were facing , one key finding became apparent. They rely much less on sales pros to gather information.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Author: Kelly Bosetti Salespeople once played a significant role in educating buyers about their options and helping them come to a decision regarding a product or service, but times are changing. Because of this, it’s no surprise that the buyer’s journey has undergone a fundamental shift. Establishing a Sales Enablement Process.

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Sandler Training

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Within the professional buyer/seller environment, preferences and practices have altered dramatically since the spring of 2020. The post Sandler Research Center Report: What Buyers Want Now appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

In the world of B2B sales, company research is a critical aspect of any successful rep’s daily duties. In fact, access to the right research tools and information can make or break your ability to identify target accounts, personalize a sales pitch, and ultimately, close deals. Let’s get into it! DiscoverOrg. It’s free!

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Sales Pro Central Submitted Articles

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you are in B2B sales, you have witnessed the change in the process of selling to customers over the last few years. Even before the pandemic, buyers were researching new enterprise solutions and making better-informed buying decisions. Many if not most B2B buyers are using self-service portals.

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Highspot

MARCH 3, 2022

Sellers today can meet with buyers in several different ways: in-person, virtual, telephone conference calls, or any combination of the three. Before the pandemic, most sellers and buyers met in person, which gave them the opportunity to build rapport face to face. For the last two years, virtual sales calls have prevailed.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 6, 2022

Sales reps run into trouble when they try to go into a call totally cold. The modern buyer doesn't have the patience to address basic questions with answers that anyone can find through a cursory search — nor do they have the time to fill you in on their challenges. The 18 Best Places to Research Buyers Before Sales Conversations.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Buyer beware.” We’ve all heard that expression before, and unfortunately, it’s because buyer-seller relationships haven’t traditionally been great. The prospect is not in your sales territory.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Buyers struggle doing their “jobs” ……buying! We poor sellers struggle, if it weren’t for these inept buyers, selling would be so much easier. ” We spend billions in teaching sellers how to sell, endless training on products, more sales skills training. Just reflect for a moment.

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Sandler Training

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The global pandemic forced the buyer/seller relationship online, dramatically accelerating a trend toward digitization of the buying process that was already in place. The post What Do Larger Buyers Want? The Sandler Research Center Report Offers Key Insights appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Sales 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2024

Up to this point many of the tools available to sales teams have encouraged volume-based sales techniques, like mass emailing and cold calling. But as more and more salespeople use these tools, buyers have become inundated with low value communication. This is the kind of salesperson buyers have been asking for for years.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

At its core, intent data helps marketing and sales teams identify the companies and individuals most likely to make a purchase, especially in the near future. The more up-to-date information you can see on your future customers, the better equipped you’ll be throughout the entire sales process, which is why we focus on real-time intent.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

Author: SMM Sales managers rely on meticulous onboarding programs, continuous coaching and extensive product instruction to instill confidence in their sales reps. Turns out, one of the main challenges in successfully guiding a prospect through the buying process is the buyer’s own lack of confidence. buyer enablement”?—?while

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

First, the bad news: Most B2B buyers don’t trust salespeople. These 30 findings from our extensive study tell salespeople exactly what to do to change this dynamic, and how to win back the respect and partnership the B2B sales-buyer relationship needs to be mutually successful. Martin , quality data meets quality research.

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Mereo

MARCH 28, 2024

Building relationships in sales offers a myriad of benefits. Not only do your teams become skilled at diagnosing and solving buyer pains, but it will also fix some issues your organization may be facing. Today, I would like to share how you can build meaningful relationships and how they will affect both you and your buyers.

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Lead411

OCTOBER 23, 2023

8 Types of Bombora B2B Buyer Intent Signals? Lead411 partners with Bombora for B2B buyer intent signals built into the Lead411 platform. Bombora is a company that specializes in providing the most useful B2B intent data and buyer intent signals. Recent Posts 8 Types of Bombora B2B Buyer Intent Signals?

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 4, 2018

These questions and countless others often show salespeople are looking at sales from an old, out-of-date, perspective. These days, it isn’t about how good you are at selling; it’s about how good you are at determining the needs and wants of your buyers. It means knowing what buyers would tell you if you would only listen.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 19, 2019

Author: Theresa O'Neil, Chief Marketing Officer of Showpad Today’s B2B buyers have higher expectations than ever before, and their criteria for making purchase decisions is evolving. A study from SiriusDecisions found that 81 percent of B2B buyers today make purchase decisions based on buying experience, rather than product or price.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Tracking target accounts with these buying signals can streamline the selling process for your sales teams with data-driven efficiency. Buyer Intent Data Sources.

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Allego

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The pandemic might’ve expedited the process, but the future of B2B sales has always been virtual. As face-to-face interactions become less frequent, finding a way to connect with buyers grows more essential. When done right, exceptional buying experiences can be a powerful tool in a sales strategy. Because you’re a buyer too.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2024

Luckily for me, the Internet exists, and I can do quite a bit of research on my own. Still, there's no denying that the rise of self-service has challenged sales professionals to redefine their value proposition. Moreover, they can influence purchasing decisions by increasing the confidence of their buyers.

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SBI

AUGUST 17, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? So those are the metrics we advise customers to measure.

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Allego

JULY 20, 2021

Are you ready for today’s new buyer? After this deal closed, Michael decided to go all in on virtual selling, and he had the second best year in his sales career in 2020, despite a global pandemic. It’s the same with sales. They don’t address solving your buyer’s problem. B2B buying has changed, possibly forever.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 11, 2024

Sales leaders recently gathered to discuss the many ways that buyers are changing. As Amari Gonzalez writes for LinkedIn : “Over the past few months, we sat down with some of the most innovative sales leaders today … And [we] asked them how they are connecting with buyers.” Sellers need to be aware of these shifts.

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Connect2Sell

JANUARY 23, 2019

Being memorable in sales translates into making more sales. This 12-part series on how to be a memorable salesperson includes specific ways you can make yourself stand out to buyers. Each post in this CONNECT2Sell series includes research from a study with 530 B2B buyers and in-field observations from a sales coach.

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