The Pipeline

JUNE 22, 2020

There are a lot of blurred lines in business and sales, leading to blurred conversations, and longer sales cycles. One blur is the line between who is a buyer and who is a prospect. Assuming buyers and prospects are the same and the words interchangeable perhaps explains the output numbers year after year.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2021

On the other hand, a faster sales cycle keeps your buyer’s attention on your offering. Understanding the sales cycle in separate stages helps predict buyer behavior and selling outcomes. Sales reps can also pinpoint specific obstacles and make improvements with a stage-focused sales strategy.

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The SalesPro Leader

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Sales professionals only spend 30% of their time selling. To get more B2B sales, it’s important to understand the B2B sales cycle. The article, 7 Crucial Steps in the B2B Sales Cycle originally appeared first on SalesPro Leads - Connecting You with Tomorrow's Buyers.

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Crunchbase

MAY 18, 2023

Sales teams are under immense pressure as businesses navigate economic uncertainty and mounting customer expectations. They must do more with less and move quickly to close deals at a time when the B2B sales cycle has slowed. A few years ago, sales teams could rely on inbound leads to meet their quotas. The result?

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The Pipeline

JULY 17, 2013

Shorter sales cycles are one of those things that come up in many discussions with sales and corporate leaders. When I ask them what specific improvements they would like to see 18 to 24 months out, a shorter cycle is usually one. Often, a few months later I will reengage with the same buyer and take him through to close.

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The Digital Sales Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2020

What is a sales cycle? Let us begin by explaining what is a sales cycle and why it is a critical component of any sales strategy. A sales cycle is a map that lays out the step-by-step process that salespeople will follow that maximizes the possibility of a sale. Understanding the Sales Cycle.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Author: Chris Orlob What’s the ultimate, late-stage barrier when you’re trying to push a deal through the sales cycle? Buyer anxiety. So, how do you remedy the anxiety a buyer might feel before the deal closes? analyzed 25,537 anonymized B2B sales call recordings using conversation intelligence technology.

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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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SBI Growth

MARCH 18, 2024

2023 presented a unique set of challenges for sales managers. Economic uncertainty, cautious buyers, and reliance on existing customers contributed to longer sales cycles and pipeline woes.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Many B2B sales cycles are painfully long as it is. The post How Digital Contracts Improve the B2B Buyer Experience appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Digital contracting streamlines the entire contract lifecycle, from generation to negotiation to fulfillment, and beyond.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 15, 2021

Yep, the typical over-confident sales guy. Kind of like on a sales call. Tempo on the sales call and in the sales process is everything for us. A lot of sales organizations view free trials and pilots as crutches that help the weak salesperson. 3 actions that can shorten your sales cycle and increase conversion.

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Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 was a year that shook the sales industry and forced nearly everyone to embrace new ways of generating leads and, more importantly, closing sales. The B2B digital inflection point: How sales have changed during COVID-19, MicKinsey & Company. What are buying signals?

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SBI

MAY 17, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Seismic levels the playing field for sales. This is the key.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. Not a day goes by when we aren''t talking with someone about their sales cycle and how long it has become. The quest to shorten the sales cycle is similar to the desire to shorten baseball games. In selling, there are even more options for shortening the sales cycle.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 29, 2018

What Is a Sales Cycle? Sales Cycle” refers to the specific actions salespeople follow to close a new customer. Sales cycles are often confused with sales methodologies. A sales methodology, such as the “ inbound methodology ,” refers to the framework for implementing the sales cycle.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Their success hinges on buyer engagement — getting the prospect’s attention, holding it throughout the sales cycle , and maintaining interest to build customer loyalty beyond closing. With this type of news, sales reps need to engage as many people as possible. These leaders typically don’t have time for cold sales calls.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

There I was at the beginning of a new sales cycle, wrapping up the first meeting. Although the deal eventually closed, it was a slog of a sales cycle. But, it turns out, there is a “key moment” during your first meeting that strongly impacts how short or long your sales cycle turns out.

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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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Zoominfo

AUGUST 13, 2018

We talk about buyer personas a lot on the ZoomInfo blog— for good reason! Marketers use buyer personas to inform every piece of their marketing strategy and ultimately generate more revenue for their respective companies. But buyer personas only work if they’re accurate and include the right kinds of information.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Ian Levine , Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of RO Innovation. No database searching or guessing.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Sales is a function that has always been associated with low efficiency. Some standard workplace automation tools include: Lead generation software: This software allows sales agents to manage leads easily by automating tasks such as data entry and email communication with potential customers. A McKinsey and Co.

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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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Highspot

JULY 5, 2023

This question is top of mind for sales leaders today, as research we commissioned from a leading B2B research provider confirmed that driving buyer urgency was ranked one of the top three sales challenges for CROs this year. Here are data-driven tips to optimize your buyer engagement and enable your reps to win more deals.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

The first thing we need to understand is what a sales cycle looks like and the different steps that it contains. In here, we will discuss the sales cycle definition, stages, and strategies for accelerating sales. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Sales Cycle Definition.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Conversational marketing is an audience engagement channel that lets buyers and sellers communicate in real time, using tools such as live chat, chatbots, voice bots, and audio conversations. With conversational marketing, sellers and buyers can exchange content and critical information at the right moment, accelerating the customer journey.

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RAIN Group

MARCH 20, 2024

One wrong move or poor interaction can drive buyers away. The best sellers strive to deliver value in each interaction, leaving the buyer wanting more and turning to them for advice. What’s more, the best sellers tend to have strong skills across the sale cycle.

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SalesHandy

APRIL 1, 2020

There often comes a state in Sales, especially for new teams, when almost everything seems to be going haywire. Some of the best performing Sales teams worldwide profoundly understand and master their Sales cycles. Some of the best performing Sales teams worldwide profoundly understand and master their Sales cycles.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 30, 2023

Does your sales approach take buyer personas into consideration? Deeply knowing “who” you are selling to is critical in developing a successful sales approach. In this article, we will explore the concept of buyer personas and how sales reps can apply the principles of perception and persuasion for improved performance.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

There is one factor that is extremely limiting to sales processes worldwide. Most do not accurately follow the ebb and flow of buyers. A customized sales process is an excellent tool. Instead, you must account for the fluidity in the buyer’s journey. How often do we see the buyer take one step forward and two steps back?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

I have been doing sales training and consulting for nearly 20 years and I always get a chuckle when salespeople tell me they need to find ways to close business in two calls. It’s not about the number of calls—it’s about the length of the sales cycle. And the sales cycle doesn’t start until the buyer is ready for it to start.

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