Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

A Lack of Training. Training wasn’t as immersive as it needed to be, either, says Gupta, who recently co-authored a research paper on this topic for the Journal of Business Research. The answer has little to do with the technology itself.

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Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 252

Zoominfo

JULY 5, 2023

Speedy customer acquisition without a hefty price tag is the target, but doing it effectively can be a challenge without the right tools and training. BlueOcean is also using retrospective research to capitalize on new opportunities. Go-to-market efficiency is a hot topic for companies looking to succeed in the current market.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Direct Mail Strategy Customer 130

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 16, 2018

New research from McKinsey finds that the digital world requires a human touch for salespeople to excel. The researchers write: There’s no doubt that digital is rocket fuel for sales organizations. To learn more about the most high-touch prospecting strategy of all, check out my new referral sales training courses on LinkedIn Learning.

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Fashion Buying Cycle Survey Social Media 219

BuzzBoard

MARCH 28, 2024

This initial step requires extensive market research to understand potential customer needs and challenges. Most potential clients are digitally fluent and have conducted extensive product comparisons and research before even contacting a salesperson, moving the sales model from seller-centric to buyer-centric.

Webinar Metrics 98

Webinar Metrics Case Study Comparison Small Business 98

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

From the very first sales training program I went through, through programs we have led for 1000’s of sales people, through 1000’s of deal reviews, we always ask, “What is the customer’s decisionmaking process?” ” We are trained to pummel the customer with questions: Who is the decisionmaker?

Face-to-face 98

Face-to-face Buying Cycle B2B Customer 98

Mindtickle

JUNE 22, 2023

Research from our 2023 State of Sales Productivity Report found that during a call, buyers asked an average of 18 questions, a significant increase from 13 questions in the 2022 report. Do your research Do you actually know who you’re calling? Assign training to help them improve. As sellers, you’re even more in the hot seat.

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Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 98

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

How you research their business. Experience: What processes does the customer go through when they are in the buying cycle? MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. The post How To Map Out Your Buyer’s Journey Pre & Post-Sale appeared first on MTD Sales Training. Happy Selling!

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How To Buying Cycle Social Media Follow-up 224

Vengreso

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

There is now no doubt, NO DOUBT that the company I am honored to lead as CEO is the world’s largest digital sales training company. The secrets behind the success of the world’s largest #DigitalSales training company, Vengreso. Why did we focus on flooding the digital sales training space like this? sales Click To Tweet.

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Company Training Ideal Customer Profile Social Selling 97

Smooth Sale

MARCH 1, 2022

And varying stages of the buying cycle exist within your prospective clientele. Market research plus adapting content strategies consume time but are well worthwhile. Each user will be on their unique journey and at different buying cycle stages. Take a sales class to understand the sales cycle better.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 78

Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

The average buy cycle is now more than seven months long and involves five to eight (or more) decision makers, most of whom spend only 17% of their time meeting with potential suppliers. By mining this library, teams can collect more detailed and actionable research in less time than previously possible.

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Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Networking 98

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Training wasn’t as immersive as it needed to be, either, says Gupta, who recently co-authored a research paper on this topic for the Journal of Business Research. Perhaps this drawn-out buying cycle explains why automation has taken so long to truly gain hold at companies despite Harvard Business Review’s early endorsement.

Marketing 130

Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 130

Allego

MAY 17, 2023

To do that, sales leaders themselves need training and they must have modern revenue enablement tools that allow them to provide continuous learning, easily coach their sales reps, and uncover sellers’ full capabilities. In fact, 76% of sales leaders have too many demands on their time, Brandon Hall Group research shows.

Positioning 113

Positioning Hiring Strategy Scale 113

Customer Centric Selling

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Sales Training Article: Rethinking the Seller''s Role in Complex Sales. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Extensive product training allowed sellers to "teach" buyers. Given the changes in buying, it may be an opportune time to take a fresh look.

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Training Airlines Buying Cycle Vendor 55

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

That’s why there is a buying cycle– why most people don’t buy on the spot. Buyers and sellers are doing a dance where the buyer has gotten research and ideas online or through another trusted source – perhaps even narrowed their choices down, and now work to find what they believe is the best value for them.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring How To Buying Cycle 236

Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 16, 2013

Sales Training Article: "It Is What It Is" By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company The naïve enthusiasm of youth fades as we age. By leveraging the Internet and social networking buyers are getting further into buying cycles without the influence of salespeople.

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Training Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Buying Cycle 58

SBI

JUNE 28, 2021

Once sellers are past their onboarding period, you should be observing their sales KPI’s, so that you can provide proactive recommendations for additional training to those falling behind. Given so much research will have already been done by the buyer, the questions they will have for the seller will be detailed and specific.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale 86

Customer Centric Selling

JULY 3, 2013

Sales Training Article: Where''s All This Buying? This lack of revenue growth flies in the face of technology-assisted B2B buying activity as people leverage the Internet and social networking to research offerings on their own. It begs the question: With all this buying activity, where’s the revenue?

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Training Buying Cycle Hiring Vendor 45

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Not only will companies need more inside reps, but they will also need people well trained in the products and services they sell, people who can talk and engage prospects without a script. Help buying teams reach agreement. As a result, buying teams are finding it harder to reach a consensus and buying decision.

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Inside Sales Trends Outsourcing Services Face-to-face 209

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

HubSpot conducted research on the “State of AI,” with over 1,350+ specialists reporting on how AI affects their business. HubSpot’s research says that sales professionals spend 2+ hours daily to automate repetitive tasks. Outgrow ’s research claims that companies saw a 67% increase in sales after implementing chatbots. “I

Lead Rank 84

Lead Rank Data Top of Funnel Cost per Lead 84

Customer Centric Selling

AUGUST 30, 2013

Sales Training Article: Why A Rising Win Rate Could be a Bad Sign. Instead, their buyer was engaging with sales later in their buying cycle. The frontline of the buying cycle is research and information gathering. Our research indicates this trend is increasing. Each year we''ve improved."

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Training Buying Cycle Collateral Software 45

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Sales Training Article: Are You Cloning Bad Selling Habits? By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Most vendors provide product training that points sellers toward educating buyers. Don''t lead with product." Brilliant, but Jeff never explained how. All others struggle.

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Training Outbound Inbound Vendor 53

Customer Centric Selling

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. With that in mind, what if the salesperson monitored sales of used homes and did some research on zillow.com to find ones that were more than 20 years old? Sales Tips: How to Get Past the First 20 Seconds.

Buying Cycle 81

Buying Cycle Energy How To Study 81

Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Sales Training Article: Aligning with 80% of Your Market. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Challenger Sale has created a great deal of buzz in the sales training space over the last year or so.

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Training Marketing Vendor Buying Cycle 49

Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Let’s now link the current research on “how” buyers choose to engage to “what” they expect when engaging with sales professionals. Are they provided proper soft skills training to help them sharpen their communication skills to be better communicators during customer engagements? THE TOP BUYER EXPECTATIONS.

Sales Enablement 81

Sales Enablement Buyer Hiring Face-to-face 81

Mindtickle

APRIL 27, 2022

Spreadsheets and paper documents no longer support complex buying cycles — technology is a must-have in today’s business environment. Now, buyers are doing plenty of research before ever speaking to a salesperson: visiting your website, viewing your content, and browsing your products (as well as those of your competitors).

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Data Lead Rank How To Lead Scoring 52

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Well, yes, actually, according to authoritative research on the B2B sales process from the advisory firm Gartner Inc. The thing is, salespeople tend to assume that providing customers with more information makes it easier for them to buy from you. Gartner recommends conceptualizing your customers’ buying cycle as a three-stage journey.

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Customer Analysis Buying Cycle B2B 59

Emissary

MAY 25, 2021

With longer buy cycles, expanded buying groups, and increasingly complex customers, sellers need to keep track of a huge range of moving targets to sell strategically and stand out from the competition. And sellers have to be trained in that process. Click to Download. Don’t pick a template. Pick an approach.

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Account Buying Cycle Sales Methodology Exercises 52

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Buying cycles are longer, 61% report longer cycles than last year, 90% saw an increase or no decrease in the period. The same report shows that instead of deciding they are: Spending 45% more time researching purchases. 44% Now have formal buying groups or buying committees in place to review potential purchases.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Vendor Buyer 212

DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 8, 2017

Though you can build an org chart with research of your own, that will add to the time and money you’re already spending to clean up the list. Where are your leads in the buying cycle? Are they ready to buy? Hidden costs just keep popping up. There’s No Way to Gauge Lead Temperature. What is their specific situation?

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Campaigns Email Marketing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 235

Corporate Visions

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Filling the funnel, driving pipeline, and acquiring net-new customers will always be the sexy, swashbuckling side of B2B sales—which is why so many sales meetings are overwhelmingly focused on preparing salespeople for success in exactly this stage of the buying cycle. 1. – Tell the Right Story for Securing Renewals.

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Meeting Demand Generation Agencies Maximizer Negotiation 67

Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2012

Tony Zambito is Founder and Principal of the buyer research and strategy firm Buyerology ?. He is also the originator of the buyer persona research and creation methodology as well as Business Buyergraphics ™ that are widely used to make informed decisions from buyer insights. and social technologies.

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Sales Process Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Buyer 194

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Originally designed to help sales development functions manage high call and email volumes, companies in this segment can now deliver sizable productivity gains to entire revenue teams… — Laura Ramos and Mary Shea, Forrester Research, Now Tech: Sales Enablement Automation Q2 2020 , May 2020. Your Content Strategy.

Top of Funnel 105

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Persona 105

The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 23, 2024

If you don’t already have a buyer persona or ideal customer profile, spend time researching your target market. Here are a few key questions to help your research: Do I have any data on existing customers that can help me outline the ideal prospect? What other solutions has the prospect researched, considered, or implemented?

Sales Process 52

Sales Process Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Buyer Persona 52

Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 5, 2013

Sales Training Article: Being Buyer-Centric from the Start. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company Ever wonder what goes through a seller’s mind just before meeting with a prospect for the first time? Try to minimize the hype and opinions many sellers can’t resist sharing.

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Buyer Training Buying Cycle Objections 45

Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Let’s now link the current research on “how” buyers choose to engage to “what” they expect when engaging with sales professionals. Are they provided proper soft skills training to help them sharpen their communication skills to be better communicators during customer engagements? THE TOP BUYER EXPECTATIONS.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Buyer Hiring Face-to-face 52

Showpad

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As such, Sales teams are having to be trained on increasingly diverse portfolio sales including value-added services. According to our own research , there are now more than five people involved in almost a quarter of all B2B purchases, with some enterprise deals involving twenty people or more. Train Effectively.

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How To Scale Retention B2B 49

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2018

What does the buying cycle look like for legal operations? Where do they research and get buying advice? … We were rolling out training, and updating contracts to make sure that they’re up to par and compliant with GDPR.”. Huppert explains: What are the mandates and pain points of this role?

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Buyer Persona Buyer Government Buying Cycle 133