Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2022

Five Ways to Increase Sales for Your Small Business. NOTE: Konrad Jasinski provides today’s guest blog, ‘Five ways to increase sales for your small business.’ Although the content speaks to small businesses, it would be a rarity for any to say they have all they can handle. Photo by Geralt via Pixabay.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 29, 2017

Some interesting research suggests small businesses prefer social media over email marketing. In marketing and sales research conducted by Ripl (mobile application software provider), revealed the following: 55% for Facebook. Email marketing as a marketing channel came in third to social media posts and blogs (websites).

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BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In our previous post, we discussed the reality of selling digital marketing services to local SMBs by analyzing the in-between communication challenges backed by true anecdotes. So, are you ready to supercharge your local businesses’ digital presence? Research the local business, the industry, competitors, and target audience.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Three Things Small Businesses Get Wrong When Marketing Businesses often make mistakes in their marketing campaigns and as a result, don’t maximize their exposure. Stephen enhances marketing and communications for a global software firm by coaching individuals and businesses to improve their own brand.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 12, 2018

If you dream of clocking out of your nine-to-five job for the last time and becoming your own boss, you’ve probably considered a variety of small business ideas. To help, I’ve pulled together 40 small business ideas for anyone who wants to run their own business. Best Small Business Ideas.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 10, 2019

[smart_track_player url="[link] background="blurred_logo" ] When you're looking to grow your business or your brand, it's important that you recognize the three things small businesses get wrong when marketing. Mistake #3: Lacking content You must have a presence on social media specifically for businesses.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

What is channel sales? In a channel sales model, a company sells through third partners -- affiliate partners (who get commission on each purchase), resellers, value-added providers (who typically bundle your product with their own), or another entity that doesn't work for it directly. The Definition of Channel Sales.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It appears that the connection of social media following to revenue varies significantly between small, mid-size, and large companies. Many marketers look at social as a lead generative channel in which a business shares a piece of content that leads someone back to their site to purchase whatever they’re hocking.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Many marketers look at social as a lead generative channel in which a business shares a piece of content that leads someone back to their site to purchase whatever they’re hocking. Even with over 5,000 marketing tools available , measuring the ROI of social media in a traditional click-to-purchase remains to be an issue.

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Increase Sales

MARCH 10, 2014

of US small businesses with under 20 employees. Information overload is becoming an ever increasing threat and is potentially drowning your own content marketing messages. Your target market or ideal customer profile is being bombarded with an overload of information via content marketing. Share on Facebook.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 6, 2020

Marketing best practices are constantly changing. With that in mind, we created this collection of online resources for marketing professionals so that you can get the guidance and cutting-edge strategies you need to grow your business. Now, let’s dive into our list of the 30 best marketing resources on the internet!

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

“Google searches reflect that Airbnb has eclipsed the equity of century-old brands, in one decade, across markets big and small,” wrote entrepreneur and NYU marketing professor Scott Galloway. While competitors may have equity in a specific market, no brand sits on the iron throne across all markets as Airbnb does.”.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Whether you and your team need some bite-sized instruction, a full course correction or just a bit of motivation, there’s a wide variety of YouTube sales training channels that can help you. You'll find a short description of each channel as well as a few examples of especially informative or entertaining videos from each.

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Attract The Right Job Or Clientele: Note: Our collaborative Blog provides insights on, ‘Traditional marketing ideas to always include in your campaign.’ While there are many ways to market your business, it’s always good to include some traditional marketing ideas in any campaign. Traditional Marketing Ideas.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Do you ever receive those emails that make you shake your head and wonder about the marketing madness behind the message? ” What I have come to realize is behind all this marketing madness from emails to social media postings to even paid advertising is this one word – presumptions. Share on Facebook.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 6, 2024

Assessing the Hype: Understanding the Latest Innovations in Digital Marketing Navigating the hype around the latest innovations in digital marketing can be a challenge. The landscape continually evolves, with new marketing tools appearing daily. One trend attracting significant attention is data-driven marketing.

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Salesmate

MAY 12, 2020

Being a startup, you have to push your idea forward into the market, and before you get noticed you need to market yourself in front of everyone. And by marketing, I am talking about displaying your product or service in front of people with money. Not everyone has a natural knack of a seasoned sales or marketing professional.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 30, 2014

This, of course, means making it easy for them to reach us. In this month’s guest post, Brian Hansford, director of client services for Heinz Marketing, explains why he won’t buy from vendors who make him look up their phone numbers: . The business world is enamored with social media and texting as channels to communicate and connect.

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Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Social media has created a new aspect within small business called social selling. Even though some small business coaches, social media coaches and small business consultants who are promoting this new aspect presume that all sales are social, this presumption is almost negated when reading their articles, blogs or books.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

What’s changed with my markets in 2022 and where are they headed in 2023? I’m not proposing three-day offsites to dive deeply into our markets’ changes. Winning business now is critical. So, here’s a simple one that charts five critical market areas for your streamlined Q4 brainstorming. And of course, there’s overlap.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 15, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Embrace These Seven Success Tips for Small Business Growth Running a small business can be both challenging and rewarding. Our guest blog offers seven success tips for small business growth in today’s competitive landscape.

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LeadBoxer

DECEMBER 8, 2019

If your primary marketing strategy has been to “cast a wide net”, consider only going after your white whales – your ideal accounts – instead. Known as account-based marketing (ABM), companies that treat individual prospects like an entire market can generate 208% more revenue than those who don’t according to MarketingProfs.

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Close.io

AUGUST 30, 2019

In other words, we are experiencing the product-led era that came as a replacement to the marketing and the sales-led one. How is product-led different than marketing-led? With PLG, modern software companies manage to reduce overhead costs by massively reducing the cost of marketing and sales activities. Final thoughts.

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Increase Sales

JULY 9, 2012

Do you remember the childhood Mother Goose nursery rhyme, “To market to market to buy a fat pig; home again, home again, dancing a jig ? How many small business owners to even marketing firms look to the various social media channels as being fat pigs? Credit www.sxc.hu. Begin to build a relationship.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 26, 2023

You can connect with millions of people globally for only a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing. We'll cover everything you need to know about starting an online business and digital entrepreneurship examples to help you along your journey. You can benefit from a rapidly growing market. Marketing costs are also lower.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In entrepreneurship, your first year of business can set the tone for the future health of your company — and new business owners face tough odds. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 20% of small businesses don’t make it past the first year mark, and nearly half of businesses close by their fifth year.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 24, 2021

Figuratively, of course, but perhaps literally on the darkest days. What’s changed with my markets? I’m not proposing we conduct three-day offsites to dive deeply into our market shifts. So, here’s a simple one identifying five critical market areas for your streamlined brainstorming. Market Patterns. Competition.

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Increase Sales

MAY 17, 2013

You find yourself attending numerous small business to business networking events; passing out business cards; grabbing the cards from others; stuffing the cards into your pockets; posting on various social media channels to scheduling meeting after meeting. Target market research 9competitive market analysis).

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Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. With this data in hand, marketers can identify which prospects to focus on during the show and can begin pre-marketing to these individuals.

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 4, 2024

Understanding the Debate of Doing Digital Marketing Yourself vs Hiring a Professional Agency In the competitive realm of digital marketing, small business owners might often be tempted to assert, “I can handle my own digital marketing.” But at some point, there comes a need for growth and expansion.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2020

We’re speaking, of course, about technographic data. Polycom and Cisco Unity Connection), which integrate various communications channels and services into one platform. The vast majority of companies in the country — including millions of micro businesses small businesses — do not use any of these technologies.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 11, 2022

Ivan Serrano mainly focuses on social media, small business, and finance. Once you have an idea or two, start researching this product or service to see how others have succeeded or failed in your chosen market space. The research enables the process for helps get your e-Commerce business up and running. .

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 26, 2018

E-commerce is all about selling and to sell more, companies use a variety of channels to communicate their message. Some of these marketing strategies can actually be applied to your own selling practice – read to find out the most efficient ones below. What is e-commerce marketing? 101: E-commerce marketing for beginners.

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SalesHandy

AUGUST 3, 2020

In the realm of lucrative businesses, wouldn’t you like to build one where you don’t need to have a product to sell and still make a high income? Somewhat similar to affiliate marketing, a lead generation business generates leads and sells existing products and services for a fee. Is the market itself saturated?

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Getting to know Kim Fredrich Kim Fredrich helps small business sales reps feel more comfortable and confident about having sales conversations. For small businesses, you can talk to the owner and if you’re speaking to a big company, reach out to their marketing department. Don’t focus on the features.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Thanks to the internet and a plethora of online communication tools, sellers can engage buyers remotely through virtual channels like email, video chat, social media, and more. Gartner predicts that 80% of B2B sales interactions will occur in digital channels by 2025. Monitoring market shifts. Lack of visual cues.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 11, 2022

Whichever route you decide to go, be sure that you have someone on hand knowledgeable about bookkeeping and has experience with small businesses. If you’re not sure where to find a reputable accountant, start by asking other small business owners in your network for recommendations. Web Design and Development.

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