Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 6, 2017

Quotation management software does more than organize outstanding quotes. Worse yet, maybe another rep who quoted some deal in a confusing way left the company, and now you inherit the mess. Quotation Management Software Has Your Back. Configuration software or CPQ is a natural venue for QMS.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 12, 2021

In its simplest form, digital is a binary code made up of ones and zeros—abstract to those of us who have just skimmed the very surface of technology. Many B2B companies now use CPQ, a cloud-based software (SaaS) that acts as a self-serve retail experience for the customer and a lead generator for the salesperson.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 27, 2020

Cincom also began development of our legacy in the configure-price-quote industry with our first CPQ software application. Moving to the Cloud with CPQSync Configure-Price-Quote Software. After years of innovation and adoption of our on-premise solution, Cincom CPQ, Cincom moved its configure-price-quote solution to the cloud.

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Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

While configure-price-quote (or CPQ for short) solutions have been available for at least a decade, they are still new to many companies. The emphasis here is on “can help” because, unfortunately, not every CPQ project is successful. Do not underestimate this effort! It may sound simple, but it is not easy!

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 18, 2017

Price Management software lets you confidently answer that most common question in a sales transaction: how much does it cost ? For those folks who work pricing models for products, the goal is to find a number that accomplishes the following: Recovers costs associated with the product. Regardless, the question will come.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The selection process for choosing a CPQ solution vendor is not unlike most software selection processes. However, there are several unique factors that should be remembered when selecting a CPQ provider. CPQ is not simply a standalone tool for your sales team. Finding a CPQ solution partner.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The selection process for choosing a CPQ solution vendor is not unlike most software selection processes. However, there are several unique factors that should be remembered when selecting a CPQ provider. CPQ is not simply a standalone tool for your sales team. Finding a CPQ solution partner.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 29, 2016

CPQ or Configure-Price-Quote tools offer multiple benefits to users. This morning I saw an article that listed the top 10 or so solutions, and I wondered how effective CPQ solutions are in reality. Obviously a CPQ solution must impact things like error rates associated with pricing and configuration. CPQ and Customer Renewals.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 6, 2020

Technology, such as customer relationship management systems (CRM) and configure-price-quote (CPQ) software , can help. This data is valuable , as the raw material needed for analysis on support of better decision-making. Who will you sell to ? What SIC codes, company sizes and market verticals are you thriving in?

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Last week we took a look at specific things that could be measured to establish data points for an ROI analysis of CPQ software. This week we’re going to look beyond the numbers at some of the less-tangible, but nonetheless real advantages to implementing CPQ solutions. CPQ Solutions and Customer Satisfaction.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 24, 2018

Configure Price and Quotation (CPQ) software is front and center in the digitalization of the selling and buying processes. CPQ, Business Intelligence and the Digitalization of the Selling Process. Use CPQ to Identify Prospects. List product X customers who have had product X for 5 years or more.

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Cincom Smart Selling

AUGUST 2, 2017

Integrating CPQ with CRM. Unifying Marketing and Sales into a single process starts by integrating CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) software with a CRM (customer relationship management) system and other marketing automation tools. Marketing also tracks and maintains data related to who is accessing what content.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 26, 2017

Managers are asking questions like: Is the company exposed? The good news is there is technology available that helps to close those knowledge gaps in terms of who is selling what to whom, what the product is doing for the customer and what the correct pricing is for the sale. That technology is found in a robust CPQ solution.

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SBI

MAY 2, 2018

Companies choose Zilliant because of our ability to uncover and prescribe specific areas that our artificial intelligence-based solution can help them grow. Helps B2B companies maximize the top- and bottom-line value of every customer relationship. We turn a company’s data into actionable intelligence that is proven to drive growth.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 25, 2017

One way CPQ (configure-price-quote) software improves sales is by helping to identify buyers for products and services. Before you can sell something, you need to have some understanding of who might buy it. CPQ can help. Nostalgia buffs (those who responded to its early midcentury looks). Car customizers.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In addition to maintaining the health of the company, profit growth enables distributors to invest in new technologies, expand their product range, and enter new markets. Taking a new approach to rebate management can be a low-risk and easy method to add some much-needed revenue growth and profit capture. It’s tedious work.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As businesses grow, their software requirements grow as well. An enterprise-level company deals with more complexity in its internal processes, has to manage more people and roles, and needs more data to make informed decisions. At this point, a business needs to look for an enterprise solution that can support its growth.

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You need empathy, grit, and drive. You need to know your customers intimately. You need to resiliently bounce back from rejection. You need to know when to talk and when to shut up. There are thousands of options when it comes to software for sales that promise to make your life easier as a sales professional.

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Xactly

JUNE 20, 2018

Without that data, AI is helpless, and without exposure to pertinent data from your own company and third-party data sources, AI will be generic and offer little competitive advantage. But when it comes to sales, remember that AI doesn’t need to be a bottomless data pit. What it needs is focus on the data that matters.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 2, 2016

So far, you have proven yourself and your company to be valuable, reliable sources of information. CPQ software will give you a decided advantage with this. CPQ is adept at isolating product capability with product requirements and available features. Don’t blow it now by overpromising product capability or price.

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Cincom Smart Selling

AUGUST 3, 2016

CPQ, CRM, sales portals, content marketing and guided selling are just a few of the topics we kick around on this forum. Regardless of origin, you are going to need to have an answer ready to go. People who ask these types of questions typically want a more substantial, thought-out and most importantly, confirmable response.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2015

It means finding new ways to identify which salespeople need coaching and when. And it means empowering Sales with the right marketing materials so they can sell effectively no matter who they’re meeting with or where (that means mobile, social, and international)! CPQ & Guided Selling. Sales Enablement.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Reps who are motivated to put in the time, who are always on the phone, researching prospects, and going above and beyond to close a deal– even in the face of constant rejection– are more likely to be successful. This might be someone without a lot of experience or someone who hasn’t been in the role long. Let’s jump into it.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2022

With Configure Price Quote (CPQ) software , companies of any size can achieve scale and overcome the above obstacles. What is CPQ? CPQ stands for Configure Price Quote. CPQ stands for Configure Price Quote. The purpose of CPQ software is to simplify complex pricing and expedite the quote-to-cash process.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ease of implementation and use appeals to small and midsize companies, and pricing doesn’t bite either. Depending upon specific user needs, other CRMs may be a better fit in such scopes. With over 100,000 loyal corporate users globally, the CRM helps sales teams to excel at their work and convert more leads. Among these are: G2.com

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

As a result, our list only reflected a fraction of the sales community–those who have the biggest megaphone. Why Meka should be on your radar: Meka Asonye is vice president of sales at Mixpanel, where he leads the company’s global sales and professional services teams. Meka Asonye. VP of Sales at Mixpanel.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2021

“It looked like being the pain in the butt BDR who asked way too many questions, broke anything that could possibly be broken, and paid for my own subscriptions to software just because I wanted to tinker with things before I had to bother asking for approval and budget.”. Not the breaking things part, the curiosity part.).

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 13, 2021

You need to go deep to learn as much as possible. What features do they need? You also need to understand your market and industry trends. Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of data needed? Price optimization isn't a guessing game — you need hard data to do it right. That said, price optimization isn't simple.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 9, 2021

Every company generates quotes, contracts, and other documents during their business process. That’s why many companies turn to automation tools for document generation and document creation. The company leverages AI to improve business operations, ensure compliance, improve intelligence around contracts, and much more.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 9, 2021

Every company generates quotes, contracts, and other documents during their business process. That’s why many companies turn to automation tools for document generation and document creation. The company leverages AI to improve business operations, ensure compliance, improve intelligence around contracts, and much more.

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PandaDoc

JULY 26, 2021

The contract and proposal software field is so competitive that we see new tools developed almost every year. Most of the articles we used as sources come from either specialized software review websites or user review platforms. All these, and many other important metrics, can be invaluable when using proposal management software.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sales teams need to move fast in order to secure opportunities and send compelling details to prospects. If you’re using Salesforce CRM to keep your customer data consolidated, a large amount of data entry and input needs to take place before document generation can even begin.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Kevin Yip , COO & Co-Founder at Blueboard , an employee recognition company he founded after working 100-hour weeks without appreciation. Building a company out of joy. If your company doesn’t have a Pavilion membership for you, make sure that you ask your boss.

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PandaDoc

JULY 15, 2020

Sales teams need to move fast in order to secure opportunities and send compelling details to prospects. If you’re using Salesforce CRM to keep your customer data consolidated, a large amount of data entry and input needs to take place before document generation can even begin.

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