BrainShark

JANUARY 31, 2024

Recent corporate belt tightening has put sales-adjacent departments like sales enablement and marketing in the hot seat. Because even though they contribute to and quite literally enable sales, their activities aren’t always as easy to tie to the deal as it is for reps who get phone and face time with buyers.

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Nutshell

MAY 18, 2023

Does your company use a customer relationship management (CRM) platform ? A CRM can help you gather, store, organize, and analyze data about your customers, which then helps you improve your sales and marketing efforts. But that’s not all a CRM can do. Why bother with CRM social media integration, though?

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Nutshell

MARCH 18, 2024

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become vital in managing customer data, creating effective sales processes, and boosting sales team efficiency. However, one of the obstacles to implementing these crucial but advanced systems is a low CRM adoption rate from the team that needs to use it.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Delay send and drafts in message compose The availability of increased group message send limits Message Sequencing Tips on Managing Deals and Pipelines To recap from previous discussions … deal records are associated with contact records (although they do not have to be) and deal records are placed in a pipeline. I could go on, but I won’t.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Updates In our last post, Nimble CRM had just released the ability to add delay send and message draft saves in the new compose window. Watch for this to come soon along with the availability of increased group message send limits. That’s a lot of drilling:) Are you thinking about a CRM? Here is a video.

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 6, 2024

We are still waiting on … Increase group message send limits Message sequencing No problemo! For example, I follow news on selling and on CRM. A Nimble contact record is the nerve center of your CRM. Since I don’t need to reinvent the wheel … here is an article that I wrote on the “ 5 R’s – Sales and CRM 101 ”.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 3, 2023

What are my/our sales for the month? Working with folks on Nimble CRM, I run into both types of people. If a lot of data is what you are looking for … you would be in the can’t help group. Certainly I think it does for salespeople, solopreneurs, and small sales teams. What was my/our closing ratio? I get that.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 25, 2022

Sales pipelines are used to aggregate the progress of potential customers all through the sales life cycle. They are usually visually represented in CRM software so sales team members can easily keep track of the deals that are in the pipeline at any time. Here are some key ways CRM software improves sales pipelines: 1.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 11, 2023

They also had lost their sales manager to another health issue. I agreed to do so and we also discussed me providing sales training to whoever we might hire. This would include implementing Nimble CRM. While he had management experience, he would need to start in sales. He worked his CRM religiously. Bonus points.

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Nutshell

JUNE 5, 2023

Your CRM is a treasure trove of information waiting to be used to enhance your sales, marketing, and customer service efforts. There’s a lot you can do with your CRM and customer data, but you can get even more from your data, by incorporating machine learning tools into your processes. What is machine learning?

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Vendor Neutral

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

What you will learn: Sales Tech and Innovation Hub #1. CRM Adoption. Let's Talk CRM Adoption. Whether it’s gripes, goals, or game-plans – everything around sales tech and innovation is on the table. Whether it’s gripes, goals, or game-plans – everything around sales tech and innovation is on the table.

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Nutshell

JUNE 5, 2023

The key to getting the most out of your customer relationship management system (CRM) is following best practices for managing the customer data you gather and store. Implementing user controls and permissions helps protect your CRM data against attack so you can keep running your business—and gaining your customers’ trust.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 29, 2019

If you're in sales or marketing, I'm willing to bet you answered 'no' to that question. The best way to minimize extraneous time spent on simple tasks is to outsource that work to a third party -- in this case, a group scheduler. But first -- what should you look for in a good group scheduling tool? Sales automation tools (ex.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 18, 2021

That’s where customer relationship management (CRM) software comes into play. CRMs allow customer-facing employees and teams to manage relationships and interactions with all prospects and customers with ease. What are CRM activities? Now, let’s look at some examples of CRM activities. A CRM makes it easy to track deals.

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

What does it take to achieve strong and consistent returns from your sales CRM tool? You need a game plan, or in this case, a solid CRM strategy. From our sales experts’ experience, adjusting sales approaches as you go won’t give you the best ROI for your efforts. What is a CRM Strategy? Let’s get right in!

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Zoominfo

MAY 22, 2024

Like countless companies, Apricorn uses email as a cornerstone of its sales playbook. We’re in sales. They actually get more out of the sales process, at scale and faster than ever. I can go hit ‘find buying group,’ see 20 of the top contacts, click them all, and go down each one and send an email. Sell Smarter.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 13, 2021

A few months back, a gentleman that I know contacted me and asked if he could speak with me about CRM in general as well as Nimble CRM specifically. I remember taking a selling skills assessment some years ago and one of the questions was about CRM. To paraphrase … “What does a CRM do?”. How should you use CRM every day?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Thankfully, there’s something called CRM or Customer Relationship Management. A Refresher on CRMs. A CRM is a customizable technology that allows you to keep track of all of your customer’s interactions with your business, from the first time they visit your website to the last time they made a purchase. What is a CRM strategy?

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

CRM vs. marketing automation: What’s the difference? CRMs help with storing and analyzing customer data. So, between CRM vs. marketing automation, which is better? What is CRM? CRM stands for customer relationship management. What benefit do CRMs offer your business? Keep reading to find out more!

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Apptivo

JUNE 22, 2022

This calls for a robust customer relationship management (CRM) strategy as well as a purpose-built CRM system for a smooth and efficient management of customer relationship. What is CRM? CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. What are CRM Systems? What does a CRM system do? Phone calls.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The next in our series on CRM adoption takes up an important topic: the 8 reasons CRM implementations are never actually completed. Lack of Clear Processes When a CRM adoption is not completed in a company, it’s easy to blame one particular individual or group. Why doesn’t CRM have that same kind of priority?

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InsideSales.com

MAY 11, 2021

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, May 11, 2021 / PRNewswire / — XANT, the enterprise leader in Guided Sales Engagement, announces the release of PeopleFinder, a Playbooks feature that identifies buyer behaviors and recommends additional ideal contacts for reps to engage so they can stop guessing and focus on selling.

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InsightSquared

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Allowing every salesperson to define their buying group differently, and record it differently in the CRM, no longer works in ABM. You have to define your buying groups with laser precision from the top-down. Defining your buying group. Here’s how to define your buying group: Define your total addressable market (TAM).

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 1, 2022

After working with so many companies on helping them to implement Nimble CRM, the one thing that I have learned is that there is almost always more than one way to skin a cat. Here are a few of my favorite Nimble CRM hacks because … every company has unique needs. Nimble CRM Today Page. Nimble CRM Contact Records.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 4, 2020

While I am performing a number of initiatives, a big one is upping my game in the referral marketing (sales) arena by taking a course from a gentleman, Tom Gay , who I have known for over 10 years. When he moved to Boise, Tom and I connected on LinkedIn and he also became a member of my networking groups, NetWorks!

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This is even more true when choosing an important tech system like a CRM for your business. Taking time to research CRMs is worth the effort. If you choose a CRM that isn’t a good fit for your business, it can get unnecessarily costly and complex. Review Sites for CRMs.

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Zoominfo

MAY 22, 2024

Since I founded ZoomInfo 17 years ago, I’ve had a clear vision of how data and technology could help sales professionals everywhere realize their true potential. Where every sales team could compete on an even playing field, and a successful sales career could change your life. Modern sales is becoming a science.

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Salesmate

APRIL 3, 2020

Initially, CRM software was considered to be tools only for big businesses for managing large client databases. Today, even small businesses and startups easily benefit from choosing the best CRM software. Choosing a CRM for startups offers a lot to entrepreneurs with useful features that can help you build a better business.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

What is a CRM database? A CRM database is a tool that lets you gather and store all your customer data in one location so you can easily view, organize, and analyze it. For your company to drive revenue, you need to make sales—that’s Business 101. But not every company realizes that the key to sales is knowing your audience.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Today is moving day for Objective Management Group. You would have to return to the 1980's to see those things and when it comes to their operations, some sales organizations are still in the 1980's. For example, check out these statistics from OMG's evaluations of 30,000 sales teams and more than two million salespeople.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 10, 2014

CRM, as a sales enablement tool IS NOT SO important to sales success even though it does contribute, aid, help and enable sales people to manage prospects and accounts. At Anthony Cole Training Group, we don’t provide a CRM tool. dollar CRM doesn’t do this either. Hire Better Sales People Webinar.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

> 6 Ways to Get Salespeople to Actually Use the CRM– LinkedIn. If sales could be boiled down to a quintessential question, this might be it. from the perspective of each sales prospect we work with. According to Aberdeen Group, effective sales organizations are 81% more likely to consistently use a CRM or system of record.

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Nimble - Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While 83% of the latter group wants to continue to work remotely at least one day a week, 55% of executives are […]. The post 5 Key CRM Trends Influencing Remote Teams Today and Beyond appeared first on Nimble Blog. As the debate rages on about whether remote work is the “future of work” or not, here’s a fact for you: U.S.

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Apptivo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

What is Field sales CRM? Key Features of Field Sales CRM 3. What is a Sales Plan? Onе еssеntial tool in a salеs profеssional’s arsеnal is Fiеld Salеs Customеr Rеlationship Managеmеnt (CRM) softwarе. It’s not just about having a CRM, it’s about knowing how to lеvеragе it еffеctivеly.

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Apptivo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

What is Field sales CRM? Key Features of Field Sales CRM 3. What is a Sales Plan? Onе еssеntial tool in a salеs profеssional’s arsеnal is Fiеld Salеs Customеr Rеlationship Managеmеnt (CRM) softwarе. It’s not just about having a CRM, it’s about knowing how to lеvеragе it еffеctivеly.

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Apptivo

OCTOBER 17, 2023

What is an Ecommerce CRM? Kеy Fеaturеs of Ecommеrcе CRMs 3. Bеnеfits of Using an Ecommеrcе CRM 4. Implеmеnting an Ecommеrcе CRM Stratеgy for Your Businеss 5. An еcommеrcе CRM hеlps you stay connеctеd with your customеrs, undеrstand thеir nееds, and build loyalty. What Is an Ecommеrcе CRM? Lеt’s divе in!

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Tony Hughes

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

In the last few days I have been facilitating focus groups for a research study in Australia being conducted by The Eventful Group who are running a big CRM conference in Melbourne in July 2015. I asked for a show of hands: “Who here regards their CRM software implementation a success?”

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