The Pipeline

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Be “Where The Buyer Is At”

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This can be a million places based on industry, geography, and other basic demographics, again there are loads. Here we will look at two aspects of the same attribute, the ability to be “where the buyer is at.”. Where The Buyer Is At. Narrow it down, this is one example, you may want to look at doing this for multiple sets of data.

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Are your prospecting calls a long run off a short pier?

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To do this you need to inject it into the call early, and not waste time giving long rambling demographical data that will make you run out of pier long before you can deliver the impact. If they don’t see the “how things will be different (better), then they could care less about what you sell.

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Ignoring The Buyers’ State of Readiness

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Others may reflect the size of the target company or a couple of other demographics. For many, you will find one piece or set aimed at your market. Some will have iterations based on the role of someone in the decision process. It is not so much that they are too product-centric, which they are.

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Surf’s Up! Riding the Pipeline to the Shores of Success

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Assign a numeric value to the transactions that landed them in your pipeline, as well as a lead’s job title—for those B2B marketers—and demographics data if you can get it. Set up lead scoring criteria to help you identify hot leads early in the process. Target, Target, Target.

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The Pipeline ? More than a Sale

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There may be a need to purchase resources differently if the customer needs to enter new markets and cater to new demographics. Ian had to rethink the tools he was purchasing to ensure that he could match the growth for which the CEO was looking. Is the market the customer is in ideal?

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It Doesn’t End With the Sale: Managing Customer Relationships

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Sending one newsletter and one promotional email at specific times each week or month is a good start, but with a little creativity and careful data management, you can create targeted email campaigns for special occasions or broken out by demographic.

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Five Reasons Your Sales Team Should Be Cross-Trained

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The most effective companies have a very strong understanding of their target customer including their demographics, psychographics, and on an emotional level. This admittedly does require an investment, but in this article, we will explore five points for why it is helpful to cross-train your sales team.

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