The Pipeline

JULY 7, 2021

It was a straight unbroken line, the quota is a number, as are ROIs, commissions, and almost everything else. Given all the tools available, we shouldn’t have to exclusively go by feel. At times, the only number they seem to know is the level of discount they need to win (buy) the deal. Numbers Are Here To Stay. How Do You Feel?

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 29, 2015

By Mark Schlueter & Tom Pisello More sales execs are revealing that discount pressures are at an all time high, and as a result, they need more transactions than ever just to make the numbers. Procurement specialists’ incentive pay is now directly tied to the discounts they can extract from each vendor. So how bad has it become?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2018

As such, steep discounts are often on the table in a way that can feel as thrilling as a 50% off Apple Watch on Cyber Monday. For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. And sometimes, a discount is just a discount, and you should grab it while it’s hot and save that money.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

APIs are also much smaller than traditional software tools, meaning it’s easier to create, maintain, and upgrade these tools than their larger application counterparts. APIs can connect internal tools used for financial management, data analysis, or business planning. Consider payment integration. Celebrate Success!

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts. This is particularly important now when clients are demanding extreme ROI from new products before they sanction purchases.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 130

SugarCRM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Welcome to the second part of our four-part series, Mastering Sales ROI in Manufacturing: A SugarCRM Guide. In this part, we will investigate how to approach sales forecasting and which tools will become your most extensive aid. A wrong forecast can impact the entire supply chain, severely damaging the organization’s ROI.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Discounting is unfortunately a way of life for many of our sales professionals today. As a result of the late invite and competitiveness of this stage, our sales professionals are often forced to discount as the only way to win the business. without the answer having to rely on discounting. Unfortunately, this has a high cost.

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PandaDoc

MAY 15, 2024

The right lead nurturing software, platforms, and tools can make the job easier and more effective. ROI of a successful lead nurturing program The ROI of a successful lead nurturing program will depend greatly on your business model, the resources you put into it, how extensive your program is, and more. What is lead nurturing?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

You have to attract more, retain better and enable further – providing the best go-to-market partner programs and enablement tools, but these efforts face challenges. Often, you have to invest more in time, market development funds, content, tools and training than the other guys.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 17, 2020

CRM Return On Investment (ROI) is a complex topic. Many organizations are simply using ROI calculations to spice up presentations and aren’t using ROI metrics as a proven, valuable and trackable metric. the ROI of on-premise CRM (this number continues to go up). Use Research to Predict ROI. Less is More.

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ROI CRM Case Study SugarCRM 29

Zoominfo

MARCH 2, 2021

Big Data and Email Marketing According to research from Litmus, email marketing remains a top digital channel for ROI , although the ability to measure that ROI isn’t always effective. However, email marketing can be used in a more clever way thanks to big data. But how does it actually affect email marketing?

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Smooth Sale

MAY 15, 2024

Brand merchandise is an age-old business tool that’s been in full swing at industry events and trade shows for decades. Luckily, targeted products for sale can be an excellent tool for helping to target your ideal audience. Mirror the more prominent companies by offering a small discount on repeat purchases.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts Find the right way to break a few sales call rules, and you can fast-track your company to a hefty market advantage.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

An ROI Tool is used to economically justify solutions to prospects, an important element of today’s sales and marketing campaigns because of a condition called Frugalnomics , where buyers are more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before, and as a result, require proof of the bottom-line impact on most investments.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 30, 2016

Recent research by CSO Insights say you can achieve this performance if your organization has a “superior ability to build a solid business case / ROI”. CSO Insights uncovered that Win-Rates increase dramatically, and Competitive / No Decision losses decline greatly as your ROI selling capability grows.

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Force Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

By identifying and addressing concerns early on, sellers can not only reduce the likelihood of discounts and “no decisions,” but can also influence the decision criteria itself by communicating on value in the early stages. Ensure that new tools and expectations are used as a curriculum, rather than a checklist.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Your marketing team can leverage this data for an effective outreach; for example, reaching out to customers with a discount deal on their birthday. You can enjoy all the benefits of CRM tools like Pipeliner CRM , HubSpot CRM, BIGContacts, Salesflare, Zoho CRM, Salesforce, and Pipedrive. More Opportunities to Grow Your Sales.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

We recently asked the developer of a very successful ROI/TCO tool what it took to get the tool to have such a big impact on driving incremental business, increasing competitive win rates and reduced discounting. So what did Mark and his team do to get this TCO sales tool well adopted and used so effectively?

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MarketJoy

AUGUST 18, 2022

These include: Building an impactful blog: A blog can be a powerful tool to increase your outreach, capture your target audience’s interest and acquire qualified leads. Create lead magnets: Examples are guides, video demos, discounts, reports, etc. There are several ways you can generate high-quality leads. Qualification.

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Braveheart Sales

JULY 30, 2020

Discounting and selling in bad economic times seem to go hand in hand, and they shouldn’t. Selling value is the way to avoid discounting. Here’s another way to help sellers avoid discounting and sell value – A repeatable sales process. The salesperson can accurately determine the ROI in their solution.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

“Work smarter, not harder” is a well-known quote that has been made possible through digital tools that have enabled everyone to be equally productive. With the support of automation tools, and to be more precise, running an automated email campaign works more efficiently. Nurture to Thrive!

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 94

Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2022

Use hashtags and other tools to make your posts more discoverable. You can also use social media platforms to run promotional campaigns or offer discounts. Implement a system for tracking your leads and customers to measure your success and ROI. Offer Discounts and Deals. Develop A Sales Strategy. Utilize Email Marketing.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choose the Right Tools and Technology Select tools and technology that facilitate hyper-personalization in text message marketing. Utilize generative AI to understand local preferences and provide personalized discounts or promotions that resonate with the community.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

They ask for discounts, knowing that the salesperson will be uncomfortable having the conversation. And unfortunately, when the buyer starts asking for discounts, and the salesperson is already uncomfortable discussing money, it becomes a freight train running off the profitability tracks. This is when buyers pounce. Permalink

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In an ROI / TCO Tool, various metrics can be used to summarize the business case and economic justification.

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 18, 2024

These tactics provide essential tools for salespeople at digital marketing agencies, enabling them to help local businesses flourish. Apart from this, audience segmentation allows companies to pinpoint and concentrate on high-value segments, potentially leading to higher ROI.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this guide we’ll delve into actionable steps on how to get better conversion rates – strategies that will help transform your site from being merely visually appealing into a powerful tool designed specifically for converting visitors into customers. Which three actions can improve your conversion rate?

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

They ask for discounts, knowing that the salesperson will be uncomfortable having the conversation. And unfortunately, when the buyer starts asking for discounts, and the salesperson is already uncomfortable discussing money, it becomes a freight train running off the profitability tracks. This is when buyers pounce.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Discount Face-to-face 52

Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

They ask for discounts, knowing that the salesperson will be uncomfortable having the conversation. And unfortunately, when the buyer starts asking for discounts, and the salesperson is already uncomfortable discussing money, it becomes a freight train running off the profitability tracks. This is when buyers pounce.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Discount Face-to-face 52

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 20, 2018

And this is having a significant and tangible impact, leading to more stalled deals, elongated sales cycles and steep discounting. These self-service tools need to replicate the discovery, engagement and intelligent advice of the best sales reps and specialist.

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Chorus.ai

APRIL 13, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts. This is particularly important now when clients are demanding extreme ROI from new products before they sanction purchases.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 62

The ROI Guy

APRIL 19, 2010

A recent article "How to price IT products in 7 steps" by Arpon Kar caught my eye about how vendors should use ROI to properly price solutions. Discount the monetary value of each objective with the deviation percentage. Sum up the discounted benefits. According to the article, the author recommends the following 7 steps: 1.Decide

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

I n 2011 you worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Price wars and discounting reign. And even when the time and skills are there, sales reps aren’t provided with the business value tools to make it easy to assess the value actually achieved, especially versus pre-solution and proposed ROI targets. As a result, product revenues have dropped 20% over the past 4 years.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring ROI Face-to-face 65

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 15, 2020

Drag and drop capabilities using interactive presentation tools allow companies to create animated PowerPoint presentations from traditional files to present in a new and more appealing format. Interactive value selling tools, like ROI and TCO calculators, allow team members to capture personalized data in real-time from buyers.

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Emissary

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you’re pushing to meet targets or going for bonus incentives, it’s time to pull out all the stops, use every tool available, leverage every advantage you have, and leave no stone unturned. Clarify the ROI . If you’re missing details needed for a persuasive ROI, lean on champions to fill in the gaps. . .

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Crunchbase

MAY 4, 2021

It will also ultimately offer a larger ROI as you work to scale your sales team. Here are three ways automating the sales process can help you do more with less, while driving substantial ROI even as your team grows. In fact, a Nucleus Research study found that automation software can increase sales productivity by nearly 15 percent.

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