The Pipeline

AUGUST 21, 2018

Sales cycles are no strangers to cyclicality and seasonal swings. There is no denying that summer brings a different rhythm and energy to sales. By helping them think through their situation vis-a-vis their objectives rather than product, buying cycles, or worse sales cycle, the discussion revolves around them.

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Energy Decision Maker Objections Face-to-face 79

Women Sales Pros

JULY 19, 2019

Sales cycles are longer, great calls go dark and the more it happens the more you are doubting your sales skills. The sale happens in the follow-up, it almost always happens in the follow-up. What do you think the chances are that you will interact with a prospect at the exact time they are ready to buy?

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Follow-up Call-back Energy Sales Cycle 130

Vengreso

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

With the technology and tools available, we should be better than ever at qualifying leads and discerning what opportunities are the best use of our time and energy, but sadly, it’s not the case. 18:42] How sales has changed in recent years. [26:04] 26:04] Learning to niche in to grow big as sales professionals. [33:50]

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Buyer Infusion Hiring Follow-up 110

SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2018

We’ve become #1 in enterprise purchase intent data because these products change the game for sales in three ways: Account prioritization – Knowing which accounts to focus on in any given period (day, week, month). All our energy is focused on serving the very granular needs of tech vendors. You can set one up through our website.

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Intent Data Intent Data Enterprise 139

Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 26, 2020

The 5 areas we’ll be reviewing include: Mental fitness Having various outlets to relieve stress Appearance Energy to make it through the day Self-reflection Mental fitness Sales can be mentally taxing, especially with a challenging sales cycle. Make sure that what you’re sending out is positive energy.

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Exercises Energy Ideal Customer Profile Outside Sales 52

Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It really depends on where you, as the sales leader, have focused your team’s energy. Sales velocity : How quickly do your deals move from qualified opportunity to closed ? The speed at which deals move through your sales cycle (i.e., Once enablement knows that, they can hone in on the root cause.

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Sales Enablement Tools Top of Funnel Hiring 164

Chorus.ai

APRIL 27, 2020

Still well below March levels, but an improvement Reduction in the pipeline, conversion rate, and deal value persists while sales cycle increases (Challenger data) Meeting volume up 3% week over week after being down the first two weeks of Q2. The length of the sales cycle is a mixed bag.

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Webinar Metrics Discount Sales Cycle Pipeline 62

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When applied to sales and marketing, predictive analytics forecasts companies most likely to buy or take future action relevant to your business. Given the time and energy that it takes to create content, these insights are essential to a streamlined, efficient content creation strategy. How exactly does that work?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Marketing 100

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The sales structure isn’t the only thing that has changed over the years; how sales reps find and prospect customers has changed as well. Perhaps the organization has developed personas for exactly who sales reps should be reaching out to, but without data and analytics to back it up those personas may be way off the mark.

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Industry Data Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face 98

Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

To pair with the above technique, when you have hundreds of training videos that are placed in dozens of different curriculums and modules, it makes it difficult for reps to find the exact training they need at the exact time they need it. Managers can also set timestamps and reference them in relation to the feedback.

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Software Software Retention Call-back 59

SBI

MAY 14, 2013

That post, along with the one you’re reading now, is aimed at complex sales. The characteristics of a complex sale are typically wider and deeper business challenges that require longer sales-cycles and result in larger average deal sizes. Rational analysis requires time and energy. Help them discover it.

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Analysis Energy Buyer Lead Generation 137

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2020

And just like searching for oil, sometimes, in sales, you’re right next to your next big opportunity and have no idea or don’t take advantage of it because it seems like it’s too difficult. Hello, shorter sales cycle. Step 1: Find New Markets With Your Closed-Won Deals. How long did it take to close?

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Pipeline Decision Maker Marketing How To 108

Close.io

MAY 14, 2018

Every smart sales rep knows you can’t go out and sell to just anyone. And you’re going to have much higher levels of success if you target that exact person. So why don’t you do the same with your inbound sales? And in many cases, they’re the exact type of customer you want to turn away. You have an ideal customer.

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Top of Funnel Inbound Funnel Customer 132

Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In this article, we’ll go over six sales onboarding tools, starting with our own, Bigtincan Learning (formerly Brainshark), which we’ll carefully explain in the context of those 4 factors above. You can read about it in detail below or schedule a demo if you want to see exactly how it could help your sales organization. Sales cycle.

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Comparison Software Software Hiring 105

The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Unfortunately, sales isn’t the only function experiencing high levels of burnout. Nearly 3 in 5 employees report negative impacts of work-related stress, including lack of interest, motivation, or energy (26%) and lack of effort at work (19%). What is Sales Burnout and Why is it so Common? Let’s jump into it!

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Commission Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 78

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Let’s start there, let’s look at CRM systems–but the exact same thinking can be applied to virtually all sales training and most consultant work. Sales cycles are very different. If we are to improve our ability to engage our customers, if we are to improve win rates, deal sizes, sales cycles.

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Ideal Customer Profile System Up-Sell Sales Process 84

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2017

So taking a cue from Henry Ford, companies have split the sales cycle into specialized areas of responsibility to maximize efficiency and output. Closing is no easy feat, and it doesn’t make sense to have your top sales reps spend time researching companies and hunting for leads if they’re best at selling.

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Sales Qualified Lead Hiring Quota Lead Rank 143

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

A lot of the tactics and responsibilities effective sales leaders need to understand and fulfill aren't exactly intuitive. While there's no be-all-end-all playbook for effective sales leadership, there are some tricks and strategies you can employ early on to set yourself on the right track. What's the sales cycle?

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Hubspot Hiring Top of Funnel Sales Leadership 93

Rob Jolles

AUGUST 26, 2022

The most effective time and place to cross-sell is at the at the end of the sales cycle, when customers have already committed to a purchase, and are satisfied with his or her solution. What do you get when combine energy, enthusiasm… and great content? Wait, in this case, that’s not exactly true.

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Meeting Up-Sell Call-back Motivation 52

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This information will provide valuable insight on where you should focus your energy to best connect with and serve your audience as you implement social media into your sales strategy. Additionally, if you work in B2B sales, performing a competitive analysis of your ideal customer’s competitors is also worthwhile.

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Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Media Strategy 124

SBI

MAY 22, 2012

Rationality requires a more focused analysis, and effective analysis requires both time and energy. Time and energy, along with patience and attention span, are limited resources and can be depleted quicker than a smartphone’s battery. It requires a lot more energy to envision something than it does to experience it.

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Energy Call-back Buyer Scale 122

Sales Hacker

MARCH 17, 2021

Everyone should be doing work that they’re empowered to do, excited to do, and capable of doing without draining their energy or being a constant pull on management. This may mean expanding some departments and shrinking others. Having a goal of selling more is great, but what will actually allow you to sell more?

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Revenue Scale Opportunity Top of Funnel 93

Gong.io

JULY 20, 2022

In this article, you’re going to learn how to create a revenue-driving sales ICP, and then put it into practice to improve sales targeting and drive conversion rates. What exactly is an ICP in sales? . The ICP sales acronym stands for Ideal Customer Profile. Faster sales cycle + higher win rates.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Persona 62

Selling Energy

MAY 11, 2018

The next time you hear “I need to think about it,” think about this: if you take the path of least resistance and take the stated objection literally, you’ll either unnecessarily lengthen the sales cycle or you’ll lose the sale entirely. Subscribe to the Selling Energy Blog !

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Proposal Face-to-face Construction Energy 40

Selling Energy

MAY 3, 2018

Networking is an essential part of the sales cycle; however, it can fall to the wayside because of fatigue or shyness. Subscribe to the Selling Energy Blog ! Other times it is pushed aside because of laziness and neglect. Case in point: a few years ago, I was in an elevator with two men on the way to a networking event.

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Networking Face-to-face Segment Energy 40

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

However, their actual sales processes are almost identical. Sales Cycle. One big difference between the two is the length and complexity of the sales cycle. Inside sales typically has a much shorter sales cycle. On the other hand, outside sales can involve week- or month-long sales cycles.

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Outside Sales Inside Sales Hiring Top of Funnel 81

LeadFuze

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

What exactly is sales outsourcing? Sales outsourcing is when you purchase sales functions (lead generation, cold calling , etc.) outside of your own in-house sales department to help promote your company’s products or services. 1 Consider Your Sales Cycle and Product.

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Outsourcing Services Sales Outsourcing Hiring Lead Generation 58

PandaDoc

MARCH 13, 2023

If you are a business, then you are well aware of what a sales cycle is. These days, there is a tendency toward sales cycles becoming slower. One solution to effectively speeding up your sales cycle is to optimize the sales processes within your company. What is a sales cycle?

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Sales Cycle Decision Maker Proposal Case Study 52

Sales Hacker

JULY 29, 2021

Scorsone from Aircall says in her discussion about productivity, it’s important to not get caught up in just measuring how many sales-related activities your reps are accomplishing. That means higher quality work, more efficient time management, and a smoother progression for leads moving through your sales funnel. Mentorship.

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Top of Funnel Motivation Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 109

Sales Hacker

MAY 24, 2021

It teaches you exactly how to thread a story through your brand and how both sales and marketing can be part of that process. That’s why sales calls, demos, and catch-ups are so valuable to your business. Developing expertise takes time and energy and unfortunately, there are few shortcuts. Content ideation.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 71

Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

Measuring the exact numbers are thus not so straightforward for enablement managers. 90-day: First sale worth over $50k made without any hand-holding. Once you have this structure clearly laid out, it will help your reps focus their energies to accomplish the objectives. Metric 4 — Sales cycle.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Cycle 52

Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2016

Measuring the exact numbers are thus not so straightforward for enablement managers. 90-day: First sale worth over $50k made without any hand-holding. Once you have this structure clearly laid out, it will help your reps focus their energies to accomplish the objectives. Metric 4 — Sales cycle.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Cycle 52

Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2019

The idea at the core of this methodology is that you should customize your company’s sales enablement tools and activities based on solutions that are already in place. Then, you can spend more energy on qualifying leads and perfecting messaging about your value. The solution sales process is a reactionary process.

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Sales Methodology Inbound Lead Rank Consultative Selling 77

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

How transactional is your sales process? If your sales cycle is relatively short and your sales reps have minimal interactions with prospects, key account management probably isn't the right choice. Regularly review your key accounts to verify they still require the additional time, energy, and resources.

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Hiring Account Analytics Sales Qualified Lead 120

Allego

AUGUST 9, 2018

Today, many organizations devote most (if not all) of their training resources to structured, formal learning even though it’s the least retained – and least valuable – to your average sales rep. This is the reverse of what should be done. The second key technology is video.

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Scale Video ACT Competition 48

Pipeliner

AUGUST 29, 2018

The way that CRM is used has a different impact on each industry, based on how it is used and adopted by the sales force. Printing and Leveraging a CRM: In the printing industry, there is often a long sales cycle, which ranges anywhere from a few days, to even a few years.

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System Industry CRM Outsourcing Services 53

SBI

JULY 31, 2012

What good is expending all that time and energy if you are not even in the race?And And for sales managers, there’s no better indication of when coaching intervention is needed, then you can get from knowing the KBIs. What is the average amount of time needed to move deals through the sales cycle to a close?

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Webinar Metrics Hiring Forecasting Lead Rank 120