SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

One of the biggest problems a VP of Sales faces is prioritization. Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? This post is written for the VP of Sales trying to determine which sales productivity problem to prioritize and which ones to ignore. You don’t run Marketing.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

I’m calling about (Your brief value prop – example: “the effectiveness of your online marketing”). Staring at a list of cold names you have to call can be discouraging. Calling those names and leaving voice mails that never get returned is also discouraging. Don’t you wish there was a way to turn cold names into warm leads?

Lead Rank 120

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 120

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

What is channel sales? In a channel sales model, a company sells through third partners -- affiliate partners (who get commission on each purchase), resellers, value-added providers (who typically bundle your product with their own), or another entity that doesn't work for it directly. The Definition of Channel Sales.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

First-time sales outreach response is plummeting. This is Don with Marketers Plus. I'm calling because you downloaded our guide to building successful holiday marketing campaigns, and I have a case study you might find valubale. This sales voicemail practice consists of three phases: before, during, and after.

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Call-back Case Study Follow-up Research 144

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

I’ve seen some incredible changes, and I can say without a doubt that right now is the best time to invest in a sales career. Sales is fun, critically important to scaling businesses, financially lucrative, and intellectually stimulating. 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Kick to the Curb in 2018. The first thing you need to do?

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Cold Calling Social Media Inbound Face-to-face 145

Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most successful sales reps have a wealth of experience with cold calling. You can revisit the fundamentals of selling, acquire a new soft skill that will enable you to close more deals, or simply leisurely read some sales and business literature. We’ve already introduced you to amazing sales books.

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Velocify

OCTOBER 11, 2017

New technologies are automating the sales process and making organizations more productive and efficient than ever before, and the impact on business growth is undeniable. To ensure successful implementation of a new sales technology, there’s some best practices to keep in mind as you go through the onboarding process and beyond.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

When I began my sales career all those years ago, I was told that at the bottom of all successful sales was a transfer of emotion – my manager told me that I was either transferring my positive feelings about my product onto my buyer, or he/she was transferring their negative feelings about it to me.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If you have been following along, then by now you have learned some crucial steps you can take to virtually guarantee you get called back by the hiring manager of the job you really want. Welcome to Part Five of our five part series entitled: “How to Apply for and Get a Better Paying Job.” What a nice position to be in!

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. Without proper planning, it’s impossible to know if you’re chasing the wrong audience, are too early or too late to a given market, or targeting a market that's too saturated with similar solutions.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

Nutshell

APRIL 28, 2020

If you’re a salesperson, this working arrangement has probably been a tough transition—making sales calls from your kitchen table while the kids fight over the remote in the living room isn’t what we’d call an ideal work environment. The Sell to Win Playbook collects 55 of the best expert sales tips we’ve ever published.

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ExecVision

JUNE 11, 2018

When done right, outreach emails are a powerful tool for any sales cadence. Our team has received thousands of prospecting emails, most of which are stone cold. Very few of them get opened, but the ones that do are either truly excellent or downright terrible. At the end, you’ll find actionable tips for writing your own prospecting emails.

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Outsourcing Services Prospecting Hiring Lead Rank 40

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast , we talk to Brian Birkett , the SVP of sales at LeanData. Brian is a long time sales executive and sales leader. He brings a diverse background in sales management experience spanning from startups to large public companies in both field and inside sales.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Quota 70

SalesLoft

MARCH 19, 2019

Three accomplished sales leaders joined SalesLoft’s CMO, Sydney Sloan , on stage at this year’s Rainmaker conference. Jim Steele , President & CRO Yext; Mark Roberge , Lecturer at Harvard Business School; and Alyssa Merwin , VP Sales Solutions N.A., Build exceptional sales teams. Mark Benioff was once a sales rep.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 27, 2012

Sales Leadership: Focus on Focus. The company has been growing, not at an aggressive pace but slowly and the sales organization was in chaos, working opportunistically on various sales deals and randomly in the marketplace. This particular client has not had a sales training program for over 5 years.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2018

A SAFE is not a debt instrument and guarantees the investor shares in the company at a future date at an agreed upon discount. You receive the capital to grow your business and investors get partial ownership of your venture. We’ve all seen the headlines, read the stories, and believed the hype. How does it work? Debt vs. Equity Financing.

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Lead Rank Infusion Lead Scoring Pivotal 81

ExecVision

AUGUST 31, 2018

Did you know the average win rate for an Inside Sales Team is only 22% ? Yet elite, best-in-class sales teams win 50% of their deals. Sales leaders that achieve this see: Increased sales without hiring additional reps. I was hired at 23 to run sales for a startup. That’s a BIG difference.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry. in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry. Best Sales Videos. Sales Videos by Well-Known Selling Experts.

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. They represent the freshest, most innovative thinking on sales currently on the market and take into consideration the changing sales climate and competitive realities every sales rep and sales leader is facing. Salespeople have changed as well.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 12, 2017

On top of that, why are sales people some of the few employees subject to variable compensation structures? Do other roles have employees that are all equally internally motivated while sales just attracts the classic “slimy” stereotype that everyone loves to hate? Sales performance is easier to measure than other roles.

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DialSource

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Let’s be honest, the job of a Sales Development Representative can be overwhelming. When it comes to helping their sales team get the most out of this necessary tool, a sales leader’s approach should center around one thing: finding ways to make the individual sales rep’s day better. Up for a Test? Here’s why.

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Close.io

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Sales data can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, data can help you make smart decisions, uncover new opportunities, and crush sales targets. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, and only deal with the sales data that matters most? The answer: with a sales dashboard. The answer: with a sales dashboard.

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Examples Top of Funnel Forecasting Lead Rank 82

Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Best Sales Blogs: Sales Hacker. Heinz Marketing. Jill Konrath's Fresh Sales Strategies. HubSpot Sales Blog. Sales Solutions Blog. Sales Gravy. Marc Wayshak's Sales Blog. Sales for Life. LinkedIn Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. Sales Benchmark Index.

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Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

If you’ve got ambitions of becoming a top inside sales rep at your company, you’re going to have to build and sharpen these critical sales skills first. Many of these sales skills can be relatively quickly learned and cultivated through self-education and a relentless dedication to bettering yourself in your sales role.

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Inside Sales Top of Funnel Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 71

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Hiring Handbook 141

Velocify

AUGUST 2, 2017

Jill Konrath, globally recognized sales acceleration expert and bestselling author, recently interviewed five sales leaders at high-growth companies to learn how they are achieving such outstanding results. Are you obsessed with what matters most for sales growth? Obsession 1: Feeding the lead machine.

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Hiring Inside Sales Scale eBook 49

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 130

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Sales Tip to Dear Mike: Unsolicited E-Mail Not Effective in Sales Anymore! When will salespeople realize that old tactics to get attention do not work in a modern sales world? Low price guarantee on all international calls). Consulting. Dozens of products to choose from.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guarantee Top of Funnel 161

Vengreso

JULY 2, 2020

The sales landscape has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Sales leaders’ priorities shifted and sales prospecting strategies pivoted. Many companies went from growth forecasts to survival mode, and those sales professionals who have not adapted to the new normal of virtual selling are struggling.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Strategy Buyer Persona 80

SugarCRM

JULY 28, 2022

A Hybrid Mix of Online and Face-to-Face for Marketing. Digital marketing has leaped to the forefront with every industry rapidly adopting the latest digital engagement techniques. If there is one big change we have seen, it’s no longer just software, technology, and consumer brands investing in digital marketing.

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Close.io

JUNE 24, 2019

Marketing was responsible for building interest and generating leads and then sales would pick up the baton and close revenue. Marketing, driven largely by traffic goals, developed all sorts of techniques to build inbound interest and send leads pouring in— but this increase in traffic also increased the number of low-quality leads.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 91

Close.io

MAY 20, 2019

If you want to scale your sales team, grow your revenue, and beat out the competition, there’s no question you need to understand data. All the best sales teams in the world run on data. Unlike revenue, more isn’t always better when it comes to sales data. You don’t need more sales metrics and data to wade through.

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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Churn 88

Cience

JULY 9, 2020

If you’ve worked in marketing or sales over the past decade then you’ve most likely heard it said: “Cold calling is dead.” How to Handle Objections In Sales Calls. Cold Calling Tips From Sales Pros. The cold calling technique takes its origin from door-to-door sales. How is cold calling still viable? Telemarketing.

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Cience

MAY 7, 2019

Let’s talk about the unicorns of sales development: high-quality sales leads. High-quality sales leads are the heart of our business at CIENCE — the very best we give our clients. What is a Sales Lead? Once the qualified sales lead is passed to a Sales Manager or Account Executive, it is called an Opportunity.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 58

Close.io

AUGUST 28, 2018

How it’s used to help sales teams reach more people (faster and without wasting time), why it’s been one of the best-kept secrets of large sales teams for years and exactly why we’ve decided to launch it native in Close.io. It supercharges your team’s ability to make more sales calls. How the telephone revolutionized sales.

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Outsourcing Services Hiring Call-back Lead Rank 91

Cience

MAY 7, 2019

Let’s talk about the unicorns of sales development: high-quality sales leads. High-quality sales leads are the heart of our business at CIENCE — the very best we give our clients. What is a Sales Lead? Once the qualified sales lead is passed to a Sales Manager or Account Executive, it is called an Opportunity.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 40