No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. It’s a lonely world for account executives. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Sound familiar?

Referrals 328

Referrals Sales Management Hiring Scale 328

Zoominfo

AUGUST 25, 2020

We write it on our resumes. We try to demonstrate it in our day-to-day routines. Time management is important to us. But what does it mean to actually be productive when it comes to marketing? We’ll Answer that question in today’s blog post. Obstacles to Marketing Productivity.

Marketing 221

Marketing Campaigns ROI Scale 221

Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2018

Growth hacking—though, not a new concept, has swept the business world in recent months. The term refers to the use of experimentation and creativity as a means to ignite a company’s growth. Growth hackers skip the big-budget production of conventional marketing in favor of low-cost alternatives that grow and engage their user base.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Scale Trends 227

The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

So, how does this apply to sales? Why is it that salespeople continue to cling to their products despite every indication that it is minimizing their success? They know they will get abused when they do it, but they still do it. This is easy to follow when it is clear who the bad guys or good guys are.

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SME Lead Rank Lead Scoring Discount 299

Allego

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many companies find that their teams work in silos. But the pace of change means these companies can end up off the mark if they don’t work across teams, toward common goals. This is a common problem when it comes to creating sales content. The result: wasted time, energy, and money—and lost sales.

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Hiring Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Face-to-face 116

Highspot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Go to market launches are critical for most companies. of 30,000 new products are released into the market for customers to use. Why do so many products entering a new market fail? By putting together an all-star go-to-market team, you can ensure that you are set up for success.

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Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing 52

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

( Capgemini ) The data shared above is of 2023 and it’s only increasing! As personalization has already taken the center stage, ambitious marketers and sellers aren’t relying on pre-made templates to create content for any customer engagement. And thanks to technology that has become the chief enabler in this realm.

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B2B Strategy Demographics Social Media 105

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 7, 2018

Author: Bob Junke Recently, I had the honor of being asked by the Sales Enablement Society (SES) to offer my definition of sales enablement as an alternative to the one the SES Definition Working Group came up with. My definition follows, along with the reasons for it and application of it. I hope you find it beneficial.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Compensation Buyer 192

Hubspot Sales

JULY 7, 2023

As technology advances and becomes more accessible, businesses are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their sales processes. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way sales teams operate, giving them valuable insights and predictive analytics to drive more revenue. Are sales teams investing in AI?

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Data Lead Rank Hubspot Survey 110

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2023

The sustained growth that can only come from retaining and expanding your customer base relies on sales reps who consistently build genuine relationships with customers. Here’s how we put it all together. Internal communication and alignment between corporate and sales objectives are crucial for success.

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Strategy Customer Hiring How To 130

Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Sales Process Top of Funnel Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead 118

Showpad

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It’s a must-have — because 57% of B2B customers expect content that is tailored to their unique needs (Forrester Personalization At Scale 2022 ). Sales, marketing, and account management teams must demonstrate a deep understanding of a buyer’s unique business needs by tailoring information to build trust and add value.

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Scale Face-to-face Decision Maker Channels 52

Alice Heiman

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s more important now than ever that CEOs lead sales. I have to be strategic and run the entire company. I have a sales leader in place to lead sales.” The CEO’s Role in Sales. The CEO always has a role in sales, which changes as the company matures.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Leads 150

The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this day and age, no one doubts the importance of sales compensation when it comes to driving growth for a business. In today’s article, we’ll explain how you can make your efforts stand out and earn you deserved recognition as an indispensable asset to your organization. Then there’s the technology conundrum.

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Incentives Incentive Compensation Commission 81

Zoominfo

AUGUST 14, 2020

Part one of our GTM series was all about our inbound go-to-market motions. In case you missed it, our performance-based approach results in nearly 60% of our revenue. And in return, we’re able to ask for reps to commit to that motion, and in return we provide an infrastructure that helps our company win and our employees grow.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 200

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work?

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Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 113

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We are capping off a week in Nashville of go-to-market executive learnings, live music, and hot chicken. Some of the team have been at Pavilion ’s GTM2023 conference, a B2B SaaS conference for go-to-market executives. Tons of great information, which we’re distilling for you – let’s get into it. Efficiency.

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Conference Demand Generation Targets Account Based Marketing Scale 98

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Effectively onboarding new salespeople can be a daunting task. Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. Many sales professionals often don’t receive the crucial tools needed for success right away.

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Hiring Sales Talent Compensation Lead Rank 62

MarketJoy

APRIL 7, 2022

Why You Need Effective Buyer Personas for B2B Lead Generation. Personas are based on an ideal customer profile (ICP), which is a set of metrics that guide your overall sales strategy. Personas take this information and build it out to clarify the needs, behaviors, goals, and concerns of your audience. Why do they buy?

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Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Lead Generation Outsourcing Services 98

Allego

AUGUST 21, 2023

Frontline sales managers are the powerhouse behind every high-performing sales team. However, many frontline sales managers struggle because they don’t receive proper enablement and coaching. In many cases, frontline sales managers get promoted to that role because they’re a top-performing sales rep.

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Sales Management Strategy Face-to-face Coaching 62

The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As a sales leader, you already know that effective sales performance management isn’t just setting lofty sales targets and then pushing your team to achieve them. It’s about creating a systematic approach to selling at scale. Let’s get into it! Alignment isn’t just a nice-to-have.

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Incentives Incentive Scale Compensation 83

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

After the sales team returns home, they unpack their bags and hit the streets, energized and excited to hit the ground running. Sales faces a revolving door of change. It relies on automation to minimize the cycle time of updating the GTM plan. COVID is an obvious example of market volatility. stuff happens !

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Hiring Policies Territories Commission 83

Pipeliner

MAY 26, 2023

Sales enablement is a process that helps businesses equip their sales teams with the resources, tools, and information they need to improve their performance and close more deals. In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Scale Resources 98

SocialSellinator

AUGUST 28, 2022

Did you know that social media personalization can increase your marketing ROI by up to 400% ? When customers feel like a business knows them personally, they are more likely to respond positively to marketing initiatives. What is Personalization in Marketing? Consider a sales presentation. But it goes much deeper.

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Social Media Campaigns Media Strategy 119

Emissary

JANUARY 31, 2023

While it’s not clear how deep the recession will be, enterprises are already planning to cut costs and scale back revenue expectations. That’s a challenging environment for sales teams. Take a look at your most successful accounts, not just the biggest spenders, but also those that love your products and company.

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Account Decision Maker Face-to-face How To 96

The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Believe it or not, the new year is right around the corner– and that means it’s time to plan your sales compensation strategy for 2024. But, in this era of constantly shifting market conditions, it can be difficult to know what changes will best set your sales organization on the path towards success.

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Compensation Incentives Incentive Commission 83

LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned sales professional or an emerging entrepreneur, understanding the best way to track sales leads is critical for your business success. According to studies, well-nurtured leads produce a 20% increase in sales opportunities compared to non-nurtured leads. How do I organize sales leads in Excel?

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Maximizer Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 52

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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Trends Report Data Strategy 81

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

COVID-19 the catalyst for profound and sustainable changes in marketing’s way of working. The results of account-based marketing (ABM) , content marketing, in- or outbound marketing, on- and offline marketing, and branding, have to be monitored and presented more than in the past. The risk or return ratio.

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ROI Account Marketing Lead Rank 93

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 4, 2023

You want your business to be as appealing, even though it can sometimes be highly challenging. It’s vital to realize that effective marketing precedes sales. It’s vital to realize that effective marketing precedes sales. It is the first essential step.

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Customer Hiring Licensing Loyalty 78

Salesmate

AUGUST 6, 2020

Previously, many businesses have conceptualized their sales and marketing teams and functions as two separate entities. In this context, marketers’ job is to produce content and promote the company to bring in as many leads as possible, while the sales team are left to attempt to convert these leads into customers.

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Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Follow-up Lead Rank 129

Sales Hacker

MARCH 24, 2021

The key to unlocking a stronger opportunity pipeline and an increase in qualified leads is a unified, cohesive marketing and sales team. Alignment between sales and marketing is how you’ll build a system rooted in strategy, data and targeted initiatives to better reach prospective clients.

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Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 104

Women Sales Pros

JUNE 21, 2019

Strategies To Drive Sales It’s an age old problem, the friction between marketing and sales. In most organizations they are like oil and water with marketing feeling like they are doing all the heavy lifting – developing campaigns, strategies that tap new prospects and taking market awareness to a whole new level.

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Marketing Energy Margin Lead Rank 114

Showpad

JULY 7, 2020

Welcome to the second post of this blog series for executives. . In this edition, I’ll be discussing the three most critical success factors when it comes to sales enablement. Did sales enablement success factors change during COVID-19? . Alignment is a term that’s used all the time but rarely defined.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Forecasting Engineering 137

Highspot

OCTOBER 23, 2023

You’ve put months of hard work into developing your new product, and now it’s time for its much-awaited debut. However, launching your product is not just another item on your to-do list; it’s a defining moment that can make or break your business. Nearly 30,000 new products are released into the market every year.

Negotiation 59

Negotiation Scale Social Media Webinar Metrics 59

Act!

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The data confirms it: 80 percent of customers prefer working with companies that offer a personalized user experience that aligns with their customer preferences. Truly innovative companies use customer feedback loops to inform their critical product decisions and create a roadmap for business growth. Blackberry, Yahoo!,

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Customer Analysis ACT Incentives 52