Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The integration of tools like AI adds layers of complexity to the selling process. The Role of Kevin as the Chief Technology Officer of the Americas Kevin leads a technical team of sales engineers and sales specialists at Sienna. B2B enterprise selling has become increasingly complex, necessitating a shift in sales strategies.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2020

Every day you want to progress toward achieving positive sales performance. And they realize automation is the missing link in their proposal process. 68% of Salespeople Don’t Have Enough Time to Focus on Sales Activities. While sales proposals may seem like a formality, they are another sales tool for closing deals.

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PandaDoc

MAY 30, 2019

A slow sales cycle is kryptonite to good sales teams. So, to be the best, you need to speed up your sales cycle. So, to be the best, you need to speed up your sales cycle. Here are 14 ways you can close deals faster and set up your entire company for sustained growth. Watch now.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2022

How are your sales reps using their time? Or are they losing the bulk of their time on non-sales tasks? If you’re like most sales organizations, the latter scenario probably rings a bell. A lot of sales teams spend more time than they should on non-sales activities. What is sales productivity?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 24, 2023

You’re probably here because you want to build a successful sales enablement strategy for your business. Read on to discover how to create effective sales strategies through the power of enablement and turn your team into an all-star performance machine. What is a sales enablement strategy? You’ve come to the right place!

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

A sales plan is a roadmap that outlines your business’s strategy for selling its products or services. Acting as an essential tool for businesses of all sizes and in all industries, a robust sales plan helps to identify sales goals, target markets, and sales tactics to achieve those goals. What is a sales plan?

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Requests for proposals (RFPs) generate a whopping average of 35% of annual sales revenue , according to Loopio’s 2021 RFP Response Benchmarks and Trends Report. The new research, which surveyed 650+ teams, found that despite economic uncertainty over the past year, RFPs are expected to be an integral part of sales growth in 2021.

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LeadFuze

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We’re going to take a close look at the world of sales process automation. You’ll learn what it is, how it can help your sales team, and what pitfalls to avoid. Tap on a topic below to jump to a specific section in the article: What is sales process automation? Do’s and don’ts of sales process automation.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

Salespeople need to retain a lot of information and master the right sales skills to consistently hit their numbers. An effective sales readiness strategy is essential to their success. An effective sales readiness strategy is essential to their success. Essential Sales Skills Every Rep Should Have. Communication.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 17, 2019

“Sales stack” is jargon for the technology/software salespeople need to do their jobs and communicate effectively with prospects. Having the right tools in your stack is the best way to support your reps, so that they can do their best work. To determine what you need in your stack, start by looking at your sales process.

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Gong.io

JULY 13, 2022

And more importantly, can it help your team sell more, and how do you adopt it smoothly? We’ll even share some SNAP Selling questions you can use to dial in your sales team. SNAP Selling is a sales framework that helps sales reps bring value to today’s overwhelmed and frazzled buyers. Image Source ).

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Nutshell

JUNE 19, 2018

When you think about the activities that are essential to making a sale, you probably think about actions that require the human touch of the sales rep—listening to a prospect’s needs, developing a solution for them, and asking for the sale when it’s time to do so. What Is Sales Automation?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s Vice President of Sales, sat down with Maurice Fuller, founder of StaffingTec and the New Vector Group, to share business development strategies technologies that staffing firm leaders can (and should be) leveraging to grow their business and candidate pipelines faster. What are their pain points?

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Crunchbase

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Undoubtedly, automation should play a vital role in every business’s sales funnel. It also increases efficiency, improves accuracy, and speeds up the sales process. However, not only should businesses automate their sales funnel, but they should also use personalization in sales. Fuel your sales team.

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SendBuzz

MAY 2, 2023

In order to seal a deal, a series of emails known as a follow-up emails are typically sent out following a crucial point in the sales funnel. They were shocked to learn that the sixth email in the cycle received a massive 27% response rate! According to several research, follow-ups increase response rates. A second Backlinko.io

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s Vice President of Sales, sat down with Maurice Fuller, founder of StaffingTec and the New Vector Group, to share business development strategies technologies that staffing firm leaders can (and should be) leveraging to grow their business and candidate pipelines faster. What are their pain points?

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Nutshell

JUNE 19, 2018

When you think about the activities that are essential to making a sale, you probably think about actions that require the human touch of the sales rep—listening to a prospect’s needs, developing a solution for them, and asking for the sale when it’s time to do so. What Is Sales Automation?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 17, 2018

And, of course, sales is all about momentum. So, what can speed up your deal and get you to the close faster? E-contracts remove that same friction that kills momentum in sales and keeps you from the close. Thinking about automating your proposal and contract processes but not sure where to get started?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Automatically track and organize every sales attempt. Imagine owning a high-end retail store selling designer clothing but not staffing the store with experts who can observe buyer browsing behavior and offer assistance. Tools, like the free HubSpot CRM , allow you to monitor how and when your leads interact with your website.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Troops

APRIL 18, 2018

It’s great if you can fill the top of the funnel, but you won’t get far if your sales pipeline is a leaky bucket. This article is designed to help you identify ways to improve the way you engage with prospects in your sales pipeline stages. The importance of defining sales pipeline stages.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 23, 2019

Forty-two percent of salespeople report that prospecting is the part of the sales process they struggle with most. But as a sales professional, consistent prospecting efforts are arguably your most important activity. The average rep only makes two attempts before giving up, yet the average sale requires eight attempts.

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SBI

AUGUST 28, 2012

There’s something about the cycles of life that make time appear to pass faster or slower. In sales, we battle two voices. And while timing has always been important in sales (think monthly and quarterly objectives) the most important thing is to beat the revenue objective before the final buzzer goes off.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2023

Imagine a sales representative who never sleeps, never gets tired, and possesses an uncanny ability to analyze vast amounts of data in seconds. This is the promise of AI sales reps, and their potential to revolutionize the sales industry is undeniable. The application of generative AI in sales is diverse.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A couple of sectors were all set to adopt the remote work culture, but then there are a few niches such as sales where remote work came with its own set of challenges! Create a remote-first sales infrastructure to facilitate seamless virtual selling at scale. Are There Any Perks Of Retaining A Remote Sales Team?

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Allego

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I’m willing to bet you’re like me when it comes to buying something, whether it’s a new pair of boots or enterprise software. This presents a significant challenge for sales teams that struggle to adapt to these evolving expectations. You’re probably thinking, “That all sounds great, but what does the software actually do?

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The term “sales culture” is a bit of a fuzzy concept. Its quality can’t be measured the same way your team’s monthly revenue, email activity, average tenure, or quota achievement can, but that doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant. How to build a winning sales culture. Low turnover of reps.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Prospecting 80

Close.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

No joke, we’ve spoken to CEOs who want to make money on outbound prospecting in 90 days, but when asked how long their sales cycle is, they answer “four to six months.” Zuora has three customer types that need them: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): These companies are obviously “born into subscription.” Massive sales team growth.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Every second counts — the pressure is on, and each word in your sales quote matters. However, creating accurate quotes manually — juggling between spreadsheets, and trying to keep up with rapidly changing customer data — can feel like an impossible challenge. Your sales pipeline is clogged, and your golden opportunities are wasted.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Co-Founder & CEO Mike Vichich and Co-Founder & CPO, Tyler Felous , launched and subsequently killed three different consumer apps before launching Wisely, but at the same time, the quality of their software was improving. If you’ve used big-name prospecting tools before, you know that they all share one, massive problem: Bad data.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 8, 2022

Without a doubt, quotes and sales proposals are an essential part of business operations, and many firms rely on Salesforce proposals. Sales teams need to move fast in order to secure opportunities and send compelling details to prospects. Let’s get started with our guide to creating Salesforce proposals!

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PandaDoc

MAY 3, 2022

Sales enablement tools are so hot right now. It’s easy to get caught up in a rush to have the coolest new sales tools. Here’s a closer look at tools that can help SDRs develop qualified leads and move deals farther down your sales pipeline. Why sales development reps love sales development toolkits.

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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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Hubspot Sales

JULY 17, 2023

Of top-performing sales organizations , 57% have harnessed AI for forecasting, understanding customer needs, and competitive intelligence. Sales, with its data-intensive nature, generates vast amounts of unstructured data. AI sales software structures data, analyzes sentiment, and finds patterns that need a closer look.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2022

Sales teams often struggle with configuration of price quotes when dealing with complex products or services or large product catalogs. Sales teams are often forced to use manual processes that result in errors, inaccuracies, and wasted time. And these manual processes take sales reps away from their most important activity: selling.

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