The Pipeline

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Richard “Rick”Janezic is Chief Sales Officer for StrikeZone Sales Systems, a management consulting and sales productivity improvement company focused on helping executives, investors and boards of small and middle market B2B firms to increase financial strength and valuation. Subscribe today , and take the Breakfast on the go!

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

It’s also important to determine the lifetime value a customer brings and create loyalty efforts based on long-term revenue estimates. Technology : Sales and marketing intelligence platforms and customer relationship management systems. Doing so may also offset declines in aging products a company sells.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Predict Future Sales Trends By incorporating accurate firmographic data — industry, company size, location, and revenue — with relevant signals that reflect up-to-date buyer behavior, data teams are able to build AI models that can better predict future sales trends.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

You’ve probably heard by now how intelligent lead routing — an automated system of processing leads — can help sales teams improve their speed to lead and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. If that’s the case, you’ll want to understand things like your ideal conversion rate, your speed-to-lead rate, or your quarterly revenue goals.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. They’re not closing sales because your prospecting system is broken. The Only Fail-Proof Prospecting System. Thoughtful and provocative questioning has a huge impact on close rates and sales revenues.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 6, 2020

Given everything we have learned from manufacturing, why haven’t companies taken a similarly unified and data-driven approach to other aspects of business, particularly today’s fragmented revenue process? . So why don’t more companies – of all types – have a similar process in place for revenue?” . Not so much. Data Is the Customer.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 24, 2024

Revenue intelligence is one way you can use AI to help improve your business’s growth. On this page, we’ll cover everything you need to know about revenue intelligence, including: Table of Contents What is revenue intelligence? Why use revenue intelligence? What is revenue intelligence? So, how does this work?

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

Generative AI is having a profound effect on sales training, helping to automate tasks, streamline processes, and create training materials. Generative AI (gen AI), in particular, is having a profound effect on sales training. Generative AI (gen AI), in particular, is having a profound effect on sales training. It’s a lot.

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Highspot

JUNE 1, 2023

Major advances include: generative AI for sales enablement, enterprise-class training and coaching, and ​​services and success resources that empower revenue teams to scale what good looks like in business-to-business (B2B) selling.

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Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2022

In an ideal world, B2B revenue teams would run with lightning-fast lead response times, streamlined operations, and an aligned sales and marketing team. Here are some real-life examples of intelligent routing that tackle challenges faced by revenue ops teams. But can all of that be possible at the same time? Without a doubt.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 23, 2024

Theo Omtzigt, chief technology officer, Lemurian Labs Advanced AI systems that can generate new content like text, images, and videos have become very popular recently. These systems, known as generative models, use complex mathematical techniques to identify patterns in massive datasets.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Winning large business contracts leads to increased revenue — but selling solely to large enterprises isn’t necessarily sustainable for a sales strategy. SMBs differ from enterprises in clientele, goals, and needs, but stepping up your SMB sales game can eventually increase your revenue. What is Considered SMB?

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2024

In previous discussions, I’ve emphasized the pressing need for investment in enablement to drive lasting revenue growth , especially in today’s volatile economy. Simply put, it involves maintaining consistency in your enablement system. Effective programs recognize the power of leader ownership.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

“We’re in a time of uncertainty,” says Hussam AlMukhtar, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. A marketing technology stack is the set of tools marketers use to execute their everyday tasks, from analytics platforms to task management systems. Think buying signals, engagement, and account-based marketing.

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Allego

JANUARY 10, 2024

The new darling in this arena is generative AI (gen AI), and it is transforming how revenue enablement teams do their jobs and elevating their performance. Sales and marketing teams are reaping the benefits of this technology, as vendors add generative AI capabilities to their sales enablement platforms.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The rapid rise of generative AI has become the most captivating trend in the tech industry today. The ability of generative AI to automate routine tasks, analyze data, and generate content is already freeing up valuable time that entrepreneurs, executives, and individuals can use to instead focus on more strategic decision-making.

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of machines, especially computer systems, to perform tasks that are typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning independently, reasoning, and decision-making. This ability enables the system to become more accurate over time. Want to learn more about sales automation?

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 20, 2024

However, traditional, slower models are facing replacement by faster, more agile systems for rapid development. Any reputable DevOps consulting service can work with you to adopt new technologies, processes, and development cycles across digital platforms, digital commerce, and large-scale data-driven systems.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. While MQLs don’t translate to immediate revenue or even pipeline contribution, the value isn’t equivalent to open rates, page views, and the like. How do you define a lead?

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I’ve been writing a series on the importance of systems thinking in buying and selling. A fundamental issue we have to understand is “What happens when two independent systems intersect and have to work together?” We focus on our effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity in generating revenue.

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Zoominfo

MAY 1, 2023

In order to drive awareness, MQLs, pipeline — and ultimately revenue — from B2B advertising, you need to track the best success factors and strike a balance between top, middle, and bottom of funnel metrics. A campaign could generate a low CTR if you’re targeting too broad an audience, even with a high amount of impressions.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

An improvement in productivity translates to more deals closed and more revenue for your business, which means productivity directly impacts your bottom line. A more productive team leads to more deals, revenue, and growth. DOWNLOAD Ready to become a better sales leader? FREE DOWNLOAD Why is sales productivity important?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

To understand the connection between social following and revenue, ZoomInfo queried our database of over 14 million businesses to identify companies with above-average revenue, relative to their industry, and looked at their Twitter & Facebook followers. For small businesses, social media is likely lead generation-focused.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

B2B lead generation, often shortened to lead gen, is the lifeblood of a healthy business. Because awareness has already been established, lead generation strategies typically are activated in the second stage of the sales funnel — interest. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation? Who Handles B2B Lead Generation?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. It’s not intuitive, then, that these two functions often exist in silos, each having their own systems and processes. A collaborative lead-scoring approach ensures high-quality lead generation.

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Highspot

JANUARY 5, 2024

Underperforming sales teams are spinning their wheels on activities that don’t generate revenue – getting lost toggling between different tools, struggling to find the right materials to prepare for meetings, and trying to make sense of disjointed data, rather than closing deals.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 28, 2023

She has helped her small business owner clients generate over $365 million in revenue and has coached 40 entrepreneurs to become multimillion-dollar CEOs. .” The Incredible Journey of Dr. Darnyelle Harmon Dr. Harmon is a force to be reckoned with in the world of entrepreneurship.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Avoid These 3 Things 3 pitfalls to avoid when growing and scaling a sales team 1) Thinking that more sales headcount = more revenue This is a pitfall and simply not true. Waylon McGill warns: “Unless you have incredible win rates and strong ACV it’s an expensive way to grow revenue.” Let’s get into it. Avoid premature AE expansion.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

A CRM system puts your salesforce, marketing, and customer outreach department ahead of your competitors. The analytics can help develop micro-plans, support the sales team, and generate more revenue for your business. Here are a few significant benefits of CRM software: 1. Get to Know Your Customers. Improved Communication.

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Lead411

APRIL 11, 2024

Although artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential to boost sales, enhance customer connections, and increase revenue, it also comes with ethical concerns and risks that must be carefully considered. Finally, AI is opening up new possibilities for personalization, efficiency, and revenue development in the B2B sales data arena.

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Nutshell

JUNE 7, 2023

CRMs are systems for managing customer data and strengthening relationships with leads to close more deals. One way to ensure your CRM is performing as it should is to regularly review and optimize the system, solving issues that may arise along the way so your company realizes a high ROI on your CRM.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 19, 2023

A segmented relationship between sales and marketing creates inefficiencies that cost companies millions in lost revenue. Marketing collateral is fine for generating interest and highlighting the benefits of the product or service. When I asked, “How many leads did we generate?” Let’s explore.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

If consistent revenue makes a business successful, then a solid RevOps team is a non-negotiable. After all, RevOps teams play an active role in supporting every function that drives revenue growth, from sales to marketing to finance to customer success. Agile technology. Audit your tech stack.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I had an opportunity to talk with Perry for a recent episode of The Adapter’s Advantage podcast , during which he discusses how Riverside’s sales excellence team accelerates revenue growth for the companies in the Micro-Cap Fund. And that involves enabling sales leaders and reps to increase productivity and accelerate revenue growth.

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