The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

One proven way is to use analogies from different yet relatable practices. In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. No issue with that, but I prefer to use investment and the financial markets, primarily because of the focus on value. By Tibor Shanto. Productivity. Customer Value Management.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Keys to Success: All best-practices milestones must be included and properly sequenced. A journey is planned.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 3, 2023

Every business’s sales pipeline is different, but one thing they all have in common is that they take people from prospective leads to paying customers. As a manufacturing company, a steady customer base is key to your business’s growth, and the best way to maintain that customer base is through sales pipeline management.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. It's a CRM (or Customer Relationship Management Platform). If you're in sales, this result shouldn't be a big surprise.

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Nutshell

APRIL 3, 2024

When you’re running a consulting services business, a good CRM is a must to streamline your client acquisition process and keep a good balance between landing clients and delivering services. But should you use a consulting-specific CRM or a general-purpose CRM? However, CRM is a helpful tool for businesses of all sizes.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Determine key selling activities.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the high-stakes world of B2B sales, the game is all about seizing opportunities, outpacing the competition, and forging lasting connections with clients. The AI sales assistants today not only understand your clients but anticipate their needs with uncanny accuracy. What Is an AI Sales Assistant?

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Nutshell

MARCH 28, 2024

Consulting firms need a great sales pipeline to attract leads and close deals, as well as generate recurring revenue from clients and referrals. Read on to learn tips and best practices for managing an optimized sales pipeline for consulting firms. What is the typical sales process for consulting firms?

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Nutshell

MARCH 25, 2024

DOWNLOAD Is your business ready for a CRM? These benefits include: Strengthened relationships: One of the most important benefits of a formal customer onboarding process is the time you and your client will spend getting to know each other. DOWNLOAD Ready to become a better sales leader? But there’s more to do. Find out here.

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Act!

APRIL 23, 2024

You need a solid account-based marketing (ABM) approach to get your potential clients interested, and this is where a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can come in handy. A CRM for commercial real estate can help you manage your accounts and implement a targeted marketing approach. What is a commercial real estate CRM?

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Nutshell

MARCH 18, 2024

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become vital in managing customer data, creating effective sales processes, and boosting sales team efficiency. However, one of the obstacles to implementing these crucial but advanced systems is a low CRM adoption rate from the team that needs to use it.

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Nutshell

APRIL 4, 2024

After all, there are quite a few options out there, and you’re probably looking to narrow it down. On this page, we’ve listed 10 of the best meeting scheduler apps for your business. One of the biggest features to look for is a good user experience, primarily when it comes to ease of use. That’s why we’re here. Learn more 2.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Business insights: Insights gathered from survey data can also help you better understand the ins and outs of your sales process. Improves sales process: Finally, you can put your survey data to good use by using it to improve your sales process for customers and create a better customer experience.

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Act!

APRIL 25, 2024

You’re taking a break for lunch in the middle of a busy workday and open your inbox, only to find two new sales emails from unknown senders. The first one starts with a run-of-the-mill promotional sales pitch. No points for guessing which one resonates better. No points for guessing which one resonates better.

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Nutshell

APRIL 18, 2024

Your customer data is the key to understanding your customers better so you can improve your marketing, sales, customer experience, and more. An SCV consolidates your scattered customer data into one location so you can better understand your customers and use your data in meaningful ways. Want to learn more?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

McKinsey Institute reports that one-fifth of sales functions could be automated with artificial intelligence (AI). Before you close this tab to panic-update your resume, wait till you hear which fifth: writing cold emails, entering call notes in your CRM, and scheduling calls. How much time?

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. The method your sales reps use to contact the leads affects your bottom line and customer relationships significantly. After all, 43% of buyers think impression matters , and you get only one chance to make a memorable first sales impression.

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Autoklose

MARCH 18, 2024

Having a well-versed and highly-skilled sales team is an essential ingredient when it comes to the success of your entire business. When you’re starting out, and it’s just you and maybe another salesperson, it’s not difficult to make a sales strategy, implement it, and learn from the results. Do you have a sales process in place?

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Leads, opportunities, sales: That’s the natural sequence of the sales process, right? All you need to do is zoom out, see the bigger picture and start looking for long-term growth and expansion possibilities rather than focusing only on short-term conversion objectives. But opportunities can be much more than that.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that by 2025, 80 percent of B2B sale s interactions between buyers and sellers are predicted to happen virtually? That’s how fast the remote sales landscape is evolving. Virtual sales teams allow organizations to optimize costs, hire the best sales talent worldwide, and engage with prospects in different time zones.

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Nutshell

APRIL 4, 2024

After all, there are quite a few options out there, and you’re probably looking to narrow it down. On this page, we’ve listed 10 of the best meeting scheduler apps for your business. One of the biggest features to look for is a good user experience, primarily when it comes to ease of use. That’s why we’re here. Learn more 2.

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Nutshell

MARCH 20, 2024

Without leads, you can’t make sales, and if you can’t make sales, you won’t generate revenue. How do you know which one is right for your business? Keep reading as we cover everything you need to know about lead generation software, from the top platforms available to how to choose one for your business.

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Nutshell

APRIL 3, 2024

A communication tool can also facilitate smooth correspondence with clients and leads using different formats, such as phone or video calls, depending on their preference. Marketing and sales software Marketing tools allow you to centralize your messaging across various platforms. Of course you do.) Download it today! Find out here.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

One day, we may live in a future where we have robots that can do everything for us. At the moment, though, we’re a long way from that future—most tasks still require a human touch, particularly when it comes to sales. In fact, there are quite a few sales automation tools out there. Learn more about each tool below!

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Alice Heiman

JANUARY 17, 2023

Heidi Messer started Collective[i] with one goal: to bring more certainty and less volatility to sales and improve the livelihoods of every single employee. There is no other function in a company that is as unproductive as sales. If sales improves every other department has more opportunity.

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Act!

APRIL 16, 2024

Did you know that 71 percent of customers expect businesses to personalize all their interactions with them? It all starts with your customer relationship management ( CRM ) system. Here are CRM personalization tips and marketing strategies you can use to get started.

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BrainShark

JANUARY 31, 2024

Recent corporate belt tightening has put sales-adjacent departments like sales enablement and marketing in the hot seat. Because even though they contribute to and quite literally enable sales, their activities aren’t always as easy to tie to the deal as it is for reps who get phone and face time with buyers.

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Nutshell

MAY 3, 2023

If your company has a unique sales process or sells a variety of products and services, it can be tempting to build a CRM from scratch. In this article, we’ll dig into the nitty-gritty surrounding homegrown CRMs, including what a custom CRM is and the potential benefits and drawbacks of building your own.

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Nutshell

MAY 8, 2023

Customer relationship management (CRM) software exists to help you gather, organize, and analyze customer data. Ultimately, it helps you boost your leads, sales, and revenue. But that only happens if you choose a high-quality CRM and use it effectively. That allows you to reoptimize CRM if the results aren’t what you want.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

It’s easy to be skeptical of AI in a job built on personal interaction. Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. Here’s what we found.

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Lead411

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Compare the best B2B Email Finders for Sales Leads A powerful email finder can make the difference between closing deals and chasing dead-end leads. While several email finder tools exist, Lead411 stands out as the top choice for B2B sales. offers a suite of tools for B2B sales and marketing, including email finding capabilities.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 17, 2024

Using a CRM in project management could be the answer you need for ultimate inter-departmental cohesion. Bringing sales, marketing, customer success, and project management teams together with a solid CRM software integration improves company-wide success and growth. What is CRM in project management?

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 9, 2024

I believe salespeople are irreplaceable when it comes to B-to-B complex sales. But an alternative question sales leaders must consider is, “Do salespeople need to be trained in AI?” AI is fundamentally changing the way we all work in sales. Effectiveness in sales is about achieving the desired outcomes.

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Nutshell

MARCH 5, 2024

Definition: Lead distribution is the process of strategically assigning leads to specific sales reps. Lead distribution is the process of matching up specific leads with certain sales reps at your company. For example, a sales rep who specializes in airline company clients would be the perfect person to manage an airline lead.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Your sales pipeline is a representation of the journey your customers take when they interact with your company. From the moment they first make contact with you to well after they book with you, your sales hospitality sales pipeline is key to providing guests with a smooth customer journey.

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