Alice Heiman

APRIL 23, 2024

In a recent captivating episode of “Sales Talk for CEOs,” Clate Mask, CEO and co-founder of Keap, shared his journey from law school to leading a company that’s at the forefront of small business automation software. It’s about harnessing every experience to propel your company forward.

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Act!

APRIL 23, 2024

When you’re dealing with commercial real estate , you know you need to provide a carefully curated experience to your potential clients. 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.

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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

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

JANUARY 17, 2024

Every project management team needs critical customer information and collaboration from other departments to be successful. But getting the relevant departments to play ball is sometimes easier said than done. Using a CRM in project management could be the answer you need for ultimate inter-departmental cohesion.

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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.

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Nutshell

MARCH 20, 2024

Your business needs leads to continue growing and thriving. Without leads, you can’t make sales, and if you can’t make sales, you won’t generate revenue. So, how do you ensure you’re always bringing in fresh leads for your business? It’s simple — lead generation software. Nutshell has what you’re looking for.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Think about how many potential customers you’re missing out on when you don’t attempt to approach those who already showed interest in your business. With the technology at our fingertips today, you can proactively reach out to visitors who are considering your solution without them needing to fill out a form.

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Nutshell

MARCH 25, 2024

Regardless of your business type or industry, a well-thought-out and structured client onboarding process is the secret to long-term customer retention. It’s where the rubber meets the road, and the initial relationship you’ve built with your customer before their purchase is put to the test. DOWNLOAD Is your business ready for a CRM?

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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. Two common outbound sales methods are calls and emails—and they both work wonders for sales outreach.

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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? Try us free for 14 days!

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Nutshell

MARCH 15, 2024

Qualifying leads before sending them through to your sales team lets you learn more about your prospects and build deeper connections with them, which often results in more deals. Lead nurturing is the process of building relationships with prospects who aren’t quite ready to purchase your product or service.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 19, 2022

People are bombarded with emails and sales messages. By using sales discovery to truly understand the prospect, you can build a relationship and partner with them to solve the challenges they’re facing. JodyGlidden, #CEO of @Introhive, joins #Sales Talk for CEOs to discuss how to approach sales discovery and win new #customers!

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Nutshell

APRIL 4, 2024

You know what’s a surefire way to cause problems for your company? Having all your team members be on totally different pages from one another, without any kind of communication or collaboration between them. But assuming you want your business to succeed, we wouldn’t recommend that. Find out here.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

However, merely having a CRM isn't enough. To truly unlock its potential and maximize its impact, businesses need to optimize their CRM strategies. How to Optimize Your CRM 1. Clean and regularly update your data Optimizing your CRM starts with ensuring that your data is accurate, complete, and up-to-date.

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

What does it take to achieve strong and consistent returns from your sales CRM tool? You need a game plan, or in this case, a solid CRM strategy. From our sales experts’ experience, adjusting sales approaches as you go won’t give you the best ROI for your efforts. Let’s get right in!

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Leads, opportunities, sales: That’s the natural sequence of the sales process, right? Below, we’ll discuss the impact that a robust opportunity management process can have on your bottom line. Below, we’ll discuss the impact that a robust opportunity management process can have on your bottom line.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 22, 2023

Since AI is revolutionizing sales , marketing, and many other aspects of business, it’s no surprise that many CRM providers are also using the technology to enhance customer relationship management. Table of Contents How are CRMs using AI?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 6, 2021

For as long as there have been Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools in existence, salespeople have been suspicious of management’s motive for insisting their sales teams use the software.

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Nutshell

MAY 18, 2023

Does your company use a customer relationship management (CRM) platform ? A CRM can help you gather, store, organize, and analyze data about your customers, which then helps you improve your sales and marketing efforts. But that’s not all a CRM can do. Keep reading to learn more.

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Act!

MARCH 11, 2024

When you started your business, you only had a handful of customers. But as your company grew, so did your customer base. Today, you or your sales reps have to scroll through hundreds (if not thousands) of rows in a spreadsheet to find the necessary client details. The 2022 Act!

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SBI

AUGUST 17, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling?

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

In fact, most sales teams rely on long-term accounts and word-of-mouth to maintain revenue, which is not a sustainable approach. Create a Formal Sales Process The first step in elevating your lead generation process is to build a definite sales process. It’ll serve as the foundation of your outreach efforts.

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Nutshell

MARCH 1, 2024

While you should always focus on your business’s competencies and objectives first, keeping an eye on your competitors provides you with ideas on how to improve your marketing approach. So, it’s essential that you find the right competitor monitoring software to provide you with the specific information you seek.

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Paid Content Tools Lead Rank Lead Scoring 71

Nutshell

APRIL 22, 2024

Love Nutshell’s ability to send templated sales emails to your prospects and customers so you can type less and sell more? Want to be able to use email templates right from your email inbox? From your Gmail composer, select the Nutshell icon to view you and your team’s Nutshell email templates.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Building a successful inbound strategy relies on getting prospects to come to you. Knowledge is power — by uncovering the reasons why your phone’s ringing, you can better understand how your company’s inbound marketing or advertising campaigns lead to your sales team’s success.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When you go up to the counter, a barista greets you and asks if you want your usual order. Wouldn’t you want to make your customers feel valued? That's where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software comes in. CRM Tips and Tricks 1. Standardize formatting Standardizing format can save you trouble.

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Hubspot CRM Churn Lead Rank 82

Nutshell

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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. Even so, there’s still such a thing as sales automation, where you use digital tools to automatically perform routine sales tasks for you so you can spend your time working on other things.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

ABCs of sales lead management 3. Sales Lead Management Process 4. Implementing a Lead Management Strategies to increase sales 5. Wind-Up Overview No matter what you sell or the sector you’re in, you need a consistent flow of qualified leads to develop your business. Overview 2.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll explain how artificial intelligence software can enhance productivity and provide a comprehensive list of the best AI productivity tools. In this article, we’ll explain how artificial intelligence software can enhance productivity and provide a comprehensive list of the best AI productivity tools.

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Salesmate

JUNE 23, 2020

So, when you set the flow of your business process, start discovering the pattern and cut down the amount of manual work. Smart tools, such as CRM, or automation software can ease the manual labor and let you focus more on the business process. Now let’s understand the top reason why SaaS businesses must invest in sales CRM.

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Nutshell

MARCH 5, 2024

Definition: Lead distribution is the process of strategically assigning leads to specific sales reps. You’re probably already familiar with lead generation , where you draw people in and get them actively interested in whatever your business sells. Table of Contents What is lead distribution? Why is lead distribution important?

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sales forecasting is foundational for any revenue organization. With accurate forecasting, sales teams can make smarter decisions about revenue generation factors, including goal-setting, budgeting, hiring, and prospecting. But all too often, sales forecasts aren’t accurate. We’ll cover: What is sales forecasting?

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Nutshell

APRIL 4, 2024

If your business schedules a lot of meetings — either internally or with clients — you might wish you had a way to make that process easier. These tools allow you to easily schedule meetings and get reminders for them, as well as keep track of when you’re available. If the tools are hard to use, it kind of defeats the purpose.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As an IT company, you know the importance of software and the necessity of having the right tools at your side to keep a business, project, or device running smoothly. It’s a collection of software for IT companies that covers all the major areas of running your company efficiently. Keep reading to find out!

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