Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

If your goal is to increase sales productivity, start by asking yourself: “how much time do I waste on non-selling activities?”. Do you have your prospects’ email addresses and direct dial phone numbers on hand? In fact, there are a host of obstacles that keep sales reps from being their most productive selves.

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Nutshell

MAY 21, 2024

When you offer financial services, your business often has industry-specific challenges that other industries may not relate to. But does that mean you should use a financial services-specific CRM over a general-purpose one? DOWNLOAD Which tasks should your sales reps be completing at each stage in the sales process?

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? And if you can, should you? Sales is a field that relies heavily on human interaction, but technology has always played a significant role in enhancing its efficiency and effectiveness. AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales.

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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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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re involved in sales training , you know creating a training program is a multi-step and multi-person effort. For sales training to be effective, you must: Identify Specific Needs: This involves understanding the unique aspects of your product or service, the target market, and the skills or knowledge gaps within the sales team.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 28, 2023

Sales lead tracking can answer the million-dollar question: "How do I know if my team is maximizing their opportunity to close every lead?" Or, "how do I ensure my team reaches out to all their assigned leads?” This may also correspond to a Sales Qualified Lead in the Lifecycle Stage property.

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Allego

JANUARY 24, 2023

While the exact number ranges between 27% and 36%, depending on the survey, the message is clear: Sales reps spend the bulk of their day on activities that don’t directly generate revenue for your company. How do you help your sellers get out into the field and sell more? 4 Strategies to Increase Sales Rep Productivity 1.

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Allego

APRIL 30, 2024

In the competitive landscape of modern business, staying ahead requires more than just traditional sales tactics. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), sales enablement has undergone a remarkable transformation, empowering businesses to boost productivity, enhance customer engagement, and drive revenue growth like never before.

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Nutshell

MAY 20, 2024

The lousiest part is that it could all have been avoided with a simple call or meeting and a series of sales discovery questions at the start. That’s not to say that setting up a meeting with your new prospect and firing away with a list of questions about their business is necessarily the answer. Download it today!

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Allego

MAY 7, 2024

Do your sales and marketing teams have a hard time communicating? According to a poll from SMM Connect and Training Magazine Network, 68% of sales and marketing leaders said “sales and marketing don’t communicate effectively.” Forrester) No visibility into which assets sales uses.

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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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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Conversational AI for sales teams can eliminate a lot of repetitive tasks such as follow-up emails and customer queries and even generate sales collateral. Operationally, conversational AI speeds up processes within tools like your CRM or CMS, makes reporting easier, decision-making more effective, and so much more.

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PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

Such huge numbers equate to huge revenue potential in terms of SMB sales. Which approach and tools should you implement to make the most of this potential? Read on as we cover everything you need to know about the SMB sales process, and how your sales team can crush it in the competitive landscape.

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Nutshell

MARCH 28, 2024

As a startup, having a well-running sales pipeline is vital to facilitate sales actions and help your team close deals faster. Read on to learn more about the importance of sales pipelines for your business and how to manage a sales pipeline for your startup. What is a sales pipeline?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Train AI in sales, and you’ll join 81% of salespeople surveyed who agree that AI significantly reduces their manual tasks and data entry workload. In this article, find the ethical concerns and best practices for using AI. Plus, insights from sales experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about using AI in sales ethically.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 29, 2021

Every aspect of a sales process is prone to human error when carried out manually. As a sales professional, there's a good chance you've slipped up here and there. Or maybe, you struggled to find the right deck or piece of sales content to best convey your value proposition at the right time. Sales Automation Stats.

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PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

Sales velocity is a robust metric used by sales managers for good reason. It presents a snapshot of how your entire sales process is performing. This guide will explain the sales velocity formula and what it means for your business. What is sales velocity? So what does sales velocity mean?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2024

So here we are — a little over a year after OpenAI changed the landscape of what can be sped up or fully automated for anyone using the internet. I’ve been in contact with sales experts about how AI has helped them. What’s new and exciting for everyone is that we can just ask AI to do that for us.

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Allego

MAY 17, 2023

As the pressure for sales teams to succeed increases, so too does the need for sales leaders to develop their sellers’ skills and potential. First, many sales leaders rely on an outdated sales leadership approach. In fact, 76% of sales leaders have too many demands on their time, Brandon Hall Group research shows.

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Crunchbase

MAY 22, 2023

Sales prospecting is an integral part of the sales process. When done manually, it can be time-consuming and demand substantial effort — but automated sales prospecting can help. Automated sales prospecting tools, also known as sales automation software , streamline your workflow and allow you to spend more time selling.

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Lead411

APRIL 11, 2024

doing for the B2B sales data world? Data is king in the ever-changing world of business-to-business (B2B) sales. Businesses that deal with other businesses often find that their success or failure hinges on how well they collect, analyze, and use data. What is A.I. Enhancements: 1.

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SalesFuel

MAY 28, 2024

Here are a few ways that your high-performing teams can adjust to the new reality. Are Your High-Performing Teams Ready for the New Buyer Behavior A recently released Gartner study points out that leaders of thriving organizations must change their mindset. Instead of being sales focused, they need to be revenue focused.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

After using the generative AI tool for more than a year, though, I am a lot less worried. It’s the same for sales and enablement teams. AI-enhanced tools act like digital assistants that automate processes and analyze content and data, allowing you to focus on more strategic functions and increasing your productivity.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When you’re in the depths of the sales process, how do you know what step to take next? Just focusing on the desired outcome—a new sale—won’t get you there. That’s where the next-action-based selling methodology comes in—an approach to sales that focuses on the activities that truly drive results.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 15, 2024

Thoughtfully calculated, well-executed prospecting is central to virtually every successful sales engagement. It sets a tone — giving you the momentum and perspective you need to lock in on viable sales opportunities and ensure the rest of your sales process goes as smoothly as possible.

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BrainShark

MAY 2, 2024

A sales rep Scorecard is a report that tracks key performance indicators about members of your sales team. It’s used by enablement and sales managers to track and improve the performance of their sales reps by surfacing gaps in training and areas where they’re struggling or succeeding.

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BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As businesses grapple with evolving consumer preferences, increasing competition, and unprecedented volumes of data, the quest for the most effective AI sales solutions has never been more critical. So, don’t let the wrong sales solution make your business growth chart stagnant. Start by defining your objectives.

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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. Sales rep communication: Finally, communicate with your sales reps.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s almost impossible to treat patients if tedious tasks require your attention. Once you find a way to reduce these tasks, you’ll be free to give your patients your full attention. What was your goal when you started the practice? Revisiting your vision helps ensure your practice remains on track.

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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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Apptivo

AUGUST 8, 2023

Step 1: Define Your Sales Process Step 2: Choose or Develop Custom Sales Automation Tool Step 3: Set Up and Customize Your Sales Automation Tool Step 4: Train Your Team Step 5: Monitor, Measure, and Adjust As an entrepreneur, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘work smarter, not harder.’

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Nutshell

JANUARY 17, 2024

Every project management team needs critical customer information and collaboration from other departments to be successful. Using a CRM in project management could be the answer you need for ultimate inter-departmental cohesion. Keep reading to learn more about CRM project management and what it can do for your team’s productivity.

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Allego

MAY 2, 2024

The goal is to establish a comprehensive legal framework for developing and using AI systems. The AI Act aims to regulate AI systems’ use within the EU. The AI Act’s Impact on Software Users The Act’s passage—at a time when nefarious use of AI has many people worried—was seen as a win for consumers.

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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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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When you’re running a business, no matter which industry it’s in, the endgame is always sales and revenue. Ultimately, your company’s success is measured by how many sales you drive and how great your return on investment (ROI) is. But how should an industrial company like yours go about that process?

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Crunchbase

MAY 18, 2023

Sales teams are under immense pressure as businesses navigate economic uncertainty and mounting customer expectations. They must do more with less and move quickly to close deals at a time when the B2B sales cycle has slowed. A few years ago, sales teams could rely on inbound leads to meet their quotas. The result?

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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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