SalesFuel

APRIL 8, 2024

If your B2B client’s target audience includes technical buyers, they may be focusing on the wrong types of ads. Technical Buyers Value Informative Videos on Social Media When technical buyers are looking for their next product or service, they need information to fuel their decision-making process. Here’s what you need to know.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

Author: Annie Reiss, Chief Marketing Officer, CloudShare While businesses determine how to safely return to something resembling a pre-COVID world, software sales teams are still racing to meet their quotas and keep business moving. Here are some ways that sales teams can remain productive and maximize opportunities with prospects. .

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Enterprise sales” and “fast” are two terms that don’t often go together. Here’s the good news: There are ways to move enterprise sales along quicker if you focus on areas you can control. Obstacles to Navigating Enterprise Sales Sometimes, navigating an enterprise deal is like walking through a thicket.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Credibility and trust—hard for salespeople to earn, but a slam-dunk for technical experts. Many companies only bring out their technicians to do demos. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, technical and academic experts and analysts in your company are more trusted than your CEO. Out there’ is a technical term folks.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 10, 2018

I’m Monica Stewart from Skaled : A modern sales-consulting firm that helps increase the efficiency and effectiveness of sales organizations through the use of sales technology. How many times have you run an awesome demo that didn’t close? Step 1: Set an agenda for the demo. tive Sales Demo.

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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? What is sales productivity?

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Trends that are here to stay.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2021

More traffic means a greater likelihood of conversion, and possibly a sale. Furthermore, avoid ranking for technical terms that aren’t familiar to your target audience. The main factors you should focus on are website speed, user-friendliness, responsiveness, security, and navigation (these factors fall under technical SEO).

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Compared to B2C marketing strategies, B2B marketers and sales professionals rely on educating their audiences to gain more leads and conversions. Technical Steps. Aligning Sales and Marketing.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Competitive demos are stressful, especially when you’re operating on very little knowledge or hearsay information about your competitor’s weaknesses. That gives you the perfect opening to attack their strengths when you’re doing highly competitive demos, especially when their weaknesses aren’t show-stoppers. There’s no answer for that!

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SBI

JUNE 22, 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? Would you engage with a sales rep if you didn’t have to?

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Mindtickle

JULY 24, 2023

AI empowers sales reps, account managers, customer success teams, and presales in their day-to-day work, leading to better customer interactions and improved business outcomes. AI also aids in automating routine tasks, freeing up time for sales reps to focus on building relationships. Enter AI and Generative AI.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2021

As a sales manager, ensuring that your team's communication with prospects is tight and effective is in your best interest. That process — making sure your team's communications aren't erratic — is most commonly referred to as implementing consistent sales messaging. Elements of Successfully Implementing Consistent Sales Messaging.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan According to FreeDictionary.com , the original definition of Methodology is, "the theoretical analysis of the methods appropriate to a field of study or to the body of methods and principles particular to a branch of knowledge." I''ve written about Sales Methodology before. Technical Fit.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

By Nancy Nardin I first started curating and categorizing sales technologies in 2010. But know that we have tried hard to ferret out any company that no longer exists, or that no longer has a sales solution, to remove brands that have gone away due to acquisitions, and to add brands that are new to the market.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 26, 2024

In the world of sales, salespeople are engaging with potential clients to guide them from the top of the sales pipeline, when they first discover a product or a service (level 1) to the bottom of it, the post-purchase stage (the final level). What is a sales pipeline?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. The Benefits of Face-to-Face Interaction in Sales. Let’s get into it!

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Being successful these days depends on harnessing all this technology in a way that enhances the process of nurturing prospects, sharing information, conducting demos, and hosting meetings. You also need to add new skills of engagement, technical aptitude, active listening, follow up, and time management to your toolbox of selling techniques.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Solid, smart sales are focused on our clients’ pain points, not on the tech demo. Why is it the one of the first things we hear from a software salesperson is “I’d love to give you a demo”? It’s hard work, but if we leave the work to the client, we won’t get the sale. The “Pain Point” Is Not Technical.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

analyzing how often Directors and Executives are involved in the sales process. Scott pulled the research from Chorus, which reported that over five weeks (~May-June 2020), 88% more directors have been joining calls and 72% more executives are joining sales calls on the sell side.

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Highspot

MARCH 13, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping sales, transitioning from a buzzword to a core component of how sales teams connect, predict, and work. Let’s explore how AI can become your team’s MVP, making your sales efforts more competitive. Why Do You Need AI in Sales? Why Do You Need AI in Sales?

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Gong.io

MAY 31, 2021

Meet Exceed sales goals. Pick any (or all) of the above, and you have the reason sales playbooks exist. A sales playbook serves as a guide or a model for capturing best practices for each and every potential sales situation. Best-in-class sales playbooks include: . Sales enablement materials. Team processes.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 30, 2022

Under the GDPR, businesses must handle data securely by implementing the appropriate technical and organizational measures. Technical measures can be two-factor authentication, and organizational measures include extensive staff training. Protecting personal data is critical for GDPR compliance.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 8, 2021

Because of the increasing complexity of SaaS products and the larger demand for demos and free trials before a sale is made, PreSales is becoming more vital to a successful sales process. . You’ve potentially heard of sales engineers, solutions consultants, solutions architects, or even value consultants before.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Building a sales funnel that aligns with your business goals is essential. I’m the head of Product at Datanyze, specializing in sourcing up-to-date prospect contact info to keep your pipeline flowing and sales funnel fresh. What is a sales funnel? And then there’s the sales funnel. The 4 stages of a sales funnel.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We continue the theme of preparing those coming from technical roles into product management. Also on tap this month, overcoming a few myths behind product marketing and the importance of the agenda for a demo discovery meeting. Product Demos. Product Demo Discovery – Nail It With This Agenda. Enjoy our October issue.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Who are they? Where can they be found?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Even if you hire the best sales reps , this doesn’t guarantee success. You need to train them and equip them with the right strategies and tools to succeed, such as the right CRM system , and a sales playbook. In this article, we’ll be concentrating on the latter: the sales playbook and its role in the sales cycle.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Does your sales team know how to have a business conversation? You’d be surprised who IT firms are now hiring for sales and consulting positions—people with hospitality and restaurant backgrounds. They know how to give demos and deliver their standard (boring) pitches. Because they know how to talk to people. Comment Here.

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Gong.io

JUNE 11, 2021

That’s how Gartner describes the importance of sales enablement. . They continue, “What was once the responsibility of product marketing, sales operations, or of a single sales trainer, sales enablement is now supported by dedicated teams founded within the sales organization” (bold is mine). Design-driven.

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Gong.io

MAY 20, 2021

When you conduct a demo, you want the same thing to happen. Your goal is for the demo to be short, controlled, and concise. (No Let’s take a look at how this played out in the more than 3 million recorded product demos we analyzed using anonymized data from our Gong platform. When you’re ready to demo, that’s where you begin.

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Nutshell

MARCH 11, 2020

A product demo is an in-person or virtual demonstration that illustrates the ways in which a physical product or piece of software operates. Product demos can be pre-recorded or delivered in real time, and are usually employed by salespeople to give prospects an overview of various features, highlight use-cases , and communicate value.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 24, 2021

B2B tech sales in 2021 has seen some big changes. The emergence of buyers in the sales process. The days of tech sales teams controlling the entry points to the sales funnel are over. The days of sales teams leading potential customers through their own process regardless of customer desires are over.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Modern sales reps rely on a variety of tools and technologies to conduct their work—including email, social media, video chat tools and more. As a result, the traditional in-person sales meeting has become far less common than it once was. In-person meetings remove many barriers between B2B sales representatives and their customers.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. It addresses all of sales, from product knowledge to customer relationship building. The strategy ensures reps are well-prepared to meet and exceed sales targets.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Gone are the days when B2B sales were about making a hundred cold calls a day or visiting clients in person. Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. We’re going to help you also understand the B2B sales processes, strategies, and more.

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Mindtickle

MAY 14, 2018

Strategic sales onboarding, regardless of team size or role, should be a non-negotiable priority for any company. What’s a sales onboarding program just for sales engineers? So, what should a sales engineers onboarding include? Getting the demo right can make or break the deal.

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