Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

They aggregate context, information and preferences from a number of sources into their system, so vital information is easily found. This is further compounded if the system includes additional approvals from the higher-ups. Explore automated CPQ systems, which can reduce the amount of time necessary for a quote from hours to minutes.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Commission SAP 136

Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 18, 2017

CPQ tools will help you focus on what you are really selling. This is where CPQ tools bring together product and Sales in a very meaningful way … CPQ Tools help Marketing and Sales achieve alignment. CPQ tools and alignment. 2) What does the product do?

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 18, 2017

CPQ tools will help you focus on what you are really selling. This is where CPQ tools bring together product and Sales in a very meaningful way … CPQ Tools Help Marketing and Sales Achieve Alignment. CPQ Tools and Alignment. 2) What does the product do?

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Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Sales organizations can realize almost immediate benefit from a CPQ adoption project. To that end, when someone hands them a tool like CPQ and tells them to start using it because it will be good for them, they may react with less enthusiasm than expected. The case for CPQ. CPQ eliminates a lot of that stuff.

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Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sales management software tools cover a vast amount of functional territory. Complex organizations often require sales managers to oversee many mundane tasks and processes that support the organization itself but offer little in return in the form of increased sales, shorter closing times or happier customers.

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Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sales management software tools cover a vast amount of functional territory. Complex organizations often require sales managers to oversee many mundane tasks and processes that support the organization itself but offer little in return in the form of increased sales, shorter closing times or happier customers.

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Software Software Sales Management Proposal 81

Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And then, there are inside sales tools… The human element of sales will never go away — that’s a fact. There are plenty of sales prospecting tools and sales management software to help automate your manual tasks while personalizing your outreach. Fortunately, we’ve been tinkering with many of these inside sales tools for quite a while.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The selection process for choosing a CPQ solution vendor is not unlike most software selection processes. However, there are several unique factors that should be remembered when selecting a CPQ provider. CPQ is not simply a standalone tool for your sales team. Finding a CPQ solution partner.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The selection process for choosing a CPQ solution vendor is not unlike most software selection processes. However, there are several unique factors that should be remembered when selecting a CPQ provider. CPQ is not simply a standalone tool for your sales team. Finding a CPQ solution partner.

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Apptivo

JUNE 1, 2021

By integrating with the Apptivo Work orders app, you can say goodbye to the manual management system and let our automated system manage your workflow process. In this blog, we will cover the important features provided by the Apptivo Work Orders app for organized and automated field service management.

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Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Any IT tools that can free up a few minutes or a few hours for folks will be greatly appreciated. Organized my contact files and updated my rolodex (I know, dinosaur sales epoch). IT tools can pick up some of the slack. Nothing I did with my card files would match the utility of a modern CRM system.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 21, 2016

Enhancing Your Sales Process with Integrated CPQ. These are all necessary tools for business growth. There are dozens of other tools and applications that a business needs to work efficiently. One of the most commonly neglected is configure-price-quote (CPQ) software. The Need for a Company-Wide CPQ Solution.

CRM 54

CRM Margin Scale System 54

Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 5, 2017

Did you think that CPQ system you just signed up for was plug and play? CPQ implementation is a process, not a moment. It is tempting to see CPQ as a “sales solution” or a tool that only requires Sales to spend a few minutes in learning to navigate the app with little participation from others in your organization.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Do you need a CPQ solution? Talk to almost any CPQ vendor, and you’ll hear a lot of promises being made. Before you commit to purchasing a CPQ system, you are going to want more than a promise backing up your funding request. How do you know if CPQ is for you? Establishing the need for CPQ from a sales perspective.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Do you need a CPQ solution? Talk to almost any CPQ vendor, and you’ll hear a lot of promises being made. Before you commit to purchasing a CPQ system, you are going to want more than a promise backing up your funding request. How do you know if CPQ is for you? Establishing the need for CPQ from a sales perspective.

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Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Your CPQ software solution can’t be one of those projects. CPQ software solutions offers great advantages not only to the sales group but also to the enterprise as a whole. But, it should be understood that implementing a CPQ software solution is not a drop in and go project. CPQ Software Solution Requirements.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 25, 2018

CPQ Perspectives is a series of blogs designed to look at configure-price-quote (CPQ) systems through the eyes of those who encounter them. We spend so much time talking about CPQ as it relates to the selling organization, we thought it might be beneficial to look at how CPQ benefits the actual “feet on the street” sales reps.

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Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

There are many tools on the market that promise to boost your sales team’s performance. Some sales tools promise to boost sales team motivation while others measure sales productivity and provide a selection of sales enablement tools to deliver individualized sales team support. I don’t have time to learn a new system.

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Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

There are many tools on the market that promise to boost your sales team’s performance. Some sales tools promise to boost sales team motivation while others measure sales productivity and provide a selection of sales enablement tools to deliver individualized sales team support. I don’t have time to learn a new system.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Proposal Sales Qualified Lead 48

Apptivo

JUNE 22, 2023

That’s where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems come into play, with a slew of capabilities and functionalities that can transform a company’s sales crew into a productivity and success machine. Additionally, the software enables the organization to track the progress of each sales opportunity. What is a CRM?

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CRM Sales Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

PandaDoc

AUGUST 8, 2022

If you’re using another platform to create your quotes and proposals, inputting Salesforce data can feel like wasted time because your CRM software isn’t connected to the tools your team needs to get the job done. Use your CRM data to improve the value and efficiency of your CPQ process.

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SalesForce Proposal How To Ideal Customer Profile 52

Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 3, 2018

CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) systems and sales portals are perfect for each other. Individual sales reps or the sales force, as a whole, can benefit greatly from a single point of access through which sales can access tools to configure, price, and quote products and solutions for prospective buyers. CPQ as a Sales Portal.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 30, 2020

Most sales teams should have full access to these systems, and they should incorporate their use into their selling process. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems. CRM systems and Contact Management Systems should provide descriptive capabilities to identify clear information about the people you are talking to.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 27, 2020

Use these powerful tools to deliver your message, but spend at least as much listening to what people are saying about your company and products. Quantify How Your Organization Has Changed. Explore How the Customers’ Organizations Have Changed. Update Technology and Systems. Social Media – Talk and listen.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

For Sales teams, Model N solutions streamline the Quote to Cash process with smart selling solutions like CPQ and Contract Lifecycle Management, designed to shorten sales cycles and maximize deal value. Nancy: What are the symptoms that indicate an organization would benefit from your solution?

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Revenue Lead Rank SAP Maximizer 131

Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Configure-price-quote software is most typically thought of as a sales tool or sales-enablement solution. But, the benefits of CPQ systems extend well beyond the sales process and the selling organization into other areas of the enterprise, especially in the case of complex manufacturers.

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Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Configure-price-quote software is most typically thought of as a sales tool or sales-enablement solution. But, the benefits of CPQ systems extend well beyond the sales process and the selling organization into other areas of the enterprise, especially in the case of complex manufacturers.

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Proposal Enterprise Enterprise Benefit 48

SBI

MAY 2, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Jared: The benefits of most sales technology tools are often described in the form of a productivity gain.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 15, 2016

Those may be images of Sales daydreams or fantasies, but they really aren’t vision images in terms of what the Sales organization should see for the future. Sales should derive its vision from the vision of the organization as a whole. The report shows that tech-enabled organizations have a 15% uptick in proposal-generating efficiency.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 5, 2018

“CPQ Perspectives” is a series of blogs that is designed to look at Configure Price Quote systems through the eyes of those who encounter them. How does CPQ impact the customer experience? This is how CPQ works. CPQ guides the buyer through options and selection points as more and more information is provided.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 27, 2020

Use these powerful tools to deliver your message, but spend at least as much listening to what people are saying about your company and products. Quantify How Your Organization Has Changed. Explore How the Customers’ Organizations Have Changed. Update Technology and Systems. Social Media – Talk and listen.

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Customer Enterprise Enterprise Social Media 62

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 16, 2018

CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) offers five easy ways to address the challenges of seasonal selling by flattening out those peaks and valleys associated with natural, seasonal demand cycles. But, seasonal selling also presents considerable challenges to B2B manufacturers and selling organizations. CPQ Mitigates Seasonal Selling Cycles.

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Automotive Construction Segment Scale 48

Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 5, 2016

1 You come onboard with the basic tools in your possession, they will teach you the unique aspects of selling their products and technology will fill in the blanks. The fact of the matter is slow onboarding processes aren’t conducive to growth, and that should be the goal of your sales organization.

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Hiring Discount Scale Hotels 67

Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Complexity found in product design, the customer organization, pricing practices and regulatory requirements—regulations affecting technology, manufacturing processes, materials or the organizations themselves. For instance, if your company makes hand tools, your product line might have shovels, rakes, hoes, spades and mops.

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PandaDoc

JULY 15, 2020

If you’re using another platform to create your quotes and proposals, inputting Salesforce data can feel like wasted time because your CRM software isn’t connected to the tools your team needs to get the job done. Use your CRM data to improve the value and efficiency of your CPQ process.

SalesForce 52

SalesForce Proposal How To Ideal Customer Profile 52

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Two large organizations represented by two individuals negotiate a deal. While you (hopefully) trust your team, anyone who’s been in the game long enough knows that the landscape of a sales organization is prone to sudden and dramatic shifts based on unforeseen actions of sales reps. But, not all salespeople are created equal.

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Cincom Smart Selling

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Dealstorming,” by Tim Sanders, offers up a timely message for organizations that sell—especially those bedeviled by volatile pipelines and disappearing prospects. No one in the organization, including the sales rep, knows everything. I asked Tim how reps can develop these skills and learn to exploit their own organization.

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