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LinkedIn Celebrates 10 Years with Big Enhancements

Score More Sales

We included it because I’m crazy about LinkedIn as a sales tool, and because LinkedIn and I go way back – nine years, in fact. I opened my LinkedIn account on October 3, 2003. What I liked about LinkedIn then is what I continue to like about it as a tool for those in business -.

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Expand Selling: The Requirement to Prove Realized Value

The ROI Guy

However, this won’t deliver the desired outcomes with today’s more conservative and risk averse buyer. Pitching more features is often interpreted as adding complexity versus delivering value, and is not always better at motivating buyers to procure more, faster. New sale quotas remain the focus and consume most of the sales reps time.

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Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999?

The ROI Guy

For historical perspective, in 2005 technology marketing spending was up 6.4%, in 2004 spending was up 5.8%, while in 2003, tech marketing spending was down 1.7%. Why are buyers getting harder to reach? As a result, over 81% of buyers expect the vendors themselves to quantify business value of proposed solutions.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints with David Sroka of Point of Reference; a Customer Reference Management Platform

SBI

Q: What steps can Customer Reference Management users take to best facilitate their prospects’ decision-making given that interactions are likely remote? By the time a buyer engages with a salesperson, they should already understand how customers are winning with your solution; the value proposition. Statistic-heavy (e.g.,

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Value of Assessment ROI & TCO Tools for Demand-Gen and Sales Enablement Campaigns

The ROI Guy

Today’s buyers are more conservative than ever, demanding that any investment they make drive tangible savings and business value – a fundamental change called Frugalnomics. Leading B2B solution providers recognize that old sales and marketing techniques need to evolve to meet these new buyer demands. in incremental benefits. •

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Best 150+ Sales Tools: The Complete List for 2023 (Updated)

Sales Hacker Training

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. You need to know your customers intimately. But here’s another fact: sales is HARD!

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Best Sales Blogs: The Ultimate List of 55+ (Recently Updated!)

LeadFuze

Unbiased, detailed content for both buyers and sellers from a range of informed authors. How Sales Pros Can Incorporate LinkedIn’s Active Status into Their Prospecting Outreach. Powerful Virtual Sales Conversations: Preparing Buyers Before the Conversation. Prospect on LinkedIn Without Being a Pesky Salesperson.