Pointclear

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

Inside Sales 235

Inside Sales Social Selling Outbound Lead Rank 235

Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your 2012 Sales Plan. It’s a little late to begin planning your 2012 Sales Plan, but in a conversation last week with a reader of this blog, I realized there maybe others who have not formalized their 2012 plan. 2.1.5 Key measurements (Market share, profit, growth, etc). Sales Goals.

Hiring 70

Hiring Collateral Lead Rank Trade Show 70

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While each generation brings its own set of preferences, demands, and expectations to the market, the report shows that younger buyers are much more likely to voice their dissatisfaction than previous generations. Gen Z is made up of folks born between 1997-2012 and is the largest and most diverse generation in American history.

B2B 130

B2B Social Media Loyalty B2C 130

HeavyHitter Sales

APRIL 7, 2013

Their companies ranged from start-ups to billions of dollars in sales with the majority being between fifty and five-hundred million in annual revenues. Stalled Sales Cycles. During lengthy sales cycles, evaluators frequently become reoriented toward other emergencies and the decision makers disappeared. Internal Sale.

Study 146

Study B2B Penetration Lead Rank 146

Pointclear

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. To illustrate, Brian notes that in his book published six years ago, he said 90% of marketers didn’t have agreement between marketing and sales on basic things such as the meaning of the word, “lead.”

Lead Gen 145

Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 145

SocialSellinator

AUGUST 28, 2023

Table of Content List of the Top San Francisco Full-Service Digital Agencies Overview of the Bay Area as a hub for digital marketing Is It Worth Using a Marketing Agency? What Can a Marketing Agency Do for Me? What are the digital marketing services offered by the top marketing agencies?

Paid Content 88

Paid Content Social Media Marketing Lead Rank 88

Increase Sales

JANUARY 1, 2012

Today is the first day of 2012. Looking to my overall sales goals, I was for the most part on target. Additionally when reviewing the goals for my business, I was very pleased to see the growth in my marketing efforts and how that supported the revenue increase. What do you want to achieve in 2012? Happy New Year!

Infusion 88

Infusion Penetration Education Distribution 88

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Issue Date: 2012-09-16. Teaser: Study after study confirms that best-in-class managers – the ones who consistently develop the most capable, flexible and engaged teams able to drive exceptional business results – all share one quality: they make career development a priority. read more

Study 317

Study 317

The ROI Guy

APRIL 25, 2012

As we wrap up the first quarter of 2012, economic fears over the European debt crises and emerging country slowdowns are having a significant impact on IT spending, this according to new Gartner research findings. In the first study, Gartner lowered their 2012 worldwide IT spending growth forecast by 1/3 rd. this year.

Trends 70

Trends Discount Survey Sales Cycle 70

Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

As they say “timing is everything” and that is true even in social media marketing when looking to: Credit www.sxc.hu. Increase sales. When compared to a study conducted in October of 2012 by GetResponse , there is a dramatic drop off between Facebook social media marketing and email marketing.

Social Media 139

Social Media Media Marketing Small Business 139

SBI

OCTOBER 10, 2017

I have a passion for sales technology. Having spent 100% of my time studying the SalesTech market for the past 8 years, you can imagine how excited I am to be the one to launch the world’s first comprehensive benchmark study to track SalesTech usage trends over time. It’s kind of my thing. Nancy Nardin?

Survey 139

Survey Sales Enablement Trends Conference 139

Score More Sales

MAY 23, 2012

Recently I spoke to Ron Kline, Director of Marketing for IBM’s Midmarket Division. Ron reminded me of the Chief Marketing Officer global study that was compiled after interviewing 1,700 CMOs about many of the issues the Smarter Commerce program works to tackle: How the social ecosystem can work well to support retail organizations.

Loyalty 201

Loyalty Retail Customer Lead Rank 201

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In sales we work hard to create mutual next steps with prospective customers and ultimately to help buying opportunities for these prospects – these buyers. Younger sales reps tend to be more used to an interruption-based work day filled with texts, chat, some e-mail and perhaps phone calling all as a part of their day.

CRM 238

CRM Outbound Tools Study 238

SBI Growth

JANUARY 7, 2014

Leading a large sales organization is becoming more challenging each year. Your market and buyers are changing rapidly. With all of these changes, it complicates how you organize your sales resources. In the form of inside sales. Get a jump on this by downloading the Inside Sales Sniff Test. So should you.

Inside Sales 288

Inside Sales Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Field Sales 288

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Issue Date: 2012-11-01. Teaser: A study by the CMO Council found that marketing and information technology executives agree that digital marketing is important to their companies, but neither felt they were partnering effectively with the other. Author: Janet C. read more

Study 174

Study Marketing Company 174

Score More Sales

MAY 28, 2013

For midsize companies there was no shortage of ideas, examples, and tools to help any company improve marketing, sales, and procurement. Six ideas I found to be most helpful for smaller and mid-market companies: Multiple Ways to Learn. Marketing Study Update. Procurement Study. Big Data Integrated.

Company 208

Company Film Study Lead Rank 208

Increase Sales

JULY 8, 2013

However times are changing as demonstrated through a study by Bullhorn earlier this year. Social media is now the primary marketing channel to reach those passive and reluctant skilled workers. This study revealed three other interesting facts regarding the use of social media by recruiters: 97.3% Share on Facebook.

Social Media 128

Social Media Media Prospecting LinkedIn 128

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The continued economic uncertainty may define 2012, as “Frugalnomics” remains in full effect driving companies to be more spendthrift and risk adverse. To better manage spending and risk, finance is playing a more active role in most purchase decisions, this according to a recent study by CFO Magazine. corporate executives.

ROI 79

ROI Vendor Survey Proposal 79

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APRIL 16, 2012

I’m spending the next three days at the largest International conference for Inside Sales Professionals at their annual Dallas Leadership Summit. If you are a sales leader, you should be here – and you might still be able to squeeze in by going to the AA-ISP website. and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management”.

Inside Sales 189

Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Case Study 189

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APRIL 16, 2012

I’m spending the next three days at the largest International conference for Inside Sales Professionals at their annual Dallas Leadership Summit. If you are a sales leader, you should be here – and you might still be able to squeeze in by going to the AA-ISP website. and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management”.

Inside Sales 189

Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Case Study 189

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Lori, Trish, and Jill August, 2012. Perhaps how I stumbled into finding great mentors in the B2B sales world might inspire you to find mentors and inspiration yourself. Trish Bertuzzi has set a standard in research and factual study of B2B Inside Sales, and is top thought leader for it. I met Trish Bertuzzi in 2010.

How To 284

How To B2B Intent Inside Sales 284

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

On October 7, IBM released their annual CxO study identifying opportunities for C-level executives in companies of all sizes. Since we talk about midmarket companies here, I’ll focus on the results from the midmarket portion of the study. See the whole study here. Also of interest: IBM State of Marketing Study 2013.

Study 216

Study Influencer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 216

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Compete , Guest Post , Marketing , execution. December 2011.

Small Business 253

Small Business Small Business Pipeline Marketing 253

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 15, 2022

A study by marketing professors at three universities — North Alabama, Memphis and Mississippi — confirms these findings. The researchers examined seller and buyer attitudes toward sales presentations by interviewing separate groups of salespeople and B2B buyers. Attitude gap.

Buyer 59

Buyer Journal Survey Research 59

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Click to start video at this point — Christopher notes the importance of the maturing of social media marketing in the last year by saying, “It’s no longer a hobby.

CRM 178

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 178

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Nearly 80% of companies polled in a new Big Data study find CRM ineffective at helping find external company information. Sales reps are searching as many as 15 different data sources for information on customers and prospects. CSO Insights surveyed 218 CEOs, CSOs, sales execs and managers during June 2012 in an online study.

Data 197

Data CRM Survey Study 197

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Being provocative is a sales and marketing requirement in order to get your fair share of deals in 2012, this according to the annual B2B Buyer’s survey of Demand Creation Specialists (DCS). Proactively, buyers need to be convinced that the status-quo is not adequate, and that there is a cost-of-doing-nothing.

Survey 72

Survey Case Study ROI Proposal 72

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My guest today is Dave Munn who has been President and CEO of ITSMA since 2000, having led ITSMA's global expansion to become the leading B2B marketing association for technology, professional services, and telecom companies. 2012 Trending: Significant Transformation for Marketing Groups. New marketing channels.

Social Media 170

Social Media Marketing Outsourcing Services Hiring 170

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Just consider the stereotypes about your own generation: Generation Z (1997–2012) was born with phones in their hands and are tech wizzes. I was appalled when listening to a podcast on marketing, and the interviewee said: “Explain it so your grandmother would understand.”. Technology is king, and that’s their main focus.

Face-to-face 421

Face-to-face Motivation Hiring Guidelines 421

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Solution providers that can help facilitate this ever more difficult process will have an advantage in 2012. At this critical stage, defining the vision for the project, most buyers are researching options on their own, and not involving sales in the process. Serious budget constraints make even high ROI projects hard to get approved.

Case Study 70

Case Study Comparison Decision Maker ROI 70

Pointclear

JULY 31, 2012

Generating sales leads that are actually followed up by sales is a basic business process that is broken in most companies. The reason is that marketing and sales are part of a Granfalloon. ” The functions Mr. Rackham spoke about are marketing and sales. Deliver fewer, more qualified leads to sales.

Sales Qualified Lead 164

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 164

SaaStr - Sales Strategy

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Is it better to create a new market, or enter a large existing one? But creating a new market might be the vector where it is hardest to conceptualize the actual, true market size of. It’s easy to say if every marketer used your brand new type of product, you’d be doing $100m a year. 10% penetration).

Scale 104

Scale Marketing Vendor Penetration 104

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 1, 2012

I just read the IBM 2011 Global CMO Marketing Study. It’s a must read for any sales and marketing professional. As I devoured the 72 page report, something struck me—where’s sales? I wondered if I missed something, so I searched on the words “sales, sale.”

Marketing 94

Marketing Face-to-face Maximizer Demographics 94

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Jan 30, 2012. What’s your area of self marketing expertise? FREE Resources.

Motivation 155

Motivation Real Estate Hiring Construction 155

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A field Sales Rep should be spending around 64% of those available hours selling. The statistics I share below are from SBI’s 2012 Sales & Marketing Research. These tools will help you excel in your current and future sales positions. A close second is “post-sale support” clocking in at 16.4%.

Lead Rank 324

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Referrals Trade Show 324

Score More Sales

APRIL 10, 2013

It was a full day at Day 1 of the AA-ISP (American Association of Inside Sales Professionals) 5th Annual Leadership Summit in Chicago. I’m here with 450 others who live in the world of professional sales, and I feel like a kid in a candy store. Bob shared research from their 2013 Inside Sales study. Amen, brother.

Inside Sales 197

Inside Sales Sales Leadership Hiring InsideSales 197

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JUNE 26, 2012

PROSPECT: Mine information like trigger events in your market niche, and then use this knowledge in talking with your prospective customers. This report is considered a “trigger event” that you can leverage in conversation, with statistics and facts from within this market segment.

B2B 183

B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 183