Tony Hughes

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

In the last few days I have been facilitating focus groups for a research study in Australia being conducted by The Eventful Group who are running a big CRM conference in Melbourne in July 2015. But CRM software quickly emerged as a burning issue and I made the comment that some research states 70% of CRM software implementations fail.

CRM 82

CRM Strategy Customer Epiphany 82

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

APRIL 19, 2022

Let’s return to the scenario above, where the buyer believes your software solution MUST be integrated into their CRM. Here’s how the conversation might continue: Salesperson : “Why do you need to integrate our software into your CRM?”. The software you’re using is no longer supported. And it makes them feel good all over.

Hiring 59

Hiring SalesForce CRM Software 59

SBI Growth

JANUARY 21, 2013

Remember how unsure you felt at the beginning of 2012? Armed with Marketing Automation Software, CMOs are tracing new customers back to their campaigns. Last month, I sat in on four software demonstrations for a client. Note: If you study history, this fact alone should concern you. The storm clouds have passed.

Face-to-face 244

Face-to-face Vendor Decision Maker Inside Sales 244

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

So why did HBR declare the solution selling methodology dead in 2012? Buyers in 2012 had come a long way from the buyers of the 1980s. For instance: A while back, the PandaDoc team was in contact with Autodesk , a software provider company. Well, they had a fair point. Why solution selling works for today’s customers.

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Solutions Selling Exact Buyer Sales Methodology 113

Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 6, 2012

Gitomer | January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment. Hard to imagine Bill Gates in his dorm room cooking mac and cheese on a hotplate as he struggles with his 128k computer to create the future of software. Actually I started studying sales in 1972. Return to top of page Copyright © 2012 All Rights Reserved. Online Training.

Hiring 226

Hiring Social Media Loyalty Journal 226

Score More Sales

MAY 10, 2013

Ongoing use is a big issue in the SaaS marketplace – studies show that people who do not engage with their software-as-a-service don’t renew it. LinkedIn clearly has made some great moves, and continues to do so. That’s not to say it hasn’t been a rocky ride. Post your comments by May 16 to be in the running.

LinkedIn 206

LinkedIn Lead Rank Hiring Webinar Metrics 206

Velocify

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we thought we’d take a lighthearted twist on a recent text messaging study we conducted by comparing text messaging usage and etiquette in both business and love. 1] Portio Research, Mobile Messaging Futures 2012-2016, 2012. [2] With an estimated 9.6

Leads360 109

Leads360 Unica Lead Rank Lead Scoring 109

Vendor Neutral

AUGUST 25, 2021

George Bronten, Membrain A lifelong entrepreneur with twenty years of experience in the software space and a passion for sales and marketing, George Brontén is always looking for new ways to achieve improved business results using innovative software, skills, and processes.

Buyer 52

Buyer How To Webinar Metrics Journal 52

HeavyHitter Sales

MAY 5, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 102

Penetration Study Influencer Software 102

HeavyHitter Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 22, 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Categories.

Penetration 112

Penetration Competition Examples Study 112

HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. Personality Study of 1,000 Top Salespeople - Harvard Business Review.

Sales Management 147

Sales Management Penetration Software Software 147

Pointclear

MAY 30, 2012

While some of these spaces are still being defined where marketing automation plays with CRM, he believes we’ll see M&A activity in 2012. Look for Greater Process Integration and Alignment in 2012. DemandGen Report has a study underway to determine the content and kinds of messages that buyers prefer and respond to.

Cost per Lead 154

Cost per Lead Top of Funnel Outbound Sports 154

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 123

Penetration Ideal Customer Profile Software Software 123

HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 138

Penetration Study Decision Maker Software 138

HeavyHitter Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Objections 104

Objections Hiring Vendor Sales Cycle 104

HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 19, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 104

Penetration Groups Face-to-face Follow-up 104

HeavyHitter Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Decision Maker 146

Decision Maker Penetration Influencer Sales Cycle 146

HeavyHitter Sales

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Motivation 107

Motivation Penetration Hiring Decision Maker 107

HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 29, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Sales Meeting 101

Sales Meeting Meeting Hotels How To 101

HeavyHitter Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 92

Penetration Software Software Sales 92

HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 2, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 108

Penetration Decision Maker Software Software 108

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

So I think 2012 will see large movement in the direction of both mobile and the analysis of big data.” Click to start video at this point — Christopher notes that inbound marketing is the current rage and shares a recent BtoB Magazine study that reveals 74% of marketers plan to increase their online marketing efforts this year.

CRM 178

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 178

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

This despite many of the participants now selling solutions that are easier to purchase and deliver, particularly Software as a Service and Cloud Computing solutions. Sources: · IDC Sales and Marketing Advisory’s 2012 Buyer Experience Study. You Decide.

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Sales Cycle Decision Maker Proposal Buying Cycle 72

Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2019

In September of 2012, I drove eighteen hours straight through the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona with everything I owned. With Colorado Springs and my professional baseball career in my rear view mirror, I headed to my new life in software sales. Study the Success of Others. Transitioning From Baseball to a Sales Career.

Strategy 83

Strategy Hiring Call-back Face-to-face 83

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Marketing 113

Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Cycle 113

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

This represents a significant uptick in spending growth from the anemic 2012 rate of only 1.2%. In fact, Gartner predicted that 2012 growth was going to be 3.7% Most of the true spending increases are focused on select strategic initiatives, especially in Enterprise Software, the Cloud, Mobile Computing and Big Data.

Proposal 71

Proposal Decision Maker ROI Lead Rank 71

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

2012 Trending: Significant Transformation for Marketing Groups. He cites a study ITSMA does each year in which executives are asked how they choose technology and consulting solution providers. ITSMA Conference: Marketing's New Value Proposition, October 30 – 31, 2012. ITSMA Website: www.itsma.com. ITSMA on Twitter: @ITSMA_B2B.

Social Media 170

Social Media Marketing Outsourcing Services Hiring 170

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 16, 2009

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Motivation 60

Motivation Penetration Study Influencer 60

HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 2, 2008

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 60

Penetration Software Software Case Study 60

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

So I think 2012 will see large movement in the direction of both mobile and the analysis of big data.” Click to start video at this point — Chris notes that inbound marketing is the current rage and shares a recent BtoB Magazine study that reveals 74% of marketers plan to increase their online marketing efforts this year.

CRM 133

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 133

HeavyHitter Sales

JUNE 15, 2010

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Training 90

Training Penetration Sales Cycle ROI 90

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

When you walk into Dreamforce, the largest software event in the world, you are immediately thrust into a world of marketing automation. The funny thing is these companies, who are preaching the world of inbound & marketing automation software all have some of the strongest and most invested sales teams in the world.

Loopfuse 52

Loopfuse B2B Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 52

Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. Top inside sales teams leverage CRM and intelligent sales software to make best practices repeatable, maximizing resources for conversion.

Inside Sales 71

Inside Sales CRM Leads360 Eloqua 71

The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

Gartner blames the revision on exchange rate fluctuations, but I don’t buy this as the main reason for halving their IT spending growth, as similar reasons were given for lowered expectations in 2012 as well (where initial estimates of 3.7% growth were lowered to 1.2% by mid-year). Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending Forecast to Reach $3.7

Forecasting 67

Forecasting ROI Decision Maker Proposal 67

HeavyHitter Sales

MARCH 31, 2009

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 60

Penetration Study Software Software 60

HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 15, 2009

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

Penetration 68

Penetration Journal Call-back Study 68

HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 6, 2008

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. February 2012. January 2012. February 2012. Recent Posts. Best New Sales Book of 2011. Categories.

SME 87

SME Penetration Competition Sales 87