Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. While there’s some variance, I tend to see the following: Sales Training. Sales Process/Methodology. Marketing/Sales Integration.

Fashion 89

Fashion Face-to-face Analytics Social Media 89

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Only 59% of sales reps will achieve their quota this year, down sharply from 67% last year ? Accenture) The #1 criteria for making a purchasing decision is widespread support for you and your company across your prospect’s organization? Their focus may be technical, operations, business, marketing, sales or financially focused.

Decision Maker 84

Decision Maker LinkedIn Quota Tools 84

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 24, 2016

As part of the sales and marketing engine, you put in serious effort to connect with your prospects. Nowadays, you’re trying to reach prospects on the move who are more tech savvy – and therefore, more demanding than ever. In other words, every digital interaction you have with a prospect needs to be optimized for mobile.

Retail 133

Retail Travel Call-back Engineering 133

The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. How can that be?

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Sales Management Hiring Inside Sales Cold Calling 257

Cience

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Utilizing multi-channel outreach and appointment setting best practices, our specialized SDRs walk prospects through a personalized prospect experience, resulting in more consistently-set meetings and higher performing top of funnel pipelines. Sales Director, Bioscience Company. VP of Business Development, Ori.

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Company Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Generation 105

SalesLoft

MAY 28, 2015

The other day I heard a sales executive say that by using email, sales reps were acting “like marketers.” That using email is “weak” and indicates a sales rep is afraid. It’s 2015, why wouldn’t we use email in addition to phone for prospecting and outreach? ” Others will only respond to your sales emails.

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Prospecting Social Media Networking ACT 52

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Here are 10 of the strongest insights from the discussions, including the importance of effective go-to-market strategies across sales and marketing teams, and how the current wave of economic uncertainty is affecting companies’ ability to make the most of their market opportunities. Get a Demo 3.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 8, 2020

Field sales has been dying for years. They're not excited about working inside, so they are happy to be distracted from telephone sales by customer service and administrative activities — meaning not a lot of selling actually gets done. Why Inside Sales is Outpacing Field Sales. The Inside-Out Sales Function.

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Inside Sales Hiring Scale Face-to-face 116

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2023

Sales teams continue to face more and more pressure to ramp up. Your most neglected sales channel is your existing client base. Isn’t it time you considered a prospecting approach that delivers double-digit results and eliminates your competition? One marketing platform or sales enablement app? What a waste!

Referrals 177

Referrals Channels Cold Calling Scale 177

Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most successful sales reps have a wealth of experience with cold calling. They are used to consistent action: qualifying prospects , sending cold emails , booking meetings, maybe following up a couple of times, and finally closing the deal. We’ve already introduced you to amazing sales books. Jump to category: ? Gap Selling.

Cold Calling 116

Cold Calling Negotiation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 116

Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Sales Tips: How to Step Up Your Prospecting for 2016. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Even in our recent 2015 CCS® Index, 50% of salespeople indicated cold calling as the least effective method of prospecting.

Prospecting 40

Prospecting InsideView How To Cold Calling 40

Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We will teach you all about sales hiring: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it done. When to Hire a Salesperson.

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Hiring Paid Content Salary Sales Qualified Lead 98

Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

The success of your business depends on the success of your sales hiring process. But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We will teach you all about sales hiring: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it done. When to Hire a Salesperson.

Hiring 98

Hiring Paid Content Salary Sales Qualified Lead 98

Pointclear

OCTOBER 1, 2015

What are sales and marketing leaders saying about it? Is ABM the Holy Grail for lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before? 1) Marketing must lock arms with sales and have a solution selling mindset.

Account Based Marketing 100

Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Sales Qualified Lead 100

Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Sales Tips: Want Better Results? By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. CustomerCentric Selling® (CCS®) is a sales process that salespeople can be taught to execute, and manage to, that allows them to consistently outperform their competitors.

Commission 79

Commission Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guarantee 79

Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 9, 2020

Use virtual tools to do more, in less time, with better outcomes Out of necessity, we are moving into a digital world in which almost every step of the sales process involves the use of virtual tools. Virtual sales include integrating all the virtual communication tools, both the synchronous and asynchronous.

Tools 52

Tools Face-to-face Video Channels 52

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2020

SDRs need to prioritize meaningful connections with prospects. Well, according to HubSpot Principal Channel Account Manager, Katie Carlin , curiosity is key. Editor's note: This post was originally published in September 2015 and has been updated for comprehensiveness and accuracy.

Hubspot 135

Hubspot Intent How To Buying Cycle 135

Cience

APRIL 2, 2020

In 2015, HubSpot published the result of their traffic research , stating that 46% of traffic that B2B companies across all the industries get to their websites is direct. At that time, we had a team of 8 SDRs who actively reached out to our potential clients via multiple channels (mostly email and telephone).

Outbound 85

Outbound Inbound Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 85

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Gartner predicts modest go forward growth into 2015 and beyond, between 3-4% annually through 2018, a far cry from the double-digit growth in the tech-booming 90s. Moreover, a major "sea change" has occurred in technology spending and purchase decision-making - with significant implications for your organizations sales and marketing strategy.

Forecasting 87

Forecasting ROI Proposal Decision Maker 87

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 16, 2019

Author: Chanan Greenberg The sales landscape is shifting – customer service is becoming the most important factor for buyers, expected to surpass both product and price within three years, according to the Customers 2020 report. What Is Omni-Channel? Omni-Channel Fundamentals. Powering an Omni-Channel Approach.

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Channels Social Media Consumer Lead Rank 259

Pointclear

AUGUST 18, 2015

In today’s B2B companies, marketing and sales alignment is critical to success. Unfortunately, few B2B organizations focus on creating, implementing and executing a defined marketing and sales process. Think about all you’ve done in 2015 to improve sales and grow revenue: Launched a new website. Added an SDR team.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Revenue Leads 100

The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

Gartner has revised worldwide IT spending down for 2015, predicting a 1.3% We think there is a more systemic issue in the predictions: a major "sea change" in technology spending and purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy. YoY decline from 2014.

Forecasting 72

Forecasting ROI Proposal Decision Maker 72

Pointclear

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I consider SiriusDecisions to be the gold standard when it comes to best practices in B2B marketing and sales processes. Is ABM the Holy Grail for lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

Account Based Marketing 100

Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Lead Rank Account 100

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 16, 2017

If you asked a any modern business how it would want to improve, there’s no doubt the sales cycle would come up. This cycle represents the critical stages of bringing on new customers, the art of moving a lead to a sale. Almost anyone on a sales team will tell you that business comes down to relationships. CRM Software.

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Sales Cycle Software Software Tools 54

MarketJoy

JULY 10, 2018

Defining the Work of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs). By moving the leads effectively through the sales pipeline, SDRs are more towards lead generation, appointment setting and focus on prospecting. This team primarily focuses on driving the sale cycle and fetching qualified appointments. Written By.

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Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead Telemarketing Lead Rank 45

The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

YoY increase from 2015. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. And those opportunities you thought were progressing through the waterfall / sales process to “wins”? 2) Central IT is Irrelevant? Why Change Now? –

ROI 53

ROI Decision Maker Proposal Forecasting 53

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 11, 2017

As you and your team kickoff the New Year, there are some important research findings you should factor into your 2017 sales enablement and content strategy. Unfortunately, you can’t leave Value to chance. The good news, the research is crystal clear. What does a great “Value” program look like?

Lead Rank 45

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Quota Scale 45

Troops

AUGUST 7, 2018

Today, Andrew oversees multiple sales teams at Square. Andrew has been building out sales teams at Square for the last four years. Not just one sales team, but a bunch of them: Sales Development: global inbound lead qualification. Vertical Sales: full sales-cycle BDRs and AEs. How to Motivate a Sales Team.

Top of Funnel 91

Top of Funnel Motivation Compensation How To 91

Tenfold

AUGUST 30, 2017

Information in today’s digital milieu has always been a double edged sword for sales and marketing. Information comes from your sales team, your website and your press releases. online resources before reaching out to a sales rep. You can’t help but wonder where in the digital age buyer’s journey would the sales team figure in?

Outsourcing Services 79

Outsourcing Services Buyer B2B Lead Rank 79

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This is the question I posed: According to a report by SiriusDecisions, 2015 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), more than 60 percent of companies plan to invest in technology for ABM to better align sales and marketing over the next twelve months. Have a coordinated effort that involves both marketing and sales.

Account Based Marketing 100

Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead 100

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 7, 2021

seconds in 2015 (and additional research shows it at about 8 seconds in 2020). Some is to increase the channels through which we are trying to capture attention. It’s hard enough to do this as sales people engaging trying to engage customers in deeper/high impact conversations. Some is to increase the volume and quantity.

Social Media 57

Social Media Media Microsoft Sports 57

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The ability for your reps to “handle objections” is a key to achieving 2015 sales success, this according to a recent interview of Jim Ninivaggi, Sales Enablement Practice Director for SiriusDecisions. This objection typically occurs in the middle to later phases of the journey. You have to answer the question: “Why Change Now?”

Objections 87

Objections Real Estate Face-to-face Buyer 87

SalesLoft

JUNE 26, 2015

Adam’s Bio: Adam joined the Salesloft family in the spring of 2015, and has quickly become one of the strongest sales development reps on the team. His sense of humor and ability to make every situation positive and fun make him a powerhouse on the phone with prospects. What’s your ultimate sales development productivity hack?

Cold Calling 52

Cold Calling Sports Follow-up Conference 52

Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Dear Social Seller of 2015, Now that I've got your attention I must warn you. Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. The folly of Sales 2.0 Let me make my case.

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Social Selling Call-back Up-Sell Ideal Customer Profile 66

Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! For our sales management world, let’s make the same positive assumptions – our sales team consists of quality people with good attitudes and successful track records, and has been properly managed. Make your sales meetings fun. However, there’s one big difference.

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Sales Management Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Lead Rank 40

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 4, 2015

And these are the marketing emails from well established organizations, sent by marketing and sales professionals. Coincidentally, I read a research report on The State Of Email Marketing 2015. It’s probably not unreasonable to think the same “thoughtfulness” is used in every other communication/engagement channel.

Marketing 48

Marketing Face-to-face Vendor Email Marketing 48

PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As digital shoppers use their smartphones and laptops to spend their way to record levels of online sales, consumer preference for digital shopping is rapidly spilling over into the B2B market. trillion, or 17% of all B2B sales , by 2023. In the United States, business-to-business eCommerce is expected to notch $1.8

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B2B Scale Decision Maker Vendor 40