DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 7, 2015

The author, Andy Hoar, outlines the following as major contributors to this demise: B2B buyer preferences have fundamentally shifted from speaking with a sales rep 1-on-1 to a self-education ecommerce type model for purchasing. Ecommerce systems will eliminate 1 million B2B sales jobs by 2020 due to the shift to self-service platforms.

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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: ?

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 24, 2014

As soon as Monday, you (yes, you and your mid-market or SMB company) can sign up for the Beta offering of IBM ® Watson™ Analytics. This cloud-based service could help your team sort through the layers of data your company has compiled from marketing, sales, HR, and elsewhere. We are all waiting to see what Watson will uncover next.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

As you will see, by following just a few rules you will be able to craft a compelling resume that instantly sets you up as the perfect candidate for any job you choose to apply for. Avoid the following: Make sure you use text only: • No shading or lines or borders. • In a nutshell: Keep it plain and simple. Are you yawning yet?

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 19, 2015

If you want to learn about the latest ideas in sales you need to be a student of learning. I wrote a quick post last week from the Rainmaker 2015 Sales Development Summit – but didn’t give it the detail it deserved, so here is part 2. This event was unique because it only focused on sales development.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” Initially, the list criteria was based off of the total followers salespeople had on social media, and the level of engagement they had from the community. Newly added sales leaders you should follow (in alphabetical order by last name): 1.

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SBI

MAY 11, 2015

Get to know your sales tools in just 2 minutes a week. This week, Nancy profiles CallidusCloud , a suite of cloud solutions that accelerate sales all the way from lead, to money. . Follow us @SellingTools to keep up on all the happenings at the event. The sales process begins when prospects visit your website.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2015

If you’re seeking smart tools to drive sales performance, I’ve got great news for you. We’ve just released our 3rd annual Top Sales Tools of the Year Guide. Find the best sales tools to: Help salespeople convert more calls into appointments. See which tools we chose for: Mobile Sales Enablement.

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Pointclear

JULY 14, 2015

This is the final installment of a three-part series in response to the following question: As we enter the second half of 2015, have companies made the adjustments necessary to utilize lead scoring or is the status quo killing results? We generate high quality leads, align sales and marketing, and drive revenue.

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SalesLoft

MAY 12, 2015

As one of the Sales Development Team Leads, Lydia is a constant motivator to the SDR team both professionally and personally. What’s your ultimate sales development productivity hack? Organization is key for being an sales development rep–it’s important to stick to a daily process. Growing up, my mom was such a good cook.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Sales – Profitability and Price. Just to build a bit of suspense, try the following question – “How much would a 1% price increase boost your profits?”. It is important that this knowledge is understood not only by sales management but also by the sales team. ©2015 Sales Momentum, LLC. .

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SalesLoft

DECEMBER 15, 2015

To get in the spirit of the Star Wars “holiday” (ask any Wookie-fan — Star Wars is a religion), we’ve decided to round up some of our favorite blog posts inspired by the Force. Here are our top three picks for how to use Star Wars to streamline your sales process and become a B2B Jedi Master: 1. Our top pick?

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 4, 2018

It's the end of the sales world as we know it. Gerhard , Huthwaite and many other sci-fi fans have prognosticated that sales itself may face an existential threat from artificial intelligence (AI) as we move further and further toward the COMPLETE buying cycle. Sales drones are an amusing but eerie concept to me.

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Velocify

OCTOBER 17, 2017

If you aren’t seeing emoji use increase in your daily communication, allow me to introduce some metrics into the mix: Since 2015, there has been a 777% increase in the use of emojis by marketers. You’ll either end up with a closed deal or a new connection that could bring you referral business.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 3, 2021

The idea of Outside Sales, which depended on business travel and in-person meetings, feels like a distant memory. Until COVID-19, more than half of sales — 52.8 percent — were made by Outside Sales teams. By contrast, there were only 32,049 results for job titles containing the term “Outside Sales.”. The growth of VoIP.

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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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Zoominfo

JUNE 3, 2021

The idea of Outside Sales, which depended on business travel and in-person meetings, feels like a distant memory. Until COVID-19, more than half of sales — 52.8 percent — were made by Outside Sales teams. By contrast, there were only 32,049 results for job titles containing the term “Outside Sales.”

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InsideSales.com

JUNE 12, 2020

Sales will never be the same. This may sound extreme on the surface – but in reality, sales will never return to the way it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this is a good thing. Many of the needed sales process changes were forced upon us as we adjusted to selling from home. Inside Sales Teams are Already Digital.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. We’re often encouraged to hide, toughen up, and bury our emotions. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career?

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MARCH 20, 2019

Last week, I was making it rain opportunities through networking and education with over 1,000 sales professionals at SalesLoft’s Rainmaker 2019 conference. As I was putting this post together, I hopped into my time machine and zipped back to 2015 when I first attended Rainmaker and wrote about my experience that year. Message matters.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

I didn’t like numbers at all growing up. With this in mind, it wasn’t a surprise to me to learn that top sales reps use data to drive their strategies and choices. With this in mind, it wasn’t a surprise to me to learn that top sales reps use data to drive their strategies and choices. Where they grew up.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 14, 2019

What’s the secret to succeeding in SaaS sales? In this article: Jim Steele’s Strategies to Improve Sales Teams for Better Results. Treat the Sales Process Like a Relationship, Not a Transaction. If the SaaS Sales Process Feels Too Long, Don’t Worry. Always Follow-Up on Your Leads. What is SaaS Sales?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales enablement is easy: all you have to do is create perfectly targeted content, stay informed on email best practices, drive more engagement quarter over quarter, spend less money, and do all of this with less time. More sales meetings, start creating better sequences faster, go to go.regie.io

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Close.io

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Sales data can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, data can help you make smart decisions, uncover new opportunities, and crush sales targets. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, and only deal with the sales data that matters most? The answer: with a sales dashboard. The answer: with a sales dashboard.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 7, 2018

What do complex sales and the radioactive decay rate of atoms have in common? Then draw another horizontal line or watermark halfway up the Y axis to express the status quo. It's time to Spring clean out your customer relationship management closet, observe the following universal truths and start to win.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 13, 2018

Can you close million dollar deals with social selling fully inside? It's being done right now in the field by a sales team near you [perhaps a competitor], it's remarkable and it's not for the faint of heart. Challenger Sales marketing and sales alignment. Here are the top 25 ways how you can actually do it.

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