Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

On December 2 nd , 2009 ZoomInfo published a blog post discussing the value of Twitter as a sales tool. 7 years later, sales professionals are still debating the merits of social selling. Is Twitter a waste of time, or is it an indispensable part of the B2B sales stack ? The Trouble with Twitter as a Sales Tool.

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Twitter B2B Social Media Ideal Customer Profile 183

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

At most companies, the sales process is a balancing act that doesn’t always work so well. It starts with inbound leads: responding to leads from marketing, answering website inquiries, and following up with podcast and webinar attendees. This does, however, explain why prospecting is so challenging for most sales teams.

Gatekeeper 306

Gatekeeper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 306

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. Systems/Processes/Tools.

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Fashion Face-to-face Social Media Analytics 109

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 14, 2017

Anthony Johnson wasn’t the first Sales Development Representative (SDR) to learn this lesson the hard way. In the fall of 2015, the young sales rep was burned out, disheartened, failing to meet his quota, and on the verge of losing his job. Sales is hard. How effective is your sales team? An SDR team in transition.

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Inbound Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Sales Team 227

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Last month, IBM announced IBM ® Watson™ Analytics , a natural language-based cognitive service that can provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses. 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.

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Analytics Analysis Compensation Data 221

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Author: Giuseppe D’Angelo Inside sales have never been hotter, and the sales field is experiencing considerable change. Much of this is due to the technology that is beginning to drive the sales process much the way it has driven marketing for the past several years. Increasing demand for skilled inside sales reps.

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Inside Sales Trends Outsourcing Services Face-to-face 209

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 19, 2018

Author: Erroin Martin, Vice President of Sales at Conversica “These are the new leads. If you’re in sales then you have likely seen “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Alec Baldwin’s iconic turn as a fire-breathing sales manager delivers the most anti-motivating motivational sales speech in movie history.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 185

Vengreso

MAY 28, 2020

Think about this scenario: Your organization is ready to invest (or renew) hundreds of thousands of dollars (or perhaps millions) in your sales technology stack and tools for your team, but the executives and the finance department want you to calculate the ROI to justify the expense of each tool. The result?

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ROI Sales Tools Tools How To 112

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Lead Rank 111

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Only 59% of sales reps will achieve their quota this year, down sharply from 67% last year ? Here are our recommendations on how you can connect and engage more decision makers to achieve sales success in 2015 and beyond: 1. Jill Konrath in her popular sales blog outlines a formula that heavily uses LinkedIn as a tool: [link].

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Decision Maker LinkedIn Quota Tools 84

SBI

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Sales enablement is a hot topic at the moment, and a key priority for many sales organizations. According to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , 32.7% of surveyed organizations had a sales enablement function in 2016 (up from 25.5% in 2015), but only 5.2% in 2015), but only 5.2%

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Sales Enablement Survey Face-to-face Coaching 139

Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

Sales Process isn't even the only thing that inbound marketers say is dead. Let's start with my recent Google search for "Sales Process is Dead." That search turned up these articles on the first page of results: So who wrote all of these articles? But the key word here is tools. Tools don't replace selling.

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Inbound Inside Sales Sales Process Top of Funnel 120

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools. I couldn’t hear the noisy motor – at all – and with my music was blasting I worked for such a long period of time that I at up an entire 10-foot spool of trimmer line, and drained 4 batteries. It’s almost too easy.

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Motivation Pipeline Hiring How To 156

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A few colleagues and I sat down, looking at research data of overall sales performance for a number of years. Some of the data went back as far as 2015. We didn’t have data on YoY revenue growth, but anecdotally since 2015, we’ve seen good growth, particularly in the technology sectors. Making The Numbers!

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Face-to-face Maximizer Buying Cycle Report 133

The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

Unfortunately this follows a pattern, where Gartner publishes overly optimistic growth forecasts to kickoff the New Year, and downward revisions from there on out. Don’t get us wrong, there will be winners – those who create a different sales and marketing experience and who take more of their fare share of a more conservative pie.

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Decision Maker Forecasting ROI Lead Rank 80

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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Outside Sales Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 147

Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The cost and expertise required to produce content continue to drop and now there is no reason for sales organizations and their sales reps not to be producing content. This year, LinkedIn has been busy and launched several new initiatives to help sales reps and their organization expand their reach. Notification Bell.

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Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn Tools Distribution 62

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Market expansion strategy is one of four quadrants that make up the go-to-market framework for businesses. Most companies looking to expand into new markets want to boost their sales and have identified a market in which they can see the potential for growth,” according to Marketo, which sells a marketing automation platform.

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Lead Rank Company Apparel Lead Scoring 211

SBI

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Note from Nancy: In case you missed it, we sent our a Dreamforce wrap-up and cool tool report in our newsletter this Sunday. Analyst for Smart Selling Tools and advises executives in SaaS MarTech companies and interactive marketing agencies who seek a competitive advantage in meeting the needs of marketers. -. Rebecca is a Sr.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank B2B Lead Scoring 122

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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Outside Sales Face-to-face Travel Cold Calling 130

Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2021

There’s no question that email is still one of the best ways to get in touch with potential sales prospects. This is more than the 122 number from 2015, meaning workplace professionals are still very active in their inbox. Below, we share five tips for writing sales emails that actually generate replies. Need proof?

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Data Social Media Scale Follow-up 130

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.

Ideal Customer Profile 120

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Nonprofit 120

Pipeliner

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Is your organization set up for success? Are you prepared to leverage the sales trends experts predict will be big in the coming year? If you want to perform at your highest level in 2018, you can’t ignore the following trends. Deeper Integrations Between Sales and Marketing. It’s about time B2B professionals caught up.

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Trends B2B Account Based Marketing Churn 105

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 23, 2018

Sales Call Tips. Start Sales Calls with a Bang. Just like sports, the use of science to develop elite performers also applies in sales. On the other hand, the use of science in sales focuses on two areas: the seller and the buyer. 15 Expert Phone Sales Tips. 15 Expert Phone Sales Tips. Use Awesome Labels.

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Call-back Ideal Customer Profile Sports Hotels 145

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

You also need to keep track of your promises and recommendations throughout the sales process, so that follow through is carried out with precision, and a pre-meeting email can help you achieve this end. Wrap it up and you’re done. Write a personal greeting , such as "Hi [Contact]!". Personalizing a Pre-Meeting Email.

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Meeting How To Case Study Relationals 125

Increase Sales

DECEMBER 28, 2015

With the New Year of 2016 just 5 days away, now is the time to begin to increase sales. Actually much of this probably should have been started 30 to 90 days ago, but there is still time to make 2016 far better than 2015. Here are some steps to ensure your path to a better 2016 sales year. Step #4 – Identify New Sales Leads.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Funnel Decision Maker 70

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2018

If you're an IT reseller, value-added reseller (VAR), or channel partner advising clients on any part of the front office (marketing, sales, or customer success) -- especially for businesses under 1,000 employees -- there are a few trends you should be aware of. But did you know this happening in sales technology now too?

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Lead Rank Trends Lead Scoring Outsourcing Services 102

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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Cold Calling Negotiation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 116

Pipeliner

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In a recent episode of the expert interview series hosted by John Golden, Kris Rudeegraap , co-founder and co-CEO of Sendoso, shared invaluable insights into the evolution and impact of personalized gifting in sales outreach. Enhancing Customer Engagement Gifting can be used throughout the sales funnel to enhance customer engagement.

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Top of Funnel Direct Mail Video Lead Rank 84

Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Inside Scoop on Lead Follow Up Strategies. Ken: This is a guest blog with wonderful insights from a detailed study on Lead Follow Up Strategies by Accounting Software. The study takes on four questions that every sales and marketing employee deals with on a daily basis: How does the speed of follow-up affect the results?

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Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

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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Conference InsideView Cold Calling Scale 101

Steven Rosen

JUNE 15, 2015

Leading edge sales organizations understand the value of investing and developing their front line sales managers. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. The 2015 STAR Sales Manager Survey set out to gauge the development priorities of sales organizations.

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Survey Coaching Training Sales Management 120

Pointclear

AUGUST 11, 2015

The term ‘follow the money’ was made famous in the 1976 drama documentary All the Presidents Men , and has been used variously as the basis of journalistic articles ever since. Its purpose is to follow the money trail to get to the root cause of an issue. Follow the Money. Does Marketing wanna follow the money?

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ROI Social Media GoldMine Lead Generation 100

Hubspot Sales

JULY 2, 2019

Before all else, a CRM system should be useful to its end users: sales reps, managers, and leaders. Choosing a CRM system with the following eight features will both enable and empower a sales team. All CRM systems allow sales reps to create contact records and store prospect and customer information. Contact Management.

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Seismic - Sales Effectiveness

AUGUST 25, 2019

‘Sales efficiency’ and ‘sales effectiveness’ sound like vague concepts, but they can actually have a significant impact on the success of your sales strategy. And sales organizations are increasingly chasing more aggressive goals with greater pressure to over-achieve. A Few Key Stats. TimeTrade ).

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How To Quota Sales Enablement Survey 80

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. Use this guide if you want to learn about innovative tools designed for all kinds of sellers. Sales Enablement. Social Selling.

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Tools Territories Compensation Inside Sales 50

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I'm always saying, “Sound, well-structured business email templates are central to effective sales communication, initiating productive sales conversations, and sustaining relationships with prospects and customers.” They're typically sent following initial conversations, meetings, or proposals (shocking, I know.)

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Ideal Customer Profile Proposal Lead Rank Referrals 111