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Five Things We Learned about CPQ in 2015

Cincom Smart Selling

And companies that sell B2B are, right or wrong, benchmarking themselves against B2C counterparts. As Jim Wilson points out , 56 percent of respondents to this survey that investigates the self-service economy prefer self-service solutions when researching a company, compared to 26 percent who would prefer to jump on a phone call.

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End Death by PowerPoint and a 1,000 White Paper Cuts

The ROI Guy

SiriusDecisions reports that 55% of current content spending is squandered. From these findings, ½ of the waste is because sales reps can’t find the content they need for particular selling situations. So what can you do to make your content more valuable and effective? But this is only addressing ½ of the waste.

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Traits of Startup Unicorns in 2024 [Data + Expert Insights]

Hubspot Sales

Learn more unicorn statistics in our State of Global Unicorn Startups Report. Table of Contents What is a unicorn company? Unicorn Valuations Unicorns and Venture Capital Examples of Unicorn Companies What is a unicorn company? Here are some quick statistics from our State of Global Unicorn Startups Report : The U.S.

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Here’s the Real Reason CPQ is so Important (And Why that Won’t Change Any Time Soon)

Cincom Smart Selling

By now, a lot of you know the story: CPQ (configure-price-quote) programs are supposed to simplify processes, enable growth, increase sales, yadda yadda yadda… And good CPQ systems will do just that, which is a reason why these systems have become so “hot,” as Gartner said in a recent report. Quoting and deal intelligence adoption.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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Discovery, Demo, or Disconnect?

DiscoverOrg Sales

This article suggests a framework for analyzing the Client Pain Profile (CPP) to guide discovery, focus demos, and further clarify the SDR and AE roles. Craig Rosenberg, Chief Analyst with TOPO, a research, advisory, and consulting firm, shared three key ways on how buyer-centric teams succeed: A clearly mapped out sales engagement strategy.

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Three Challenges that will Impact Your 2016 IT Sales and Marketing Plans

The ROI Guy

A predicted anemic increase in IT spending at the beginning of 2015 has now been replaced with a 5.5% It is difficult to reach each stakeholder directly, so your presentations and proposals often need to do the selling for you. IT Spending on the Decline? First, Gartner announced mid-summer that IT spending is on the decline.