DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attempts to get sales enablement right are on the rise , as organizations grapple with the idea that shorter product life cycles, a more informed customer base, and global competition make the way they sell just as important as what they are selling. Streamlining the sales process. Map your strategy to the customer journey.

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Sales Enablement Collateral Decision Maker Study 295

HeavyHitter Sales

MAY 7, 2016

BE A PART OF SALES RESEARCH HISTORY.   Noted sales researcher Steve W. We think you will find the study topics interesting and engaging! We think you will find the study topics interesting and engaging!   CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE 2016 SALES PERSONA SURVEY.        

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Survey Report Research Compensation 60

Steven Rosen

MAY 10, 2017

6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars . The #1 driver of performance in sales organizations are front-line sales managers. The STAR Sales Management Development Survey found that only 50% of sales managers were receiving on-going training and development in core skills. Sales Management Challenges.

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Webinar Metrics Sales Management Hiring Training 260

The Brooks Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Most sales leaders know they should be coaching their reps more. But sales coaching is a broad idea—and its interpretation is often left to chance. According to the Sales Management Association , formal sales coaching strategies tend to be poorly executed or non-existent. Leadership Development Sales Coaching

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Sales Coaching Coaching Survey Exact 49

Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2024

He previously co-founded the cloud data pipeline company Stitch (acquired by Talend in 2018) and business intelligence platform RJMetrics (acquired by Adobe by way of Magento Commerce in 2016). What you’ll get at ELG Con: Case studies from companies like Datadog, Cloudera, and more. Early-bird tickets expire next week.

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Hotels Case Study Conference LinkedIn 97

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 1, 2016

What I’m Studying : I’ve become fascinated with conversationbots. I’ve started studying Deep Thinking, with these two books: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. After that foundation, he goes in to great detail in how to create powerful sales stories.

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Top of Funnel Conference Funnel Inside Sales 48

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 18, 2016

I usually get notified when new sales studies are published and I'm asked to link to those reports from my Blog. Last week I was invited to download the 2016 InsideSales.com Business Growth Index Report.

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Pipeline Report Study Sales 120

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2017

As we enter the New Year, a look back at what we can learn from the most popular Frugalnomics Survival Guide articles of 2016: Gartner: buyers Demand Less Pitch, More Value-Story According to a study from Gartner, most solution providers are not providing what buyers need when it comes to content and sales engagements.

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Decision Maker ROI Survey Consumer 45

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

CASE STUDY] Data-Agnostic? In Q3 2016, 42% of respondents identified this difficulty, while in Q3 2017, 45% said it was a pain point. Three areas continued to see a high average of new spend in both 2016 and 2017: Digital advertising solutions. What are the capabilities for marketing and sales intelligence?

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Trends Advertising Advertising Survey 184

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 19, 2016

First, thanks to everyone who took the time to provide feedback and ideas on some of the things I covered in last week’s Bits And Pieces ( March 12, 2016 ). Beyond The Sales Process, 12 Proven Strategies For A Customer Driven World , Steve Andersen and Dave Stein. This weeks bits and pieces. The Curious Mind , Brian Grazer.

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Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Inside Sales Hotels 48

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 23, 2016

I was struck by a study I just read, “Global Leadership 2015-2016 Study.” ” What it says is really keeping CEOs up at night. You can read an overview at this link. Here’s an excerpt from the article: The short answer: Leaders just aren’t ready to lead.

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Study Research Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 100

Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The 2016 MLB playoffs are in full swing so forgive me if I refer to baseball for exactly the 100th time in the past 11 years and 1,350 Blog articles. Clutch hitting - at bats in pressure situations that usually occur late in the game - has been studied a lot in recent years. This week, we uncovered such a differential in sales!

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Exact Study Hiring Sales 120

Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

(STAR Results) has launched its global 2016 STAR Sales Manager Survey. The Sales Manager Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. The targeted audience for completing this survey is: VP of Sales.

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Survey Sales Management Study Report 120

Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

(STAR Results) has launched its global 2016 STAR Sales Management Skills Survey. The Sales Management Skills Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. National Sales Managers/Directors.

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Survey Sales Management Study Report 120

Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

(STAR Results) has launched its global 2016 STAR Sales Management Skills Survey. The Sales Management Skills Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. National Sales Managers/Directors.

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Survey Sales Management Study Report 120

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 1, 2016

Books/Reading: One of the most articulate writers and thinkers in sales is Jack Malcolm. On April 7-8, I’m attending Topo’s Sales Summit in San Francisco. Based on my conversations with Craig Rosenberg (@Funnelholic), I think it will be one of the best sales focused conferences of the year. Profound and moving!

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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% Tying strategy to the sales process.

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Sales Enablement Survey Face-to-face Coaching 139

Sales 2.0

APRIL 8, 2016

Do Your Sales People Understand The Objective Of Your Content? The other day, I downloaded an outstanding market research study. It was entitled, 2016, The State Of Marketing. I’ve actually wondered about the best messaging to follow up on an ebook download and David makes it very obvious how to do it.

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Follow-up How To eBook Study 150

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-09-01. A number of studies have shown the psychological fear of losing something or experiencing pain is twice as strong as the potential to gain or improve something. Author: Paul Nolan. Teaser: There are two primary motivators of human behavior: gain and pain. read more

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Marketing Study Motivation 120

Mindtickle

MAY 2, 2018

Plus, according to CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study, only 49% of study participants had Sales Enablement Content Management solutions with adoption rates of 76% […]. The post Simplifying Sales Content Management appeared first on MindTickle.

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Study Sales Enablement Research Sales 74

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 31, 2019

The accusation of “fake news” has risen to the forefront of American consciousness, thanks to the 2016 U.S. ” In sales, accuracy is paramount. This is most important when your sales team hears “news” about a target account – and that news seems to indicates that your prospect is about to make a purchase.

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Data Hiring Vendor Face-to-face 133

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 6, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-03-01. Teaser: Women possess many innate skills that are a good fit for today's B2B sales environment, and studies show as a group they outperform their male counterparts in a number of important metrics. But many companies are lagging in putting women in sales leadership roles. Author: Paul Nolan.

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Sales Leadership B2B Study Groups 120

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 24, 2017

Are sales managers really at fault? You don’t hear that phrase very often anymore, but account based sales reps still carry a bag. percent of sales reps made quota in 2016. The problem is that many sales managers were raised in Sales 1.0 They don’t have the skills or tools for success in a Sales 3.0

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Hiring Account SalesForce Quota 214

Membrain

SEPTEMBER 27, 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% Yet, as an industry, we’re failing badly at it.

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Sales Enablement Survey Study Industry 65

The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

You need to factor Frugalnomics prominently into your sales and marketing strategies and investments. And those opportunities you thought were progressing through the waterfall / sales process to “wins”? According to Forrester, prospects indicate that less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on outcomes and customer value.

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ROI Decision Maker Proposal Forecasting 53

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, explains why in this month’s guest post. Have B2B sales reps gone the way of CD players, the Rolodex, and analog radio—replaced by technology that gets the job done faster and better? Fears also rose over technology stealing sales jobs following the advent of both the phone and internet.

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B2B Hiring Social Media Pharmaceuticals 120

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Will it help you close a sale or get more business? It’s complicated According to two studies on the subject, gift giving in sales can get complicated. But there’s another type of reciprocity that gift giving triggers—having to do with the relationship, not the sale—and it helps create a win-win for buyers and sellers.

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Pharmaceuticals Customer Study Incentives 52

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2017

Can sales managers influence the buying process? If sales close, you win. Calls with their sales managers become about justifying why prospects should be in their pipelines in the first place, and discussing ways these account based sales reps can accelerate the buying process. You can’t manage revenue.

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Account Referrals Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile 287

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 12, 2024

Like others who’ve offered their stories, John has a clear purpose: “Each sale represents not just a key performance indicator but also an opportunity to enhance someone’s life.” My brother was studying industrial engineering at USC and conducted his senior project on the company for his ERP class.

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SAP Real Estate Enterprise Enterprise 73

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 19, 2018

Author: John Ruhlin Decades ago, sales professionals hit upon a mantra to understand how to woo prospects: “What’s in it for me?” Look no further than a recent DiscoverOrg study on buyer personas. Such a negative viewpoint only fosters a feeling of distrust for sales experts, making it tough to close deals and garner referrals.

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Referrals Journal Buyer Persona Study 219

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 24, 2016

Sales leaders’ chief concern is lackluster lead generation, according to new CSO Insights study. Greg had barely taken his seat when he told me his greatest challenge was getting his sales reps to generate enough qualified sales leads. The Universal Sales Challenge. Every sales leader wants to change these metrics.

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Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 120

BrainShark

AUGUST 22, 2016

Sales enablement roles are becoming increasingly prevalent, with CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study reporting 46 percent of companies enacting a formal sales enablement vision or c

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Sales Enablement Study Report Sales 62

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2017

Additionally, sales and employee programs tend to outpace channel and customer programs in their use of individual travel regardless of company size. This data is from the Incentive Marketplace Estimate Research Study published by the Incentive Federation and available at IncentiveFederation.org.).

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Travel Incentives Incentive Lead Rank 205

Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

If I wanted to become a world-class boxer, I might study Muhammad Ali’s or Rocky Marciano’s boxing techniques. Take a forward-looking view at the mindset of sales leaders and how they use the resources available to them. When it comes to sales, you should be asking, “How are these companies handling their sales?

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Company Sales Outsourcing Hiring Telemarketing 98

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 13, 2017

Author: Ian Levine, Chief Sales Officer, RO Innovation The modern B2B sales and marketing journey has evolved. In fact, 2016 data from CEB shows that the average buying group has increased from 5.4 It can be even larger for enterprise sales deals. individuals to 6.8. It means 6.8 Peers who have evaluated shortlists.

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Top of Funnel B2B Strategy Referrals 189

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2017

If your sales reps miss quota this year, they might not deserve the blame. The more I delved into the film’s history, the angrier I became with sales leaders who let their account based selling teams fail to meet quota. NASA wouldn’t let their mission fail, so why do sales leaders let their account based selling teams fail?

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Account Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Quota 189

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

At most companies, the sales process is a balancing act that doesn’t always work so well. Layered on top of these activities are a myriad of sales enablement and social selling tools—all of which are intended to help salespeople with effective prospecting and, in turn, generating qualified sales leads. In 2016, it was 53.3

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Gatekeeper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 306