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Rethinking Metrics: The Shift from MQL to Pipeline in Marketing

Sales Hacker

MQLs aren’t created equal Depending on the channel or entry point, MQLs convert to pipeline at vastly different rates. Similarly, direct traffic and paid social channels yield significantly different outcomes. On the other hand, pipeline represents genuine prospects with a vested interest in your offerings.

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Frank Cespedes: How to Build and Manage Your Multi-Channel Marketing

Cience

Why has a multi-channel approach become more important? Buying is now a continuous and dynamic process in most industries, not a linear funnel ; it’s an on-going motion picture, not a selfie or snapshot in one channel. Multi-channel selling is required here and in most industries. Buying a car is an example. Answer: Yes.

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Just Out! Our Top 20 Sales Tech Vendors to Follow at Dreamforce #DF17

SBI

Dreamforce 2017 is just around the corner. ModelN @ModelN Model N is a global leader in Revenue Management, maximizing revenue with quoting, contracting, pricing, rebating, channel and compliance solutions. 6-9 in gorgeous San Francisco. B2B sales professionals can engage faster with customers to grow their business.

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AI’s Role In Sales and Marketing

Sales and Marketing Management

Predictions for the impact of AI, the authors state, suggest a doubling of the economic growth of developed countries between 2017 and 2035, potentially adding $7.4 B2B companies are making significant investments in solutions that ensure they have access to data across their prospect base. trillion to the U.S. economy alone.

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Is It Time for B2B Sales Teams to Ignore Speed-to-Lead?

Chili Piper

The first challenge is the numerous communication channels your buyers can use to request a demo or contact sales. All of these channels make it much more difficult to measure speed-to-lead and understand how fast your reps are responding to leads. Lastly, there is an incentive for sales reps to take their time.

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The ultimate sales guide to setting and discussing pricing

OnePageCRM

Ways to pitch your price to a prospect (Behavioural economics). Lead with a high price and let it ruminate in the prospects mind, before revealing the actual price they’ll pay. But they used a different incentive… Alternative currencies. What to do if a prospect asks for a discount. But that’s not how we think.

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Sales Hacker’s Top Sales Trends & Predictions You MUST Be Aware Of In 2018

Sales Hacker

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. YoY Increase in CAC leading to increased reliance on channel partnerships.

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