DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Top 10 Most-Prospected-to Industries of 2018. For sellers, context is everything. FinancialServices. Insurance.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

What are the sales trends of 2018? Sales automation. Account-based selling. 2018 is just around the corner. And if history repeats itself, just like 2017 we’ll see major developments in the sales world. When I consulted sales experts, managers, and trainers, this answer came up again and again.

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SBI

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Just in time to get ready for a record-breaking 2018! The Top Sales Tools of 2017 Guide: Final Cut is where you’ll find the best sales tech for growing revenue. You’ll find detailed information on top selling tools for: Account-Based Selling. Sales Enablement & Engagement.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 20, 2017

There’s a lot of buzz around Sales and Marketing AI, but what is real and what is hype? What can we actually expect from AI in the sales and marketing technology in 2018? AI for Sales and Marketing Tech: High Expectations Meet Reality. And how do AI and human-driven processes work together?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2018

7 Top Free Accounting Software Options. Whether you’re a sole proprietor or running a small to medium-sized business (SMB), accounting software can help you manage your finances easily and accurately. While Excel and Google Sheets can be a great place to start with accounting, they lack advanced features. CloudBooks.

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SBI

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 WAYS YOUR SOLUTION CHANGES THE GAME FOR A SALES ORGANIZATION? This week I interview Mark Kopcha , Founder & CEO of Revegy.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Tracking target accounts with these buying signals can streamline the selling process for your sales teams with data-driven efficiency. This could be you!)

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SBI

JANUARY 24, 2019

Revegy’s 2018 Year in Review Signals Strong Outlook for 2019. The company signed 19 net-new clients in 2018, including its first accounts in the manufacturing and financial services industries. Without detailed account visibility, upsell revenue opportunities remain undiscovered and revenue numbers are missed.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Selling Skills 2018. Your job title hasn’t changed -- you’re still a salesperson, sales manager, sales director, etc. -- but of course, everything else has. Sales tools are different; they’re basically the phone book and your business card. 2018 is going to be even bigger. 2018 is going to be even bigger.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 3, 2018

If you worked in sales or marketing in the past year—you’ve already heard the news: Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is an incredibly effective way to target qualified prospects and close more deals. The Guide to Developing a Successful Sales Development Technology Stack. You don’t want to overwhelm your SDRs with “tool confetti”.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2017

SDR/BDR Skills for 2018. We’re about to turn the corner into 2018. And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. To be successful next year and beyond, sales development reps need to think outside the box. Video prospecting. Highly customized outreach. Active listening.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 18, 2018

Last week after presenting a keynote program called Gourmet Living , an attendee came up to me afterwards and discussed her challenges as a sales manager. The last three years have been tough, and she was looking for new ideas for 2018 to excite her team and to simply change up the routine.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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InsightSquared

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Guest blog by Joe Rodden, Sales Systems Manager at Catalant Technologies. In the six or seven years I’ve worked in sales operations, every year seems to have brought bigger and bigger changes, and I have no doubt that 2018 will be no different. This is a trend that will continue in 2018 and years to come.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Each year, Richardson Sales Training asks sales professionals about the sales challenges that they anticipate in the coming year and complies their responses to create its annual selling challenges study. The sales professionals who prevail will win big as new opportunities escalate amid today’s robust business climate.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 21, 2023

Key accounts are the 20% of accounts that generate 80% of your company revenue. Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Accurate identification will help you avoid rashly categorizing tail accounts as having strategic value.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 15, 2021

One of the most positive outcomes from the past year was the swift adoption and embrace of technology for sales and marketing. As a result, many sales technologies saw rapid growth, and sales teams shifted their priorities and strategies. Lead Quality and Account-Focused Strategies Dominate.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Public companies have been under compliance since December 2017, and the implementation date for privately held organizations is quickly approaching (December 15, 2018). Under the new revenue recognition standard , companies must change the way they report revenue in their accounting for sales commissions. Download Guide.

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Revegy

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Your approach to managing and growing your most strategic accounts impacts your ability to optimize revenue. Why Focus on Key Accounts? Key Accounts are your most profitable, scalable, and tenured clients. Key accounts are hard to win, hard to retain and particularly challenging to grow. 2. Globalization.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 18, 2018

This blog – the Sales Leader blog – is designed to provide resources for anyone charged with leading a sales team or improving its performance. Our community of subscribers has grown to over 17,000 and continues to be a valuable tool for readers around the world. Most-Viewed Blog Posts of 2018. Use them to your advantage.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

As DiscoverOrg’s Manager of Strategic Accounts, I’m always looking for ways to use personal touchpoints to engage prospects via email. On Mon, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:08 PM, Josh Sutton wrote: Subject: IT or HR? Jack – do you have 15 minutes to get you free data on target accounts? Get free data on YOUR target accounts.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 28, 2018

Ready to hone your account based sales development skills? With the 2018 Winter Olympics starting soon, we’re already hearing about the amazing athletes who will wow us next month. When I ask groups of salespeople, “Who wants to build referral skills and will agree to be accountable for results?”—not Amazing, really.

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CloserIQ

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Check back every week to stay up to date on industry trends and advice on everything from sales and recruiting to tech and startup news. Tools Every Account Executive Should Have. The most successful Account Executives (AEs) aren’t just smart and driven. Of course, using the right tools makes these tasks a lot easier.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In sales, sellers who cite convoluted reasons to explain poor performance, rather than proactively doing something about it often remain — unsurprisingly — at the bottom of the success ladder. There certainly are a lot of things in sales that make life a tad more difficult. Our sales process is broken. Our marketing team sucks.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 15, 2017

That’s why I’m sharing my 3-step process to preparing for a strong start in 2018. No matter what tools you use to put together your list, narrow it down and only focus on high priorities. Bonus Step: Go deeper into active accounts. This may seem like a daunting task. 1) Dig out your “not-now” prospects.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 15, 2017

At Flannery Sales Systems, we just finalized work with three of our customers on their 2018 sales plans. To ensure that all critical items are in place for a successful 2018, here is a checklist that can be utilized by senior executives and sales leaders.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2018

This isn’t the result of sales people being sloppy with what they are doing, it is the unwitting end result of the complexity built into too many of our organizations. The worst case we’ve seen was 72% voluntary attrition in the first 12 months a sales person is on board. Imagine that talent fleeing to other opportunities.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

What is an Account Executive Job? With so many companies downsizing their sales teams, it’s difficult to find an Account Executive job. We then went through a list that has been narrowed down from years worth of work experience in order to find your ideal account executive role. Just to give you an idea.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 7, 2020

If you’re looking for a new Account Executive job today, then you know how difficult it can be. Where do you start with so many companies struggling and cutting down their sales teams? What percent of most companies are made up of quota-carrying sales reps vs engineers and other roles? Their total team size is 3,111. .

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 8, 2019

Here’s what shook up the B2B data world in 2018 – and what I think that means for our industry in 2019. From a big data perspective, 2018 was the first year I’ve felt our company actually started leveraging machine learning and predictive capabilities for ourselves. A tool that links to engagement platform in an automated way.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Then, create a concrete plan for changing the behavior, and ask someone to hold you accountable. After a long day of sales calls, juggling what feels like a million prospects, and filling out endless CRM fields -- it’s easy for salespeople to slip into bad work habits. In sales, we’re faced with rejection every day.

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SBI

JUNE 19, 2019

TechTarget Priority Engine Named Best Account Based Marketing and Sales & Marketing Intelligence Solution by SIIA. Priority Engine provides B2B marketing and sales teams the real, observed purchase intent they need to act with speed and confidence. TechTarget, Inc. Michael Cotoia, CEO, TechTarget.

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SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

These large target accounts supply a ton of revenue and give you recognizable logos to share with new prospects. While the rewards are plentiful, the sales cycles are typically lengthy and volume low. Your sales process should reflect these fundamental business differences. Let’s dive in: Transcript.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

If your sales team hasn’t dealt with enough upheaval over the past 15 months, get ready for even more adjustments in the upcoming post-pandemic world. Exploring post-COVID-19 sales strategies will be necessary as we bounce back from economic hardships. Evaluate These Changes to the Sales Process. For example, in the U.S.

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SBI

APRIL 16, 2018

Give it up for our 2018 Top Sales Tools of the Year recipients! With more than 500 sales technologies on our most recent 2018 SalesTech Landscape , there’s no question but that that the impact of digital technologies will be far reaching. AccountPlan by Outside in Sales Simplifies account planning in Salesforce.

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