Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Preparing for 2018. I thought I might simply highlight a few points from both sessions since there are pertinent for everyone as we move into 2018. There were four panelists -all with real world experience in selling and marketing. Still others believed sales must prospect and any leads from marketing were simply “gifts”.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. We tried to tackle every aspect of event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! It helps you generate social capital and expand your influence. Check them out below!

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We’ve seen lists with a 40% bounce rate ( yes, really ), and many others around 15% … but few people in sales and marketing rely on lists alone. Our partners at Tellwise were able to take a peek under the hood of their tool and give us insight on email accuracy from real campaigns, which can be hard to quantify.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2018

With more than 20 years of sales experience, Keenan has influenced, learned, and shaped the world of sales. There are a million tools out there (Zoominfo) to help with that. He was also named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Sales and Marketing People by Top Sales World Magazine every year running, since 2012. Avoid dumb s**t!

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LeadFuze

JULY 16, 2019

In short, B2B marketers can no longer ignore the importance of CX, dismissing it as a B2C marketing trend. . A 2018 report on “ The State of CX Management ” by Temkin Group highlights that 54% of companies aspire to be industry leaders in CX in the next three years. CX Maturity of B2B Organisations.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

It may not reflect immediately on top line figures, but their follow through moves the needle on other metrics — productivity, discovery of new tools or techniques, and sharpened selling skills — any one of which will eventually translate to higher performance and attained goals. Our marketing team sucks. The market is drying up.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

We will talk more about all the tools you need to get started in social selling. Who currently have job openings for marketing help. But this definition from a marketing expert made it easy for me: Social selling is about using social media to build a brand that customers and peers alike, grow to trust and respect.

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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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InsightSquared

APRIL 12, 2018

Marketers look to their marketing automation platforms (MAPs) not only to execute many of their demand generation activities, but also to understand the effectiveness of their marketing programs. However marketers are largely dissatisfied with the reporting their MAPs offer. Here’s why: It’s complex and hard to get right.

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Growbots

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

There are tools for that. In other words, blogger outreach is just like everything else in the world of digital marketing. Fortunately, in 2018, there’s a tool for everything. 5 Reasons You Need To Start Using An Outreach Tool In Your Sales Campaign. Outreach Tools Let You Segment Your Customers.

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Velocify

MAY 26, 2017

Loan approvals can be achieved in minutes thanks to new automated borrower-verification tools. is experiencing the highest home-sales rate in more than a decade, and the Mortgage Bankers Association expects purchase-loan volume will increase th is year and again in 2018. Job growth and incomes are relatively strong, the U.S.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2019

But actually that ‘noise’ is a powerful tool to target the right accounts – that is, if you know the tech stack of your target accounts ,” says DiscoverOrg’s Senior Manager of Sales Development. In B2B sales and marketing, a company’s installed technologies – their tech stack – includes: Software products.

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 4, 2020

Our 2018 Buyer Preferences Study showed that less than a third of sellers exceed buyer expectations. That’s just the sort of situation that the coronavirus offers—and perspective is the tool that will help sellers engage customers and prospects earlier in the buying cycle. What Is Perspective? Sellers deliver perspective in four ways.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the huge growth in marketing and sales automation, along with the growing popularity and acceptance of self-service sales processes, reports of the death of the salesperson are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain. The global pandemic has shaken up the market, and technology is influencing this change.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

But because of inefficient internal operations, sellers spend less than a third of their time selling, and managers spend twice as much time doing internal work as they do coaching, according to the 2018–2019 Sales Performance Report. One way to help sellers conquer their time challenges is to empower them with advanced selling tools.

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Growbots

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

There are tools for that. In other words, blogger outreach is just like everything else in the world of digital marketing. Fortunately, in 2018, there’s a tool for everything. 5 Reasons You Need To Start Using An Outreach Tool In Your Sales Campaign. Outreach Tools Let You Segment Your Customers.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 9, 2018

And your marketing team is busy too—fully entrenched in holiday messaging and plans for the upcoming year. Here are our top tips and best practices to guide your 2018 corporate gift giving: 1. Check compliance laws. Gifts intended to influence business decisions. It seems like there’s not enough time in the day.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

VP of Marketing at Outreach. Why he should be on your radar: Don’t be so quick to judge the “marketing” title–founder and former CEO of Sales Hacker, Max Altschuler now heads up Outreach’s marketing team. Why he should be on your radar: Marketers beware , Corporate Bro shows us no mercy. Max Altschuler.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

But in the eyes of buyers today, nearly two-thirds of sellers fail to set themselves apart from one another, according to the CSO Insights 2018 Buyer Preferences Study. Incorporate these four tactics, based on proven sales training techniques that use perspective to engage key buying influences. How can you get there?

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

When You’re Using an Account-Based Strategy Hyper-personalized cold emails are the main tenant of account-based sales approach (related to account-based marketing , or ABM). When Your Prospect Is a Decision-Maker It’s hard to get decision-makers, department heads, and people of influence —the people you really want to reach—on the phone.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Launches RevenueGrid.com, New Sales Engagement Platform that Goes Beyond CRM, AI And Redefines What Sales Engagement Tools Should Be. will unveil RevenueGrid and share its insights at the Revenue Acceleration space with top sales influencers. marketing@invisible.io. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., It’s derived from Invisible.io

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Cience

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The most important thing about any go-to-market approach is the buyer and the buying process. It’s the seller’s responsibility to adapt its approach to the market ; it’s not the market’s responsibility to adapt to any company. According to a 2018 J.D. in 2018 were online sales and only about 5% of new cars).

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Highspot

APRIL 12, 2019

It’s a whole new world for sellers and marketers. With the conference around the corner, we dove into three of today’s — and tomorrow’s — hottest topics that are impacting the modern market. For example, a seller examines AI-driven content recommendations within her sales enablement tool.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales leaders who are thinking ahead will focus their reps on the advantages of technology and how hybrid work schedules will influence prospecting. What you knew about your market probably changed during the pandemic. By comparison, from 2018 to 2019, there was a 0.3% For example, in the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales leaders who are thinking ahead will focus their reps on the advantages of technology and how hybrid work schedules will influence prospecting. What you knew about your market probably changed during the pandemic. By comparison, from 2018 to 2019, there was a 0.3% For example, in the U.S. Census Bureau.

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SocialSellinator

DECEMBER 25, 2022

marketing strategy. For example, if we wanted to tag a post about social media marketing , we might use the hashtag "#socialmediamarketing.". For example, if you use the hashtag "#socialmediamarketing" often, people will start associating your brand with social media marketing. So, let’s get started! What is a Hashtag?

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Circleback

JANUARY 30, 2018

Amidst this chaos, let’s focus on what will really matter in 2018. Trends to Watch for in 2018. The Marketing C-Suite Will Need to Be Both Tech & Data Savvy. Technological is advancing, and the market is becoming even more customer-centric. Data Will Be Key. Robust data lays the foundation for a successful business.

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SBI

AUGUST 15, 2019

Brendan Cournoyer, vice president of marketing, Brainshark. That’s really what sales readiness is all about,” said Brendan Cournoyer, vice president of marketing, Brainshark. Feedback from the IBAs judges includes: “Brainshark is a comprehensive and easy-to-use tool. That’s really what sales readiness is all about.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 27, 2018

the 2018 sales tech landscape. Let’s just say it’s been a bull market for a long time and at some point, it’ll likely slow down. Get ready for the rise of B2B micro influencers and industry-specific Trusted Advisors. Tools that can accurately tell you the Next Best Action to take are coming and coming quick.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 20, 2023

Culture is the ultimate tool in shaping a thriving company. Visualize culture as a pyramid with multiple levels that influence the organization. Employees’ beliefs influence their actions , and those actions produce results , at the top of the pyramid.

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SBI

JANUARY 30, 2019

With brand performance visible within Priority Engine’s ROI Dashboard, B2B marketers can quickly and easily assess their effectiveness and understand the direct impact their advertising has on demand and consideration. Furthermore, TechTarget is able to constantly optimize based on new interest and response to further improve performance.

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InsightSquared

JULY 1, 2019

Today’s marketing success relies heavily on deep analytics—analytics that allow marketers to act smarter, faster, and with more thoughtfulness than ever before—to not only gain the attention of today’s savvy B2B buyer, but to engage, nurture, and enable that buyer through the end of their decision-making process. Let’s dive in.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 18, 2019

In this, the third in our blog series discussing the findings of the “All That Glitters Is Not Gold: 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study,” we explore four ways that you can align your sales strategies for success, no matter the state of the market. Restructure to Improve Collaboration among Marketing, Sales and Customer Service.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Consumers use a variety of tools, from social media to web search, to research and make purchases; some even allow their in-home digital assistant or internet-connected appliance to shop for them. A B2B sales strategy used to be simple: discover the buyer’s needs, then offer your solution. Register for the Webinar. An unanticipated solution.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2019

In the age of social media, influencer marketing has become wildly popular—even among B2B organizations. But, unlike the B2C market, it’s not always easy to identify the thought leaders with the most social pull within the B2B community. Key Characteristics of a Top B2B Marketing Influencer. Keep reading.

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Mindtickle

MAY 2, 2023

When sales content hits the mark with both sellers and buyers, it can be a powerful tool for advancing deals forward. It also involves selecting the right tools and technologies to manage the content, such as a content management system (CMS) or a customer relationship management (CRM) system. It went from 3.5

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As such, you’ll need to change how you position your products or services to influence their decision. AI has already gained widespread adoption in marketing. 84% of marketers worldwide report using AI in their marketing strategies. 37% of sales organizations reported using AI in 2020, a 76% increase from 2018.

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