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Your Lead Gen Is Broken (Here’s How to Fix It)

No More Cold Calling

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. And as of July 2020, 69 percent of B2B reps didn’t have enough leads in their pipeline to meet their annual quotas, according to a survey by ValueSelling Associates. None of us stands out during prospecting. Try this instead. That’s a fact.

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5 Successful Lead Generation Strategies

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To be actionable, your content must make tactical use of calls to action, offers, promotions, demos, and free trials that move prospects along the buyer’s journey. While your industry has likely been affected by this too, building out a strategy for virtual events can be a great way to attract prospects.

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Taking the Lead: Why Q4 Is the Time for Small Businesses to Get Aggressive

Sales and Marketing Management

Businesses must take aggressive action to spur an economic bounceback in 2020. to April 2020, the number of active business owners in the United States plunged by 3.3 The CMO Survey for June 2020 observed that 9% of marketing jobs have been lost due to the ongoing crisis. Small Businesses Face the Biggest Challenges.

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How To Be More Collaborative With Your Data

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Sales and marketing often speak different languages: Convert vs Close, Prospect vs Leads, Sales cycle vs Marketing funnel. With a comprehensive data collaboration strategy, you can avoid data fragmentation, promote standardization, and improve overall data quality. This can make alignment between the two difficult. But what is it?

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8 Simple Steps to Prep Your Webinar Funnel for Sales

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The goal is to attract prospects to your brand and convert them to customers — by hosting a webinar. Five percent of respondents planned to increase webinar production in 2020. By April 2020 (as the pandemic kicked in), the ON24 platform saw a 167% increase in webinars. You might want to send an email to prospects.

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Selling with LinkedIn: Save 50%

No More Cold Calling

Get more inbound leads where prospects seek you out. Hit the ground running in 2020! And don’t forget to use my Black Friday gift code 50OFFJB — and NOT the BLACKFRIDAY discount code on the registration page and promotional ads. Learn more about the Selling with LinkedIn on-demand course.

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The Shifting Sands of Selling Tech

Sales and Marketing Management

Regardless, 2020 will have an indelible impression on business operations for quite some time. Our company, like others, canceled plans to participate in near-term trade shows only to learn that all 2020 events were soon to be canceled as well. Some will be more aggressive than others, depending upon the sector and the funds available.