Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Even after the many declarations from VC firms in 2020 and pledges to “ make the hire, send the wire ,” there remains a long way to go in investing in, and leveling the playing field for, Black founders. Industry: Productivity Tools, Scheduling, Software. Industry: Analytics, Basketball, Software, Sports. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 11, 2021

In 2020, community became the hottest “buzzword” throughout the entire tech sector. When the world went into lockdown, companies’ traditional methods of lunches and sporting events were no longer an option. Many are making this transition to providing communities that bring in new prospects and support current customers.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A sales leaderboard is a tool that sales organizations use to track their teams’ or reps’ performance in a ranking-based system, much like a scorecard in golf or any other individual sport. billion in 2020 ( source ). It’s not as simple as purchasing a gamification tool and introducing it to your teams.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Print-on-demand tools like Printful make it easy to sell apparel with custom graphics and designs. billion in 2020 and is expected to grow 5.9% What we like: Super 70s Sports has grown its presence on Twitter into a pop-culture superstore, taking the memes they share on social media and converting them into T-shirt designs.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 7, 2021

seconds in 2015 (and additional research shows it at about 8 seconds in 2020). What is it about sports/games that cause us to pay attention–either as participants or observers? It’s not new, but the evolution of our attention spans is alarming. Even goldfish have greater attention spans than people at 9 seconds.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020. Sales Development and Prospecting. Fanatical Prospecting. Combo Prospecting. High-Profit Prospecting. Predictable Prospecting. Prospects never control anyone who has mastered David Sandler’s 7-step program for top sales. The Challenger Sale.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

I published this list in 2019 with 33 books, added 17 new books for the 2020 edition, and now another 5 for 2021/23. 1 101 Ways to Rock LinkedIn by Viveka von Rosen The year 2020 forced us to pivot, to understand the importance of our business and our personal brand, and to learn how to create a virtual business.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 19, 2018

High Profit Prospecting by Mark Hunter. Combo Prospecting by Tony J Hughes. 5 High Profit Prospecting by Mark Hunter. Finding high-quality prospects is vital to a salesperson’s success. High-Profit Prospecting seeks to make a change in the sales dynamic while helping salespeople gain control of the conversation.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Your position does not require you to travel and meet prospects face-to-face to do business. Inside sales opportunities continue to rise quickly, with LinkedIn’s 2020 Emerging Jobs Report revealing that inside sales roles grew by 34% over the last year. So this formula has been around almost since the start of tele-prospecting.

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SBI

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Some years ago, marketers used cold calling as their main way of getting in touch with prospects. Social selling is the process of finding prospects on social media, building relationships with them, nurturing them with the right content, and converting them into customers down the line. Track social mentions to find more prospects.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 10, 2021

Prospects are becoming more demanding when it comes to ROI , and there are more buyer-side stakeholders to please than ever. For instance: Your development team representative knows that they are there to tailor custom-feature packages to highly selective enterprise prospects with specific pain points.

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Showpad

APRIL 16, 2021

To help paint a clearer picture, we’ll explore the definition of sales readiness, highlight how it compares to sales enablement, explore why readiness is important and discuss strategies for making sure that your reps are equipped to meet with prospects and leads. So, what exactly is sales readiness?

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The end of 2020 is upon us (thankfully), which means it’s time to look ahead to the next 12 months. That way they can sell them to prospects with complete confidence. Or maybe you plan to focus on education at your SKO so that your reps have the tools they need to sell effectively. Many people had an extremely hard year.

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Close.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

They think sending more emails will just tick off their prospects and make them run away for good. Close's built-in email sequences tool simplifies automating your email follow-ups. Our email automation tools can help you create templates and sequences that do the heavy lifting for you. Yes, I want the book!

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The failure rate in sales is so much greater than it is in sports—it builds up some resiliency and some mental toughness for sure. I don’t know, because I grew up playing sports. But the prospect doesn’t need to know all that stuff. . If you’ve got tools to help you measure that, great! Dealing With Failure.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

B2B is H2H – human to human – and most women can leverage these powerful skills to create lasting connections with prospects, personalize value, and create customers for life. Prior to joining Primary in early 2020, Cassie spent 15 years as a tech operator. What would you tell a woman just starting a career in sales?

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 130

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The role of text messaging and other unconventional communication channels in sales prospecting and customer success. Sales tools and automation capabilities are more advanced than ever before. By 2020, 70% of sales teams will be using analytics to understand their customers. Regardless of the talent they have? How can that be?

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Introducing: Not Another State of Marketing Report [link] pic.twitter.com/CDuB1mF967 — HubSpot Academy (@HubSpotAcademy) February 20, 2020. brings you written content, video, slideshares and infographics, e-publications and even free tools. What to check out: The Battles of Starting Your First Prospecting Role.

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