Gong.io

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

We analyzed three years of data, across 184 companies, and hundreds of thousands of deals to identify key shifts in buying behavior since 2020. In 2022, sales reps had a fewer number of active deals they were working, while the average number of meetings/calls per deal had also decreased. Fortunately, we’ve got answers.

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Data Closing Buyer Webinar Metrics 121

Showpad

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Showpad just hosted the world’s largest sales enablement conference. This post will recap TRANSFORM 2020 keynotes, breakouts and sessions and give you some new ideas about sales enablement you can put into practice right now. In fact, 38% of B2B professionals said that in-person sales meetings have decreased in value. .

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Hiring Sales Enablement Lead Rank Enterprise 40

Mereo

OCTOBER 8, 2020

AUSTIN, TX (OCTOBER 2020) Top Sales World , a leader in the global online sales community, has recognized Mereo president and founder Jay Mitchell as one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers of 2020. The post Mereo President Recognized as a Top Sales World 2020 Top 50 Keynote Speaker appeared first on Mereo.

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SAP Conference B2B Sales Cycle 41

PandaDoc

JULY 14, 2020

If you are running a business, a lot hinges on your ability to close a deal through a sales meeting. By following a sales meeting agenda that you know is effective, you will have a consistent framework to turn leads into clients. . Creating a sales meeting agenda will help you keep your meeting on track.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Conversion How To 52

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

2020 doesn’t have to be your worst sales year ever. You will accelerate your sales. Invite Joanne to lead a discussion about “ How to Boost Your Sales in a Volatile Economy ” at your next virtual or in-person sales meeting. The post Sales Pipeline Dried Up? It’s not 2002 and 2003, or 2008 and 2009.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Referrals 414

BrainShark

OCTOBER 27, 2020

When sales meetings turned virtual in 2020, sellers had their work cut out for them. Here are examples of mistakes some made – and your teams should avoid. .

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Buyer Sales Meeting Examples Meeting 100

Chorus.ai

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s a simple fact: 2020 would have been a whole lot harder if Zoom wasn’t available to connect our living room offices and kitchen table desks. At this year’s Zoomtopia, Zoom announced another way they’re ready to revolutionize the way we connect: the launch of the new Zapps app marketplace. Are you ready?

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Meeting Sales Meeting Call-back Revenue 62

Chorus.ai

APRIL 9, 2020

Director and executive level management joining significantly more sales meetings. “We’ve seen a spike in risk in our conversations. As risk increases, there’s more pressure to include execs.”. Conversations continue to shift heavily towards longer terms In early March, 30 day terms were being discussed nearly 77% of the time.

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Sports Pivotal Call-back Coaching 62

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

Seven years later, as we approach a seemingly inevitable recession , it’s more important than ever for reps to understand the art of conversation, to know when to use sales technology and when to put away the toys and have grown-up sales conversations. for 99 cents through April 30, 2020. for 99 cents through April 30, 2020.

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Conversion Face-to-face Social Media Referrals 305

Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2020, that figure was down to 47%. Taneja adds, “If a prospect goes into a sales meeting and they already know about the product because marketing has done a good job, it makes the sale a lot easier.” Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Top of Funnel 130

SBI

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Sales enablement leader launches Revenue360, becomes the first provider to combine content engagement & sales activity insights for a comprehensive view of pipeline health. CHICAGO – Sept 15, 2020. Gartner Inc.

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Revenue Lead Rank Sales Enablement Lead Scoring 77

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Author: Lewis Robinson Sales meetings have become so normalized that people forget how powerful they are toward the growth of an organization. Sales meetings today have become just another item on the to-do list. That attitude, however, significantly impacts the ability of a company or business to meet its objectives.

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Meeting Demographics Analysis Sales Enablement 184

Allego

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Pew Research Center reports that nearly 30 million baby boomers retired in the third quarter of 2020. [1] One of them is through formal training— national sales meetings , regional meetings, courses, and certifications. Now, with the onset of the Great Resignation , we may be reaching a critical point.

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Scale How To Enterprise Enterprise 62

Allego

MAY 3, 2022

For life sciences trainers and educators, the hurdles of 2020 were especially high. For Melissa Young, associate director of sales training and development at Pharmacosmos Therapeutics, the start of the pandemic coincided with the company’s first product launch. Its product was approved in January 2020. Stay Connected.

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Hiring Video Pharmaceuticals Course 62

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. The shift to less face-to-face interaction with customers and prospects isn’t a 2020 development.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

SalesProInsider

JUNE 21, 2023

Virtual prospect meetings became mainstream in 2020 because we didn’t have a choice. Yet, while they were forced, there seemed to be a “magic” to these virtual sales meetings because we no longer had to travel, only had to focus on our appearance from the waist up, and could work with anyone anywhere!

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Conversion Prospecting Travel Meeting 71

Showpad

MAY 12, 2022

And they put highly tailored sales content in the hands of reps, allowing them to hit sales meetings with little to no prep. The pair both joined Panasonic’s fledgling sales enablement function in April 2020. Before 2020, Panasonic didn’t have a sales enablement team—at all. Here’s how they did it.

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Industry Sales Enablement Hiring Telecommunications 98

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Every sales meeting is about closing deals—who are the influencers, who knows whom, what have we missed, what do we need to do to get this deal done? Sales reps tell me they like getting referrals, but they’re not comfortable asking, and they don’t know how to ask. Tough, right? You’ll be well positioned for Q1 and beyond.

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Referrals Pipeline Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 209

SBI

MARCH 17, 2020

March 17, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. SAN FRANCISCO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Chorus.ai , the premier Conversation Intelligence Platform for high-growth sales teams, today announced Jim Benton as CEO. 1 Conversation Intelligence Platform for high-growth sales teams. Jim Benton Joins Chorus.ai In 2019, Chorus.ai

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Scale Hiring Cold Calling Engineering 94

Nutshell

MAY 12, 2020

Nutshell’s BOUNDLESS 2020 event was full of incredible insights from legends in the fields of sales, marketing, and customer success. She now hosts the award-winning podcast, Conversations with Women in Sales. She now hosts the award-winning podcast, Conversations with Women in Sales. NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED. GET STARTED.

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Buyer Prospecting How To Lead Rank 71

Showpad

MAY 7, 2021

Let’s dive a bit deeper into the dawn of online sales and what advantages a virtual sales platform can provide. COVID-19 forces sales online, many see it staying that way. For clear reasons, 2020 was a watershed year for sales — and business at-large. All sorts of sales activities online shifted.

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Hiring Survey Trade Show Webinar Metrics 59

Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2020

In this article, we discuss the state of AI in 2020, especially for enterprise sales. AI for sales: how it delivers value. Our recent, in-depth study showed that these simple definitions can instantly make you look good at sales meetings and cocktail parties. What Are the Limitations of AI in 2020?

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Benefit Tools Lead Rank Lead Scoring 85

SBI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO – September 24, 2020. While some companies can coast on their platform for a time, our commitment to growth and meeting the needs of sales teams and understanding the voice of the customer is what makes us truly the number one conversation intelligence platform in the industry.” Chorus.ai , the No. is the No.1

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Industry Conversion Hiring Call-back 67

Carew International

JANUARY 16, 2020

We understand that sales leaders are always looking for insights to drive improved personal or sales team performance, but also lack the time to research relevant topics. We are kicking off 2020 with a collection of our top 5 leadership blogs from the past year: Facing the Hardest Part of Leadership. Improved sales performance?

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Negotiation Research 42

criteria for success

APRIL 1, 2020

Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, April 1 2020 at 3 PM EST. Thursday, April 2 2020 at 3 PM EST. Wednesday, April 8 2020 at 10 AM EST and 3 PM EST. Click Here to Register. How to Run a Sales Team Meeting. Sales Training Ideas for Productive, Fun, and Growth-Focused Sales Meetings. Download Now.

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System Up-Sell Call-back Face-to-face 97

Chorus.ai

JULY 9, 2020

Since then, there has been a slight return to normal, though there have been shifts in team sales processes. We had to accelerate our sales cycle to match the demand from the market. Sales Meeting Volume is Way Up in Security Since pre-COVID, overall meeting volume across all segments is down 8%. But this year?

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Sales Process Data Segment Licensing 62

Close.io

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Be sure to set a goal beforehand ( like “increase the amount of sales meetings held this month”) and determine how you’ll measure success (i.e. number of meetings held when something was sent vs. number of meetings held when nothing was sent”). Want to set you and your sales team up for success in 2020?

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Scale Direct Mail How To Inside Sales 76

Pipeliner

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, things have shifted rapidly. Sales Strategy in Times of COVID-19. The way that your sales team interacts with leads has likely changed significantly due to COVID-19. Where in-person sales meetings may have been the norm, today more sales are happening virtually or over the phone.

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Pivotal Strategy Face-to-face How To 98

Bigtincan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this article, we’re going to look at Zoom vs Microsoft Teams vs Bigtincan Engagement Hub in terms of their use as sales tools. . The year 2020 saw a “boom in Zoom” and, before we knew it, the vast majority of sales and web conferencing meetings were being held on the San Jose-based tech company’s platform. .

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Microsoft Software Software Meeting 98

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. The shift to less face-to-face interaction with customers and prospects isn’t a 2020 development.

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Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

SalesLoft

JANUARY 23, 2020

trillion is what IDC predicts the global IT industry will reach in 2020. That’s where Sales Engagement comes in. Increases the effectiveness of your sales meetings and calls with live notes, call recording, and Conversation Intelligence. And it’s not the number of stars in the Milky Way (there are fewer than that).

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Account Revenue Pipeline Forecasting 58

Salesmate

MARCH 31, 2020

Guide them on how to conduct effective sales meetings through video calls. Have a one-to-one virtual meeting with your team. Remind them of their skills and capabilities; push your sales reps to use them creatively for facing the current sales challenges. Motivation is the need of the hour during this turbulence.

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Face-to-face How To Pivotal Motivation 123

criteria for success

MARCH 25, 2020

Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, March 25 2020 at 10 AM EST. Tuesday, March 31 2020 at 10 AM EST. Wednesday, April 1 2020 at 3 PM EST. Click Here to Register. How to Run a Sales Team Meeting. Sales Training Ideas for Productive, Fun, and Growth-Focused Sales Meetings. Nurture Culture. Download Now.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 66

SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2020

CHICAGO – December 16, 2020 : Mediafly , a provider of sales enablement technology, content management and advisory services that create interactive, value-based selling experiences, today announced its Winter product update. Marketing doesn’t function in a vacuum; the success of sales and marketing is completely interdependent.

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Sales Enablement Decision Maker Pivotal Tools 65

Sell Integrity

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The important skills that contribute to sales success are constant, regardless of disruptive external events, but they’ll need to be sharpened and tailored to the changing healthcare environment. Healthcare sales has gone through a number of rocky transitions and disruptions over the past decade.

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Pharmaceuticals Coaching Social Media Media 104

Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Face-to-face meetings have been replaced by video conferencing, and many sales leaders are scrambling to train their sales teams on how to sell remotely. A 2020 study by the RAIN Group found that pre-pandemic, only 27% of respondents reported conducting more than half of their sales activities virtually.

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Hiring Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring 111

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020. Sales Models and Fundamentals. The Transparency Sale. The Challenger Sale. By ignoring the muscle of prospecting, many otherwise competent salespeople and sales organizations consistently underperform. The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Hiring Handbook 141