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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Consultative Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

They are the ones that appear to be smartasses because they are making the claims and recommendations without benefit of having had a meaningful conversation with their prospects. Telecommunications and Internet. Legal and Accounting. Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations. Office Supplies and Furnitute. Janitorial.

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Email Open Rates By Industry: See How You Stack Up

Hubspot Sales

Here are some interesting findings from the data: Out of the 29 industries, Marketing and Advertising companies have the lowest email open rates. The lowest-hanging fruit is personalizing your subject line so it’s unique to the specific prospect. Marketing and Advertising: 25%. How do I improve my email open rates? Media: 32%.

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Difference Between a SDR and BDR?

InsideSales.com

Together the SDR and BDR roles entail building a business’s prospect database with leads. Each department has a specific task taking care of different aspects of prospect development. It’s inefficient and expensive to employ account executives to call prospects all day. What Importance do SDRs and BDRs Hold?

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Study Reveals Why B2B Salespeople Lose Deals

HeavyHitter Sales

Over the past year I’ve had the opportunity to interview several hundred business-to-business salespeople about how they win-over prospective clients and the circumstances when they lose. They’ll conduct lengthy product evaluations and talk to existing users of the products to ensure they work as advertised.

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Ideal Customer Profile: Firmographics

Altify

DEFINITION: Firmographics (also known as emporagraphics or firm demographics) are sets of characteristics to segment prospect organizations; a method of identifying customers and developing customer profiles based on qualities that apply to businesses, not individuals. ICP Category 1: Firmographics. So yes, size matters.

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Get Over Your Fear of Marketing Automation Software

SugarCRM

At the end of the day, reporting and ROI are king, and modern marketing automation platforms offer the real accountability that only data can provide. Marketing automation is built to do most of your heavy lifting by engaging new visitors and prospects in a meaningful way automatically, even while you’re sleeping or on holiday.

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Get Over Your Fear of Marketing Automation Software

SugarCRM

At the end of the day, reporting and ROI are king, and modern marketing automation platforms offer the real accountability that only data can provide. Marketing automation is built to do most of your heavy lifting by engaging new visitors and prospects in a meaningful way automatically, even while you’re sleeping or on holiday.