No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Do sales organizations really need a B2B sales strategy? They’re in control, so shouldn’t account-based selling pros just be prepared to wing it? Besides, developing and implementing any strategy—whether for sales, service, marketing, or products—can take weeks or months. Identifying and Focusing on Strategic and Major Accounts.

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Account Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 291

The Digital Sales Institute

MAY 12, 2022

A free series of B2B sales training video examples to help any business or salesperson improve their sales knowledge. We know that salespeople need regular access to sales training and there are a lot of options available online. B2B Sales Training Video – Selling Definition.

Examples 59

Examples B2B Video Training 59

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. However, many B2B sales teams struggle with inefficient qualification processes. In fact, two statistics cited in Spotio are eye opening: 46% of B2B sales reps list lead quantity and quality as their top challenge.

Lead Rank 62

Lead Rank B2B Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 62

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Lincoln Smith The modern world asks a lot of B2B business owners. My answer: sales training initiatives. We’re currently in what some might consider the golden age of sales training initiatives. Sales training has grown in importance in the past decade. A closer look at a sales training incentive program.

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Incentives Incentive Training Channels 295

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

You and your reps need training, and you want it now! Introducing our brand new, 7-Session inside sales training course that is available to you and your team TODAY. Our Award Winning Inside Sales Training is also the most affordable training on the market today! The post New On Demand Training Available Now!

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Training Licensing Scale Gatekeeper 180

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. To help you power up your reps’ efficiency, boost the bottom line and deliver a customer experience that lasts long after the initial sale, here are a few ideas for leveraging data as part of your B2B sales strategy. Start Small.

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Data B2B Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 240

Vengreso

APRIL 4, 2022

The platform has quickly become a vitally important resource for B2B sales professionals too! Yet many sellers still don’t know how to take full advantage of their LinkedIn account’s potential to book more business, grow their sales pipeline and close more deals. That’s an excellent question!

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LinkedIn B2B Conversion Training 71

Lead411

APRIL 11, 2024

doing for the B2B sales data world? Data is king in the ever-changing world of business-to-business (B2B) sales. B2B sales teams can benefit from AI’s automation of lead scoring and qualification processes by focusing on high-potential prospects. What is A.I. This, in turn, increases efficiency and closing rates.

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Lead Rank B2B Lead Scoring Data 52

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 20, 2017

There’s a lot of buzz around Sales and Marketing AI, but what is real and what is hype? What can we actually expect from AI in the sales and marketing technology in 2018? AI for Sales and Marketing Tech: High Expectations Meet Reality. Responses included: “AI will manage customer relationships through predictive marketing.”

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B2B Marketing Data System 150

Vainu

JANUARY 29, 2019

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is the rising star of the B2B world. The rapid surge of marketing and sales tech has pushed forward the development and implementation of ABM at a scale. Left and right, companies are jumping on the ABM train, and they are doing it for a reason.

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Account Based Marketing Account Scale Marketing 87

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 3, 2017

You’d be surprised how often I hear, “My account based selling team can’t close.”. Closing is the easy part of account based sales development. Then why do so many account based sales reps overlook critical sales activities that occur earlier in the sale process? Diagnose Your Account Based Sales Development Problem.

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Account Closing Sales Qualified Lead Referrals 220

No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2017

In this month’s guest post, Tim Hughes discusses social media offenses and how account-based selling teams can avoid them. Account-based sales reps know better than to treat people that way in real life, so why treat people that way on social media? You’re hosting a dinner party at your home. By Tim Hughes. Let’s Be Honest Here.

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Account Social Media Social Selling Twitter 288

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The logic behind is pretty simple—the intensifying competition keeps disrupting the market as a chain reaction, compelling SaaS businesses to reinvent their marketing and sales time and again. will only continue to expand, software service providers will need scalable approaches to drive above-market growth rates.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Account Infusion 52

Pointclear

MAY 23, 2018

Lead nurture can triple the return on most marketing campaigns. By nurturing leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales, an organization can eliminate wasted marketing spend and increase sales results. But it’s often the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. The numbers speak for themselves.

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Sales Qualified Lead ROI Lead Rank Lead Scoring 124

Allego

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving realm of B2B sales , the landscape of buyer behavior has undergone a radical transformation, posing fresh challenges for sales teams and their sales enablement counterparts. As a result, organizations must have innovative sales enablement strategies that resonate with today’s B2B buyers. Forrester 2.

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Sales Enablement B2B Strategy Scale 62

Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2018

Some tools become permanent fixtures in marketing strategies, while others fizzle out just as quickly as they enter the scene. But, if there’s one trend that signals what the future of marketing will look like – it’s the rise of virtual and augmented reality. But, here are a few of the most important benefits for B2B marketers: 1.

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B2B B2C Scale Transportation 154

Pointclear

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Lead nurturing triples marketing's ROI, but only if done properly. I propose that nurturing is the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. Nurturing programs increase the overall program leads rate significantly: Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing B2B Epiphany 157

LeadBoxer

DECEMBER 8, 2019

If your primary marketing strategy has been to “cast a wide net”, consider only going after your white whales – your ideal accounts – instead. Known as account-based marketing (ABM), companies that treat individual prospects like an entire market can generate 208% more revenue than those who don’t according to MarketingProfs.

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Account Based Marketing Account Software Software 89

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Author: Umberto Milletti All trends point to 2020 being more focused on the B2B customer, with data and insights as the key to understanding their needs. Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Customers have more power and more information than ever?—?they

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Trends Ideal Customer Profile InsideView Customer 289

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Marketing teams spend a huge amount of time and money to find out what motivates their prospective customers. Online chat tools are a cornerstone of this approach, more broadly known as conversational marketing. What is Conversational Marketing? Real-time communication: Messages that are sent and received instantly.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Buyer Conversion Marketing 130

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company that provides us with cyber-insurance required that our entire team watch a series of 21 training videos to make us more aware of how hackers operate, how easy it is to be hacked, and what we must do differently in order to protect our data, privacy and accounts.

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Insurance Insurance Outbound Video 321

Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2022

Responsible business leaders should have a comprehensive understanding of GDPR, including what it is, how it relates to them, the most commonly asked questions about GDPR and data usage, and how to remain GDPR compliant with B2B marketing and sales. What Does it Mean for a B2B Organization to be GDPR Compliant? What is GDPR?

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B2B Data Ideal Customer Profile Intent 130

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Myth 3: Only small deals or accounts are appropriate for virtual sales. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

Lead Rank 339

Lead Rank Quota Face-to-face Hiring 339

SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2012

Is Marketing burdened by a lack of credibility with Sales? Critically consider the following: Does Marketing over-promise and under-deliver support to Sales? Does Marketing avoid sales support activities to instead focus on projects in direct control (advertising, flash banners, etc.)? Sometimes it’s deserved.

B2B 257

B2B Lead Rank Marketing Lead Generation 257

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As a marketer, you know how to get your audience’s attention. Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. How to Optimize Chatbots for B2B Lead Generation 1. Time is of the essence in the B2B world.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

Increase Sales

OCTOBER 7, 2013

In the B2B sales world, finding potential customers, strategic partners and even solid information becomes a more time consuming task. LinkedIn is a great resource for those in B2B sales. A recent survey brought to my attention by Miles Austin suggested that 68% of the Fortune 500 CEOs do not have a LinkedIn profile or account.

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LinkedIn B2B Small Business Small Business 153

Zoominfo

JUNE 22, 2022

In today’s crowded B2B ecosystem, where personalization and relevance are seen as crucial competitive differentiators, the idea of cold calling might seem archaic. What is B2B Cold Calling? B2B cold calling is simply calling a prospective customer before they’ve expressed interest in a product or service. Our answer?

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Cold Calling B2B Commission Exact 130

LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! Predictable Revenue, sales hacking, and now account-based everything has massively impacted the sales profession over the last 10 years. We hope these sales training courses will help you improve your skills as a sales hacking, systems designing, revenue-producing machine.

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Course Ideal Customer Profile Training Account Based Marketing 98

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. What is a Marketing Technology Stack? Get a Demo 2.

Demand Generation Targets 130

Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel Scale Marketing 130

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some are written by marketing experts. There seems to be a blurring of the lines between sales and marketing and that’s not useful to anyone. Should marketing understand what salespeople really do? Should salespeople understand what marketing does? Some are written by sales experts. Absolutely.

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Sales Leadership Hiring How To Account Based Marketing 203

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 9, 2018

From industry events, to blog posts, B2B professionals can’t stop talking about this trending topic and its potential to revolutionize marketing. In today’s post, we’ll take a further look into the concept of AI and see how this new technology can have a real impact on your marketing strategy. Or is it just another martech fad?

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Ideal Customer Profile Marketing B2B Consumer 113

Product Management University

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Learn Value Skills for Leading Customers Strategically Versus Reacting Tactically Rock Hill, SC – February 9, 2023 Today, Product Management University launched The School of Customer Success for B2B. The School of Customer Success features the Customer Success Value Skills training course and certification.

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B2B Customer Churn Face-to-face 52

MarketJoy

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lead generation is one of, if not, the most significant aspects of the B2B marketing process and the sales operations. This design philosophy will also help your website development team account for different screen sizes and load times across a plethora of platforms. Most B2B companies fail to avoid this pitfall.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B 105

BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Today’s sellers are dealing with the high expectations of savvy B2B buyers, decision-by-committee, disruptive technology, M&A, product innovations… and more. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? What about sales training programs?

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Training Hiring Objections Coaching 62

Product Management University

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The easiest way to think of product marketing vs. portfolio marketing is the age-old motto, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Your portfolio has more market and customer value than the sum of the products. What is Product Marketing? What is Portfolio Marketing? Here’s the difference. healthcare).

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Marketing Segment Lead Rank SalesForce 59

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For the typical B2B organization, sales and marketing alignment is the ultimate goal. If you’re struggling with sales and marketing alignment, here are a few compelling reasons to get these teams on the same page: Companies with strong sales and marketing alignment achieve 20% annual growth rate. Not sure where to start?

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Marketing Buyer Persona Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 160

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Before we start talking about price points, I just want to make sure our top priority is executing an account-based marketing strategy. If you’re talking with the decision-maker,” Quiring suggests, “make sure all the steps are accounted for, in reverse order, from now until you reach a signed contract.”

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Closing B2B Scale Decision Maker 191