Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

One way to do this is by providing them with the killer content they need to successfully engage with your buyers. The conversational nature of podcasting helps establish a connection with potential buyers and build stronger relationships with your current customers. That’s why podcasts are the perfect solution to your problem. .

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Buyer B2B Account Based Marketing Collateral 136

SalesFuel

MARCH 11, 2024

Sales leaders recently gathered to discuss the many ways that buyers are changing. As Amari Gonzalez writes for LinkedIn : “Over the past few months, we sat down with some of the most innovative sales leaders today … And [we] asked them how they are connecting with buyers.” A variety of factors are influencing their behavior shifts.

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Buyer Referrals Hiring Decision Maker 52

Emissary

JANUARY 31, 2023

According to Gartner research, buyers facing moderate to high environmental uncertainty are 30% less likely to complete a purchase. But you can still conquer a slow market by taking a strategic approach to grow existing accounts. What messaging resonates best with this account/industry?

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Account Decision Maker Face-to-face How To 96

Pipeliner

MAY 12, 2023

I’m often asked how I define enterprise selling versus selling into small and medium-sized accounts. So, I define enterprise selling in terms of the unique pains and challenges that selling organizations face in seeking to do business with large accounts. But the payoffs of winning major account deals are huge.

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Account Enterprise Enterprise Insurance 98

MEDDIC

MARCH 28, 2024

If you are an enterprise B2B account executive, the beginning of a quarter is a critical time to set the stage for success and to crush your goals. Think of it as a strategic pause, a chance to learn from the past three months and position yourself for a winning streak ahead. Not all accounts are created equal.

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Enterprise Enterprise Account B2B 52

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) always seems like a great idea … until you get into the nitty-gritty. When confronted with the details – database management, customer account segmentation, and content creation – many companies balk and decide that perhaps ABM isn’t the right road after all. Sound familiar? Who are your best customers?

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Account Based Marketing Segment Ideal Customer Profile Account 218

SBI Growth

JULY 15, 2013

You are managing a current account or a new opportunity. The modern Buyer continues to educate themselves even after you’ve made contact. Top Sales Reps quantify the level and quality of the influencers within the account. Download the Account Relationship Map to start building your valuable allies. They can’t be ignored.

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Account Influencer How To Margin 308

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

First, the bad news: Most B2B buyers don’t trust salespeople. These 30 findings from our extensive study tell salespeople exactly what to do to change this dynamic, and how to win back the respect and partnership the B2B sales-buyer relationship needs to be mutually successful. 1: Buyers rate 2/3 of B2B salespeople as average or poor.

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Buyer Persona Buyer Survey Ideal Customer Profile 206

SBI

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Customer References & Buyer Confidence. So many of these buying decision factors apply to B2B buyers. As Brent Adamson, Distinguished Vice President, Gartner has written about and presented on , all the sales motions that go on must ultimately help build buyer self-confidence in making the decision.

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Buyer Customer Vendor Lead Gen 115

Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It’s time to talk about target account selling, or TAS. Target account selling is a highly personalized, targeted approach to sales that sees your sales reps focus only on the very best accounts. What makes these accounts likely to close? What is the benefit of target account selling? What is TAS? Move upmarket.

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Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Targets Account Buyer Persona 62

Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 2, 2019

Managing a strategic account is a complicated balancing act. But to achieve long-term success with a strategic account, the customer needs to view you as a trusted partner, which means you need to constantly set yourself apart from the competition by helping your customer achieve their long-term goals. Evaluate Your Performance.

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Account Influencer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 110

Autoklose

JANUARY 15, 2024

Crafting an ideal customer profile (ICP) and buyer personas is a fundamental step for any business aiming to connect more effectively with its audience. Building your ideal customer profile and buyer persona should be your first step before you launch your first marketing campaign and reach out to your prospects and customers.

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Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Buyer Lead Rank 52

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Most do not accurately follow the ebb and flow of buyers. Instead, you must account for the fluidity in the buyer’s journey. These tools help to anticipate buyer trends and keep pace with the buyer. The Persona Builder helps to track buyer anthropology with the use of LinkedIn. This isn’t a lot.

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Buyer Persona Buyer Tools Trends 307

Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2022

So when our dream accounts had someone tell us no, we wouldn’t waver. Read: How to Write Follow-Up Emails Buyers Can’t Wait to Share. Then, we’d reach out with congratulations, some helpful content from our repertoire, or the offer of further resources like speaking with one of our customers in their position.

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Account Hiring Intent Signal Conference 98

Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Many of my thoughts on how to sell to major accounts show up on the pages of this book. Account Selection. In my opinion, there are some important insights in SPEAR Selling about how to select target accounts. The big “aha” is selecting accounts not on demographics, like industry, geo and size but on “social proximity”.

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Referrals Demographics Account Competition 195

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Of course, meeting with buyers in person is still very important. And while sales reps may long for the good old days of “walking the halls”, research shows that buyers feel differently. Countless studies report the vast majority of buyers now prefer virtual interactions as opposed to face-to-face selling.

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Account Face-to-face Sports Scale 52

Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It starts with a buyer who is motivated to learn something about a problem. But the process of getting the buyer to the finish line is largely complete in the digital-selling world by the time you get to the point where the closing of the sale and the moving of the merchandise out of the cart is complete. Activities of Digital Selling.

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Positioning Customer Licensing Buyer 101

Emissary

JANUARY 5, 2022

To position your products for success, shape your sales strategy around a nuanced understanding of the pressures driving these companies and the cultural or technical challenges they face. You’ll need to lean on contacts in the account and industry insiders for a clear picture. Research the Status of IT at Your Target Account.

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Insurance Insurance Positioning Face-to-face 52

Product Management University

MAY 24, 2023

Qualifying your account executives prior to the demo is a practice that’s beneficial to everyone, including the buyer. Play the role of coach with your account executives and show them some new tactics that will help both of you have more success throughout the sales process. Now you feel better, right?

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Sales Qualified Lead Account Territories eBook 59

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 19, 2017

Author: Mark Donnolo Account planning is an essential part of any high-performing sales organization. The problems come when you ask an account leader to stop what he’s doing and focus on a plan. Account plans vary in length, from one page to more than 50. Use the right structure. A longer plan isn’t necessarily a better plan.

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Account Ideal Customer Profile Revenue Forecasting 214

BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

With software consumption heavily skewing towards SaaS and subscription-based pricing, the lifetime value of enterprise accounts is tremendous for providers that can continually deliver ROI. Rather than transactional customer acquisition, ABM fosters meaningful relationships with accounts that snowball into renewal and growth opportunities.

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Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Account Infusion 52

Pipeliner

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Market needs, major account pains , product availability, competitive landscapes, and even the ways in which we communicate and interact with others. That’s always been the case in major account sales, though, hasn’t it? Even in normal times, pursuing business with major accounts brings unique challenges to selling teams.

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Account Pivotal Up-Sell Energy 98

SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

. “… Contact multiple individuals inside a prospect account before concluding that there is no opportunity present.” In total, 6sense analysts report that BDRs reach out 17 times to each contact at a prospect’s account. Recent research, including our own , points to changed buyer behavior in the B2B process.

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Maximizer Face-to-face Social Media Hiring 116

Allego

JANUARY 25, 2022

Previously at Abbott Vascular, Coutsolioutsos held a long and successful career in sales, marketing, and corporate account positions of increasing responsibility. Episode 38: Bringing Value to Buyers and Sellers | Terry Coutsolioutsos. Listen and Subscribe Now: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Google 118

InsideSales.com

MAY 11, 2021

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, May 11, 2021 / PRNewswire / — XANT, the enterprise leader in Guided Sales Engagement, announces the release of PeopleFinder, a Playbooks feature that identifies buyer behaviors and recommends additional ideal contacts for reps to engage so they can stop guessing and focus on selling.

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Groups Buyer Enterprise Enterprise 105

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 26, 2022

As a sales leader, have you ever calculated the cost of poor account management? For example, let’s suppose your superstar salesperson closes a big account. But this account is local in your hometown. The account stayed active for one year and then left for a competitor’s service. When Do Customers Become Clients?

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Account Strategy Commission Referrals 62

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

The response on LinkedIn was positive, with the exception of one person who missed the concept of “metaphor” (you always need one to prove the rule). The lack of roles, and inability to pass the buck and duck accountability, leaves them with one choice, getting it done. The post Do Buyers Care?

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Buyer Account Based Marketing Small Business Small Business 120

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2023

The software buyer's journey has shifted dramatically over the past few years. As G2's Director of SMBs, Mike Buscemi , puts it: "Software buyers today act like B2C consumers because they have so many options. Buyers have an abundance to pick and choose from.". In 2022, many buyers don't trust sales. Let's dive in.

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Top of Funnel Buyer Data Buyer Intent 104

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

At some point, most company leaders have looked at their list of best clients and thought, "It would be really bad if we lost any of these accounts." The answer: Key account management. In this comprehensive guide to key account management, you'll learn: The definition of key account management. Key Account Management.

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Hiring Account Analytics Sales Qualified Lead 120

Partners in Excellence

MAY 18, 2021

Developing rich buyer personas is critical to helping us identify the key people and roles we need to be working with, what they do/how they are measured, the problems they face and so on. But, too often, we treat the buyer personas as “one size fits all.” The post Buyer Personas Are Not The Same, Even For The Same Persona!

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Buyer Persona Buyer Face-to-face Account Based Marketing 88

DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 13, 2017

However, in the majority of interviews, buyers rank all the feature sets of the competing products as being roughly equal. Buyers who have a favorable view of salespeople are willing to take risks. Buyer’s regret is real – but 92% of the time, it’s not the salesperson’s fault. Vendor market position advantages.

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Vendor Buyer B2B Comparison 154

Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 31, 2019

Salespeople are highly motivated to sell as many solutions as possible to their existing accounts. Yet most accounts end up getting smaller over time, not larger. This is directly related to how the seller fits into the buyer’s process. Position Yourself as a Solutions Consultant. Cultivate a Buyer-Centric Relationship.

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Account Decision Maker Maximizer Buyer 83

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 2, 2017

Now more than ever, sales leaders and their account-based sales teams must be prepared for change. Sales leaders must put the proverbial stake in the ground, take a position, communicate it to their sales reps, and set goals, metrics, and accountability aligned with that position. Market your expertise.

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Account Referrals Banking Guarantee 120

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Your buyers know you’re scrambling and to them the end of year is like shooting fish in a barrel. Buyers and purchasing agents know all they have to do is give the salesperson any sense of a hesitation in being willing to buy and they’ll get a deal. In fact, it goes to how the buyer wants to ultimately craft a deal.

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Buyer Negotiation Account Motivation 200

DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In a perfect world , the B2B buyer-vendor relationship is mutually beneficial – and most of the time, it is. So why don’t buyers like salespeople? Get the entire FREE study: 30 Ways to Get Inside the Mind of Your Target Buyer. Differences in communication style and personality alienate buyers. They are too pushy.

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Vendor Study Buyer B2B 145

LeadFuze

AUGUST 7, 2021

Salespeople sometimes find the buying patterns of buyers to be quite baffling. Everything sounded so positive … what went wrong? For many years, I’ve spent a good part of my career in purchasing and in sales, I’ve learned that buyers do not think the same way salespeople think. Behind the Buyer’s Desk.

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Buyer Vendor Consumer Negotiation 98

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 21, 2020

Even before the pandemic arose, we lived in a world where buyers are generally better at buying than sellers are at selling. 70% of buyers wait until after they’ve chosen a solution before engaging a seller. 60% of buyers view sellers as interchangeable. 60% of buyers view sellers as interchangeable.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Sales Methodology 100