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 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

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Showpad

MARCH 17, 2021

Sales reps take quote attainment seriously, but the tips, tricks and best practices used to achieve it aren’t always obvious. One of the most popular ways to grow in the industry is by attending sales enablement events and conferences. Tenbound Sales Development Conference. AA-ISP Virtual Sales Summit.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 31, 2024

Yesterday, I was privileged to sit in a discussion with a number of SaaS founders and sales executives. There were the traditional silos of sales, marketing, customer service, and others. And within each of those silos were subsilos, for example, field sales, inside sales, SDR/BDR, sales ops, sales enablement, and so forth.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. At Sales Hacker, we’re serious about diversity, and for that reason, we’ve compiled a list of 530+ female sales experts to consider for your next event. Sales Development. Sales Growth.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We tend to focus on the pieces/parts of what we do, the responsibilities of our organization, for example marketing, SDRs/Inside Sales, AEs, Account Managers, Sales Engineering, Sales Ops, Sales Enablement. Today, I want to focus on Sales Management.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 4, 2016

Their CEO's may have a LinkedIn account, but they don't visit it, don't tweet, don't read online content like this, and most importantly, have little clue about how dramatically selling has changed in the past 5 years. Analog companies are old school.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Staying up to date in an era of change means that you must continuously refine your sales practice. To help you find the best events, we’ve pulled together a list of our top 2020 sales conferences. These are great venues to help you to prepare, collaborate, and learn new approaches for the best sales year yet.

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Women Sales Pros

APRIL 19, 2019

The world of sales is moving so rapidly it is hard to keep up. And, with the average 18-month turnover of sales leaders, it is more important than ever to know what levers to pull to improve effectiveness. Should you focus on AI, technology, enablement or something else? It’s not your bad sales process.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 5, 2016

This post is based on a webinar on how modern sales organizations leverage sales enablement for their competitive advantage. The company has been scaling rapidly, and in just three years has grown its sales operations from a team of 11 reps based in North America to almost 200 reps globally. Sales enablement investment.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 4, 2016

This post is based on a webinar on how modern sales organizations leverage sales enablement for their competitive advantage. The company has been scaling rapidly, and in just three years has grown its sales operations from a team of 11 reps based in North America to almost 200 reps globally. Sales enablement investment.

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Mereo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

With the business world still experiencing great disruption from COVID-19, we are taking an in-depth look at exactly how sales teams are being altered by this situation — and the best ways to adapt for success in the uncertain future. Inside Sales Teams. Sales will follow. Field Sales Teams.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list! In this exclusive list, we wanted to honor not just female leaders that promote their own sales platform (no shame in that!) They say “You can’t be what you can’t see,” and the sales floor is no exception.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2014

You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. Territory & Account Planning. Mobile Selling.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you ask most executives if they have a sales process , they’ll immediately say yes. But when you ask them to describe their sales process, their descriptions vary wildly. To some, a sales process means milestones in their sales pipeline. To others still, it means a key account plan. Call Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 26, 2018

Despite the plethora of martech and sales enablement technologies now on the market, most sales teams are still performing at sub-optimal levels. With all these new tools making a salesperson’s job easier, there’s no excuse for your sales team not to excel. Author: Peter Gillett, CEO and founder, Zuant. No more, no less.

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This year at Medforce Connect 2021 commercial excellence and marketing leaders from Europe’s top Medtech companies dug into the State of Medical Technology Sales. You need to have Sales and Marketing believe in it.” On cross-functional collaboration on key accounts. On enabling data-driven customer engagement. “We

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales engagement is all about connecting with your potential customer or prospects to build a relationship and hopefully move them closer to wanting to buy from you. These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. Why sales training is important. The different types of sales training programs. The 15 best sales training programs.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) for sales – buzzword or solution? AI-driven sales tech is emerging as a practical answer for many of the challenges facing sales leaders, trainers, managers, coaches, and sales enablement pros. B2B sales is evolving, and the Zoom boom of 2020 has only accelerated those changes.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In January, we announced a new initiative called The Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards. The Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards are an effort to show some love to the actual reps and practitioners on the front lines. Our Sales Hacker Top 50 Awards Categories Are: Sales Ops/Enablement. Account Executives. Sales Development.

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The sales industry is incredibly progressive. So, we decided to ask a group of sales experts this one question: What is the biggest trend you expect to see in the sales industry in 2019? . Sales Trends of 2019 . AI for Sales . AI for Sales . More Sales Time – Less Sales Admin Time .

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As we prepare for a brighter 2021 (*knock on wood*) it’s also an opportune time to pick up some helpful resources that will inspire your sales strategy in the new year. . To help you find these resources, we asked the Crunchbase sales team to share more about one of their favorite outlets for valuable sales knowledge: podcasts.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The answer lies in lead generation driven by sales development reps. To truly unlock their potential, a robust sales development playbook is vital. What Is a Sales Development Playbook? Benefits of a Sales Development Playbook How Do You Create a Winning Sales Development Playbook?

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For example, we have engineering/product development, manufacturing/service delivery, marketing, sales, customer support, finance, HR, operations, and so forth. Within sales, we are very familiar with the subsystems. Within our organization, we may break them down into functions, business groups, or divisions.

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Markempa - Inside Sales

MARCH 8, 2019

I was calling to setup up appointments for a small sales training company. I was trying to sound experienced and professional calling people who had way more knowledge about sales than me. My Sales manager Julie said to me, “ just be people with people.” In my first two weeks, I had zero meetings booked. The result?

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Pipeliner

APRIL 1, 2019

The world of sales is moving so rapidly it is hard to keep up. And, with the average 18-month turnover of sales leaders, it is more important than ever to know what levers to pull to improve effectiveness. Should you focus on AI, technology, enablement or something else? It’s not your bad sales process.

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Trends Hiring Churn Inside Sales 75

Highspot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases the performance of sales teams, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with four industry leaders across engineering, product, account management, revenue strategy and sales. SEATTLE, Dec. billion annual revenue.

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Mindtickle

JULY 29, 2020

The world was already moving away from classroom training toward a more ‘blended’ approach — a mix of face-to-face instruction with technology-mediated activities — becoming the preferred model for sales training among today’s organizations. According to Training Magazine’s 2018 Training Industry Report , 69.3% the year before.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 20, 2020

As a result, B2B sales and marketing teams are yanked towards inside sales strategies like account-based marketing and remote selling. Sales and marketing must banish silos and band together during this turbulent time. Why Account-Based Marketing Is the Right Response.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2017

So we’ve compiled a list (in chronological order) of the top sales conferences you should attend in 2017 and 2018. The Best Sales Conferences. Digital Sales Engine. Sales Acceleration Technology Summit. AA-ISP Digital Sales World 2018. Sandler Sales & Leadership Summit. TOPO Sales Summit.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 11, 2023

A sales manager recently asked, “Is cold calling effective?” My answer was not an attempt to be glib or elusive, but rather a factual observation from working with hundreds of sales teams. There are sales teams who find cold calling effective, while there are others who think it is useless. I replied, “Sometimes.”

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Gong.io

APRIL 14, 2021

We like to end each Reveal podcast interview with one final question: “How would you describe sales in one word?” Shep Maher, Betterworks’ EVP of Global Sales. Sales is an infinite puzzle, both internally and externally. And the larger and more complex your sale is, the more fun. Winning for your customer.

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Showpad

MARCH 8, 2019

We are excited for the opportunity to connect with our customers and others looking to improve performance of their sales enablement programs. With all the sales enablement events happening this year, be sure you catch up with our team at one of the following: UNLEASH. Date: March 10-12, 2019. Location: San Diego, CA.

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Showpad

MARCH 8, 2019

We are excited for the opportunity to connect with our customers and others looking to improve performance of their sales enablement programs. With all the sales enablement events happening this year, be sure you catch up with our team at one of the following: UNLEASH. Date: March 10-12, 2019. Location: San Diego, CA.

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Marketo Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Conference 40

Showpad

MARCH 8, 2019

We are excited for the opportunity to connect with our customers and others looking to improve performance of their sales enablement programs. With all the sales enablement events happening this year, be sure you catch up with our team at one of the following: UNLEASH. Date: March 10-12, 2019. Location: San Diego, CA.

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Marketo Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Conference 40

LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Best Sales Podcasts for You This 2021. The ability to listen to an almost inexhaustible supply of training, case studies, and applicable tips via sales podcasts shouldn’t be taken for granted. From individual sales reps to Founders, there are so many great “shows” to help you become better at your job.

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SBI

MAY 6, 2014

You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity.

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