Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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HeavyHitter Sales

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled “TOP TEN SALES TRENDS FOR 2013.”.   What are the top business-to-business sales trends for 2013? Today more than ever, it’s the personal interactions with prospective customers that determines winners from losers, not the internal processes of the sales organization.

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Xactly

AUGUST 2, 2018

The sales territory is a geographical area that is managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by sales potential, history, geography, or a combination of the above. The objective is to make sure sales territories are balanced to help increase revenues. . Take Assessment.

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Tenbound

APRIL 19, 2024

Who is using video successfully in their prospecting? However, what is rarely discussed is the critical importance of the Sales Development Representative and Account Executive partnership. This helps the SDR be more credible and have a better chance to engage with prospects, thus benefiting the SDR, Sales Rep, and Company.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation.

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Anthony Iannarino

AUGUST 10, 2020

The activities that result in new opportunities all come from prospecting. Here is how you talk to your sales force about prospecting. The first is opportunity creation , which requires prospecting and getting a meeting to help our prospects explore change and the better results we can provide them. Target Lists.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Being the host of a podcast named #SellingWithSocial, you would not be surprised know that social sales trends are a top of radar issue for me. He provides very practical tips for making the most of the social sales trends that are happening right now. Salespeople Are CEOs of Their Own Territory and Accounts.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. FinancialServices. Insurance. ITServices.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2018

How to Find Prospects. Prospecting can be tedious and time-consuming, but it’s something that has to be done to keep pipelines healthy. However, while sales reps can’t avoid prospecting, they can certainly make it easier for themselves. Where Do Salespeople Find Prospects? Job Boards. Twitter Searches. Business Journals.

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SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Territory, size, and industry all play a role in who you sell to and how you approach each deal. These large target accounts supply a ton of revenue and give you recognizable logos to share with new prospects. When you’re reaching out to large companies, very few of your prospects are going to be sitting in the same room.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

And this often begins with prospecting. However, a Janek survey revealed 18% of sales leaders do not have set prospecting metrics. In addition, 32% don’t know how much time reps prospect. The value of a customer is not only the amount an account brings in. What an account brings in must be seen in relation to its cost.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 2, 2019

Intent Data is online behavior-based activity across the internet that links buyers and accounts to a solution, idea, or related topic. TOPO’s research suggests that, as Intent Data goes mainstream and becomes more integrated, it will become part of the prospect lifecycle. Prediction #2: B2B Intent Data will (start to) go mainstream.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 13, 2023

As the downturn continues, many account executives are expected to be selling more and achieving better results in order to help their companies maintain trajectory. For downsized sales teams, this means being ruthless about chasing the right accounts. Make smarter territory choices Hard times mean hard choices.

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Anthony Iannarino

MAY 18, 2020

Start with Territory and Accounts. You need to take a look at your territory and accounts plan to determine where you need to spend time now. You need to develop a plan to communicate with the contacts inside your client companies, as well as the prospects in your territory. Don’t worry if it’s too soon.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

A symptom of this is: your revenue trends haven’t increased with your sales expense. Drive revenue growth by deploying the right resources on the right accounts. Stratification – focusing sales on accounts based on size. Geography – territories are designed by zip code. Hiring ‘A’ player sales reps is expensive.

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Crunchbase

MAY 3, 2021

How do you use your ICP while prospecting? Think about it this way: If buyers are making decisions faster, you, as a salesperson, need to be acutely aware of how your product can impact a prospect’s bottom line before you reach out. Use account data to identify similarities among your current customers. Let’s get started.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 17, 2013

I remember when I first started working for a company back in the early 1990’s (before we had web mail), the company had two main product lines, and had the usual territories across the continent, primarily driven by geography. No one ever had to move out of their comfort zone, mine was hunting.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2020

Because of this trend, sales organizations must strive to align their sales process with the buyer’s purchasing process. This alignment starts with creating a system for identifying when an account has entered the engagement stage of the buyer’s journey. Segment Accounts. Segment Accounts. The solution: intent data.

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Close.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

No joke, we’ve spoken to CEOs who want to make money on outbound prospecting in 90 days, but when asked how long their sales cycle is, they answer “four to six months.” Zuora is a hyper-growth company bucking this impatience trend. Zuora looks to see if a prospect is pursuing one of the “eight growth initiatives.”.

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SalesLoft

MAY 13, 2016

Modern Account Based Sales Development enthusiast, and Sr. Director at Birst, Chris Pham is joining us on the Salesloft blog as part three of a five part series on trends in sales development. Instead, enterprise sales development organizations should move to the modern Account-Based Sales Development (ABSD) method.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It addresses how sales representatives engage with prospects, close deals, and meet revenue targets. Components Sales Plan: Includes sales tactics, prospecting strategies, target setting, and customer relationship management (CRM) activities. Revenue projections, taking into account market conditions and other relevant factors.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It addresses how sales representatives engage with prospects, close deals, and meet revenue targets. Components Sales Plan: Includes sales tactics, prospecting strategies, target setting, and customer relationship management (CRM) activities. Revenue projections, taking into account market conditions and other relevant factors.

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Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

Pipeliner

MAY 9, 2020

They leverage the information that they’re receiving in order to prospect better, identify new territory plans, decide which accounts to go after, and more. Three Trends: The Way Customers Buy. There are three trends, influenced by technology, that shape the way salespeople do business.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2022

How many times have you seen a rep work their rear end off only to create an opportunity that just keeps getting pushed out quarter after quarter as the prospects’ priorities change? Every good seller knows how to attach their deals to prospects’ timelines and needs. A new employee in your target role joins your prospective customer.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

gives ZoomInfo customers the ability to listen to and detect interesting activity on their websites, then engage with prospective buyers through intelligent chat experiences. Without the right tools, you simply can’t expect sales reps to know every detail about your prospects and customers. Why We’re Acquiring Insent.ai

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Crunchbase

JULY 27, 2022

The idea of sales operations—founded on the premise that good information combined with sound analysis will drive sales teams to better prospecting and higher closing rates—has been around since at least the 1970s. This data is also helpful in forecasting how current processes will hold up to emerging trends. Parsing out territories.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

Prospecting. Territory Management. Prospecting. Unfortunately, we’ve all experienced poor sales prospecting. To be effective, salespeople need to develop a strategic approach to prospecting and work on it daily to identify new business opportunities better. Territory Management. Communication.

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Social Media Territories Face-to-face Negotiation 62

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). What Is Prospecting? What's the difference between leads and prospects? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

These could be industry changes, a new funding round announcement, a merger, or a prospect getting a new role. If you contact a prospect right after they buy an expensive competitive product, they're not going to bite. Set up alerts for prospect names or business names and get notified whenever they are mentioned in news on the web.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This ultimately allows for better sales, territory, and compensation planning; thus, a stronger sales organization as a whole. . This ultimately helps discover where deals are lost most frequently and understand how you can move prospects through sales funnel quicker. Sales Territory Mapping and Design. Sales Capacity Planning.

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Data Top of Funnel Territories Compensation 85

Emissary

APRIL 20, 2023

Sellers are used to markets and account potential trending up or down. Only then can they piece together a reasonable perspective on markets, territories, and accounts. At the same time, ensure your sellers have similar access to intelligence to quickly build clarity at a territory and account level. (If

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Banking Territories 52

Anthony Iannarino

JULY 16, 2019

In Chapter 2 of Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away from Your Competition , you will find an easy to follow recipe for developing a general theory out of super-trends and their implications. The trends that might compel that change are advancements in new technologies that are better and more comfortable and durable.

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Apptivo

JUNE 14, 2023

Sales by Product or Service Report Sales by product or service report dissects each individual product or service’s sales performance, shedding light on the quantity sold, income earned, and identifying any real-time trends or patterns in their sales. Consider a retail store that sells numerous technological goods as an example.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2023

You can start in SaaS sales as an SDR and with enough experience, you'll be able to work in roles like account executive, sales manager, and even vice president of sales. SDRs are responsible for outbound prospecting. SDRs usually do this by cold-calling or cold-emailing the prospects.

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Mereo

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Is your account management focused on ensuring client satisfaction and client retention? This is especially true in large organizations’ field marketing and demand generation efforts — or in those practicing account-based marketing and sales. Do they align to a market program or a selling territory? Who owns a client?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Helps predict future sales trends. Sales performance management tracking can provide valuable data enabling your organization to forecast future sales trends and employee compensation rates — particularly for commission-based compensation structures. Their areas of expertise include compensation planning and territory management.

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