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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot Sales

Sales development reps (also known as business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first step in the sales funnel: bringing in qualified leads. They conduct research to find prospective customers, reach out to gauge people's interest in the offering, and decide whether or not the lead is ready to move down the funnel.

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What Does ZoomInfo’s Acquisition of Datanyze Signal to the Sales Industry?

Sales Hacker

For many years salespeople at companies like Box, Citrix, Paypal and more have relied on Zoominfo, founded in 2000, as their foundational database of millions of business profiles and contacts when prospecting and sourcing leads. The product can answer questions like, “What technologies does my target prospect use?”

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

She is adept at managing SMB, MM, and Enterprise sales coverage models, quota setting, and compensation plan design. She has a strong background in SaaS, psychology, visual communication, design, advertising, along with modern sales practices and neuroscience principles. Kharisma Moraski – VP of Sales at Hustle.

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PODCAST 85: AI will not replace SDRs/BDRs w/ Dan O’Connell

Sales Hacker

Sam Jacobs: What was the sales process like at Google? Did you have a prospecting list? If you run a business, you have to brand yourself and run advertisements somewhere. How sales reps can leverage AI on the phone. Was it totally inbound? Dan O’Connell: Initially, it was inbound.

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170 Sales Terms From A – Z: The Updated Glossary of B2B Sales Definitions

Sales Hacker

With the rise of AI, new sales technology and automation at the forefront of the sales echo chamber these days, we thought we’d take a moment to bring it back to BASICS – that’s why we’ve rounded up this complete glossary of sales terms and definitions to help you remember where it all started.

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75 Mind-Blowing Sales Statistics That Will Help You Sell Smarter in 2017

Hubspot Sales

Every time I think I've gotten a grip on the weird, wonderful world of sales, I learn something new that forces me to change my perspective and question my beliefs. Like just 17% of salespeople think they're pushy -- compared to 50% of prospects. The only professions with less credibility include car sales, politics, and lobbying.

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Best 150+ Sales Tools: The Complete List for 2023 (Updated)

Sales Hacker Training

There are thousands of options when it comes to software for sales that promise to make your life easier as a sales professional. There are plenty of sales prospecting tools and sales management software to help automate your manual tasks while personalizing your outreach.