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3 Ways to Identify Automation Opportunities in Your Sales Process

Crunchbase

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. Automating your sales process can increase the speed at which you secure new sales.

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Why You Should STOP Cold Calling Immediately (2020 Update)

No More Cold Calling

Whether you’re sending direct mail, knocking on doors to make an in-person sales call, sending unsolicited email, or prospecting on social media —your leads are cold, and your outreach is uninvited. Why would you bother with a sales system that gets such dismal results? Want to succeed in sales?

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Sales Processes Research 2020 – Something Old, Something New

Sales Hacker

Despite the huge growth in marketing and sales automation, along with the growing popularity and acceptance of self-service sales processes, reports of the death of the salesperson are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Higher value B2B sales still need a competent salesperson to close the deal.

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Why Email Marketing Is An Important Part Of Your Sales Process

InsideSales.com

Email marketing is a vital part of any sales process because it does a lot of things other marketing cannot. In this article: Why Email Marketing is Important. 3 Questions Every Sales Professional Should Ask The Email Marketing Manager. 3 Salesforce Email Template Tips For Effective Sales Emails.

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Start with Social Marketing in B2B, Stop with Social Selling

Increase Sales

Now social marketing specific to B2B is a subset of marketing just as direct mail, advertising, business to business networking and promotional items all are. For some social marketing is considered inbound marketing activities where the more traditional marketing of advertising, direct mail, B2B networking, etc.

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Don’t Miss This Event: The Gatekeeper Died

No More Cold Calling

Emails, articles, news flashes, blasts, webinars, podcasts…they make my blood boil. These “gatekeeper” tactics are insincere, duplicitous, unprofessional, offensive, and a waste of sales time. You might also get so-called leads from your website, special offers, email campaigns, direct mail, trade shows, advertising, and conferences.

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Sales tactics encyclopedia: 15+ strategies for prospecting, qualifying, and closing

Nutshell

The articles below will help you create the perfect cold email: “16 B2B cold email templates that sales experts swear by” by Nutshell. 8 Tips to Turn Cold Calling into Warm Calling” by Inside Sales Box. Direct Mail. Targeted B2B direct mail has a response rate of 4.4%—nearly by LeadFuze.