The Pipeline

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Slow to Close or Slow to Die? For me it has always been easy based on what I was trained and have practiced since. If you are stuck in a stage or a sale too long, it is less likely to close. If you cannot answer the question “is this one slow to close, or slow to die?”, August 2008. April 2008. March 2008.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. But many B2B firms can’t afford all the bells and whistles of a comprehensive sales enablement function.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2020

In the B2B world, there are some fairly obvious ones that we’ve read about like virtual events, remote training, and better attention to employee mental health. Brace Yourself We’ve got millions of verified B2B contacts — ready for you to close. Guess what we found?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The annual CMI/MarketingProfs B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks study validates the move toward Content Marketing. Additionally, it shows 49% of B2B Marketers do not even have a documented content strategy. This is happening because part of the content production training includes mapping persona content to the Buyer’s Journey.

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Tenfold

AUGUST 30, 2017

What we often have to deal with is a highly-evolved B2B buyer, someone who’ve searched across several online platforms. So, it pays to ask: How do B2B buyers search for tech solutions and how can you ensure you’re there, at every stage of their buyer’s journey? B2B Buyer Behavior. Know the Modern B2B Buyer.

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Train your reps to understand a lead’s challenge and offer solutions accordingly. Deal closing: this is where you prepare contracts with the agreed-upon terms, close the deal, and offer your client a smooth onboarding. Research shows 68% effectiveness in B2B demand generation.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

What is lead generation? Lead generation can be a mix of inbound or outbound techniques aimed at attracting potential customers to your product or service. We’ve broken down the best lead generation tools into four distinct categories. 1) Outreach.io 6) Chili Piper Chili Piper can be described as a sales acceleration platform.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. February 2008. Sales Tool.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Debbie Qaqish is Principal Partner and Chief Revenue Marketing Officer for demand generation agency, The Pedowitz Group. A nationally recognized thought leader and innovator in revenue generation, Qaqish has over 30 years of experience helping organizations connect marketing to revenue. Who doesn’t want this?

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Mereo

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

1) TRANSITIONING FROM A FOCUS ON THE DEAL TO REVENUE If your organization is in the midst of pivoting from a focus on closing the deal (transaction) to ongoing revenue for the full client lifecycle, your go-to-market organizational approach will need to pivot too. How much training have they had to enhance their coaching skills?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 6, 2021

From B2C consumer-focused tech to the next B2B enterprise cloud giants, B2B, and B2C technology companies are springing up left and right and sprinting toward multi-billion dollar valuations (whether on the private or public markets) faster than ever. Hands-on coaching of sales leadership and individual contributors.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. Nelson runs demand generation for an agency called Brantr and he’s based out of San Diego. powered by Sounder.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

The primary focus of the conversation is on various aspects of and best practices in B2B selling. Today’s segment is the first of two dealing with what the B2B rep can do to be better prepared to achieve consistent sales success. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Cold Calling 241

The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

B2B sales is not different, the good folks over at OpenView Labs , have put together a list of Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. Needless to say this is a great resource for all in B2B sales, and needless to say the list includes your humble writer, and not so humble sales trainer, myself Tibor Shanto. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Customer Care , Guest Post , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Training , Social Selling , execution. Focus.com CEO Scott Albro coined the saying, “ Always be helping is the new always be closing. ” Fully trained intellectual equals is the name of the game here, folks.

Report 244

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This was followed closely by video live streams. Make it a part of your sales training strategy to get the prospects also talking during their pitch. Richard is an analytical & results-driven digital marketing leader with a track record of achieving major ROI improvements in fast-paced, competitive B2B environments.

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Hiring Face-to-face Demand Generation Agencies Video 105

Product Management University

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Product marketing roadmaps aren’t a staple in most B2B organizations, but there are a host of reasons they should be. The turn-by-turn directions are the execution tactics required to generate demand, build the pipelines, qualify prospects and close deals. What is a Product Marketing Roadmap?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

After all, if like most sales people you have a close ratio of 25%-30%, it is more efficient to remove those opportunities that won’t close early, leaving you the ones that, with effort by you, will close. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

In High-Profit Selling , my friend, Mark Hunter shows you how to close deals that truly make a profit. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. All sales aren’t created equal. Add a Comment. Name (required).

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The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

Long drive, I started thinking further as to how many B2B sales people and sales organization also make it unnecessarily difficult to buy from them. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Add a Comment.

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The Pipeline

JULY 19, 2011

For me, and for all professional sales people, the piece has some short comings, not the least of which are it fails to address or distinguish the real difference between B2B and B2C; it fails to differentiate between transaction – interaction – purchasing and selling. link] #Sales #B2B. link] #Sales #B2B. How alive are you?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

B2B Revenue Leadership If you’re interested in B2B revenue leadership this is the show for you. From the founder of “The Brutal Truth About Sales & Selling” and “Sales Questions, Brutally Honest Answers” podcast, this show is focused on leadership in the B2B space to drive revenue by using the most modern and scientific approaches.

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Hiring Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies B2B 100

Increase Sales

JULY 16, 2016

Yet in my sales training research very few sales programs to even books on selling recognize this important key fact – The Educated Buyer. In speaking with a close friend just yesterday, she shared her ongoing problem when talking with salespeople. Sustainable sales success tips are all through the Internet. Let me explain.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Sales Skills , Sales Success , Tibor Shanto , Video , Voice mail. Add a Comment. Name (required). Mail (will not be published) (required). Click here to cancel reply.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 245

The Pipeline

JANUARY 2, 2012

Fire everyone in your pipeline that you thought definitely close by year end 2011. There is no reason why some can’t be revisited, but that should been done based on merit rather than emotion; if it stands up to scrutiny, it may close next time you execute the sale. Demand Generation. Sales Training. Add a Comment.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

As companies work to establish processes that embrace and support the buying journey from contact to close, an interesting result occurs. How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff” #guestpost by @jefferramouspe [link] #sales #marketing #B2B. The Pipeline Guest Post – Jeff Erramouspe. Not really. Reply to this comment.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Sales Success , Tibor Shanto. Add a Comment. Name (required). Mail (will not be published) (required). Click here to cancel reply. Add video comment. " A Christmas Song.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Sales Success , Tibor Shanto. Add a Comment. Name (required). Mail (will not be published) (required). Click here to cancel reply. Add video comment. " A Christmas Song.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Sales Success , Tibor Shanto , Value , Video. Add a Comment. Name (required). Mail (will not be published) (required). Click here to cancel reply. Add video comment.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 240

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Use the demo to “Close” not to open. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Next Steps. Add a Comment.

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Pipeline Hiring Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 212

The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2011

Status Quo has been a central theme and concept in B2B sales since it has evolved as a craft. Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Go ahead, do it, its good for you and your sales! click here now!

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The Pipeline

MARCH 17, 2011

" [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. " [link] #sales #B2B. Matt Heinz.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

If you are selling B2C (or even B2B) one of the best things you can do is give people a good reason to subscribe to your e-mail list and then provide value with every mail you send, slowly building relationship and trust. it's everywhere including prospecting – leverage it for #success [link] #sales #B2B #video #email.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

What he used to do as part of his pipeline reviews, and in conversations with reps in general, that is, ask an uncommon question, one that complemented the obvious question all reviews have. The obvious question was “what are you going to close this… ?” Get to know what the close ratios of your reps are. Sales Tool.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 7, 2012

Demand Generation. Sales Training. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Sales Success , Tibor Shanto , Video. Add a Comment. Name (required). Mail (will not be published) (required). Click here to cancel reply. Add video comment. Appointments.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2011

Having gotten some of these calls myself, I can tell you that I have had crank calls that were much less irritating and better use of time than some cold calls I have gotten, or some of my sales people have made, well before we trained them. About Doreet Haynes. Doreet is a sales manager at regional office supplier in the mid-west.

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