Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

**This post is part of a series based on Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study. Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study found that sales enablement has become more important since the start of the pandemic. Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study proves that enablement is more important than ever. This trend is the same globally.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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Force Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This post is an extension of the Ten Reasons Why Our Sales Training Is Different. The impacts of the pandemic have left many sales leaders to shift priorities and find new ways to equip their sales teams to succeed. Like many companies, we’ve had to refine our sales engagement and delivery process. Read it here.

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Alice Heiman

JULY 28, 2022

Are you a product CEO or a sales CEO? Catherine spent two years building her company as a sales CEO when a sudden realization struck that she was trying to be something she wasn’t. Listen to her story in this episode of Sales Talk for CEOs. 23:33] Getting the channel sales flowing. [26:52] Click to tweet.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

Your sales team plays an essential role in driving revenue and reaching goals that stretch across the organization. So should you be worried about churn in your sales department? Sales teams have higher-than-average turnover rates than other business units. Why do sales teams experience high turnover? In short, yes.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

And in 2021, LinkedIn saw a 55% increase in conversations among connections. One group particularly prolific is sales professionals. Sales leaders, trainers, and consultants regularly post articles that they distribute via their LinkedIn newsletter. Top 18 LinkedIn Newsletters for Sales Leaders. Published weekly.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. Trends that are here to stay. Buyers have increasingly embraced completing their own research for years.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

The question is what can employers do to mitigate the impact of this trend and keep employee turnover at manageable levels. The Great Resignation: Behind the Numbers MIT’s Sloan School of Management partnered with Revelio Labs to analyze more than 34 million online employee profiles to determine the true extent of shifts in the workplace.

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Sell Integrity

JANUARY 6, 2021

Money and incentives matter, but this year more than ever they’re only part of the sales retention story. With the stresses of the pandemic, uncertainty in the business environment, and pressures of working from home and juggling personal and professional lives, we’re all looking forward to a fresh start in 2021.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It has been a challenge for our team to not see the people they enjoy working with every day,” Ory says. Managers face challenges keeping employees engaged, informed and accomplishing objectives. Others confess that working from home has been challenging. The shift to WFH. Like Phone2Action, businesses across the U.S.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

With the shift to work from home, remote selling has become a cornerstone of successful sales strategies in 2020. And with a new year just around the corner, many sales leaders are wondering how to navigate the uncertainty of 2021. What we asked the Sales Hacker community. Here’s a look at what they had to say.

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Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2021

His background in entertainment sales for hotels made for a less-than-smooth transition into data and software, which is what led our CEO, Henry Schuck, to celebrate Lyon’s first closed-won deal by blasting “I Can’t Wait to Be King” from the Lion King — in French — throughout the sales floor. Read on to find out how he did just that.

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

**This post is part of a series based on Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study. Content management is all about the storage, management, distribution and governance of content assets. The selling challenges that directly link to sales content management. To dig into all the data, visit the study homepage.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 28, 2023

We were seeing challenges with supply chain issues. We were seeing challenges with supply chain issues. Companies were hiring like crazy, finding talent and getting them productive was a huge challenge. SMBs faced huge challenges, particularly those involved in virtually every aspect of retail. Energy/fuel was cheap.

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Appbuddy

DECEMBER 23, 2021

We’re in the final days of 2021—and for many, the home stretch before a long-awaited holiday break. . Before we close the curtains on 2021, it’s time to look back at the blogs that resonated most with our readers throughout the year. Without further ado, here are Validity’s most-read blog posts of 2021. .

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

many are just trying to survive — after all, we are experiencing one of the biggest macroeconomic shocks most businesses have ever faced. Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core. Teams that traditionally sold in person had to pivot to an inside sales model. Sales leaders, let’s dive in.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 18, 2023

If you’re in the market for a solution to train your sales teams to peak productivity, there are probably a few different options that keep coming up in your searches: sales enablement platform , sales productivity platform, and learning management system (LMS). First, let’s take a look at a basic definition of each.

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Sell Integrity

MAY 25, 2021

To ramp up sales performance and strengthen your sales pipeline, you have to develop your salespeople’s confidence; inspire them to be more proactive; improve their ability to build trust and rapport in an increasingly digital world; and equip them to engage in buyer-centric, results-driven conversations.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Sales friends: As you look to finish the year strong, start planting your seeds for Q1 2021 by getting these companies on your radar. Why I’m watching: Venminder is a SaaS platform that guides and streamlines third-party risk management. Stay tuned for an updated list each month and get a jump on the competition.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

According to The Unbounce Conversion Benchmark Report , the median conversion rate for SaaS businesses in 2021 falls at 3%, with top performers managing to secure rates as high as 20% and over. Of course, not all industries enjoy the same outcomes. As expected, low-risk purchases like apps and devices tend to accomplish better results.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. Trends that are here to stay. Buyers have increasingly embraced completing their own research for years.

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Mereo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Now I want to shed some light on another anomaly as the result of this fluid selling environment: buyer budgets and prolonged sales cycles. Although things did not go back fully to normal, and while there have been many remaining challenges like supply chain shortages and issues, they were looking more positive again for 2021.

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SBI

MAY 4, 2021

Demandbase Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire InsideView and DemandMatrix, Launches The Demandbase Data Cloud and Sales Intelligence Cloud. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 4, 2021. Joining the Demandbase ABX Cloud and Advertising Cloud are the new Data Cloud and Sales Intelligence Cloud.

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Showpad

AUGUST 9, 2022

And when you have the right content, you start conversations, demonstrate value, and address pain points with buyers in ways no sales deck can. . And nearly one-third of sales organizations reported that relevant content is completely inaccessible when needed. . So it stands to reason that the more content you have, the better.

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Vendor Neutral

JUNE 2, 2021

The 20 Best Sales Podcasts for 2021. Insight, Advice, and Guidance into Sales, Leadership, and Life. We recently reached out via LinkedIn to ask what sales podcasts helped people do just that throughout 2020 and into 2021. Best Sales Podcasts - The Results Are In…. The Sales Management.

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Apptivo

APRIL 16, 2021

The real reason behind the need for CRM integrations was the challenges that the businesses had to face such as wastage of resources on repetitive tasks, difficulty in data sync across the platform, reduced data quality, etc. It would improve the efficiency and productivity of your sales teams. How CRM integrations help your business?

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Vengreso

JUNE 2, 2023

I was then the VP of Sales, and I was excited beyond measure as this was the event of all events to attend. events #conference Click To Tweet History of Dreamforce Fast-forward to 2017, two years after I started my own business, I was the CEO of Vengreso and was rising fast as a sales influencer. Make the most out of @Dreamforce 2023!

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Share Alright, AI continues to be the biggest talking point of 2023 ( are we sick of talking about it yet? ) – with every SaaS company on the face of the earth looking to experiment with some kind of AI integration into their software; It’s become quite apparent that less is more in today’s world. Happy Saturday GTM’ers.

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Appbuddy

JANUARY 18, 2022

” But this resilience is also what makes email so challenging. These features make email more accessible for a wider audience, but pose new challenges for senders, especially as they work to keep logo display and branding consistent. . ” Fortunately, the answer is always a resounding “Not any time soon!”

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

When it comes to sales forecasting , it’s a simple truth: if you can see what’s coming, you can prepare and react accordingly. That’s what many of you have done during the extreme and unpredictable challenges of 2020. Your team (and your 2021 self) will thank you. . Sales Forecasting Step 1: Get a CRM Reality Check.

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Lessonly

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Between acquisitions, integrations, new product launches, insightful blogs, and Max’s notes, we’ve published more than 200 press releases, case studies, blogs, and ebooks in 2021. . So, great managers at Lessonly started to create video game energy on their teams wherever they could. . A lot has changed in 2021, but this hasn’t.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

But what changes will it bring to the sales industry? Will it be the end of salespeople, or will it become the secret weapon to help sales reps work more efficiently? Furthermore, we’ve interviewed leading sales teams to collect 11 AI sales predictions that you should watch in 2023. Let’s jump to the nitty-gritty.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 11, 2022

A 2021 study by Gartner found that 88% of CSOs have already invested in, or are considering investing in AI tools and technologies for their sales teams. Your competitors are already using AI to optimize their processes, work more efficiently, and equip their reps with more information ahead of any sales interaction.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky , an internationally recognized thought leader known as the disaster avoidance. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. How should we prepare for the challenges ahead? [14:53]. Sales teams have had to adapt to a new normal. We’re on iTunes.

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Apptivo

MAY 26, 2021

With CRM implementation, the bad news is that there are numerous challenges in it, and most businesses do not begin the process with sufficient preparation. It helps businesses in managing different business aspects such as marketing, sales, inventory management, customer support, etc.

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LeadFuze

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We’re going to take a close look at the world of sales process automation. You’ll learn what it is, how it can help your sales team, and what pitfalls to avoid. Tap on a topic below to jump to a specific section in the article: What is sales process automation? Do’s and don’ts of sales process automation.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s been a tough couple of years, Sales Hackers. What do the changing market conditions mean for RevOps and sales? What do the changing market conditions mean for RevOps and sales? VP of Global Inside Sales at Tray.io. Q: What advice would you give to SDR managers right now? And it’s about to get tougher.

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