CloserIQ

DECEMBER 26, 2018

One of our goals this year was to create and curate the best sales content out there for advancing your career and building top sales teams. Every week we compiled our favorite posts on everything from sales strategies to hiring plans. Here are 20+ of our favorite sales blogs from 2018.

Hiring 79

Hiring Decision Maker InsideSales Face-to-face 79

Lead411

MARCH 7, 2024

7 Sales Quotes to Help Motivate your Day In the thrilling universe of B2B sales, where charm battles objections and wit engages prospects, a touch of motivation and humor can turn a cold call into a warm lead. “They say the early bird catches the worm, but in B2B sales, the second mouse gets the cheese.

Motivation 52

Motivation Cold Calling B2B Quota 52

Smooth Sale

APRIL 15, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Embrace These Seven Success Tips for Small Business Growth Running a small business can be both challenging and rewarding. As an entrepreneur, you face numerous hurdles in your quest for success. Seven Small Business Success Tips 1.

Small Business 119

Small Business Small Business Advertising Advertising 119

Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2021

There’s more sales content than ever before – how do you sort through the noise? Since we deal with sales content on the daily, we thought we’d save you some time. Since we deal with sales content on the daily, we thought we’d save you some time. Here are the seven best sales blogs (and five bonus sales newsletters!)

Top of Funnel 79

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Hubspot Cold Calling 79

BuzzBoard

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the digital marketing space, success lies in connecting with the right audience with personalized strategies. So, let us discover the ins and outs of constructing a targeted SMB prospecting list, along with a set of actionable insights and strategies to enhance your sales efforts. Key Steps to Build an SMB Prospecting List 1.

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Social Media How To 52

Smooth Sale

APRIL 4, 2024

Our collaborative blog provides examples of the major requirements for modern business growth. Consider the elements carefully as they are crucial for business success. __ Major Requirements for Modern Businesses Growth Pexels Source CCO License Software Implementation First, ensure that you are using the right software in your business.

Lead Rank 102

Lead Rank Hiring Social Media Influencer 102

criteria for success

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Happy Monday, Let's Talk Sales listeners! Jennifer is the Associate Broker and Vice President of Business Development at Exit Realty United, and she’s the creator of the 7 Saturdays Sales Training Program for local real estate agents, helping them transition from paycheck employees to sole proprietors. Subscribe to our blog !

Real Estate 98

Real Estate Social Media Twitter eBook 98

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Members of DiscoverOrg’s sales and marketing teams attend about 30 events per year. Members of DiscoverOrg’s sales and marketing teams attend about 30 events per year. For walk events, we get about 400 leads per walk event, of which half are “hot” (sales accepted) leads. Lots of warm leads. Get a map of the event.

Trade Show 174

Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Decision Maker 174

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Building a sales funnel that aligns with your business goals is essential. Each funnel stage defines your steps to turn prospective buyers into customers, even if they’ve never heard of your business before. What is a sales funnel? That number varies depending on who you ask, but we’ll just say 7 for now.)

Paid Content 118

Paid Content Top of Funnel Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 118

Marc Wayshak

MARCH 6, 2024

So, you’ve achieved a measure of success in sales and accomplished some of your goals. This is where leveraging your existing sales skills to start a business becomes crucial. This is where leveraging your existing sales skills to start a business becomes crucial. Check it out: 1. Recognize your number one asset.

Scale 95

Scale Salary How To Lead Rank 95

The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The end of the year can be extremely busy for salespeople who are trying to close up last minute deals to meet their Q4 target. With many clients and prospects out of the office, however, there are opportunities for your entire sales team to assess what’s going well and where there’s room for improvement.

Territories 61

Territories Pipeline Follow-up Meeting 61

Smooth Sale

JUNE 20, 2023

Photo by Geralt Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Steps to Encourage Collaboration in Your Office to Improve Results Conversations concerning productivity and teamwork are prominent in business discussions today. Practical strategies to create a harmonious work environment are essential for business success.

Hiring 78

Hiring Influencer Microsoft Promotion 78

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2018

They want minimal downtime, support they can rely on and access to as much training as possible, so they can be in turn, as successful as possible with their deployment. Ensure new customers are armed with the training they need to be successful. You can have the best and most user-friendly offering on the market. This is crucial.

Loyalty 274

Loyalty Customer Face-to-face Video 274

HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

Penetration 112

Penetration Software Software Sales 112

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Early successes we’ve noted include assistance in analyzing campaign performance, creation of email sequences that reflect the company brand, and the summarization of core content into derivative assets, such as video scripts and social media posts. Marketers are definitely at the forefront of experimenting with GenAI.

Data 130

Data Scale Lead Rank Marketing 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A 2018 study by the University of Zurich found that even a small gift from a sales representative makes customers much more likely to make a purchase. In practice, corporate gifting has been a runaway success at ZoomInfo. Customer delight is the ultimate goal for any business. And nothing surprises or delights quite like a gift.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Direct Mail 130

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 25, 2019

Below are 10 steps you need to follow to ensure you’re prepared to prospect. If you fail to properly prepare, you are setting yourself up for failure. This doesn’t just apply to prospecting but everything you do. Prospecting is already a tough task; it’s only made tougher when you fail to prepare. Know who you plan to contact.

Prospecting 192

Prospecting VanillaSoft Gatekeeper Decision Maker 192

Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

Some sales leaders immediately disregard the principles, claiming it is just another buzzword. Others are caught in the constant grind of achieving quota and cannot fathom trying to implement a new sales plan. They engage less frequently with sellers and when they do, it is much later in the sales cycle.

Ideal Customer Profile 122

Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Travel Social Media 122

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2023

In this post, we'll cover the following: Selling services online How to sell services online There are quite a number of steps involved in selling services online. Below, we outline each step and provide examples. Long gone are the days of solely visiting brick-and-mortar businesses to find what you need. How to Sell Services Online 1.

How To 117

How To Social Media Intent Hubspot 117

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. There is no room for failure in today’s competitive sales landscape. It can also offer insight into automating sales processes to free up more of your team’s time.

Training 98

Training Hiring Construction Case Study 98

Vengreso

APRIL 10, 2022

Are your sellers using a sales methodology to guide them, step-by-step, in their daily prospecting and closing sales activities? However, most sales methodologies and most sales teams do not subscribe to a sales method that covers prospecting. What is a Sales Methodology? The Challenger Sale.

Sales Methodology 128

Sales Methodology Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona 128

Smooth Sale

MAY 6, 2023

Photo by Trusted Images via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Will You Use Sales Questions to Increase Your Business? NOTE: David Newman provides our guest blog, Can You Use 21 Sales Questions to Increase Your Business? David Newman is a professional services sales expert and founder of Do It!

Scale 78

Scale Hiring Follow-up Lead Rank 78

Nutshell

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Keep reading to learn about what inbound marketing is, how it can benefit your business, and the steps to take to launch your inbound marketing strategy. What if instead of going out and finding leads, you could get leads to come to you? That’s the idea behind inbound marketing—an essential marketing strategy for today’s businesses.

Paid Content 77

Paid Content Inbound Account Based Marketing Marketing 77

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

No one knows what it’s like to work in sales better than those in the trenches of the day-to-day — salespeople trying to hit their numbers while battling the ups and downs of the job. If you’re thinking about a career in sales, you probably want to hear the cold, hard truths about sales and what it entails.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Real Estate 100

Allego

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If you’re like most marketers, you’ve got a full production calendar of sales content, solution briefs, case studies, videos, blog posts, product guides, and more to support sellers and help them be productive. Your first priority is to deliver the best sales content that will move deals through the pipeline. Activate Content.

Revenue 128

Revenue Scale Collateral Harvest 128

HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

Penetration 123

Penetration Ideal Customer Profile Software Software 123

HeavyHitter Sales

MARCH 11, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

Penetration 140

Penetration Face-to-face Commission Software 140

Smooth Sale

JUNE 10, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Achieve a Successful Contract Management Workflow. NOTE: Gia Keasler, provides today’s guest blog, How To Get Your Startup Ready. She usually writes about running and funding a startup and how to make it successful. Successful Contract Management Workflow.

How To 78

How To Hiring Software Software 78

Smooth Sale

JULY 17, 2023

Rise Above the Noise and Confusion Salespeople often feel they are the targets for failure in office and client meetings. The best advice was to share stories with those whom we meet. The bonus is developing an admirable personal brand that encourages increased sales and career opportunities. and now, ‘Do it!’

Lead Rank 78

Lead Rank Remedy Hiring Networking 78

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

The training program, called "Professional Selling Skills," took a then-new consultative approach to sales. But although sales terminology might have changed, the basic principles of the selling process haven’t changed that much. While every business is different, most follow a progression with comparable sales stages.

Sales Process 137

Sales Process Webinar Metrics Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead 137

Zoominfo

MAY 12, 2020

They tend to have in-demand skill sets, a successful work history, and are less likely to be interviewing with other companies. You already know how to recruit active candidates. They’re easy to find. They’re the ones with the ready-to-go resume and up-to-date website. If that sounds like marketing—you’re right!). What is a Passive Candidate?

Hiring 278

Hiring How To Networking Salary 278

Smooth Sale

JULY 11, 2023

Adam Purvis provides our guest blog, Do You Want to Improve Your Career? Adam Purvis is an Enterprise SaaS Sales Account Manager. He blogs about sales outreach, business software, and SEO at adamjohnpurvis.com. My role involved hiring and managing over 200 part-time staff and a team of 7 office staff.

Hiring 78

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn Influencer 78

HeavyHitter Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

Penetration 138

Penetration Study Decision Maker Software 138

HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 13, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

Meeting 102

Meeting Hiring Webinar Metrics Real Estate 102

Gong.io

AUGUST 4, 2021

7 seconds is all you get on a cold call. Hit your prospect with them inside of 7 seconds and you’ll grab their attention from “hello” until “speak to you next week.”. Next step, meeting booked. more successful in getting a meeting booked. more successful in getting a meeting booked.

Cold Calling 71

Cold Calling Examples Call-back Follow-up 71

SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While it may be tempting to publish a few blogs and consider this checked off the to-do list, we encourage you to think bigger. While it may be tempting to publish a few blogs and consider this checked off the to-do list, we encourage you to think bigger. How a Full-Funnel Sales Content Strategy Powers Pipeline. Blog posts.

Top of Funnel 59

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Pipeline Strategy 59

Autoklose

JANUARY 30, 2024

Statistics suggest that only 24% of sales emails are opened but just 20% of leads are followed up. However, follow-up emails can also be useful when you want to check in after the first meeting or reconnect with existing clients. Here is a situation you probably experienced a number of times. The thing is, you shouldn’t lose hope!

Follow-up 52

Follow-up Strategy How To Campaigns 52