Score More Sales

AUGUST 26, 2014

I’m the kind of person who gets into an airplane and am still amazed how they always take off and land hundreds or thousands of miles away (at least all of my flights have, and nearly all flights do) To see the advances in marketing tools and sales tools – it’s really phenomenal what software can now do. Increase Opportunities.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the 2015 time frame I recall writing about “huge tech stacks” of around 7-9 tools. Today, it’s not unusual to see tech stacks exceeding 19 tools. Buying cycles have gotten longer. first appeared on Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference. Spending on technology has skyrocketed.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Read on to discover how your marketing and sales teams can close more leads by recognizing and responding to prospects’ buying signals. How to Spot Buying Signals When B2B buyers need to solve a problem, they start researching online. They visit websites where they read blog posts, watch product videos, or download a guide.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 1, 2022

Note: Our collaborative Blog provides insights and ‘Top Tips to Convert Your Website Traffic To Leads. And varying stages of the buying cycle exist within your prospective clientele. Many tools exist to help you create email marketing campaigns, segment users, and automate campaigns. Image credit.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

My last blog discussed how to Make it Rain in Q4 and close the year strong. This blog addresses how sales reps can ensure their quota is realistic and attainable. Gain access to guides and tools to help you make the number in 2014. Understanding the buying cycle of large customers helps establish a reasonable quota.

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HeavyHitter Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. These steps are based on the logic of purchasing the product, and the marketing team’s job is to provide the tools to move the prospect to the next step. Step 4: Perform a Marketing Tools Audit. The final step is to amalgamate the data from the steps above in order to perform a marketing tools audit.

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Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Cycle 113

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You think only sellers buy and read sales books; you think that sellers are the only ones who can subscribe to sales blogs and update. I bet more buyers read sales blogs than sellers who read blogs about purchasing, or role specific sites that speak to the different functions covered by the 5.4 There are no secrets.

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Sales Qualified Lead Buyer Persona Buying Cycle ACT 120

Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2018

Some tools become permanent fixtures in marketing strategies, while others fizzle out just as quickly as they enter the scene. Today’s blog will tell you everything there is to know about virtual reality and the ways in which B2B marketers can use this technology to transform the buyer experience. Shorten your sales cycle.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2018

In today’s blog post, we explore the different lessons marketers can learn from door-to-door salespeople to better nurture leads through the sales funnel. Automation tools do the heavy lifting. But, rather than giving up, take it back to the basics and think about the four steps mentioned in today’s blog post.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 15, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll share key highlights and actionable tips from the sessions we attended and led as well as conversations we had throughout the event. Before seeking a vendor or investing in tools, it’s crucial to evaluate and define your sales capabilities.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Create blog posts addressing common industry challenges, Publish whitepapers detailing innovative approaches or solutions, Host webinars featuring thought leaders sharing expert advice among others. Automation tools can streamline your lead nurturing process, ensuring no potential customer slips through the cracks.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 10, 2014

Your scoring tool takes note of this, prompting other actions. It gets even worse: Automated tools enable us to develop ‘pseudo connections’ and influence without even being aware of what’s going on. We adopt these tools with the hope that they will make us more efficient or amplify our impact. People still buy from people.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Contacting them at regular intervals to follow up on something they plan to buy or have already bought gets trickier. Once you're there, you need to find a tool that will help you stay organized and on-task. It can see the blogs they read, the emails they opened, the pages on the website where they lingered.

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CRM Strategy How To Loyalty 123

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Today’s top-performing sales reps use data, intelligence, and productivity tools 30% more than average performers. Whether you need to gain visibility into pipeline activity, manage deals, or decrease rep ramp time, Sales Engagement tools can help you improve efficiency, leading to sustained growth and profitability.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Persona 105

Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Early in a buy cycle these needs are less fully developed and lack specificity. As the buy cycle evolves, the prospect acquires knowledge about their needs and also about possible solutions to mitigate the pain associated with those needs. CPQ Software Elevates Confidence during the Buy Cycle.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Early in a buy cycle these needs are less fully developed and lack specificity. As the buy cycle evolves, the prospect acquires knowledge about their needs and also about possible solutions to mitigate the pain associated with those needs. CPQ Software Elevates Confidence during the Buy Cycle.

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Software Software Buyer Buying Cycle 59

Score More Sales

MAY 16, 2012

You have a robust, helpful CRM tool that gives you several helpful reports which you can review each week, and lists you can easily pull up on a just-in-time basis. You have a poor CRM tool, perhaps not cloud-based and it is difficult to use with poor reporting capabilities. You probably fall into one of three camps: A.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2019

While this tool is frequently used to prioritize operational improvement efforts, to deliver on. Market-leading companies develop and execute on strategies that are aligned to their customers expressed and unexpressed needs. This is often captured in a Customer Journey Map.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

This blog post is for the small company CSO or VP of Sales. XYZ publishes two blog articles “How to get the most out of your practice time” and “Three quick routines you can practice at home”. It’s about becoming the trusted resource early in the buying cycle, and gaining the momentum you need to win the deal.

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Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

The average buy cycle is now more than seven months long and involves five to eight (or more) decision makers, most of whom spend only 17% of their time meeting with potential suppliers. To succeed in the current marketplace, sellers have to use every tool at their disposal to understand their prospects and what drives them.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 18, 2022

They embark on several months, sometimes longer, of learning products/solutions, understanding the company, their markets and customers, learning how to use the tools, processes, understanding the programs available to help them sell. They have buying cycles. And complex buying cycles are usually much longer than 3 months.

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Apptivo

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Today, the buying cycle is complex. Automation can help transfer that rich, segmentable data wherever needed, whether that’s adding extra data to a shared spreadsheet or updating a record in a CRM tool. According to research, leads experience five to 10 marketing interactions before making a purchase.

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Lead411

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This brief overview will outline the best practices, tips and tricks to get the most out of your buyer intent data so you can join and successfully leverage this powerful marketing/sales tool. Start Simple. It is easy to get overwhelmed at first with the thousands of topics available to choose from within the buyer intent platform.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Our buyer aligned selling process, deal strategy development/execution are the foundation to our ability to maximize our win rates, deal values, and shorten our customers’ buying cycles. And the pipeline is one of the major tools that help us keep on track or to identify where we might get better.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 23, 2017

Beyond just content, marketing invests billions in other areas, all focused on helping create more customers and supporting sales through the entire buying cycle. In the past 5 years, thousands of sales and marketing automation tools have hit the market, with thousands more every year. Perhaps it’s time to rethink things.

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SugarCRM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Thus, having the right tools to facilitate nurture creation makes a significant difference. Marketers must make certain that the nurture campaign is relevant in both content and stage of the buying cycle because, as we all know, there’s a fine line between persuasive and pushy. Sugar Market’s Nurture Builder 2.0

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 28, 2010

sales tools (25). Expert Websites / Blog Roll. As David Kurlan points out in his on-line assessment for sales people, there is a buy cycle that sales people possess. It is the way we buy stuff. 23 years ago, I bought an $8 dinner because of my buy cycle. Sales Strategy (29). sales success (11).

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Hiring Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Margin 136

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 18, 2019

In this, the third in our blog series discussing the findings of the “All That Glitters Is Not Gold: 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study,” we explore four ways that you can align your sales strategies for success, no matter the state of the market. Are we collecting the right data from these tools? Assess Your Sales Performance.

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Score More Sales

MARCH 8, 2012

You’re done in by lost sales, missed opportunities, misaligned goals, and “no’s” toward the end of a prospective customer’s long buying cycle. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for tips and strategies in selling. Who are these people?

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Crunchbase

MARCH 19, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Many companies classify buying intent as poking around your website or reading a few blogs, but intent must go beyond the awareness or education stage of the buyer’s journey. This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 27, 2017

The pricing question can come up at any time during the buy cycle, and it can even come up outside of a buy cycle. Many times (particularly during the tire-kicking phase of a real buy cycle or perhaps in a discussion with an existing customer) there will be a request for a ballpark quote. The Ballpark Quote.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2012

The reality is that B2B buyers today will progress almost 60% of the way through the buying cycle before they ever engage a sales rep. Leverage them to the fullest by continually updating, growing your network and sharing your expertise, i.e., share your company blog posts, press releases, interesting trade articles and etc.

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Mindtickle

MAY 2, 2023

When sales content hits the mark with both sellers and buyers, it can be a powerful tool for advancing deals forward. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through: What is sales content management? Analytics : Sales content management tools provide insights into which content is resonating with prospects and customers, and which is not.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2022

On top of that, we leverage technologies and other tools to help us do more in a period of time. In some cases, it decreased their buying cycle, but the real change is it drove our win rate even higher. It’s so much easier to spend money on a new tool that enables us to do more. We call that continuous improvement!

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 29, 2022

Clearly stalled deals (with ever increasing average sales cycles) could change a healthy pipeline into an unhealthy pipeline (If I have enough high quality deals in my pipeline, but they are stalled… ). Or if we could find a way to help the customer compress their buying cycle, reaching a decision more efficiently.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In this and the next two blogs, we’ll explore three trends disrupting modern sales and share insights into your organization can address them. Externally, the buying cycle is longer and more complicated than ever. Tech explosion: Most sales organizations use an average of 10 technology tools and invested in four more in 2019.

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