Sales Hacker

JULY 18, 2022

Which is why it’s key to strengthen customer retention processes by automating them, keeping customers engaged, and detecting any signs of churn before they happen. Automate these 5 processes to boost customer retention. They’ll feature use cases and links, links to relevant blog articles, and YouTube walkthroughs.

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Tenbound

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I currently wear a few different hats but in regard to the SDR team, I’m responsible for all aspects of the team: hiring, on-boarding, training, messaging, outreach strategies, workflow processes, tools evaluation and selection. I work closely with Marketing, so I also get involved with campaign strategy and execution.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Understanding the terminology alone can be challenging— especially when it comes to the topic of today’s blog post: the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning. After you read today’s blog post, you’ll no longer scratch your head when these two terms cross your radar. What is machine learning?

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Building out a sales organization has historically been an incremental process: Scale in a linear fashion by hiring one salesperson at a time. This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series.

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Showpad

MAY 27, 2020

Prioritization is critical to the success of the sales pipeline, which is why sales development plays such a major role in the process. A sales development representative (SDR) is typically tasked with sales development initiatives, leaving sales reps to spend time with prospects further along in the sales funnel who are more likely to buy.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 18, 2015

Proper alignment is the result of a documented, effective, efficient and measurable process for capturing, engaging, nurturing, managing and converting leads into customers. Unfortunately, few B2B organizations focus on creating, implementing and executing a defined marketing and sales process. Added an SDR team. Data quality.

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Tenbound

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I currently wear a few different hats but in regard to the SDR team, I’m responsible for all aspects of the team: hiring, on-boarding, training, messaging, outreach strategies, workflow processes, tools evaluation and selection. I work closely with Marketing, so I also get involved with campaign strategy and execution.

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SalesHandy

MAY 22, 2020

In 2020, outbound sales is not just restricted to selling your product, rather it’s also about designing a robust sales process and predicting the revenue for your organization. Both methods follow the process of lead generation, prospecting and closure, but in differing techniques. Sales Development Representatives (SDR).

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 4, 2022

The most sophisticated use “neural nets” to imitate human learning processes, but even a “basic” machine-learning AI can come up with some very impressive insights. However, a lot of the sales process is pretty mundane. Sales is a charismatic profession and it definitely requires the human touch. Image source. Here’s how: 1.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Whether you’re feeling that pressure right now, or simply want to prepare for future down swings, today’s blog post is for you. Maybe a tool no longer aligns with current workflows. We offer six specific RevOps strategies that reduce costs and ultimately drive revenue– even if you have limited resources. Agile technology.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 8, 2016

We’re here at Rainmaker 2016 and we’re live blogging the keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions throughout the event. What makes these companies unique to the sales development workflow? What all of this boils down to on an SDR level is… How am I going to scale and hit quota?

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SalesLoft

MARCH 8, 2016

That era is now coming to an end, making way for the new way of sales development: an account-based, personalized, agile sales development process. This benefits you — the customer — because we have a team that’s excited every day to come in and do Salesloft, and make your lives easier by improving your workflow.”

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SalesLoft

JUNE 16, 2016

Director at Birst Chris Pham is joining us on the Salesloft blog for the final installment of a series on trends in the industry. Enabled by rigorous training, a depth of knowledge and next-generation tools, SDRs will become a channel for valuable content all their own. The future of sales development is bright, and Sr.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

The way cold calling is conducted today has been changed by technology, channels of communication, supporting processes, and different goals. Now, with longer sales cycles and more decision-makers involved in a single purchase, it is used to identify qualified future customers and start conversations at the very top-of-funnel sales process.

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Groove.co

DECEMBER 22, 2020

No matter how quickly they dive in, any professional rep spends significant time learning about new sales processes, enablement materials, markets, and buyer personas. This blog will explore ways to streamline the onboarding process so that reps can hit the ground running and start closing deals as soon as possible.

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Groove.co

DECEMBER 22, 2020

No matter how quickly they dive in, any professional rep spends significant time learning about new sales processes, enablement materials, markets, and buyer personas. This blog will explore ways to streamline the onboarding process so that reps can hit the ground running and start closing deals as soon as possible.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2020

As an SDR , account executive , target account manager, or VP of sales , it’s discouraging to see low response rates and conversions. If the SDRs are killing the prospecting game and there’s no shortage of leads from the marketing department, your sales team isn’t the problem. And you’re not alone. Let’s dive in. Let’s dive in.

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Costello

JANUARY 15, 2019

Content that supports the sales process. “Aligning sales and marketing is an absolute must because they should work hand in hand,” says Nate Masterson of Maple Holistics. “If If they don’t, then there’s a lot of revenue being left on the table. Each team has insights that are integral to the success of the other.”. Here’s what we learned.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

RevOps leaders usually have a diverse background, as they were probably an SDR or marketer before becoming one. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Alex started his career as an SDR, and now he’s the director of RevOps. Taft Love has an article with his framework for saying “no” appropriately.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2017

Structured coaching ensures reps have consistent behavior, produce more predictable sales results and follow a sales process. Ensuring there is a culture of coaching accountability and sales coaching process ensures managers coach reps on the most important area. What is the problem? What is the problem? Key to coaching success.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 27, 2017

Structured coaching ensures reps have consistent behavior, produce more predictable sales results and follow a sales process. Ensuring there is a culture of coaching accountability and sales coaching process ensures managers coach reps on the most important area. What is the problem? What is the problem? Key to coaching success.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Doug Winter, Seismic co-founder and CEO. Doug Winter, Seismic co-founder and CEO. San Diego, CA and New York, NY (November 5, 2019) –.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 20, 2019

John: I’m definitely more of a blog reader. The Hey Sale speople podcast hosted by SalesLoft’s VP of Sales Strategy and self-proclaimed sales nerd, Jeremey Donovan just got even sales nerdier. Episode four stars Pete Kazanjy, Founder of Modern Sales Pros (MSP) and Atrium. Listen to this episode for answers you can apply today.

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Troops

MARCH 5, 2019

Specifically, you need to integrate your key business systems into your collaborative hub so teams can streamline workflow, access mission critical information, and have timely conversations that move your business forward. You need to arm your organization with a Slack and Salesforce integration. Here’s what we cover in-depth: Alerts (i.e.,

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ve seen quite a bit about sales productivity in the last few weeks. So, to get you in the right frame of mind and prepare you for our upcoming event—we’re giving you 15 of the best blog posts about sales productivity. 6 Outdated Sales Techniques That Hurt Your Productivity. Continue reading.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Zapier, Tray, and many other up-and-comers continue to raise money to tie SaaS products together so data and workflows work seamlessly across tech stacks. Time for Sales Hacker’s annual Top 10 Sales Trends and Predictions for the Future of Sales in 2020. This year also marks the 5th year of my predictions posts! Wow, time flies.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 7, 2021

The best way to increase sales productivity is by simplifying your work process. Once you have a more streamlined workflow, it will be easier for everyone in the organization to achieve their goals without wasting time on unnecessary tasks or meetings. To increase sales productivity, you need creative solutions for your business.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 23, 2016

Here’s a sample Tier 1 cadence from one of our SDRs follows an 11×12 cadence. When you’re able to get on the phone with a Tier 1 account , you need to be prepared to have a deeper conversation than your standard pitch,” says Salesloft SDR Brad Ansley. Have they shared a blog post on LinkedIn recently?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Below, ZoomInfo’s Senior VP of Revenue Patrick Purvis explains how Maslow’s Hierarchy can help you build a well-rounded SDR team! While structuring our SDR team, I thought about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. But Maslow’s Hierarchy can also be applied to the SDR team-building process. Let’s get into it!

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Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Sales enablement is intended to help raise performance, but a lot of efforts have backfired due to departmental silos. And now there’s growing gap between what salespeople need and what they’re getting to improve performance. And just 27% of organizations are content that focuses squarely on customers and rather than their own story.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It has little to do with the work itself, and more to do with the societal pressure, norms, and bias that exist in 2021. We’re often encouraged to hide, toughen up, and bury our emotions. The expectation is that we can “do it all.” Anything less is failure. For lack of better words…f*ck that. Imbalance is okay. Time to take notes.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 12, 2018

Before we dive in, and maybe even more important than “how to” is the “how NOT to” part, so let’s cover some of the mistakes most people make when building SDR teams first. 1) Training SDRs as if they were Account Executives. 2) Hiring junior SDRs and giving them full freedom. ” I wish.

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