Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. In these conditions, without the right knowledge, tools, and team assistance at their fingertips, your sales reps will find consistent sales success hard to come by.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 10, 2021

Chorus research shows that in January 2020, it took reps just over 150 cold calls on average to strike a deal. Given the heightened difficulty of cold calling , it’s little wonder that one successful call will feel like a major victory to a lot of reps. They should consider it the most important part of any sales call.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Before we move on to the tips to use content marketing to boost sales numbers, let’s look at how content marketing makes the job easier for your brand’s sales reps: How Content Helps Sales Representatives. Advice about marketing a business online is rarely without a mention of content marketing, and for good reason.

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The Sales Developers

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Sales is changing every day – buyers know more about products than sellers, crowd sourced reviews affect the value of our offerings, and we’re facing increasing competition as barriers to entry continue to lower. All of this makes closing sales harder than ever. Close more sales. But some things will never change.

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Chorus.ai

JANUARY 29, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. In these conditions, without the right knowledge, tools, and team assistance at their fingertips, your sales reps will find consistent sales success hard to come by.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

You know what tips buyers off that the email they're reading is a sales pitch? "Hi, Hi, my name is Jane Doe, and I'm a sales rep at Company.". HubSpot sales director Michael Pici recommends using questions in sales emails to spark the prospect's interest and get them thinking about the current state of affairs.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Obtaining a ton of qualified inbound leads can be a blessing for your sales team – provided they are enabled and opportunistic enough to take advantage of them. My former Ambition colleague Dan Nice once compared B2B sales and marketing teams to Allied Forces storming Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 3, 2020

To successfully do a demo, you need more than a great sales presentation. As a result, they’re usually more than half-way through the buying process before they’re ready to engage with a sales rep. In short, they’ve taken control of the sales process and aren’t open to your solution or your product. Discovery ?

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sales objections are a common occurrence during a typical sales cycle. Therefore, learning how to effectively handle objections is crucial to hitting goals, crushing sales quotas , and developing a successful sales career. Whether you’re new to sales or a seasoned professional, today’s post is for you.

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Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 4, 2019

You nailed your sales call, dispelling your prospect’s early misgivings, and they sounded enthusiastic about taking things forward. As a sales rep, getting to this point alone can feel like a victory — and it is. All of this in spite of the fact that our research shows that an average sales cycle for closed-won deals is 96 days.

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Vengreso

JUNE 10, 2022

Whether you’re a recent graduate, a newly-established freelancer who’s trying to generate leads, a job seeker in the market for a new job or position, or a seasoned sales professional, the strength of your LinkedIn profile can have a huge impact on your ability to attract and engage with the right audience.

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Chorus.ai

MAY 17, 2021

Buried among the laughs, dogged, hapless Michael actually has some tried-and-true sales wisdom to impart that can get your company purring like the Scranton branch. Buried among the laughs, dogged, hapless Michael actually has some tried-and-true sales wisdom to impart that can get your company purring like the Scranton branch.

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CloserIQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

We’ve compiled some of our favorite reads to help you advance in your sales career and build top sales teams. 8 Sales Strategies for AEs to Close More Deals. But you can’t just stick to the the same playbook and old sales strategies that worked for you when you were an SDR. Featured Article. Selling Strategies.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 9, 2023

Most mistakes people make on their LinkedIn profiles stem from them treating the platform too much like other (non-professional) social networks. Profile photo Earlier, we compared LinkedIn to another famous social networking site. LinkedIn has become the world’s standard professional network. LinkedIn is a tool for career advancement.

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Sales Evangelist

DECEMBER 24, 2019

This episode simply highlights how Jesus Christ persuaded people, an important trait in sales. Great salespeople who know they are guides for prospects and clients make great B2B sales reps. With the exception of social media, the way communication works in sales today is historically similar.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 21, 2015

We were in control of the supply and the sales cycle. We were in control of the supply and the sales cycle. This new game is a tough one, with: A whopping 58% of B2B deals stalling as the buyer goes dark leaving sales scratching their heads as to what happened (SBI). Picture the NYC garment district in its heyday, the late 80s.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 26, 2019

Sales will always be a persuasion game, but the biggest obstacles to success are actually cognitive biases rooted deep in the human brain. Persuasive selling depends on knowing how to recognize sales obstacles and how to overcome them. Part One: Examples of Cognitive Biases in Sales. The brain has evolved in strange ways.

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LeadBoxer

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This strategy requires that a business’s sales and marketing teams work more closely together. Sales reps in charge of those accounts can give crucial insight to their marketing peers, who can then develop custom content, targeted ads, and other unique methods of engaging with prospects. Blog posts are just the beginning.

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LeadFuze

JULY 7, 2023

This blog post will provide an in-depth guide on the strategies and techniques that can help turn every customer interaction into an upsell opportunity. We will also cover testing approaches to refine your strategy, leveraging bundling as a sales technique, and identifying post-purchase opportunities to further increase sales.

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PandaDoc

JULY 14, 2020

If you are running a business, a lot hinges on your ability to close a deal through a sales meeting. By following a sales meeting agenda that you know is effective, you will have a consistent framework to turn leads into clients. . Creating a sales meeting agenda will help you keep your meeting on track. similar to ours?

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The term “sales culture” is a bit of a fuzzy concept. All of those elements and several others are influenced by your company’s sales culture. All of those elements and several others are influenced by your company’s sales culture. How to build a winning sales culture. Low turnover of reps.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Does your (sales) funnel have flow? Learn data-driven strategies that support each stage of the sales funnel, along with key performance indicators (KPIs). Contents What is a Sales Funnel? What Tools Do People Use for Sales Funnels? Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. What is a Sales Funnel?

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Fill the Funnel

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

My list of top sales books to read in 2012 consists of books that were published during 2011 and contain innovative, fresh ideas about selling, customer expectations, and how to improve your ability to win new business customers. The dynamic between sales person and buyer has changed in many ways over the last few years.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 18, 2018

If you’re creating a new business website or simply optimizing existing product pages, today’s blog post is for you. 2. Provide proof of value. A good product page encourages each visitor to take a specific action—submit a form, call a sales representative, or even make a purchase. Keep reading! 1. Be concise.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. They represent the freshest, most innovative thinking on sales currently on the market and take into consideration the changing sales climate and competitive realities every sales rep and sales leader is facing. Salespeople have changed as well.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

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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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

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. The Death of a Salesman?

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The internet is bursting with sales content. But if you’re like most people, you probably consider content creation to be a marketing activity, not a sales one—a tactic for generating leads, not closing them. So without further ado, let’s dive in and talk all things sales enablement content. But it’s worth it.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Let’s address the elephant in the room – there are just too many sales resources available to know what’s good and what isn’t. We decided to tackle the heavy lifting to create this round-up of our favorite sales resources, tools, and guides. Sales Outreach: Tools & Templates. Remote sales resources.

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Highspot

JANUARY 28, 2024

This underscores the influence of sales collateral, ranging from traditional brochures to dynamic digital content like blogs and videos, in steering potential customers through their buying journey. This guide shares the importance of sales collateral, who is responsible, and how to use it to seal the deal.

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LinkedFusion

AUGUST 23, 2023

From identifying qualified leads, mastering the art of lead management, conquering the LinkedIn lead generation maze, to nurturing those valuable prospects – we will discuss everything in the blog below. Are you ready to supercharge your business growth through lead generation? Let’s explore how to weave connections that truly count.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2019

With nearly half the world’s population now active on social media, social selling is more relevant than ever. Sales leaders who'd rather be ahead of the curve than chasing it would be smart to start systematizing the practice in their sales forces. What Is Social Selling? The Power of Social Selling.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Is your sales team ready to enter the big league? . Enterprise sales are the ultimate goal for many B2B sales teams. The enterprise sales process is long, complicated, and resource-intensive. What is enterprise sales? Enterprise sales is an easy concept to understand but much harder to execute.

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