Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. This week‘s post comes from five winners of HubSpot’s Modern Sales Leader 25 award. 5 Pieces of Advice All Sales Leaders Need to Know in 2024 1. 5 Pieces of Advice All Sales Leaders Need to Know in 2024 1.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Did you know 60-70% of marketers say they don’t truly understand their buyers ( source )? The only way to join the 30-40% of people who do understand their buyers is to create buyer personas. Today we teach you how to construct an effective B2B buyer persona profile—keep reading. What is a buyer persona?

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Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 14, 2020

Some of the advice will be supported by “data,” a survey used to prove the idea, even if it is weak, poorly constructed, and taken out of context. In part, your job as a consultative salesperson is to inform your clients and prospects. You Know More or Should. No Part of Your Advice Requires Waiting.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 13, 2024

Accurate profiles not only streamline the sales process but also assist in effectively comprehending and delivering to your target audience. Creating an ideal customer profile begins with understanding the buyer persona. The goal is to wholly understand prospects’ needs and challenges.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Salz At a young age, I was told that I should pursue a career in sales. Why did people tell us that we should pursue a sales career? People not in the sales profession think that “talking” is the key to sales success. People not in the sales profession think that “talking” is the key to sales success.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

An ideal client profile should inform teams about potential clients that would make good prospects, as well as which ones aren’t. Similar to your ideal customer profiles (ICPs) , ideal client profiles allow you to construct marketing materials and content that are highly relevant to top-of-funnel clients. What does that even mean?

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Mindtickle

MARCH 11, 2020

According to the 2019 B2B Buyers Survey published by DemandGen Report, buying committees continue to grow. Moreover, recent Gartner research shows 77% of buyers agree purchases have become very complex and difficult. When comparing multiple suppliers‚ they might only spend 5% or 6% of that allotted time with any one sales rep.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2021

LinkedIn's some 722 million members make for a massive pool of data that could provide sales organizations with invaluable guidance about potential opportunities and ideal prospects. What is LinkedIn Sales Insights? What can you do with LinkedIn Sales Insights?

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Highspot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales negotiations can be tense and anxiety-ridden. Sales negotiation is a skill that can be learned which is great news, because let’s be honest, not all of us are born sellers. There are certain strategies that many successful salespeople use to move the sales process forward and close more deals.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. From prospecting through account management, it’s being informed of their personnel, their processes, their strengths, and weaknesses. These deficiencies can hinder selling or drive buyers away.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

And while their intentions are probably good, their behavior reads more as desperate and invasive than noble and constructive. The same principle applies to B2B sales. Sometimes, reps can be exceedingly helpful and friendly, and while that might be perfectly pleasant in theory, it can undermine their sales in practice.

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Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

Achieving enterprise technology sales goals has always meant overcoming a host of unique and challenging obstacles, including withstanding a protracted decision-making process and convincing a slate of committee members of your value proposition. Then they must craft an effective approach that will quickly convey value and lead to conversion.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s B2B buyers are savvier, more informed, and have access to several options at their fingertips. What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 10, 2024

As a sales manager, I’m sure you have pipeline meetings often. Similarly, if a sales manager is only spending 30 minutes a month coaching each of their reps, it’s unreasonable to think that manager is going to improve rep performance. Pipeline coaching is when a sales manager mentors a sales rep during a pipeline management meeting.

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SBI Growth

JULY 3, 2013

For many marketing leaders the sales team’s QBR is an afterthought. Marketing typically provides updates to the sales team with a rear-view mirror approach. World Class CMO’s pursue involvement in sales QBRs. In some cases the sales team uses the QBR as an open forum to ambush marketing. The event is often reactive.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2022

Prospects are on vacation. Industries with the slowest growth were Construction and Financial Activities. The industries that saw the largest dips in traffic were Construction (-12%), Financial Activities (-11%), and Manufacturing (-7.2%). How to Bounce Back From a Summer Slump, According to Sales Leaders. Web Traffic.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

So if you want to thrive in the ever-changing, AI-influenced sales landscape, you're going to exhibit some key traits and abilities. 5 Key Qualities Salespeople Need as AI Changes the Sales Landscape 1. Sales is a fundamentally human practice, and sustained success in it will rest on your ability to understand and act on that.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Here are 33 tips and techniques that I believe will help every salesperson to improve their overall sales figures and create more motivation and drive. Whether it’s a cold call on a prospect or a follow-up email after a client visit, have the clarity to know exactly what you are trying to achieve. 5) Learn from every experience.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As sales and marketing tech stacks grow more complex and data proliferates within them, the infrastructure is beginning to show some digital cracks. Data Flows Among Tech Stack Layers Data flows through the three layers of the sales tech stack : Intelligence layer, where first- and third-party sources feed data into the system.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 19, 2023

Another CRM giant, Microsoft Dynamics, is also standing behind similar claims—that AI functionality can sell in place of sales reps. First of all, B2B sales, for which both of these solutions are primarily marketed, can (and usually does) involve more than the two-person combination of a salesperson and a buyer.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 11, 2020

According to the 2019 B2B Buyers Survey published by DemandGen Report, buying committees continue to grow. Moreover, recent Gartner research shows 77% of buyers agree purchases have become very complex and difficult. When comparing multiple suppliers‚ they might only spend 5% or 6% of that allotted time with any one sales rep.

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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2018

Are your sales forecasts tied to reality? Is sales forecast accuracy more of a pipedream within your sales organization? Does the speed of your sales pipeline resemble molasses? In fact, less than half of all forecasted sales opportunities actually result in a sales win. Ditch the weighted sales pipeline.

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Product Management University

JULY 18, 2023

Does your product positioning need to be different than your sales narratives? The short and simple answer is no, but it’s highly dependent on how your product positioning is constructed. No salesperson would ever use our product positioning dialogues when talking with prospects and customers.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Buyers have unprecedented tech choices, making the martech landscape more competitive than ever. Simultaneously, the prospect of a slowing economy is affecting marketing budgets, creating the perfect conditions for a wave of tech stack consolidation. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands.

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Allego

JUNE 2, 2022

Sales enablement, the ongoing process of providing reps with the training, content, and tools they need to sell effectively, is often thought to be a function exclusively owned and operated by sales teams. The lack of alignment between sales and marketing often stems from poor or outright lack of communication between both departments.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 28, 2020

The sales funnel might be the most notorious, fundamental, straightforward model detailing the process by which prospects become customers. The old school sales funnel is typically divided into three stages: awareness, consideration, and decision. The funnel gets narrower with each transition to a new stage.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 29, 2013

B2B Sales Reps compete with their peers for sales support resources. Good Sales Reps consistently secure these resources and create their own virtual teams. This Social Selling skill works with your customers and prospects. You can cash in on Social Debt to build your virtual sales support team.

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LeadFuze

JULY 3, 2023

This ability not only enhances the perceived worth of your product or service offers but also facilitates customer engagement and boosts sales success. We will also explore how effectively communicating problem-solving abilities can guide prospects toward purchase decision-making. Build value in sales like a superhero with LeadFuze.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Author: Lauren Boutwell As the field of sales enablement has evolved and matured, so, too, have its supporting technologies. Accordingly, video coaching has become a popular tool for driving readiness in sales organizations of all sizes and across industries. Sales reps are often most receptive to learning from each other.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

An ideal client profile informs teams about potential clients that would make good prospects, as well as which ones aren’t. Similar to your ideal customer profiles (ICPs ), ideal client profiles allow you to construct marketing materials and content that are highly relevant to top-of-funnel clients. What Is An Ideal Client Profile?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 1, 2020

It's true across the board, and sales is no exception. That's why sales efficiency is one of the most important metrics for businesses to understand, track, and ultimately improve. Sales efficiency is, in large part, a measure of the speed of your sales operations. Why Sales Efficiency Matters.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 25, 2020

Others might only apply to certain sales methodologies , serving as pillars of individual selling frameworks and philosophies. But sales techniques aren't always so niche. Here, we'll take a look at five of the most important sales techniques that fit that bill. Extensively research your prospect.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While your marketing team does a great job maintaining your brand’s overall presence on social, implementing social media into your sales strategy can lead to impressive results. And when I say using social media to drive sales, I don’t mean sliding into people’s DM’s asking for the sale. Social Media and Sales.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team. That’s where AI comes in.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

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