Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Author: Mandy Truong With 2021 in full swing, marketers are making their plans for recovery and business growth. Here are lessons from two of our key programs last year that we plan to incorporate into our 2021 demand generation strategy: Revamped Webinars. In April, we changed the agenda to focus on remote tech operations.

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Corporate Visions

MAY 30, 2019

The post What Kind of B2B Marketing Personalization Gets Results? In today’s world of big data and hyper-targeted marketing campaigns, most B2B marketers believe the more personalized your message, the better your results. Our research backs this up. Our research backs this up. The Marketing Personalization Study.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Marketing agencies and media companies are increasingly seeing deep merits in becoming more data-driven to keep their go-to-market initiatives more targeted and relevant. Deep analysis on SMB digital maturity with clearly articulated valid reasons to buy for every prospect? We are finding more leads and making more sales calls.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Complete Guide to Prospecting for Sales Using Proven Outreach Techniques. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Who currently have job openings for marketing help. What is Sales Prospecting? What are the best ways to prospect in sales? What does Sales Prospecting means? Making Phone Calls.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2018

And while thousands urgently indulge in Cyber Monday, we cringe every time a prospect responds with, "Can you get back to me in a month?". It's very likely that your prospect forgets your name by the time you reach out a month later. Once goals are established, explore why it's critical for the prospect to address the pain now.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 2, 2019

Recently, someone made a comment saying, “It’s interesting to see cold calling coming back into style… ” The comment startled me, and I can see where the speaker was coming from, but I couldn’t have disagreed more. The reality is cold calling has never gone out of style. Cold calling is important.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you’ve been working in sales for a while, you probably know the ins and outs of sales prospecting. While we may be getting back to normal after the pandemic, it looks like virtual sales will continue to prosper. It is important to make sure that you show potential prospects how you can solve their problem. Image Source.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. If you missed episode #193, check it out here : Your New 3-Part Framework for Cold Calling with Jason Bay. powered by Sounder.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

GTMnow is the media extension of GTMfund – sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio companies backed by over 350+ of the best in the game executive operators who have been there, done that at the world’s fastest growing SaaS companies. The B2B playbook is changing. So, owned media. What is it?

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SBI Growth

APRIL 3, 2013

You are counting on your product marketing manager for a successful launch. World-class companies are adopting new content marketing processes. Is your product manager creating content the same way they did back in the 80’s. It seldom answers the most pressing questions of the prospective buyer. Quality website content.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s a list of the best lead generation tools on the market today. These solutions range from CRM tools to exit-intentlead capture to sales management tools to marketing software and beyond. We’ve broken down the best lead generation tools into four distinct categories. Visit their pricing page to learn more.

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Corporate Visions

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The post What Is Status Quo Bias in Sales and Marketing? How Does Status Quo Bias Apply to Sales and Marketing? In a sales and marketing context, Status Quo Bias is a powerful force that can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. Differentiation is one of the most daunting challenges salespeople and marketers face.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Compete , Guest Post , Marketing , execution. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. Implementing the program is the key to marketing success. Avoid Ad Hoc Marketing.

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Corporate Visions

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

One of the most popular “best practices” in B2B sales and marketing is to create buyer personas. These fictional characters usually have names, and they embody all the traits of your ideal prospects. Typical buyer personas include a character sheet full of your prospects’ demographics, challenges, goals, and KPIs.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 17, 2013

I remember when I first started working for a company back in the early 1990’s (before we had web mail), the company had two main product lines, and had the usual territories across the continent, primarily driven by geography. They stepped back, reformulated their action plan and then marched forward as if nothing had changed.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

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Mindtickle

MAY 4, 2022

You probably have an ideal customer profile to identify when a prospect is a good fit for your product or services. But most companies don’t have an ideal rep profile to map out the skills and competencies that their sales reps need to nurture those prospects, close deals, and convert them into paying customers. Prospecting.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Then there were opportunities for me to do training, before it was called sales enablement. I taught other people what I knew from my sales role and then went back in the field again. “Product marketing is my closest partner in enablement. I had a series of roles in outside selling. I show them how to do a blueprint.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A career marketer’s advantage in growing holistic revenue [17:54]. The role of branding in marketing [19:27]. Jake is a career marketer who served as the CMO at Pendo. After a career as a VP of Marketing and CMO, Jake now serves as president of MetaCX. And we’ve been in market for about six months.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2022

From layoffs at Redfin and Tesla to the plummeting crypto markets , companies are starting to tighten their belts — and the economy has shifted from the so-called “Great Resignation,” with a job market heavily favoring employees, to the “ Forced Resignation.”. What do the changing market conditions mean for RevOps and sales?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. This generation of sellers is the first to be raised on mobile devices, applications, and tablets. Outbound prospecting shouldn’t be any different. And since the sales process is a journey for a prospect/customer, it is also the roadmap for a sales rep’s job.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Prospecting , Sales Technique , Video , Voice mail , execution. Two weeks ago I in a post title Prospecting and the “Last Inch” , looking at key thing to consider at that final moment when you have to reach out and engage directly with your prospect. Cold calling.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Newly minted Chief Revenue Officers are what I like to call revenue architects. And it’s not just for CROs; if you’re a marketer, SDR, sales rep, manager, VP, or CRO, this one’s for you. Execution : The process of turning prospects into customers. I like to call this (surprise) PEAS. Simple right?

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 11, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , EDGE Sales Process , Forecast , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Cycle , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Time Allocation , execution. Cold calling. Demand Generation. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing.

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SBI

APRIL 17, 2013

DemandCon’s purpose is to offer education and insight into the art of aligning and accelerating the sales and marketing funnel. He was referring to the importance of relevant knowledge about your prospects and buyers. Most interesting stat : 92% of prospects NEVER respond to a cold call or email.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Interview , Lead Management , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Success , Video , execution. A few weeks back, I was working with the folks at NetProspex to come up with a way to help clients improve their sales success. Cold calling.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Communication , Funnel management , Guest Post , Lead Management , Prospecting , Referrlas , Sales 2.0 , Sales Technique , execution. Our job as salespeople is to move as many qualified prospects through the sales funnel as quickly as possible—leading to more sales, better clients, and more income. Myth #2 Sales 2.0

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The Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Cold calling , Communication , Guest Post , Productivity , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Technique , Voice mail , execution. I’ve been working with several sales teams making a whole lot of phone calls, and am getting an earful about reaching a prospect’s voicemail. Winning with Voicemail.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

We have all seen this game being played, and as with casino roulette, few win big, but they do regularly win enough to keep them coming back again and again. Cold calling. Demand Generation. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. Book Notice. Book Review. Business Acumen. Buying Process. Communication.

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The Pipeline

MAY 12, 2011

Ideally in your line of questioning during uncovering these you should try and get the prospect to attach a monetary value to the compelling reasons. This made me think of a prospect of mine where I believed I had two separate compelling reasons but when I looked at them I didn’t have the monetary value associated with the issue.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 27, 2012

A few weeks back I gave you permission to go ahead and sell on price , so long as specific conditions were met and adhered to. You cover everything and gain agreement on key elements, leaving the price for last, you present the numbers, with confidence, and the buyer pushes back, now what? Cold calling. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

It allows you to make contact notes, set reminders to follow up, and track phone calls and meetings. Everything can sync back to your calendar and/or email to help keep you organized. Because Soonr operates in the cloud, any changes made from your mobile device are automatically saved and synced back to your desktop. Next Steps.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

However, when you step back, not having an answer on the tip of your tongue, is not the worst prospect for a sales rep. Chances are if you have not heard it before, it may provide an opportunity to move things forward with this prospect and to incorporate it in sales moving forward. Cold calling. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Is Cold Calling Dead? Stored in Cold calling , Planning , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Success , Video , execution. I keep hearing cold calling is dead, yet I see people winning a lot of clients through cold calling, and without a lot of other sales people getting in the way.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

No matter how difficult your market or month is, there’s always something to celebrate. This can be an overview of new research, feedback from a recent customer briefing, review of new market trends or analyst data, or even a quick presentation or interview (live or recorded) with an actual customer. Cold calling. Prospecting.

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The Pipeline

JULY 4, 2011

3 Ways To Reduce Friction In A Cold Call – Sales eXchange – 104. Stored in Attitude , Cold calling , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales eXchange , execution. 1. Know whom you are calling! Project confidence, it is infectious – One of the reasons sales people get rejected on cold calls is because they ask for it.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I recently called them to complain about consistent outages and slow service, something others in my area have also complained about. Throughout the call their rep kept apologising, I don’t know why, being sorry won’t resolve the issue, and I doubt that she personally came to my house and disconnected or throttled the service.

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