The ROI Guy

JUNE 29, 2015

By Mark Schlueter & Tom Pisello More sales execs are revealing that discount pressures are at an all time high, and as a result, they need more transactions than ever just to make the numbers. Procurement specialists’ incentive pay is now directly tied to the discounts they can extract from each vendor. So how bad has it become?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The 2013 IT Decision Makers Study interviewed 228 IT decision makers, from small / medium businesses (SMBs) to enterprises across all key industry verticals. Consulting offered us an early look at the findings, which deserve consideration as you develop your IT sales and marketing strategy for 2014. According to Mark Arman of L.E.K.

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Tenfold

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

These days, it is no longer enough to argue that enterprise companies are too big to bother with social media. Remember this Sales 101 basic: be where your market is. And, even big enterprises are taking heed. It’s different from social media marketing. Marketing targets many. Right now, they are online.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

How to Make a Go To Market Strategy With Our Proven Template. The Winning by Design Blueprint Series provides a step-by-step go to market plan for every part of the sales process, including developing a go to market strategy. First, we will define what “go to market” really means. Go To Market Strategy.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 27, 2015

Then there’s the real junk—offers for burial insurance, introductions to Russian beauties, discounts on Viagra, and other nonsense. Companies send mass marketing messages without any idea who the recipients are or what they want. No one wants to be treated like a number or blasted with generalized marketing messages.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 18, 2021

Cross-promotion may sound like just another marketing buzzword. But, the idea is gaining a lot more traction today thanks to social media and digital marketing mediums making themselves available. Simply venturing into new digital channels and then tying them with your existing ones will qualify as cross-promotion as well.

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Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

With so many new SaaS providers hitting the market every month, running some form of partner program feels like table stakes. After all, partnering up with other companies that share customer bases can be a huge asset in amplifying your sales and marketing. HubSpot’s Sales and Marketing Growth Stack.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 2, 2020

Those predictions can help guide different aspects of your sales and marketing approaches, including identifying upselling opportunities, zeroing in on particularly popular products, and improving your sales and marketing messaging. It also features an enterprise-grade option for large businesses. Image Source: HubSpot.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

If you are in IT sales and marketing, there are three significant challenges of which you should be well aware when setting up your budgets and plans for 2016. Are your sales reps / channel partner sable to emotionally, logically and credibly convince more frugal buyers to allocate shrinking budgets for your solutions over other projects?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. With this data in hand, marketers can identify which prospects to focus on during the show and can begin pre-marketing to these individuals.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

I received offers from my favorite retailers for birthday discounts, designed to make me feel special and (more importantly) spend money. ” We grab every coupon and sales ad we can find, use Groupon for deep discounts on special events and luxury services, and take advantage of “refer a friend” offers any chance we get.

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SugarCRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is a win-win situation for both your customers and your enterprise. Using Your CRM to Elevate Cross-Selling and Upselling Opportunities Now that we have established the two selling methods, how can you leverage those without bombarding your customers with phone calls and marketing materials and potentially losing them?

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Rather than being relegated to the sidelines keeping score, enterprises are looking to Finance to play a larger role, both strategically and tactically, in the management of the business. Finance is expected to make meaningful contributions toward helping the enterprise boost revenue, increase margin and improve operational efficiency.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 16, 2023

It can, for example, aid in determining the best pricing plan, resource allocation, or marketing campaign methods to maximize intended outcomes. Marketing campaign optimization Marketers use predictive analytics to optimize campaigns and target the appropriate audience.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 25, 2023

It also aids in marketing efforts. For instance, if a customer named Alex often buys a particular type of coffee from the shop, the CRM system helps the owner remember to inform Alex about special discounts on that coffee. This delivers an effortless experience to customers, irrespective of their chosen engagement channel.

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Gong.io

JULY 5, 2022

It‘s no secret that B2B sales (especially at the enterprise level) take a significant amount of time and effort to nurture and eventually close. It‘s where a buyer initially becomes aware of your brand, typically through some kind of inbound marketing channel like a blog post (you know, like this one). Image Source ).

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

Enterprise OEM software licensing is a multibillion-dollar segment of the software industry. It includes factual information, personal experience, and interviews from successful professionals on both the buy-side and the sell-side of enterprise OEM software licensing to ensure a broad mix of experience and ideas.

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Apptivo

MAY 31, 2022

This phrase reflects the importance of customers in every business, be it a small family-owned one or a large enterprise. This has led organizations to place customer relationship management at the heart of their marketing strategy. Customers can connect with the company through multiple channels.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 23, 2018

Create a YouTube Channel. For example, if you’re a salesperson who helps social media marketers save thousands in ad spend with your product, you likely have many conversations about social media best practices. Platforms like Udemy , Teachable , and Kajabi make it easy to create, market, and profit from your online classes.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Broaden Your Perspective/Narrow Your Focus: Is your sales and marketing focus working? Build new alliances or alternate distribution channels. Position your company as the expert with a specific product or a specific market niche. If you start to discount, you’ll go deeper and deeper into a hole. What business are you in?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. With this data in hand, marketers can identify which prospects to focus on during the show and can begin pre- marketing to these individuals.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Often the term reflects a focus on the core–whatever that might be–core products, core markets, core strategies. Every segment, industry, market, even geography is filled with examples of “Protecting The Family Jewels.” So, after 450 + words later, what does all this mean to sales and marketing?

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 26, 2021

She manages all the teams from the commercial mid-market all the way through enterprise and global. The objection is almost needed in sales because it allows the buyers to do a clear assessment of what’s in the market. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook about any sales concerns.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 26, 2021

She manages all the teams from the commercial mid-market all the way through enterprise and global. The objection is almost needed in sales because it allows the buyers to do a clear assessment of what’s in the market. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook about any sales concerns.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 26, 2021

She manages all the teams from the commercial mid-market all the way through enterprise and global. The objection is almost needed in sales because it allows the buyers to do a clear assessment of what’s in the market. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook about any sales concerns.

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Connext Digital

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Moreover, due to this constantly increasing consumer usage, the internet is heavily employed in marketing plans of companies from various industries. These digital marketing campaigns are created to grow brand awareness, attract prospects, and improve brand image—all for the purpose of boosting profitability.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

Convertkit uses simple straightforward tiers based on subscriber volume for their email marketing automation platform. If you want to use charm pricing to lift your conversions, it’s important to understand the price elasticity for your product and your market. Why is Enterprise Software so Expensive?

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SugarCRM

OCTOBER 15, 2019

IoT has the ability to drive insights throughout sales, customer service and marketing departments. It can also provide predictive analytics on when to reach out and which channel to use when offering discounts or vouchers to retain their loyalty.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 30, 2011

If you are in sales and marketing, there is another forecast that is just as promising, especially if you recognize the pending fertile business opportunity and prepare accordingly. Marketing luminary Seth Godin indicates that "No business buys a solution for a problem they don't have." And this is not just a temporary change.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2021

You may have a mix of customers you’re selling to pre-COVID and this group may include big and small enterprises. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook , about any sales concerns. Figure out what it is that you’re offering and the people to whom you’re offering. Make sure that you can name them.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2021

You may have a mix of customers you’re selling to pre-COVID and this group may include big and small enterprises. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook , about any sales concerns. Figure out what it is that you’re offering and the people to whom you’re offering. Make sure that you can name them.

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 31, 2021

You may have a mix of customers you’re selling to pre-COVID and this group may include big and small enterprises. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook , about any sales concerns. Figure out what it is that you’re offering and the people to whom you’re offering. Make sure that you can name them.

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Objections Customer Top of Funnel CRM 40

Connext Digital

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Moreover, due to this constantly increasing consumer usage, the internet is heavily employed in marketing plans of companies from various industries. These digital marketing campaigns are created to grow brand awareness, attract prospects, and improve brand image—all for the purpose of boosting profitability.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

Most of the true spending increases are focused on select strategic initiatives, especially in Enterprise Software, the Cloud, Mobile Computing and Big Data. So will Gartner’s rosier IT spending growth predictions ring true into the New Year, or will the figures again be discounted as the year progresses? Click here to learn more.

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DocSend

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Marketing Metrics reports that the average probability of closing an upsell deal for businesses today is more than 3.5x There are calculations to compare the long-term gain in ARR from a higher renewal rate to the short-term loss in ARR from the discount applied to annual plans.

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DocSend

APRIL 26, 2019

Marketing Metrics even reports that the average probability of closing an upsell deal for businesses today is more than 3.5x From enterprise clients to longtail users, there’s tremendous value in tailoring follow-up to onboarding users who have or have not engaged with the collateral you’ve sent.

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Openview

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the most successful and influential SaaS companies include channel sales in their go-to-market strategy. For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Channel Sales versus Direct Sales – The Good and the Bad.

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