Sales 2.0

JULY 28, 2020

This year’s coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shutdown of much of the US economy has had an impact on just about everything: how we live, how we work, and even how we sell. We asked respondents how the sales process itself has been transformed by this experience, particularly with regard to sales channels.

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Outsourcing Services Pipeline Social Media Channels 286

Alice Heiman

APRIL 23, 2024

In a recent captivating episode of “Sales Talk for CEOs,” Clate Mask, CEO and co-founder of Keap, shared his journey from law school to leading a company that’s at the forefront of small business automation software. For CEOs looking to streamline their operations and enhance customer engagement, Clate’s insights are golden.

Scale 62

Scale Small Business Small Business Sports 62

Score More Sales

MAY 10, 2013

LinkedIn sent out a great email to its members which included the video you see here. We included it because I’m crazy about LinkedIn as a sales tool, and because LinkedIn and I go way back – nine years, in fact. I opened my LinkedIn account on October 3, 2003. It is professional. What was the business model?

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LinkedIn Lead Rank Hiring Webinar Metrics 206

Alice Heiman

APRIL 11, 2023

Her four steps are: The right list Great skills Strong process The right software What can your team add to improve their prospecting? Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel. Wendy has helped 775 businesses increase qualified appointments and sales faster, more easily, and more profitably.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Conversion Prospecting 126

The Digital Sales Institute

JUNE 30, 2022

Lead gen media software is now an important tool in digital selling, Lead generation tools don’t only gather and generate leads. Let’s explore the world of lead-generating software and tools and discover how to utilize them to enhance your lead generation campaign. Top 4 social media lead gen software or tools.

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Lead Gen Lead Rank Lead Scoring Media 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2024

Eric Gilpin is Chief Revenue Officer of G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. Guest Speaker Links (Eric Gilpin): LinkedIn: [link] Host Speaker Links (Scott Barker): LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ssbarker/ Newsletter: thegtmnewsletter.substack.com/ Sponsor: Brought to you by Demandbase.

Enterprise 91

Enterprise Enterprise Scale Customer 91

Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

One constant that remains true for Arman, if you, as CEO and Founder can’t sell your product, bringing in a sales team won’t solve the problem. On his fourth startup, #founder and #CEO Arman Eshraghi has learned a thing or two about building products and the sales teams that sell them. Because as CEO, he set them up for success). [12:46]

Revenue 125

Revenue Infusion Twitter Analytics 125

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Whether you and your team need some bite-sized instruction, a full course correction or just a bit of motivation, there’s a wide variety of YouTube sales training channels that can help you. You'll find a short description of each channel as well as a few examples of especially informative or entertaining videos from each.

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Channels Video Training Hiring 112

Alice Heiman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Scratchpad has a unique bottom-up sales model where—on the one hand—the end-users of the software (sales reps) are not the buyers, but—on the other hand—the end-user experience is instrumental in getting sales conversations with decision-makers at large companies. But that’s just one component,” says Pouyan.

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Marketing Decision Maker Outbound Software 89

Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From the beginning he did the selling and his first hires for sales were not sellers, but customer success managers. 38:04] Tom Lavery talks about never giving up and offering support About Guest Tom has over 15 years of experience in high-growth VC/PE-backed SaaS companies.

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Hiring Customer Referrals Face-to-face 86

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Yes, virtual selling requires more touches that are shorter in length. Use all the tools in your toolbox.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Getting to know Joroen Corthout Jeroen Corthout is co-founder and CEO of SalesFlare, an intelligent CRM for SMBs selling B2B. In this episode, Jeroen talks about his CRM platform and all the other ways to use LinkedIn to win deals. Use LinkedIn to win deals LinkedIn doesn’t share as much information on this platform as truly required.

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LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Customer Survey 59

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 11, 2018

Predictive analytics uses data correlation to understand how you target a prospect, what that prospect’s channel preference is, the best time to call, and so on. Identifying the best communication channels to use. Surprisingly, predictive analytics still requires a level of customization that is difficult to normalize into software.

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Analytics Lead Rank Outsourcing Services Leads 185

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 22, 2019

Selling to buyers the way they like to be sold to is not a novel concept, yet with all the channels in existence today, it’s not as simple as it sounds. From new forms of communication (hello, texting) to generation gaps between baby boomers and millennials (and welcome, gen Z), there are more selling factors than ever before.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Quota Revenue 240

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The most commonly used channels include: Direct Dials While many entry-level salespeople dread cold calling , picking up the phone is still an effective way to reach decision-makers. Warm up those phone lines by using advanced buyer intent signals to make sure you’re not wasting everyone’s time.

Lead Generation 130

Lead Generation Outbound Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 130

Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One of her earliest lessons about selling came from a successful Silicon Valley startup CEO who taught her it’s never too early to sell. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel. And as a founder, you’re always selling. Resource Links: Karen’s Social Media Links: LinkedIn: [link].

Hiring 132

Hiring Cost per Acquisition Sage Real Estate 132

SalesLoft

JUNE 27, 2018

LinkedIn is one of the most widely used social media websites for professionals today. In this video, Austin Kerr, an enterprise sales team member at Salesloft, shares with us how to use LinkedIn to dominate the sales process. So, it’s no surprise that LinkedIn is so heavily used. Hey everyone, my name is Austin Kerr.

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LinkedIn Social Media Networking Enterprise 59

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. Steli Efti. CEO of Close.io (Elastic, Inc).

Influencer 76

Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 76

Allbound

APRIL 19, 2018

This section will teach you how to identify and pursue top candidates for your channel program. The most successful channel sales programs are established on a set of measurable criteria, including: Growth Rate: Favor companies that are growing at market rate or above, as this is a good measure of independence, stability, and efficacy.

Channels 60

Channels Top of Funnel Scale Ideal Customer Profile 60

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

But it doesn’t hurt to have an arsenal of tips and tricks up your sleeve. Whether a sales rep is doing a cold call or following up on a marketing lead, building a relationship with a prospect is critical. He suggests setting up another phone call in a month — after the C-suite shuffle — and gets the call on the calendar.

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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Cold Calling Decision Maker 264

Pipeliner

MAY 12, 2021

Sales automation is about automating repetitive, time-consuming sales tasks that can be easily carried out by software, artificial intelligence (AI), and other smart devices. It’s like running your sales machine while you sleep and waking up to systemized processes that lead to a greater number of sales. How does this help?

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Sales Automation Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Channels 98

Alice Heiman

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Ariel Hitron came up with the idea for Second Nature AI based on his own sales training process. They have to have passion for the product and they have to know how to do full cycle selling without all the resources of a big company. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

Hiring 86

Hiring Scale Company Inbound 86

Alice Heiman

JANUARY 31, 2023

Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel. 06:38] We were building a product that no one had ever heard of, software for events. [06:57] But in reality, you want to make sure you have product market fit and selling is the best way to determine that. [13:10] I’m like, why is this not on my phone? [06:38]

Hiring 132

Hiring Lead Rank Promotion Cancellation 132

Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With no one to sell but herself she picked up the phone and called the people she knew and that got her started, but it wasn’t enough. She took a course and quickly learned that sharing content on LinkedIn about her journey as an entrepreneur would drive traffic, but she didn’t do it for that alone.

Webinar Metrics 92

Webinar Metrics Real Estate Lead Rank LinkedIn 92

SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

The idea of engaging a lead over traditional channels like email and phone is quickly going stale as most salespeople have crowded towards them. Apart from this – working professionals, who make up for B2B buyers and users, tend to spend less time on these channels. Which is where social selling comes in.

Social Media 98

Social Media Social Selling Media Sales Qualified Lead 98

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Use LinkedIn for prospecting Social media is an excellent tool for lead generation. For B2B sales reps, LinkedIn is ideal for finding and connecting with new prospects. Include a LinkedIn message as part of your Cadence (for example, follow up after a cold call). Stay up-to-date with competitors and future clients.

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Pipeline Decision Maker Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 52

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 19, 2016

This pipeline funnel looked very similar to a marketing pipeline funnel, and we built it from the ground up with solid data on our conversion rates at each stage of the hiring process. Build a Multi-Channel Traffic Plan to Drive Inbound Candidates. We had a to build a multi-channel candidate attraction plan to drive candidate traffic.

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Hiring Marketing Top of Funnel Cold Calling 222

Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 3, 2021

a global supplier of enterprise software solutions, announced today that the company is now offering CPQSync Self-Serve TM , a B2B commerce experience for companies with complex, highly configurable products and services. And sales teams can pick up leads and orders when needed, to ensure a customer experience that any buyer would prefer.

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Microsoft Channels Buyer B2B 62

Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

As a B2B sales rep, the more you know about a prospect and their company, the easier it is to sell to them. Although G2 Crowd is intended to help buyers compare and purchase business software, it also provides a helpful way to research your target companies and accounts for free. Let’s get into it! Check it out!

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Research B2B Tools Company 233

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. Steli Efti. CEO of Close.io (Elastic, Inc).

Influencer 52

Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 52

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

How To Track Marketing KPIs The following types of tools are used to track, measure, and share KPIs: Web analytics CRM systems Data dashboards Data visualization Business intelligence software Whichever solution you use, make sure you’re able to share insights in a digestible way across your marketing department, and with other departments, too.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 130

Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Ultimately, when you can engage with buyers, you begin to create a stronger and healthier relationship, which is the foundation of modern sales and social selling. For example, if you send the initial cold outreach to a prospect, and then forget to follow up, you could be missing out on an opportunity. Don’t Forget to Follow Up.

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Examples Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 123

Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

Yet very few organizations have built a partner tech stack that can capture and follow up on all these opportunities. In addition, businesses are continuing to rely on agencies, consultancies, and distributors to refer, sell, and implement products. An ecosystem of related products and channel partners exist around every B2B product.

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Revenue How To Ideal Customer Profile Software 101

Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

Owned media refers to content distributed through a brand’s channels , including self-hosted video, company blogs, and email campaigns. Through these content channels, they can fuel conversations, educate the market, and build strong relationships with potential customers.

Media 72

Media Company Distribution How To 72

Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 15, 2021

LinkedIn is a good place to prospect. In this episode, listen and learn as Brynne Tillman and Donald talk about how to convert your LinkedIn connections into meaningful conversations. When is LinkedIn ineffective? LinkedIn has become a platform where people are getting all kinds of notifications left and right.

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LinkedIn Conversion Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 15, 2021

LinkedIn is a good place to prospect. In this episode, listen and learn as Brynne Tillman and Donald talk about how to convert your LinkedIn connections into meaningful conversations. When is LinkedIn ineffective? LinkedIn has become a platform where people are getting all kinds of notifications left and right.

LinkedIn 40

LinkedIn Conversion Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Hubspot Sales

MAY 26, 2023

Contact your friends, family members, and acquaintances and ask if they know anyone interested in buying or selling property. Prospect on social media channels. Switch up the type of post you share on your social media. Consider sending postcards or information packs about properties you sell or the local real estate market.

Real Estate 83

Real Estate Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Social Media 83