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Use a Sales Referral Strategy to Close 70% of Your Deals

Alice Heiman

If a referral closes up to 70% of the time, why are we spending most of our effort on strategies that close less than 1% of the time?! A typical B2B sales strategy relies on Sales Development Reps (SDRs) making cold calls or cold emails to try to set up an appointment for an Account Executive (AE) to deliver a sales pitch.

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Catch & Release: Not a Closing Strategy

Mr. Inside Sales

The call was a closing presentation—a demo, really—and after about an hour of slides and features and benefits, the rep was anxious to set next steps: schedule another demo call, schedule another Q & A session, etc. What was blatantly missing was any kind of a close attempt! Think of your own company’s sales presentations.

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Data, Alignment, and Automation: How to Scale Your ABM Strategy

Zoominfo

Businesses in virtually every industry are being pushed to modernize their go-to-market strategy, with a premium on the data-driven, automation-enabled convergence of sales, marketing, and operations. Sales and marketing leadership need to align on: The business outcomes that your ABM strategy will achieve.

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A 4-Step Roadmap for Implementing a Transparent Closing Strategy, According to protocol 80's CRO

Hubspot Sales

When you’re working deals, mastering the art of closing is essential. However, the pressure associated with a traditional closing approach can be daunting, especially for new sales representatives. Introduce your closing strategy in the first sales meeting. What’s a tried-and-true way to get there? Fear of Rejection.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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Sales Pros Say This Tool is Key to Driving Sales: How to Close More Deals With It [Data]

Hubspot Sales

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. What's this magic tool? Identify bottlenecks, track key metrics, and make data-driven decisions to close deals faster.

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Top 10 Sales Intelligence Tools to Use for Your 2021 Campaigns

Zoominfo

However, when these teams are equipped with the right tools, such as sales intelligence, less important tasks can be automated so that reps can focus on lead strategies. It’s no wonder that 43% of salespeople in 2020 used sales intelligence tools, compared to 28% in 2018. What Should My Sales Intelligence Tool Include?

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10 Sales Leaders Share their Strategies for Writing Winning Proposals

But any sales leader will tell you that — love them or loathe them — these strategic sales tools are one of the most powerful instruments in their arsenal of deal-closing weapons. Each contains actionable strategies to give you a serious leg up on the competition. This balancing act is crucial.

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How to Successfully Coach Your Sales Team to Drive Efficiency

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

To enable your team to perform at its best and increase sales efficiency, it’s important that you give them the training, knowledge and tools that they need to be successful. Implementing the right coaching strategy leads to a better relationship between the sales manager and their team and enables everyone to bring out their true potential.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.