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Focus Your Prospecting Purpose

The Pipeline

Many things have changed in sales, technology, means of evaluating, informed yet frustrated buyers, but some things have not changed in the least. Sure, they want the appointment but are willing to settle for so much less when the prospect answers. Remember, they pay commissions for sales, not relationships.

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet to Grow Revenue with Sales Technology

SalesLoft

Or get even more out of your existing technology? Findings from The Total Economic Impact of Salesloft, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Salesloft, reveal $12 million in increased profits and cost savings for enterprise customers over three years. Ready to jump on the bandwagon?

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The 13 Least Known Sales Technologies

Velocify

Did you know that high-growth companies are more likely to be familiar with the different types of sales technologies on the market? Of the sales technologies listed, here are the 13 least known according to participants (in order, starting from the least known). 1) Sales Gamification. 7) Sales/Content Enablement.

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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot Sales

Sales development reps (also known as business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first step in the sales funnel: bringing in qualified leads. They conduct research to find prospective customers, reach out to gauge people's interest in the offering, and decide whether or not the lead is ready to move down the funnel.

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IS IT TIME TO RENOVATE YOUR GO-TO-MARKET ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE?

Mereo

Take a hard look at the role of your business development representatives and ask yourself: Is business development the last stage of qualifying a marketing-generated lead — or the first stage of sales outreach and prospect engagement? They sat in the regional office with a sales team of six to 10 people.

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Hit Your Sales Targets without Breaking the Bank in 2024

The Spiff Blog

When every rep is comfortable with analyzing data, identifying patterns, and interpreting prospect behavior, they’ll become increasingly targeted and efficient in their day-to-day selling efforts. So, whatever budget you have for new sales technology doesn’t need to be spent on elaborate platforms that are difficult to implement and learn.

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How to Lead a Sales Team: 14 Key Tips to Help New Managers Thrive

Hubspot Sales

If you want to get the most out of your team, they need to know how they're being compensated — with respect to base salary, commission, and any other financial incentives you might be offering them. And that handful of examples is barely scraping the surface of the technology at your disposal. Provide detailed, actionable feedback.

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