Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. But getting there isn't always straightforward — being able to routinely leave well-constructed, effective sales voicemails can elude even the sharpest reps. Don’t use sales-y messaging.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2021

Motivation is a key factor of sales success. Besides simply being motivated to do their job, sales professionals also need to be motivated to push past rejections, deals that fall through, and pipelines that are hard to manage. What is sales gamification? The Psychology Behind Sales Gamification. Image Source.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 14, 2023

When I look at sales performance, there are a lot of things one can do to improve sales performance. We can spend a lot of time focusing on specific selling skills, for example questioning, probing, objection handling, presenting skills, closing skills. Stated differently, purge your pipelines of crap and wishful thinking.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2021

This was true for duos such as Calvin and Hobbes, Bert and Ernie, and Frodo and Sam, and it’s true for sales development reps (SDRs) and account executives (AEs). Based on years of experience, ZoomInfo has built a world-class SDR team that fuels growth and provides an internal pipeline of talent. Creating an Internal Talent Pipeline

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 Why Sales Performance Management Matters.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Sales is an inherently competitive field. Let's dive in.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Your credibility, value and career in Sales Ops hinges on your use of data. Below, I offer the Sales Ops Analytics Guide to help. Let’s take a hypothetic scenario involving two Sales Operations analysts. Big Brain Bill supports eastern US sales. He constructs dashboards with elegant user-interfaces. Big Brain Bill.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 24, 2021

Since you are a product of your environment, choose the environment that best develops you toward your objective”. Focusing on your pipeline is certainly important. But in the interest of time, rapid sales team brainstorming events can be just as productive. In sales, we do love our love frameworks.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2021

This was true for duos such as Calvin and Hobbes, Bert and Ernie, and Frodo and Sam, and it’s true for sales development reps (SDRs) and account executives (AEs). Based on years of experience, ZoomInfo has built a world-class SDR team that fuels growth and provides an internal pipeline of talent. So, What Do SDRs and AEs Do?

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 13, 2019

Sales is no different, we have our own vocabulary, terms like prospecting, qualifying, objection handling, pipeline, funnel, discovery, closing, quota. Along with those, we develop tools that help us with those things, for example, objection handling techniques, closing techniques, qualifying techniques, and so forth.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As a sales leader, you already know that effective sales performance management isn’t just setting lofty sales targets and then pushing your team to achieve them. These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement.

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Allego

JUNE 2, 2022

Sales enablement, the ongoing process of providing reps with the training, content, and tools they need to sell effectively, is often thought to be a function exclusively owned and operated by sales teams. The lack of alignment between sales and marketing often stems from poor or outright lack of communication between both departments.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 19, 2024

Aligning individual goals with organizational objectives. Investing in employee growth and development not only works to enhance job satisfaction and retention but also cultivates a talent pipeline that fuels innovation and competitiveness in the market. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

So, choose the environment that best develops you toward your objective”. Focusing on your pipeline and your clients is certainly important as the year closes but don’t ignore the environment question. Are they truly, in Clement’s words, “developing you towards your objective”? But what about your environment?

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Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This blog will answer this question along with some other topics about CRM ROI, namely how to calculate the ROI, some basic sales and marketing KPIs to consider, and three effective ways to maximize your CRM return. Here are some of the results of Pipeline CRM implementation after a few months of adoption, you can find the full stories here.

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Lead411

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It provides tools that aid sales and marketing teams in lead generation and prospecting through the identification of qualified leads, construction of targeted lists according to diverse criteria, and monitoring of potential customers’ online activities.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. AI is no longer a construct of the future. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. At the very least, you’ll stay up-to-date on trends in sales.

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BrainShark

JULY 9, 2023

If you’re trying to maximize sales rep performance and drive results, coaching should be an essential part of your strategy. CSO Insights reported that sales coaching has had the greatest impact on win rates and quota attainment over the span of five years. This example shows how a sales manager posted a win story from a top rep.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

If so, you might be tempted to construct a compensation plan that heavily favors pay for performance. It really comes down to having quality sales management/leadership which can’t be left up to chance. Here’s the big caveat: Most sales managers have never been taught or trained on how to be an effective sales manager.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

If so, you might be tempted to construct a compensation plan that heavily favors pay for performance. It really comes down to having quality sales management/leadership which can’t be left up to chance. Here’s the big caveat: Most sales managers have never been taught or trained on how to be an effective sales manager.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Sales is the engine that powers your company. But what’s powering your sales? By now it’s universally known that sales and sales team practices have undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. And, even more alarmingly, buyer needs and behaviors seem to be moving way ahead of the sales learning curve.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 14, 2022

Sales leaders often label high-performing sales reps as having the “it factor.” But believe it or not, the “it factor” in sellers is a myth and one that’s been embraced for far too long by sales leaders. A recent survey from Mindtickle and Heinz Marketing of 280 sales and revenue leaders found that only 14.7%

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. Sales can learn a lesson here. Here''s a 7-step overview of a tryout for a sales rep. (To

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Allego

AUGUST 21, 2023

Frontline sales managers are the powerhouse behind every high-performing sales team. However, many frontline sales managers struggle because they don’t receive proper enablement and coaching. In many cases, frontline sales managers get promoted to that role because they’re a top-performing sales rep.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Turnover is a fierce headwind for leaders of Sales and HR. As the strategic HR partner to multiple sales leaders, Steve is responsible for recruiting and retaining top talent. Two years ago Cincom faced a serious talent issue: they could not find and keep the professionals they needed to manage their complex sales cycles.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

One attribute many successful sales people possess is clarity of purpose, this helps them plan and execute more effectively, as well as help them review their actions and results more objectively. The also-rans, spend time and energy building up calluses to protect their egos from constructive input, and change.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

A lot of the tactics and responsibilities effective sales leaders need to understand and fulfill aren't exactly intuitive. While there's no be-all-end-all playbook for effective sales leadership, there are some tricks and strategies you can employ early on to set yourself on the right track. Sales leadership is a personal game.

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Allego

JANUARY 4, 2019

When a sales force isn’t hitting its targets, sales leaders often hold all-hands ‘triage’ meetings, looking for ways to improve results. When a sales team isn’t reaching its potential, it’s often because of systemic reasons that go far beyond the scope of a pep talk or even a verbal admonition. Provide Sales Reps with Feedback.

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Chorus.ai

MAY 17, 2021

Buried among the laughs, dogged, hapless Michael actually has some tried-and-true sales wisdom to impart that can get your company purring like the Scranton branch. Embrace the Unorthodox Sales Script. A great sales script is fundamental for any sales team, but there’s more to the art of selling than following the beats.

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Apptivo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What is Outbound Sales? What is an Outbound Sales tool? Why use Outbound Sales CRM? Advantages of Outbound Sales 5. How to find the best CRM for Outbound Sales? So, why not take a technologically smart approach to their sales outreach, thereby decreasing their sales cycles? What is Outbound Sales?

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CloserIQ

JULY 1, 2019

And the same is true of sales. An effective process is essential to consistent sales revenue. It doesn’t matter if you have the best sales reps in the world and a value proposition that turns your competitors green with envy. So, here’s how to create a winning sales process in seven steps. . Assess new leads.

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Alice Heiman

JUNE 17, 2020

None of this is good news for your company or your sales team – unless you happen to be one of the companies serving a market or industry that’s actually experiencing growth. How can I support my sales teams to keep revenue coming in and maybe even in crease it? . Keep Sales Going . in January to 86.6

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Close.io

JANUARY 28, 2020

If you want to achieve your sales goals month after month, then guesswork and intuition aren’t your best friends. You need cold hard data, and your sales CRM must capture all necessary information on the deals closed by your reps. What is sales analysis and why is it key to your sales strategy? ?

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Your credibility, value and career in Sales Ops hinges on your use of data. Below, I offer the Sales Ops Analytics Guide to help. Let’s take a hypothetic scenario involving two Sales Operations analysts. Big Brain Bill supports eastern US sales. He constructs dashboards with elegant user-interfaces. Big Brain Bill.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2019

However, that tendency in startups can lead to burned-out sales reps and a business ill-prepared to scale. There are times when business is slow for a sales department. Every rep experiences ebbs and flows in their pipeline. Your sales department can be experiencing slow business for a variety of reasons.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Managing a dispersed sales team is a unique challenge. The secret is modern sales enablement. Today’s winners are mastering virtual selling with an up-to-date approach to content, tools, and knowledge to help their sales teams succeed. To find out more, I sat down with Allego’s Sales Enablement Director Mary Charles.

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 21, 2019

Aligning sales and marketing teams is a struggle for many companies. The sales department grows frustrated because they don’t have the necessary material (i.e., blog posts, white papers, eBooks) to make a sale. Therefore, marketing may become annoyed when sales doesn’t even use what they produce. The result?

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