Zoominfo

JANUARY 12, 2021

Over the last two decades, customer relationship management (CRM) systems have become the center of the universe for enterprises and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) alike. A costly problem—with analysts citing CRM implementation costs reaching up to $100 million. The result?

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SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything. Following the recent acquisition of TerrAlign by MapAnything, I asked MapAnything CEO John Stewart to explain the relationship between map-based geo-productivity and territory optimization. So, I asked John to tell me more.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Data quality is important to every company. Businesses need a clean, complete, and actionable data asset to inform engagement and drive intelligent automated workflows that increase sales efficiencies and close more deals. ZoomInfo changed that by creating access to more data than most organizations could have ever imagined.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As adoption rates in Customer Relationship Management Software (CRMs) continue to rise, a (data-driven) gap in usefulness and effectiveness is very clear. Let’s start with a reminder: CRMs have a purpose. Because, let’s face it, even in a perfect world, CRMs benefit company leadership more than the quota-carrying sales rep. .

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SalesForce Territories Intent Signal Buyer Persona 219

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2022

Now, busy sales reps can work directly from their inboxes, without spending precious minutes toggling between Gmail, Engage and their CRM — reclaiming time that can be better spent on making connections and reaching goals. OperationsOS OperationsOS has an exciting new integration with Google BigQuery , the enterprise data warehouse.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of data you have? What do you do with all that data and where do you even start to gain insights? Leading distributors are taking advantage of all that data to discern important trends in their customer base, delve deeper into customer behavior and test new marketing messages.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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Xactly

AUGUST 2, 2018

The sales territory is a geographical area that is managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by sales potential, history, geography, or a combination of the above. The objective is to make sure sales territories are balanced to help increase revenues. . Take Assessment.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I think you can get AI to figure out what the likely outcomes are based on all risk factors and the market you’re selling into etc. and free up time for managers to coach the reps on how to add more value in their territory for better outcomes.” So that’s a lot of data you can analyze with AI!

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InsideSales.com

JULY 24, 2020

CRM is fine. While we rely on CRM software to build territories, track our funnel, and record deals, we do not rely on it to guide reps to the right prospects or the right activities. They wait for marketing to deliver better leads . Our data shows reps spend 297% of time on opportunities that will never close.

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CRM Scale ROI Territories 96

Apptivo

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Why is CRM lead management important? Benefits of Lead Management using Sales CRMs. Why is CRM lead management important? The market for CRM software for lead management is flourishing, which is not surprising given consumer mindsets and business complexity. Hence, CRM lead management plays a crucial role.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

An enterprise-level company deals with more complexity in its internal processes, has to manage more people and roles, and needs more data to make informed decisions. A simple CRM can’t handle this level of complexity. It might sound like a simple task, but choosing an enterprise CRM solution is difficult. Looking for the TL;DR?

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SBI

MARCH 15, 2018

This week I interview Derek Slayton , Global Leader & GM of Sales & Marketing Solutions of Dun & Bradstreet. Derek: At Dun & Bradstreet, we are seeing that B2B relationships are growing increasingly complex and that access to accurate data is critical to driving growth. Derek: Getting started is easy.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

For some it’s an actual product: a unique amalgam of ingredients no other chef has yet discovered or marketed. Most sales leaders, after all, begin with the same ingredients: a good product, a strong team, a great CRM system, and so on. Today, winning in the market isn’t just about having the best product. The key ingredients.

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SugarCRM

JUNE 6, 2023

As a learning lesson of our ample collaboration with such enterprises, we have insights into the niche that might help companies in such verticals better implement CRM tools, which is why we put together this CRM playbook. This dynamic significantly reduces operational costs linked to market penetration and local transactions.

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Enterprise Enterprise CRM Territories 26

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Here are the core factors you should consider when choosing a lead routing software provider, the main questions to ask potential vendors, and whether your existing approach to data can support your routing goals. We cut our lead routing time from three days to less than a minute,” says Matt Kromer, a marketing operations manager at Spectrum.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 10, 2017

Author: Joe Andrews In recent articles, we looked at why an analysis of your ideal customer profile (ICP) and total addressable market (TAM) is foundational to modern sales and marketing initiatives, and also provided a framework for how to get started with your analysis. Most companies do not have complete coverage of their TAM.

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Xactly

JULY 18, 2018

In order to manage your sales performance, you need effective sales territory mapping. Sales territory design must be a thoughtful process that involves data and a balancing act to ensure every sales rep has adequate sales potential within their territory. Use Data-driven Intelligence to Map Territories.

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SalesLoft

JULY 18, 2016

So, the tech-savvy sales development organizations may be sales operations’ biggest and baddest allies: eager to use new tools, refine their own process and become more efficient through sales operations data. Unlucky for them, sales operations leaders are usually tasked with chasing down sales reps to comply with using the company CRM.

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Sales Operations CRM Data Top of Funnel 52

Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation. Download Guide.

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Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation. Download Guide.

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Territories Demographics Travel Distribution 50

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

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Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

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Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

SugarCRM

MAY 18, 2023

Our previous blog post discussed the core CRM features for sales automation. In this blog post, we’ll touch on the key features of lead management within a CRM. So, let’s dive into the lead management features that can make or break a CRM. Still, usually, these are included in dedicated Marketing Automation software.

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Lead Management Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 40

Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Don’t think you control your market or customers. Let the data reveal the reality of your surroundings. I have found that change is one of the most powerful drivers of product and market awareness along with a focus on what’s most important. Forecasting starts with one line of data at a time. Change is the new black.

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Data Forecasting Ideal Customer Profile ACT 98

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

You’ve seen article after article telling you why you should implement a CRM , but the last thing you need right now is another piece of software to learn. CRM — or customer relationship management — refers to software that tracks interactions with prospects and customers. Why You Don’t Need a CRM. Image Source: Giphy.

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SugarCRM

MARCH 9, 2023

Sometimes, this can come as sales automation software, other times, like CRM tools, but regardless of the platform, they’ll need the insights a geo-mapping software can offer. Geo-mapping software provides companies with tools, maps, and demographic data to better visualize information within their databases.

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Software Software CRM Territories 26

SugarCRM

JUNE 22, 2023

IoT and CRM: Better Together IoT is the connection of devices via the internet, while CRM is the collection of customer data through data mining with the purpose of providing useful insight into customer behavior for marketing and sales purposes.

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CRM Industry SugarCRM Webinar Metrics 26

InsightSquared

MARCH 5, 2021

Fact: Your sales reps, regardless of how great they are, will never deliver the level of hygiene required to give you confidence in your CRM data. For the better part of my career as a CRO, I was frustrated with the quality of my CRM data. Neither the quantity nor the quality. Not the depth nor the breadth.

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Forecasting Data Revenue Analytics 62

Nutshell

MARCH 5, 2024

And you may have also heard of lead nurturing, which is where you continue marketing to leads until they’re ready to buy. The simplest round robin approach is assigning each lead to a random sales rep without considering factors like industry, territory, or company type. Try Nutshell free for 14 days! appeared first on Nutshell.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

ZoomInfo and Insent combine to deliver intelligent chat experiences enriched by deep company and professional insights We are at the dawn of a new era in B2B sales and marketing. Most of these systems also come with the promise of automating mundane, repetitive tasks that make go-to-market teams more productive.

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Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Scale Lead Rank 100

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As adoption rates in Customer Relationship Management Software (CRMs) continue to rise, a (data-driven) gap in usefulness and effectiveness is very clear. Let’s start with a reminder: CRMs have a purpose. Because, let’s face it, even in a perfect world, CRMs benefit company leadership more than the quota-carrying sales rep.

SalesForce 100

SalesForce Territories Intent Signal Buyer Persona 100

SugarCRM

MAY 11, 2023

Customer relationship management (CRM) solutions serve as a hub of this transformation and help organizations turn transformation investments into revenue. In this article, we will explore a few of the top ways companies are using CRM solutions to revolutionize the manufacturing sector.

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Industry CRM Construction Lead Rank 26

LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

You collect a lot of data from your sales team, but are you really getting the most out of it? Does the data help you make better decisions for your business and can those decisions be tracked to see how they affect future performance? One study found that 43% of companies gain nothing from their data, and 23% get no benefit at all.

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Top of Funnel CRM Sales Process Lead Rank 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2020

This article is Part 1 in a series on leveraging intent data to book more meetings, accelerate deals, and ultimately crush quota! Let’s get started… Introduction to Intent Data. The solution: intent data. What is intent data? Intent data is any data that indicates an intent to purchase a solution.

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Intent Data Lead Rank Intent Enterprise 75

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2018

that is, subjected to a set of data that allows it to make correlations that are then compared to predetermined “correct” and “incorrect” answers. So, the first thing an artificial intelligence application needs is data. For example, sales applications should draw on a focused set of data?—?from Additional data sources.

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