Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. They need data. Lots of data. And they require the tools that allow them to leverage that data in ways that differentiate your business from the rest of the pack. Keep Data Clean and Current.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 6, 2020

As you continually work on fine-tuning your sales organization, how can you best ensure that every prospect interaction contributes to a cohesive customer narrative that, ultimately, maximizes your sales? Through our work helping leading companies grow their revenue year after.

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Autoklose

APRIL 22, 2024

In business, data is everything. Marketers and salespeople heavily rely on huge volumes of customer and sales data in order to be able to tailor campaigns and promote their products or services. Therefore, it’s only logical if the data they use isn’t accurate, their efforts won’t be successful. Establish data governance 3.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2021

Unless your company runs on ledger books and typewriters, business operations are impossible without digital data. This roadmap is read in the data a company is able to gather, purchase, and access about its prospects and customers. Data loss is common in all businesses. What is Data Backup & Recovery?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. But while prospecting part/start of the sales cycle. Where Is You Process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

When training and coaching salespeople, the theory of how to sell to companies that buy via the RFP process is not enough. Image copyright 123RF The post New Data: Top Salespeople are 7562% Better at Winning RFPs appeared first on Kurlan & Associates, Inc.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As leaders across all sectors push to adopt generative AI tools like ChatGPT, it’s also becoming clear that most generative AI (GenAI) initiatives for business will quickly fall apart without a foundation of accurate, timely, and comprehensive data. The same surveys show that 55% of corporate leaders distrust their own data assets.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by GDJ Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Simplify the Appointment Process for Prospective Clients Successful selling requires a meeting of the minds between the buyer and the seller. Numerous platforms empower prospective clients to choose meeting times based on their availability.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the world of B2B, intent data is like gold. Well, maybe not actual gold and that’s because the benefits of B2B intent data go much further than a one-time increase in revenue. . The point, though, is that intent data is an incredibly valuable resource to marketers, salespeople, and recruiters alike.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

What I will offer up here, and in a webinar, this afternoon, are specific steps you can choose to implement and see an immediate difference in your prospecting calls. The number one barrier to prospecting success is our willingness to put a well-thought-out plan into practice or action. World Series Of Prospecting. No Practice.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. As the end of the year approaches, prospects will divert excess money to priorities that are now financially feasible to tackle. Leverage data-driven insights.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the world of B2B, intent data is like gold. Well, maybe not actual gold and that’s because the benefits of B2B intent data go much further than a one-time increase in revenue. The point, though, is that intent data is an incredibly valuable resource to marketers, salespeople, and recruiters alike.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Point-in-time data is static. Live data is up-to-date. Which type of data is fueling your business? What is point-in-time data? Point-in-time data is what legacy data vendors provide. This issue stems from how data is collected — by using call centers instead of indexing websites and using A.I.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn. Referrals help you ace Part One and set you up for success in Part Two.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

You’ve felt the pain too, sales teams struggle to keep up with data entry, quote generation, and other tasks that take them away from selling. The rise of B2B sales automation is directly correlated with the operationalization of data. How Does Sales Automation Work? The Rise of Sales Automation. Sales Automation Tools.

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eGrabber

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the world of sales and marketing, prospecting lists are the backbone of any successful campaign. But what exactly is a prospecting list, and how can you build one that yields the best results? What is a Prospecting List? 50+ Ways to Build Prospecting Lists in no Time! Let’s dive in. Try for Free!

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. How to spot buying signals. What are examples of data-based buying signals.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2024

Here it is: Prospects aren't always easy to deal with. So to help you get a sense of the kinds of buyers you need to look out for (and what to do when you‘re dealing with them), we asked some sales leaders for their takes on the most difficult types of prospects to work with and how to engage with them effectively.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 31, 2024

For salespeople focused on selling digital marketing products and services to small, local, and mid-sized businesses, building an effective SMB prospecting list is of central importance. Knowing these terms sets the foundation for successful prospecting. Key Steps to Build an SMB Prospecting List 1.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Yet, it can actually give us a better understanding of our prospects, making that human connection stronger. Here, I spoke with top sales leaders to learn how to AI to better understand your prospects, lead more effective conversations, and drive more results. How AI Can Help You Better Understand Your Prospects 1.

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Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2023

It’s enough to ruin any sales professional’s quarter: that prospect your team has spent months engaging — scheduling demos, addressing concerns, comparing features — suddenly decides they’re not ready to buy after all. Here’s how it works.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

How important are prospecting insights to your sales strategy? It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. Most likely, though, they use prospecting insights to reach their sales goals. What Are Prospecting Insights? What Are Prospecting Insights? This leads us to today’s post.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2022

The importance of data is undeniable. When you set out to buy a third-party data set, you might assume you should compare based on quantity and cost. But using evaluations like “how many accounts can you provide?” often means the vendor with the most records wins and the one offering the highest quality data gets overlooked.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 9, 2023

.” Today, we seem to face the same thing in selling, except now it’s data. We have more ability to collect data, about customers, about the performance of our marketing initiatives, about the performance of our sales people. But the data (hmmmm) shows exactly the opposite thing.

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Nutshell

APRIL 17, 2023

For today’s sales teams, using data to inform sales strategies is essential. Data enables you to make better-informed decisions, stay on track toward goals, and ultimately, win more sales. How can you use data when creating your sales strategy? Table of Contents What is a data-driven sales strategy?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2022

Prospects are on vacation. A Data-Backed History of Summer Slumps. The data is clear — businesses experienced more deal closings, but less traffic last summer than in pre-pandemic years. How to Bounce Back From a Summer Slump, According to Sales Leaders. Prospect, prospect, prospect.

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Crunchbase

JULY 12, 2021

Staying up to date on prospect activity can help you determine if a prospect is able to make a purchase and identify the perfect time for outreach. The problem is, tracking prospects is no easy task. Prospect information is scattered across many different business and sales intelligence tools.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Unlike meteorologists or economists, their industry doesn’t use data as the bedrock of forming their forecasts. That means more than half of your reps are putting themselves in a position where they have an inadequate view of the prospects in their pipeline. To succeed, you must teach your sales reps how to build forecasts with data.

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Crunchbase

JULY 9, 2021

While pay-per-click ads and cold outreach are popular methods for generating leads — the future of lead generation lies in buyer intent data. By mapping out your prospects’ behaviors and capturing their interest, buyer intent data offers insight into your potential leads. What is buyer intent data?

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