SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Reps struggling to get in front of Decision Makers. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. INTERNAL MEETINGS.

Sales Management 310

Sales Management Face-to-face Decision Maker Travel 310

SendBuzz

APRIL 25, 2023

Are you unsure which sales team to focus on to drive your business’s sales? B2B Inside sales? Or Outside sales? Well, deciding between inside sales and outside sales can be tricky for businesses. Both sales strategies share the same goal of generating revenue, but their approaches are distinct.

Outside Sales 52

Outside Sales Inside Sales B2B Face-to-face 52

Emissary

JANUARY 31, 2023

That’s a challenging environment for sales teams. But you can still increase revenue by selecting those prospects with the best fit for your solution. Determine why they’re such a great partnership and start looking for similar prospects. How are buying decisions made? How do decision-makers prefer to engage?

Account 96

Account Decision Maker Face-to-face How To 96

Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. So which situations are appropriate for this type of prospecting?

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Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 264

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 26, 2018

High-powered decision makers no longer feel they have time to travel or roam around for a week accumulating briefcases full of brochures. This may seem like a big blow to B2B marketing tactics, but the decline of trade shows presents a new opportunity to elevate engagement with prospects to new levels.

Trade Show 180

Trade Show Decision Maker Travel Hotels 180

Nutshell

JUNE 5, 2020

This phenomenon is known as the “ Curse of Knowledge ”: When you encounter information that you’re familiar with—like a beaten-to-death professional title ( *cough* self-described “thought leaders” *cough* ), or a scripted sales message—your brain instinctively “doesn’t wanna know,” because you’ve encountered the same data before.

Case Study 96

Case Study Paid Content Study Ideal Customer Profile 96

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The global pandemic forced sales teams to change their processes and go digital. Organizations must adapt their sales strategies post COVID-19 to meet customer expectations. Whether you’re looking to implement a remote sales strategy or improve your current strategy, keep reading. What is remote sales? Image Source ).

Face-to-face 108

Face-to-face Decision Maker Lead Rank Pipeline 108

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Santa Claus may be coming to town, but as a sales professional, it is difficult to get into the holiday season until you meet your sales numbers. For the rest of us, it’s time to make a list and check it twice and qualify the prospects that are naughty or nice. In our experience, many decision-makers work through the holidays.

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Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Gatekeeper Call-back 118

Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The thought of closing a large enterprise deal with more than one decision-maker involved can sound intimidating. Fortunately, there’s a sales methodology that can help. Enter the Miller Heiman sales process — a framework that helps your team manage and close complex B2B deals. . What is the Miller Heiman sales process?

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Sales Process Decision Maker Sales Methodology Face-to-face 62

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Next time you prospect a company, add a board member. You are not going to close an entire enterprise deal without a roller coaster of a decision maker, trial by fire in a committee, group think, emotion or crisis mode. When you're at work, prospect incessantly. This sales thing violates a lot of psychology.

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Call-back Negotiation Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 329

Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In movies, sales is the ideal career for anyone who would rather play golf. Afterall, sales and golf have much in common. But most importantly, sales is about relationships. With that, let’s examine how some famous golf quotes can improve your sales game. In sales, concentration starts with preparation.

Decision Maker 62

Decision Maker Follow-up Social Media Up-Sell 62

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

There are many things to consider if you are interested in starting your career in sales. You’ll also need a thorough knowledge of sales trends and stats to succeed. With a modest, go-get-'em attitude, you can learn the stats you need to know to anticipate what a career in sales has in store for you.

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile Salary Hiring Lead Rank 111

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. Which situations are appropriate for this type of prospecting?

Examples 220

Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Account 220

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“I hate sales.” That puts sales in the bottom 5% of careers. This isn’t a complete surprise, however — while sales reps are often paid well, the work isn’t easy. From tracking down new prospects to qualifying leads, sales requires ongoing and concerted efforts to see success. You dread going to work.

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Cold Calling How To Hiring Travel 104

Pipeliner

MARCH 5, 2021

You need to develop a strong strategy that allows you to close B2B prospects in an effective way. In this article, we look at what it takes to master a sales process that will skyrocket your business to success. So read on to discover the steps you need to take to close your first B2B prospect easily. Qualify Sales Leads.

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Marketing Qualified Lead B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 87

Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. But many of the people taking your swag – and the attention of your sales reps – are NOT good fits for your product. Target them!

Trade Show 191

Trade Show Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 191

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Jake Miller Until the promising COVID-19 vaccines are produced, distributed and widely received by the public, virtual selling will continue to be the norm for B2B sales. Successful virtual selling is dependent upon using modern technology to nurture prospects, share information, conduct demos and host meetings.

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Face-to-face Conference Ideal Customer Profile Hotels 156

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

There's a very real possibility that today’s decision-makers will continue to research and make purchase decisions remotely — even in a post-pandemic world. Ease of scheduling, savings on travel expenses, and safety (obviously). In fact, it can actually provide more qualified information to marketing and sales teams.

Intent Data 103

Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Top of Funnel 103

Crunchbase

MAY 17, 2023

In a world where growing at all costs is no longer accepted, pressure on sales teams to make the most of every interaction is at an all-time high. Companies and sellers no longer have an abundance of opportunities to sell into — every interaction with a potential prospect makes the difference between success and failure.

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Hiring Sales Process Lead Rank Engineering 111

SalesHandy

MAY 6, 2021

B2B sales can be complex and confusing with many different processes, practices and models it’s made up of. Inside sales is one such model. With more than 50% of new B2B sales jobs being inside sales roles, it’s no longer a niche operating model. So what does Inside Sales mean and what’s the big deal about it?

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Inside Sales Ideal Customer Profile Benefit Top of Funnel 75

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

In my continuing blog series on how to handle the stalls, objections, and real-world situations in sales caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, below you’ll find some suggested email responses to situations you may be running into. The challenges your prospects are going through are the same ones you are. Email from Prospect #2: Dear….

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Face-to-face Call-back Objections Gatekeeper 157

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The restrictions imposed by shutdowns, social distancing, and travel bans are lifting. Meeting current customers and networking with new prospects face to face is what we do in sales. Meeting current customers and networking with new prospects face to face is what we do in sales.

Trade Show 118

Trade Show Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead How To 118

Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Discover how mastering virtual sales strategies can elevate customer interactions, even in complex sales cycles. Virtual selling is a technology-driven approach to sales. Unlike traditional face-to-face interactions, sales reps use digital tools to engage with customers remotely. What Is Virtual Selling?

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Quota Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile How To 52

Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2021

Sales customer insights. Persona insights: Intelligence on the typical decision-makers, influencers and users of your proposition. Customer business challenges/opportunities: Issues that customers face or opportunities to improve the way they do things that can motivate prospects to engage. and capture them.

Conversion 107

Conversion Ideal Customer Profile Customer Face-to-face 107

Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you close more revenue. And the (counter intuitive) ideal length for a follow-up prospecting email. By analyzing MILLIONS of sales data points. Negotiating is one of the most important skills in sales. . How did we do it? Why did we do it?

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Data Negotiation Call-back Decision Maker 127

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Book four breakfasts and five lunches each week, and watch your sales soar. As a smart, strategic sales professional, you know full well the value of building and maintaining a strong network of clients and referral sources. Referral selling is the most effective, most efficient prospecting strategy that exists. Comment Here.

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Networking Referrals Decision Maker Small Business 270

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

After a few slightly awkward sales calls you break for lunch. You may already have a target list created by your sales operations department. Segmenting your accounts is an important first step in any Sales plan. Answering the following questions enables companies to create valuable ranked prospect lists.

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Construction Ideal Customer Profile Territories Lead Rank 323

PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Your company’s sales managers only have a select number of sales reps to work with, and those reps only have a limited amount of time to close deals. A good sales pipeline management strategy is essential because every potential opportunity uses up your most valuable resource — time.

Pipeline 98

Pipeline Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Sales Forecasts 98

MTD Sales Training

JULY 10, 2012

You invest a great deal of time prospecting and locating the decision maker (DM). Then you could you have travel time, gas and a host of other less tangible expenses. However, you can greatly reduce them and diminish their effect on your sales process and income by making them just a bit more solid in the first place. #1

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Cancellation Gatekeeper Decision Maker Travel 297

DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 17, 2016

Hundreds, if not thousands of prospects all in the same place, and potentially looking for your solution. The problem with this is that sales reps don’t set appointments with companies – they meet with the people who work for those companies. Then ask what times during the show would work to meet with the prospect.

Trade Show 120

Trade Show ROI Decision Maker Webinar Metrics 120

Closer's Coffee

APRIL 23, 2020

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Inside Sales and Outside Sales Roles. As companies seek to grow their sales numbers it’s not always clear which sales approach to take. As companies seek to grow their sales numbers it’s not always clear which sales approach to take.

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Outside Sales Inside Sales Face-to-face Comparison 64

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sales is changing. A study by Gartner's uncovered that enterprises lose out on up to 10% of their annual sales due to poor planning. Moving into 2021, sales territory mapping software is here to help clear up the ambiguity, help you plan for the future, and get your team on the right track. What is sales territory mapping?

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Territories How To Demographics Software 131

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan One of the findings in the most recent Sales Performance Optimization Study , from CSO Insights, revealed that the win rate for deals has reached an all-time low. Is sales process having an impact? Access to Decision Makers. An eventual decision to do nothing.

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Travel Decision Maker Insurance Insurance 251

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 23, 2020

Sales teams are being tasked with navigating and selling in an uncertain business environment. According to McKinsey , marketing and sales leaders need to operate across a range of different environments. For sales teams, this can include embracing virtual experiences with clients and customers. Achieving Revenue Recovery.

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Revenue B2B Webinar Metrics How To 111

Igniting Sales Transformation

MARCH 7, 2019

Service where they get their clients meetings with high level decision makers in almost every major company. We covered these questions during my conversation with Caryn: Getting in the door with executive level prospects is one of the most difficult part of the sales process, bar none. Listen and enjoy the interview!

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Microsoft Decision Maker Hiring Conference 77

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 16, 2016

We’re connected to any decision-maker we want to reach by just a few people. Just consider the following “connectors”: The Affinity Connector: Your “Affinity Network” includes your natural, everyday cultural, geographic, and special-interest connections that boost lead generation and increase sales.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Referrals 120