Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

With millennials moving into executive and decision-making positions, we can expect the trend away from onsite and face-to-face meetings to continue. And key decision-makers continue to be on the move and even willing to change positions and companies in the middle of the buying cycle.

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Inside Sales Trends Outsourcing Services Face-to-face 209

SalesLoft

APRIL 25, 2017

That also means it’s more likely the important decision-makers at your target accounts will leave in the middle of a sale as well. While having a decision-maker leave is certainly a case of bad timing, it’ll happen more than a few times throughout your sales career and you need to be ready for it. Build In Redundancies.

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Decision Maker Account Cancellation Churn 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

What are the sales trends of 2018? To find out what’s coming, I asked sales leaders, experts, and reps to predict the top sales trends of 2018. The hardest thing to do when prospecting for new business is to stand out in a sea of salespeople who are constantly calling and emailing decision makers. Video prospecting.

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Top of Funnel Trends Funnel Decision Maker 129

Crunchbase

JANUARY 26, 2021

Every year in the sales industry brings new trends and processes for business leaders to consider. To help companies of all sizes approach the new year in the right way, the team at Revenue Grid used data from over 550 cutting-edge B2B sales teams to help track down the most important trends in the future. Customers have new demands.

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Trends Social Media Discount Decision Maker 98

Mereo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Some of these trends come and stay for the good. The same shifts and trends ring true for the revenue kickoff too. And as we look ahead to 2024 with market uncertainty still looming at large and freezing decision-makers in their tracks , leaders need to work all the harder to prepare their teams to succeed in the year ahead.

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HeavyHitter Sales

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled “TOP TEN SALES TRENDS FOR 2013.”.   What are the top business-to-business sales trends for 2013? No Decision as the Main Competitor For sales forces involved with large capital expenditure sales cycles, never before has the mantra “Call High or Die” been so true.

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Trends Decision Maker Territories Analysis 153

The ROI Guy

MARCH 11, 2014

Today’s buyer is more empowered than ever before, leveraging content from the Internet, discussion groups and social media to take charge of the purchase decision-making process. The question was posed as a key portion of IDC’s annual 2013 IT Buyer Experience Study , surveying over 200 executive decision makers worldwide.

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Decision Maker ROI Scale Case Study 76

Crunchbase

JANUARY 12, 2022

Here are the trends that I believe will have the most significant impact on sales teams in 2022—and my thoughts on how to prepare. The same McKinsey survey found that more than 90 percent of decision-makers predict the hybrid model will persist even after the pandemic subsides. Search less. Close more. Learn More.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 1, 2018

Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results. When we look at the trends year over year, we get a good indication of where organizations may add new spend in the following year. New MarTech Spend.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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Trends Report Data Strategy 81

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 20, 2024

Our feeds are filled with hacks, prompts, “cheat sheets” offering things like, “What are key decision maker roles for this… ? What are trends… ? We should know the trends, issues, challenges faced by organizations in our ICP. What are qualifying questions… ?

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Ideal Customer Profile Revelation Decision Maker Face-to-face 120

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Time for Sales Hacker’s Annual Top 10 Sales Trends and Predictions for the Future of Sales in 2019. Our predictions are made up of the trends we’re seeing in the marketplace and sales ecosystem. Without further delay, here are our predictions of the biggest sales trends in 2019. Trend #1: Relevance.

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Trends Direct Mail Intent Data Channels 105

Lead411

MARCH 14, 2024

The best times to contact decision-makers, according to the research, are around particular times of the day, usually when they aren’t as busy. Salespeople can improve the efficacy of their outreach strategies by keeping tabs on these trends. Thursdays : B2B sales calls tend to be more fruitful on Thursdays.

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B2B Decision Maker Trends Motivation 52

Vainu

JUNE 17, 2019

Such an assumption makes your eyes roll because business-to-business sales, more commonly known as B2B sales, is a tough field in which salespeople face demanding professional buyers and overzealous decision?makers.

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Scale Trends Decision Maker Face-to-face 91

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

A survey of B2B sales operations by McKinsey & Company shows the pandemic has accelerated previous trends?—?omnichannel Re-map your customer decision journey to capture changes in the new normal, and use these insights to inform GTM model adjustments. omnichannel selling, inside sales, tech-enabled selling and e-commerce.

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Decision Maker Pivotal 156

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 1, 2012

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. What are the top sales trends for 2012? No Decision as the Main Competitor – For sales forces involved with large capital expenditure sales cycles, never before has the mantra “Call High or Die” been so true.

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Trends Decision Maker Study Analysis 121

Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Last month, Miller Heiman Group CEO Byron Matthews kicked off our webinar series, The Future of Sales Is Now , by sharing marketplace trends that challenge sales teams across all industries: Sales performance is faltering. In the Q&A, we heard your questions on marketplace trends, and wanted to go deeper and provide more context for you.

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Trends Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Lead Scoring 60

Lead411

OCTOBER 12, 2017

One way you can find out if a company is ready to buy is by examining their hiring trends. Why do hiring trends matter? Hiring trends are considered a sales trigger. Surprisingly, explosive hiring trends can tell you several things. Here are some situations that may result from high hiring trends within a company.

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MTD Sales Training

MARCH 6, 2012

As always, my focus in these Techy Tuesday blogs is to keep you update to date with the latest and greatest ways you can use social media and other internet based resources to prospect, network and engage with key decision makers online – and this week is no different! Regards, Louise. Louise Denny. Marketing Manager.

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Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

Achieving enterprise technology sales goals has always meant overcoming a host of unique and challenging obstacles, including withstanding a protracted decision-making process and convincing a slate of committee members of your value proposition. What are decision makers biased toward or against? What are their styles?

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Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Networking 98

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Time for Sales Hacker’s annual Top 10 Sales Trends and Predictions for the Future of Sales in 2020. So, without further ado, here are my top 10 sales trends and predictions for the future of sales in 2020. 10 Trends and The Rise of Sales Tech. Speaking of Millennials becoming decision makers, they are also becoming leaders.

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Trends Hiring Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 58

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Figure 1 : These job requirements, culled from an open position at ZoomInfo, illustrate the trend toward aligning sales and marketing operations. Before COVID, an executive might have solely made a buying decision for a team. There’s a group of people around that decision that wasn’t there before,” Hays says.

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Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 252

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 27, 2017

In many large enterprises, sales teams don’t have access to senior decision-makers, just to the midlevel buyers with whom they work. Strategic accounts are the ones where you have room to grow and access to decision-makers, and where you provide real value. revenue, pipeline, margin, growth, trends, etc.)

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Account Lead Rank Lead Scoring Decision Maker 185

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2019

I interviewed eight working grandmothers between the ages of 46 and 68 about themes or trends common to all of us. There’s always been bias against women in sales, and anyone with different color skin, ethnicity, or beliefs than decision-makers and hiring managers. Read “ The True Gift and Grit of Working Grandmothers.”).

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Referrals Hiring Decision Maker Cold Calling 240

Increase Sales

AUGUST 1, 2015

This metric reveals a potentially dangerous business trend – declining growth by the absence of customer loyalty. If the buyer or decision maker had changed, I wanted to know when and why. If the company had taken another strategic direction, I wanted to know when and why.

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Trends Loyalty Decision Maker Small Business 70

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 1, 2023

Term and Volume Deals When selling to a larger company, the decision-maker often leverages their size to obtain a deep discount. Different companies and decision-makers may prioritize distinct objectives. It’s essential for sales reps to understand the objective of the decision-maker before presenting a solution.

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Margin Decision Maker ROI Hiring 62

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Digital marketers that can stay ahead of this trend will reap the benefits in 2020 and beyond, says Kimberly McNeil, a certified Google expert who focuses on content marketing, SEO, Adwords and analytics. In fact, 59% of decision-makers in a company say they prefer watching a video over reading an article or blog post.

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Cost per Acquisition Advertising Advertising Google Analytics 176

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 10, 2013

SBI’s annual research contains 4 key areas impacting B2B buyer trends. External B2B Trends: Buying Process Map (BPMs) – a BPM includes the macro and micro questions your buyer is asking during the purchasing decision timeline. Mapping your external buyer’s decision making process from “not in the market” to “implementation”.

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Decision Maker Buyer Persona Trends Buyer 320

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Ignore this trend, and run the risk of being left behind by your peers. In addition, 45% of all LinkedIn users can make a business decision. 84% of B2B decision makers begin their buying process with a referral, accordingly to the Edelman Firm. This is by far the greatest CEO presence of all social platforms.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 21, 2023

With the widespread use of automation, LinkedIn users receive a flood of messages, making it difficult for salespeople to connect with decision-makers. Instead of asking to take time from a decision-maker on the first message, turn the message into giving.

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LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Decision Maker 62

Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

During our analysis the most pronounced trend was professionals reading about supply chains and related logistical processes. The noticeable trend increase can be pointed to interest in how they are going to be affected by COVID-19. The Other Half: Topics Trending Downward. Supply Chain and Logistics, to Get Things Moving.

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Outsourcing Services Intent Data Transportation Intent 227

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 8, 2019

And, you can only achieve that level of consistency by maintaining a shared understanding of what’s in the minds of the decision-makers you’re targeting. Include an org chart that highlights key decision-makers, from the CEO down to VPs and Directors. That’s a tall order.

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Report Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Account Based Marketing 130

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In a comprehensive buyer survey of over 1,000 decision makers, they found that: Sales rep engagement is positive in 85% of engagements, and material to a good customer experience and decision. Over 1 million B2B salespeople would go the way of the dodo by 2020. 1 in 5 reps may be looking for a new career within the next 5 years.

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Trends B2B Decision Maker Forecasting 80

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 8, 2019

And, you can only achieve that level of consistency by maintaining a shared understanding of what’s in the minds of the decision-makers you’re targeting. Include an org chart that highlights key decision-makers , from the CEO down to VPs and Directors. That’s a tall order. The marketplace.

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Report Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Account Based Marketing 138

MEDDIC

MARCH 28, 2024

Identify trends and areas where you excelled or fell short. This might involve focusing on existing customer expansion or targeting key decision-makers at dream accounts. Strategic Accounts: Target key decision-makers at your “dream accounts.” Performance Analysis: Scrutinize your numbers.

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Enterprise Enterprise Account B2B 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Access the prospect’s profile information and gather some qualifying information (like the problem your product can fix, the company’s budget-potential, and possible decision-makers). Industry: Trends, best practices, thought leadership. For this touch, the goal is to build connections. At this point, you’re building trust.

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Prospecting Top of Funnel Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 237

Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, this is how many sales reps use LinkedIn Sales Navigator: They find the name and title of the decision-maker at organizations they’d like to do business with and start the follow-up cadence as defined by the sales process. The Trend of Social Selling. Everyone in B2B knows that social selling is a thing.

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Social Selling B2B Outsourcing Services Strategy 62