The ROI Guy

JUNE 29, 2015

By Mark Schlueter & Tom Pisello More sales execs are revealing that discount pressures are at an all time high, and as a result, they need more transactions than ever just to make the numbers. Procurement specialists’ incentive pay is now directly tied to the discounts they can extract from each vendor. times higher ($25M).

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 15, 2015

There is more pressure than ever on suppliers to lower their prices and offer steep discounts. Recent studies indicate that the average discount levels has risen to 20% per deal (IDC), but we find that many solution providers would be happy if that were the level of discount they were providing. Many are a whopping 50-70%!

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Source: Business Hue Supplies make up the bulk of a cleaners’ expenses, including tools like power washes, vacuums, mops, and cleaning chemicals, depending on your specialty. Differentiate yourself by offering discounted subscription cleans, eco-friendly detergent options, and winning customer service. ? Train cleaning teams.

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The Pipeline

JULY 7, 2021

Want to split a room of salespeople, just ask if “sales is a numbers game or not?” Full disclosure, I came from the sales is a numbers game camp. But there is no escaping the fact that while sale may not be a numbers game, your numbers have to add up. Given all the tools available, we shouldn’t have to exclusively go by feel.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Welcome to the second part of our four-part series, Mastering Sales ROI in Manufacturing: A SugarCRM Guide. In this second part, we dive into the Art and Science Behind Sales Forecasting. In this part, we will investigate how to approach sales forecasting and which tools will become your most extensive aid.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2018

As such, steep discounts are often on the table in a way that can feel as thrilling as a 50% off Apple Watch on Cyber Monday. For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. And sometimes, a discount is just a discount, and you should grab it while it’s hot and save that money.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Power of Commerce APIs Online shopping is gaining ground on brick-and-mortar sales. APIs are also much smaller than traditional software tools, meaning it’s easier to create, maintain, and upgrade these tools than their larger application counterparts. Consider an API that connects product pages and shopping cart software.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Rightly or wrongly, a growing number of companies perceive direct sales as ever more expensive. You have to attract more, retain better and enable further – providing the best go-to-market partner programs and enablement tools, but these efforts face challenges. The obvious, is that your partners aren’t dedicated just to you.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Discounting is unfortunately a way of life for many of our sales professionals today. As well, these buyers are now firmly in control of the purchase cycle, inviting sales later than ever, when the process is already 65% complete (Forrester). This enables the sales professional to address “Why Your Solution?”

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2024

To truly sell smarter and win faster, sales and marketing professionals need to be the first to reach their targets precisely when buyers are ready to engage. The ROI for their business may be clear and convincing. Even specialized ABM or sales engagement tools typically handle signal data through their own narrow lens.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 2, 2021

Big Data and Email Marketing According to research from Litmus, email marketing remains a top digital channel for ROI , although the ability to measure that ROI isn’t always effective. However, email marketing can be used in a more clever way thanks to big data. But how does it actually affect email marketing?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

An ROI Tool is used to economically justify solutions to prospects, an important element of today’s sales and marketing campaigns because of a condition called Frugalnomics , where buyers are more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before, and as a result, require proof of the bottom-line impact on most investments.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 17, 2020

CRM Return On Investment (ROI) is a complex topic. Many organizations are simply using ROI calculations to spice up presentations and aren’t using ROI metrics as a proven, valuable and trackable metric. the ROI of on-premise CRM (this number continues to go up). Indirect benefits might include: Shorter sales cycle.

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PandaDoc

MAY 15, 2024

Did you know that companies with a strong lead nurturing strategy generate 50% more sales-ready leads than companies that don’t do this? So, it’s clear that nurturing your leads and prospects is a great way to improve your sales and build lasting customer loyalty. Pushy sales tactics. What is lead nurturing?

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2022

Five Ways to Increase Sales for Your Small Business. NOTE: Konrad Jasinski provides today’s guest blog, ‘Five ways to increase sales for your small business.’ Optimizing sales is always a top priority regardless of your small business type. Each business can use many strategies to boost sales. Develop A Sales Strategy.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 15, 2024

Brand merchandise is an age-old business tool that’s been in full swing at industry events and trade shows for decades. Get it right, and you can secure business growth and sales. Luckily, targeted products for sale can be an excellent tool for helping to target your ideal audience. Be Inspired and Inspiring!

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 30, 2016

Recent research by CSO Insights say you can achieve this performance if your organization has a “superior ability to build a solid business case / ROI”. CSO Insights uncovered that Win-Rates increase dramatically, and Competitive / No Decision losses decline greatly as your ROI selling capability grows.

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Braveheart Sales

JULY 30, 2020

Discounting and selling in bad economic times seem to go hand in hand, and they shouldn’t. Selling value is the way to avoid discounting. Here’s another way to help sellers avoid discounting and sell value – A repeatable sales process. The salesperson can accurately determine the ROI in their solution.

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Force Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This blog is part of our Mission Critical Success Series, where we dive into the strategies leaders are using to execute on mission critical sales objectives during times of economic change. Each week, we will cover a different essential area of sales effectiveness. Sellers, however, tend to view their success point as the sale.

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Chorus.ai

APRIL 13, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles. See the Data for Yourself.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

We recently asked the developer of a very successful ROI/TCO tool what it took to get the tool to have such a big impact on driving incremental business, increasing competitive win rates and reduced discounting. So what did Mark and his team do to get this TCO sales tool well adopted and used so effectively?

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Crunchbase

MAY 4, 2021

Many startups and small businesses assume that building and scaling sales is a necessity to capture revenue. While building a great sales motion is almost certain to drive improved conversion, investing in sales automation can empower your current team to do the proverbial “more with less.”

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MarketJoy

AUGUST 18, 2022

Sales pipeline management is at the core of everything we do in sales. Every organization has its own approach to sales pipeline growth. However you choose to tackle this issue, the important thing is whether it helps you consistently hit your sales targets. The five main stages of the sales pipeline include: Prospecting.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Your marketing team can leverage this data for an effective outreach; for example, reaching out to customers with a discount deal on their birthday. More Opportunities to Grow Your Sales. CRM software can help you elevate and reach new sales targets by tracking potential customers’ buying patterns.

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BuzzBoard

MAY 16, 2024

With an emphasis on customer-centricity, marketing automation tools could inaugurate a gamut of opportunities for local businesses. One critical strategy used is email marketing, a tool that can significantly boost local business expansion. Utilizing specific strategies, these agencies can fuel local business client growth.

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Emissary

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The days are starting to shorten, grocery shelves are stocked with Halloween candy, and annual sales goals are quickly coming due. Whether you’re pushing to meet targets or going for bonus incentives, it’s time to pull out all the stops, use every tool available, leverage every advantage you have, and leave no stone unturned.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When it comes to businesses, much of the progress in automation is happening in marketing – directed at raising brand awareness and converting leads into sales. “Work smarter, not harder” is a well-known quote that has been made possible through digital tools that have enabled everyone to be equally productive.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

I n 2011 you worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. So how do you get the much needed sales tool adoption to occur in 20012. Is there a way to get sales to overcome this status-quo bias?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Top sales performers share a common trait – relentless time management. This is the story of my day last week with the #1 sales rep for a B2B technology firm. This post will also help HR and Sales leaders answer a vexing question: “What do we need to do to retain and empower our top sales talent?” It started at 6:15 a.m.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Well, the truth is that more than a majority of all salespeople, across all types of sales roles and from nearly every part of the globe, are not comfortable discussing money. They wait until the very end of the sales process to spring the price on them. Who would think it possible? This is when buyers pounce. Permalink

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In an ROI / TCO Tool, various metrics can be used to summarize the business case and economic justification.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Well, the truth is that more than a majority of all salespeople, across all types of sales roles and from nearly every part of the globe, are not comfortable discussing money. How It Impacts Sales. They wait until the very end of the sales process to spring the price on them. Who would think it possible?

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Well, the truth is that more than a majority of all salespeople, across all types of sales roles and from nearly every part of the globe, are not comfortable discussing money. How It Impacts Sales. They wait until the very end of the sales process to spring the price on them. Who would think it possible?

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Apptivo

MARCH 9, 2023

3 Ways sales automation can help your reps sell more! Bye-bye manual tasks, hello sales automation! Omar Periu said- “Sales success comes after you stretch yourself past your limits on a daily basis.” However, at times no matter how long one stretches, sales tasks eat up a lot of productive hours.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 20, 2018

And this is having a significant and tangible impact, leading to more stalled deals, elongated sales cycles and steep discounting. As the complexity grows, good sales reps still play a vital role, helping buyers find the signal through the noise.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 5, 2024

For sales professionals who sell digital marketing services to local businesses, understanding how hyper-personalized text messages can be highly advantageous can be a game changer. Choose the Right Tools and Technology Select tools and technology that facilitate hyper-personalization in text message marketing.

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