Crunchbase

MAY 19, 2023

From identifying potential customers, to finding quality leads and maintaining a healthy pipeline, sales prospecting is vital to the success of your business. Successful prospecting requires time management skills, a proactive mindset and the ability to communicate effectively. That’s not to say it’s without its challenges, however.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For example, traditionally, teams have worked off of outdated or incomplete data repositories, which prevented them from having a holistic view of their customers. . They were also able to use analytical and predictive tools to determine which clients or prospects were most at risk and better develop mitigation plans.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2018

Research shows price objections are the number one objection sales rep face—but half of all price objections are phony ( source ). Most of the time, when a prospect says, “I can’t afford it,” they’re not usually talking about price at all. Four Ways to Establish Value in the Face of Price Objections. Keep reading.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Related: How to Build Sales Compensation Plans for All Customer-Facing Roles – Templates and Examples. For those like myself who have practiced sales compensation for over 20 years and attended this event nearly as long, the WorldatWork conference is filled with familiar faces and themes. Members of the Varicent team.

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Apptivo

APRIL 8, 2022

What is to be understood is if your prospects are not willing to buy what you sell, then eventually there will be a drop in sales. What is to be understood is if your prospects are not willing to buy what you sell, then eventually there will be a drop in sales. These prospects are referred to as ‘good leads.’

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Let’s take a closer look with some examples: Product datasheets. Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. But relying on this alone misses the mark. The result? Training webinars.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In this post, we’ll take a closer look at why sales goals are important to sales teams, how to set effective ones, examples of common sales goals, and steps you can take to track and achieve them. For example, an organization might have goals for reps in specific regions – or with specific titles. In theory, this seems easy enough.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

We’ll also explore some of the challenges sales reps face that impact their productivity, detail how to calculate your team’s sales productivity, and discuss the best tools to help you increase it. As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Why does a customer remain loyal to a particular brand? Businesses have posed the question of how to build and strengthen customer loyalty throughout history. But it’s more pertinent than ever before in today’s crowded digital landscape, where businesses struggle to build and maintain customer loyalty in an ever-expanding field of competitors.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 12, 2019

It may sound totally counterintuitive, but doing the opposite - playing your cards face up on your pricing model - consistently results in. To start with, play these cards face up from the beginning. For example, you could explain, “Well, our pricing is based on two elements: the number of users, and which modules you select.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

There are hundreds of different sales tactics that you can use to find prospects, qualify leads, and make a sale. Prospecting. What is prospecting? What is prospecting? Prospecting is the process of finding and reaching out to potential customers for your business. Scour Yelp for potential prospects.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Let’s look at the common hurdles that sales operations teams encounter: Juggling Competing Priorities Sales operations managers face a whirlwind of duties and the challenge of wearing too many hats. When sales performance starts slipping, it’s a call to action for a sales operations strategy makeover.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

When it comes to sales prospecting , it's more important than ever that you write concise, effective communication. Even if you do get your prospect’s attention, you can’t expect them to read your long, fluffy emails filled with the buzzwords of the day when they have many other emails to open. Spend some time on the subject line.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

How you pay sales reps depends on the way you design your comp program, what metrics relate to what incentives, and so on— all the details we’ve covered in many past articles about comp plan design. Let’s illustrate this concept with a few examples. What’s the difference between the “how” and the “why” of sales compensation?

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SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Facebook marketing is great because it allows real estate agencies to put their best face forward when dealing with prospects and customers alike. New technology offers new and exciting opportunities, but it's also easy to lose touch with your happy customers. Just look at Facebook. billion active monthly users and counting.

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Salesmate

MAY 29, 2020

When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out – David Weatherford. Here are the most common challenges that most of the sales reps’ face and the solutions to tackle them. Most of the sales reps go blank when they face such questions or take some impulsive decision that sabotages their profits.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 19, 2018

Contrary to what most people believe, prospecting is not a numbers game. A common lazy salesperson’s practice is asking an employee at a prospective company to send you the contact information of the key decision-maker. You don’t have to send 100 emails just to hear from one or two of them. I’ve got some templates for you too.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 4, 2021

They make especially good prospects for sales jobs, so here is a look at why they are well suited to this type of role, and what benefits businesses can glean by recruiting them. Tax credits are available. This could save you thousands a year, so is well worth considering as part of your hiring strategy.

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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. Set a goal.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Ensuring that prospects travel through the cycle to the point where they not only make purchases but become advocates for the brand has now become even more important. Step 1: Prospecting. Getting prospects interested in your company is the first step in the sales cycle. It’s also one of the hardest to execute. Step 2: Outreach.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Every sales rep wishes to enter the best company that offers great incentives and employee perks. Often you’ll face similar kinds of questions in a sales job interview. Give real-life examples. Which is why many prospects purchased the product I sold and even mentioned me in their positive reviews. Possible Answer.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 3, 2020

You might be afraid that you’ll say something wrong and scare away a big prospect. Is that the biggest problem that they face? For example, if I sell a SaaS bookkeeping product for startups, I would start crafting what qualities my ICP should have. It doesn’t have to be this way. How to Get Your First Customer.

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Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 9, 2020

The Next Wave: Customer-Facing Solutions With the new year, we are all looking towards the next wave in customer-facing solutions available for us. Next wave in customer-facing solutions The sales industry tends to move in waves. The next generation helps with the interaction and is referred to as customer-facing tools.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 21, 2021

Not only are there are many external factors that affect motivation, every person requires different incentives and motivational tactics. By evaluating current performance metrics and comparing them to a successful end state, you can diagnose what areas need improvement and act accordingly. But motivation is far harder.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

75% percent of CMOs are facing increased pressure to do more with less and to deliver profitable growth in 2023. For example, some marketing leaders are finding excellent budget trimming opportunities with ineffective paid media, while others whose GTM motions have a demand capture component are still seeing good returns.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s not just about hitting targets; it’s about maintaining steady growth and long-term profitability. Read on as we break down why strong sales management matters, along with proven strategies to achieve it. The primary goal of sales management is to maximize sales revenue while maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

2) Don’t Ignore the Candidate’s Red Flags Perhaps your prospective sales rep has an impressive resume, one which lists a series of excellent sales positions with an exciting range of duties, goals, and accomplishments. Effectively onboarding new salespeople can be a daunting task. What did his predecessor do right?

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, Hubspot uses a four-month clawback, which states that a sales rep must return any earned commission if a customer cancels their plan within four months of signing up ( source ). The goal is to strike a careful balance between incentivizing sales performance and protecting the company against financial crisis. Keep reading!

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Each funnel stage defines your steps to turn prospective buyers into customers, even if they’ve never heard of your business before. I’m the head of Product at Datanyze, specializing in sourcing up-to-date prospect contact info to keep your pipeline flowing and sales funnel fresh. What is a sales funnel?

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Step 1: Get deeply acquainted with the prospect’s perspective To handle sales objections effectively, sales professionals must have a deep understanding of the prospect’s perspective on both a macro and micro level– All before ever picking up a phone or drafting an email. Let’s look at an example.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Employee engagement increases when the incentives are worth the effort required to do well. Research has shown that there are huge benefits to gamifying your sales process, including better worker productivity and retention when it comes to learning new things. Let’s jump in! People love to play games.

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Close.io

APRIL 2, 2020

We’re all going through a completely new experience, and we’re facing challenges that many of us have never faced before. Q2: The biggest challenge we’re facing right now in regards to our prospective clients is that their training budgets are either significantly reduced or cut completely. So, let’s get started.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 11, 2022

Mastering the act of motivation requires more than just offering bonus, incentives and commission. INTRODUCTION. Sales are considered to be one of the toughest jobs in the world. The sales team put in a lot of effort and energy to make a sale. You have to tackle the consumer’s mindset, you never know when they will slip from the funnel.

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LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

We’ll also explore how Sales Performance Incentive Funds (SPIFs) play a role in motivating teams. This not only improves performance but also attracts talented individuals within your sales force, enhancing business prospects significantly. But what motivates sales teams? And how can you boost their motivation?

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LeadFuze

JUNE 2, 2021

Here are the things the top sellers are doing right: They focus on the prospects’ needs. They ask questions that require a lot of information from the prospect, which will help them demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. What do Top Sellers Know on How to Close a Sales Deal. They don’t let failure stop them.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 12, 2022

For example, Pooh fears the woozles and heffalumps will steal his honey. In today’s uncertain times, buyers and sellers face numerous challenges. In many cases, there’s more to children’s literature than children could or should ever know. To salespeople, the Pooh stories can be instructive. This was best illustrated in the pandemic.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2016

Their selling powers rely on their energy, enthusiasm, and attitude in every conversation with every prospective client. The staffing industry is a well-established one in the business world, and money-based incentives have long been the primary mode of motivation. Is Money Really the Best Motivation?

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