The Pipeline

MAY 7, 2019

When you ask them straight up, they always have a reason or excuse. I remember a rep about two years in the territory, telling me he has earned the right not to prospect. The 20% who consistently deliver quota, usually point to their focus on filling the funnel, not just clearing it, as the source of their success.

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Handbook Lead Rank Hiring Top of Funnel 235

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

When sales teams adapt lead intelligence to selling strategies, they gain better perspectives of ideal target customers. From a go-to-market standpoint, it offers users the ability to understand where their solution stands in the current ecosystem and how to adapt them in selling, marketing, or product strategies.

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Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank 207

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. If you don’t understand your target audience—their interests, pain points, and buying triggers—how are you supposed to sell to them? How do they move through the sales funnel? Who are they? Why do they buy?

Ideal Customer Profile 208

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Strategy Top of Funnel 208

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

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Pipeline Territories Harvest Cold Calling 212

Apptivo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Wind-Up Overview No matter what you sell or the sector you’re in, you need a consistent flow of qualified leads to develop your business. Depending on where they are in the marketing funnel , you can then follow up with different leads or retarget them with content. Overview 2. ABCs of sales lead management 3.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Management System 103

Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

As you move up the y-axis, those programs gain more executive altitude , becoming more strategic and immediately impactful to the company’s growth agenda. The Second Wave: Territory Plans. The second wave of sales enablement, moving up and to the right, is what we call the Territory Planning wave.

Sales Enablement 105

Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Territories Top of Funnel 105

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

To set their sales teams up for success — and drive the largest possible return on investment for their businesses — today’s go-to-market leaders need comprehensive, integrated data and intelligent lead-routing systems. And keeping go-to-market data up to date and accurate only becomes more difficult as the sheer volume of it increases.

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Data Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 130

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Conversely, we’ve come across teams that throw their hands up in despair. All your data is rolled-up to a common definition of the customer. IT needs to step up here. Don’t do a territory redesign project without knowing exactly who you’re targeting. Messaging is focused, content is relevant, closing rates go up.

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Top of Funnel Territories Scale Segment 296

The Pipeline

APRIL 17, 2013

I remember when I first started working for a company back in the early 1990’s (before we had web mail), the company had two main product lines, and had the usual territories across the continent, primarily driven by geography. No one ever had to move out of their comfort zone, mine was hunting.

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Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Territories Demand Generation 296

Crunchbase

MAY 18, 2023

According to Demand Gen Report ‘s 2022 B2B Buyer Behavior Survey , 55% of buyers say their purchasing timelines have grown, while 82% of sales professionals have had to adapt quickly to new ways of selling. Ultimately, though, the true benefit is syncing sales and marketing teams’ work so both teams are driving toward the same funnel.

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Sales Cycle Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 98

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In part, that’s because sales managers spend less time coaching—14%—than they do on selling, forecasting and administrative tasks, according to our latest study, 2020 Trends in Sales Management. That way, sales managers model the same selling skills that their sellers use to build strong relationships with buyers. But only 12.6%

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Sales Coaching Coaching Top of Funnel Lead Rank 80

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Which means things shaking up in the B2B world — holiday emails are being blasted, sales deals are being closed, and 2021 recruitment strategies are finishing up. And to get there, you have to ramp up your visibility and engagement with your best sales, marketing, and recruiting teams.

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B2B Trade Show Intent Data Buyer Intent 237

The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Pipeline 257

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

AI and the pandemic threw a wrench in the typical sales funnel that companies have now realized is too outdated to consistently bring in the profits they want to see. That’s why branching into new territory is more important than ever. 5 Ways Your Team Can Use AI to Sell Into New Industries 1. Don’t worry.

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Industry Top of Funnel Decision Maker Demographics 95

The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Communication , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , Sell Better , Shorter sales cycle , execution. Home About The Pipeline.

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ACT Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring 244

SalesforLife

JULY 28, 2019

Over the last couple of years, many of our customers have been asking us to identify the go-to-market strategy, and specific execution points, around selling in teams. In this blog, I won’t cover why it’s so critical to sell in squads and pods – that should be self-explanatory. Account executives (your quarterbacks).

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Case Study Top of Funnel Territories 93

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While there's no definitive standard for segmenting salespeople, there are some archetypes that sales professionals tend to fall into — categories that can help reps better understand how they sell and what they should work on. Selling styles aren't set in stone. Here are the four primary selling styles that most sales reps fall into.

Telemarketing 131

Telemarketing Engineering Top of Funnel Territories 131

InsideSales.com

JUNE 16, 2021

Operations makes an organization’s actions intentional—meaning there is data, strategy, and process backing everything up. Rev ops ideally cover all revenue-facing processes including the the full sales cycle from the top to the bottom of the funnel. Rev ops need to know what happens as a lead progresses the funnel.

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Revenue Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 105

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Sales reps need to be organized and focused in order to sell. Lead Nurturing: It is important to stay in contact with your leads by following up on them, mostly through email. Difference Between Sales Pipeline And Sales Funnel. That’s why mastering the sales pipeline is so important.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 98

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It’s nice to do in the evening, no distraction from devices, there’s the great tactile feeling as I pick up a new piece, trying to figure out where it fits. Sometimes, I think selling, and all the things sales people must do to be successful, is something like a jigsaw puzzle. We engage with customers in meetings/calls.

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Jigsaw Top of Funnel Territories Maximizer 68

Chorus.ai

APRIL 11, 2022

What does building a truck factory have in common with selling software? RevOps works with sales and marketing teams to build accountability and alignment by developing metrics that ladder up to corporate goals. Chorus’ AI-driven call recording and transcription software speeds up the sales cycle. Why does RevOps matter?

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Cost per Acquisition Revenue Cost per Lead Lead Rank 117

Zoominfo

JUNE 6, 2019

Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. The ultimate goal is to nurture your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. Think about it—how much more selling could you do if you weren’t wasting so much time?

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B2B Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Prospecting 100

The Brooks Group

JANUARY 5, 2020

Arm your sales team with clear, up-to-date ideal candidate profiles and effective qualification checklists. Learn more about the Selling to Different Personality Types training program here. . Sales reps are generally fast-paced and enjoy selling activities more than planning, which can make prospecting a challenge.

Top of Funnel 69

Top of Funnel Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Territories 69

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

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Sales Qualified Lead 231

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 231

The Pipeline

JANUARY 23, 2012

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , Time Allocation , execution. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. Home About The Pipeline. Book Notice.

Pipeline 220

Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Webinar Metrics 220

Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

As you move up the y-axis, those programs gain more executive altitude , becoming more strategic and immediately impactful to the company’s growth agenda. The Second Wave: Territory Plans. The second wave of sales enablement, moving up and to the right, is what we call the Territory Planning wave.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Territories Top of Funnel 52

BrainShark

AUGUST 7, 2022

Whatever ratio they set, companies should picture their sales pipeline not as a funnel, but as a martini glass: wide at the top but rapidly narrowing. So while you might have a five-time pipeline up top, mechanisms should be in place to reduce it to 2.5-times When you over-assign quotas, you’re setting up your reps for failure.

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System Revenue Top of Funnel Quota 62

Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

Developing your sales strategy first requires that you diligently build up a concept of your target audience — otherwise known as your buyer personas — before setting goals and constructing your sales funnel. To do this, buff up your data bank by taking note of the search, content, sales, and behavioral data of your customers.

Top of Funnel 113

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Strategy Buyer Persona 113

The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

What started as a manageable headache is now causing your organization to leak revenue— especially as you add more products, territories, and go-to-market strategies into the mix. Prospects aren’t in your funnel. They should also have a deep understanding of the revenue funnel. Guess what? You’re not alone.

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Hiring Scale Top of Funnel Funnel 52

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Let me unpack the issues–at least my experience: The funnel or pipeline is where we first start seeing systemic sales performance issues. In diagnosing these problems, we can come up with any number of issues. We were able, in a pretty short period, to get her win rate up to 40%. We carefully looked at our sales cycles.

Pipeline 85

Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Hiring 85

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is done by gathering firmographic data which typically includes: Job title Industry Current tech stack Location (headquarters and branches) Territory map(s) Employee size Sales cycle length Revenue (annually and quarterly) Seniority hierarchy. Here’s a sure way to mess up a customer profile—guessing. Identify your best customers.

Ideal Customer Profile 162

Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

Gong.io

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It’s your job to lead your team through the trenches and give them direction so they’ll know which markets or territories to target and how best to attack. It sets out everything your sales team needs to know about your sales process, including what they need to do at every stage of the B2B sales funnel to convert high-value leads.

Ideal Customer Profile 62

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Sales Methodology 62

The Pipeline

JANUARY 11, 2012

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Pipeline Face-to-face Cold Calling Sales Cycle 209

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. “But we’re not IBM” Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication , Communication Strategy , Guest Post , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Social Selling. Specifically SMB, which makes up the vast majority of businesses in the USA. January 2012.

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Pipeline Social Media Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile 226

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

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Pipeline 245

Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 245

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 2, 2020

This can include new quotas, territories, products, and compensation plans. Today’s modern salesperson doesn’t sell in a vacuum, and reaching a new level of success in sales often requires some help from marketing. I recommend using a reverse funnel analysis to determine exactly what you need to hit and exceeding your goals.

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Qualified Lead Marketing Buyer Persona 111

The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. As always the goal is to provide a couple of actionable things you can implement in your selling. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. EDGE Selling. Funnel management. Gap Selling. Interactive Selling. Sell Better. Selling to Executives. Social Selling.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 253