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Five Ways to Amp Up Direct Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer. It’s not enough to hire the appropriate sales profile. Use tools and technology to automate, extend and evaluate.

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15 Sales Statistics That Will Change How You Think About Revenue In 2021

Sales Hacker

Sales teams that invest in remote selling and sales intelligence tools will continue to outperform their peers. 68% of sales leaders plan to implement a hybrid or fully remote sales model in 2021. But 12% of sales leaders say they still have no clue which sales model they’ll use next year.

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Accelerate Your Sales Pipeline with Strategic Prospecting

CloserIQ

Whether you’re new to sales or an experienced sales leader, prospecting is integral to your current success and your future career growth trajectory. A prospecting plan that’s strategic and worked consistently improves the quality and quantity of leads in your pipeline. Prioritize Key Prospects and Clients.

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WHY IS IT SO HARD TO ACCESS DECISION MAKERS?

Mereo

According to a past Objective Management Group analysis , only 1% of salespeople new to sales — those often with the onus of sales development — can get past the shield of gatekeepers to access decision makers. We at Mereo have experience enabling selling teams with the right knowledge, tools and approach.

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Predictable Prospecting – Quick Book Summary

Tenbound

Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline By Marylou Tyler & Jeremey Donovan Part 1: TARGET Chapter 1: Internalizing Your Competitive Position Conduct a Six-Factor analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. sales leaders) 2- Gatekeepers: (e.g.,

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Why Only 48% Of SDRs Consistently Meet Their Quota (And How You Can Fix it)

Sales Hacker

When I ask prospects what tools they use for cold outreach , I get the same answer over and over — cold calling and cold emailing. These two channels have been used for decades, but that means prospects have developed strategies to avoid being disturbed by pushy salespeople. The Three Problems Holding SDRs Back.

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170 Sales Terms From A – Z: The Updated Glossary of B2B Sales Definitions

Sales Hacker

Account Based Marketing (ABM) is a strategic framework that engages qualified individual prospects or customer accounts as unique markets in themselves, worthy of focused, hyper-personalized treatment by sales, marketing and other teams. . Direct Sales. Deal Closing. Decision Maker. Demand Generation. Direct Mail.