Score More Sales

MARCH 26, 2014

Finding the right prospective buyers and then actually having conversations with them are the top two challenges most sellers are facing now. If assigned a vertical territory of financial services I would do several things right away: look at who my existing and past customers in financial services are. Look Socially. Close More Deals.

Prospecting 254

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 254

Nutshell

JANUARY 9, 2019

“We prefer to work off of spreadsheets” is one of those great lies that sales organizations like to tell themselves. Spreadsheets might be easy to use, but they don’t actually do anything to help you close a sale. Fortunately, Nutshell is built with Google users in mind. 16 sales process templates for B2B pipelines.

Google 86

Google How To CRM Top of Funnel 86

Score More Sales

JULY 7, 2014

Do you have a strategic prospecting plan or will you just “wing it” again, like you often do? You need to start planning during your prior work day for upcoming prospecting you’ll be doing on the next business day. Stop being haphazard about sales. Download the “Strategic Prospecting Plan” here.

Prospecting 222

Prospecting Education Territories B2B 222

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Timing is everything in sales. In this article, we’ll cover what a trigger event is, why they’re important and provide examples you can apply to your own sales strategy. These could be industry changes, a new funding round announcement, a merger, or a prospect getting a new role.

Social Media 104

Social Media Google Hiring How To 104

Score More Sales

JANUARY 10, 2013

A big win for your sales team would be to find more prospective customers and start listening to what they are saying. They just set a first meeting with this prospect company who earlier would not interact with them. Start with simple Google searches. Do general search on the web. Learn about more complex searching.

InsideView 249

InsideView Research Prospecting Eloqua 249

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

Company 156

Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Vengreso

JULY 18, 2023

Generative AI for Sales Prospecting is an uncharted territory for many. Sure, it sounds like a tech buzzword that’s been thrown around lately… But when it comes to implementing Generative AI in your sales strategy… Most are at a loss when it comes to incorporating Generative AI into their sales tactics.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Prospecting Retail 52

Close.io

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Enterprise sales can be a treacherous territory if you’re an inexperienced startup founder. One day, out of the blue, we got a message from a top-senior executive at Google. She was super excited: “This is EXACTLY what I want to do internally at Google. We didn’t know about enterprise sales. From B2C to B2B.

Oracle 53

Oracle Enterprise Enterprise Google 53

Sales 2.0

JUNE 9, 2018

Congrats you have a brand-new “greenfield” sales territory! He figured out that we have about 150 relationships we can maintain (keep in mind this was not for sales people using CRMs etc. Most of the time business owners and marketing and sales managers define sales territories by classic demographics. “We

Territories 150

Territories Demographics Social Media Cold Calling 150

Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2022

How many times have you seen a rep work their rear end off only to create an opportunity that just keeps getting pushed out quarter after quarter as the prospects’ priorities change? Every good seller knows how to attach their deals to prospects’ timelines and needs. Related reading: Your Sales Cycle is (Probably) Too Long.

Hiring 92

Hiring Promotion Sales Cycle Territories 92

Pipeliner

MAY 2, 2018

Faster than you can say Benedict Cumberbatch three times fast: In sales, you’re only as valuable as the data you’re operating upon. The true sales hunters will dive 10,000 leagues deep below the ocean and know what their prospects had for breakfast that morning. Be the Queen Mary 2 ! I see this all the time.

Prospecting 68

Prospecting Google Ideal Customer Profile Harvest 68

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2018

How to Find Prospects. Prospecting can be tedious and time-consuming, but it’s something that has to be done to keep pipelines healthy. However, while sales reps can’t avoid prospecting, they can certainly make it easier for themselves. Where Do Salespeople Find Prospects? Job Boards. Twitter Searches. CrunchBase.

Prospecting 81

Prospecting Hiring Journal Territories 81

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 20, 2018

If you don’t keep the leads coming in thick and fast, you run the risk of sales running dry over the next weeks. Here are a few tips: Divide your territory in a way that makes sense. Sources of information will vary according to your customer/prospect’s industry. Some examples are: ‘Friends’ within the customer/prospect.

Sales Qualified Lead 120

Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Territories 120

Score More Sales

APRIL 5, 2014

Remote professional selling, or Inside Sales, is tough – lots of activity and not always a lot of revenue to show for it. Suddenly your first deal closes – or your first deal after a slump – or enough deals to get you to the next level in your comp plan – and wow, is sales great! He is known as the father of positive psychology.

Inside Sales 212

Inside Sales Positioning Territories Insurance 212

Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

Midmarket companies and larger SMBs seem to fall into three camps: the ones who understand the power of social sales and actively work to build a plan of action, the ones who are coming around to this idea but not doing much yet, and those who are turning a blind eye and are missing a great window of opportunity. Are there any new executives?

Ideal Customer Profile 234

Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

There is nothing more stressful than Q4 for a VP of Sales. We will use Sales Leader’s Q4 Critical Path Guide. Your Talent — How to improve your sales manager’s performance. You are strategizing with Sales Managers and reps. You know that there are certain things your EVP of Sales has no control over.

Territories 308

Territories Compensation Buyer Google 308

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

To win in sales you, and your company, need a recipe for success. The ingredients to win in sales must be pure and of high quality to create a great, high-end, finished product. Here is what we believe it takes to compete with a strong solid sales team that closes the right deals with great sales velocity.

Hiring 247

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Get started with this three-step process.

Revenue 119

Revenue Proposal SalesForce Lead Rank 119

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes. As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things: Numbers. Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process.

Prospecting 144

Prospecting Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank 144

Crunchbase

MARCH 13, 2023

Industry leaders such as Adobe , Microsoft , Google , PayPal and Shopify are making big layoffs, with a large swath of cuts focused on their revenue teams. In January, Salesforce announced it was laying off 10% of its workforce, and it was the sales team that faced heavy losses.

Territories 59

Territories Churn Face-to-face SME 59

Score More Sales

JUNE 3, 2014

Last week I had the pleasure of spending a day with Ken Krogue, co-founder of InsideSales.com , inside sales pioneer, and Forbes columnist It was great. A CSO Insights study found that companies who had put CRM into their sales process only increased revenues by 17%. In inside sales, leading indicators are effort and results.

Inside Sales 234

Inside Sales Lead Rank InsideSales Lead Scoring 234

SBI Growth

AUGUST 6, 2012

Are your sales resources properly aligned with growth opportunity ? The Sales Leader is about to receive the 2013 Revenue Number. He will rely on you, the Head of Sales Operations, for sales strategy advice. Are you confident the sales team’s people, money and time are accurately allocated for the upcoming year?

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Opportunity Strategy Banking Territories 316

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2014

So in addition to having multiple records for the same companies (both prospects and clients), there is another big area of bad data – as follows: Contact person is no longer with the company. Tag (categorize) the record appropriately as a pre-prospect, prospect, qualified, proposed, or client. How do you cleanse the data?

Data 193

Data Policies Ideal Customer Profile Guidelines 193

SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2012

Trained the sales force and channel partners on the new product. Did you forget about enabling the sales force ? Where in your plan is getting your sales force ready to sell your new product? Who is responsible for Sales Enablement ? If you leave it to the sales force, it won’t get done. They’ve never had to.

Sales Enablement 267

Sales Enablement Tools Territories Campaigns 267

SMEI

JANUARY 5, 2024

In today’s highly competitive job market, particularly in the dynamic fields of sales and marketing, standing out to prospective employers is more crucial than ever. Keeping Up with Industry Trends The sales and marketing sector is continuously evolving, with new tools, strategies, and market dynamics emerging regularly.

Marketing 85

Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Google Analytics 85

Vengreso

MAY 16, 2019

Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Google Podcasts. Sales engagement is a fairly new term but one that every sales rep needs to understand and a skill they need to master. On this episode of #SellingWithSocial, I’m honored to have Mark Kosoglow, co-author of the book, “Sales Engagement” on the podcast.

Social Media 104

Social Media Google LinkedIn Media 104

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Your Sales Strategy. It is one thing to have a sales strategy. VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. This is flawed.

Compensation 325

Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 30, 2012

While it should be only on rare occasions, there are times when you will need to offer a discount and lower your price to close the sale. A well-orchestrated and properly timed price drop can indeed help close a sale. This is where most sales people blow it. Sales Person. “So, Sales Person. “I Sales Person.

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Territories Discount Referrals Negotiation 279

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Guard your time – a bit of advice given to me years ago by a wise sales manager that I’ve always worked to remember. Because of everything you do in your sales career, time is the one thing you cannot recoup. Start timing tasks – how long does it take you to write three emails to prospective buyers? .

Lead Rank 227

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

A pillar of success for any sales organization is an effective business development strategy. Of course, changes in the sales landscape and marketplace have a profound effect on your business development strategy. Of course, changes in the sales landscape and marketplace have a profound effect on your business development strategy.

Webinar Metrics 62

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy Analysis 62

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2014

A startling fact, presented over and over in b2b studies shows that most sales reps do not follow up enough – despite the few we know of who seem to overcall – or follow up too many times with unqualified opportunities. The same is true for companies in your geographic territory who fit one of your buyer profiles.

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Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 222

Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2022

Their signature on our paper would be a talking point for the rest of our sales career. We have our prescribed lists and territories. We’d let the prospect know that we’ll cease prospecting them. Some prospects loved us but couldn’t initiate a conversation with us. We’d use Google Alerts to listen for company news.

Account 98

Account Hiring Intent Signal Conference 98

Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Google Podcasts. Being the host of a podcast named #SellingWithSocial, you would not be surprised know that social sales trends are a top of radar issue for me. He provides very practical tips for making the most of the social sales trends that are happening right now. Take notes!

Trends 73

Trends Social Media Territories How To 73

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As a sales professional, the rate at which you’re expected to guide prospects through the sales process and drive revenue for your company is likely increasing. Growth hacking is a popular term in the marketing world, however, sales teams can greatly benefit from implementing growth hacking strategies as well. CircleBack.

Tools 105

Tools Top of Funnel Hubspot CRM 105

Zoominfo

AUGUST 16, 2022

B2B sales and marketing teams need reliable firmographic profiles of their target accounts that will stay up-to-date amid the rapid pace of change in business. Data teams continue to struggle with outdated records and fragmented systems that, at best, result in unpredictable sales outcomes.

Data 130

Data Ideal Customer Profile Segment Face-to-face 130

Showpad

MAY 12, 2022

Yet, working together, they’ve built a high-performance sales enablement function at TOUGHBOOK Europe—the European Mobile Solutions Business Division of electronics giant Panasonic. They designed new industry research methods that include both customers and sales reps. Before 2020, Panasonic didn’t have a sales enablement team—at all.

Industry 98

Industry Sales Enablement Hiring Telecommunications 98

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 2, 2019

When we Google Thai restaurants, we expect results near us, plus driving directions from our current location. TOPO’s research suggests that, as Intent Data goes mainstream and becomes more integrated, it will become part of the prospect lifecycle. Sales Development Reps still don’t know what to say,” TOPO’s analysts add. “We

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Data Intent Data Intent Customer 196