Costello

APRIL 16, 2019

In our latest research done in partnership with Databox , marketers and sales managers agree that playbooks improve the effectiveness and efficiency of calls, help train new salespeople and ensure product and services are correctly positioned. Perhaps most importantly, they also agree that sales playbooks creates a better customer experience!

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Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2019

A successful close is the end goal that every sales team guns for. Whether prospecting, making cold calls, negotiating, or even researching, every small step a sales rep takes is tied to this goal. But despite a focus on closing sales, it remains one of the biggest issues for teams. Closing sales is critical for driving growth.

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Top of Funnel Closing Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 110

Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There’s no overestimating the importance of a good sales pitch — but where do the best pitch ideas come from? Do you always have to use sales pitch templates or is it better to do what feels best? Fortunately, there are plenty of good sales pitch examples out there to light the way. What is a sales pitch and why is it important?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2023

To get the full picture, you’ll need to understand: How data exists today in the majority of businesses Why the data management status quo is almost certainly harming your business How to break the restraints holding you back from making the best data-driven decisions What Are Data Silos?

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Product demos are one of the most critical components of strong product marketing and sales for SaaS organizations. A great product demo creates an urgency to buy, while a bad product demo sends prospects running. What is a Product Demo? A product demo is a verbal value story.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2020

As a sales leader, you've probably wondered what impacts your prospects and potential customers. Well, content has become more important than ever for B2B buyers and decision-makers. According to Demand Gen’s 2020 Content Preferences Study , 67% of B2B companies said they’re leaning more on content to research and inform decisions.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sales automation tools streamline repetitive tasks so you can focus on selling. Explore popular solutions and how they can integrate with your CRM in this complete guide. What is Sales Automation? Today’s Sales professions spend just 34% of their time selling. The Rise of Sales Automation. Salesforce.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2020

How can you find more success with cold calling? We often discuss how to make a cold call, but rarely the next step after your cold call fails to get picked up. How many emails hit your inbox every day? How many emails do you get that pair up with a voicemail? First, do Cold Sales Voicemails Work? A lot, right?

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Showpad

APRIL 19, 2022

In fact, your sales teams have a lot of control over this. It means you need a salesforce prepared to engage with buyers, a way to create and measure engaging content experiences, and a way to capture and use customer insights to continually guide the whole process. Sales readiness. Sales effectiveness.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

So how do you maximize the investment you’re making in sales new hires? Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). Onboarding Checklist for Sales New Hires. The average ramp-up time for salespeople is between six and nine months.

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LeadFuze

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This isn’t about quick fixes but tested strategies used by successful sales professionals worldwide. You’re about to discover how an effective script can transform icy reception into warm leads; how asking open-ended questions keeps prospects engaged longer; and why something as simple as tone could change the game entirely.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

How The Best SaaS Sales Teams Are Improving their Sales Closing Percentage. The end goal of every salesperson is to close the sale. Every day, a sales rep is trying to make it their goal to be successful. It’s clear that there is room for improvement in closing sales. Why is that?

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. The problems with the SDR to sales handoff. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The global pandemic forced sales teams to change their processes and go digital. Organizations must adapt their sales strategies post COVID-19 to meet customer expectations. Whether you’re looking to implement a remote sales strategy or improve your current strategy, keep reading. What is remote sales?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The only way your sales reps can meet their quotas and close deals is if they have enough prospects in their pipeline. So how can you prospect more effectively? How can you ensure that you’re targeting and focusing on the right prospects? With a proven sales prospecting process. What is sales prospecting?

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Prospecting Lead Scoring 62

Allego

MARCH 10, 2022

While virtual selling has been an essential part of the sales process for years, it became the only process during much of the pandemic. That shift is a challenge for some sellers who are still struggling to succeed at virtual sales. The pandemic revealed that whatever industry you work in, everyone needs virtual sales training.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 4, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Jason Bay , Chief Prospecting Officer at Blissful Prospecting , a company he built to coach B2B reps in outbound sales. Join us for a high-energy, people-focused conversation about doing a complete 180 with your outbound sales framework. powered by Sounder.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You’re a leader who has to figure out how to solve a big problem in your department. But you’re not ready to call in vendor help because you don’t want to get chased by sales teams and dumped into some annoying marketing drip campaign. . B2B buyers are hiding from you. Here’s how to reel them back in.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2019

They follow up the call with a demo, the demo with a pitch — and before you know it, they're asking for the close. The other salesperson comments on a few of your recently shared LinkedIn posts, sends you a personalized email, and, after learning a little more about your business needs, asks for a demo.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

If SaaS customers are not buying software, why do sales reps spend so much time selling software features? This article explores how leading SaaS companies approach sales and what SaaS sales reps can learn from them. ” at the end of their demo. They are not buying software. Investment.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is massively changing the game in sales — and has huge potential for account executives. I’ll walk you through how AI can make your job as an AE way easier — including specific ChatGPT prompts you can put to use in minutes. Because the future of sales isn’t man versus machine.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Proposal 74

Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2018

Cold calling is a traditional sales technique that involves calling people with whom you have no existing relationship. In fact, it’s fair to say that anyone interrupting your day with an uninvited three-minute script is going to have to do some seriously fast and impressive talking to keep you on the line. Is Cold Calling Dead?

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In many cases, the product silos that exist internally become transparent to your buyers during the sales cycle, creating the perception you’ve got a bunch of fragmented products instead of integrated solutions. Longer and more difficult sales cycles lie ahead if this is the case.

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Growbots

JULY 30, 2021

Outbound sales prospecting is essential to business growth, but vastly different from traditional marketing. Outbound sales is highly proactive — it’s all about finding just the right customers and convincing them to work with you. What is Outbound Sales? Differences between Inbound vs. Outbound Sales. Table of Contents.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 1, 2020

One of the professions that’s seen the most pandemic upheaval due to COVID-19 is outside sales. Fortunately, by leveraging a few inside sales best practices, outside sales reps can successfully pivot to remote sales. Keep reading to learn how! Reshaping Your Sales Process. Let’s dive in.

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Pivotal Inside Sales Strategy Face-to-face 79

Chili Piper

OCTOBER 29, 2020

At first glance, creating a sales process may seem like more of a burden than an asset. A well put together sales process not only helps rep be way more awesome and convert more leads, it makes their lives a lot easier. Here’s the ultimate guide to creating an effective sales process that keeps your entire team on the same page.

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Close.io

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

A selling process (or sales process) is the series of steps your sales team goes through to make a sale. A selling process (or sales process) is the series of steps your sales team goes through to make a sale. It's the core of your sales program, and if it's working well, you'll close a lot of deals.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Cold Calling Follow-up 91

Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Discover how mastering virtual sales strategies can elevate customer interactions, even in complex sales cycles. Virtual selling is a technology-driven approach to sales. Unlike traditional face-to-face interactions, sales reps use digital tools to engage with customers remotely. What Is Virtual Selling?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is massively changing the game in sales — and has huge potential for account executives. I’ll walk you through how AI can make your job as an AE way easier — including specific ChatGPT prompts you can put to use in minutes. Because the future of sales isn’t man versus machine.

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Proposal 52

Highspot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Sales is the engine that powers your company. But what’s powering your sales? By now it’s universally known that sales and sales team practices have undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. And, even more alarmingly, buyer needs and behaviors seem to be moving way ahead of the sales learning curve.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Scale Face-to-face 75

PandaDoc

APRIL 5, 2023

There’s a simple reason behind automating sales processes — less time spent on low-value-added activities results in more time spent on actual selling. That goes for the rest of your sales team stuck following established steps — how much of that time could they have spent doing something more productive than administering routine tasks?

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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. But how do you decide which ones make the most sense for your business? It’s typically an outbound marketing method that salespeople or sales development reps (SDRs) are tasked with. Finding Qualified Leads.

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Sales Qualified Lead Closing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 126

LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Best Sales Podcasts for You This 2021. The ability to listen to an almost inexhaustible supply of training, case studies, and applicable tips via sales podcasts shouldn’t be taken for granted. From individual sales reps to Founders, there are so many great “shows” to help you become better at your job.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Twitter Lead Scoring 98

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 23, 2018

Mistakes during your sales conversations cost you deals. That means you can’t afford to slip up during sales conversations. has analyzed sales conversations with machine learning and AI for nearly two years. We’ve analyzed over one million B2B sales call recordings to tease out what’s working and what’s not, based on hard data.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 23, 2018

One of the reasons why B2B sales is so complicated is because of the many blind spots it involves that can ambush sales deals. You might optimize your prices and meet compliance regulations or you might have the best sales tools at your disposal. Limiting sales to just phone and emails. Never asking for the sale.

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Nutshell

JULY 10, 2018

Cold emails take just a moment to learn, in terms of what they are and how to execute them. Prospects find personalized videos very engaging for a variety of reasons, among them: Video creates a person-to-person connection (as opposed to person-to-written-word). Let’s talk about how to do it and do it well: 1. Maybe you know it.

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