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How Business Services CEOs Are Responding to Industry Disruption

SBI Growth

While the Business Services industry saw comfortable growth preceding the pandemic, only a select few market leaders have been able to accelerate growth since the crisis began. Their secret lies in their ability to execute dynamic, cross-functional revenue plans. On today’s.

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Use Media to Create Warm Handshakes at Industry Conferences

Sales and Marketing Management

Industry conferences are among the most valuable network-building opportunities. The post Use Media to Create Warm Handshakes at Industry Conferences appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. In-person events rebounded in 2022 and should continue to grow moving forward.

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2023 Sales Training Industry Update: Ken Taylor Interview

The Sales Readiness Blog

Recently, our CEO Ray Makela sat down virtually with industry insider Ken Taylor , CEO of Training Industry, for an in-depth conversation about the current state of sales training and what learners need going forward. Here are three key takeaways from their discussion.

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Why Is Today’s Revenue Process Stuck in the Pre-Industrial Age?

Sales and Marketing Management

I've always wanted to make things more efficient, which is why I studied industrial engineering in college, and why I’ve always thought I would have been a great plant manager during the industrial revolution. Sales and marketing professionals, shareholders and, ultimately, customers all come out on the plus side. .

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. How can sales organizations meet the buyer along the journey at the perfect time? Download this eBook to find out!

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New Sales Hire: Industry Experience or “Best Athlete”?

The Sales Readiness Blog

Many sales managers debate which is better — hiring for industry experience or hiring the “best athlete” (someone with limited industry experience and exceptional selling skills).

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Our Most-Asked Questions from the Industry Leadership Panel

Force Management

We recently hosted an Industry Leadership Panel where we talked to three growth-oriented business leaders about what top organizations are doing to drive success in the current market. There were a few questions we saw over and over again from the audience, so we wanted to take the time to provide some relevant resources around those topics.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Thankfully, there’s an answer.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead. Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace.

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

CRM software is a powerful tool when used correctly, yet another obstacle to a sales team’s efficiency when it’s not.

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

When used effectively, a CRM can be the lifeblood of your sales team – keeping everyone organized, efficient, and at peak productivity. However, as a company, sales stack, and database grow, it becomes difficult to uphold structure and governance to keep a CRM up-to-date. The result? Combatting low adoption rates and data quality.

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Prove ROI and Make the Business Case for Industrial Content Marketing

Speaker: Achinta Mitra, Founder and President, Tiecas Inc.

It's the plight of an industrial marketer: over the course of a 12-18 month long buying cycle, you make contact with a whole host of influencers who read your content.who may or may not actually work in purchasing. Meanwhile, the purchase somehow takes place, and Sales claims all the glory. and win (or keep!)

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What Awesome Sales Managers are Doing to Crush It!

Speaker: Steven Rosen, MBA, Author, Executive Coach, Speaker, and Top 50 Sales Influencer

The sales industry is filled to the brim with hard working, knowledgeable, and capable managers like you. The problem is that, in spite of all of their hard work, very few sales managers have figured out how to consistently and methodically crush their sales numbers. How successful sales managers are growing their sales.

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Top 5 Ways to Drive Sales Rep Productivity

The premium for growth in B2B industries is higher than ever. The pressure is on for Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) and sales leaders to optimize their revenue engine by achieving consistent rep performance, quarter after quarter. Download this whitepaper today to find out the top 5 ways to drive sales rep productivity.

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The Impact of Direct Dials on Sales Productivity

Often, sales reps who fail to hit the phones hard are left wondering how they missed their quota. While dialing away at targeted prospects, it’s important for them to remember that not all sales outreach is created equal. How can you (and your sales team) benefit from this eBook?