Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

Ideal Customer Profile 98

Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. B2B sales is not different, the good folks over at OpenView Labs , have put together a list of Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. Prospecting. Territory Alignment. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. April 2008.

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Influencer Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel 222

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The process of sales and marketing alignment is so fraught with assumptions, misunderstandings, and disagreement that we think both departments need a relationship therapy session! Marketing has certain data needs. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate. Location data (Marketing loves).

Ideal Customer Profile 202

Ideal Customer Profile Data Scale Marketing 202

Mereo

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A leading global financial technology (FinTech) client recently reached out with a big request: They wanted to completely overhaul their go-to-market organizational structure, roles and relationships. There are a number of factors that should tip off sales and go-to-market leaders to rethink their organizational approach.

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Lead Rank Marketing Commission Retention 41

Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Should Salespeople Prospect Anymore? Last week during a client’s sales meeting we got into a discussion regarding pipeline values, needless to say the number of prospects and dollar values were insufficient to achieve the overall corporate revenue objectives. Are you territory based or open territories? First, it depends.

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Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Real Estate 92

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Get the help needed to influence those you can’t fully control. Within your sphere of influence, you can deliver results for sales leadership. Sales, Finance, Marketing and Customer Service need this alignment. Don’t do a territory redesign project without knowing exactly who you’re targeting.

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Top of Funnel Territories Scale Segment 296

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Author: Mandy Truong With 2021 in full swing, marketers are making their plans for recovery and business growth. In the early days of the pandemic, many companies and organizations slashed marketing budgets in the wake of dire uncertainty and widespread lockdowns. Still, virtual events were unchartered territory. Virtual Events.

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Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cancellation 177

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). What Is Prospecting? What's the difference between leads and prospects? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Prospecting Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank 142

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Setting Quotas, territory structures, headcounts and total compensation budgets are examples. Have you adjusted your plan based on this continued shift of power and influence yet? There’s solid evidence that your Marketing counterparts are responding. 58% have increased their content marketing budget.

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Buyer Persona Territories Compensation Buyer 310

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Responding quickly to incoming leads can make or break a deal, particularly in highly competitive markets. The more mature a business gets, and the more complex the prospective customer’s needs are, the more challenging it is to maintain that speedy response and personalized touch. Lead Routing by Territory or Geography.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 100

Pointclear

MAY 14, 2018

Salespeople only know that forecasted deals have been delayed, customers aren’t returning calls, and new prospects are slow in coming, or at least it appears that way. But then, someone outside the organization asks questions about things that could have had an influence on the organization’s forward momentum a few months before the slump.

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Emissary

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In a recent Emissary survey of executive-level tech buyers, 85% of recent, major tech purchases included a non-technical buyer with major influence over the final decision. Most vertical marketing strategies are light in nature consisting of tabs on websites, vertical-oriented stock photos and key words added to headers. Listen first.

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Marketing Strategy Collateral Case Study 52

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

In some instances, salary-only sales can be positioned as a more “transparent” marketing differentiator. Even the best reps can sometimes suffer from slumps or market changes beyond their control. As a result, it should be frequently revisited as market conditions change, making it work-intensive for employers.

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Compensation Salary Commission Margin 118

Smooth Sale

MAY 23, 2023

Although his pain point, the title applies directly to the sales profession and still holds today as we need to connect with prospective clients as we develop our audience. Standing out from the crowd left a mark of interest on my prospects, who welcomed me and directed me to the CEO’s office. But for most, that did not occur.

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Hiring Influencer Networking Lead Rank 78

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

During this session you will receive input on 3 critical path items: Your Number — How you can influence receiving a fair number from your boss. 1 — Customers & Prospects: The most important thing is your customer/prospect. Territory, leads, compensation plan and their boss. You have been doing this long enough.

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Territories Compensation Buyer Google 308

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

If you’re ready to knock your sales career out of the park, it’s time to put yourself in the mindset of an entrepreneur, managing your sales market the same way you would manage a business. As the business owner of your market, your attention should be on more than just your monthly quota. Position yourself as an expert.

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Territories Demographics Sales Cycle Social Media 112

Sales Hacker

MARCH 27, 2018

Every business runs like a B2B sales prospecting operation. You head out to a territory (market) where you can mine (generate) something valuable, then sift (qualify) good finds from the bad. Keep your sales pipeline full by prospecting continuously. Why B2B Sales Prospecting Needs More Attention Than You Think.

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B2B Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 87

SalesforLife

JUNE 27, 2019

Build a Total Addressable Market (TAM) for the event. If you read our blog, you know that account executives are responsible for building TAM maps for their particular geographic territory. This also applies to an event, where you’ll have a defined, set criteria, times, size of the room, set number of attendees, and geographic markets.

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Campaigns Ideal Customer Profile Strategy Trade Show 95

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 20, 2021

As pipelines shrank due to COVID-19, many organizations shifted from inbound to an account-based sales and marketing outreach approach. Feel free to jump ahead: What is account-based sales and marketing? Issues with one-to-many and one-to-few ABS and marketing programs. What is personal account-based sales and marketing?

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Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel Account Lead Rank 67

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

As Account-Based Marketing continues to rise in popularity among B2B companies, I decided to pick the brains of fellow industry experts and get their input on the matter. Today, in part 2, we hear from Adam New-Waterson , Chief Marketing Officer at LeanData. Account-Based Marketing is a philosophy, not a product. Buy more lists!

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead 100

SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

More than 1400 sessions, more than 350 exhibitors, 18 keynotes, 20 parties, 2 rock concerts, and 5 opportunities to help charities on site, there is perhaps no bigger event for sales and marketers. Act-On’s streamlined user interface puts first-rate marketing tools at your fingertips, making campaigns and programs easier and faster.

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Vendor Twitter InsideView InsideSales 139

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. Keep it Nimble – as a mid-market company, are you getting so big that you can’t be flexible? Keep it Tasty – your offers to prospects must be enticing. Keep it Consistent – baking is scientific, and so is selling.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. We tried to tackle every aspect of event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! It helps you generate social capital and expand your influence. Check them out below!

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Webinar Metrics Trade Show Marketing Strategy 113

Score More Sales

JANUARY 4, 2013

But I also had sales leaders who just raised the number by a percentage every year, not taking into consideration changes in the market or in opening up a new territory. Some of my favorite activity goals include: Number of high level conversations you have each week with influencers and decision makers.

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Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Territories Outbound 224

Highspot

JUNE 11, 2020

Distributed workforces, fluctuating market dynamics, and office politics can make working in lockstep difficult. Regardless of the root cause, overcoming sales and marketing misalignment is necessary to securing long-term success. What does marketing do for sales? What does sales do for marketing? What is smarketing?

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Top of Funnel Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 59

Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It has 850 million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Recent articles: 4 Cheats for the Camera that Your Audience Will Love You For, Influence with Virtual Executive Presence, Are You Misreading the Zoom? Sales, prospecting, and mindset tips for you to sell with confidence and integrity.

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LinkedIn Hiring Sales Leadership B2B 118

Smooth Sale

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given I wasn’t permitted sales training, I initially set out in my territory to inquire of prospects about how they prefer to buy. ’ Accordingly, I applied the same to my prospective clientele. After checking all the boxes for completion, the representative leaves the premises to hunt down new prospects.

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Loyalty Revenue Hiring Vendor 78

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 9, 2018

And your marketing team is busy too—fully entrenched in holiday messaging and plans for the upcoming year. Whether you’re in charge of choosing the company gift or just looking for a way to thank your team, corporate gift giving is tricky territory. Gifts intended to influence business decisions. Keep reading! Is this weird?

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Handbook Government Policies B2B 160

The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution. Marketing and Sales become unified around one process, instead of each focusing only on their respective ends of the revenue pipeline. March 2008. February 2008.

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Manticore Pipeline Marketing Lead Rank 217

Score More Sales

MAY 27, 2013

If you haven’t already had amazing things happen by being online, you will see how you can be blown away by the prospects, former customers, and soon-to-be-strategic partners just waiting for you to define yourself, your market niche, and the value you add to doing business with others. Gain Connections. What is stopping you?

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Inside Sales Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile Telecommunications 230

SBI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Prospecting Attention Deficit Disorder: How to Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome. You enthusiastically immerse yourself in the activities and efforts required to learn about and stay up-to-date on the ever-changing array of products, competitors, and market trends. A list of Marketing leads that need to be called.

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Ideal Customer Profile Objections Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead 125

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

You know I have never read an article or a post that was written by an advocate of cold calling, suggesting that social selling is bad, ridiculing people who use the practice to engage with prospects, suggest that it is inadequate, or about to die. Step back you don’t wanna get any on your shoes). . Why do Socialites? Kumbaya Time.

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Cold Calling Social Media Decision Maker Lead Rank 292

Crunchbase

MARCH 23, 2023

You can use automated tools to quickly surface qualified prospects so that you can save time on research and instead focus on engaging with prospects and closing deals. Sales automation vs. marketing automation Both sales and marketing automation tools help organizations attract customers, close deals and increase revenue.

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Sales Automation Software Software Sales Process 52

criteria for success

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In fact, sometimes it can help companies identify opportunities to develop solutions the market needs. Consider what products and services they buy, their budgets, and your points of contact – both decision-makers and influencers. What is the total market for that solution? How much of the market is potentially available to you?

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Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Trade Show 98

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Your marketing team is busy too — fully entrenched in messaging and plans for the upcoming year. Gifting has long been a marketing strategy, but your company’s community is just as important as your clients and employees. It seems like there’s not enough time in the day. What’s appropriate? How much do I spend? Is this weird?

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Guidelines Policies Handbook Government 130

Emissary

APRIL 20, 2023

Sellers are used to markets and account potential trending up or down. Generative AI is rapidly disrupting products and markets, while raising a broad range of commercial, ethical, and practical questions. U ncertainty = a lack of condition and market predictability. But in a VUCA market, they can’t be carved in stone.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Banking Territories 52

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2014

If you know that you have a “more probable” prospective customer – a potential buyer who is in the market niche where your company does its best work, and there are industry peers of your prospect company already working with you – it’s upon you to follow up and make connections in this company. Create a Targeted List.

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Follow-up Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Buyer 222