Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 7, 2019

Author: David Sill In August 2017, the DiscoverOrg sales team was working at top speed, well aware that Q4 was right around the corner, when our CEO announced the acquisition of a formidable competitor, RainKing. A sort of panic set in: this meant merging two sales teams that had been accustomed to going head to head. It isn’t easy.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Crunchbase

JULY 29, 2022

Whether you’re thinking about switching things up or just starting out in your career, tech sales can certainly be a great career path. A seasoned tech sales professional can pull in well over $100,000 a year in salary and commissions, making tech sales a very lucrative career. What is tech sales? Hardware sale s.

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LeadFuze

JULY 7, 2023

Knowing how to set sales goals is a crucial skill for any business owner, sales manager or marketer. But setting effective sales goals involves more than just choosing an arbitrary number. So if you’re ready to increase your company’s annual revenue target by setting effective sales goals – keep reading!

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Allego

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This article originally appeared in Training Journal. Great sales reps aren’t born. For reps to build up their selling skills and gain the insights they need, they require ongoing coaching from sales managers. Sales Coaching in the Virtual Selling Era. For one, hybrid work enabled sales reps to work from anywhere.

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Cincom Smart Selling

AUGUST 27, 2020

New Product Launch: Start with Basic Information. To frame our conversation, let’s borrow something from the world of journalism. If you use project-planning software, this initial step will help you organize your basic inputs to ensure that the resulting plan you develop is built on a strong foundation. Sales reps.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

Successful sales professionals are great storytellers. They have an ability to share information and ask questions that the buyer can clearly relate to, versus simply talking about their products, solutions, or company. How can you up your sales game by learning how to tell value-based stories? Find a common language.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Don’t worry — you are not alone: 69% of your colleagues feel the exact same way, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales 5th edition. As the same State of Sales 5th edition claims, salespeople, on average, sell only 28% of their working hours. As AI evolves, sales processes will become more predictive and proactive.

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? But before we dive into sales training ideas, let’s clarify what we mean when we talk about sales training. What about sales training programs?

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Anne Miller

AUGUST 11, 2022

This month’s newsletter is as timely today for sales training as it was when it originally ran in 2014, particularly because attention and retention are harder to achieve when so many teams are remote. See how two sales trainer pros prove that metaphor power is forever! Making the information stick is a real challenge.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 17, 2022

These digital platforms, while different in nature, are about community, and represent opportunities for sales pros to develop reputations as trusted consultants. Sales pros should use these social pages to tell their sales story as much as explain their careers. With that in mind, here are four tips for advanced social selling.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As we regularly remind readers on the ZoomInfo blog—the inception of the Internet brought about the sharing of information at a never before seen rate. For this reason, we recently published comprehensive lists of helpful YouTube channels for recruiters and YouTube channels for sales professionals. 4. Koozai. 8. Capterra.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In B2B sales, it’s important to make a good first impression. If you want to be seen as a trusted resource—a top-notch B2B sales pro with expertise to share, not just a product to push—you can’t use social media to blast strangers with sales pitches. None of us in B2B sales has much patience. You are your brand.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As we regularly remind readers on the ZoomInfo blog—the inception of the Internet brought about the sharing of information at a never before seen rate. Their channel is devoted to informative digital marketing videos on SEO, PPC, content marketing, and social media. Featured Video: A T-Shirt Design Mistake that Kills Your Sales.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2018

Business Journals. However, while sales reps can’t avoid prospecting, they can certainly make it easier for themselves. Business Journals. Local business journals cover news on big events happening at companies in the area, whether that be a lawsuit, a new location, or additional funding. How to Find Prospects.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Pricing requires a lot of collaboration with all the teams inside of your company, from sales to finance to purchasing. With better web-accessible software platforms and data tools, pricing managers no longer need to be tethered to the office to get real time data. And sales reps might like dropping in on important deals.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Where Sales Prospecting Went Bad. I'm not sure where sales prospecting went bad. My theory is that someone applied some math to this whole prospecting sales funnel-y thing and realized that spam is actually a decent prospecting method. This sad state of affairs is fully the fault of sales leaders -- including myself.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Sales books. Presentation software. 5) LinkedIn Sales Navigator. With a premium LinkedIn Sales Navigator account, reps can get additional insights on prospects as well as customized lead lists. 6) Sales Books. This journal helps sales reps get more done and feel better every day.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As one of our readers wrote: “As a pricing director, understanding the business and grappling with the sales rep and customer-facing issues related to pricing is a significant portion of your role. .” When you interact directly with top customers and local sales reps, you gain a valuable insight into what really drives buying behavior.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 16, 2021

Unless you know that, your sale isn’t going anywhere. The researchers — from the business school, psychology department and social science institute — wanted to investigate whether asking questions had value beyond the exchange of information. So, Chelsea, tell me about your after-sales support,” he says. Doing it right.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

AUGUST 11, 2023

They need easy data tools to help them make informed, strategic decisions. Tools that make it easy to analyze historical sales, trends, customer behavior and more allow distributors to anticipate fluctuations in their business and identify patterns that can lead to new growth.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 23, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Have you ever spent a day with your channel partners and joined them on a few sales calls?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

According to a study published in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , “Individuals who were led to believe that they had thought a lot about a two-sided message felt more certain about the resulting attitude than people who were led to believe that they had thought only a little about the same message.”

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Nutshell

AUGUST 6, 2020

The best sales email is the one that gets read. Download the Complete Guide to Writing MUCH Better Sales Emails for over 50+ pro tips on how to make your emails stand out in a crowded inbox. But every video he does create is packed with information. Search Engine Journal. GET THE GUIDE. Best Marketing YouTube Channels.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2018

The right contact information can be key to closing deals. As artificial intelligence grows more advanced, businesses can work from a list of those who are most likely to convert, making them much more efficient in their sales efforts. Building a successful business starts with great leads. Mailing List Builders. Direct Mail Targeting.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Many B2B manufacturers still deploy a “catalog approach” to sales, with inside reps relying on frequent touches with prospects and customers to close deals. Even in the pandemic, many B2B companies tried to adapt that approach to the new world order by simply shifting in-person sales presentations to video calls.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 6, 2014

He began his career in sales development at Gigya, where he managed a team of 8 SDRs conducting outreach in Europe and Latin America. At Salesloft and Datanyze , we spend the majority of our time helping sales development teams. We’ve learned lessons from some of the best (and worst) efforts in sales development.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2018

Here are 5 things you can do every day to practice patience and improve your decision making in sales. Although these individuals come in different forms — from buttoned-up investment bankers to scrappy sales professionals — one thing is consistent. The more we expose ourselves to this information the more real it becomes.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The distribution industry traditionally faces low margins in each sale. It is difficult to keep your bottom line healthy without technology-driven approaches to pricing, sales execution, operations and value-added services. Or you might underestimate your margins leading to lost sales.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 4, 2009

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Cience

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

His most recent book is Aligning Strategy and Sales: The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors that Drive Effective Selling (Harvard Business Review Press), which was cited as, “the best sales book of the year” ( Strategy + Business ), “a must read” ( Gartner Group) , and “perhaps the best sales book ever” ( Forbes ). Answer: Yes.

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Nutshell

MAY 21, 2021

As a content marketer, you contribute to revenue growth through the generation of sales leads at a low cost. Join 25,000+ other sales professionals and get our best articles delivered to your inbox. (In fact, this is the goal of every position at an organization, if you want to split hairs.) How do we get leads to chase us ?

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Pointclear

APRIL 18, 2012

Prior to joining Aberdeen Group, he spent years in the trenches with companies including Progress Software, LogMeIn, and SuccessFactors. The $250K purchase will have many touchpoints of influence across the sales cycle, and social media will be integrated as one of those points of influence. The Impact of Mobile.

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HeavyHitter Sales

AUGUST 19, 2008

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 15, 2009

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

AUGUST 23, 2023

It’s a popular technique in the distribution industry, used to provide added value to the customers and boost sales volume. Electronics Bundles : Office equipment distributors often bundle products together such as a laptop, cabling, printers, and even software. Customers save time and you increase your sales.

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