Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today’s Guest Blog, ‘‘Marketing Strategies That Work for Any Industry—and 2 Creative Ways to Fund Them.’ The Solopreneur Journal. When you get down to it, marketing is figuring out how to make more sales. For small business owners, strong marketing begins with examining the data that is already present.

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Industry Lead Rank Strategy Marketing 78

Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

Millions of employees across every economic sector are turning their backs on toxic work environments and seeking better opportunities. The study showed a broad range of attrition within specific companies in various industries. Data via MIT Sloan Of course, not all companies are the same.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 17, 2022

B2B marketers are catching up with the B2C space in using social media to drive revenue. For instance, studies have shown that close to 80 percent of salespeople using social media for their jobs are outselling those who are not. There’s a reason why LinkedIn ’s ad business—worth more than $4 billion annually —is growing rapidly.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

MAY 12, 2021

And if you assume they are, you may miss great opportunities to ask for referrals that can come up at any point. A study into the habits of business-to-business buyers sheds more light on the question. The blog post and Rapid Learning video module are based on the following research study: Johnson-Busbin, J.

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Referrals Buyer Journal Video 59

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 15, 2022

It, also, was a problem in very fast growing dynamic markets. With each opportunity they build their knowledge and expertise. Those who read, study, and learn obsessively. They attend conferences, talk to experts, read the right journals and books.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In the process of learning more about Kenandy, I found additional information in Deborah Gage’s Wall Street Journal Venture Capital Dispatch blog in which she talks about Sandy Kurtzig’s initial reluctance to raise venture capital.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead PointClear 189

Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

They once simply executed pricing inside of an ERP pricing matrix, but now they are responsible for analyzing marketing trends, conducting competitive research and sifting through customer buying patterns to determine optimal pricing that drives profitability. Working from home can even help pricing mangers adapt better to market changes.

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Corporate Visions

MARCH 15, 2018

If our recent research reveals one big truth about marketing or sales, it’s that your messaging and skills training can’t be monolithic, a one-size-fits-all thing. Or maybe you simply have a significant upsell opportunity in front of you that you need to capitalize on. You can read the entire article here. Check out the research.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Kathleen Vohs is a marketing professor at the University of Minnesota who has researched the psychology of money. In one landmark study , Vohs and her collaborators performed a series of experiments in which participants were primed in various ways to think about money. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 55, 228-233.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found in-person requests are 34x more successful than those made via email. And this presents an opportunity to your selling teams to truly step up from salespeople to trusted advisors. THE SALES OPPORTUNITY IN 2022 AMID THE FLUCTUATIONS.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So, if you want to project your expertise and commitment to ongoing professional development but have less time to allocate to screening, studying, and examination, you're probably best off getting a real estate certification. Elective courses from the Ward Center for Real Estate Studies. How to Earn It. Negotiation training.

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Real Estate Cost Per Thousand Licensing Sales Qualified Lead 94

Sales Training Connection

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Physicians – and other medical staff – report that clinical studies in peer reviewed journals and evidence-based medicine are increasingly important in making decisions. By using words like I, me, we, and us in presenting the study findings, the third party value is diminished – and the results may even be perceived as biased.

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Health Care Data Journal Study 94

Cience

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The most important thing about any go-to-market approach is the buyer and the buying process. It’s the seller’s responsibility to adapt its approach to the market ; it’s not the market’s responsibility to adapt to any company. Power study, U.S. interview with Krim in The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2018) .

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Channels Marketing Retail How To 42

MEDDIC

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A study published in the International Journal of Business and Society found that this improvement comes from the ability of sellers with high EQs to adapt their behavior appropriately to facilitate sales. Not only that, recent studies show that companies name the lack of expertise as the biggest challenge when using automation.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 6, 2012

Actually I started studying sales in 1972. When the opportunity to write about sales appeared, I jumped on it. I subscribed to the local business journal. Yes, I’m somewhat successful now, BUT I didn’t start with nine best-selling books. I started by writing one 750-word column. And made sales for 35 years. Beginning again.

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Hiring Social Media Loyalty Journal 226

Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In 2014, the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management reviewed and critiqued the Challenger model, arguing that the approach had “inherent empirical and conceptual limitations that actually represent fatal flaws.”. Challenger claims to work best in complex, fast-moving markets.

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Customer Face-to-face Scale Journal 51

BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

For example, if a high-performing rep just closed a highly competitive deal, assign a team member (sales enablement or product marketing) to interview the new customer. Maybe there were missed opportunities to position your product against a competitor’s, allowing you to incorporate the loss report into competitive intelligence training.

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Klozers

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

They will cling on to opportunities in their pipeline longer than they should, as they are frightened of how bare their sales pipeline looks without them. These prospects and opportunities are a “force fit” rather than a “good fit” for their products or services, and only serve to keep the sales person busy.

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B2B Journal Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 20

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This insight allows the companies to tailor their marketing campaigns to highlight this feature in those specific regions. This is possible because AI examines much wider inputs like historical data, current market trends, and even external factors like economic indicators. Turbo with API and predefined inputs.

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Lead Rank Sales Process Lead Scoring Outsourcing Services 52

Klozers

JUNE 10, 2014

They will cling on to opportunities in their pipeline longer than they should, as they are frightened of how bare their sales pipeline looks without them. These prospects and opportunities are a force fit rather than a good fit for their products or services, and only serve to keep the sales person busy.

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B2B Journal Sales Qualified Lead Follow-up 47

Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2019

Michael Ahearne, a colleague at the Stephen Stagner Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston, published an article in the Journal of Marketing, titled, “Learned Helplessness Among Newly Hired Salespeople and the Influence of Leadership.”. missing their personal goals) rapidly shifted their approach with customers.

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Sales Goal Hiring Lead Rank Retail 93

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In fact, a five-year study of self-made millionaires from author Tom Corley found that 88% of respondents read for at least 30 minutes a day. If you’ve never read this classic study on the psychology of persuasion, now is the perfect time to settle in with Dr. Robert Cialdini. Rev up your sales process with the best sales books.

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Strategy Influencer Ideal Customer Profile Handbook 67

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Moreover, a major "sea change" has occurred in technology spending and purchase decision-making - with significant implications for your organizations sales and marketing strategy. More importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

Most importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge. So how well does your current content marketing help answer these key decision making questions for your buyers in a compelling and quantified way? Sources: • Gartner Forecasts 3.1%

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

We think there is a more systemic issue in the predictions: a major "sea change" in technology spending and purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy. Frugalnomics in Effect So what are the real reasons behind the continued slow growth? Why Your Solutions?

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Forecasting ROI Proposal Decision Maker 72

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Hey [Prospect], Congratulations on your new role as VP Marketing. Or you can offer what this study says people appreciate just as much as cash -- a compliment. Is it a priority for you to improve their ability to put new opportunities in the funnel? Regards, [Your name]. Boost their mission. Would you like an intro?

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Guarantee Prospecting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 145

The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

If you’re marketing or selling technology, this decline could have a significant impact, stiffer competition, and even more headwinds to meeting your ambitious revenue growth goals. You need to factor Frugalnomics prominently into your sales and marketing strategies and investments. YoY decline from 2014 levels. Why Your Solutions?

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Decision Maker ROI Forecasting Lead Rank 80

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

According to a new Accenture study of 1,054 senior finance executives, in the wake of the recession, more chief financial officers (CFOs) are expanding their role beyond finance. now finds herself at marketing meetings. Nancy Cooper, finance chief of software developer CA Technologies, based in Islandia, N.Y.,

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Buying Cycle ROI Journal Case Study 45

SalesLoft

AUGUST 6, 2014

This post was co-authored by Sam Laber , the Director of Marketing at Datanyze. Identify Your Addressable And Available Markets. First, let’s define addressable and available market. Consistently Grow Your Available Market. Sam is decent at tennis, average at painting and miserable at guitar, but loves all three. .

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 8, 2014

Most importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge. So how well does your current content marketing help answer these key decision making questions for your buyers in a compelling and quantified way? Percent in 2014 Gartner Forecasts 3.1%

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Forecasting ROI Proposal Decision Maker 65

The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

If you’re marketing or selling technology, this decline could have a significant impact, with buyers becoming even more cautious and economic focused. You need to factor Frugalnomics prominently into your sales and marketing strategies and investments. YoY increase from 2015. 2) Central IT is Irrelevant? Why Your Solutions?–

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ROI Decision Maker Proposal Forecasting 53

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 10, 2019

Turns out, the inevitable customer crisis can become one of your best opportunities to deepen customer commitment?—?if Prior to our latest research, apologies had been a reasonably well-studied area. In this study, you’ve seen there is a clear and consistent apology framework you can use to build and deliver your apology message? —?and

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Loyalty Remedy Journal Study 234

Nutshell

JULY 9, 2021

Many members of our team didn’t come from traditional tech backgrounds, and applied for positions at Nutshell after spending their early careers in entirely different fields such as retail management, journalism, and domestic engineering. What did you study in college, and what did you think you were going to “do” with that education?

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Retail Scale Education Study 118

Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2019

I went to 20–30 doors a day trying to get in front of any VP of Marketing at a B2B company who was on my targeted list and would hear me out. I was delivering our case-studies book and realized it may not be enough. And there are other areas of opportunity for you to unlock profitable channels that haven’t necessarily been explored.

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Promotion Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 79

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

In a blog post about pricing in the pandemic for marketing research firm Forrester SiriusDecisions, Lisa Singer says companies trying to rebound from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic must look for opportunities to offer low-cost or free offerings. These are anything but normal circumstances. So we said, ‘Here, they’re all free.

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Margin Discount Incentives Incentive 194

LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

Understanding how to motivate your sales team is crucial for any business aiming to increase market share and achieve its sales goals. The Impact of Setting Appropriate Targets on Motivation Levels A study by InsideSales.com revealed that clearly defined goals can boost employee engagement and productivity by up to 30%.

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Motivation Strategy Incentives Incentive 52

Salesmate

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

You can call yourself a good realtor if you have immense knowledge of the real estate industry’s latest trends, news, and marketing advice. They can provide you with remarkable insights into the market while giving you a detailed vision of how you can further grow your business. Forbes | Real estate. BiggerPockets. Afford anything.

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Real Estate Lead Rank Lead Scoring Journal 66