Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

Whether you specialize in inside sales or are a field sales pro, you have likely picked up a lead or two at an event or trade show at some point in your career. Here are some ways to generate qualified leads in place of live events and trade shows. What makes webinar attendees high-quality leads?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

Whether you specialize in inside sales or are a field sales pro, you have likely picked up a lead or two at an event or trade show at some point in your career. Here are some ways to generate qualified leads in place of live events and trade shows. What makes webinar attendees high-quality leads?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

One year later, we’re virtually in the same boat, with most organizations shifting to conducting online shows to generate leads and reach prospective buyers. With fewer overall events, are the number and the quality of your leads impacted? That makes them hot leads. But there are some caveats to consider.

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Don on Selling

JANUARY 3, 2020

Attending a Trade Show can be like walking through a maze unless you plan ahead. Attending trade shows is a huge investment. So, how can you be sure you are investing your money and time to be successful at trade shows? Why are you going to a trade show? Four, let the vendors pick up the tab.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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Don on Selling

AUGUST 8, 2018

You had a successful time at a trade show. You gathered several good leads. You just experienced post-trade show trauma. What is post-trade show trauma? Here’s the problem with attending trade shows as a vendor – you and attendees get blinded by too much enthusiasm. What happened?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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Don on Selling

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Exhibiting at a trade show takes a lot of planning. It’s trade show season. That time of year when you and other salespeople attend trade shows in hopes of gaining more leads. Exhibiting at a trade show is expensive. Your bags are pack. You’re ready to go.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In this article I’m going to explain how to PROPERLY execute an effective trade show follow up campaign without being a blood sucking lead vulture. 10 Steps for Effectively Following Up with Leads After a Trade Show or Event. Prioritize your leads and plan your outreach accordingly.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Which means things shaking up in the B2B world — holiday emails are being blasted, sales deals are being closed, and 2021 recruitment strategies are finishing up. And to get there, you have to ramp up your visibility and engagement with your best sales, marketing, and recruiting teams.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Successful lead generation is, at once, one of the key marks of effective marketing and the fuel for productive sales efforts. That's why understanding how efficient your lead generation efforts are is pivotal when it comes to having a feel for the health of both departments and finding areas for improvement. Cost per Lead Example.

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The Pipeline

MAY 21, 2019

Most trade shows I attend, I do so to prospect, not as an exhibitor. Organizers kindly line up prospect in neat little stalls, one after the other. A couple weeks back I went to an event where I was indeed interested in what they were displaying and selling. This time I got to experience trade shows like most mortals do.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 26, 2012

I hear from sales and marketing leaders on a regular basis that they need more leads. The most common marketing efforts to drive leads include paid search, SEO, social media, outbound email, teleprospecting and trade shows. Let’s take a closer look at blogs and why they are so effective in producing leads.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 13, 2019

In order for your company to have steady growth, you need a steady flow of leads. Many businesses lack a process for lead generation , if you don’t have one, you are not alone. Execute – A plan to generate a certain amount of leads monthly, “Rinse and Repeat.”. Turn your List into Leads. Don’t give up.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

Lead generation specialists play a crucial role in the sales process. If you’re interested in becoming a lead generation specialist or are considering hiring one, let’s explore what a lead generation specialist does and how they contribute to an organization’s sales and marketing efforts.

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SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

The idea of engaging a lead over traditional channels like email and phone is quickly going stale as most salespeople have crowded towards them. Apart from this – working professionals, who make up for B2B buyers and users, tend to spend less time on these channels. Which is where social selling comes in.

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Lead generation is what drives growth for businesses around the world. Lead generation is pointless if it doesn’t result in a prospect and a conversion. Before we dive into how to drive conversions, let’s first unpack the difference between a lead and a prospect, and how to turn one into the other. What is a lead?

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Matt Fok came up with his idea for eZ-Xpo, before the pandemic. Since his company was already selling an eLearning platform, he simply went to his existing customers to validate the idea. We actually started the virtual trade show before the pandemic. [6:33] And then the pandemic hit. The short answer is both.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 26, 2022

Use these key ideas to help you come up with factors that will allow you to make your business marketing better, and to achieve greater success as a business. . _. Spruce Up Your Website. Sprucing up and improving your website as much as possible is one of the essential elements for making your website better. Trade Shows.

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Pointclear

APRIL 30, 2013

He is a regular guest on CNN and HLN on the subject of marketing and social media and is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker for corporations, events and trade shows around the globe. Jamie was recently profiled in Advertising and Promotion , the world''s best-selling college-level marketing textbook.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 15, 2024

Brand merchandise is an age-old business tool that’s been in full swing at industry events and trade shows for decades. Improving Brand Recall As mentioned, up to 75% of your consumers are more likely to repurchase after receiving merch. Keeping your clientele in mind always will lead you to the Smooth Sale!

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

Sales intelligence uses data and sophisticated software for lead generation , creating an ideal customer profile , data quality management, and more. Ideal sales intelligence tools supply your team with up-to-date information about your prospects and addressable market — and how you can reach them. What is Sales Intelligence?

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 8, 2023

Steps to Increase Visibility: Hire someone to greet people upon entering the trade show floor. Set up an attractive stand and have free promotional handouts available. And others network via group Zoom meetings; concise and intriguing messaging will encourage follow-up conversations afterward.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You create a pop-up photo booth where people can take pictures with their friends and then receive stylized edits of their photographs to take home. Or, if your company sells intangible products like software and technical solutions, you can craft an email campaign offering a free trial of your product.

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Alice Heiman

AUGUST 29, 2018

They need more qualified leads. Whose job is it to generate leads? Some say it’s marketing that should be generating qualified leads for salespeople. Some say salespeople should generate their own leads. Effective prospecting campaigns have to be more than picking up the phone and trying to reach the person on the list.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Have you considered reconnecting with your old sales leads? Getting traffic and leads is the biggest pain of 63 percent of all businesses. But MarketingDonut says 44 percent of salespersons give up after one rejection. Albeit, 80 percent of the time, business leads need about five follow-ups to convert to paying customers.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 3, 2017

You’d be surprised how often I hear, “My account based selling team can’t close.”. Trying to teach reps how to close without addressing the broken links in your lead generation system will not yield sustainable B2B sales leads. Ask these questions to determine the real problem: What was the lead generation system?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Nearly every Sales Leader we speak to mentions lead generation as a source of frustration. This post is for all the Sales Leaders that suffer from insufficient quality lead flow. In this blog we will discuss how to drive more of the leads you want. Generating leads has become a complicated topic with many moving pieces.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 14, 2014

Earlier this month in a post title To Call Or Not , I cited some stats about the level of effort required to engage and sell new buyers. Having remembered that the company had recently done a trade show about a week before our conversation. I asked how many leads he picked up, he told me about a hundred or so.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

To help you power up your reps’ efficiency, boost the bottom line and deliver a customer experience that lasts long after the initial sale, here are a few ideas for leveraging data as part of your B2B sales strategy. Maybe they all found you in a similar way – social media, a trade show or sales outreach, for example.

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Zoominfo

JULY 15, 2019

You create a pop-up photo booth where people can take pictures with their friends and then receive stylized edits of their photographs to take home. Or, if your company sells intangible products like software and technical solutions, you can craft an email campaign offering a free trial of your product. Industry events and trade shows.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 11, 2019

The marketing team created leads and engagement opportunities, while the sales team built relationships and set up accounts. Geotargeting: There’s probably a geographical component to the sales data, including customer locations, opportunities for travel, events, and trade shows. Show value. Pilot, then iterate.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For companies selling any construction-related products, finding shelf space on the largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot (HD), is a dream. Who Are You Selling to? Contractors make up just 3% of HD’s base, however they generate 40% of the store’s revenue; easily making them HD’s most valuable customers.

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SalesProInsider

APRIL 10, 2019

Generate more leads and then convert them. Lead gen and lead conversion both need effort, time, confidence, resources, and skill. While my focus is on equipping people to increase their conversion rates with collaborative conversations that sell*, that doesn’t matter if you don’t have enough leads or prospects to convert.

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Pointclear

JUNE 15, 2012

Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management. But many are going for cold, hard, qualified leads.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 27, 2019

Many conferences, trade shows, and other events start with a meal, usually breakfast. Get Connected: Many conferences and trade shows now have an app with a list of attendees, speakers, and sponsors. Then follow-up with a nice note. Challenge yourself: Walk up to someone standing solo and introduce yourself.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 6, 2020

These are called leading indicators , and they are used much too infrequently in sales. With lagging indicators, you can analyze many different kinds of information, such as conversion rate, time to close, lead value, and opportunity velocity. Leading Indicators. Which leads us to the other kind of KPIs: leading indicators.

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