Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). But the payoff is salespeople who understand your business, your customer, and your sales methodology -- a wicked combination that leads to bigger returns, faster. Pre-week training.

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Hiring Training Hubspot Inbound 123

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

These items end up in the trash, hardly a worthy investment of your firm’s marketing and sales budgets. . Let’s dive into the psychology of swag, what the data says, and when you can expect it to work for sales. Like any marketing or sales tool, promotional products are an investment. The Psychology of Swag.

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Sales Tools Tools Data Wireless 103

Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Sales Conversation is where the action is Applying AI to analyzing sales conversations is the highest ROI opportunity for companies, Paul says. “To To me the sales conversation is ‘where the action is.’ Paul agrees that some companies have too many sales tools. Companies want “one throat to choke!”

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Conversion Amdocs Territories Forecasting 195

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

To attract and enable partners, tech firms are investing more towards channel Incentives, now one of the largest marketing expenditures, with the typical technology provider allocating 3% to 5% of revenue to indirect channel incentives (Accenture). The obvious, is that your partners aren’t dedicated just to you.

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Channels ROI Sales Goal Microsoft 53

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

We recently asked the developer of a very successful ROI/TCO tool what it took to get the tool to have such a big impact on driving incremental business, increasing competitive win rates and reduced discounting. So what did Mark and his team do to get this TCO sales tool well adopted and used so effectively?

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Sales Tools Tools Guarantee Customer 56

Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 12, 2012

As you wrap-up what I hope was a successful 2012 and begin preparation for 2013, I think you will find some great ideas about sales tools during two Webinars to register for. Minimize Your Workload and Maximize Your Sales with Web Tool Automation. 31 Must-Have Sales Tools in 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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Webinar Metrics Sales Tools Tools Top of Funnel 112

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 31, 2013

This new tool takes research of Forrester’s Sales Enablement expert Scott Santucci and is designed to help executives determine how worthwhile their sales and marketing investments are at driving growth. Click here to install the ValueStory App on your iPad.

Marketing 68

Marketing ROI Sales Enablement Sales Tools 68

Vendor Neutral

JULY 30, 2021

Tom Pisello, Mediafly Tom Pisello is a thought leader and author on sales and marketing effectiveness, as well as a serial entrepreneur. He's well known from his videos, blog, and newsletter as “the ROI Guy.” Mediafly acquired his company Alinean, a pioneer in value messaging and interactive sales tools.

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Top of Funnel Face-to-face Scale Webinar Metrics 132

Allego

APRIL 18, 2024

In fact, consulting firm McKinsey & Company says, “AI is poised to disrupt marketing and sales in every sector.” Not only that, but McKinsey’s research shows that organizations that invest in AI are seeing an increase in revenue of 13-15% and a sales ROI increase of 10-20%.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

It is very easy for us to continue to evolve and maintain the content, configurations and pricing, value propositions and calculations, default metrics and more within the ROI / TCO Calculators / Sales Tools.

ROI 45

ROI Sales Tools Tools Research 45

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Companies need to provide specific, value-driven sales discussions that differentiate their product from competitors. Sales enablement technology and training can help in this area; however, a tremendous gap remains in resources for indirect sellers. To accomplish this, all sales representatives need the proper tools.

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Sales Technology B2B Sales Enablement Enterprise 218

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

The instability and threats to survival so many companies are facing have resulted in longer sales cycles and increased executive presence on calls (up 53% from a pre-COVID-19 baseline). We’re seeing more meetings per closed-win and more buyer-side focus on how a product will immediately provide ROI. Build a Content Pipeline.

Sales Enablement 130

Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy 130

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Yes, we have several customers and partners who are authoring their own ROI/ TCO Tools. Anyone with basic spreadsheet / Word skills can be taught how to create and publish any number of sales and marketing tools on the Alinean platform.

ROI 45

ROI Tools Sales Tools Training 45

Allego

JULY 31, 2023

They need access to multiple things related to their job, such as how to use sales tools, sales collateral, product information, presentation decks, HR documents, and training materials. Buyers receive outdated sales collateral. Sellers don’t know how to use sales tools.

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Buyer Collateral Scale Survey 62

The Digital Sales Institute

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Sales training programs worth taking is a constant topic in the world of sales. The truth is that whether delivered in class, in house or online sales training programs have helped thousands of salespeople to improve their selling skills. This is the key to long lasting sales success. under 30 or over 30?

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Training Lead Rank Top of Funnel Social Selling 56

Smooth Sale

JULY 25, 2023

He started his career in sales making over 20,000 telephone cold calls, and became one of the youngest team leaders at the company. He also co-founded a marketing agency that helps companies grow and scale. Their research indicated that companies investing in AI have already seen a 10 to 20 percent sales ROI increase.

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Study Scale How To Hiring 78

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year. So how do you get the much needed sales tool adoption to occur in 20012.

Sales Tools 80

Sales Tools Tools Incentives Incentive 80

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Author: Giuseppe D’Angelo Inside sales have never been hotter, and the sales field is experiencing considerable change. Much of this is due to the technology that is beginning to drive the sales process much the way it has driven marketing for the past several years. Also, we’re seeing generational changes.

Inside Sales 209

Inside Sales Trends Outsourcing Services Face-to-face 209

The ROI Guy

JUNE 6, 2013

Even with his great skills, physical training, and mental focus of a champion, the competition is just too close and you need every edge to win. It has long been debated whether selling effectiveness can best be addressed by improving Sales Reps skills, or by providing Sales Reps with the right Sales Tools.

Sales Tools 65

Sales Tools Tools Sales B2B 65

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

The instability and threats to survival so many companies are facing have resulted in longer sales cycles and increased executive presence on calls (up 53% from a pre-COVID-19 baseline). We’re seeing more meetings per closed-win and more buyer-side focus on how a product will immediately provide ROI.

Sales Enablement 100

Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy 100

SBI

MAY 4, 2021

In order to ensure that sales teams are prepared and to consequently optimize sales performance, sales training and enablement teams must use sales learning analytics and other sales metrics to develop sales representatives. What does the data say about sales representatives’ knowledge?

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Analytics Scale Hiring SalesForce 148

SBI

MAY 21, 2019

Closer alignment with marketing. Because buyers engage with sales later in the cycle, top of the funnel activities are more important than ever to nurture leads to qualification. Does the marketing message match with what the sales teams are talking about, and vice versa? An NPS of 95.

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Buyer Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel ROI 124

SBI

JUNE 28, 2021

Once sellers are past their onboarding period, you should be observing their sales KPI’s, so that you can provide proactive recommendations for additional training to those falling behind. Q: What steps can Sales Enablement leaders take to best facilitate their prospects’ decision-making given that interactions are likely remote?

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale 86

SBI

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP AREAS OF FOCUS IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO TRANSFORM THEIR SALES ORGANIZATIONS? MARK: As buyers get harder to engage, competition grows, and markets accelerate, ensuring sellers bring their A game to each and every sales interaction becomes ever more critical.

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Sales Enablement ROI Retention Video 93

The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year. With such low adoption, it should not be a surprise that despite some good wins, your new value-focused sales tools might not be garnering the anticipated usage.

Sales Tools 68

Sales Tools Tools Incentives Incentive 68

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 15, 2020

Interactive value selling tools, like ROI and TCO calculators, allow team members to capture personalized data in real-time from buyers. Utilizing these tools is proven to improve win rates with 74% of buyers purchasing from the first seller to provide this value. Use your marketing budget to the fullest.

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How To Face-to-face ROI Video 99

SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Sales tech decision makers suffer from information overload and have to wade through a lot of marketing hype. Throughout 2017, we interviewed leaders of 26 top sales solution providers asking the same questions of each of them. Sales teams need to access and update the CRM without having to go into Salesforce ever again.

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Decision Maker SalesForce ROI CRM 139

SBI

OCTOBER 27, 2020

So from my perspective, especially when looking at sales enablement, creating a good buying experience is all about creating a great customer engagement experience (CEx). The seller can use the interactive business value assessment tool with the customer to drive virtual interactions to gather data, review and collaboratively refine results.

ROI 108

ROI Pivotal Buyer Lead Rank 108

Vengreso

AUGUST 20, 2020

Nonetheless, he has spent 20 years leading top-performing sales teams at high-growth technology companies including Salesforce, where he was the Vice President of Commercial Sales and creator of the Sales Leadership Academy program. As a sales leader, you know that today selling is more difficult than it was 10 years ago.

ROI 115

ROI Decision Maker Chemicals Cold Calling 115

Highspot

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Skills Needed to Be a Successful Sales Operation Manager Overcoming Challenges in Sales Operations Management What Does a Sales Operations Manager Do? Sales operations managers ensure sales teams work efficiently, adapt to market needs, and remain productive.

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Sales Operations Face-to-face Hiring How To 52

BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Marketing agencies and media companies are increasingly seeing deep merits in becoming more data-driven to keep their go-to-market initiatives more targeted and relevant. Competition reports are vital to agencies and media houses selling to SMBs for helping with market positioning, better prospecting, fixing appointments, etc.

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Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Customer 52

SBI

APRIL 8, 2020

At Seismic we are not just enabling our Sales teams, we support everybody in our organization that is customer-facing: Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and our Partners/Channel. Lastly, we are responsible for the implementation of new tools and drive accountability around usage with our leadership (top-down approach).

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Face-to-face Hiring Vendor Sales Enablement 120

Mindtickle

JULY 24, 2016

Not many people can define what “engaging content” really means when it comes to training. The bulk of corporate training is required content. Charbel, why should leaders care about making training content engaging? We can learn from cross-functional fields like marketing and bring this to employee training to optimize it.

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Resources Training Scale How To 52

Mindtickle

JULY 24, 2016

Not many people can define what “engaging content” really means when it comes to training. The bulk of corporate training is required content. Charbel, why should leaders care about making training content engaging? We can learn from cross-functional fields like marketing and bring this to employee training to optimize it.

Resources 52

Resources Training Scale How To 52

SBI

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The second area is better training on product updates and new releases so that sellers always have the most up-to-date information and know how to match product features with buyer needs. Tools are your friend here. Another great resource is Your Ultimate ROI: How to Master Growth with Sales Readiness Success.

ROI 117

ROI B2C Consumer Buying Cycle 117

SBI

MARCH 25, 2020

Interactive value selling tools including ROI and TCO calculators allow sellers to capture personalized data from buyers in real-time and use that information to guide more compelling and prescriptive sales conversations. Put your marketing budget to work. Consider the cost of “do nothing”. In Closing.

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Face-to-face Scale Sales Enablement Video 101

Allego

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We’re living in a world where sales teams must do more with what they have. In this climate, winning sales teams will change their strategy to become more efficient and effective. Their first step will be to reevaluate how they train , coach, and enable reps. 3 Ways to Help Sales Teams Sell More with What They Have.

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Webinar Metrics Strategy Hiring Coaching 62