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The Slippery Slope Called Sales Enablement

Jonathan Farrington

A very well respected organization in the marketing and sales alignment business now reports that most companies have done all they can to help sales at the top of the funnel. Now what is needed, they say, is to provide support to sales people in the middle and late stages of the buying process. Sales Enablement.

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Day 2 Twitter Recap-Sales and Marketing 2.0 Conference-Part 1

Fill the Funnel

Best Sales 2.0 Best Sales Enablement Program – Big Machines. Best Sales Lead Management Program – Unisfair. Best Use of Social Media for Sales or Marketin g - Adobe Omniture Business Unit. Best Sales & Marketing 2.0 Management – Brainshark. Solution - Marketo.

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Do Standardized Sales Processes Really Work Anymore?

Pointclear

For decades now, sales management has put in sales processes and systems to standardize how sales reps manage leads and close deals with prospects. These sales processes and systems typically have been enclosed by three points of a triangle: sales enablement tools, sales training, and sales pipeline or forecasting tools.

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3 Tips to Turn Noise Into Value

Pointclear

Use the trail of data to reverse engineer your successful sales cycles so they can be replicated and refined. Big Data is a powerful tool when looked at in the proper context. Kurt is the executive vice president of sales enablement and marketing for SAVO , the market leader in sales enablement.

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PowerViews with Chris Tratar: Execs Need to Support ‘Sales-First’ Culture

Pointclear

He named several, including the need for unity between a company’s go-to-market strategy and its sales strategy. But perhaps the most overlooked step, he said, is having a highly placed executive within the company who is driving a focus on sales enablement and productivity.

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PowerViews with Chris Tratar: Execs Need to Support ‘Sale-First’ Culture

Pointclear

He named several, including the need for unity between a company’s go-to-market strategy and its sales strategy. But perhaps the most overlooked step, he said, is having a highly placed executive within the company who is driving a focus on sales enablement and productivity.

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Marketing Needs to Put Skin in the Game

Pointclear

Marketing typically supports sales by influencing more than 75 percent of all leads and sourcing up to 10 percent of them. The mix should consist mostly of sales enablement, then demand generation, with less focus on awareness. Marketing spend as a percentage of revenue is often fairly small, usually less than 5 percent.

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