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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

Sales and Marketing Management

Zoom, the video communications firm, uses software to analyze call data in order to identify winning communication styles and inform training. . Qualia, a real estate company, uses software that allows sales managers to listen in and “whisper” feedback. . The salient question now becomes, what cannot be sold virtually?

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Accelerating Software Sales in a No-Touch World with Virtual PoCs and Demos

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Annie Reiss, Chief Marketing Officer, CloudShare While businesses determine how to safely return to something resembling a pre-COVID world, software sales teams are still racing to meet their quotas and keep business moving. Here are some ways that sales teams can remain productive and maximize opportunities with prospects. .

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Your Lead Gen Is Broken (Here’s How to Fix It)

No More Cold Calling

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs are still missing quota en masse. None of us stands out during prospecting. That’s a fact.

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Truth Bomb: Salespeople All Look Alike to B2B Buyers

No More Cold Calling

Stand Out to Meet Quota None of this would matter if sales reps were meeting or exceeding quota, if their pipelines were qualified and their projections accurate, and if they had only committed and loyal clients. Yet, when Salesforce surveyed sales pros in 2022, only 28 percent said they expected to meet or exceed quota this year.

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How to Avoid The Impossible Quota

SBI Growth

Prospects aren’t responding to phone calls. Otherwise, Pie-In-the-Sky quotas become the norm. Download our Quota Metrics Tool to see best in class Quota Setting Guidelines. Consider one catastrophic scenario we witnessed: Jeff was the newly appointed CSO at a rapidly growing Software firm. It doesn’t have to be.

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7 Sales Prospecting Tips to Ignite Even the Coldest Pipes

Zoominfo

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? How did you find those prospects?

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How AI Helps With Sales Prospecting

Hubspot Sales

85% of salespeople using AI/automation agree it makes their prospecting efforts more effective. As prospecting is an extremely critical step in the sales process , adopting AI to help with your processes is worth considering. Read on to learn more about using AI for sales prospecting and specific use cases for generative AI.