The Digital Sales Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2020

What is a sales cycle? Let us begin by explaining what is a sales cycle and why it is a critical component of any sales strategy. A sales cycle is a map that lays out the step-by-step process that salespeople will follow that maximizes the possibility of a sale. Understanding the Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. But while prospecting part/start of the sales cycle.

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Crunchbase

MAY 18, 2023

Sales teams are under immense pressure as businesses navigate economic uncertainty and mounting customer expectations. They must do more with less and move quickly to close deals at a time when the B2B sales cycle has slowed. A few years ago, sales teams could rely on inbound leads to meet their quotas. The result?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 13, 2023

Since the earliest days of selling, our vision is to free up sellers time to sell! Ideally, we’d like them to spend 100% of their time working with prospects and customers, helping them navigate their buying processes. There are some necessary things–training and development to improve our ability to sell.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase.

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The Pipeline

JULY 17, 2013

Shorter sales cycles are one of those things that come up in many discussions with sales and corporate leaders. When I ask them what specific improvements they would like to see 18 to 24 months out, a shorter cycle is usually one. The cycle would be that second round, which was continuous.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 22, 2020

There are a lot of blurred lines in business and sales, leading to blurred conversations, and longer sales cycles. One blur is the line between who is a buyer and who is a prospect. Assuming buyers and prospects are the same and the words interchangeable perhaps explains the output numbers year after year.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 15, 2021

We had just seen Machu Picchu (a place which lives up to EVERY ounce of the hype. Yep, the typical over-confident sales guy. Kind of like on a sales call. Tempo on the sales call and in the sales process is everything for us. Separate discovery calls didn’t set the prospect’s mindset. You’re losing tempo.

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 11, 2023

Is your sales team struggling to have conversations with the right buyers? Better prospecting is the most direct path to increase sales conversations. Wendy Weiss takes us through the four steps to improve your sales team’s ability to schedule sales calls. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 29, 2018

What Is a Sales Cycle? Sales Cycle” refers to the specific actions salespeople follow to close a new customer. Sales cycles are often confused with sales methodologies. A sales methodology, such as the “ inbound methodology ,” refers to the framework for implementing the sales cycle.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. When I was a kid growing up in the 60''s, a baseball game was expected to last no more than 2 hours. Not a day goes by when we aren''t talking with someone about their sales cycle and how long it has become. Today, a Red Sox-Yankees game might last 4 hours - or more!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Daily, sales reps (mostly SDRs) face the daunting task of turning cold calls into warm calls. Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. Along with actionable intelligence, guidelines for cold calls allow both sales managers and SDRs to tailor their sales processes.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

And while it’s not hard to find basic business data — company names, phone numbers, employee counts, revenue, maybe direct dial numbers and email addresses — today’s complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers. What is Sales Intelligence? What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do?

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. However, many B2B sales teams struggle with inefficient qualification processes. In fact, two statistics cited in Spotio are eye opening: 46% of B2B sales reps list lead quantity and quality as their top challenge.

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Closer's Coffee

MAY 6, 2019

The same thing can happen to your sales cycle. It could be changes in the economy or something else in the marketplace that is impacting the time required to close a sale. Whatever the reason, a longer sales cycle time is not good for your business. It was an exhausting process but we eventually made the sale.

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SalesHandy

APRIL 1, 2020

There often comes a state in Sales, especially for new teams, when almost everything seems to be going haywire. Some of the best performing Sales teams worldwide profoundly understand and master their Sales cycles. Some of the best performing Sales teams worldwide profoundly understand and master their Sales cycles.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Think of the sales process as a journey rather than an adventure. Similarly, there are stages to the sales process.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

The first thing we need to understand is what a sales cycle looks like and the different steps that it contains. In here, we will discuss the sales cycle definition, stages, and strategies for accelerating sales. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Sales Cycle Definition.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 27, 2018

Whether it has been labeled as propaganda, rumor, misinformation or hoax, people have been making things up for a multitude of reasons for millennia. But when you’re in sales, learning the truth about a prospect’s needs is critical. Is the information you’re hearing consistent with what you already know about your prospect?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2018

Ahh, the never-ending quest to create the perfect, predictable sales cycle. To figure it out would be like discovering the holy grail of sales. But -- as you know -- the insane number of variables and blockers in each sale makes it near impossible to fool-proof the system entirely. How to Speed Up Your Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s In Conversation – How to Shorten the Sales Cycle. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Interview , Lead Management , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Success , Video , execution.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

8 Surefire Ways on How to Reduce Sales Cycle. When you think about the number of sales that a person can make in one day, they seem to be more finite than when we just use numbers. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Is It Possible to Shorten the Enterprise Sales Cycle?

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SBI

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Ian Levine , Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of RO Innovation. No database searching or guessing.

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Gong.io

JUNE 18, 2018

Sales influencers have hypothesized about every phase of the sales cycle. They’ve come up with lots of tips and tricks over the years, mostly based on personal experience. They tell us exactly what works and what doesn’t on sales calls. Hero status, coming up. Looking for a massive ROI?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Sales reps can easily lose a successful sale if they don’t have the right tools or framework to work with. Both market and sales intelligence fall under the umbrella of lead intelligence, which collectively gives comprehensive insights about prospects. What is Sales Intelligence? What is Market Intelligence?

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by GDJ Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Simplify the Appointment Process for Prospective Clients Successful selling requires a meeting of the minds between the buyer and the seller. The goal is to earn a returning and referring clientele, known as The Smooth Sale.

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Close.io

AUGUST 6, 2018

Here are two things you can do to accelerate the sales process. Understand the buying cycle of the enterprise you're selling into. You ask the prospect: "What is it going to take for you guys to buy? Most companies go through the sales cycle sequentially. Have a clear vision of their buying journey.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. It’s a vital part of any sales strategy because it helps develop your sales pipeline and brings you one step closer to securing new customers. Inbound prospecting relies on marketing efforts to drive action or engagement from prospects.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. It’s a vital part of any sales strategy because it helps develop your sales pipeline and brings you one step closer to securing new customers. Inbound prospecting relies on marketing efforts to drive action or engagement from prospects.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. It doesn’t have to be.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 22, 2018

If you’ve worked in sales for any amount of time, you know the standard sales process looks something like this: You identify a prospect and conduct research, you figure out what pain point or challenge they’re trying to solve, and then you offer your product or services as the solution.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. And poorly managed prospecting lists will result in seller fatigue. B2B sales prospecting in a nutshell.

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PandaDoc

MAY 30, 2019

A slow sales cycle is kryptonite to good sales teams. In today’s highly competitive business environment, it’s the fastest-growing technology companies that end up dominating the market. So, to be the best, you need to speed up your sales cycle. Leverage team-based selling.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 23, 2019

Sales will always be a numbers game. Is It Possible to Shorten the Enterprise Sales Cycle? How most sales reps spend their day may surprise you. of a sales workday for functions directly related to selling. That’s a shame, because time not spent closing the sale isn’t just wasteful, it’s also dangerous.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Sales teams are juggling more tasks than ever. In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. What Are Sales Operations Tools? However, there are a handful of solution categories that any sales ops team needs to focus on for success.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Typically, these professionals are tasked with identifying and qualifying potential leads and initiating contact with prospects. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. BDR achievement has remained steady.

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Autoklose

MAY 6, 2024

Many people wonder whether sales is an art or a science. Here are some tested-out and working selling techniques that have been corroborated by numerous stats. Table of Content What Is Science-Based Selling? Yes, You Can Sell on Social Media 5. Leverage EQ Closing Words What Is Science-Based Selling?

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