DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 19, 2018

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: new customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. Expand with a Win/Loss SWOT.

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Territories Outsourcing Services Ideal Customer Profile Buyer 181

Gong.io

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The value of sales territories isn’t lost on most sales leaders (and if it is, we’ll clarify that shortly). The problem is making your sales territory planning fair without swallowing up your time. . What is sales territory mapping, and why is it important? So everyone has the same sales potential. .

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Territories Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Forecasting 62

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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Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Strategy Top of Funnel 208

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2013

When your territory is changed, it opens a lot of questions for Sales Reps. But can you, the Sales Rep, make a living in this new patch? To answer those questions, we built a Territory Evaluator. This downloadable tool helps you evaluate your new territory in relevant terms: Selling time as required to meet quota.

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Territories Quota Travel Maximizer 276

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2021

This might not be all that mind-blowing to point out, but not all sales orgs are comfortably confined to their companies' corporate headquarters — operating under a group of managers that can come together to share stories over lunch every day. What does a territory sales manager do? They train reps across their territory.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

This blog is for Sales Leaders running rapidly growing sales forces. Subsequently, this leads to smaller territories. It is dividing up the total sale target between reps. Typically sales leaders also add 5-10% to the number as cushion. Sales leaders have no idea if each rep’s quota is attainable.

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Territories Quota Hiring Maximizer 275

Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2020

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: New customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. What is a Sales Territory Plan?

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Territories Outsourcing Services Buyer Ideal Customer Profile 100

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Sales always has been, and always will be, about closing the deal. But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. Sales Productivity Tools. HubSpot Sales Platform. Pricing: Free. Pricing: Free.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This is the second in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform.

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Conversion Amdocs Territories Forecasting 195

Crunchbase

AUGUST 2, 2021

In the “Crunchbase 101 for Sales” series, you’ll learn how to leverage Crunchbase’s all-in-one prospecting software to streamline your sales workflow and crush your quota. Your quota isn’t getting any smaller, and your territory isn’t getting any bigger. So, how do you find more qualified leads in your territory, faster?

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Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Territories Leads 64

The Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2019

People will tell you that the number one reason sellers do not like to prospect, specifically telephone prospecting, is rejection. There is no mistaking a rejection on the phone, but with those other softer tools, you can tell yourself they’re just ignoring you, maybe next time. By Tibor Shanto. Best Defence Is a Good Offence.

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Objections Prospecting SME Cold Calling 267

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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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

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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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. Take Assessment. The answer?

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Territories Software Software Benefit 70

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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Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2022

In an ideal world, B2B revenue teams would run with lightning-fast lead response times, streamlined operations, and an aligned sales and marketing team. A sales funnel powered by volume and velocity is vital to stay competitive in today’s market. Intelligent lead routing is a key component of that effective, speedy sales motion.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 130

SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2012

Trained the sales force and channel partners on the new product. Did you forget about enabling the sales force ? Where in your plan is getting your sales force ready to sell your new product? Who is responsible for Sales Enablement ? If you leave it to the sales force, it won’t get done. They’ve never had to.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Some sales people in my firm were discussing where they could get the best prospect lists. They are building out a new territory so they need people to contact. The skinny on prospect lists is that one size does not fit all. In many sales jobs you’re targeting a specific niche. But did I really do them a favor?

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InsideView Prospecting Hoovers Territories 322

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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Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank 207

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes. As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things: Numbers. Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process.

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Prospecting Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank 142

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything. Following the recent acquisition of TerrAlign by MapAnything, I asked MapAnything CEO John Stewart to explain the relationship between map-based geo-productivity and territory optimization. Everyone assumes they are all-star sales geniuses.

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Xactly

AUGUST 2, 2018

The sales territory is a geographical area that is managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by sales potential, history, geography, or a combination of the above. The objective is to make sure sales territories are balanced to help increase revenues. . Take Assessment.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

First the no part: Sales is much, much more than just “rolling the numbers,” as they used to say. Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc.,

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Vengreso

JULY 18, 2023

Generative AI for Sales Prospecting is an uncharted territory for many. Sure, it sounds like a tech buzzword that’s been thrown around lately… But when it comes to implementing Generative AI in your sales strategy… Most are at a loss when it comes to incorporating Generative AI into their sales tactics.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Prospecting Retail 52

InsightSquared

MARCH 18, 2020

For those of us in the sales profession, we are fortunate to have a remote work option (in most cases) that allows us to continue working. However, this is uncharted territory for many, and can be difficult to adapt to. All tools are available via the Salesforce AppExchange except Champ! Sales Funnel. Sales Grader.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2014

You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. See which tools we chose for: Contract Management and eSigning. Power Prospecting. Sales Enablement.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide.

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Territories Demographics Travel Distribution 50

Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Crunchbase

JULY 12, 2021

Staying up to date on prospect activity can help you determine if a prospect is able to make a purchase and identify the perfect time for outreach. The problem is, tracking prospects is no easy task. Prospect information is scattered across many different business and sales intelligence tools.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As a sales professional, the rate at which you’re expected to guide prospects through the sales process and drive revenue for your company is likely increasing. Growth hacking is a popular term in the marketing world, however, sales teams can greatly benefit from implementing growth hacking strategies as well. CircleBack.

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Tools Top of Funnel Hubspot CRM 102

Zoominfo

JUNE 6, 2019

Sales prospecting—a common source of misery for most sales reps—is a critical aspect of selling for nearly all businesses. Prospecting strategies uncovers potential buyers, fuels an organization’s sales pipeline , and provides important context to future sales conversations.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 25, 2022

The driving question being how do I take a territory from a 20% margin base, to 25%? A focus on margins requires a different sales culture. How are they selling and negotiating with prospects? How deep are they going in discovery in helping prospects understand the full impact on their business? Margin Of Error.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 10, 2013

A big win for your sales team would be to find more prospective customers and start listening to what they are saying. They just set a first meeting with this prospect company who earlier would not interact with them. Try free tools to help monitor activity of your buyer – companies and individuals.

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InsideView Research Prospecting Eloqua 249

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Without question, the functionality within CRMs, particularly Salesforce, can create a 360 degree view of the prospects and customers alike. Sales professionals — yes, even managers — on frontlines of business development. ZoomInfo Salesforce Sync for Territory Management. Think about it.

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