Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 26, 2018

Author: Sunny Paris If I had a dollar for every time I heard CEOs and sales managers complain about their CRM not being up to date, or that salespeople aren’t using it properly, I could probably retire. The software allows companies to organize their customer data in one place. First you need to ask what your objective is.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 23, 2023

There are many good reasons to automate your sales process — it can help reps exceed their quotas by increasing the speed at which they secure new sales, and also improve customer experience and reduce frustration, just to name a few. What is sales automation?

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Cincom Smart Selling

MAY 8, 2024

Managing sales processes across large organizations is complex. From coordinating teams to configuring quotes, enterprise companies face immense challenges keeping sales operations running smoothly. Related: What Is Configure Price Quote Software? Related: What Is Configure Price Quote Software? What Is CPQ Software?

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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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Salesmate

APRIL 3, 2020

Initially, CRM software was considered to be tools only for big businesses for managing large client databases. Today, even small businesses and startups easily benefit from choosing the best CRM software. What is CRM software and why startups need it? CRM software strengthens relationships. – Capterra.

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Apptivo

MARCH 25, 2022

CRM is not CRM anymore, it manages sales processes and increases the sales numbers by a significant percentage. You need to view a CRM solution as an effective tool in improving efficiency, boosting sales and turning leads into potential customers. Do you experience any slowdown in your sales?

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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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PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

Sales velocity is a robust metric used by sales managers for good reason. It presents a snapshot of how your entire sales process is performing. This guide will explain the sales velocity formula and what it means for your business. Sales enablement tools like CRM platforms help increase sales velocity.

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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.

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Apptivo

APRIL 28, 2022

Real estate is a business based on trust and loyalty, and it is to be noted that more than 80% of new sales in property businesses come from referrals either through friends, family members, existing clients, current contacts, relatives, and peer groups. What is real estate CRM software? How to set up a real estate CRM?

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Mindtickle

MAY 1, 2024

The human connection has always been important in B2B sales, and that’s not going to change. According to McKinsey & Company , organizations that add the human touch to digital sales consistently perform better than their peers. In this guide, we’ll explore AI in sales and what it means for modern sales teams.

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PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

million small businesses , which constitutes up to 99.9% Such huge numbers equate to huge revenue potential in terms of SMB sales. Read on as we cover everything you need to know about the SMB sales process, and how your sales team can crush it in the competitive landscape. What are SMB sales? In the U.S.

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PandaDoc

MAY 28, 2024

Modern consumers spend more time doing their own research and less time listening to sales pitches. Consultative selling offers a less pushy, customer-centric approach to the buyer’s journey. Read this guide to learn the ins and outs of consultative sales. Solution selling is pitching products and solutions to leads.

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Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

There is no shortage of sales onboarding solution options to choose from and most of them offer basic instructor-led training that is created once and typically isn’t updated for months or years at a time. Visual data points on sales KPIs (like bookings and close rate) that quickly allow you to see where reps are struggling.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

Selling something that your customers will never hold in their hands requires a very specific approach and a whole lot of practice. By the end, you should have a clear roadmap for reaching your or your company’s sales goals. Skip ahead: What Is SaaS Sales? What Is the Average SaaS Sales Rep’s Salary? What Is SaaS Sales?

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity? What is sales productivity?

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Mereo

JUNE 13, 2024

Selling the Cloud: A Playbook for Success in Cloud Software and Enterprise Sales by Paul Melchiorre and Mark Petruzzi Paul Melchiorre and Mark Petruzzi share their 25 years of enterprise cloud software sales strategies in this title. Selling the Cloud is a valuable resource for anyone involved in B2B sales.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For a long time, sales leaders thought that the way to give sales teams a leg up was to help them target the right buyers in the right ways. Tons of software came along to do that quite effectively in recent years. Sales Enablement is about to become your priority (if it isn’t already). Sales Enablement has goals.

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SBI

AUGUST 17, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling?

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Showpad

JANUARY 29, 2021

Congratulations, your business has sales coaching software! Now, the hard part begins — actually making effective use of your sales coaching software. This can be the case for sales coaching software. As sales coaching software — and so much more — Showpad can help you enable and empower your sales force.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Determine key selling activities.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 18, 2022

Software as a Service (SaaS) is everywhere. But despite its widespread appeal, SaaS isn’t just selling software like you’d once have sold a loaf of bread. Behind these impressive figures lie a range of highly methodical, highly strategic SaaS sales processes. What are SaaS sales all about?

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Sales Evangelist

MARCH 27, 2023

You’ve heard this phrase before, but how does it apply to sales? Hopefully, at this point, you know from experience that selling is about more than just being an outgoing person with a great smile. If you want to be great at sales, you have to offer more to your customer. That’s what will end up setting you apart.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

As a solution provider, the lengthening decision cycle can be frustrating and costly to you, as deals stall and critical sales revenue is delayed. In our recent ValueStory™ roadshows , attendees have indeed confirmed lengthening decision cycles. So what is holding up the decision-making process? You Decide.

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Allego

JANUARY 24, 2023

Most salespeople spend only a third of their time selling. While the exact number ranges between 27% and 36%, depending on the survey, the message is clear: Sales reps spend the bulk of their day on activities that don’t directly generate revenue for your company. How do you help your sellers get out into the field and sell more?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Your company’s sales managers only have a select number of sales reps to work with, and those reps only have a limited amount of time to close deals. A good sales pipeline management strategy is essential because every potential opportunity uses up your most valuable resource — time.

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Pipeliner

JUNE 10, 2024

Your sales team is firing on all cylinders. It’s called a sales tech stack, and it’s more than just a fancy term. The right sales tech stack is a carefully chosen set of tools designed to streamline your sales process, boost communication, and provide valuable data to close more deals.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales engagement is all about connecting with your potential customer or prospects to build a relationship and hopefully move them closer to wanting to buy from you. These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives. My results?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 8, 2024

This article highlights how a deal desk functions and its ability to transform the way companies tackle their sales strategy. Key takeaways One of the primary functions of a deal desk is to bring together decision-makers from sales, legal, financial, and marketing departments to optimize the deal creation and execution process.

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SBI

JULY 16, 2014

This post is part of a series of Executive Interviews of top sales and marketing solutions company. Full disclosure, Nancy Nardin, CEO of Smart Selling Tools is also a Co-Founder of Hushly. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? This week I interview Geoff Rego, CEO and Co-Founder of Hushly.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 23, 2024

It was a model focused on getting software in the hands of end users much more quickly and easily. Rather than waiting for IT to implement new solutions, this software was hosted in the clouds. It enabled users to immediately have access to software solutions. Individuals could buy and use the software.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A dried-up sales pipeline is an unpleasant sight that most sales reps dread. Several sales managers and reps are aware of the buzzword “sales pipeline”. Sadly without a healthy pipeline achieving sales goals becomes a more challenging task. They are the ones who succeed in sales.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 10, 2024

Because sales is more complex than ever, professionals in the field have to keep in mind they face the very real possibility that they’ll be selling to a group of decision-makers, rather than a single final decider. This is particularly true when a sale to an organization involves more than one department. How to go about it?

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 25, 2023

You’ve probably heard of the Challenger Sales methodology. Before you decide that, though, you need to ask yourself a few questions — such as “What is challenger sales?” ” Today, we’re rounding up those answers and more. What is the Challenger Sales model?

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Believe it or not, the new year is right around the corner– and that means it’s time to plan your sales compensation strategy for 2024. But, in this era of constantly shifting market conditions, it can be difficult to know what changes will best set your sales organization on the path towards success. Don’t worry, we’re here to help!

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Bigtincan

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Over the past ten years, we’ve worked with thousands of sales leaders who run large sales teams and we’ve found that there are seven highly-effective techniques that are responsible for consistent and effective sales strategy development: Break training down into bite-sized chunks to help reps retain more product knowledge.

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