Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-01-01. Teaser: How are top sales managers responding to help their sales reps in the year ahead? How are top sales managers responding to help their sales reps in the year ahead? Author: Walter Ruckes, VP of client services, BI WORLDWIDE.

Sales Management 120

Sales Management Tools Sales 120

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 14, 2017

Anthony Johnson wasn’t the first Sales Development Representative (SDR) to learn this lesson the hard way. In the fall of 2015, the young sales rep was burned out, disheartened, failing to meet his quota, and on the verge of losing his job. Sales is hard. How effective is your sales team? An SDR team in transition.

Inbound 227

Inbound Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Sales Team 227

Increase Sales

DECEMBER 31, 2016

One of my colleagues, Jim Keenan, wrote a blog posting about who helped him the most in 2016. Keenan shared his posting with me and it got me thinking, truly thinking, that deep, dive down to your guts type of thinking of who helped me the most in 2016. WHO HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON MY YEAR IN 2016?

Facebook 103

Facebook Conference Coaching Sales Coaching 103

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2017

Can sales managers influence the buying process? If sales close, you win. Calls with their sales managers become about justifying why prospects should be in their pipelines in the first place, and discussing ways these account based sales reps can accelerate the buying process. You can’t manage revenue.

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Account Referrals Cold Calling Ideal Customer Profile 287

DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Sales is the great equalize r: It’s a meritocracy. October is Women in Sales month. For me, that means celebrating how sales really is the great equalizer. She WAS our first woman in the sales department. I graduated from college in 2016, which means I haven’t been in this industry very long. Do you like sales?

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-11-21. Author: Michael Grinich, cofounder and CEO of Nylas. Teaser: Email is changing in a big way – and the way you think about its role in your workday should too. Here are three trends that explain why. Email is changing in a big way – and the way you think about its role in your workday should too.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 24, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives among this demographic like travel, sales leaders can improve their incentives programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. . Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentive Incentives Motivation Demographics 227

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives like travel among this demographic, sales leaders can improve their incentive programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentive Incentives Motivation Demographics 227

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

At most companies, the sales process is a balancing act that doesn’t always work so well. Layered on top of these activities are a myriad of sales enablement and social selling tools—all of which are intended to help salespeople with effective prospecting and, in turn, generating qualified sales leads. In 2016, it was 53.3

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Gatekeeper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 306

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-02-29. Author: Mike Reilly. Teaser: Is there any truth at all when it comes to knowing exactly what marketing efforts are driving your revenue growth - if any? The answer lies in adopting three key actions when assessing the ROI of your marketing efforts.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 31, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-08-01. Sales managers can help make this happen by employing the right tools for their teams – tools that simplify the sales process instead of making it more complex. Author: Reza Mohsin, CEO of Speakeasy. read more

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Sales Management Tools Sales Process Sales 136

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 27, 2018

Author: Jake Shaffren The 2016 presidential election in the United States brought “fake news” into the vernacular of a growing number of Americans. But when you’re in sales, learning the truth about a prospect’s needs is critical. Nowhere else in the sales cycle is independently verified information from trusted sources more important.

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Prospecting Decision Maker How To Social Media 185

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The judges at Top Sales Awards named Objective Management Group (OMG) the Top Sales Assessment Tool for 2016. We believe that we have developed the best Sales Assessment tools in the world but it is gratifying when others validate that belief for us! A very nice way to end 2016!

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Webinar Metrics Groups Objections Tools 120

Increase Sales

DECEMBER 28, 2015

With the New Year of 2016 just 5 days away, now is the time to begin to increase sales. Actually much of this probably should have been started 30 to 90 days ago, but there is still time to make 2016 far better than 2015. Here are some steps to ensure your path to a better 2016 sales year. Step 5 – Hone Your Tools.

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SBI

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Sales enablement is a hot topic at the moment, and a key priority for many sales organizations. According to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , 32.7% of surveyed organizations had a sales enablement function in 2016 (up from 25.5% Tying strategy to the sales process.

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Sales Enablement Survey Face-to-face Coaching 139

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 24, 2017

Are sales managers really at fault? You don’t hear that phrase very often anymore, but account based sales reps still carry a bag. percent of sales reps made quota in 2016. The problem is that many sales managers were raised in Sales 1.0 They don’t have the skills or tools for success in a Sales 3.0

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Hiring Account SalesForce Quota 214

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. More than 86% of businesses surveyed in 2016 indicate that they plan to increase their upcoming email marketing budgets ( source )—and you should too. Do you have access to the right tools? Are there any tools you’d like to try out?

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 231

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor.

Top of Funnel 206

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Webinar Metrics 206

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-12-07. Teaser: The Three Vs of sales tools - voice, video and virtual reality - will only continue to strengthen the buying experience for your prospects and further enable your sales team. Author: Sean Alpert. Here's why it's important to embrace them. read more

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Video Sales Tools Tools Prospecting 120

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

It is enticing to play the role of a manager in a sales team. Along with your own quota, you even need to ensure that your sales team performs well and achieves its sales quota. The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively?

Sales Management 116

Sales Management Face-to-face Quota Coaching 116

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 16, 2017

Author: Alex Withers, Chief Marketing Officer, inMotionNow To keep up with the pace of buyer expectations, sales and marketing have accelerated the go-to-market machine with automation. According to the Adobe State of Create report for 2016 , a full 68 percent of U.S. consumers say they like to buy from brands with creative marketing.

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Engineering Marketing ROI Face-to-face 222

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 3, 2018

Author: David Sill, DiscoverOrg As sales and marketing professionals try to navigate a world increasingly crowded by new technology, which can admittedly automate and streamline many aspects of our work, sometimes there is simply no replacement for making a human connection. According to a 2016 Reuters article, an online survey of 400 U.S.

Cold Calling 220

Cold Calling Survey Education Research 220

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Sales professionals know it better as renewal season. December 2016: A troubled client account initially said they would renew their DiscoverOrg contract. Read AJ’s Story – and the Split of Inbound and Outbound Sales Development. A new role was born: a Sales Development Rep for existing accounts.

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Julie Hanson

DECEMBER 29, 2016

You voted with your mouse on what sales issues mattered to you this year, so in case you missed them or want to re-read, here are your favorite Top 10 Sales Blog Posts from 2016! P.S. Be sure and read to the end of this post for an opportunity to jump start your sales success in 2017. Fill that knowledge gap here.

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Maximizer Follow-up Sales Course 61

Increase Sales

JANUARY 1, 2016

During the last few days I have been reviewing the business data from this leadership and sales blog along with my main website. By reviewing this business data I learned there was an incredible amount of articles, tools, brochures and curriculum outlines downloaded, far more than in previous years. 7 Step Sales Process.

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Data Loyalty Ideal Customer Profile How To 70

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 20, 2017

There’s a lot of buzz around Sales and Marketing AI, but what is real and what is hype? What can we actually expect from AI in the sales and marketing technology in 2018? AI for Sales and Marketing Tech: High Expectations Meet Reality. ” “Sales and marketing will be able to align around the right buyer personas.”

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B2B Marketing Data System 150

Cincom Smart Selling

DECEMBER 15, 2015

From its inception , CRM has focused primarily on sales, pipeline and forecasting orders. If customer engagement is what it’s all about, then the ability to use CRM successfully as a strategy tool means that everyone in the company has to be onboard. What’s Ahead in 2016 for Manufacturing? It’s not just an IT effort.

CRM 69

CRM Strategy Enterprise Enterprise 69

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Back when DiscoverOrg was founded in 2007, our goal was to provide sales and marketing professionals with accurate intelligence on IT decision-makers. That’s why 2016 saw DiscoverOrg double down on non-IT datasets. In August, we released datasets for the C-Suite and Sales department. How’d we do it? Why is that relevant?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 19, 2016

Here are the 5 key ways that recruiting teams can leverage sales and marketing tactics to maximize hiring success: 1. Learn How to Message and Motivate Like Sales and Marketing. Recruiters have a tough task to act as both a marketer and sales rep- attracting candidates and closing the deal! Cold calls.

Hiring 222

Hiring Marketing Top of Funnel Cold Calling 222

SBI

JANUARY 6, 2022

5 Reasons Sales Enablement is Critical for 2022. Over the past few years, we are witnessing a rapid digitalization of all sales processes. It is best exemplified in sales departments, where until recently many activities were carried out in a traditional way using paper documents and faxes, and, in later years, Excel.

Sales Enablement 150

Sales Enablement Engineering Scale Tools 150

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? Here are 25 of our favorite sales blogs. Top 25 Sales Blogs for all Sales Professionals. 1. Factor8: Your Inside Sales Advisor.

Top of Funnel 170

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Webinar Metrics 170

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 31, 2019

The accusation of “fake news” has risen to the forefront of American consciousness, thanks to the 2016 U.S. ” In sales, accuracy is paramount. This is most important when your sales team hears “news” about a target account – and that news seems to indicates that your prospect is about to make a purchase.

Data 133

Data Hiring Vendor Face-to-face 133

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools. Salespeople can self-motivate, sales managers can do this to motivate their salespeople, sales leaders can use this to motivate their sales managers and CEOs can leverage this to motivate their top Sales Leader.

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Motivation Pipeline Hiring How To 156

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-05-01. Teaser: Just as CRM platforms revolutionized the sales industry, marketing technologies are becoming indispensable for businesses all over the world. Yet despite growing adoption, one misperception lingers: that these tools are relevant only to marketing leaders. Author: Ray Kemper. read more

Marketing 120

Marketing CRM Industry Tools 120

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Technology : Sales and marketing intelligence platforms and customer relationship management systems. Job titles involved : Executives, directors, and managers of product development, product marketing, marketing strategy, sales intelligence, marketing intelligence, and competitive analysis.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 264

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Companies that made significant investments in WFH technology will not drop the tools once COVID-19 vaccinations are widespread. Additionally, diversity-themed executive roles have been on the rise in companies since at least 2000, but made a noticeable jump in 2016, ZoomInfo data shows.

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