Close.io

MARCH 28, 2019

Not long ago, the process of collecting and analyzing customer data was extremely time-consuming—sales teams had to spend hours navigating between multiple tools and documenting everything in spreadsheets. We hope that you are able to use these superpowers to scale faster in 2019. Thankfully, technology has transformed this process.

Scale 48

Scale Face-to-face Video Consumer 48

SalesforLife

JULY 28, 2019

Honestly, it’s crazy to think that in 2019 and going into the 2020s, some companies aren’t thinking holistically as a selling unit about how to target key accounts , geographic territories, or verticals. This round table should include a representative of every sales function that touches the customer: The top of funnel with SDRs.

Pipeline 93

Pipeline Case Study Top of Funnel Territories 93

SBI

JUNE 25, 2020

For companies’ sales and marketing teams, this could mean changing messaging, altering their inside sales strategy, or re-thinking the kinds of businesses they’re targeting. We achieve this by making it easy for marketers and enablers to develop and deploy content to field sales teams quickly – wherever, whenever.

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Scale Buyer Case Study Banking 120

Miller Heiman Group

MAY 14, 2020

In our 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study , we found that organizations that deliver a consistently high experience across every channel—including inside sales, field sales, e-commerce, channel partners and customer service—have higher win rates, quota attainment and revenue plan attainment.

Strategy 78

Strategy Customer Face-to-face Loyalty 78

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 11, 2019

In this, the first of a three-part series exploring the top 12 sales practices from of “All That Glitters Is Not Gold: 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study, ” conducted by CSO Insights, we’ll take a closer look at the first element of this triad: how sellers can build a world-class customer experience for their buyers that keeps them coming back.

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Customer Face-to-face Top of Funnel Case Study 55

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 24, 2019

percent of sales reps made quota last year. Cold calling doesn’t address the top two challenges that sales teams face. That means sales reps spend a lot of time on the phone, getting absolutely nowhere. No wonder quota attainment and qualified lead generation continue to be problems for most sales organizations.

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Cold Calling Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation 269

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

So we went from a sales team of 15 people in a call boutique to 45 people – more of an inside sales body shop. A lot of people don’t dig very deep into the possibilities of direct contact information – but in today’s whiteboard session, you’ll see the real impact on your sales team. But don’t leave just yet!

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Meeting Decision Maker Top of Funnel Funnel 130

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

They do this by first identifying and focusing on the sales motions that are best for their product, team, and customer. In this article we’ll review the four main sales motions B2B SaaS teams use: Field sales ( outside sales ). Inside sales. Low-touch sales. No-touch sales. Inside Sales.

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Top of Funnel Examples Lead Rank ActiveConversion 118

SBI

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

VLAD: Recent studies show that businesses are actually doing a pretty good job in setting up their sales processes in the right way. Customers are being educated with a lot of content and guided through communication channels. Automation is used to improve sales reps’ performance, etc. Let’s talk money.

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Sales Process Data Top of Funnel SalesForce 100

Showpad

MARCH 4, 2020

Two members of the Sitecore team, Vice President of Sales Enablement Katie Musselbrook and Senior Manager of Sales Enablement Stacey Box, shared why at TRANSFORM 2019 , the world’s largest sales enablement conference. Sitecore’s sales kickoff took place over three days in July 2019. Here’s how.

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Hiring Sales Enablement Exercises Collateral 72

Igniting Sales Transformation

MARCH 4, 2019

Sales leaders should pay particular attention to this portion of the interview! Kristina is teaming up with Jeremey Donovan, SalesLoft’s SVP of Sales Strategy and GM of the NYC office during a session at SalesLoft’s Rainmaker 2019 conference in Atlanta March 2019. Kristina shared a couple of key takeaways.

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Microsoft Lead Rank Oracle Conference 91

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Interacting with humans intelligently.The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Sales The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Sales An estimated 33% of an inside sales rep’s time is spent actively selling. Artificial intelligence presents a compelling opportunity to improve this stat and level up your sales operation.

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Forecasting Lead Scoring Lead Rank Hubspot 121

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share. Possible paid digital ad channels might be LinkedIn, Google Ads, Facebook, and Twitter. Test the various channels and continue advertising on those showing high conversions. Next, optimize your audience.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Why Trish should be on your radar: Trish Bertuzzi is a sales powerhouse, a bestselling author and founder of The Bridge Group, an organization dedicated to helping B2B technology companies build world-class inside sales teams. VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop Inc. Founder of Sistas in Sales. Megan Bowen.

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Top of Funnel Twitter Hiring Lead Rank 101

Cience

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A trusted advisor, coach, and mentor, Laurie uses her two decades of strategic sales management experience to build the capacity of The Bridge Group and each of its inside sales consultants. Those same skills are used to help her B2B technology clients build, expand, and optimize their inside sales teams.

Ideal Customer Profile 50

Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Outsourcing Services Inside Sales 50

Close.io

JUNE 24, 2019

A team of well-trained SDR’s can use a variety of channels including email , SMS , and phone calls , to make contact with prospects as soon as possible and help win their business. Increased ROI from sales reps Improving the quality of your leads increases the number of deals your sales team can close. 21 times higher.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 91

Hubspot Sales

JULY 14, 2020

Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in influencer marketing spend mirrored the decrease in print advertising spend. We encourage everyone on the team, from sales to engineering, to contribute to our online brand and work together as a team to create momentum. Early likes and comments from the team also help the post perform.

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Influencer Industry Hiring Social Media 88

Close.io

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The sales strategy you should use will depend on a number of variables, including the type of business you run, your average deal size, and how aware customers are about the solutions you offer. In the following paragraphs, we share a framework for determining which sales method is right for you. Pros & cons of inbound sales.

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Paid Content Outbound Inbound Top of Funnel 64

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 11, 2020

Wes started his career at Sisense, becoming head of enterprise business development and ultimately director of inside sales for North America. As of January 2019, he moved on to leading the US sales team at Red Points. And so I continued to channel that in all of my challenges. Sam Jacobs: Yeah. What was it?

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Hiring Lead Rank Call-back Lead Scoring 124

SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

With this acquisition, Seismic strengthens its ability for marketers to deliver personalized and compelling content throughout the entire customer journey and across all channels. San Diego, CA and New York, NY (November 5, 2019) –. The Gartner Market Guide for Sales. Field Sales. Field Sales. Sales Enablement.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Customer 52

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And really, when I actually lived in Austin in early 2019, and everybody was talking about the TrendKite acquisition and about the impact that you all made even before you and I met. I think that that’s kind of crazy to look at, but it was still relatively new, at least for an inside sales team. So yeah, it was fun.

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Call-back Scale Compensation Ideal Customer Profile 82

DialSource

JANUARY 16, 2020

They will expect your sales reps to be familiar with their organization’s market space and challenges, and demand to know exactly how your product/service will help them. Sales teams need to be smarter when it comes to serving the new digital consumer. If not, bring in inside sales experts to help train your reps for success.

Ideal Customer Profile 41

Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Consumer Objections 41

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Melissa Murillo is an award-winning and highly skilled sales leader with over a decade of experience in marketing and business development specializing in the IT channel. She has a passion for mentoring women and helping them find their love of sales. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career? Deb Calvert.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 135

Cience

MAY 7, 2019

For the purposes of this article we’ll use “sales lead” to denote: The contact data of a decision maker obtained for the purpose of prospecting/lead generation. The decision maker that your Sales Development Rep (SDR) contacts via email, phone and other channels of communication. Channels of the outreach.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 58

Cience

MAY 7, 2019

For the purposes of this article we’ll use “sales lead” to denote: The contact data of a decision maker obtained for the purpose of prospecting/lead generation. The decision maker that your Sales Development Rep (SDR) contacts via email, phone and other channels of communication. Channels of the outreach.

Ideal Customer Profile 40

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 40

Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And then, there are inside sales tools… The human element of sales will never go away — that’s a fact. But here’s another fact: sales is HARD! There are thousands of options when it comes to software for sales that promise to make your life easier as a sales professional. You need empathy, grit, and drive.

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Sales Tools Tools Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 52

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The evolution of Sales & Marketing into Revenue Ops & Customer Ops. YoY Increase in CAC leading to increased reliance on channel partnerships. The role of text messaging and other unconventional communication channels in sales prospecting and customer success. Facing the Reality of A.I.

Trends 101

Trends Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 101

Sales Hacker

MAY 30, 2019

The 2019 version of the SalesTech landscape includes several changes from my last SalesTech landscape , reflecting a vibrant industry. This hardship, combined with the CRM transition to the cloud and the rise of digital selling, has created a mini gold rush for sales software fueled by abundant VC money. Big players. Emerging players.

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Scale Intent Data Lead Rank Forecasting 103