Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It can make it hard to predict what B2B marketing and sales will look like when we enter the post-COVID-19 era. . Research by Influencer Marketing Hub indicates 69% of brands expect to spend less on marketing and advertising in 2020, through the COVID-19 phase and the weeks and months immediately afterward. That makes sense.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

Author: Brad Soper, Andree Radloff and Mark-Daniel Rentschler What will sales divisions look like in the future? There are five developments that companies should pay attention to if they want to be competitive: Traditional sales forces will be cut in half. Sales will become too complex to stay a one-man show.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2017

In this month’s guest post, Tim Hughes discusses social media offenses and how account-based selling teams can avoid them. Account-based sales reps know better than to treat people that way in real life, so why treat people that way on social media? Here’s his take: Social Selling Is About Relationships, Not Broadcasting.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

No need to go to the gutter right away, there is a lot to be said for words in sales before we have to go blue. As long as companies fill their sales people’s heads with more “Product Knowledge” than business skills, the challenge will persist. By Tibor Shanto.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A media kit is a promotional tool that contains useful information about your product or service, website, current partners, advertising, or marketing opportunities. As a result, it paves the way for more sales. A good way to step up your game in terms of credibility is to have testimonials. How to sell your media kit.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Regardless of how they acquire it, potential buyers step onto the sales floor (in-person or virtually) armed with information about their options; to remain effective, salespeople will need to adapt to the methods of the modern buyer. More than ever before, the new reality of sales must rely on marketing to a higher extent.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

It’s no overstatement to suggest that a unique selling proposition (USP) is the very soul of any marketing strategy. The notion dates back to the 1940s when advertisers started to explore the ways in which their marketing propositions influenced customers to buy from one company over another. .

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. Maybe they all found you in a similar way – social media, a trade show or sales outreach, for example.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 8, 2019

In honor of International Women’s Day, how can your sales team attract more female rainmakers? There’s always been bias against women in sales, and anyone with different color skin, ethnicity, or beliefs than decision-makers and hiring managers. Whatever the reason for the change, the rallying cry is to attract women in sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Author: Staff "It will sell itself.". Unfortunately, almost nothing sells itself , no matter how great that product or service may be. From the very beginning – before the product is even developed – startups as well as mature organizations rolling out new product lines need to ask the question, “How will we sell this?”

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of the areas of complex sales that I have seen soak up tons of time from entrepreneurs and senior salespeople over my years is writing proposals. And sad to say, not all these beautiful proposal documents ended up closing big deals. I’ve seen final sales proposals for big deals that did not have as good a structure.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 30, 2020

I recounted that story in my recent presentation—“ Sales Experts Channel: How to Recession Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps ”—because it perfectly illustrates a key business insight. Plus, check out what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Pick Up the Damn Phone and Have Sales Conversations.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 23, 2018

We hear a lot about sales and marketing alignment: How important it is for B2B, and how so few of us are doing it right. SALES: Marketing leads are crap. MARKETING: Sales is lazy. You guys take forever to follow-up on our leads – and you wonder why they don’t convert? SALES: They weren’t a good fit anyway.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2021

Unclear sales goals are costly. These are metrics that prioritize and improve sales performance and yield valuable specifics like percent of team meeting quota, average on-target earnings, and sales cycle length. KPIs should match the specific needs of your sales team. The Sales KPIs You Need to Know.

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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. Sales organizations do ok with BUYERS, but are struggling to engage prospects. Unless the person is a self-declared buyer, sales organizations struggle to engage and sell. By Tibor Shanto.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Hosted by marketing strategist, New York Times best-selling publicist and influencer Julie Solomon, Julie and guests join in the conversation to share how they engage, persuade and grow their unique influence, and how their work impacts the influencer industry. Sell more and grow faster? Listen here. 4. Search Talk Live.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. A SalesHacker survey of a variety of sales professionals highlights the depth of the issue. B2B Sales Operations Are Changing for Good. This proactive mentality is essential going forward.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 18, 2014

These “gatekeeper” tactics are insincere, duplicitous, unprofessional, offensive, and a waste of sales time. Dump the Script We’ve all had to make calls from a script at some point in our sales career. How can you stay fresh and upbeat leaving voicemail messages all day long and hoping a live person will actually pick up?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it. Identifying customer pain points is crucial to the success of both your sales and marketing strategies.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It’s easy to give up after a few tries. You run ads, bring in leads, and then follow up. But if the person doesn’t seem interested, many sales and marketers turn their attention toward existing customers. Here are seven tricks you can use to follow up with leads and, eventually, turn them into customers.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The conversation delved into the evolution of sales strategies in response to changing buyer behavior, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of artificial intelligence. This blog post will break down the key insights and actionable advice shared by Wes, focusing on his five proven steps to making every sale.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 11, 2018

Author: Patrick Foster Using Facebook Messenger as a sales channel has become an incredibly popular option recently, and for good reason. Not only will it end up irritating users if it doesn’t work well, but it will also fall short of its potential if it’s merely mediocre. Capture user attention right away.

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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.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2018

Author: Adrian DeGus When it comes to starting up a company and building a brand, visuals and an overall visual representation of your brand is very important. A consistent visual identity will help gain an instant recognition of your brand, which will also potentially lower your costs on advertising and marketing in the long-term.

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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. Setting up CRM is more often a complex investment for the company. So, what should you do before implementing a CRM system?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“Do you want fries and a coke with that?” — We’ve all had the ultimate cross-selling experience at McDonald’s. As a consumer, you know that cross-selling works. It works so well that Amazon once claimed up to 35% of its revenue comes from cross-selling. What is Cross-Selling? How Do You Know When To Cross-sell?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Ultimately, your sales and marketing strategies depend on it. Identifying customer pain points is crucial to the success of both your sales and marketing strategies.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2018

He used the Sales Force. Why did the junior marketer get into display advertising? Why did the marketer break up with her boyfriend? Marketer: Can’t we just use AI to manage our sales funnel for us? Alexa: I found four places that sell funnel cakes close to you. Let’s get into it! How did Yoda get his first lead?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2018

Studies suggest that young adults use up to three different devices every day and many feel naked if they leave the house without their phones. In fact, up to 85 percent of millennials use their smartphone to research and shop for products and services online. Studies show that up to 78 percent of mobile searches result in conversions.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 8, 2023

If you’re taking a new job in sales or marketing, read this book first. If you are not interested in anything else, it’s critical to your career survival in any marketing or sales role, to understand the basic framework. The Bullseye Framework Step 1: Sell to your current clients. Here is in its simplest form.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Account-based marketing (ABM) is time-consuming; getting it right takes hard work, consolidation of resources and alignment on the part of both sales and marketing. Hussam: Here’s some context: Essentially, my team was created to align Go-To-Market resources (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Product Management, and Executives).

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

As a longtime sales leader and consultant to B2B sales leaders and CEOs at companies of various sizes, across various industries, I know teams that stay positive and adapt quickly will survive in a tough economy and come out strong on the other end. Stay Focused and Keep Sales Strong in a Crisis. Selling is about solutions.

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SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From an advertising perspective, you're missing out if you don't spend some time on social media platforms looking for potential leads and getting that much closer to the people who matter most-your customers. Let's start with some important advertising tips. There are three basic ways to target people with Facebook advertising.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

If you’ve done your homework, that trade show is a small(ish) pond of like-minded prospects where your sales reps can catch a lot of really big fish! We asked Jake Shaffren, DiscoverOrg’s Director of Sales, and Nina Wooten, our Director of Demand Generation, about their favorite tips for generating sales leads at trade shows and events.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 27, 2021

A salesperson, also called a sales representative, is someone whose entire job is to sell products or services. They are employed by a business to sell to consumers or other companies in-person, online, and over the phone. What Brand Influencers & Sales Reps Have In Common. What are salespeople?

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 30, 2020

B2B sales and marketing leaders have offered valuable and creative ideas for adjusting to the “new normal” that may exist long after the health scare has subsided. Here’s how Adams plans to reinvest her event and sponsorship dollars: Digital advertising:? More guiding, less selling. Whether or not the U.S.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

Register for Back in The Black Sales TV—first episode on January 19. The Gatekeeper Died: Why That’s a Good Thing” is the topic for my new, monthly, live Sales TV Show on the Sales Experts Channel. Why am I doing a monthly Sales TV Show? We’ve all had to make calls from a script at some point in our sales career.

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