Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Research from XANT looked at the optimal “cadence” for prospecting based on the masses of data available to them through companies’ usage of their software. After 12 days XANT found that it is optimal to take a break for four to five days then start another sequence of eight attempts to reach your prospect.

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Direct Mail Outbound Referrals Social Selling 370

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Customers do their research, ask questions, and even address customer service issues on social channels. B2B social selling is an important and viable channel for B2B marketers and sales professionals. B2B social selling is the process where salespeople use social media to connect with prospects. What is B2B Social Selling?

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Social Selling B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 263

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With social media, you can prospect at your fingertips — and sidestep the awkwardness of a traditional cold call. Of course, you can't afford to spend hours on social media each day, so which channels are worth your time? The HubSpot Blog surveyed 500+ sales professionals to uncover the best social media channels for prospecting.

Social Media 114

Social Media Channels Media Prospecting 114

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Television - you can watch plenty of free broadcast TV and your local channel's streaming content, but we have five AppleTVs, and between Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV plus, and others, we pay close to $75/month for various streaming services. When prospects tell you that they're going with the lowest price, it's total crap.

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Software Software Channels Follow-up 317

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2019

Author: Warren Fowler Sales teams and marketers focus on digital communication so much that they seem to forget the power of offline promotion channels. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of direct mail and show you eights ways to write a winning sales letter. But what is it that makes this marketing channel so great?

Direct Mail 323

Direct Mail How To Advertising Advertising 323

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2019

If you’ve worked in sales for any length of time, you know your success is dependent on the quality of your prospect lists. Instead, modern sales professionals find success by creating and reaching out to hyper-targeted lists made up of only the most qualified prospects. Let’s get into it! Step One: Understand Your Offering.

Prospecting 182

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring How To 182

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Online reviews and company websites are the two primary platforms for research, but other channels such as social media can provide valuable information, too. Because marketers live on the very channels the customers are engaging with, clever marketers harness these channels to reach potential and loyal customers.

Education 330

Education Buyer Buyer Persona Social Media 330

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 19, 2014

Selling by referral is the most personal prospecting strategy that exists. That’s why I resonated with Tom Scearce’s LinkedIn article, “ Social Media—Don’t Be THAT Guy.” Read the rest of the article.). LinkedIn and other social media channels are fantastic tools for beginning conversations and new relationships.

Referrals 292

Referrals Webinar Metrics Social Media Face-to-face 292

Sales Hacker

JUNE 21, 2021

Sales reps go out in the market virtually and in person, they meet prospects, drum up interest, and ultimately close deals. But where can channel partnerships fit in? Sales Hacker has published ample content about channel partnerships. Let’s dive into some insights on implementing a channel sales approach successfully.

Channels 115

Channels Hiring Webinar Metrics Revenue 115

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 13, 2017

Is it time to change the way you’re prospecting? Prospecting strategies that once worked don’t work anymore, and cold calling —which never worked so great in the first place—is now a complete waste of time. article, “ The 1 Question That Gets Every Single Millennial in Trouble.”. Read the rest of Cole’s article for more.).

Lead Generation 268

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 268

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

95% of our prospecting is just wasted time, so just stop it! “Dave, I’d like to tell you about our products……” And you know that multi-channel is important, so you have automated tools to help you reach out to 100’s of unsuspecting people on LinkedIn. But they approach prospecting differently.

Prospecting 138

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring LinkedIn 138

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this article, we take a closer look at the ways you can focus your enablement efforts, to achieve the best possible sales performance. This is in spite of the fact that most of it is created for sales and channel enablement purposes. Prospect research doesn’t generate revenue, and historically it accounts for half of all sales time.

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Sales Enablement Collateral Decision Maker Study 295

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Personalization happens when a marketer or salesperson can take a piece of content and make it more useful for a specific prospect or customer.” – @ducttape Find more #personalization quotes on the blog: [link] pic.twitter.com/U3ENGnZyMu — ZoomInfo (@ZoomInfo) October 10, 2018. Benefits Of Personalization In Marketing.

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B2B Marketing Segment Scale 246

Steven Rosen

MAY 1, 2024

The interactive podbook below contains videos, audio, articles, summaries, transcripts, and YouTube shorts from this podcast episode. This thought leadership article will explore the key takeaways from a podcast featuring Brandon Nye, Vice President of Sales for Inmode.

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Leads 228

Zoominfo

JULY 4, 2018

62% of employees at large companies say social selling enables them to build stronger, more authentic relationships with customers and prospects. And yet, most prospects end up with a flood of messages from sales reps eager to sell them their latest product or service. Alternative: Research prospects before you contact them.

Social Selling 233

Social Selling Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Media 233

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

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. So, I’m committing to spending time on-camera answering your questions and sharing powerful tips and methods to revolutionize your prospecting. Actually, it’s more like Talk Radio, but on video. Always free.

Gatekeeper 265

Gatekeeper Cold Calling Referrals Telemarketing 265

Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 145

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

You are already doing Market Segmentation, which is a great start, but how do you rank accounts within your segments to find the best opportunities? Arriving at a list of target accounts is a multi-step process based on ideal fit,

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Intent Signal Intent Resources Segment 259

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Social media have evolved as the most potent recruiting channel. The result was an increase in appointments accepted by prospects. They found new ways to connect with prospects and customers. He began by regularly reading and forwarding online articles to Sales colleagues. Recruiting – LinkedIn has changed everything.

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Hiring Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Microsoft 303

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Share insightful articles through your LinkedIn updates. Offer to help connect a buyer with a channel partner. It will remind your prospects that you exist and provide benefits to clients. When buyers are looking for help online, is your team there for the assist? Constantly offer information and education to your network.

Top of Funnel 326

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Referrals 326

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2018

Consider these statistics ( source ): In a study of 650 multi-channel marketing campaigns, personalized campaigns consistently and overwhelmingly beat out static campaigns in generating a high response rate from recipients. Through list segmentation, marketers are able to deliver the most relevant content to prospects and customers.

Marketing 194

Marketing Scale Segment Channels 194

Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

You don’t have to be a part of an eCommerce organization to build an effective lead capture system on your digital channels. It serves as a validator for offering up contact information and a promotional space for other content, such as relevant articles, newsletters, and social media channels. They both need this engagement!

Prospecting 130

Prospecting Marketing Top of Funnel Segment 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 10, 2018

From the time social media became a viable marketing channel, B2B companies have been looking for ways to automate social processes. Proponents of this strategy argue that predetermined talking points and canned responses give companies editorial control of their social channels. They’ll appreciate it and so will your prospects.

Social Media 188

Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profile Social Selling 188

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

So, whether you’re new to the world of content marketing or simply in need of a refresher, this article is for you. A comprehensive content calendar takes all buyer personas, marketing channels, and stages of the sales funnel into consideration. Cross-Channel Consistency. Say your marketing team is organized by channel.

Top of Funnel 189

Top of Funnel B2B Buyer Persona How To 189

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Why is social media the perfect channel for demand generation? Not only does social listening improve your content strategy, but it can also signal to your sales team which prospects are most likely to buy. Social sellers realize a 66% greater quota attainment than those using traditional prospecting techniques ( source ).

Demand Generation Agencies 204

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Social Media 204

Zoominfo

MAY 2, 2018

It’s not enough to generate an interest in your company, lead generation hinges on getting prospects to take action and indicate their interest. Think of it this way, if you can’t reach your prospects how can you convert them into leads? Which channels are producing the best leads? These are important distinctions to make.

Lead Generation 203

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 203

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This article has a longer analogy build up then most, but it’s worth it. When I was growing up in the 1960’s, I watched meteorologist Don Kent give his weather forecasts on WBZ channel 4 in Boston. Earlier this week, the forecast called for a big nor’easter to drop 8-13 inches of heavy, wet snow in our area.

Forecasting 218

Forecasting Sales Forecasts Decision Maker Call-back 218

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Candidate response rate can tell you which channels are most effective, which messaging resonates best with your audience, and when candidates are most likely to respond. Just as marketers use personalized content to engage with prospects and customers, recruiters can use the same tactics to elicit a reply from top-notch talent.

Channels 183

Channels Social Media Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn 183

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services. 22% of B2B businesses reach out to prospects with lead nurturing on a weekly basis ( source ). Content marketing generates three times as many prospects as outbound marketing, but costs 62% less ( source ). As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful.

Lead Generation 243

Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 243

Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

As a B2B sales rep, the more you know about a prospect and their company, the easier it is to sell to them. As you’ll see throughout the remainder of this article, social listening is a highly effective way to collect information about a company. In fact, we’ve spoken at length about Reddit’s value as a market research tool.

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Research B2B Tools Company 233

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 22, 2019

Selling to buyers the way they like to be sold to is not a novel concept, yet with all the channels in existence today, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Throw in the fact that traditional channels are more saturated than ever before, and you have a recipe for poor performance if you’re not optimizing your sales process for the modern buyer.

Top of Funnel 240

Top of Funnel Hiring Quota Revenue 240

Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In this article, I delve into channel sales —a strategy that involves leveraging third-party intermediaries such as dealers and affiliates to distribute products—enabling companies to penetrate new markets without relying on a sizable in-house sales team. Discover how in our latest article by @M_3Jr!

Channels 66

Channels Outsourcing Services Strategy Lead Rank 66

Vengreso

JULY 29, 2024

Have you heard about how important channel sales partners are? In this article we cover different kinds of channel sales partners, why they’re good, and how to work well with them. Plus, working with channel sales partners has other benefits like growing your market. Each one has a special job in selling products.

Outsourcing Services 68

Outsourcing Services Channels Webinar Metrics Strategy 68

Zoominfo

JUNE 30, 2019

As with other companies of their size, Philips found that traditional marketing channels were no longer an effective way to market to their B2B audience. Snippets, from very short types of content as responses or to engender responses/debate, to ongoing audience-targeted posts, most exemplified by tweets, Facebook posts and blog articles.

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Examples B2B Marketing Inbound 208

BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Working at a digital marketing agency, you might hear this often from your small business prospects… “I’m doing everything in my power to extend my online reach but still not garnering enough response from our digital ads.” You know what makes your prospect tick online. What Is a Small Business Digital Audit?

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Small Business Small Business Tools Prospecting 105

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 26, 2023

If I think, for example, the evolution of “prospecting letters.” To send a prospecting letter, I had to write it in longhand and give it to the “word processing pool.” ” In a few hours or a day, I would get a typed draft of my prospecting letter. The advent of the web and email changed everything.

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Retention Maximizer Buying Cycle Social Media 147