Zoominfo

MAY 15, 2019

There are so many factors that can stand in the way of exceptional B2B sales performance—poor leadership, lack of organization, no sales process—the list goes on. Continue reading to learn how you can solve your biggest B2B sales problems and improve your performance today! You Can’t Reach Your Sales Prospects.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Hiring How To 224

DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The sales professional tells their prospect that after all of their discussion, even though they had initially appeared to be a great fit, the salesperson might have misread, and seem to be speaking two different languages. “If If you’ve done your job well, the prospect knows they are a good fit. I thought it would be lower.

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Closing B2B Decision Maker Discount 286

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. To help you power up your reps’ efficiency, boost the bottom line and deliver a customer experience that lasts long after the initial sale, here are a few ideas for leveraging data as part of your B2B sales strategy. Start Small.

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Data B2B Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 240

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. Salespeople continually struggle with reaching B2B decision makers. They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn.

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Decision Maker Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 401

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. They don’t fill your pipeline with qualified B2B leads. Don’t believe me?

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

We also introduced you to some of our favorite B2B marketing influencers —including the socially-savvy Ann Handley, Joe Chernov, and Joe Pullizi, just to name a few. However, the B2B marketing world isn’t the only industry boasting some big names in the social sphere. The B2B sales arena has a few social celebs of its own.

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Influencer B2B Social Media Twitter 188

Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2019

Welcome to the May edition of the ZoomInfo B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. These blog posts typically explore topics related to B2B marketing, B2B sales, recruiting, or business growth. So, without further hesitation, let’s take a look at our favorite B2B content from the month of May. Let’s get into it! Continue reading.

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B2B Lead Generation Lead Rank Consumer 189

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

To add insult to injury, executive-level assistants are trained to be gatekeepers. Thankfully, B2B sales expert Jill Konrath has solved this problem in her book SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today’s Frazzled Customers. As a B2B salesperson, it’s your job to highlight the unique value of what you’re selling.

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B2B Gatekeeper InsideView Up-Sell 190

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

On building a sales organization as sophisticated as contemporary B2B buyers …. Every B2B trade publication, analyst, and even company (Hi!) But what does the structure of a B2B sales organization look like as we enter the next decade? How Do You Improve Retention Rates for B2B Sales Teams? Today, we review.

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B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

More often defined by a B2B buyer’s view of ‘“Do’s” and “Done’s”’ Question Of Timing. By the time they implement, train, another 12 months; to see a positive impact, you’re looking 18 months minimum. Presented differently, sellers want to talk about what the prospects are doing, the present.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Decision Maker ROI 203

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

You and your reps need training, and you want it now! Introducing our brand new, 7-Session inside sales training course that is available to you and your team TODAY. Our Award Winning Inside Sales Training is also the most affordable training on the market today! The post New On Demand Training Available Now!

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Training Licensing Scale Gatekeeper 180

Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2018

Lost prospects and new customers will be more comfortable sharing their unfiltered opinions with a third-party. The interviewer will be a well-trained professional. Focusing on one group of prospects over the other will give you skewed results. Step 3: Decide which companies to interview. Step 5: Analyze results.

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Analysis B2B Hiring How To 223

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company that provides us with cyber-insurance required that our entire team watch a series of 21 training videos to make us more aware of how hackers operate, how easy it is to be hacked, and what we must do differently in order to protect our data, privacy and accounts.

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Insurance Insurance Outbound Video 333

Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn about the top sales KPIs for B2B sales reps and the leaders who coach them, and gain a greater understanding of the KPIs that promise to make an impact on your team. Number of emails sent helps companies understand the number of prospects discovered per number of emails sent.

Sales Qualified Lead 227

Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel B2B Lead Rank 227

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: TIM RIESTERER Sales training and enablement leaders, it’s time to level up. There are four forever changes transforming sales training and enablement from here on out: Marketing is the sales development team. The B2B buying process isn’t as linear or predictable as most companies assume. All selling is inside selling.

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B2B Revenue Top of Funnel Margin 199

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. In B2B sales, it’s time. Insurance.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

In this article, I will discuss the challenges in the B2B SaaS customer experience and how to tackle these potential barriers upfront – rather than trying to do damage control months into the implementation when the customer is annoyed, disappointed, and on the path to churn. Top Risk Factors in B2B SaaS Customer Success.

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B2B Customer Vendor Enterprise 207

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2020

If so, you know how tough it can be to connect with busy executives, To add insult to injury, executive-level assistants are trained to be gatekeepers. Thankfully, B2B sales expert Jill Konrath has solved this problem in her book SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today’s Frazzled Customers. A– Always align.

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B2B Gatekeeper InsideView Face-to-face 162

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. We’ve had to make do with virtual sales meetings, and that has affected many B2B sales pros’ ability to access new customers and to make real-world connections. But not referral sellers.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Referrals Face-to-face 287

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The sales professional tells their prospect that after all of their discussion, even though they had initially appeared to be a great fit, the salesperson might have misread and seem to be speaking two different languages. “If If you’ve done your job well, the prospect knows they are a good fit. I thought it would be lower.

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Closing B2B Scale Decision Maker 191

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Author: Umberto Milletti All trends point to 2020 being more focused on the B2B customer, with data and insights as the key to understanding their needs. B2B companies need to switch from a mentality of “here’s what we’re selling” to “we understand what you need.” Customers have more power and more information than ever?—?they

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Trends Ideal Customer Profile InsideView Customer 289

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

With ZoomInfo, your go-to-market team can easily identify website visitors , engage prospects with website chat , and optimize web forms to transform anonymous visitors into actionable prospects. The key is to find a solution that aligns with your specific business goals and sales processes.

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Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 15, 2017

I have been in B2B sales so long that I’ve probably forgotten more deals than I remember. We were thought leaders; we had visibility; and the client loved our solution for advanced sales training. While I’d been working so hard to seal the deal, the other company had developed the advanced sales training it previously lacked.

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Account Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation 257

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

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

Do sales organizations really need a B2B sales strategy? Based on my experience with thousands of solution selling training program participants, here are a few signs that your B2B sales strategy needs a review and re-work: Lagging Growth: You are not growing as fast as your competitors or your industry.

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Account Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 291

Sales 2.0

JULY 17, 2019

I graduated from Wharton’s MBA program in 1993 and had no sales training at all. Since then I’ve sold millions of dollars of technology and services, run my own sales outsourcing and training company, grown a digital agency and pioneered a new approach to selling now known as “social selling”. Getting in-the-door with a cold calling.

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Outsourcing Services Cold Calling Call-back Networking 78

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Let’s take a closer look at the challenges in the B2B SaaS customer experience and how to tackle these potential barriers upfront rather than trying to do damage control months into the implementation, when the customer is annoyed, disappointed and on the path to churn. Top Risk Factors In B2B SaaS Customer Success.

B2B 177

B2B Customer Vendor Enterprise 177

Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Gone are the days when B2B sales were about making a hundred cold calls a day or visiting clients in person. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 127

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

1. B2B Revenue Leadership. If you’re interested in B2B revenue leadership this is the show for you. This Podcast is focused on leadership in the B2B space to drive revenue by using the most modern and scientific approaches. B2B selling expert, Ian Altman hosts the Same Side Selling podcast. Listen here.

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Hiring Top of Funnel B2B Lead Rank 269

SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. These sellers quickly determine the business problems facing their prospects.

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Training Hiring How To Proposal 116

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

The B2B selling process is slow but steady. Prospecting. Make meeting scheduling easier for prospects. Help build email sequences for lead nurturing — the ones that don’t respond to initial prospecting. It’s when prospects should be convinced that your product or service will resolve their challenges.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2018

Find out how they know your prospects, what’s important to the prospects, what their challenges are, what they value, how they communicate, and what might get in the way of your sales success. Or, would you rather spend your time on a cold outreach and try a dozen touches to reach your prospect? Not if you’re in B2B sales.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Social Media B2C 288

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In Q4, we released enhancements to Copilot, our GTM Intelligence platform, that further empower enterprise GTM teams to engage prospects and customers with greater precision, speed, and intelligence. We believe these innovations will continue to revolutionize how teams identify opportunities, engage prospects, and close deals.

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Intent Signal Prospecting Intent Decision Maker 130

Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2019

We recently discussed AI in the following post: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on B2B Marketing. The Problem with B2B Artificial Intelligence and Sales. B2B Artificial Intelligence as Your Competitive Advantage. Lay the Groundwork for B2B Artificial Intelligence and Sales Success. Keep reading.

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Forecasting B2B CRM Quota 272

Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

Having a variety of cold calling scripts on handmakes sales training easier for new hires as well. And when their phone training wheels are taken off, reps can tailor their scripts to personalize their message using their unique voice. Challenges of B2B Cold Calling. Cold calls? More like gold calls! Think: Intent data.

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Cold Calling Data Hiring Intent Data 240

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Last week I saw a piece on LinkedIn, that questioned the accuracy of predictions about the future of B2B sales and selling made in the past decade. The piece pointed to a prediction by Forrester around 2015 about the size and nature of B2B sales in 2020. On the surface, the predictions may have been wrong, more sellers than ever.

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Revenue Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 370