Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2025

Using AI sales tools can help teams level up by analyzing real sales conversations, identifying what works and what doesnt. From refining your teams techniques to reinforcing best practices, coaching tools are essential to how modern teams train, grow, and win. But first, heres what you should consider when evaluating coaching tools.

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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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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Business is more competitive than ever, and conventional prospecting is simply no longer enough. There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. Streamlining the sales process by providing sales teams with high-quality leads, allowing them to focus on closing deals rather than prospecting. The result?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When combined with AI, these signals become powerful tools that reach potential customers much earlier in their journey — giving go-to-market teams a massive advantage over competitors who rely solely on ideal customer profile matches, traditional intent data, or account-fit scores. Deploying AI at scale, however, requires AI-ready data.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

This post describes a framework that I have found over the last two decades can really change the math on prospecting. Humans, aka your prospects, don’t care about?your?problems Consider the following questions to help you get into your prospects’ shoes and see how you can serve them. Your prospect decides to do?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. How do sales leaders create and balance the core element of a fine-tunes prospecting machine?

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 31, 2025

Buyers need reminders of things they should do. Tools are getting better at reminding salespeople what they need to do, and when they need to do it, but its still up to us to act. Tools are getting better at reminding salespeople what they need to do, and when they need to do it, but its still up to us to act.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you’re feeling frustrated by the lack of engagement and response from your prospecting efforts, then you are not alone! But before we begin, ask yourself: Are you using the right tools to measure your sales team’s success? It’s time to rethink your sales tool strategy. A fool with a tool is still a fool.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 29, 2020

As sales forces have been sent home and told their clients won’t meet them with them in-person, they have had to use new digital tools just to keep doing their job. Prospecting. There are some great digital listening tools out there. Given this, now it as great time to connect with your buyer. Progressing deals.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? Automated emails are great for showing possible buyers relevant and personalized information in a timely manner. Automated emails are great for showing possible buyers relevant and personalized information in a timely manner.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. In fact, I recommend you share the definition with your prospects as a means of creating a clear path forward. All measurable, all quantifiable and can be improved with skills and the right tools. Productivity.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2024

LinkedIn officially surpassed one billion users last year — yes, you read that correctly — making it one of the most (if not the most) effective, versatile resources sellers have to connect with buyers. Here's a look at the “clear strategy” I use to ensure I get the most out of my LinkedIn prospecting efforts. Pin down your ICP.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Buyers have become even better at screening out salespeople. When the Internet arrived, buyers’ need to speak to a salesperson to get basic information was eliminated. Buyers could go online and get all the information they needed. Buyers adapted to this onslaught of email with improved “defenses”. Who are your 250?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

This not only maximizes ROI, but also minimizes wasted time and resources on low-potential prospects. By integrating with other account-based marketing tools, CRM systems, and customer data platforms, marketing account intelligence software creates a unified and comprehensive view of each customer.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales acceleration platforms provide a powerful solution, helping businesses optimize workflows, engage prospects, and convert leads more efficiently. These tools are now essential for companies looking to maintain a competitive edge in a demanding market. Sales teams face constant pressure to close deals faster and more effectively.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Despite advancements in tools, methodologies, and other attempts, sales as a profession continues to struggle. Doesn’t matter the tools, the technique or anything that take the conversation away from the why of it all. While buyers may not see it as good, the good news is that they don’t have it figured out any better.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These tools not only help teams track performance, but improve engagement strategies and optimize sales workflows. But how can you choose the right tool for your team? These tools typically include features such as click-to-call functionality, local number generation, automated follow-ups, and call recording.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. When B2B buyers need to solve a problem, they start researching online. Let’s break that down.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. Marketing departments create brand language that resonates with buyer personas. What is Sales Enablement?

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

How do B2B buyers tell one internet security company from another? There’s nothing unique and certainly no reason for B2B buyers to spend time hearing their pitches. Lackluster sales performance isn’t due to a lack of technology, because 66 percent of sellers told Salesforce that they were drowning in tools. You have a choice.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2020

By optimizing messaging, collateral and communication through effective sales enablement, sellers can better communicate the differentiating value of your new solution, showcase marketplace positioning and properly advise prospects. For example, a playbook could be based on industries, roles and stages of the prospect.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2025

The landscape is being transformed by innovative tools designed for sales acceleration, optimize processes, and enhance productivity through an accelerated sales process. While many may be familiar with mainstream solutions, there are several sales acceleration tools flying under the radar that can provide a significant edge.

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Allego

JANUARY 21, 2025

Sales prospecting has transformed from its traditional roots of cold calls and door-to-door pitches into a dynamic discipline that blends strategy, psychology, and technology. In addition, buyer behavior has changed. In addition, buyer behavior has changed. This shift has turned prospecting into a strategic effort.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Sales teams are drowning in tools. For too long, sellers have been forced to juggle a grab bag of tools that claim to make selling easier. In reality, each of these tools tends to work independently and the gaps between these tools can swallow even the best go-to-market strategy. Its time to make them intelligent.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2025

And when outdated, incomplete, and unreliable data meets the rising complexity of modern buyer behaviors, the result is chaos bad data erodes the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, derails sales efforts, and creates inefficiencies across revenue operations. Its the engine that powers prospecting, personalization, and pipeline generation.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2024

If you want your sellers to engage effectively with your customers, they need the right tools to meet buyers where they are. Buyer behaviors and expectations have evolved rapidly, creating new challenges for sales teams to navigate. And today, thats not an easy task. Its quite the opposite. The result?

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Vengreso

JANUARY 7, 2025

This article explores the cutting-edge tools and methodologies that will define the future of video sales mastery, with a spotlight on Vengreso’s FlyMSG Sales Pro Plan for teams , the top choice for salespeople seeking to elevate their video sales performance.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Salesforce AppExchange is a marketplace that makes it easy for busy IT and go-to-market professionals to find and leverage cloud computing and software solutions that work with Salesforce s industry-leading CRM tools and services. Integration: Tools that integrate smoothly with existing Salesforce workflows, minimizing disruption.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 16, 2025

But with the right symphony of supporting information, go-to-market teams can leverage intent data to deliver precise, tailored, and timely campaigns that surface truly interested prospects. Today, intent goes well beyond simple website visits or form fills, encompassing deeper insights into buyer behaviors and needs. The challenge?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

When a prospect first reaches out for more information, I’ve found that engagement is at its peak. Many times I’ve been frustrated trying to chase down a once-excited prospect whose priorities have already shifted to the next item on the list. Wondering how to achieve this lofty goal? AI can help.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2020

Is your sales team searching too many faces, looking for traces of prospects, instead of narrowing the search to recruit only your ideal clients? Of all the B2B lead generation tools at your disposal, referral selling is the most effective and least expensive. Companies focus their sales prospecting on signing new logos.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

Introduction The needs and preferences of buyers are changing rapidly. Sales teams today need relevant data and insights to meet the buyer expectations precisely. Sales teams today need relevant data and insights to meet the buyer expectations precisely. This requires accurate and relevant information on potential leads.

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Outbound sales prospecting insights that will assist any salesperson to connect and engage with target prospects in their sales activity. To thrive in this dynamic environment, sales professionals require a robust set of skills if they are to get the attention of buyers, whether on the phone, in person, or via social media.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

This strategic discipline ensures that salespeople have the necessary tools, content, processes, and technology to engage buyers effectively and close deals more efficiently. From faster quotes to fewer errors, see how the right tools can turn your sales process into a growth engine. What is Sales Enablement?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2025

Being a salesperson today feels like trying to get someones attention in Times Square; buyers are swamped with choices, blinking lights, and loud pitches from every direction. Buyers face the same challenge every day, making simplicity a superpower in sales. I see this model as a win-win for both buyers and sellers.

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