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When to Pivot from an Indirect to Direct Sales Model

SBI Growth

Startup companies generally leverage channel partners to get instant scale without inheriting fixed cost. Hiring a direct sales team is expensive. A indirect selling model has plenty of benefits. A fledgling company looking for additional capital to bring on headcount.

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Four Steps to Successfully Bringing Products to Market

SBI Growth

The team should include stakeholders from sales, marketing, channel partners, product development, customer service and operations. Channel Strategy & Sales Goals. Direct sales team and channel partner communications and training complete. Target Buyer Persona Profiles.

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Using CPQ’s Pricing Features to Maximize Profit Margins Across Channels

Cincom Smart Selling

The contemporary competitive market poses a formidable challenge to maintain profitability across multiple sales channels. Without the right tools, pricing strategies can quickly become inconsistent, reactive, and prone to errors, leading to lost revenue and missed opportunities.

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CPQ Tools vs. Traditional Quoting: The Business Case for Smarter Sales

Cincom Smart Selling

CPQ Tools: The Smart Alternative to Traditional Quoting If traditional quoting methods are a roadblock, Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software is the fast lane. Its designed to eliminate manual processes, ensuring sales teams generate accurate quotes in secondsnot hours or days. Speed: How Quickly Can You Deliver a Quote?

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13 best sales collaboration tools to empower your team

PandaDoc

Between prospecting, sales calls, data entry, quote preparation, and follow-ups, it’s very easy for teams to mismanage data and trip over themselves on the way to the finish line. That’s why sales collaboration tools are an essential part of the modern sales lifecycle. Let’s jump right in! 5 Capterra Rating: 4.4/5

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Mastering Channel Sales: Top Strategies for Success

Vengreso

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!

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5 Tips to Prevent Channel Conflict

Allbound

Even for the most channel-centric companies, partner conflict is inevitable. Conflict can occur for various reasons such as pricing, poor communication, or even deals poached by the direct sales team. To increase channel sales, it’s vital to keep your product top of mind with your partners.