SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

How should the top sales leader in the company utilize this limited time? Download the SBI Sales SVP New Year’s Guide here. Let’s look at several ways sales leaders misallocate their year-end days. These competencies correlate to sales success. I know one sales VP who took minimal vacation around the holidays.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It’s best to manage an affiliate program to have the right kind of partnerships with influencers and bloggers within the industry whom you might leverage to amplify reach and create sales. Cost-effective marketing: Affiliate marketing is results-based; that is, you pay commissions only after a sale.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A channel partner is a company that sells products and services for a technology manufacturer or vendor. What is a channel partner? Channel partners basically onboard other people to sell your product for you. But by far, the option that could potentially bring you in the most sales is resellers and sales channel partners.

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Openview

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the most successful and influential SaaS companies include channel sales in their go-to-market strategy. For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Channel Sales versus Direct Sales – The Good and the Bad.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Testing is for marketing not sales. The more time I spend in sales and marketing, the more I see overlap between these areas. Now, sales people are starting to “geek out” and use software tools like marketers have been for the last decade, or so. Meanwhile the majority of sales people still seem to be number-allergic.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead How To Referrals 240

Pipeliner

MARCH 20, 2025

Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Sabir discusses several prevalent mistakes that e-commerce brands make, such as hiring the wrong people or agencies based on flashy promises rather than proven results and mismanaging promotional codes and discounts. online sales magazine & YouTube Channel and for audio podcast channels where Sales POP!

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 5, 2025

My social channels are dominated by experts suggesting the GTM strategies. We define outreach programs, looking at content, channel, volume, velocity. We look at our pipeline activities, how many first meetings, how many demos, how many proposals, when are we going to close, what discounts are we providing.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 2, 2021

According to research from Litmus, email marketing remains a top digital channel for ROI , although the ability to measure that ROI isn’t always effective. Email marketing can be used in a variety of ways, from communicating basic information such as standard campaigns or discounts to confirming orders and payments.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 20, 2020

Author: Kris Belau Is there anything more quaint in sales and marketing than the door-to-door salesperson? As was common at the time, the main sales channel was an on-the-ground sales force. So what now for companies, perhaps yours, that rely even in some part on offline sales? It means rethinking how you engage.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 16, 2018

Author: Kevin McGirl, President, sales-i The supply chain is the engine of the global economy. The following four sales obstacles were identified as the most persistent and the most troubling for B2B companies across the supply chain. It may be a bit simplistic to describe customer acquisition and retention as specific sales obstacles.

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SBI Growth

JULY 18, 2013

This is a story of how a bad comp plan can ruin a sales force. The CEO was upset with the rampant discounting used by his sales team. The sales force revolted and sales plummeted. To right the ship (pun intended), he hired a new head of sales. Chris Truscott became the head of sales in February of this year.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 29, 2025

Introduction: Navigating the Sales Maze In sales, speed, and accuracy arent just advantages; theyre expectations. Thats where configure, price, quote (CPQ) software acts as your sales teams GPS, guiding them toward faster, more accurate quotes while ensuring every configuration and price aligns with your business rules.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects. And yet, sales reps can’t escape the most common and often the most frustrating method of sales prospecting communication—and that’s voicemail. . Consider these statistics ( source ): 15% of a sales rep’s time is spent leaving voicemails.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Align CPQ with Your Sales Strategy A CPQ system that operates in isolation from the broader sales strategy leads to misaligned workflows, inconsistent pricing approvals, and disconnected customer interactions. Implement automated discounting rules to prevent excessive price reductions that could erode margins.

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ROI Maximizer Lead Rank Discount 48

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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Referrals Cold Calling Lead Generation Webinar Metrics 279

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

If your sales team is constantly stuck chasing approvals or fixing pricing mistakes, its time to rethink how you generate quotes. The Problem with Traditional Quoting Imagine this: A sales rep gets an inquiry from a high-value prospect requesting a custom quote. Pricing: Applies real-time rules, discounts, and margin controls.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Your sales team needs marketing and engagement features to help keep leads and customers engaged. From CRM and sales software to marketing and engagement tools, Nutshell Suites are built to streamline all of your teams sales, marketing, and engagement efforts. All of our Nutshell Sales plans include our flagship CRM feature.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Why do you think your sales team is unable to close deals? It streamlines the sales process by automating pricing, approvals, and accurate quote generation. It streamlines the sales process by automating pricing, approvals, and accurate quote generation. Today, the customers need prompt response.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

We call it Sales Tech Simplified. It is the primary objective for CEO’s and for Sales and Marketing executives. For Sales teams, Model N solutions streamline the Quote to Cash process with smart selling solutions like CPQ and Contract Lifecycle Management, designed to shorten sales cycles and maximize deal value.

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Revenue Lead Rank SAP Maximizer 131

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 13, 2025

CPQ software has revolutionized the way organizations manage complex sales cycles by enabling sales teams to quickly and accurately deliver tailored solutions to customers. With automation, sales teams can focus on what truly mattersbuilding relationships and closing dealsrather than getting stuck in administrative bottlenecks.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2020

Sales and marketing teams, specifically, have abandoned chasing (demand gen) waterfalls or examining funnels. With multiple studies across the world highlighting shrunken marketing budgets, campaign delays, and hiring freezes…where should your sales and marketing efforts begin? …But what about next quarter? Think about it.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 24, 2025

He notes that successful e-commerce businesses often have a dedicated community that nurtures relationships and drives sales. Create Value: To make your community members feel special and appreciated, offer exclusive content, early access to products, or special discounts. This hands-on approach can lead to significant sales increases.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Though email is an extremely effective communication channel that’s ever-evolving, it’s one of the most time-consuming. Set up behavior-based triggers that notify sales teams of prospect engagement.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 30, 2025

Introduction A well-structured sales quoting process not only enhances customer experience but also helps businesses maintain profitability and consistency in pricing. Error-Prone Calculations Manually entering product configurations, discounts, or taxes increases the risk of mistakes.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2018

Author: Kevin McGirl Sales managers have a tough job. Leading a team of salespeople in a world of ever-changing purchasing trends, a proliferation of new engagement channels, and highly educated customers, is stressful. Success in sales demands quick reflexes. It requires patience, agility, and a lot of motivational guidance.

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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. Understanding what each partner does and how they help is key to making a good sales plan to get the best results.

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Outsourcing Services Channels Webinar Metrics Strategy 68

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 30, 2025

The online quotation software ensures sales teams generate precise quotes in minutes rather than hours and seal the deal quickly. Sales representatives often must retrieve data from spreadsheets, emails, or disconnected systems, making the process even slower. This automatically reduces a lot of errors and the need for re-work.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 1, 2018

are increasingly using gift cards as a reward tool for multiple groups (channel, sales, employee and customer), and that investment in gift card rewards is both significant and growing. A lot of channel programs use a reloadable prepaid card as their incentive mechanism. businesses?—?fully fully 61 percent?—?are RK Incentive s.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. A comprehensive referral marketing program treats referrals like any other marketing channel— which means it includes strategic preparation, targeted decision-making, analysis, and iteration.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Speed, accuracy, and the ability to meet customer demands efficiently are the pillars of success for the sales team. Configure, Price, and Quote (CPQ) software plays a vital role in automating product configuration, pricing, and quote generation helping sales teams to easily handle complex pricing scenarios.

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Training Closing Discount Lead Rank 48

Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2025

Here are some key reasons why marketing reports are essential to make informed business decisions: Easy data access: Marketing reports provide an easy way to access crucial data on your KPIs across all critical channels, from social media and email marketing to SEO and paid ads. Need a user-friendly CRM to boost sales and team efficiency?

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The question was a result of declining sales, and the need to refocus selling efforts. Indirect sales and dealers is a bit of a different game. Too often there’s a tendency to view the partnerships in light of past sales. With indirect selling channels, it’s tempting to leave the partners to their own devices.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 29, 2018

Largely enabled by increasingly sophisticated category management powered by POS data availability, most B2B and B2C sales forces employ some form of these JBPs with their largest customers. It will establish the supplier as the clear-cut category leader and the retailer or distributor as most favored in the channel.

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Retail B2C Enterprise Enterprise 195

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Invest in multi-channel customer service. Today’s customers interact with brands through a variety of channels, and they expect high-quality service on each one. In order to maintain consistent customer service and avoid errors, brands must invest in a comprehensive, multi-channel customer service strategy.

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Loyalty Customer Incentive Incentives 206

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 20, 2025

Introduction Meet John, a sales manager at a manufacturing company that produces customized industrial generators. In the era where speed and accuracy are the two critical components of success, businesses leveraging CPQ software not only accelerates their sales cycles but also enhances customer satisfaction and drive revenue growth.

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Salesmate

JULY 21, 2020

Here are a few SaaS sales tips to help you convert your free-trial users into paying customers. Don’t you quickly act when you see a discount or special offer tag attached to the product you are planning to buy? try to grab their attention through some discounts on special offers. Try again, maybe through another channel.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 2, 2025

However, outdated tools and manual processes slow everything down, leading to lost sales, pricing errors, and frustrated buyers. It eliminates manual calculations and pricing inconsistencies, ensuring that every quote aligns with business rules, discounts, and approval workflows. A slow or error-prone quote can cost a sale.

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