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Oracle Taught Me Customer Service Can Help Align Sales and Marketing

Jeff Davis

It was such a pleasure being invited to attend Oracle's Modern CX conference this past week as a marketing influencer. I was really interested in understanding how the principles of customer service (CX) could be applied to helping B2B organizations align Sales and Marketing. create togetherness.

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Five Ways Live Chat Can Increase Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

This can be accomplished and, more importantly, scalable through live chat sales and customer care. A recent Oracle survey noted that only 40 percent of participants currently employ a live chat platform ( Source ). Not only are customers provided more convenience with a live chat platform, but company savings are significant.

Retail 206
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The 10 Best SaaS CRM Software

Hubspot Sales

An effective CRM is make-or-break for SaaS companies because of: Customer Retention. 47% of polled businesses said that the use of CRM software had a significant impact on their customer retention. 85% of customers say they‘re willing to spend more on a SaaS tool if there’s good customer service. User Experience.

Software 108
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Get Clear On Your Vision, Get Clear On Your Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

This includes everyone involved in pre-sales, customer service and sales. Trying to sell ‘anything to anyone’ is damaging to your business, exhausting for anyone working in implementation and customer service (because you’ve sold to a less-than-ideal customer), and frustrating for customers.

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Solving the CRM Problem

Understanding the Sales Force

Last week I spent 90 minutes with another client (8 people from Operations, sales, customer service, and marketing) showing them how CRM could be the answer to their inaccurate forecasts and pipeline reports. That shouldn't be necessary. Salespeople must understand what's in it for them and why they should embrace it.

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A Comprehensive Overview of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)

Hubspot Sales

The forecasts are analyzed, and adjustments are made to inventory and customer service policies based on the product demand and sources of demand. Oracle S&OP Cloud. Oracle provides process templates you can use to make your sales and operations planning run smoother. Any trends will be identified and analyzed.

Infor 138
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What is Sales Forecasting? Why it Matters + 11 Tools to Consider

Sales Hacker

Oracle CX Sales. Oracle CX Sales is part of the Oracle Cloud CX suite and is a complete CRM solution. It’s a budgeting and forecasting solution with amazing customer services and user-friendly applications” – G2 Reviewer. We have a clear view of the forecast. It’s not one-size-fits-all. Have more questions?