Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s most effective go-to-market teams are increasingly embracing signal-based selling , a strategy that leverages real-time data and unique insights about promising prospects to gain a crucial edge in intensely competitive markets. Funding Funding rounds are among the strongest signals for both sales and marketing teams.

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The Pipeline

JULY 23, 2015

The answer I get is “the decision maker”. Now I have used a lot of different directories and databases, and they all give a title, not role in decision. But let’s say they did, the real question is what happens when you speak to that decision maker. or “who do you want to call on?”

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SBI Growth

APRIL 6, 2020

Your customers, your decision-makers, your influencers—they’re all people. Which decisions can wait, and. CMOs are in the people business. And that’s no different for B2B CMOs. And like you, they’re all set with similar worries: How long will my business be disrupted?

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Cold calling and consistent outreach are crucial strategies for success in sales, helping to gather information about decision-makers and open doors to larger deals. Cold calling and consistent outreach are crucial strategies for success in sales, helping to gather information about decision-makers and open doors to larger deals.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Some are influencers that speak to the decision-makers and convince them to go in either direction, while others hold the final say on decisions. In this post, we’ll explain how to identify sales leads you may be in conversation with, and give insight from expert sales leaders on how to sell to decision-makers and influencers.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 14, 2017

They spent plenty of time on social media and sent tons of emails, but they rarely reached actual decision-makers. He complained to me that his prospect in Paris had arranged a meeting with all the key decision-makers, but the prospect had only given him four days’ notice. Email vs. Face Time? I had heard enough.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 26, 2013

Profiles must explain how your sales reps solve the market problems of your prospects. They describe how your customers make purchase decisions. The problem is the same one you face every time you roll out an initiative. The purpose of Social Selling is to get meetings with decision makers inside target accounts.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

Here are tips for speaking the different dialects of decision makers: C-Suite. Whether it’s sales, marketing, purchasing, or materials management, someone with this title typically has a hive mentality. As such, they often wield considerable decision-making powers. Directors oversee departments.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. It’s nearly impossible to believe that will be true. A Lack of Training.

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Sales Gravy

MARCH 25, 2025

Below are the key insights from our conversation, along with practical strategies to multiply your lead count and build a system that secures face-to-face meetings with the right buyers. A blend of outbound prospecting, inbound content marketing, and nurturing activities generally works best.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Author: Jeff Kalter If you’re implementing account-based marketing, you’re likely well aware that your success in attracting and converting your target accounts hinges on customizing your communications. There are, of course, tiers of customization required, depending on the size and importance of these accounts. Here’s how you can do that.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 21, 2025

Why Sales Feels Harder Than Ever Lets face it: sales is tough, and its not getting any easier. is a dilemma many of us face. While the CEO might be the ultimate decision-maker, other stakeholders, like the COO or HR director, might be easier to reach. We call this phenomenon the great ignore. The short answer?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Intense Competition - Increased commoditization driven by old and new rivals in the market place. In a tight market, the “war on talent” is not slowing down. Internal collaboration - Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and HR are all operating in silos. As CEO, you have developed a strong corporate strategy for 2014.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

And that is: Timeline for making a decision to move forward. It also means that the decision makers have all agreed that their buying motives (needs) are such that a decision needs to be made now. Perhaps you need to get in front of the other decision makers (like today!), What do they do next?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cold calling is legal in most places, it remains a legitimate practice within the realms of ethical sales and marketing strategies. Businesses found in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (which I’ll share more about later on) can face fines of up to $51,744 per incident.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2014

There are four categories to mapping the Buying Decision Team: Economic Buyer. Help him to identify anyone that influences the buying decision. Help your reps identify where each stakeholder is on their decision timeline. Let’s face it. A tactical plan should include items such as: Meeting the Decision Maker.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Then Google REALLY started marketing! This week ask yourself: Are you following AT&T’s marketing efforts? Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? A few months ago, both AT&T, and then Google Fiber, dug up our street and lawns and bushes to install fiber Internet cable. Or Google Fibers?

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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. Scalability: Solutions that grow with your business, adapting to evolving requirements.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. Seller access is a newly popular term for an old problem—the struggle to bypass gatekeepers and get meetings with high-level decision makers. Are your buyers clamoring to talk to you? My phone rang off the hook the last half of 2020. Think about it.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 3, 2019

People often talk about changes we face in sales but continue to try to deal with theses changes using old schtick. For years we have been telling people to do two things, find the decision-maker(s), and part of doing that requires having an org chart. Not All Decision Makers Are Equal.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Let’s face it—it’s not easy to build a perfect marketing team. A comprehensive marketing strategy includes a number of different tactics and initiatives—which means your team must include members with a wide variety of skills. Businesses have started to adopt data-driven strategies to inform their marketing initiatives.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

They may get some leads out and set up some “demos or presentations,” but because they didn’t discover whether a prospect was truly a buyer and in the market at that time, their close rate is a disappointing 2 sales out of 10 full presentations…. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Try it today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

In fact, this is also felt in the accounting department, the marketing department, and everywhere else. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today.

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Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2018

Landing an in-person appointment with a key decision-maker provides salespeople with the opportunity to respond directly to a prospect’s needs and pain points. The buying committee involves many more influencers and decision-makers. The buying committee involves many more influencers and decision-makers.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 23, 2024

There are several top sales challenges that B2B sellers are likely to face. Prepare for these top sales challenges One of the most common challenges that sellers face is being unable to reach decision-makers. Once theyve identified who theyd like to pursue, they must then target decision-makers.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2020

By Tibor Shanto. When we were young, we accepted things we were told but knew not to be true. We also understand that ignoring some of the facts can add to the discussion. The example here is the old saying about sticks and stones and words and the ability of these to hurt. Consider the way we look at disruption vs. interruption. And why not.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

They’re the key decision-makers when it comes to making major investments in their businesses. But the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted that status quo and made the path to connecting with a C-level decision-maker much shorter. We all know the residents of the C-suite hold the real power in their organizations.

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Zoominfo

JULY 27, 2023

Businesses in virtually every industry are being pushed to modernize their go-to-market strategy, with a premium on the data-driven, automation-enabled convergence of sales, marketing, and operations. Sales and marketing leadership need to align on: The business outcomes that your ABM strategy will achieve.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 4, 2019

These classifications provide the building blocks at a company’s inception, as they broadly define a brand’s audience and target market. But, in the rapidly changing sales and marketing landscape, it’s important to challenge the status quo. Enter, B2P (business-to-person) sales and marketing. Keep reading!

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 3, 2018

What does it TAKE to sell to the Chief Marketing Officer? Jill began this task by talking to Heidi Bullock , Chief Marketing Officer at Engagio , formerly GVP of Global Marketing for Marketo. Engagio is a B2B SaaS software company focused on helping marketers and salespeople drive the best business value for their company.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

The average marketing department spends a LOT of money on trade shows and events – to the tune of 32% ?f Even so, trade-show events are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Companies face stiff competition and customers have multiple options. In this context, I’m referring to companies that sell their products and services directly to their customer base rather than selling through retail or other sales channels (distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and so on). Do they have grit?

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I''ll be speaking at Inbound14 , September 17, and I''ll be talking about How to Hire Great Inbound Sales/Marketing people. If you are familiar with the scene in Facing the Giants you''ll have a good idea of what it means to be pushed to be the best. Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. This is important! Now for the article.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Daily, sales reps (mostly SDRs) face the daunting task of turning cold calls into warm calls. Don’t: Waste your time calling unfit, or barely fit leads — find out exactly who’s in your market. Assume you’ll always get direct access to an executive or decision maker — study the org chart. Reason for Calling.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Response One: “That’s great, and I’d just like to see if we could get on your vendor list for the next time you’re in the market. Response One: “That’s great, and I’d just like to see if we could get on your vendor list for the next time you’re in the market. If you prospect by phone for a living, then you’re no stranger to rejection.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc., Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Work with the marketing team to raise awareness or drive traffic to your company’s booth , if you have one. Invite prospects to a company-sponsored happy hour, host a panel session, and develop new marketing campaigns, such as an email campaign, around the event. Yet through all the excitement, how do you connect with new contacts?

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