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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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When to Pivot from an Indirect to Direct Sales Model

SBI Growth

Hiring a direct sales team is expensive. A indirect selling model has plenty of benefits. Startup companies generally leverage channel partners to get instant scale without inheriting fixed cost. 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

Direct sales team and channel partner communications and training complete. Website, social, digital media, postings to sales and channel portals. Support tools and customer service capabilities verified. Inventory and supply chain readiness confirmed to fulfill anticipated demand.

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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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Strategies For Mastering Sales Messaging — Feat. Dr. Jim Karrh

Sales Gravy

Great Sales Messaging Isn't Rocket Science On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jim Karrh, Ph.D. You’ll learn how to translate marketing messages into effective sales conversations, whether in person, virtually, or over the phone. Then, simplify messaging to get customers to say yes and move forward.

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

Cincom Smart Selling

Businesses must strike a delicate balanceoffering competitive pricing without eroding margins, ensuring consistency across direct sales, e-commerce, and partner networks, and adapting to fluctuating costs and customer demands. Yes, CPQ software provides analytics and reporting tools to track pricing performance.

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5 Steps to An Impeccable 2020 Sales Enablement Strategy 

Crunchbase

Shea believes that “companies that invest in and successfully operationalize three foundational toolssales engagement (SE), sales enablement automation (SEA) and sales readiness (SR)–will see dramatic results, including increases in revenue.”. Eliminate Silos Between Indirect And Direct Sales Teams.