Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales teams thrive on the energy of effective outreach, but managing outbound calls at scale requires a lot more than just smiling and dialing. These tools not only help teams track performance, but improve engagement strategies and optimize sales workflows. But how can you choose the right tool for your team?

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SalesFuel

APRIL 1, 2025

A report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers ( NACE ) shows that using hiring assessment tools is a growing trend. Types of Hiring Assessment Tools Being Used If youre planning to hire a new college grad, you want to be sure they can handle the work. Around 64% of employers use assessment tools.

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Hiring Tools Real Estate How To 59

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Get them proficient with more marketing technologies? Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and But where to begin?

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Marketing Telemarketing Education Scale 226

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Instead, invest your time and energy into improving your LinkedIn game. Download the Tool (free event registration required) so that you''ll be able to leverage your database along with my upcoming blog and tool. You can get this download by signing up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing research review here.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 20, 2013

Your competitor rolls out a new groundbreaking feature / tool, and you had no idea it was coming. Download this tool for Tips on Tracking Competitive Activity. An article written by Jenna Cheng cites the following: “Several research studies reveal the growing importance of social technologies to competitive and marketing strategy.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 13, 2013

At SBI, we focus on one thing: helping Sales and Marketing leaders Make the Number. On the Process side, investments are commonly made in sales processes and CRM tools. Tremendous time and energy is poured into understanding the buyer’s journey. The sales team is equipped top to bottom with tools they need to convert.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2024

In fact, when you’re tenacious enough to book a call, data from Marketing Wizdom suggests that a mere 2% of sales leads will close on the first meeting. Fortunately, AI tools like Conversica can fill in the gaps and analyze current and historical data to deliver personalized messages that inspire confidence in your prospects.

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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. We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What is referral marketing?

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Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Incentives 197

Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

But if you thought that gifted reps and some targeted marketing would get your team to the top, pull up a chair. It helps you dominate the market by turning your team members into superstars and your go-to-market function into a revenue-generating beast. Tons of software came along to do that quite effectively in recent years.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 14, 2013

Social selling, big data, mobile, contextual content marketing , personas, gamification, buyer focused selling, software, software, software. You react to the market vs. outpace it. We wanted to know what they were doing to avoid becoming obsolete in todays fast paced market. 3 Account Based Marketing. 2 Forecast Calls.

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Account Based Marketing Software Software Report 314

The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

What hypothesis I am proposing is this: Ambition is key – investing energy in low balling targets will hurt you in the long run. Do you need to work with marketing more effectively on lead profiling and scoring? You also don’t have the critical thinking tools to pick-up and put down conflicting requirements.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 2, 2013

Flip the Sales & Marketing Funnel. We’re accustomed to focusing on the Sales & Marketing funnel in the traditional view. All energies need to be on the opportunities that are projected to close this quarter. Use the tools in this blog to give you the boost you need. Yes, flip the funnel. Flip the funnel.”.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Follow-up Lead Rank 317

Steven Rosen

JUNE 25, 2013

These include being systematic, knowing what top performers in your organization look like, having strong assessments tools to make scientific decisions and that the process is rigorously followed. Energy Level. These tools are excellent at identifying potential red flags missed in the behavioral interviews. S – Systematic.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

The B2B market needs to become as customer-centric as the B2C market. With cutting-edge digital tools, considerably smaller sales teams can gain much more knowledge about their customers and how they intend to use their products. Standardize and digitalize: Strategic marketing to the rescue.

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B2B Segment Ideal Customer Profile B2C 254

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In some hands NEW becomes the lubricant used by sales pundits and marketers to ram more of the “same old” down unsuspecting throats. Great sales people have always been early adopters of new tools, technologies and opportunities, embracing them to further, not necessarily change their selling. Just think foie gras ).

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Social Selling Quota Consumer Up-Sell 303

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Unfortunately, somebody in marketing gave you one day because “the agenda is packed.” This less customized approach is about speed to market in the field. Let the team use the new tool or process. Leadership Validation —Have the sales leaders use the new coaching or reinforcement tools. Problem 1—Poor Roll Out.

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Groups Follow-up SalesForce Training 297

SBI

AUGUST 24, 2021

5 Reasons Why Sales Doesn’t use Content from Marketing: and What to do About it. Your company has invested a lot of time and money creating content for Sales Reps, so why isn’t Sales using the content from Marketing? 1: Sales can’t find the content Marketing creates. 2: They don’t know how or when to use content or tools.

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Marketing Engineering Remedy Face-to-face 153

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In a world filled with distractions, individuals must consciously decide to prioritize their time and energy on what truly matters. Use Tools: Utilize tools like time-blocking and focus apps to help maintain concentration. Task Management Tools: Use task management tools to keep track of your to-dos.

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Video Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 96

SBI Growth

JANUARY 4, 2014

Starting a Sales and Marketing Productivity Benchmark. Here’s how to use the tool: 1. Remember Eleanor Roosevelt’s words: “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”. For example, in June/July, a look back at the first half performance forces these tasks: A refresh of the year’s sales strategy. Author: Steve Loftness.

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Hiring Face-to-face Energy Call-back 280

Allego

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Include members from marketing, product, customer success, and even HR. The agenda is the backbone of your sales kickoff meeting, and a well-designed one keeps energy high and minds engaged. By weaving in motivational elements, you set the tone for a year of high energy, drive, and commitment.

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Meeting Energy Motivation Follow-up 62

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Billions of dollars have been invested in software promising to transform how sales and marketing teams reach new audiences. Sales and marketing tech stacks have swollen, with dozens of conflicting tools promising greater efficiency, accelerated growth, and higher revenue. The result? But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Marketing Face-to-face 130

Sales 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2024

Up to this point many of the tools available to sales teams have encouraged volume-based sales techniques, like mass emailing and cold calling. But as more and more salespeople use these tools, buyers have become inundated with low value communication. AI tools are emerging that can help AEs make connections with potential buyers.

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Lead Rank Fashion Cold Calling Call-back 195

Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

But it doesn’t matter how powerful the “hooks” are in your subject lines or how insightful or inspiring your body copy is: Your marketing campaign results will suffer if you don’t end your sales email with finesse and power. From there, initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with business buyers and influencers got easier.

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Closing Quota How To Webinar Metrics 122

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. Even if your firm isn’t there yet, consumer behavior and the market now rests on the 2030 point on the trend line?—?positive

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Allego

MARCH 7, 2023

Product marketers play a critical role in any company’s success. They’re conduits of information and the connective tissue between product developers, the marketing team, and the sales force. If you’re tired just reading that list, imagine how product marketers feel. They don’t have time or energy to waste.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 3, 2024

That put a sour taste in my mouth regarding using that AI tool for my small business. While I’m still not overly impressed with ChatGPT’s ability to write (or, should I say, generate ) content, I’ve come to think it’s a handy research tool. This round-the-clock support is driven mainly by AI-powered chatbots and self-service tools.

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Small Business Small Business Tools Social Media 116

Pipeliner

APRIL 4, 2025

Her jobs often involved starting something new or entering new markets. Try tools like exercise, meditation, or deep breathing. Recharge your energy. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist, he has conducted over 1500 video interviews of thought leaders for Sales POP!

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Video Leads 80

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. And How Can They Help Marketers? How to Build Marketing Personas Marketers can use buyer personas to build content strategies that speak directly to their targeted audience, and therefore build trust and reliability with customers.

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Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Persona Marketing How To 130

Salesmate

JANUARY 24, 2021

Best inside sales tools. Inside sales team takes the leads forward from the marketing team and makes sure the prospects fit with their product. With this shift in the working environment, inside sales reps find it difficult to find new clients and retain them, especially when everyone out in the market has something better to offer.

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Inside Sales Tools Strategy Outside Sales 111

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It’s a powerful conversion tool at least as old as the Gospels. For example, Momentum Solar has emerged as a national player in the solar energy market. We train our salespeople to be extremely knowledgeable about our customers, as well as our products, and to rely on our tech, development and marketing teams for backup.

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Real Estate Construction Scale Hiring 243

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 13, 2020

The best tools of the trade are often physical pieces which are generally shared from person to person. It’s time to leverage this energy with your salesforce. As we all rebound and learn how to navigate this new normal, we’re lucky to have so many rich tools and ideas at our disposal. In these areas, containment is key.

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Face-to-face Outbound Collateral Conference 257

Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2024

A new ZoomInfo survey of more than 1,000 go-to-market professionals shows frontline workers have eagerly adopted common tools such as ChatGPT or AI-powered CRMs, helping users achieve a 47% boost in productivity and saving GTM professionals an average of 12 hours per week. Chatbots such as ChatGPT are the most frequently used AI tools.

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Marketing Survey Government Lead Rank 130

Alice Heiman

APRIL 9, 2025

Now the founder of 1mind, Amanda shares what shes doing differently the second time aroundfrom building a go-to-market team that reflects her values to embracing AI as both a disruptor and a growth tool. Amanda is a serial entrepreneur.

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Company Scale Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face 62

SocialSellinator

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Between invoicing customers, acquiring new leads, and managing your staff members marketing your business is a challenge that requires time and energy. With social media marketing networks, such as Facebook, and Snapchat, you can get that extra boost for your marketing department. So, where do you find that extra push?

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Paid Content Small Business Small Business Facebook 145

Allego

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This transformation is reflected in the surging sales enablement platform market. This growth highlights the rising dependence on innovative enablement tools and strategies like AI integration and personalized learning, which are redefining how sales enablement operates. Deniz Olcay, VP of Marketing at Allego, agrees.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Face-to-face Lead Scoring 62

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The rep in question was a solid B player, knows the product, market, and there were years he actually made quota. So rather than putting all that energy towards shaving hours or days off your cycle, why not invest the time in prospecting. There were also critical questions he could not answer about multiple opportunities.

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