Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2019

While this exercise can be a painful, it's important to ask openly and honestly what the issue was. His areas of expertise include sales force effectiveness, go-to-market strategies, customer segmentation, pricing strategies and value-based discounting. Ask churned customers for feedback. Don't let price be the excuse.

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Customer Churn Segment Media 238

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A Fortune 250 software company recently conducted a highly controlled field experiment where the only difference between the participants was whether they received training or not, and what modality the training was delivered. Better peer examples – Watching your peers in a live or virtual classroom can be a painful exercise.

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Training Exercises Decision Maker Survey 214

The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2019

That is how our clients get paid; by helping their clients deal with their market realities. All but one said, “I sell software” when pushed, “the provides BI to drive efficiencies in inventory management.” For best results, you should have a marketing person do this; they won’t take it personally.

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Prospecting Trade Show Objections Buyer 284

Pointclear

JANUARY 4, 2018

see marketing charts analysis of HubSpot’s “2017 Demand Generation Benchmarks Report” ). The EVP of Sales at this client, a big division of one of the world’s largest software companies, said that he received zero qualified leads from marketing—except for the PointClear outbound leads. per gross lead). You can read more here.

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Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Lead Rank 170

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

First, let’s level-set on why you should go through this exercise in the first place. You can’t market to everyone. Developing an ICO should be viewed as a strategic exercise that must involve sales, marketing, and leadership to develop and agree upon the definition and parameters of the characteristics feeding into that definition.

Ideal Customer Profile 150

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer 150

SalesFuel

MARCH 31, 2025

This format can be a hugely successful way for marketers to connect with specific audiences. How Big is the Podcast Advertising Market? IAB analysts predict the market will reach $3 billion by 2026. Trends in the Podcast Ad Market As consumers discover podcasts, marketers are following. billion in 2024.

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Advertising Advertising Sports Consumer 59

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

They pick up lessons about how to pitch, answer objections, use marketing collateral and other aspects of selling for that product in that market, while gaining confidence in their abilities. Yuchun Lee is CEO and co-founder of Allego , a software company focusing on transforming corporate learning and development.

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SAP Face-to-face Hiring Exercises 177

Sales Hacker

MARCH 18, 2025

Prior to Mutiny, Jaleh was the Head of Marketing and Business Development at Gusto, where she grew the company from 500 to 50,000 customers over 4 years. She was the Director of Product Marketing at VMware prior to Gusto. 16:30 The biggest AI mistakes in sales and marketing. what you can do with LLMs is absolutely remarkable.

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Marketing Scale Case Study Lead Rank 65

Sales Hacker Training

JANUARY 7, 2025

And I think if you look at the Australian market, they are early adopter exactly as the U.S. That’s going to work because your market is not so big. And would you suggest, let’s say I’m an early stage leader listening to this, should I dip my toes into the Australian market?

Ideal Customer Profile 124

Ideal Customer Profile Outsourcing Services Customer Lead Rank 124

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Rob Giglio is the Chief Customer Officer at Canva, where he oversees Canvas sales and go-to-market functions. Rob brings to Canva over 20 years of industry experience leading and executing global marketing and sales initiatives.

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Scale Hubspot Strategy Loyalty 105

Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2025

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. One theme was clear: AI is touching every part of go-to-market. Anyone who has made a cold call can certainly agree that its not only a humbling exercise, but a great feedback loop from your ICP.

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Cold Calling Scale Microsoft Ideal Customer Profile 71

Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2020

Although typically perceived as software for salespeople, CRMs are the secret sauce behind most successful marketing initiatives. A CRM is an integral piece of software for marketers and salespeople. We’ve got your back, marketers! Newsletters are near the top of the marketing funnel. Personalized content.

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Top of Funnel CRM Webinar Metrics Marketing 155

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Author: Paige Musto In marketing, much like in life, success is often a function of how well you plan – how much you’re willing to research, strategize, optimize your approach. Mankind’s earliest marketers knew this: Umbricius Scaurus , a resident of Pompeii in the first century, A.D, Marketing adapted to taste and preference. .

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Marketing eBook Social Media Trade Show 120

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nearly 25 years after the introduction of cloud-based customer relationship management systems, go-to-market teams are equipped with more tools and more signals than their predecessors could dream of. A Defined Total Addressable Market of Companies and Contacts To effectively manage data, you need to define your TAM.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Data CRM 147

Allego

MAY 28, 2020

Onboarding new hires quickly and rolling out sales and marketing strategies consistently are two challenges many sales organizations face, especially now that most B2B sales teams are virtual. Founded in 1969, Software AG is an enterprise software company with over 10,000 customers in over 70 countries.

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Software Software Hiring Strategy 87

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Email marketing is the dominant channel for marketing communications when measured by ROI, reach, cost, etc., Before email marketing was commonplace, marketers used advertisements, fliers, coupons, and other distributed promotions in order to build their audience and reach potential customers. What is email marketing?

Marketing 143

Marketing Webinar Metrics Email Marketing Top of Funnel 143

Nutshell

AUGUST 11, 2020

Visual cues in digital marketing influence users to click stuff and make decisions. Whether you sell software or razors, you’re in the business of solving people’s problems. Your digital marketing efforts are no different. What are visual cues in digital marketing? Assess your brand.

Marketing 127

Marketing Face-to-face How To Workbooks 127

Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Take Google Glass, a product with incredible technology but no clear product-market fit. It launched to hype but fizzled because the market just wasn’t ready for it. The truth is, throwing a product into the market and hoping buyers will come seldom works. You don’t have to learn these lessons the hard way.

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Course Training Strategy Marketing 52

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Joe DiMento is the Head of Go-To-Market & Industry Partnerships at Bain Capital Ventures. Previously, he was an operating partner at Fractal Software, helping launch vertical software companies and find product-market fit.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile How To Call-back 97

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Guy Yalif is a seasoned B2B SaaS executive with over 20 years of go-to-market experience. 49:07) The effectiveness of small group events in go-to-market strategies. (31:55) 26:54) The existential dread of being a startup founder. (37:56)

Scale 102

Scale Paid Content Twitter Engineering 102

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2018

Market conditions. For example, HubSpot salespeople might primarily sell marketing software to CMOs and sales software to sales directors. This section of your sales plan can also change dramatically over time as your solution and strategy evolves and you find product-market fit. Marketing budget?

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Buyer Persona Referrals Commission How To 145

Allego

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A strong sales training program combined with modern sales training software directly impacts sales performance, win rates, and overall revenue. Sales training software is a key component of an effective training program. All of which can be found in modern sales training software.

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Software Software Training Scale 62

Highspot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

AI turbocharges marketing and sales leaders’ ability to identify the behaviors of successful sellers and replicate those behaviors across your entire team, taking the guesswork out of excellence. And the best part? This enables your salesforce to proactively address issues and adjust their strategies accordingly.

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Coaching Sales Coaching Face-to-face ACT 64

Allego

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The right training ensures that sales reps understand their buyers, articulate value clearly, and adapt to fast-changing market conditions. Training must go beyond product knowledge to include market trends, industry insights, and competitor analysis. Agile Content Sales teams must stay sharp in a rapidly evolving market.

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B2B Training B2C Scale 62

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Recently, we published The Ultimate List of Marketing Podcasts. Join host, Matt Heinz, president of Heinz Marketing on this fast-paced, power-packed program. Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer help sales and marketing professionals understand social selling and digital sales strategies they can use in their sales and marketing efforts.

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Hiring Top of Funnel B2B Lead Rank 269

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 8, 2020

I’ve learned I’m most productive getting up about 4:30am, doing 15 minutes of light exercises, 5 minutes of meditation, taking a shower and shaving. It’s critical to turn work off, to exercise, spend time with your family, call friends, read, even watch TV. Some years ago, I owned a software startup in Paris.

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Exercises Conference Call-back Face-to-face 156

Chorus.ai

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Knowing how to handle new clients in a changing market can be tough — and even under regular circumstances, not knowing how to handle them can hurt your business. That’s why having plenty of client onboarding know-how is useful, especially in an uncertain market. That’s a lot of risks. Download the Ebook.

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Churn Marketing Call-back eBook 118

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. Through consistent processes, leaders derive quick insights on how its sales organization attacks their market. Its made up of the following: Total Addressable Market (TAM): The entire spectrum of prospective buyers who could potentially use a product — even the outliers. Enter, data.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Data 246

SBI

JULY 1, 2020

It is an exercise in strategic extrapolation that will differentiate the true partners from the players. Perhaps your marketing team is noticing some new market trends, your customer success team identifies additional client business needs, or your product team is inspired to develop a new offering. Linkedin.

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Account Revenue Top of Funnel Funnel 181

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Competitive Landscape and Market Trends : It’s important to help your team set their sights ahead; update the team on current market dynamics and competitor moves. Role-Playing Scenarios : Conduct role-play exercises to practice real-world sales and customer interactions.

Ideal Customer Profile 48

Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Targets Lead Rank Lead Scoring 48

Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

To succeed, sales managers must navigate evolving market trends and buyer preferences while understandinghow to manage a sales teamto adapt to these challenges. Leveraging technology tools such as CRMs, sales enablement platforms, and sales analytics software, helps you streamline processes, track performance, and enable informed decisions.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Strategy 62

Zoominfo

APRIL 9, 2024

At this point it’s also key to consider the solutions, including software or data services, necessary to purge unneeded records and keep them out of your systems in the future. Why it matters: Outdated records make your CRM less effective, which leads to wasted marketing efforts, bounced emails, and poor customer engagement.

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CRM Data Scale Lead Rank 130

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Map the value stream — An exercise to help you ensure value flows throughout your organization and processes. A common objective for sales teams completing this exercise is to increase pipeline velocity (how quickly a lead moves through your pipeline). Sales teams can benefit from applying Lean principles as well.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Transportation 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

But, even if you don’t have access to the latest recruiting software, you can still put each job candidate to the test. Create a practical exercise or project that mimics the actual responsibilities of the role—such as a writing prompt for content writers or a practice sales call for sales reps. It’s a marketer’s worst nightmare.

B2B 150

B2B Buyer Persona Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 150

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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. What is CPQ Software? CPQ software is a specialized tool designed to help businesses manage complex product and pricing configurations.

Training 48

Training Closing Discount Lead Rank 48

Hubspot Sales

MAY 29, 2023

Let’s say you have a weekly email marketing campaign. For example, if several teams are collaborating on a product launch, the design team is developing the product’s appearance while the marketing team is hammering out the execution details. For example, for the longest time, I wanted to commit to exercising before work.

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Exercises Transportation Motivation Call-back 122

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You can’t market to everyone. By creating a general profile of an organization’s best accounts sales and marketing teams can develop measurable strategies that convert these top buyers. Alignment with Sales and Marketing Writing an ICP is a strategic exercise that requires sales, marketing, and leadership alignment.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer 100