Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Is your sales team disengaged? While not all sales teams may be struggling with demand (in fact some technology companies are experiencing record years), disen­gage­ment seems to be prevalent across all organizations and industries regardless of financial success. We took a keen interest on those in sales roles.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

What if your teams best leads were already at their fingertips, but they werent taking full advantage? Referral selling strategies are the key to consistent sales growth, but chances are, your team isnt leveraging them effectively. All sales calls are hot, hot, hot. Build it into your sales cadence.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The first monthly commission statements will soon be in your sales reps'' hands. A strong leading indicator for a successful year is the impact of the reward system. This post is for Sales leaders and HR business partners. Read on to understand the mechanics of effective sales compensation. How Important is Compensation?

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SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Sales leaders will not Make the Number if they fail to rapidly onboard new talent. The sales environment is uniquely suited to take advantage of an innovation called “ gamification.” This post is for HR and Sales leaders who ask, "How can we accelerate the productivity of our new hires?". The Game: A Great Match for Sales?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The marketing lead conversion rate is not even close to a 30% revenue contribution. If you are like most CMOs, here’s the problem: You’re way ahead of Sales. The competencies required by Sales for Marketing to be successful are just not there. Does the CSO/VP of Sales even understand how Marketing works? You should.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Lack of quality leads. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. POST-SALES SUPPORT. INTERNAL MEETINGS.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

A Sales VP called me last month. Sales Force Win Rate was flat year over year. 90% of their sales came from 5% of their sales team. Sales Force Win Rate was flat year over year. 90% of their sales came from 5% of their sales team. The Sales Process was developed 9 years ago. Lots of problems.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

How much should a lead cost? Understanding what goes into generating a high-quality B2B lead helps you determine whether you're getting a good deal. While most people wouldn't quibble with the above reality, many still measure marketing success based on the cost per lead. Take a look at the following cost per lead comparison.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The success of a B2B organization is often dependent on the quantity and quality of leads it has access to. As a result, sales and marketing professionals are constantly looking for new ways to improve their lead generation strategies. Social media has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing ( source ).

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Getting anything over the finish line as the holidays approach is a struggle in any facet of life, and sales is no exception. The end of Q4 is one of the — if not the — most stressful, frustrating stretches of any sales professional's year. Q4 Sales Strategies 1. Incentivize performance with contests and rewards.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Social selling is more than just a hot trend, it’s an essential part of the modern sales process. Social selling has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Vice President of Sales at ZoomInfo, Steve Bryerton, shares his thoughts on how to implement a Team Lead within your organization. Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of nearly 10+ sales development reps. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 3, 2018

While on the surface, this incentive strategy had some validity, the results were not what the company predicted, or wanted. Second, many of these performers were married and the idea of travel, even incentive travel, meant their families would be on their own for a few days. This usually leads to a couple of different scenarios.

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Lead411

JANUARY 23, 2025

A 5 Step Guide to Better Lead Generation Generating leads can feel like searching for a needle in a haystackbut what if you had a magnet? With the right strategy, lead generation doesnt have to be a shot in the dark. Lets dive into a fun and informative 5-step guide to better lead generation.

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Tenbound

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Recently, Nicolas De Kouchkovsky released his Sales Tech Market Map with the following categories. Sales Dialers Five9: A cloud-based contact center platform offering advanced dialing solutions to enhance sales productivity. Each example company is followed by it’s Tenbound Review page for further research.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Author: Paul Gordon, Senior Vice President Sales, Rymax Marketing Services, Inc. Recently I was asked to attend a manufacturer’s sales meeting. Sales meetings are meant to ignite excitement and gusto. By design, sales meetings make team members feel appreciated and valued — they’re meant to boost morale.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Sales managers do what they ask others to do. I’m including myself here.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If one of your goals in 2021 is to grow your online sales, you’re not alone. Content marketing generates more than 3x the leads as advertising and costs 62% less. Make each piece of content valuable to your audience (read: not just sales copy). Generate Leads and Nurture Relationships. , and businesses were no exception.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e Closing email statements are a moment of truth for your prospect to feel valued and motivated.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. As a business grows, so will its lead generation channels and strategies. With this in mind, it’s important to identify the best tools to automate lead generation and why your team should invest in them. What is lead generation automation? In short, all of them.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When users click these links and purchase, affiliates earn a commission, while you benefit from new leads and customers. It’s best to manage an affiliate program to have the right kind of partnerships with influencers and bloggers within the industry whom you might leverage to amplify reach and create sales.

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

Sales isn’t the same as it used to be. And with this change in technology, advancements in sales methodologies have also taken place. Similarly, many other practices in sales have changed with the changing world around. One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 12, 2025

Having trouble with high-quality lead generation? The old tricks of lead generation – advertising, cold emailing, and generic content offer up unqualified leads that disappear after a quick interaction. Prospects think they should be offered something of value before they commit; they should be educated, not just sold.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s common knowledge that working in sales is hard. Yet—what most people don’t understand is the extent to which sales pressure can negatively impact an organization. In today’s post we explain the effects of sales pressure and provide ways to mitigate this stress productively. ” ( source ). ” ( source ).

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I'm always saying, “Sound, well-structured business email templates are central to effective sales communication, initiating productive sales conversations, and sustaining relationships with prospects and customers.” They’re typically structured around some sort of value add and personal appeal. Pose a compelling question.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

Introduction Selling products and delivering sales proposals that create customer value requires buyer and seller understanding of pain points, product and price. That process is quoting and proposing, and sales pros will tell you that knowing when and how to do this effectively is important. What is a Sales Proposal?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 26, 2018

Author: Mike Donnelly You have sales goals to reach. But if you’re like most sales leaders, 40 to 70 percent of your people will fall short of their quota. You have to get the sales reps to change their behaviors. Clearly communicate the behaviors that will lead to success. Keeping score shows people how they’re doing.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 20, 2019

The company, which has been named one of the best places to work in Georgia by Georgia Trend Magazine, incorporates education, contests and incentives into its benefits program, adopting a holistic approach to helping workers be happier and healthier. Using incentives wisely. Creating plans that work. done well?—?can

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

B2B data is enterprise-focused information used to improve sales and marketing campaigns. Users can meticulously target audiences and find leads fit to purchase a product or service. It highlights behavior-based activity such as lead sources, social media engagement, form fills, and time spent on a website. What is B2B Data?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 17, 2020

Organizations are doing their best to navigate this new landscape of layoffs, remote working, canceled events, slowing sales and demand slumps. Being well-prepared and truly understanding how to get your people, your operations and your sales back and running at full bore will be essential for survival. That’s the bad news.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2016

Any sales professional who says it’s easy to keep up communication on social networks is either lying or doing it incorrectly. Your marketing department can help by providing relevant content to the sales team. But sales reps have work to do as well. But sales reps have work to do as well. My score: 1.81.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Their sales reps get super hands-on with prospects during the buying journey — they provide demos, answer questions, ask for feedback, etc. But, featuring a customer in a case study will also make them feel important, valued, and more connected to your brand. Establish an incentive-based customer loyalty program.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of about 10 sales development reps. Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to sales manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew. And work well.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

The most common method is a Net Promoter Score survey, which directly asks customers how likely they are to refer your brand and products on a scale of 1 to 10. Choose the right incentives. Customers who give referrals help your business and they deserve something of value in return.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

Ask most salespeople what their time is worth, or if they value their time, and they respond in the affirmative. Specifically, how salespeople value their own time and how they leverage it. While it may be realistic to expect inside sales teams to sell more than 23% of their time, it is not for others. By Tibor Shanto.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sales contests are a powerful tool to boost motivation, improve performance, and increase revenue. However, designing a sales contest or sales game that delivers tangible results requires careful planning and execution from your sales enablement team. But what exactly is the endgame?

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