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Why Marketing Should Own Inside Sales (and why they shouldn’t)

A Sales Guy

The increasing trend of having marketing take over the MDR or lead qualification role of inside sales has been hotly debated and tested in recent months. I still think it’s a good idea, but needs certain expectations and circumstances across sales & marketing to work long-term. Higher lead to SQL conversion.

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Sales tactics encyclopedia: 15+ strategies for prospecting, qualifying, and closing

Nutshell

There are hundreds of different sales tactics that you can use to find prospects, qualify leads, and make a sale. To point you in the right direction, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most popular B2B sales tactics from general practices to specific sales techniques you can use to close more of your deals.

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How to save the life of a tradeshow sales lead

Sales and Marketing Management

email and web meetings), tradeshows are one of the only channels to connect with customers and prospects face to face. Prospects - Major targets. Prospects - Known, 'keep in contact' but not in the buying cycle segment. Actually, the show is only the start of the real sales activity. Why the Show Isn't Over When It Ends.

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How to Measure Sales Fitness

Sales and Marketing Management

During this first meeting is generally when the salesperson and the prospect discover common interests and determine if the business can be moved forward. High-performing salespeople understand the prospect’s business challenges and can articulate a solution. This gives salespeople time to focus on closing the hottest leads. .

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Get The Right Data Into Your CRM

Appbuddy

Our obsession with collecting and managing too much data often starts from the very beginning—marketing lead capture forms—and then trickles into our CRM. Sales teams focused on keeping this lower priority data current, can quickly become bogged down. Are processes taking too long? Simplify Your CRM User Experience.

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Why Sales People Don’t Follow Up Sales Leads

Klozers

. Furthermore surveys show following up is key to sales success, for example, a survey by InsideSales reported Sales people who follow up a lead within 5 minutes are 9 times more likely to convert them and 50% of sales go to the first sales person to contact the prospect.

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Business Value Summit Interview – Getting The Most from your Business Value Program

The ROI Guy

Sales reps and channel partners will resist using a complex business case / ROI tool with customers. And with today’s short attention spans, a complex self-service assessment or calculator will not be used by prospects. Leads are like avocado’s – they spoil if you let them sit too long.