Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Sales: It Takes Work to Be Mediocre. OK, so it takes a bit more than average to be exemplary in your inside sales position, or your outbound sales position. I don’t agree with everything he says, but truly, he is a valuable presenter on topics around business building, marketing, and differentiation.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Inside Sales 182

Pointclear

JANUARY 15, 2013

What is called “Inside Sales”, “Sales Support”, “Telesales” and dozens of other names is growing 15x faster than field sales—in fact, my colleague, Jonathan Farrington, published a blog stating that within three years 80 – 90% of all B2B transactions will be done online—most with some form of sales support but not field sales.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 200

Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I recently was called by the CEO of a small technology company who was wondering how to optimize his lead generation team’s cold calling efforts. He called me after two salespeople just quit, and he said, “I’m about to give up on cold calling and start doing inbound marketing. In fact, don’t sell.

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Lead Nurturing Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring 53

Pointclear

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Hiring our team of lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing professionals fills Finkelstein’s bill—and it could be just the ticket for you. Eliminate the time, expense and distraction of setting up your sales telemarketing, business development or inside sales organization.

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Telemarketing PointClear Company Hiring 133

Pointclear

JUNE 15, 2016

Without a leader for sales lead management, there is nothing less at stake than a predictable growth in revenue when sales leads are managed, versus experiencing a 75-90% waste of the marketing budget when sales leads are not managed. Direct Marketing Agency. Sales Lead Management Association.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 145

Velocify

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

New Leads360 study analyzes the contact practices of more than 400 inside sales teams, identifying the methods and actions that drive best-in-class sales performance. Many inside sales reps make too few calls and send too few emails.

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Inside Sales Leads360 Webinar Metrics Strategy 66

Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In spite of the fact that in the past pushy salespeople and poorly trained marketers have tarnished the image of the phone, I still believe that smart cold calling is still a very useful lead generation tool. Make sure that your cold-calling connects to your other ongoing marketing and reputation-building activities.

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Cold Calling Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 100

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2016

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Follow-up Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 154

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The second I clicked through to one of the newly-launched Social Media Mags it hit me like a brick: publishing will never be the same again, and selling /marketing /brand building will be changing even more. Look at sites that will create content for you and with you – no longer do you need your marketing department to do it all.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Social Media 148

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Visit KLA Group for their e-mail marketing audio seminar or this post from YesWare or Wendy Weiss, Queen of Cold Calling’s article on the topic. Lori Richardson is America’s B2B Sales Detective - she helps companies grow revenues at Score More Sales , and is a speaker in the upcoming AA-ISP Boston Conference on Inside Sales.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guarantee Top of Funnel 161

Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2012

My guest today is Craig Rosenberg, Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Co-Founder at Focus. He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales.

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Software Software B2B Top of Funnel 187

Markempa - Inside Sales

JULY 14, 2014

In inside sales, it’s not just about what you “ask” prospects; it’s about when you ask them. This is where a lot of sales development reps get it wrong. Intuitively, fast, upfront and to-the-point seem like a sound approach and I’m a big fan of brevity.

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Inside Sales Lead Nurturing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Others have them because of a specific challenge they are facing: Our Company Has Lost Market Share – A competitor (or competitors) is/are swallowing up our clients (in this scenario competitors are known and it is a fairly clear situation). Doesn’t that impact sales? Sales people and marketers are human. Categories.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Process B2B 155

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2017

And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. I wanted to reach out to you because based on my research on LinkedIn, it seems like you are heading any marketing initiatives and focused on the overall growth strategy for Dunder Mifflin. Highly customized outreach. Active listening.

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Hubspot Lead Rank Call-back Sales Qualified Lead 145

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

To have a successful product launch, you need to craft a thoughtful, actionable, effective go-to-market (GTM) strategy framework. Without proper planning, it’s impossible to know if you’re chasing the wrong audience, are too early or too late to a given market, or targeting a market that's too saturated with similar solutions.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

Pointclear

OCTOBER 13, 2015

“Why,” I was asked, “must you manage sales leads in order to manage sales? Sales lead management is a marketing function, isn’t it?”. It was with a slight hesitation that the sales manager added the second sentence about sales lead management being a marketing function.

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Outsourcing Services Leads Marketing Qualified Lead ActiveConversion 100

Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

You can also browse through some of our past articles on the subject: 5 Things You Should Do Before Every Sales Call. Inside Sales” That Will Double Your Close Rate. Qualifying leads is the primary goal of cold calling. FYI: Nutshell offers unlimited Click-to-Call so you can record and review your sales calls.

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Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Check out my guest post for ZoomInfo, a blog that offers advice on all aspects of sales and marketing. I was happy to contribute with “7 prospecting rules that produce leads.” I was happy to contribute with “7 prospecting rules that produce leads.” The phone is the human touch of a lead nurturing program.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 52

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Want free access to 9 in-depth interviews from industry experts and data from 3,400 global marketers? Heinz Marketing. Inside Sales Experts Blog.

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Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98

SalesHandy

APRIL 25, 2021

When done correctly, a sales call process will enable you in making successful sales calls, repeatedly and predictively. As per KBCM survey , companies using inside sales as a primary sales channel enjoy a 10% higher median growth rate. Making sales calls is one of the core functions within inside sales.

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Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 98

Product Management University

JUNE 20, 2017

If you’re going to dominate your market, you have to make the customer organization measurably better at their business, from the top down. There are seven legs in the race for market leadership. Market & Product Strategists. Marketing & Sales Enablement. Inside Sales & Lead Nurturing Teams.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer Demand Generation Agencies 40

Salesmate

MAY 13, 2021

Field sales dominate companies with median deals of over $50,000, while inside sales strategies were the most popular among companies with $1,000-$25,000 median deal sizes. Marketing Automation drives a 14.5% increase in sales productivity. Automating more of your sales process increases the number of your sales.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Follow-up 97

Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

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. It’s typically an outbound marketing method that salespeople or sales development reps (SDRs) are tasked with.

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Sales Qualified Lead Closing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 126

SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

Almost every B2B buyer has a social media presence on networks like Twitter and LinkedIn, which makes it a great place to find and connect with leads. In fact, a lot of inside sales teams today partly rely on LinkedIn social selling to enrich their lead data. This in turn helps them engage leads more effectively.

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Social Media Social Selling Media Sales Qualified Lead 98

Chili Piper

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

“You have a 7x chance of connecting with a lead in the 1st hour versus just one hour later.”. This stat comes from a Harvard Business Review study and for today’s B2B sales and marketing teams, it has several problems…. Before we dig in, let’s define what speed-to-lead is actually measuring. That was almost 7 years ago!

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Leads 80

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CRM, or customer relationship management, is a strategy companies use to track customer relationships from pre- to post-sale. Marketing and Sales touchpoints (including email, phone, website, live chat, and social media) are tracked, providing customer-facing employees with detailed context on a client’s activity and feedback.

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CRM System Lead Rank Lead Scoring 111

Klozers

JUNE 10, 2014

Due to the perceived quality of the leads, Sales People simply do not believe the Sales Leads provided will convert to a sale. Content Marketing has helped drive a different type of web traffic – people searching for answers. Dont forget to Follow Us on Twitter, Google + or Linkedin.

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Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 48

Velocify

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

trillion messages sent worldwide in 2012 [1] , it’s no wonder that sweethearts and marketers alike are flocking to this communication channel, and salespeople are just beginning to understand its value. Texting: A new frontier in sales. 3] Unica Trends Survey, 11 Key Marketing Trends for 2011, 2011. With an estimated 9.6

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Leads360 Unica Lead Rank Lead Scoring 109

Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Related Posts: Seven tips for improving cold calling for lead generation Four Steps to Convince CEOs that Demand Generation Should be a Marketing, Not a Sales, Function Content Marketing: 4 stages to mapping your content strategy 7 Tips to Boost Lead Nurturing Email Results Immediately

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Cold Calling Lead Generation Fashion Demand Generation 52

SalesLoft

AUGUST 13, 2015

Despite their knowledge of the benefits of sales development, many execs continue to push back for various reasons. We have Marketing handling lead nurturing. We don’t want our prospect’s first conversation to be with anyone but the VP of Sales or CEO. I am currently the Manager of Inside Sales at Namely.

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Lead Rank Hiring Lead Scoring Scale 52

Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

While sophisticated chatbots can help marketers and sellers engage retail consumers, B2B buyers still demand meaningful relationships with expert human consultants. Unless a sales rep knows her way around the tools she uses, the likelihood of bungling and turning prospects away is all too real. Generate sales forecasts more easily.

Sales Automation 73

Sales Automation Outsourcing Services Sales Process Tools 73

Markempa - Inside Sales

MAY 13, 2012

B2B marketers, stop focusing on generating leads. You’re wasting your time and your sales team’s time. By sending them only qualified leads. Most leads aren’t qualified Leads are only qualified when they fit your universal lead definition (ULD). Want to learn more about nurturing?

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Lead Qualification Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Markempa - Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

There’s something I wish I would have known when I wrote my best-seller, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. Anyone who has worked in inside sales knows that sales professionals are always informally testing to learn what works and what doesn’t. I have a confession to make.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 40

Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

ActiveCampaign: Route Add-Ons for Delivery and Sales Teams ActiveCampaign is an email and marketing automation tool designed to automate customer relationship building. This tool may not be a CRM solution, but it offers comprehensive sales and marketing features that can be sufficient to tackle simple sales workflows.

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Software Software Closing Travel 52

InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 3, 2019

This builds up your company’s image even without spending more on marketing. Your sales reps can also leverage email marketing to reach out to customers for announcements and on special occasions. This will reinforce your sales reps’ intention to build a solid relationship with your clientele.

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Loyalty Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer 45

Velocify

MARCH 5, 2013

Big players have extensive marketing and advertising budgets, and technology to respond quickly and effectively to prospective buyers. There is plenty of opportunity for small businesses who aren’t afraid to seize it; however, as we all know, with opportunity comes competition from both small and big players.

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Small Business Small Business Leads360 CRM 73