No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

Your lead generation tactics aren’t driving bottom line revenue. I’ve just returned from three conferences, and the #1 challenge I heard sales pros repeat again and again was how to get leads in the pipe. Everyone complained that they didn’t have enough leads, or at least not enough qualified leads. That’s a fact.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

This requires accurate and relevant information on potential leads. That is where sales intelligence software comes into play. Let us learn all the ins and outs of automated sales intelligence and how your organization can use it to find and generate leads. What is sales intelligence software?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Best Demo Days & Times: Here’s What the Numbers Say If you sell software, you know how persuasive product demos can be as a sales tool. What’s the Best Time of Day to Schedule Software Demos? According to ZoomInfo data, the best time of day to schedule software demos is between 2-4 p.m. We took a look at the data.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? Plus, let’s not forget, every customer starts out as a lead. No matter where the lead was sourced. But how do we distinguish good leads from bad leads? How do you define a lead?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s most effective go-to-market teams are increasingly embracing signal-based selling , a strategy that leverages real-time data and unique insights about promising prospects to gain a crucial edge in intensely competitive markets. Our revenue accelerator and our lead gen can boost those results for them or come in and support them.”

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Car buyers 30 years ago might have shown up at the dealership wanting a truck, a sedan, or something as vague as a “good family car,” and the salesperson’s job was to help steer them in the right direction based on their needs. Ninety-five percent use the software to some degree, 78% use it regularly, and only 5% don’t use it at all.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Yet, many still rely on learning management system (LMS) software designed for basic, classroom-style training. In this post, we’ll explore the difference between a sales enablement platform vs. LMS software. With that type of software, top reps can train, prepare, and grow every day—without having to switch tools.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 13, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Increase B2G Leads with Effective Client Acquisition Strategies for Growth B2G (business-to-government) markets present significant opportunities for organizations selling new products and services. Unfortunately, these markets are also highly competitive.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 6, 2025

Most of us end up arguing in a boardroom before succumbing to our gut feelings and just shipping a pricing page to see how it does. First up, we have the marketing automation behemoth thats rumored to be the second fastest growing SaaS company in the world right now: HubSpot (full disclosure - we're happy customers).

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 29, 2025

Manual calculations, miscommunication between departments, and slow approval processes can not only delay deals but also lead to costly errors. Now imagine the same situation with a Quoting Software. Quoting software, often powered by Configure, Price, Quote solutions, automates the entire pricing and proposal generation process.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

Common Sales Enablement Activities What makes up the content, guidance, and training that’s so pivotal to providing sales and revenue specialists with the resources they need to engage customers and create conversions? Its goal is to boost sales effectiveness — while hitting the goals sales ops has set.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 15, 2024

As businesses and competition grows, more companies are turning to deal desk software to organize their processes and close more deals. What is Deal Desk Software? Deal desk software organizes a sales team’s quote-to-cash workflow. Schedule your demo Why do I need deal desk software? hpc saw a 20% increase in close rate.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I wondered about those in non-traditional sales roles like customer success, CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants—who are now being asked to sell. Referral selling is hard for us all, because it’s the most personal kind of selling. 3 Referral Selling Skills All B2B Sales Reps Should Practice.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 30, 2025

Todays customers demand accurate and transparent pricing information as quickly as possible failing in which may lead to dissatisfied customers and lost opportunities. This is where quotation software becomes a game-changer. This article will walk you through the challenges of manual quoting and how Quoting Software caters to them.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? Plus, let’s not forget, every customer starts out as a lead. No matter where the lead was sourced. But how do we distinguish good leads from bad leads? How do you define a lead?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

These represent the key software platforms for your sales team to evaluate. Powered by the industrys most robust and reliable B2B data engine, ZoomInfo helps leading companies outperform competitors and scale smarter. It harnesses member-driven insights to surface relevant account information, relationship context, and buying intent.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 20, 2024

Those choices add up to something like 35,000 total decisions in a day. There might be variables that don’t really add up, or maybe you’re comparing apples to oranges. When we have too many choices, we end up less satisfied, even if the product is perfectly tailored to our needs. Break larger decisions into steps.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 14, 2025

Eric in Lewiston, Maine, asks how to use last years data to create and accurate sales plans and evaluate software tools (like CRMs and ZoomInfo) to make those goals happen. If you havent defined clear performance metricslike call activity, lead generation, conversion rates, or daily prospecting targetsthen you dont really have a plan.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 7, 2024

Early on in my position as head of business development at Lead Prosper, a SaaS company, I found myself on the receiving end of a software demo for an industry-leading company. It allows you to showcase the look, feel, and functionalities of your software without having you interact with the product itself.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

If you’re looking for CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software for your startup, a third-party review website like G2.com To help you evaluate your options, I reviewed a range of CRM software and identified the best ones. To ensure data integrity, some teams waste up to half their workday updating and maintaining spreadsheets.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 16, 2025

Small Business Administration reports that poorly managed inventory is a leading cause of small business failure. An inventory list is a detailed record of all the items a business owns, sells, or uses. Additionally, theres an opportunity cost the money tied up in excess inventory could have been spent on more profitable items.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 30, 2025

However, many companies still rely on outdated methods like manual spreadsheets, email-based approvals, and disconnected pricing databases, which can lead to delays, errors, and lost opportunities. Key Benefits of Sales Quote Software 1- Faster Quote Generation Time is crucial in sales.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2025

Some, like scheduling follow-up emails or creating a repeatable framework for researching prospects, streamline your day without harming the quality of your work. During an enterprise software pitch, a prospect threw out an unexpected question one that shifted the conversation in the wrong direction. Dont let them out-research you.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

So what components make up this effort? It’s imperative to continually listen to what customers are saying , putting yourselves in the customers’ shoes and thinking of ways to better enable them,” Craig Williams, chief information officer at networking software company Ciena, told IDG Connect. Offer expansion. Company transformation.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

I couldn’t be any more excited to announce that ZoomInfo has acquired Chorus.ai , a leading provider of Conversation Intelligence solutions. Chorus is backed by industry leading transcription and AI-driven analytics with a robust patent portfolio. Today is one of those moments. Creating New Possibles. Advances our Vision.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Salesforce AppExchange is a marketplace that makes it easy for busy IT and go-to-market professionals to find and leverage cloud computing and software solutions that work with Salesforce s industry-leading CRM tools and services.

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Allego

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I’m willing to bet you’re like me when it comes to buying something, whether it’s a new pair of boots or enterprise software. Traditional selling methods they’ve relied on fall short in the digital era. You’re probably thinking, “That all sounds great, but what does the software actually do? How does it speed up deals?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2025

Youre selling something to someone who just wouldnt budge. If I just described a familiar struggle one you might know all too well Im here to share a solution that might be the answer to your prayers: Gap selling. Truthfully, gap selling takes patience, practice, and persistence to master.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 28, 2020

SalesRoads is a leading B2B Appointment Setting and SDR Outsourcing firm. This year’s coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shutdown of much of the US economy has had an impact on just about everything: how we live, how we work, and even how we sell. I expect COVID to have created lasting changes to how we sell.

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Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

By focusing on these areas, you can set your team up for long-term success and lay the groundwork for effective team management. Leading and Motivating the Sales Team: Successful sales managers inspire their team to achieve high performance by setting a positive example and fostering a collaborative team environment.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

If your goal is to increase sales productivity, start by asking yourself: “how much time do I waste on non-selling activities?”. And even before you can pick up the phone to contact decision-makers, you must conduct a significant amount of research. Manual data entry into CRM systems can take up hours of someone’s day.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2025

Often, they end up offering huge discounts with expiration dates. Once other potential customers learn the businesss salespeople are willing to discount heavily, its difficult to sell at full price. Today, we're going to focus on the most critical part of the lead cycle: getting a lead to buy. The solution?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

In inbound sales , prospects willingly “opt-in” and become a lead after encountering your website or campaign. Plus, you may not always have an abundance of inbound leads. I am calling about our software that helps you with the strategic implementation of your biggest problems from Outbound Company. Research each prospect.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales acceleration platforms provide a powerful solution, helping businesses optimize workflows, engage prospects, and convert leads more efficiently. Sales acceleration platforms are comprehensive software solutions designed to streamline sales processes. Sales teams face constant pressure to close deals faster and more effectively.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Truth be told, one of the most important events during new hire onboarding is getting set up on the wide range of digital tools you will need to do your job. Many believe that we adopt software to accomplish a task, what we choose to adopt, and how we use the tool has a large impact on how we market, sell and go to market.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Which means things shaking up in the B2B world — holiday emails are being blasted, sales deals are being closed, and 2021 recruitment strategies are finishing up. And to get there, you have to ramp up your visibility and engagement with your best sales, marketing, and recruiting teams.

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