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6 Keys to Effective Pipeline Management for B2B Sellers

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales pipeline maintenance takes effort and discipline, but the payoff in terms of increased efficiency, accuracy and revenue makes it well worth the investment. The post 6 Keys to Effective Pipeline Management for B2B Sellers appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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What’s In Your Pipeline?

The Pipeline

Many reps and managers look at opportunities independently of one another, but the pipeline is a collective of opportunities. Unfortunately, many salespeople see their pipeline as a holding tank for opportunities, rather than a means of driving to quota. What is in your pipeline should meet specific and defined criteria.

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How to Build Sales & Marketing Pipeline During the Coronavirus

Zoominfo

Sales and marketing teams, specifically, have abandoned chasing (demand gen) waterfalls or examining funnels. Instead, go-to-market teams are tirelessly doing anything and everything they can to hit their numbers today. Market segmentation needs to be beyond reproach and sales metrics need to be measurable and projectible.

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Rethinking Metrics: The Shift from MQL to Pipeline in Marketing

Sales Hacker

Only one month into 2024, we’re already seeing a significant shift in the marketing metrics world. As we step into this new era, we re-evaluate what truly matters in the marketing landscape. Kevin White (Head of Marketing) of Common Room explains why replacing MQL with pipeline is the way to go.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done.

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Boosting Sales with Pipeline Velocity feat. Amy Franko

Sales Gravy

On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, JBJ sits down with Amy Franko, a sales expert specializing in the mid-market, to discuss pipeline velocity, qualifying deals, and the importance of asking the right questions in sales. Balancing Quality and Speed: Sales teams often struggle to balance quality with pipeline velocity.

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Who Needs Leads? 4 Ways Pipeline Marketing Drives Revenue

Highspot

Of course, Marketing isn’t closing deals, either. Marketing is about pipeline generation for both new business, and renewal or expansion. This, my friends, is called pipeline marketing. Unfortunately, this form of a highly functioning Marketing and Sales relationship is the exception, not the standard. “57%

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Forrester Research Report: How Sales and Marketing Intelligence Drive Improved Business Outcomes

Fact: Only 8% of sales and marketing professionals say their data is between 91% - 100% accurate. In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. More organizations are investing in B2B sales and marketing intelligence solutions.

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What We Learned From Our Own Data-Driven ABM Strategy

Analysts and professionals alike tend to argue that account based marketing (ABM) is not new. In just 90 days, we were able to increase our pipeline by 114% and the customer base for this particular product by 30%. On the surface, this is an accurate statement. So, what does ABM look like in 2022?

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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100 Pipeline Plays: The Modern Sales Playbook

Hit your number with 100 Pipeline Plays. Use our proven data-driven plays to grow your pipeline and crush your revenue targets. Meet your modern sales playbook - See how high-performing sales and marketing teams increase pipeline year-over-year. Close more deals with these winning plays!

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Outbound Prospecting – Filling Your Sales Pipeline

Speaker: Mark Hunter, CSP, “The Sales Hunter”

Join Mark Hunter, CSP, “The Sales Hunter”, as he details the importance of knowing your market and how that dictates who you should be prospecting. The days of trying to sell to everyone are long gone-success lies in being hyper-focused. In this webinar you will learn how to: Determine who your best leads are. Turn a lead into a prospect.

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5 Steps to Video for Demand Gen Success

Speaker: Kaitlin Bowes, Senior Demand Generation Manager at Brightcove

How do you create video campaigns that actively build pipeline, increase your marketing ROI, and make you look like a demand-gen genius? Tune into our webinar on June 26th with Kait Bowes, Senior Demand Generation Manager at Brightcove, and find out what we’ve learned through years of building pipeline with video.

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It’s Time to Stop Obsessing Over Leads

If leads are no longer the main goal for your marketing and sales teams, what should you focus on instead to measure success? Dump collecting leads for Account-Based Marketing and eventually, as your program matures, the focus shifts to these four ABM pillars: New business generation. Pipeline acceleration. Customer retention.

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Buyer Intent Data Guide: How to Find Prospects Already Looking to Buy

Teams of all sizes can utilize buyer intent data to more effectively identify where prospects are on their purchase journey, and thus adapt marketing messaging and sales pitches to align with those specific interest signals collected. Download this special eBook to dive deeper into: Why intent data is crucial in B2B selling & marketing.