SBI Growth

MARCH 23, 2014

Most sales professionals have relied for too long on Marketing to provide leads. The irony is that most sales professionals are not producing their own opportunities. All you have to do is open CRM and pull up the pipeline dashboard. Inspect how many opportunities exist in the pipeline.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 2 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. What does great front-line sales management actually look like?

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

How can your sales reps stand out from the crowd and start building their sales pipeline ? Prospecting is the process of starting sales conversations. Here’s some data about what’s happened since March 2020: Marketing emails increased by 62%. Sales calls by 28%. The other 60% comes from our sales team.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 27, 2023

Sales management is an art that requires a delicate balance between the present and the future. The key to success lies in mastering the art of balancing the pending vs pipeline. This means managing your current deals while also prospecting for new ones.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

I review hundreds of deals and pipelines every year. We should have the data on: The average buying cycle, once a deal has been moved into the qualified pipeline; of the average time deals spend in each stage of the qualified pipeline. I’m only focused on sales cycles for qualified deals.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Recently, a reader wrote, asking a lot of questions about pipelines–what are they, why are they important, how do we leverage them, and so forth. For example, I know of very few sales training programs that teach pipeline concepts (we’ve been doing this for the past 30 years). So strap in… What is the pipeline?

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks. These are just the Insights portions.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 15, 2022

Having a robust sales pipeline may help the sales team, sales managers, and the C-suite sleep better at night. But if there’s little or slow movement of those deals through the pipeline, everyone will spend more time counting sheep than counting money. Only closed/won deals produce revenue.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A dried-up sales pipeline is an unpleasant sight that most sales reps dread. Several sales managers and reps are aware of the buzzword “sales pipeline”. However, most of them do not pay attention to it and manage it effectively. They are the ones who succeed in sales.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Oh ya, the marketing team that “developed” the “value prop” does. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. Not just with a marketing intern’s or contract writer’s view of things. By Tibor Shanto. Frankly, who cares? No, seriously!

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2014

Top sales leaders know how to communicate and roll out a sales plan. Get your sales managers involved early in the process. The sales management team needs to have a clear understanding of the new quota. Sales can’t rely on marketing alone. If your marketing team needs help. Start Early.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Today more than ever sales managers encounter both unique challenges and remarkable opportunities. As technology continues to reshape the sales landscape, to learn how to be a good sales manager, one must adapt to new demands and expectations.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 12, 2025

In a recent expert interview, John Golden talked with Chris Jennings , a sales leadership expert with more than 25 years of sales and leadership experience. They discussed new sales training methods, the importance of authenticity in sales, and the changing role of sales managers.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Closing : Closing cycles that fail 80% of the time are the norm (where 1 in 5 deals in the pipeline closes.) One of the main reasons for this low close rate is that sales people miss decisionmakers in the prospect company. Sales management. Sales people need support in order to change their results.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

For those of us on the sales side you will know 3-4 weeks can go by in the blink of an eye. 3-4 weeks go by while you’re still learning your product and your market never mind filling your sales pipeline. For tips on ramping up your sales knowledge as fast as you can grab Jill Konrath’s new book, Agile Selling.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 10, 2014

I''m sure this will cause outrage and debate from those who so strongly promote social selling, but when you look at an entire sales cycle, social selling takes place PRIOR to a first call or meeting, before we can consider whether or not to enter an opportunity into the funnel or pipeline. They are marketing themselves.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. The entire organization can make better decisions by surfacing insights and analytics that you would only get if you sat in on every sales or customer success call. .

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

That’s why building and managing a sales pipeline is so important. . A well-defined sales pipeline makes your sales process transparent, allowing you to see your deals in the sales funnel, where they’re getting stuck, and how long the entire process takes. What is a sales pipeline?

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MarketJoy

JULY 22, 2022

Why is creating an effective sales pipeline a nightmare for some businesses? After you read this short article, you will have a full understanding of how to build a robust sales pipeline. A sales pipeline plays an important role in any successful business. Most B2B marketers struggle with lead generation.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 1, 2024

This crucial yet arduous task is often met with the same enthusiasm as a dreaded dental appointment, leading to avoidance behaviours that undermine pipeline health. 1- Increase Accountability Accountability is key to ensuring that individual sales reps are meeting their goals.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

ZoomInfo ZoomInfos Go-to-Market Intelligence platform enhances outbound sales call tracking by providing unmatched B2B data, real-time insights, and AI-driven automation. Chorus , ZoomInfos AI-powered conversation intelligence tool, helps sales teams extract valuable insights from call recordings and transcriptions.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

With the immediacy of texting, SMS is one of the most powerful tools for staying in touch with potential customers and marketing to new ones. of marketing managers in the U.S. said that text marketing resulted in higher engagement from customers, and 53.5% What is SMS Marketing? What can I do with SMS Marketing?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Pipeline Guest Post – Mell Harding. These famous words from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice equally apply to our sales pipeline. As sales managers, we know from experience that when we review the opportunities our sales reps have promised to close this month, next month and the next 90 day, that they won’t all close.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Anyway, this week's edition of The Pipeline covers some key mistakes experts say you need to avoid when prospecting. 7 Fatal Sales Prospecting Mistakes You Might Be Making 1. The surprising pattern wasn't about company size or budget it was about their internal marketing team structure. My sales manager was aghast.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

While I have always been a proponent of a good sales process, and having a playbook to assist and improve execution, let’s not lose sight of the overall objective: Revenue! I worry when I see sales managers and leaders put a greater emphasis on process and playbook than results.

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The Pipeline

MAY 26, 2014

No, I am not speaking to sales managers, directors or VP’s, but directly and specifically to front line sales professionals. What these sellers understand is that buyers want a perspective of what is happening in the market. What’s in Your Pipeline? By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca. Tibor Shanto .

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For example, reps can watch for keywords in conversations that historically indicate a prospect is more likely to buy, while sales managers can better coach their teams by reviewing call trends. Research firm Forrester found that 57 percent of B2B sales leaders intended to invest more on AI and automation tools in 2021.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 3, 2023

Every business’s sales pipeline is different, but one thing they all have in common is that they take people from prospective leads to paying customers. As a manufacturing company, a steady customer base is key to your business’s growth, and the best way to maintain that customer base is through sales pipeline management.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The Pipeline Guest Post – Scott Miller. Like most in our profession, I am a big fan of account-based sales and marketing. According to the ITSMA, 87% of respondents agreed Account-Based methodologies deliver a higher ROI than other marketing activities. Account-based isn’t new – but it is en vogue.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 9, 2024

and Pipeliner CRM have a strong, symbiotic connection that enhances both platforms: 1. is a natural extension of Pipeliner CRM , offering complementary content while being able to stand on its own. Pipeliner’s philosophy and core principles are integrated into SalesPOP!, The post Symbiosis: Sales POP!

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Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2022

Profiling prospective customers is vital to ensuring that a marketing campaign is targeting the right people with the right message. Marketers can attract and retain prospective customers more effectively. Sales professionals can anticipate prospects’ objections more easily, which can lead to higher close rates and greater revenue.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 16, 2025

Preventing the Sales Risk of Sunk Costs Sometimes, salespeople spend a lot of time and effort on the deals that may not even result in the closure. Pipeliner CRM can help to recognize early buyer signals that can be used to determine whether it is worthwhile to continue pursuing the buyer or not. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 9, 2024

Sales and marketing are not the same. Not only are they all on the marketing and tech side of business, they are NOT experts on selling. Has sales changed? Has it changed to the degree that selling is no longer part of sales Not a chance. Sales managers can benefit from apps that provide call analyses.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 7, 2018

While utilizing the right sales and performance management technologies, in addition to synergizing cross-organization collaboration, Sales Enablement optimizes the selling motion in order to increase pipeline, move opportunities forward and win bigger deals more efficiently to drive profitable growth.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. Recently, we published The Ultimate List of Marketing Podcasts. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2019

We recently discussed AI in the following post: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on B2B Marketing. Today John Holland, Chief Content Officer of CustomerCentric Selling, helps us cover the other side of the coin—artificial intelligence within the sales process. Lay the Groundwork for B2B Artificial Intelligence and Sales Success.

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