Zoominfo

AUGUST 21, 2019

There’s no denying it — sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. The two departments may see eye-to-eye and share unified goals, but it’s less common for sales to proactively help marketing perform better, or vice versa. But in today’s digital world, the line between sales and marketing is increasingly blurred.

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Top of Funnel Sales Enablement Marketing Case Study 241

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 27, 2025

With 70% of salespeople lacking formal training, a sales enablement platform that includes comprehensive, cutting-edge training is a necessity. The post 3 Seismic Shifts Impacting and Improving Sales Training appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Training Sales Enablement Sales Marketing 156

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We’re excited to announce that our annual Sustainability Report has just been published. This report looks at our environmental, social and governance responsibilities over the past year, along with our short- and long-term goals. You can read the full report here. Read the report here. Here are some of the highlights.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Author: Adam Ortman Each year, it seems like the list of marketing conferences grows exponentially, which isn’t a bad thing. At conferences, you can learn about best practices, the latest technologies, and upcoming tools in the marketing world. Think SEO, SEM, and marketing analytics all rolled into one. Google Marketing Live.

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Conference Microsoft Marketing Advertising 229

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

What this means is that sales, marketing, and service processes need to be based on the needs, wants, and expectations of customers. “Changing the perspective within your organization is key … it’s not about aligning sales and marketing to each other, but aligning and integrating them both with the customer’s journey.”

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Sales Enablement Collateral Decision Maker Study 295

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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Top of Funnel Marketing Scale Forecasting 218

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 4, 2023

Why is so much money spent on sales training that doesn't stick? The post The Sales Training Black Hole appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Here's how to avoid doing just that.

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Training Sales Marketing How To 156

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A Sales Benchmark Index survey from 2017 reported that in nearly 75% of sales situations, customers prefer not to meet in person. Even if your firm isn’t there yet, consumer behavior and the market now rests on the 2030 point on the trend line?—?positive Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Nutshell

APRIL 26, 2023

What is a CRM system in marketing? But with the right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you can optimize your marketing to suit the unique needs of every customer, just like you might in a small independent business. What is a CRM system in marketing? What are some CRM marketing examples? What is CRM?

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Marketing SugarCRM CRM Lead Rank 171

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The post Minding the New Sales Training Gaps appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Technology helps resolve new challenges posed by today’s remote work world.

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Training Sales Marketing Report 156

Steven Rosen

JULY 8, 2024

In this article, Jenn Steele discusses the vital role of customer feedback in refining marketing and sales strategies. In addition, she tackles common challenges in aligning sales and marketing efforts, offering practical insights for overcoming these obstacles.

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Revenue Marketing Pivotal Promotion 156

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Revenue teams – Companies will move beyond simply aligning sales and marketing toward revenue teams?—?super super teams that include customer success in the same organization as sales, marketing and operations.

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Trends Ideal Customer Profile InsideView Customer 289

Steven Rosen

MAY 4, 2017

Annually spending by companies: Sales training $20 billion on sales training. Sales and marketing automation tools $20 billion. Sales management training a few $100 million. We see this in times of recession when companies scale back on training, sales automation tools, and support materials. Can you relate?

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Sales Management Hiring ROI Coaching 276

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Companies have heads of operations, marketing, accounting, sales and human resources, but rarely do they have someone in charge of their second most important asset (after employees). That person should not be the president, CEO or owner, but someone who reports directly to them. . . That asset is the customer. . .

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Company Customer Insurance Insurance 423

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 3, 2021

Pre-COVID-19, it was reported that one in four individuals experienced a diagnosable mental health condition annually. The relapse rate after inpatient treatment is reported to be approximately 50% in the first 12 months, and the drop-out rate from treatment is approximately 40%. Clearly traditional treatments are not enough.

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Coaching Cost Per Click Insurance Insurance 317

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 29, 2024

The post Where to Begin Sales Training? Ask Those Being Trained appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. By asking your reps what they want to learn to improve their performance, you engage your entire team and foster a collaborative approach to getting better collectively.

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Training Sales Marketing Report 120

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

I read the majority of the reports, studies, white papers, and books related to sales development because others in the field might stumble onto a trend, an insight or a statistic of which I was not aware. The report says, “87% reported that their sales teams were having difficulty meeting or exceeding quota.”

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Data Hiring Compensation Quota 227

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 9, 2018

Author: Rich Lanchantin, CEO, Qstream With unemployment rates at a 10-year low, it simply isn’t practical to buy your way to sales performance by cherry-picking top reps from the market. This requires going beyond one-size-fits-all training and development programs that are measured by simple pass/fail certifications or completion rates.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 276

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021. They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn.

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Decision Maker Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 401

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 5, 2021

Overall performance suffers when those in leadership roles aren’t sufficiently trained. The post The High Cost of Low-Tech Leadership appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Training Marketing Report Sales 292

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2018

They want minimal downtime, support they can rely on and access to as much training as possible, so they can be in turn, as successful as possible with their deployment. You can have the best and most user-friendly offering on the market. Ensure new customers are armed with the training they need to be successful.

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Loyalty Customer Face-to-face Video 274

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. They then leverage research tools and market insights to pinpoint promising opportunities.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 118

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sales training enhances morale by providing the skills, knowledge and confidence salespeople need to perform effectively. Go beyond product training with resellers. The post The Impact of Sales Training on Employee Morale and Retention appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Retention Training Sales Marketing 120

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2023

The post Tech Training for Non-Techies appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Shavon Jones aims to turn lawyers into rainmakers by teaching them about sales and technology, two things that many of them are decidedly disinterested in.

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Training Marketing Report Sales 120

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Sales enablement technology and training can help in this area; however, a tremendous gap remains in resources for indirect sellers. A Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Mediafly reports that the B2B companies surveyed work with an average of 176 partner companies. times lower rates than direct sellers.

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Sales Technology B2B Sales Enablement Enterprise 218

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The post Technology Is Essential for Training Millennials appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. High-tech teaching tools, a staple for developing all workers, is especially well-suited to younger employees.

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Training Tools Marketing Report 120

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Almost one-third of employers report having lost business as a direct result of poor employee communication or client handling. Soft skills should be part of any training regimen. The post How to Turn Remote Sales Teams Into Soft Skills Superstars appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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How To Report Training Sales 177

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Especially if you’ve just been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. Extending far beyond traditional marketing tactics, today’s CMO shoulders vast and complex responsibilities that now span technology, analytics, revenue and—above all—measurable impact. Don’t forget to show the ROI of your marketing team. KNOW YOUR PRODUCT.

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Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Gen ROI 230

Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 20, 2018

Whilst these are skills that every salesperson must have and is typically the focus traditional sales training provides, I don’t believe they are the basics , nor do I believe they are the focus for the future sales professional that business wants and needs. Source: Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum). 9. Negotiation.

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Selling Skills Negotiation Sales Leadership Margin 317

Allego

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales training has never been more criticalor more challenging. Markets shift overnight, competitors launch new products in a flash, and buyer expectations evolve at breakneck speed. This groundbreaking technology is transforming how enablement teams create, update, and personalize sales training content atunprecedented speed.

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Training Scale Hiring Lead Rank 62

Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2019

We recently discussed AI in the following post: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on B2B Marketing. Unsurprisingly, when an organization operates using inaccurate data, such as seller opinions in favor of true pipeline milestones, all reporting is going to be compromised. And, at ZoomInfo, we’re no exception. Keep reading.

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Forecasting B2B CRM Quota 272

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. What is a Marketing Technology Stack? Get a Demo 2.

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Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel Scale Marketing 130

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

The Wall Street Journal reports that Skift Inc., It used to be an obligation, where you had to get up, put on a bad tie, get on a train and go to work. Click on any of the articles below to read more from our "NEXT" special report. . Author: Paul Nolan Some companies are ditching office space as a cost-cutting measure.

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Tools Journal Hiring Travel 194

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Let’s also exclude phishing emails that you used to report to nobody in particular but later realized reporting them were a waste of your time and now you just delete them. Here is a link to self-directed online sales training that will make you better on the phone. I’ve written about using the phone before.

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Meeting Cold Calling Inbound Outbound 207

No More Cold Calling

JULY 18, 2019

Your video marketing doesn’t work for me. Salespeople and content marketers, I don’t like watching your videos. I knew there was research on why video marketing works, and Mario Martinez at Vengreso gave me the data. 59% of buyers reported watching a business-related video at least weekly. That’s a 22 percent gap.

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Video Face-to-face Consumer Hubspot 228

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

What is the impact of that on the use of freed resources, training, managing, and more? Shouldn’t the freed-up time, resources, training, and more – resulted in increases in output? It is hard to deny that much of the growth in bodies reporting to the sales department has grown. Smaller Treadmills.

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Revenue Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 370