No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

“I want you to know it hasn’t gone unnoticed that there are no women on our sales team.” That comment came from the CEO of a fast-growing software company. Not only were there no women, but the sales team was all white men of a certain age. People send pitches in LinkedIn invitations and promote their products ad nauseam.

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Hiring Referrals Cold Calling Social Media 280

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In sales, where every conversation counts and every opportunity demands precision, your team needs more than just the ordinary training programs. Without sales training software, it would be very difficult to ensure reps are applying best practices, staying up-to-date with the products and services they’re selling, and closing deals.

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Software Software Training Hiring 109

Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

In theory, your sales and marketing departments should be the best of friends. What if I told you that misalignment between sales and marketing technologies costs B2B companies 10% of revenue or more per year? Why is Sales and Marketing Communication Important? Sure, it’s a problem, but your company is doing well.

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Top of Funnel Marketing How To Funnel 301

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Quote and proposal software has generated a lot of buzz. The most sophisticated quote and proposal software offerings provide AI-powered interfaces that communicate with customers and sales agents to fully configure and price highly complex products. The performance of these systems varies greatly.

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Proposal Software Software Scale 48

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Author: George Kriza, CEO, MTCPerformance Your organization wants to drive sales with an incentive program. Know your audience: Profile the people in your sales audience. Target the right market segments: Decide which sales organizations, geographies and channels will deliver maximum performance for your incentive budget.

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Incentives Incentive Strategy Penetration 195

Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

“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.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Marketing Loyalty 264

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As a small business owner, you toggle between marketing, sales, operations, and customer service daily — and sometimes within the same hour. What you need is customer relationship management (CRM) software. A CRM solution can save you time, keep your team organized, and boost sales and customer retention, no matter your size.

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Small Business Small Business Software Software 122

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

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. attain quota, and about 65 percent of sales reps in Europe do so. What sales leader would find these stats acceptable? Problem is, buyers don’t actually buy software. That’s a fact.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 276

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

From farmers asking their neighbors for advice on the best cattle feed suppliers to celebrities promoting toothpaste in television commercials, another customer’s experience is a powerful endorsement. It requires the insights and direct input from multiple departments, but perhaps most significantly, from sales and marketing.

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Ideal Customer Profile Customer Policies Promotion 248

MarketJoy

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For example, if you provide a software solution designed for highly regulated industries, focus your efforts on healthcare organizations rather than trying to target healthcare, finance, insurance, and other sectors simultaneously. Promoting all your products or services to every prospect can cause confusion and overwhelm.

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Lead Generation Outbound Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 98

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

For me as someone who reads nearly every new book on professional, B2B selling I felt Anthony under-promoted the huge issue of KEEPING clients. It is an issue of mammoth proportion, and one I grappled with when I sold products and services that could be easily cancelled (SaaS software, for example) or that were in a competitive industry.

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Cancellation Promotion Competition Software 127

Zoominfo

AUGUST 30, 2018

Building out your sales pipeline. Keep in mind, it’ll take weeks or even months to calculate your final revenue figures– as you’ll need time for the leads you acquire to work through the sales funnel. We’ll talk about this more when we cover event software integrations below. Develop your promotional strategy.

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Conference B2B Social Media Top of Funnel 187

Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2021

More traffic means a greater likelihood of conversion, and possibly a sale. copper baking pans,” or “data privacy software”). For example, would you search for “automated invoicing cloud-based software,” or would you rather go for “online payment solutions”? Try to think as a consumer would.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Media Engineering 246

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. With ZoomInfo, exporting enriched data into Salesforce is quick and easy.

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SalesForce Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Intent Signal 130

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

You may have already heard about the Google software engineer who wrote a 10-page memo explaining why women are incapable of doing a man’s job in Silicon Valley—namely that we’re neurotic and lack professional drive. Women in sales also know a thing or two about unconscious biases. Yet, men tend to get paid more and promoted more.

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Account Lead Rank Hiring Cost per Acquisition 224

Zoominfo

JANUARY 18, 2023

The combination of our best-in-class business contact data and industry-leading software helps customers define their market, deliver their message, and close more deals. In our digital world, where millions of business contacts are changing by the minute, ZoomInfo simplifies that age-old process for businesspeople who have no time to lose.

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Data Promotion Nonprofit Scale 130

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

I'm always saying, “Sound, well-structured business email templates are central to effective sales communication, initiating productive sales conversations, and sustaining relationships with prospects and customers.” Referral Request Emails Happy customers are some of the most lucrative resources any sales org has at its disposal.

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Ideal Customer Profile Proposal Lead Rank Referrals 111

Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

At ZoomInfo, we care about the sales numbers, but we know to get there we must: Always. When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. These tidbits can be the difference between an average sale and a humongous deal.

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Cold Calling How To Exact Campaigns 207

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

Your sales manager has given your team a big pep talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. If you're in a hurry, skip to the script or download free sales call templates.) Cold calling is most effective when paired with strategies such as prospecting and sales qualification. So, what does a typical cold call look like in sales?

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Cold Calling Top of Funnel Inbound Call-back 111

Vengreso

JANUARY 6, 2025

In the fast-paced world of sales , aligning Sales KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) with your company’s unique goals is crucial for driving success and ensuring every effort contributes to the overarching mission. Understanding the Importance of Sales Metrics and KPIs Sales KPIs are the keystones of any successful sales strategy.

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Lead Scoring Lead Rank How To Top of Funnel 68

Smooth Sale

MAY 27, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Custom Software Benefits Your User Experience and Growth Your online identity is as vital as, say, your physical identity. Our collaborative blog offers insights into how custom software can benefit your user experience and growth. Take Your Leap Today!

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Software Software Benefit Customer 97

Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2025

The landscape is being transformed by innovative tools designed for sales acceleration, optimize processes, and enhance productivity through an accelerated sales process. In this fast-paced world of sales enablement , staying ahead requires more than just traditional methods.

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Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank Analytics 68

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 26, 2020

Author: Jacklyn Walsh No two customers are the same and an organization’s sales force needs to be as diverse as its customer base. Sales organizations and teams that embrace diversity have a more solid footing in the market, achieve higher customer and employee retention and earn more wins. Steps to Achieving Diverse Success.

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Lead Scoring Lead Rank Scale Retention 227

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 15, 2025

In many cases, the root cause of these issues can be traced to inaccurate or nonexistent sales forecasting. One study found that companies with accurate sales forecasts are 10% more likely to grow their revenue year-over-year and 7.3% What Is Sales Forecasting? A well-crafted sales forecast differs from a sales goal or target.

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Sales Forecasts Forecasting Analysis Lead Rank 62

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 11, 2020

Chances are, your sales process has moved fully online as well. In fact, since the COVID-19 outbreak began, the video conferencing software has seen a 500% increase in demand , and 67% of companies have increased their spending on video conferencing tools. Best for: Universal video software. month per host. Microsoft Teams.

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Video Tools Sales Process Skype 143

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

So how can organizations, particularly sales teams whose salaries are usually based on a commission structure, successfully recruit and retain top Gen Z talent to help carry their business forward? Let’s explore tactics sales teams in any industry can replicate to maintain their entry level talent through 2019 and beyond.

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Lead Rank Salary Compensation Commission 166

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Looked at another way, those companies offer a customer experience that connects with buyers, whether that is web conferencing software, TV streaming services, or home cleaning products. If they are happy, ask them for quotes and case studies and use these as early collateral for your sales team.”. Are they sticking around?

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Loyalty Scale Customer Marketing 190

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. If you sell software that measures marketing metrics, this is exactly the kind of insider knowledge you’re looking for.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Author: Carson Conant The use of sales and marketing technologies has become a critical piece of the puzzle for organizations looking to increase their sales productivity. Yet, chances are most organizations are missing out on a substantial opportunity to boost their sales revenue.

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Face-to-face Enterprise Enterprise Sales Qualified Lead 243

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Webinars are one of the most lucrative sales and marketing strategies there is. In fact, they’re especially effective with high-ticket B2B sales. Even hosts running their first-ever webinar have generated over $2,100 in sales for a 1-hour webinar. 1 Promote Your Webinar. 2 Promote Engagement in the Webinar.

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Webinar Metrics Promotion Decision Maker Follow-up 137

Alice Heiman

MARCH 15, 2023

Run two companies and raise her kids, @vrbuitron answers that on #SalesTalkForCEOs #Sales #CEOs #B2B #GirlsWhoCode #womenintech #womenshistorymonth Click to tweet Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel. Veronica is an avid reader and enjoys speaking on diversity, innovation, and their interrelated relationship.

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Scale Lead Rank Promotion ROI 149

Alice Heiman

JANUARY 31, 2023

EventMobi’s early sales model was classic founder led with Bob doing it all from mining his network for leads to closing deals. His decision to bootstrap versus take external investment meant that hiring an experienced sales leader was out of the question. Growth was great, annual sales revenue soared. How did he do it?

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Hiring Lead Rank Promotion Cancellation 133

eGrabber

APRIL 9, 2025

In B2B sales, reaching the right person is key. Sales professionals must know how to find decision makers and not waste time contacting anyone at a company. If you reach these key players, your conversion rates and overall sales success improve dramatically. Want to find decision makers & boost your B2B sales success?

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Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile B2B Account Based Marketing 52

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

But with the rapid advancement of tech and so many options on the market, choosing the right technology for your sales team can seem like a tall mountain to climb. Today, we’re seeing a continuous trend of vendor consolidation across multiple software categories. This isn’t the only effect WFH has had on the sales tech market, though.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Trends Report 133

Nutshell

APRIL 26, 2023

Many businesses manage customer relationships through a CRM system, which is software that provides an overview of customer relationships and tools for moving leads down the sales funnel. When people refer to CRM, they’re usually referencing the software. CRM software comes in many varieties, each with its own capabilities.

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Marketing SugarCRM CRM Lead Scoring 171

No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

One marketing platform or sales enablement app? Stand Out to Meet Quota None of this would matter if sales reps were meeting or exceeding quota, if their pipelines were qualified and their projections accurate, and if they had only committed and loyal clients. But that’s not happening in most sales organizations.

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B2B Buyer Referrals Sales Qualified Lead 177

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. However, if your overall marketing goal is brand awareness, your budget might be better spent on software that automates emails focused on driving customer reviews. The reason for this is simple. How will you expand your reach?

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Rank 231