The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

I am proposing that you make it safe to miss a sales target. I have some research that makes this a great debate to have in your sales team right now. What hypothesis I am proposing is this: Ambition is key – investing energy in low balling targets will hurt you in the long run. Yes, you did read that correctly.

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Top of Funnel Quota Proposal Lead Rank 352

Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e From there, initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with business buyers and influencers got easier.

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Closing Quota How To Webinar Metrics 122

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2024

I remember it like it was yesterday — I was just starting out in SaaS sales, and I had identified a promising account I wanted to target. Sales requires a lot of skills you can only acquire from experience, but there’s one critical attribute you should start to hone on day one: persistence. How to Use AI for Sales Follow-Ups 1.

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Follow-up Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 122

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of the areas of complex sales that I have seen soak up tons of time from entrepreneurs and senior salespeople over my years is writing proposals. And sad to say, not all these beautiful proposal documents ended up closing big deals. Now that we all have this new “intern” that can help with the proposal writing work.

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Proposal Social Media Media Decision Maker 221

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.” They're typically sent following initial conversations, meetings, or proposals (shocking, I know.)

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile Proposal Lead Rank Referrals 111

Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Quote and proposal software has generated a lot of buzz. Postings on social media, commentary from industry analysts, as well as user and vendor blog posts and white papers, all offer advice and information about automating the quote and proposal functions within the enterprise. Price, sophistication, and performance widely vary.

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Proposal Software Software Scale 48

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

B2B sales tools are meant to automate day-to-day processes, increase efficiency in all aspects of the sales process, and simplify various aspects of a sales rep's day to save valuable time — time that can be spent focusing on prospects and deals. B2B Sales Tools. Why use B2B sales tools?

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Sales Tools B2B Tools Hubspot 143

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Last week I saw a piece on LinkedIn, that questioned the accuracy of predictions about the future of B2B sales and selling made in the past decade. The piece pointed to a prediction by Forrester around 2015 about the size and nature of B2B sales in 2020. Is sales is making the most of their newfound time and resources?”

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Revenue Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 370

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Sales managers do what they ask others to do. I’m including myself here.

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Referrals Sales Management Hiring Scale 328

Sales 2.0

MAY 6, 2020

Some sales inquiries are finally coming in. The crisis has probably “shone a light” on several places where your sales organization could be better. Consider some of these questions and think about where you can develop an even stronger sales organization. Time management: What do your sales people really spend their time doing?

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Hiring Proposal Sales Qualified Lead System 269

The Pipeline

JULY 20, 2017

Second, is the introduction of our Activity Calculator tool , and the people who say sales is not a numbers game will hate this (and probably fail to hit quota), because it requires you to know your numbers as good or better than you know your favourite athlete’s numbers. This will all make sense when you download the tool.

Proposal 223

Proposal Quota Account Call-back 223

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

But compliance isn’t just the domain of IT: marketing and sales teams now need to rethink their strategies when leveraging data from third-party vendors and customers. The Risks Posed by the Proposal Process. The Burden of Security Questionnaires.

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Proposal Ideal Customer Profile Vendor Face-to-face 251

The Pipeline

JUNE 8, 2017

If you follow this blog you know that I do not understand or stand with those who say sales is not a numbers game. I find it amusing that many of the pundits who insist that sales is not a numbers game, will drone on for hours about conversion and conversion rate. This may explain why so many sales people fail to achieve quota.

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Proposal Quota Commission Territories 228

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

Author: Brad Soper, Andree Radloff and Mark-Daniel Rentschler What will sales divisions look like in the future? There are five developments that companies should pay attention to if they want to be competitive: Traditional sales forces will be cut in half. Sales will become too complex to stay a one-man show.

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B2B Segment Ideal Customer Profile B2C 254

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2025

Buyers face the same challenge every day, making simplicity a superpower in sales. Lets take a look at the basics of SNAP and how you can start using it in your sales cycle. SNAP selling is a sales methodology created by sales strategist Jill Konrath , based on her book, which covers the process extensively.

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Face-to-face Sales Methodology Lead Rank Buyer 87

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 19, 2019

Sales games are no different than sports games. You win more sales when you sell them at home. How many of your prospects, who you want to become customers, get an invitation to play the championship game (the sale) at your ball park? All your tools are there. The deal – What will you propose and when will you propose it?

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Sports Scale Proposal Call-back 250

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. Getting stuck on YTD sales. Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a better chance of making their numbers.

Revenue 95

Revenue Meeting Top of Funnel Forecasting 95

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Author: Jason Liu Sales enablement software has been around for a while now. What you might not know, however, is that the sales enablement market is poised for a major paradigm shift that will forever alter sales enablement platform strategies and set the industry on a new path. History of the Sales Enablement Market.

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Sales Enablement Vendor Marketing Infusion 261

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

That's where business proposals come in. A solid proposal can outline your value proposition and persuade a company or organization to do business with you. Here, we'll take a look at the various kinds of business proposals and go over how to write one. Jump to one of the following sections: What is a business proposal?

Proposal 98

Proposal Examples How To Social Media 98

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 31, 2023

With hundreds of AI sales tools in the market, picking the right ones for your tech stack can be confusing and daunting. To help you out, we’ve handpicked the top 10 AI tools for sales teams. We’ve also listed the top use cases of AI sales tools, along with a few best practices to help you get the most out of them.

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Tools Lead Rank Sales Goal Lead Scoring 119

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

However, the biggest challenge most sales organizations have is not closing but opening. We use a simple tool, The Activity Calculator , that allows individuals to tailor a success plan based on their skills and ratios. The average conversion rate of Proposals to Close. Number of prospects in Discovery that move to Proposal.

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Closing Quota Proposal Face-to-face 292

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

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Coaching Construction Pivotal Positioning 257

PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

Big-budget enterprise sales teams arent out-selling you because they have deeper pocketstheyre winning because they have better systems. Chamber of Commerce, yet sales tech providers often leave smaller businesses hanging. Their sales process has guardrails. This means less focus on high-value sales and more exhaustion.

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Enterprise Enterprise Proposal Sales Qualified Lead 52

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Responding to proposal requests is a slow process that adds time to the sales cycle. Manual processes tie up the sales and marketing team for weeks as they sift through previous answers to repetitive questions, chase responses to new questions, verify the information and seek approvals, over and over again.

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Benefit Proposal Software Software 217

PandaDoc

MARCH 25, 2025

The sales process varies greatly depending on the purchase. This is the nature of complex salesthey demand strategy, patience, and the right tools to navigate the process effectively. In this article, well explore the challenges of complex sales and the strategies your team can use to close deals more efficiently.

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Sales Cycle Decision Maker Proposal Lead Rank 52

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. Why has automation failed to gain traction despite its obvious promise?

Marketing 252

Marketing Decision Maker Telecommunications Lead Rank 252

Vengreso

JANUARY 2, 2025

Whether youre seeking a new job, nurturing sales leads, or simply maintaining business relationships, a well-structured follow up email template can enhance your chances of success. A well-crafted follow up email serves as a gentle nudge, reminding recipients of your proposal, inquiry, or invitation. But beware, timing is everything.

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Follow-up Examples Hiring Proposal 63

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But many sales people cherry pick time, and use it to avoid things that have to be done, like prospecting for example. It is interesting to work with new sales people, when they have no distractions, no base, no proposals, nothing to do but identify and pursue pipeline opportunities. No Distraction.

Banking 268

Banking Sales Qualified Lead Quota Proposal 268

Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 6, 2025

Introduction In the fast-paced world of sales, speed is everything and lets face it, manually creating quotes is time-consuming and prone to errors. CPQ stands for Configure, Price, Quote , a tool that helps sales teams generate accurate quotes quickly and efficiently by automating configuration, pricing, and proposal processes.

Training 48

Training Proposal System Face-to-face 48

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2025

How many emails, how many calls, how many meetings, how many demos how many proposals, how many bathroom breaks……… And the gurus reinforce and intensify this. Win rates plummet, % making quota plummet, retention rates declining, sales cycles lengthening, deal size decreasing. But something becomes very clear.

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Segment Maximizer Margin Up-Sell 122

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Deal desk software organizes a sales team’s quote-to-cash workflow. These are primarily used in B2B and SaaS companies to help manage complex sales processes, papers, and status updates. Reduce your sales cycle and improve your close rate today with PandaDoc. Sales within B2B can be complex and challenging.

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Software Software Maximizer Proposal 52

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. What Is A Sales Dialer? A sales dialer is pretty much what it sounds like: technology that automatically dials numbers for salespeople. You’re a sales representative. Here’s where the sales dialer comes in. You have hundreds.

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Closing Call-back How To Outbound 264

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

No business can survive for long without a healthy sales pipeline. It’s what keeps your sales team organized and focused on managing opportunities to close deals. Unfortunately, many B2B organizations suffer from ineffective sales pipeline management. Good sales pipeline management can protect the health of your bottom line.

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Pipeline Closing Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 217

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

For sales, 2020 brought on restrictions and social distancing, leading to less face-to-face interactions and remote sales. Not only did sellers make almost all their sales online, they also had to be cognizant of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their customers’ financial standings.

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Face-to-face Proposal Fashion ROI 177