No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. 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. Referrals help you ace Part One and set you up for success in Part Two.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 29, 2022

Partner relationship management (PRM) is a key part of growth for scaling businesses in many industries, and teams who have built a partnership program know how quickly spreadsheets and manual outreach become too much to handle. Let's take a look at these PRM software options to find one that helps you launch or expand your partner program.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 2, 2024

Kyle Lacy spent the last 17 years building, scaling, failing, and winning in high-growth software. Curated dinners and high-quality content are effective strategies for building relationships and engaging prospects and customers. Synch is a single platform for all of your Sales & Sales Ops tooling.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

“Best in Breed” vs “all in one” The sales tool market will likely follow the same pattern that has played out in the marketing tech market. The key problem with the “best of breed” approach is integrating all the tools, so they communicate to each other. Per Scott, “There are also just giant enablement problems.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2024

AI tools are reshaping the way salespeople tackle their day-to-day work, automating many of the core business development tasks that have eaten away at the average sellers’ day. Predictive Insights: Let AI Identify High-Value Prospects AI’s predictive capabilities are perhaps its most exciting feature for sales teams.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 29, 2024

With over 30 years of experience scaling companies from tens of millions to billions in revenue, including WebEx and Proofpoint, David brings a unique perspective on the intertwined nature of product and go-to-market. 41:50) Building customized simulations for qualified prospects. (34:55) Why HG Insights?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The integrations help revenue teams develop stronger prospect and customer relationships, make better decisions, and win more business. 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.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We’ve all been there – you call your prospect back at the appointed time for your presentation and they tell you any of the following: This isn’t a good time, OR. If you sent out the hottest lead ever, a “10” on a scale of 1 – 10, when you call them back, have you ever noticed that now they’re about a “7”? How long will this take?”

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this environment, your sales operations tools and platforms can’t just be effective — they need to be transformative. If you’re looking to assemble a new sales operations tech stack — or simply want to upgrade your existing tools — this comprehensive guide to the key categories can help. What Are Sales Operations Tools?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

The sales and marketing technology landscape has grown from just a few hundred applications to thousands—each one promising to streamline go-to-market operations, accelerate pipeline and generate revenue at scale. Without the right tools, you simply can’t expect sales reps to know every detail about your prospects and customers.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? Choosing the Right Tools.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Whether you are a CEO, vice president, or sales manager, you have a central role in your company’s sales process and in the decision to transition from vapid outbound prospecting to selling through referrals. All of us perform our best when we are accountable and have the tools to succeed. Sales Managers: Where Are You Now?

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Nutshell

MAY 15, 2023

For outbound sales teams, prospecting software is essential to finding new leads and nurturing them into customers. Sales prospecting tools for lead generation are critical for helping sales representatives find, qualify, and reach more prospects.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We’ve put together a list of the 10 most important post-event priorities to help you turn attendees into prospects and customers. Notify Sales When a Prospect Visits. Don’t let good opportunities escape — create a play that can immediately trigger a Slack alert to the account owner when a prospect visits your pricing page.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. What tech tools will help me generate hot leads and land new clients? Yes, you are the very best tool in your sales toolkit. These are the “pain in the ass” (PITA) prospects in your sales pipeline.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In Q4, we released enhancements to Copilot, our GTM Intelligence platform, that further empower enterprise GTM teams to engage prospects and customers with greater precision, speed, and intelligence. We believe these innovations will continue to revolutionize how teams identify opportunities, engage prospects, and close deals.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 4, 2018

I’ve had it with the accusations that referrals don’t scale, that referrals are a favor, that referrals can be digital, that all you need to do is ask for referrals, and the other crap that so-called experts tout on social media. Technology is an important tool. Referrals Don’t Scale. That’s how referrals scale.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Business is more competitive than ever, and conventional prospecting is simply no longer enough. There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. Streamlining the sales process by providing sales teams with high-quality leads, allowing them to focus on closing deals rather than prospecting. The result?

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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2018

Just under a third result in a competitive loss, and nearly a quarter result in the prospect deciding to do “nothing” ( source ). Since your reps work closely with prospects, they have valuable information that can be helpful when it comes to constructing your sales forecasting process. Have reps conduct their own forecasting.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Building a base of knowledge and understanding with a given prospect, their objectives, hurdles, etc., If you want to put your fingers on the scale, don’t use time, use prospecting instead. Become one of the thousands of sales professionals receiving my latest updates on sales execution, tools, tips and more.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 19, 2019

If you knew you could win 75% of the prospects you pitched, you'd do it, wouldn't you? 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? Your strategy should be to make the preliminary call at the prospect's place of business. There are 10.5

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Personalization happens when a marketer or salesperson can take a piece of content and make it more useful for a specific prospect or customer.” – @ducttape Find more #personalization quotes on the blog: [link] pic.twitter.com/U3ENGnZyMu — ZoomInfo (@ZoomInfo) October 10, 2018. Benefits Of Personalization In Marketing.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

Successful sales professionals understand that technology is a must-have business tool. But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. Fifteen years ago, I would have told you that cold calling was the most annoying, least effective sales prospecting method. Don’t believe me? Big mistake!

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Sales 2.0

AUGUST 10, 2023

AI will usher in true personalization at scale We think what’s going to happen with AI is personalization at scale. e-newsletter to follow how AI and other advanced tools can help take your sales to the next level. Tools like ChatGPT are like a sales companion. Nigel: My last question is about prospecting.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 25, 2023

Since December 2022, interest in the search term “AI tools” has skyrocketed by 292% in the U.S. Now Google, HubSpot , and Microsoft are racing to develop their own versions of AI chat tools to compete with ChatGPT. Identify who your target prospect is and ask ChatGPT what's most important to them. Mendes says.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

Given the COVID-19 pandemic and precarious global health situation that’s resulted, many informal and smaller scale teleworking arrangements are rapidly becoming widespread and institutionalized. How I reignited interest with a prospect who went dark”). Managers, themselves, must effectively use all the tools at their disposal (e.g.,

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales acceleration platforms provide a powerful solution, helping businesses optimize workflows, engage prospects, and convert leads more efficiently. These tools are now essential for companies looking to maintain a competitive edge in a demanding market. Sales teams face constant pressure to close deals faster and more effectively.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 23, 2021

ZoomInfo’s Workflows tool ensures that reps can easily automate their plays and ensure that potential sales opportunities don’t fall through the cracks. With this functionality, reps can select their triggers, apply filters, and perform an action — instantaneously, at scale, and on repeat. 4: Customer technology play.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

This approach helps in turning profitable prospects into long-term, lucrative clients. Also, the CPM or cost per impression of digital campaigns coupled with stringent global compliance laws and email regulations has made targeted marketing solutions an irresistible avenue to reach prospects. Utilize Intent Data. This is a no-brainer.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Created by OpenAI, the free artificial intelligence (AI) content tool is capable of having human-like conversations, answering complicated questions like “what is quantum physics,” and passing parts of licensing exams for lawyers and doctors , along with the final exam for a prestigious MBA program. Here are some examples. But that’s not all.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

SMEs (small-to-medium enterprises) operate similarly to SMBs but at a slightly larger scale. How to Scale Your SMB Sales Strategy. Scaling your SMB sales strategy involves two main parts: analyzing sales cycle stages and restructuring your sales process. What is the Difference Between SMB and SME? Tech Stacks for SMBs.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Without the right tools, your website might make the wrong first impression—losing valuable business for your company. Although most large companies prefer to develop websites on their own, this type of tool is often a lifesaver for small or new businesses. AI, however, streamlines and scales this process.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 6, 2024

We spend billions in providing tools and technologies to increase the efficiency. And AI has shown us how we can scale these to even higher levels. We have tools that help us in preparing for calls/meetings with prospects and customers. Response rates are plummeting faster than our ability to scale the outreach.

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

As you grow your email database , you increase the opportunity to reach potential prospects and customers. Do you have access to the right tools? Is your marketing automation tool getting the job done? The tools you use to build, send, and segment your emails are vital to the success of your program.

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Email Marketing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 231

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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Zoominfo

JULY 11, 2018

Only 9% of B2B marketers describe their content marketing maturity level as sophisticated – defined as providing accurate measurement to the business, scaling across the organization ( source ). 45% of content marketers say they have the right tools to manage content marketing efforts, but aren’t using them to their potential ( source ).

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In my SDR role, the biggest challenge that I face every day is trying to scale volume while also maintaining quality. But just because we know how awesome ZoomInfo is, doesn’t mean our prospects do (yet). “It’s I feel like I’m truly bringing value to my prospects,” explains Metz. “So Seeing is believing, for sure.

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