Score More Sales

AUGUST 6, 2020

One of the reasons I did some heavy research seven years ago was that as a sales trainer and consultant, I could not show enough ROI for the time and money clients were investing in our work. During times when business can be happening slower, in a slowed economy, finding any way to speed things up is important.

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Sales Cycle ROI Research Buyer 310

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 10, 2024

From identifying potential leads, to successfully sealing the deal, here's a comprehensive guide to winning tactics that make your sales cycle less complex. The post 7 Winning Strategies to Shorten Your B2B Sales Cycle appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Once your organization decides to opt for CPQ consulting, the perks are many, such as: 1- Tailored Solutions Since the consultants customize the CPQ software to fit your specific requirements, whether its product configurations or pricing rules, you get a tailored solution that perfectly aligns with your sales process.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 13, 2025

CEOs are tasked with delivering consistent revenue growth while facing unpredictable demand cycle and increasing costs of operation. Many CEOs are grappling with sales cycles increasing, mounting inefficiencies, and unoptimized commercial teams.

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Face-to-face Sales Cycle Revenue Marketing 156

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Motivated buyer – something they want and need, but you still fall short of urgency, leading to a very long sales cycle. The three alternatives are: Nice to have and when it’s only nice to have, your opportunity will stall midway through the pipeline. You’ll keep trying but it won’t close.

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Kana Benefit Margin Sales Qualified Lead 188

Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

What is Sales Enablement? Sales enablement is the process of providing content, guidance, and training for sales teams to effectively onboard, interact with buyers, shorten the sales cycle, and ultimately win more deals. Sales should use this same messaging throughout the sales cycle.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Scale Hiring 130

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

I’m only focused on sales cycles for qualified deals. The sales cycle is most meaningful when we focus on customer committed opportunities. The sales cycle metrics are based on deals that have gone through the complete sales cycle.

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Sales Cycle Buying Cycle Pipeline Closing 133

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Now, ZoomInfo and Groove users can keep their sales cadences and data perfectly in sync, without juggling platforms or manually entering information. Accelerate Sales Cycles and Close Deals Faster The ZoomInfo-Clari Groove integration isn’t just about saving time — it’s about delivering consistent, accurate, and scalable results.

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Lead Management Leads Marketing Qualified Lead SalesForce 147

The Pipeline

JULY 13, 2021

If you’re a sales professional with building pipeline accountability, there is a simple fact most want to, but can’t ignore. So, if you know the length of your sales cycle, and you should, you have the ability to predict the future.

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Sales 2.0

JANUARY 14, 2025

Sales history Ive been looking at some of the small healthcare accounts that my client serves. After some initial analysis and some conversations with sales management, it has become clear that one type of healthcare account is more likely going to have a shorter sales cycle than the other types of account.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 4, 2025

How many sales leaders hold their salespeople accountable for any of these 25 required achievements (requirements vary by role) in addition to quota/revenue targets: Call Attempts Conversations Emails/LinkedIn Messages Meetings Booked New Opportunities Pipeline Value Pipeline Quantity Win Rate Average Sale Referrals/Introductions Obtained New Accounts (..)

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

By failing to embrace interactive digital platforms, companies risk losing market share, elongating sales cycles and diminishing customer satisfaction, thereby jeopardizing their competitive position.

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B2B Company Sales Cycle Competition 282

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We surveyed over 11,000 revenue professionals to uncover exactly how GTM teams use ZoomInfo to expand markets, accelerate sales cycles, and drive revenue. And when it comes to velocity, ZoomInfo helps teams cut sales cycles by 21%, meaning deals close 32 days faster on average. The results?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

Referrals, on the other hand, deliver qualified leads with higher intent, shortening sales cycles and improving close rates. The impact of referrals on sales pipeline reliability cant be overstated. These pain points hurt team morale and your bottom line: Pain Point #1: Your team struggles to get meetings with prime prospects.

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Referrals Scale GoldMine Pipeline 156

Mindtickle

JANUARY 10, 2025

If a prospects anticipated timeline is longer than your typical sales cycle , that doesnt necessarily disqualify them, especially if they check the other BANT framework boxes. If you determine a prospect is qualified, you can focus on keeping them engaged and moving them to the next step of the sales cycle.

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Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Lead Qualification Sales Cycle 98

Sales Gravy

JANUARY 1, 2025

Long sales cycles, such as 20 months for some deals, highlight the need for persistence and patience. Many deals do not happen overnight, especially in industries with long sales cycles. Long sales cycles, such as 20 months for some deals, highlight the need for persistence and patience.

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Trade Show Follow-up Webinar Metrics Lead Rank 98

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

If you have a sales cycle of several months or more, subsidize your salespeople until they are self-sufficient, and in early 2022 it takes 3 months to find a suitable candidate, you are screwed before you start! Hiring salespeople? What's the worst that can happen?

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Hiring Quota Salary Territories 314

The Pipeline

JULY 3, 2020

While in other parts of the sales cycle video may add to the experience, but it can also limit impact. Being approachable and easy to deal with is key to helping prospects open up and share their real objective. We are social creatures, so video seems like a natural. But it may not be when it comes to prospecting.

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Sales Cycle Video Objections Prospecting 289

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When there aren’t many new opportunities in the pipeline, very little new business will get closed n months from now where n is the length of the sales cycle. When a salesperson is willing to do the calling and learns to do it well, the pipeline grows, sales will be closed, and success can be all but guaranteed.

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Prospecting Incentives Incentive Cold Calling 173

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

If your sales cycles is longer than 30 days, 2021 does not exist any more. ” You’ll quickly see that fries do go with that year-end. Fries With That Almost Anything. There are times to go after new things, and times to take stock of what you have or can get. Even more, a specific subset of your account base.

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Video Trends Sales Cycle Account 334

The Pipeline

AUGUST 17, 2021

The sales cycle is your opportunity to establish yourself as the subject matter expert. Most also-rans, pundits and sellers alike, feel giving a choice is the polite way not to “corner” a client. But when you what value you bring and how, it becomes much easier for all, to focus the conversation. Buyer Remorse.

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Negotiation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer 352

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 13, 2025

Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a better chance of making their numbers. Lets say your average sales cycle is three months. Lets say your average sales cycle is three months. Salespeople would be better served to look ahead. Spot negative trends early and address issues.

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Revenue Meeting Top of Funnel Forecasting 95

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales acceleration platforms are comprehensive software solutions designed to streamline sales processes. They equip teams with tools for automating tasks, tracking engagement, and accessing real-time data, all of which accelerate the sales cycle and improve overall performance.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Key Features : Predictive analytics and AI-driven engagement tools Sales automation with natural language processing Comprehensive data analytics for strategic insights Integration with Customer 360 for full customer visibility Learn More About Salesforce Einstein 3.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 18, 2024

What’s your sales cycle? It’s the other questions, starting with profitability, going on to win rates, deal sizes, sales cycles, and others that my questions start to gain intensity and then go crazy. We dive in deeper, I ask, “What’s your win rate? How’s retention/renewal?

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Scale Hiring Sales Cycle Inbound 97

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Salespeople must diversify their activities based on various factors, such as their Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), the sales cycle's stage, and their mental state. When these elements align, the rhythm of successful sales becomes apparent. When these elements align, the rhythm of successful sales becomes apparent.

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Ideal Customer Profile Outbound Strategy Social Media 97

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

When the world returns to normal, events may resume, but video engagement will become a new normal that will continue to hold prominence in the sales cycle. AI for Video Will Enter a New Dimension. As video becomes more important as a communication medium, AI within the market will enter a new dimension.

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Video Scale Marketing Face-to-face 317

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The other possibility is that I’m the outlier where coaching only makes a difference for our clients, and if my team isn’t training and coaching sales managers to coach, it won’t work. Let’s do the math. Isn’t that a sad statement of the times?

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Coaching Guidelines Margin Incentive 341

Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

Focus on a customer-first mindset and prioritize customer success in the sales cycle. Engage with the services team early in the deal cycle to ensure efficient technology deployment. Involve the customer success team in the sales cycle to provide implementation support and guidance.

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Video Face-to-face Sales Cycle Vendor 156

Vengreso

JANUARY 17, 2025

Businesses realize that these digital solutions offer a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional sales training methods, helping to shorten sales cycles and improve interactions with prospects. This fosters continuous learning and skill development, crucial in a rapidly evolving market.

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Webinar Metrics Selling Skills Sales Cycle Coaching 98