John Barrows

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

David Bloom, CEO of LevelJump joins us on the podcast this week to discuss how world class sales enablement really works. There are tons of buzzwords in the sales enablement world right now, David sheds light on how to break through the noise and to focus on activities that impact your bottom line. Subscribe on Spotify.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 6, 2021

According to 92% of topic leaders in a Deloitte survey, CRMs will be a key priority for enabling business strategies. So heading into the new year, consider the following for future sales enablement and customer engagement, based on predicted trends: 1. Share the same goals and tools between sales and marketing teams.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 25, 2025

A significant percentage, 63%, of small startups use social media as their primary marketing tool. Social Media They believe they will find their customers spending time on social media. They also expect their social media investment will be low-cost and a process they can management themselves.

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SBI Growth

JULY 23, 2013

The following are two classic misconceptions addressed in the Social Selling Cheat Sheet: We’ll need to find additional resources: Like all sales transformation initiatives, there are necessary resources to implement. Your reps are using Social Media daily. Social Selling is a key agent in mitigating this risk.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This aggressive behavior is amplified on social media. For more on why language matters, check out this article from Tamara Schenk at CSO Insights : Getting More Women in Sales: Do We Have a Language Barrier? Think used-car salesman.) Even in B2B companies, many salespeople are like that, and it’s gotten worse today.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 29, 2018

Just because someone agrees to connect on social media does not make that person a qualified sales lead. They expect (and want) to hear from your sales team. Strangers on social media do not. What’s the better way to get qualified sales leads? Read “ I Wasn’t High When I Said Women in Sales Rock.”.

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Lead Generation Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 199

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. That’s why putting plenty of focus on sales enablement will be crucial for 2021. It’s about helping your sales organization do what they do best.

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SBI Growth

JULY 30, 2013

Highlight the importance of social proximity; the connection distance in social media between prospects/customers and company contacts. The complexities of new product launches increases marketing’s role in sales enablement. Marketing serves to bridge the gap between product development and sales.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Built for accuracy, the platform provides up-to-date information with integrated tools like conversation intelligence, sales engagement, and data orchestration. HubSpot Sales Hub HubSpot Sales Hub centralizes sales engagement, CPQ functionality, and analytics within its CRM, allowing sales teams to work more efficiently.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 14, 2025

In the past year, social media spending accounted for 12.1% SalesFuel - Sales Intelligence | Marketing Research | Sales Hiring | Credibility | Sales Enablement of the marketing budget. But in the next year, the amount spent will be 11.3%. Image by AS Photography on Pexels.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

According to Valpak, the top marketing channels businesses use include: Social media ads Email ads Mobile ads Display ads (such as billboards) Postcards Event marketing But which ads your client should use depends entirely on who their target audience is. That’s why ad diversity is so important.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Luis runs Sales Enablement for a Fortune 250 sales enterprise. Since then, they’ve reduced the length of the sales cycle significantly. More importantly, the sales team freed up more time in their week to simply sell. Instead, I asked another Sales Ops leader how he handles that conversation.

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SBI Growth

JULY 3, 2013

What new objections is sales hearing about the latest product? Is sales enabled to launch next quarter’s new product? World Class sales leaders perform the forecast review, yet validate whether their assumptions were on target. Join the shield wall with sales by providing them high impact marketing tools.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 21, 2013

Social Media. STEP 12 – ENABLE THE SALES TEAM. The last step in campaign planning is Sales Enablement. Once your campaign is launched and leads start pouring in, what does Sales do? You planning should consider how to enable the sales organization to capitalize on the new leads.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Many sales leaders are simply not doing a good enough job of preparing their teams to capitalize on C-level opportunities. Sales enablement leaders need to provide reps with learning and training programs, as well as ongoing coaching so they are ready for every buyer interaction, especially at the C-level.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Then there’s outbound lead generation: identifying trigger events, determining relevant content to send in an email, creating messaging, preparing short videos, and networking on social media.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The best social selling tips to review One of the best practices every seller should revisit is engaging in social listening. This involves tracking and analyzing social media conversations to understand customer behavior, industry trends and other insights. Social media reveals changing customer trends.

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The State of Organic Social Over half of surveyed marketers remain committed to organic social media. Marketers can quickly place content, especially if they are managing organic social themselves. Up to 65% of businesses use organic social for premarketing research. They cant prove the return on their investment.

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Digital Audit drills down into display ads, paid search, SEO, and social media. Even better, you can show clients which media formats prompt the targeted audience to take action. publish content on social media and advertise on social sites primarily LinkedIn. 34% create content to meet this goal.

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Zoominfo

JULY 30, 2019

Perhaps you sell a sales enablement tool , and your target customers are sales managers and executives at small and medium sized businesses. We’re referring to the brands who turn every advertisement, email, piece of content, and social media post into a sales pitch.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 20, 2024

They are using the following tools to increase engagement: CTV 47% AR/VR 39% Gen AI 33% And while the latest tools deliver results for marketers, they also use traditional media forms: Social media 75% Email 61% Blog 42% Media Format The LinkedIn survey did a deep dive on how B2B marketers are using specific media formats and their effectiveness.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2020

You could be vulnerable if you’re not sharpening your sales skills and honing the tactics that will help you succeed in 2020. Forrester analyst Andy Hoar didn’t mince words when he spoke at the 2015 Forrester Sales Enablement Forum. He told the audience about his research and his expectation that out of the then 4.5

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 20, 2025

Are their social media platforms engaging the right audience? For a media salesperson, this means helping clients sync their brand's tone and message across every channel, from inbox to Instagram feed. Use tools for market research , such as AdMall , to check their SEO performance, social media strategies, and ad targeting.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. That’s why putting plenty of focus on sales enablement will be crucial for 2021. It’s about helping your sales organization do what they do best.

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Sales Enablement Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy 100

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Sales Enablement. Salespeople at businesses with dedicated sales enablement teams reported better performance against goals than those at companies that don’t. This means that an effective sales strategy to consider is creating a sales enablement team or championing sales enablement tools.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2024

According to HubSpot's 2024 AI Trends for Sales Report , 26% of sales folks are using AI for customer research and sales enablement copy; this means that, in the long run, your audience is more likely to convert (because they’re being well-prospected to, which is half of the customer retention battle) with AI involved.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 16, 2019

To illustrate this point, let’s look at two examples of a paid banner advertisement for a hypothetical sales enablement tool: Example 1: The ad depicts a smiling salesman on a successful sales call. On either side of this image are several statistics that illustrate the effectiveness of the sales enablement platform.

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 29, 2025

Specifically, Prier pitched the agricultural company on OTT, pre-roll, social media, and display advertising. SalesFuel - Sales Intelligence | Marketing Research | Sales Hiring | Credibility | Sales Enablement They were sold. Thank you for all that you and your team do to make our jobs better.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

According to a study by Wyzowl, 84% of consumers have shared a brand's video on social media. The evolution of technology combined with the popularity of social media has driven video to be more powerful than ever. SalesFuel - Sales Intelligence | Marketing Research | Sales Hiring | Credibility | Sales Enablement

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

B2B sellers can create a lead list by identifying prospects who show interest through online offers, event engagement or social media. Once leads are categorized, they can use lists for lead management and tracking to ensure efficient movement through the sales pipeline. What are the benefits?

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

They blame reliance on technology, social media consumption and the online realm in general. Once you have noted the contact in your filing system take a few minutes to link their social media profile. Researchers say this is a depletion of 25% in the past few years. What Effective Tactics Help Us Remember?

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 31, 2025

In 2025, the IAB anticipates the fastest growing media formats will be CTV and social media. in media spend is projected by the IAB. The number includes both digital and traditional media sales. Its worth noting that digital media formats continue to dominate the industry. Social media 17.2%

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SalesFuel

APRIL 17, 2024

Video In Social Selling Works Both social media and video continue to be an effective way to engage with buyers. From prospecting to building rapport, social networks offer great opportunities. When researching vendors, buyers often turn to social media to research and learn more about them.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It’s almost like sellers regress in a lot of ways in online meetings,” says Tom Pisello, chief evangelist at Mediafly, a provider of a sales enablement and content management platform. Reps need to take inventory of their social media connections.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

One marketing platform or sales enablement app? Yet, when Salesforce surveyed sales pros in 2022, only 28 percent said they expected to meet or exceed quota this year. Lackluster sales performance isn’t due to a lack of technology, because 66 percent of sellers told Salesforce that they were drowning in tools.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The founders were college students and envisioned the $250 product for dorms rooms — until moms started buying Nuggets for their kids to play on and word spread like a hurricane across social media. When Birnbaum started Kustomer in 2015, he envisioned sales to small and medium businesses.

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Lead Rank Company Apparel Lead Scoring 211

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Social media is used by businesses across all industries to reach their target audience members. Less frequently do we hear about social media being used by sales reps as a way to identify, connect with, educate, nurture, speak to, and convert prospects — this process is known as social selling.

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