Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2021

How to Maximize Conversions for High-Value Deals. Set up a solid sales process. High-end buyers tend to be discerning, cautious, and usually have a lot of questions. But when she partnered with Gary — who was bringing a steady flow of buyer leads — the business simply exploded.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 19, 2018

Author: Erroin Martin, Vice President of Sales at Conversica “These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. Alec Baldwin’s iconic turn as a fire-breathing sales manager delivers the most anti-motivating motivational sales speech in movie history. What they really want are the Glengarry leads.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 2 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. What does great front-line sales management actually look like?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 5, 2014

Software salespeople, in particular, love to give demos, thinking if someone agrees to a demo, the prospect is qualified and can go into the CRM as a lead. A prospect is not a lead until you speak with that person and ask your qualifying questions. Let your Referral Sources lead the way. Comment Here.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 4, 2014

A prospect is not a lead until you speak with that person and ask your qualifying questions: Inquiries are not qualified leads, and neither are those coveted lists of names some companies still insist on buying. Leads are people who are truly interested in talking to you about your product or service.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 23, 2014

Marketing is not driving the quality sales leads the field needs. Very few leads from marketing convert to accounts. You’re hearing it from your Sales Managers and reps. Your VP of Sales is sick of the excuses. Sales Operations should implement this strategy to help manage the funnel.

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Highspot

APRIL 1, 2025

That’s what traditional sales role-playing feels like: forced, vague, and anxiety-inducing. Sales managers know role-play is essential to improve sales performance , yet the old methods make it difficult to coach effectively and drive improvement. Mistakes are actual learning opportunities, not career setbacks.

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Allego

JANUARY 16, 2025

From setting clear goals to inspiring sellers to deliver peak performance, knowing how to manage a sales team can make or break a sales manager’s success. And the best managers dont just leadthey motivate. The stakes are high, but so are the rewards. But the effort is worth it. Download the Report.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 30, 2019

Qualify quickly. Yes, I know that is the exact opposite of what many sales managers say. Here’s an example: if it takes 3 months to move someone from a lead to a customer, then you need to run your process for at least 6 months before you’ll know if it is working. Social media has a long lead-time.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 25, 2021

Building trust virtually, finding qualified leads, getting in front of the decision-makers — these are all challenges that salespeople face. And as a sales manager, you’re finding innovative ways to address these issues. Here's what they said.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 18, 2014

world promises to increase your prospecting productivity by delivering qualified leads to your inbox at the prospect’s time of need. But take a closer look: Are these really qualified leads , or are they just names? But until you qualify them, names are not sales leads.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2018

Every sales manager wants their team to be successful– but sometimes, that’s easier said than done. Sales reps face a number of obstacles that can keep them from their goals and it’s your job as their manager to help them overcome these challenges. Here’s why: Your reps will receive better leads.

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Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. Lead Generation versus Sales Prospecting.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

Lead generation specialists play a crucial role in the sales process. Not only do they prospect for new business, but they help bring them into the sales funnel during the early stages. Table of Contents What is a lead generation specialist? Identifying Quality Leads A major part of lead generation is prospecting.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 25, 2024

What’s our win rate, what’s our average deal size, what’s the sales cycle, what’s the quality of the opportunities we are managing in the qualified funnel? Let’s say, for both organizations they qualify 1 out of every 10 opportunities they prospect. But let’s go further.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

These famous words from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice equally apply to our sales pipeline. As sales managers, we know from experience that when we review the opportunities our sales reps have promised to close this month, next month and the next 90 day, that they won’t all close. But which ones will close?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Let me explain: If you’re like most sales reps, then you hate making calls because you’re either afraid of being rejected, or you’re are afraid you’re going to mishandle a call and so lose a good lead. And regarding fumbling a good lead—my experience is that if a prospect is interested, then they’ll speak with you.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every business dreams of a pipeline of well-qualified inbound leads that land in their sales team’s laps. But today’s outbound lead generation tactics are more than just dialing for dollars. What is Outbound Lead Generation? What is an Outbound Lead?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 20, 2015

If you’re a sales manager, you’ve probably even said it. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during early stages of the sales process. ” Was their sales manager clueless, or what? Ask these pointed questions: How are sales reps getting leads? Think again.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The leader held this individual up as a high performer. But when I started looking at the performance, I realized, despite consistently meeting the goals, the number of qualified leads this person was developing was about the same as his peers. It turned out, management was being relentlessly tough on win rates.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Luckily, some major companies, like LinkedIn, have discovered a way to improve sales relationships, customer trust, and — ultimately — sales numbers. Recently, HubSpot sat down with Kwesi Graves , Regional Sales Manager at LinkedIn, to learn more about how he centers his team's sales approach completely around the ideal buyer.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2016

Top Sales World CEO Jonathan Farrington discusses lead generation and other sales challenges in this month’s guest post. “Generating qualified leads is the biggest challenge for my sales team.” ” That’s what I hear from every sales leader. How do they get qualified leads?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 13, 2021

Our post today covers what goes into an accessible and effective B2B sales reporting for your sales team to work off, as a blueprint to victory. Purposes of a Sales Report. Utilizing B2B sales reports gives sales managers a view of sales performance by department, group, and individual rep.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

That’s why referral selling is the only prospecting strategy that ensures qualified lead generation. And it only works if you have a referral system in place to ensure sales reps ask for referrals every day. It’s not just one more lead generation initiative or training program to introduce to your organization.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

This can eventually result in declining win rates and fewer inbound leads. Better customer knowledge leads to optimized pitches which leads to more successful outreach. This is ideal for organizations that have smaller pools of prospects to engage in longer sales cycles, leading to larger deals. Team Leads: .

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Sales VP Sam told me he wants to create a referral culture, as did CRO Sue, and CEO Amanda. They recognize that referrals are the fastest and “stickiest” business development methodology for qualified lead generation. And they know the best referral programs require a sales culture where referrals are top priority.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 7, 2014

When marketers and writers tell us that cold calling is dead, they never remember to qualify what they are trying to sell us. Unless brand new salespeople are fed an endless number of leads, there may be no other way to establish themselves other than making cold calls. Sales Candidate Shortage - More Proof That Sales Isn''t Dead Yet.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But before you do, you need to find a new sales manager to support the additional sales reps. Peter was your first business development rep hired in the sales department. He was promoted to sales development and currently, he is the senior SDR on the team. We all agree that growth is a good position to be in.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

Unfortunately, many B2B organizations suffer from ineffective sales pipeline management. The symptoms are almost always the same: Sales teams waste time delivering demos to unqualified leads. High-value deals get stuck. As a result, the pandemic’s impact on sales pipeline management has been profound.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 18, 2017

A high-performance sales environment is one where the conditions conducive to a successful sales culture have been put in place – resulting in predictable, continuous, metric-based performance improvement. Effective Sales Process. Only about 15 percent of sellers are natural, intuitive “sales eagles.”

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A good mix of firmographic and technographic data , paired with intent information is the perfect recipe for determining prospects, and actually turning those prospects into qualified leads. Prospecting isn’t the only thing on a sales rep’s to-do list. Account planning and management. An Unequal Workflow Distribution.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Unique Nature of Sales Hiring Understanding the Distinctiveness of Sales Roles Walter Crosby emphasizes that sales roles are fundamentally different from other positions within an organization. Despite this, many companies continue to use the same hiring processes for sales positions as they do for other roles.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 5, 2017

Can one call generate leads better than ten? No salesperson should ever have to cold call to generate sales leads. They already know the value that your solution and salespeople bring to the table, and their word means a lot to their peers in other departments. Sales reps often tell me they’re not cold calling.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

That includes simplifying lead distribution and management. In this post, you’ll explore the best lead distribution software that can help you optimize your sales process and improve lead conversion. What is lead distribution software? The 25 Best Lead Distribution Software. Tailored lead routing.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

Because sales is often commission-based and money-driven, stress and pressure run rampant. Although it’s easier said than done, as a sales rep or sales leader, it’s important to shift your focus to the activities that lead up to a sale. There’s no way around it, stress drives activity and sales managers know this.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

The problem is with typical sales metrics. If sales managers hold their people accountable for the number of phone calls they make, emails they send, and invitations and InMails on LinkedIn, that’s how they’ll prospect. When you offer a kickback, your referral sources are likely to give you names, not qualified leads.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

We’ll explain what sales qualification is and why it’s important. We’ll also cover the different sales qualification frameworks you can use to streamline your qualifying process. What is sales qualification? If there’s a good match, the sales rep can qualify the prospect. Read on to learn more.

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