Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2013

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over 30 influential B2B sales and marketing leaders. It has been a pleasure to interview each of them and share perspectives on topics ranging from B2B lead generation and inside sales to social media trends and personal branding. Not Enough Leads. Accurate Closing Forecasts.

Inside Sales 176

Inside Sales SAP Trends Sales Qualified Lead 176

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some sales organizations saw their pipelines disappear overnight, so they began to reevaluate processes in an attempt to preserve them. Aligning sales and service teams will better position an organization to engage with customers throughout their journey and achieve mutual success for themselves and their clients. .

SAP 207

SAP Compensation Face-to-face Analytics 207

Canidium

APRIL 30, 2020

Configure, Price and Quote software (CPQ) is a versatile tool that can, and should, be used by a variety of industries. Here are some examples of how CPQ can improve sales processes for the insurance industry. One industry that is not always considered is insurance.

SAP 72

SAP Insurance Insurance Industry 72

SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Revegy’s Account and Opportunity Planning Platforms Now Live on SAP® App Center. Revegy today announced that its Account Planning and Opportunity Planning platforms are now available on the SAP® App Center, the digital marketplace for SAP partner offerings. Mark Kopcha, president and CEO of Revegy.

SAP 13

SAP Account Opportunity Sales Methodology 13

Canidium

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Although SAP offers SAP Analytics Cloud , a powerful business intelligence and analytics solution, SAP Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) application comes with a simple built-in reporting tool called Report Module. Report Module in SAP CPQ allows authorized users to meet their day-to-day sales reporting needs.

SAP 69

SAP Report Data Analytics 69

Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So many founders make it their goal to get out of the sales role as they scale. “I I can hardly wait until we can afford a VP sales to take over” is a common founder refrain. While his role has evolved, getting out of sales entirely is the last thing that Usman Sheikh plans to do. It all starts with redefining the sales mindset.

SAP 127

SAP Hiring Scale Account Based Marketing 127

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

By carrying out a feasible demand generation plan, you’ll not just scout new opportunities but also create them, from marketing and sales alignment to data-driven growth for businesses. However, AI tools can only be helpful if you utilize quality and reliable data. ABM isn’t a tactic or a trend.

Demand Generation Agencies 271

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets B2B 271

Vengreso

MAY 28, 2020

Think about this scenario: Your organization is ready to invest (or renew) hundreds of thousands of dollars (or perhaps millions) in your sales technology stack and tools for your team, but the executives and the finance department want you to calculate the ROI to justify the expense of each tool. The result?

ROI 112

ROI Sales Tools Tools How To 112

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 Why Sales Performance Management Matters.

SAP 139

SAP Oracle Compensation Territories 139

SBI

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

We call it Sales Tech Simplified. It is the primary objective for CEO’s and for Sales and Marketing executives. For Sales teams, Model N solutions streamline the Quote to Cash process with smart selling solutions like CPQ and Contract Lifecycle Management, designed to shorten sales cycles and maximize deal value.

Revenue 131

Revenue Lead Rank SAP Maximizer 131

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 12, 2019

And the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process is crucial to any successful business. Let's demystify sales and operations planning (S&OP) and learn more about the S&OP process. There are some key benefits to sales and operations planning (S&OP). Better sales and budget forecasting. Source: APICS.

Infor 138

Infor Oracle SAP Forecasting 138

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 1, 2018

That Ellen DeGeneres quote is my opening line in the recent SAP Podcast on the “ 5 Do’s and Don’t Do’s of Social Selling ,” hosted by Bonnie D. Graham of SAP. They know how to prospect for sales, and it’s not sitting back and waiting for marketing to send them leads. Do Women in Sales Really Lack Self-Confidence?

Referrals 153

Referrals SAP Cold Calling Social Media 153

SBI

JULY 24, 2018

Sales reps love their CRM. In fact, who doesn’t love a good forecast session with their sales manager? Not only that, sales reps see tremendous value in the information reported back to them from the CRM. Sales reps do not love their CRM and see little value in it. IT HASN’T AUTOMATED THE SALES PROCESS, SO WHAT?

CRM 95

CRM SAP Forecasting Incentives 95

Canidium

JULY 24, 2020

Sales Operations professionals are often the first to tell you their frustrations with Excel and its limitations in their line of work. There is no arguing, Excel is an amazing tool when used for what it is built for: calculations, graphing, pivot tables, etc. But it wasn’t built as a commissions processing tool.

Commission 75

Commission SAP Pivotal Sales Operations 75

SBI

JUNE 5, 2018

Fast forward to today and that number has increased by 25% to over 500 discreet sales solutions, crazy right? The segment titles in red follow our sales hierarchy model which ranks the over-all abilities required for sales success. ” With more than 500 sales tools on the market, that is the 64K question.

SAP 129

SAP Vendor Top of Funnel Sales Tools 129

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2019

But actually that ‘noise’ is a powerful tool to target the right accounts – that is, if you know the tech stack of your target accounts ,” says DiscoverOrg’s Senior Manager of Sales Development. For example, you wouldn’t want to target a company using Oracle products if you’re in SAP consulting. Web servers.

Ideal Customer Profile 202

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring How To 202

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

For outbound sales teams, prospecting software is essential to finding new leads and nurturing them into customers. But if you don’t have your sales prospecting tools integrated with your CRM , you’re looking at hours of hunting down contact info across multiple platforms and doing manual data entry. LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

CRM 91

CRM Tools Prospecting Lead Rank 91

Fill the Funnel

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The web tool used to capture and create this report is Tweetreports. Gerhard Gschwandtner & Aaron Kahlow framed the day by stating the need to have sales and marketing teams working together and then recognizing that the audience is split about 50/50 between sales and marketing for the first time. funnelholic at SM20.

Twitter 83

Twitter Conference Axonom SAP 83

SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The salespeople aren’t cooperating, the sales leaders are lazy, the sales director messed up, the consultants were incompetent, the technology is flawed. Sales organizations make this mistake all the time. They purchase the go-to CRM to form the backbone of their sales technology system, expecting to customize it as they go.

Software 139

Software Software SAP CRM 139

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

From manual CRM updates, to uninspired training programs or hard-to-find content, the more roadblocks to seamless sales, the more staff becomes demoralized. That, in turn, leads to greater sales rep churn. If you have a community of sales reps who are frustrated and unmotivated, that’s a huge barrier to achieving revenue goals.

Top of Funnel 136

Top of Funnel Hiring Commission SAP 136

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2021

How are sales teams impacted by remote work? Recently, sales teams have been leveraging virtual meeting tools like Zoom to conduct calls and face-to-face meetings to help build relationships with prospects or interact with colleagues. But the question still remains, without an office, what will happen to sales teams?

Face-to-face 134

Face-to-face Lead Rank SAP Call-back 134

SBI

JUNE 12, 2019

Zilliant Announces New Partnership with SAP and Major Expansion in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Zilliant , an industry leader in AI-driven pricing and sales growth solutions, today announced that it is joining the SAP® PartnerEdge® program and releasing Zilliant Price Manager integration with SAP Cloud Platform.

SAP 50

SAP Enterprise Enterprise Webinar Metrics 50

Highspot

MARCH 18, 2024

Sales teams often face hurdles in hitting targets and meeting revenue growth expectations. Luckily, tech advances have paved the way for new solutions to refine sales processes and improve performance. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI) sales tools – a breakthrough development in the world of sales.

Sales Tools 52

Sales Tools Tools Lead Rank SAP 52

SBI

APRIL 2, 2013

It’s also the frequent task-jumping distractions that sap focus and momentum. Preparing post sales-call follow-up. Scheduling sales calls. You can increase your sales by 28.5% The first step is to understand how time is used across the various sales tasks. Converting leads to prospects. Deciding who to call.

Revenue 129

Revenue VanillaSoft SAP Decision Maker 129

No More Cold Calling

MAY 19, 2015

I’ve often called these types of connections “ affinity networks ”—meaning our natural, cultural, geographic, or special-interest connections that can lead to new and increased sales. Unfortunately, social selling is usually misunderstood as navigating the sales process using only tools like Twitter, Linkedin, or Facebook.

Social Media 120

Social Media Prospecting Sports SAP 120

SBI

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Launches RevenueGrid.com, New Sales Engagement Platform that Goes Beyond CRM, AI And Redefines What Sales Engagement Tools Should Be. Through its unique, account-specific revenue signals and automated outreach, the enterprise cloud solution is promised to accelerate sales in a way that CRM and AI alone cannot.

SAP 84

SAP Enterprise Enterprise Oracle 84

Vengreso

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We’ve all heard how critical it is for sales organizations to work on marketing/sales alignment, but my guest on this episode of #SellingWithSocial goes a step further to make the two a powerful combination that closes more deals. Learn how to go beyond #marketing #sales alignment to increase conversions. Be sure you listen!

SAP 95

SAP Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Siebel 95

SBI

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Well, our friends over at Forrester Research are setting out to answer these questions and more in their upcoming Sales Enablement Forum being held in Scottsdale, AZ, March 3 rd and 4 th. Forrester is unquestionably one of the top analyst firms when it comes to thought leadership in the Sales world. Sales Enablement Solutions Showcase.

System 123

System Lead Rank SAP Sales Enablement 123

SBI

MAY 21, 2019

Mediafly Unveils New Sales Enablement Platform Experience for the Future of Evolved Selling™. Mediafly’s release includes three new capabilities: Mediafly Workspaces, Story Mapper and Tool Builder. While companies have the best intentions when unveiling new sales enablement solutions, many of these deployments fail.

Sales Enablement 75

Sales Enablement SAP Pivotal Industry 75

Score More Sales

AUGUST 2, 2010

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Join 22 experts (including Brian Solis, Mari Smith & experts from Intel, Cisco, Xbox & SAP) as they help you master Facebook marketing at Facebook Success Summit 2010. 50 DAYS To Build Your Sales – 2nd edition. 5 Tips for Lead Nurturing to Grow Your Sales Funnel.

Facebook 120

Facebook Lead Rank Lead Scoring Nonprofit 120

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sales organizations face a paradox: although many continue to increase hiring, attrition is on the rise, according to our 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report , creating a major pain point. Poor hiring practices prove costly to sales organizations in many ways. How Sales Organizations Can Improve Hiring Decisions.

Hiring 97

Hiring Sales Management SAP Sales Talent 97

SBI

APRIL 2, 2019

Kiite Extends AI Platform for Sales with Playbooks. Kiite , a leading provider of AI solutions for sales, today has announced the general availability of its open beta of Kiite Playbooks, a web-based extension of its chat-based AI. . The sales process is no longer a linear series of events driven by a salesperson.

Industry 88

Industry Lead Rank Lead Scoring SAP 88

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 18, 2014

But what’s this mean for what marketing and sales actually do? Marketing and sales can no longer work separately, but must collaborate in facilitating the customer buying process. Now the differentiator is the customer buying experience—how marketing and sales engages the customer together.

Marketing 113

Marketing SAP Face-to-face Advertising 113

SBI

MARCH 26, 2019

BigTinCan Launches Industry’s First Sales Enablement Platform for Adobe. New solution designed for marketers will leverage Bigtincan’s AI-driven real-time automation, intelligently delivering Adobe assets to meet the demands of mobile sales teams. David Keane, CEO of Bigtincan. David Keane, CEO of Bigtincan.

Sales Enablement 85

Sales Enablement SAP Marketo Sales Qualified Lead 85

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Each has its unique benefits that might make it the right enterprise tool for your business. If you’re familiar with what a CRM is already, then you intuitively know that an enterprise CRM is basically a CRM solution tailored to larger (enterprise-level) companies with complex processes and large sales teams. Sales enablement.

Enterprise 98

Enterprise Enterprise CRM NetSuite 98

Allego

JULY 13, 2021

Bob is a high-tech sales and marketing leader with 25 years of experience leading global organizations. Known for building global teams that overachieve, his expertise includes sales strategy and enablement, business strategy, and execution. ” Allego: What’s the role of technology in the complex sale?

Lead Rank 143

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face Customer 143

SBI

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

They can’t be sure whether they are the only sap that’s accepted your phone call, or signed up for a trial. Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert increasing sales productivity through the use of tools. Follow Nancy on Twitter @sellingtools or subscribe to her Sales Productivity blog. Nancy can be reached at 916-596-3035.

SalesForce 135

SalesForce Webinar Metrics SAP Case Study 135