Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Fragmentation of sales tech stacks is causing more harm than good. Strategic integrations and tool consolidation are crucial for making that happen. The post In 2025, You Need Streamlined Sales Tools for AI Success appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 19, 2024

Digital tools like the ones shared in this article not only further sales engagement, they make sales and marketing professionals more knowledgeable, efficient and productive. The post 4 Digital Tools That Amplify Sales Engagement appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sales team success often hinges on the quantity and quality of leads routed from marketing campaigns and organic channels. This is where lead capture software comes into play, offering a powerful solution for businesses looking to streamline their lead generation processes, boost their sales pipeline , and track key sales metrics.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 12, 2020

In the sales realm I believe we may be about to see a big shift. It’s time for business owners and sales leaders to take action to make sure you can sell effectively if we enter a downtown. Shine a light on your sales environment. If you are a proactive type, now is the time to start looking at your sales environment.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you know someone that runs a business with a sales team, or they lead the charge themselves, have them take a look at the areas below for ways they can increase their sales. Improving even one of these areas could take their sales to the next level. Sales process efficiency. Sales time sucks.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 31, 2021

Hiring Sales Stars . Whether you are starting a new sales force or hiring a new rep to fill a vacancy, the four principles of the STAR Process will help you select top sales performers. Without a clear process, your sales managers will each adopt their own approach and ultimately achieve sub-optimal results. R – Rigors.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. It start with how sellers think about time; which is why in sales, time is value not money. All measurable, all quantifiable and can be improved with skills and the right tools. This again puts a focus on the tools you use and how. By Tibor Shanto.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

million per sales manager. But I don’t think any sales manager listened, because more than half of reps are still missing quota. I blame the sales manager for having the wrong priorities. All of us perform our best when we are held accountable and have the tools to succeed. Poor leadership will cost you $3.5

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 27, 2020

At this point sales is about so much more than generating revenue for profit or to keep employees working. For most companies, sales is now about generating revenue to survive, as we stare down a whole new way of doing business. Forget uncertainty! Where we are right now is downright scary. Forget uncertainty!

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 2, 2022

As the opportunities for closing sales through multiple channels continue to broaden, ensuring that your team is up to speed with the latest smart sales tools is critical to success. The post 5 Digital Skills to Blow Past Sales Targets appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Most sales teams win fewer than half their “games,” and while defense can’t be blamed, pitching can! Unlike the Red Sox, most sales teams have too much pitching (demos and presentations)! As of this writing, they have assessed 106 sales and sales management candidates.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. By leveraging advanced algorithms and data scraping techniques, these tools can extract potential leads from various sources, including customer databases, sales histories, website analytics, and social media platforms. The result?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 26, 2022

Sales data is only useful it's well organized. Sales dashboards are utilized as tools that help the sales team leverage the most viable data while also staying ahead of the competition. The post Empowering Sales Teams with SharePoint Dashboards appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

Personalizing the B2B sale while being mindful of new privacy laws that are coming, and how to deal with the proliferation of marketing technology and revenue technology tools. The post Smart Deployment of Marketing and Sales Technology In B2B Sales appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Companies with low turnover rates are led by executives who understand that money alone is no longer an effective recruitment and retention tool. The post Cracking the Sales Compensation Code appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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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. It’s also raising big questions about the future of the sales profession — including lingering worries that many sales jobs could soon be replaced by machines.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Are you looking for the best AI tools to create video ad campaigns? The post 5 AI-Powered Tools to Help Create and Manage Video Ad Campaigns appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Here are my top 5 picks to generate publish-worthy video ads to boost engagement in 2025.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Last week I saw a piece on LinkedIn, that questioned the accuracy of predictions about the future of B2B sales and selling made in the past decade. The piece pointed to a prediction by Forrester around 2015 about the size and nature of B2B sales in 2020. Is sales is making the most of their newfound time and resources?”

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 13, 2025

Success isnt just about adopting the latest tools or strategies. The post The Future of B2B Sales: Key Trends to Watch in 2025 appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. It requires understanding your customers, staying flexible and being willing to adapt.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Account-based marketing (ABM) is not a new discipline, but the tools that help fuel successful ABM are constantly evolving. ABM software tools tend to have similar capabilities and characteristics. But finding the right tool for your business and budget takes research and careful evaluation.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 20, 2021

Top pros are using this time to sharpen their sales skills so they can make a killing in the fourth quarter. For a proven way to make more money, with less rejection, and a way to become more confident and make more sales, take advantage of our Summer Sale! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Summer kind of slow?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The tech stack tools that helping power sales enablement efforts are only part of the solution. A thorough understanding of what sales enablement is and how to assess it in your company is vital. The post Why Sales Enablement Matters More Than Ever appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales people like to talk; if you don’t believe me, just listen to a recording of one of your reps (or of yourself!). Why do sales reps talk so much? In sales, less talking and more questioning and more listening is the key to success. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! This is a problem. What’s the solution?

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Sales 2.0

MAY 29, 2020

In the sales domain, this big change has accelerated the trend to digital selling. As sales forces have been sent home and told their clients won’t meet them with them in-person, they have had to use new digital tools just to keep doing their job. There are some great digital listening tools out there. Prospecting.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

I am proposing that you make it safe to miss a sales target. I have some research that makes this a great debate to have in your sales team right now. Setting sales goals where even a 70% level of achievement would be great. How would you know if your sales teams are Psychologically safe or not? Hear me out.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With the ability to interact and empathize with clients directly, customer service tools can go even further. The post Why Sales Teams Should Implement Empathetic AI for Successful Client Retention appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 30, 2023

This is number 7 in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Traditional sales models vs. AI-enabled selling. The traditional sales model is robotic. Think about that.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Buyer acumen needs to be more than a sales tool for reps – it needs to become a way of life. Unless your reps have a deep understanding of the individuals they are selling to, they’re not going to optimize sales results.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

Meanwhile most high tech companies accept this level of productivity in their sales departments. It can be a critical step in filling your sales pipeline with great opportunities. Sometimes that need is something your product can address and hence a sales opportunity is created. Do you know how you help?

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Sales organizations typically have plenty of sales data due to the growth and usage of CRM systems, critical to capturing the activities that are occurring with the sales team. But effective coaching with sales performance data often becomes the greater challenge with sales managers and leaders.

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