Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s most effective go-to-market teams are increasingly embracing signal-based selling , a strategy that leverages real-time data and unique insights about promising prospects to gain a crucial edge in intensely competitive markets. Funding Funding rounds are among the strongest signals for both sales and marketing teams.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But before we begin, ask yourself: Are you using the right tools to measure your sales team’s success? Discover the surprising method top leaders use to identify the most effective sales tools, and how it saved a business a quarter million dollars. It’s time to rethink your sales tool strategy.

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Sales teams are drowning in tools. For too long, sellers have been forced to juggle a grab bag of tools that claim to make selling easier. In reality, each of these tools tends to work independently and the gaps between these tools can swallow even the best go-to-market strategy. Sell Smarter.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2025

The landscape is being transformed by innovative tools designed for sales acceleration, optimize processes, and enhance productivity through an accelerated sales process. In this fast-paced world of sales enablement , staying ahead requires more than just traditional methods.

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Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank Analytics 68

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. Some of those new digital selling habits will stick. Prospecting.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 7, 2025

As the digital landscape evolves, video sales mastery has emerged as a pivotal element in modern sales strategies. By 2025, mastering video selling techniques will be imperative for professionals aiming to enhance their digital communication skills and drive conversions, ensuring a consistent source of income.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. To give sellers a fighting chance, sales leaders need to build an effective, flexible sales enablement program.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2025

Top sales teams win with referrals. Are you keeping up? Without a referral-first mindset, pipeline uncertainty loomsleading to missed targets, longer sales cycles, missed quotas, and end-of-year panic. Referral selling isnt just a nice-to-have sales strategy. They do trust you when you share close contacts.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Lead-to-account matching and routing software addresses this problem head-on, automating key processes to help sales teams work smarter and faster. Heres how lead-to-account matching and routing software benefits businesses: Time Savings : Sales teams can focus on selling rather than administrative tasks.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sales teams face constant pressure to close deals faster and more effectively. Sales acceleration platforms provide a powerful solution, helping businesses optimize workflows, engage prospects, and convert leads more efficiently. These tools are now essential for companies looking to maintain a competitive edge in a demanding market.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2024

I remember it like it was yesterday — I was just starting out in SaaS sales, and I had identified a promising account I wanted to target. I woke up to my alarm clock shattering that fantasy. It’s a time consuming but necessary process, which means mastering the AI sales follow-up can be a game-changer.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 30, 2025

For close to two decades, we’ve been driven by a scaling philosophy, stated differently, a volume, velocity approach to selling. So we had to ramp up the volume velocity. And we could step up to that through the same tried and true methods: hire more people, leverage more tools and technology.

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales teams thrive on the energy of effective outreach, but managing outbound calls at scale requires a lot more than just smiling and dialing. These tools not only help teams track performance, but improve engagement strategies and optimize sales workflows. But how can you choose the right tool for your team?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2025

The rapid adoption of GPT-based AI tools isnt simply a technological evolution in sales; its a fundamental restructuring of how teams work. And theyre moving the needle: According to McKinsey , sales orgs that use AI see revenue uplifts of up to 15% and sales ROI uplifts of up to 20%.

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Hiring Lead Rank Intent Data Territories 130

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Sales is not getting any easier. About a decade ago, certain subject matter experts came up with a solution to this problem. What should you do then if you want to sell your stuff in the age of AI? Most businesses have sales and marketing plans. Buyers have become even better at screening out salespeople.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

Meanwhile most high tech companies accept this level of productivity in their sales departments. Before you can go setting up meetings, you need to figure out who you need to meet. Avoid banging your head up against the same wall over and over again. This content is for those who are not willing to accept those success rates.

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Prospecting Outsourcing Services Cold Calling Hiring 370

Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

Salesforce, for example, now requires 3X pipeline coverage for its sales teams — an increase of 50%. But it’s backing up those higher targets with support investments, a strong signal that executives view higher coverage figures as a new normal. Quickly summarize why this customer bought our product or service.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 22, 2025

He works with small business owners to show them how to use smart digital tools to grow and run their businesses better. Smart Tools Arent Just for Big Companies Years ago, only large companies could afford the kind of research and support needed to stay ahead. Smaller companies now have access to powerful tools too.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Impact of AI on Sales Leadership: Expert Insights and Actionable Strategies In a recent episode, John Golden sat down with Matt McDarby , a seasoned sales leader and the founder of United Sales Resources, to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on sales leadership and performance.

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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. More time on actual selling activities. Think about that.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an era where efficiency and productivity are paramount, AI sales assistant software emerges as a game-changer for businesses eager to streamline their sales processes and maximize output. At the core of AI sales assistant software lies its capacity to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks.

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Software Software Scale Sales Qualified Lead 115

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 13, 2022

I understand that predictive analysis tools can be accurate at forecasting business trends and sales performance. Astrologers, business analysts, and sales “experts” all tend to focus on hopeful outcomes that aren’t always grounded in reality. Hopeful outcomes sound like this: Sales and marketing will learn to play nice.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

Introduction In todays hypercompetitive market, having a fantastic product is no longer enough to guarantee sales success. The difference between a sales team that hits targets and one that consistently exceeds them often lies in the support structure around itsales enablement. What is Sales Enablement?

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Car buyers 30 years ago might have shown up at the dealership wanting a truck, a sedan, or something as vague as a “good family car,” and the salesperson’s job was to help steer them in the right direction based on their needs. B2B Buyer Stats First and foremost, B2B buyers are users of the tools they buy.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2025

Imagine that one of your top sales reps spends weeks courting a promising prospect, only to discover at the 11th hour that its actually a subsidiary of your largest customer. But corporate hierarchy errors are much more serious than your garden-variety duplicate CRM record because they undermine core sales and marketing strategy.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Social video is one of the influencer marketing tools that should be used by both B2C and B2B influencers. Influencer Marketing Tools: Social Video B2B’s Mistrust of Influencers According to a study from Ogilvy , B2B brands don’t trust influencer marketing. Here’s how. Ogilvy agrees with social’s importance.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 10, 2025

The shiny new tool. But let me give it to you straight: Sales isnt won with hacks. The Fancy Stuff Is Failing You We see it all the timesalespeople hiding behind automation tools, social selling gimmicks, and relationship-building fluff. Youre avoiding real sales conversations because theyre uncomfortable.

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Closing Cold Calling Follow-up Objections 90

Pipeliner

APRIL 6, 2025

In a talk with John Golden, sales expert Geoffrey M. Reid talked about something importantwhy schools should teach real sales skills. Reid wrote a book called The Revenue Catalyst: Mastering the Art of Sales. In this talk, he explains why sales should be taught like other school subjects, such as math or marketing.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Real-Time Data and Signals Updates: Turning Insights into Action Timing is everything when it comes to sales. Account Reached Signal Sales and marketing alignment has always been hard to achieve and maintain. In fact, only 16% of B2B companies reach sales and marketing alignment. Real-time signals are the secret sauce.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 7, 2024

Today I'll walk you through the most popular SaaS CRM solutions on the market to help you find the best tool for your needs. 85% of customers say they‘re willing to spend more on a SaaS tool if there’s good customer service. Dispersed teams can‘t afford to have a CRM that sales and marketing teams don’t actually put their data into.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 9, 2025

If your sales team is constantly stuck chasing approvals or fixing pricing mistakes, its time to rethink how you generate quotes. The Problem with Traditional Quoting Imagine this: A sales rep gets an inquiry from a high-value prospect requesting a custom quote. Hours pass. The manager requests revisions. More emails. More delays.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2025

Buyers face the same challenge every day, making simplicity a superpower in sales. SNAP Selling is designed to help you cut through the noise and make buying easier for prospects. Lets take a look at the basics of SNAP and how you can start using it in your sales cycle. Table of Contents What is SNAP selling?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e Calls-to-action shouldn’t be up to interpretation. Make it clear how your offer benefits the prospect.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Sales training can be a significant investment in your sales team. However, despite this, it would be a mistake for organizations to think they can just sign their team up for training and watch them succeed. This can range from traditional selling skills, such as tips on prospecting, engagement, negotiation, etc.,

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