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Go through the motions

Sales 2.0

Research from XANT looked at the optimal “cadence” for prospecting based on the masses of data available to them through companies’ usage of their software. Send a handwritten note or letter (mail is an underutilized channel) Send a second email, preferable including something relevant of value, such as an article link/white paper etc.

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CRM Implementations Cost An Estimated $4.6 billion Annually, New Analysis Says

Zoominfo

So the company begins defining requirements for new CRM software, and two months later selects a vendor. For example, ecosystems not only include vendors of software, but also consulting firms that help clients manage installations and third-party maintenance providers. There are four types of bad CRM data: Incomplete records.

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How to Avoid a Marketing Automation Catastrophe

SBI Growth

The organization spends a lot of money on the software and expectations are high. Here’s where you see fruit of your labor: blog posts, eBooks, white papers, newsletters, webinars, etc. The conventional wisdom says the technology will solve the lead gen deficiency. Unfortunately, the results are slow coming.

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Successful Lead Generation - One Size Does Not Fit All

Pointclear

Remember that high-quality persuasive content is not your corporate brochure or a sales pitch, thinly disguised as a white paper. A healthcare company recently received a white paper download from Dr. Kildare at the MASH Hospital Unit. And who knows if this information is accurate. Competitive landscape documented.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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Surf’s Up! Riding the Pipeline to the Shores of Success

The Pipeline

Those actions might include: Downloading a white paper on your site. One way to do this is with customer relationship management (CRM) software. That software will allow you to align your offline marketing and sales efforts with the needs of each customer profile. Look at past customers you’d like to replicate.

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Make Sales Data Meaningful in 2013 by Spending Time in the Field

SBI Growth

White papers offer prospects the greatest deal of information about our product. Customers who quantified the problem purchased the new software 85% of the time. Outward-in research: Win/loss interviews determined: LinkedIn Groups is where prospects are discussing our product frequently.

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