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10 Inside Sales Predictions for 2011

ViewPoint

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Data will become an integral component for predicting the likelihood of Inside Sales success.

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Simplifying your martech stack: From pipeline efficiency to brand affinity

Martech

However, much of this martech stack is designed to convert prospects into leads and track them through the marketing funnel. For the sales team, better conversions, less garbage in, less time wasted, etc. Verdict: No new tech needed Your broader marketing team must convince management not everything needs to be gated.

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B2B Sales Cycle: 4 steps to avoid the wasteful ‘no decision’

markempa

Tweet CSO Insights , which interviews thousands of chief sales officers to benchmark B2B sales best practices, has tracked an alarming trend. Jim Dickie, CSO Insight’s managing partner, says this should make any sales leader cringe. No deal = broken sales cycle. And your sales cycle must take that into account.”.

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Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity

Marketing Insider Group

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. Sales complains that the quality stinks. Sales says they want better leads.

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How to Design a Persona-Centric Website Experience

Hubspot

In fact, Gleanster research identifies a direct correlation between the amount of time a prospect spends on a company website engaging with relevant content and the likelihood that those interactions will lead to a sale. This means everything from blog posts to more premium offers like ebooks, webinars, product demos, etc.

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How To Align Marketing With Sales

Marketing Insider Group

If you are asking if we need to align with sales, go find a new profession. If you think marketing is much more important than sales, update your resume. If you think marketing is much more important than sales, update your resume. Bannan wrote “ Creating a true partnership between marketing and sales ”.

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What Sales Wants From Marketing (Besides More Leads)

Hubspot

I’m a sales guy. I started at HubSpot in 2011 as a sales rep and am currently a sales manager in charge of a team that sells HubSpot’s marketing software to marketers. When I’m on the phone with marketers, I always ask the question, “Why does your sales team value you?”