Sales Engine

JANUARY 25, 2016

It's not that buyers ever wanted to talk to sales reps, but it was the only way they could learn about best practices and solutions available in the market. I think Sree said it best. “If Most of us remember a day when sales reps used to be able to generate their own leads.

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Sales Engine

MARCH 3, 2016

What I think the real magic of Compass is that we’re bringing mindsets and different expertise from the world’s best industries [and applying them] to the problem of real estate.” These are the best and brightest in the industry, so I have direct lines of communication with those individuals.

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Sales Engine

MARCH 3, 2016

What I think the real magic of Compass is that we’re bringing mindsets and different expertise from the world’s best industries [and applying them] to the problem of real estate.” These are the best and brightest in the industry, so I have direct lines of communication with those individuals.

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Sales Engine

APRIL 24, 2018

The risk is too high for them because the email gods (Google, Microsoft, and the ISP’s) rule the highways and, even though the practice may be perfectly “legal”, they won’t deliver unsolicited mail to their customers and they’ll blacklist companies and vendors who try. Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising works for a few, but not most.

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Sales Engine

APRIL 20, 2016

The internet gives the buyers a lot more control as they use the Internet to learn about best practices. We may not have wanted to talk to sales reps, but that’s how we got the information we needed. The B2B sales process has changed.

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Sales Engine

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

For instance, a piece on the best Chrome extensions for everyday users could become one on the best Chrome extensions for photographers. It's best to approach this option with caution, however, to avoid search penalties such as getting less referral traffic.

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Sales Engine

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

For instance, a piece on the best Chrome extensions for everyday users could become one on the best Chrome extensions for photographers. It's best to approach this option with caution, however, to avoid search penalties such as getting less referral traffic.

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Sales Engine

JUNE 16, 2016

They just want to know the best practice in the market to solve their challenges. The way you attract these early stage buyers is to speak consistently to their high-probability pain points because at this stage, they’re just on the internet doing research on how to solve business problems. They don’t want to talk to sales reps.

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Sales Engine

DECEMBER 16, 2015

If this process is not established in-house, or is broken, you may need your content development partner’s help in best practices around lead follow-up and nurturing.

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Sales Engine

JULY 5, 2016

Whether or not buyers wanted to talk to a rep, contact with reps was the only way to learn about best practices and solutions in the market. But, inevitably, connections run out, growth levels out, and the company must start selling to fresh prospects they don't have relationships with. Sales reps used to be the only source of leads.

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Sales Engine

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

That’s good news if you’re just getting your feet wet in content marketing because you can learn from best practices to drive superior execution to stand out. A good place to start may be with your best (and most profitable) customers. Decide what the best mediums are to communicate to your audience.

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Sales Engine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

I would also add one thing which is I think it's really important as a best practice — make sure that when you're promoting gated content that you accurately describe the asset. White papers generally fit into that category, but not exclusively.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 22, 2016

It's not that buyers ever wanted to talk to sales reps, but it was the only way they could learn about best practices and solutions available in the market. When marketing provided “air cover”, sales reps used to be able to generate their own leads.

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Sales Engine

OCTOBER 6, 2015

So from a practicality standpoint, blogging is by far the easiest way to handle large volumes of new, fresh content. Blogging is the best way to get your content found on the internet because Google and other search engines love blogs. But that’s not even the most important reason.

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Sales Engine

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It's not that buyers ever wanted to talk to sales reps, but it was the only way they could learn about best practices and solutions available in the market. When marketing provided “air cover”, sales reps used to be able to generate their own leads.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 4, 2016

It used to be that darkening the skies with sales reps, albeit expensive, was the best way to grow a B2B company—more feet on the street equaled more opportunities. But in a world where prospects hide behind caller ID and email, it’s the organization who has the most valuable content for prospects shopping online for solutions that wins.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 4, 2016

It used to be that darkening the skies with sales reps, albeit expensive, was the best way to grow a B2B company—more feet on the street equaled more opportunities. But in a world where prospects hide behind caller ID and email, it’s the organization who has the most valuable content for prospects shopping online for solutions that wins.

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