Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About 69% of sales professionals say selling is more difficult now than in previous years, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales report. Even though it’s harder to sell, reps still need to hit their numbers. To keep your sales team motivated when things are tough, you need to reward them for their victories.

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Why is using video for sales emails a smarter way to engage prospects and advance deals? Your prospects are overwhelmed and busy. Sales videos allow them to quickly learn what your company has to offer—along with a host of other benefits we’ll explain below. What is Video for Sales? Benefits of Video for Sales Emails 2.1

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ClickDimensions

JANUARY 9, 2024

A well-managed sales pipeline is the lifeblood of any successful sales operation. Small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) with well-defined sales processes and effective pipeline management experience an 18% increase in revenue growth compared to those without.

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Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2021

One of the many benefits of conversational marketing is its ability to accelerate your sales cycle. After all, it is built for and used by both your marketing and sales teams to drive pipeline and generate revenue. Employ HubSpot sales routing. Sales success comes down to one thing: your speed to connect.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The more control and visibility you have into your sales pipeline, the more revenue you’ll bring in. Growing a healthy pipeline is possible through careful assessment and management. Growing a healthy pipeline is possible through careful assessment and management. How to Build a Sales Pipeline. Sales Pipeline Metrics.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Senior care sales can be a rollercoaster, with some sales cycles ranging from a few weeks to two years. One way to navigate this roller coaster is by implementing sales enablement strategies for your sales team. Getting Started with Sales Enablement. Are they both aiming for the same business goals?

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Hubspot

JANUARY 6, 2021

You've established the various stages of your sales process. The concept that underlies all those points is known as sales effectiveness. Here, we'll go over what that means, how to most aptly measure it, some steps you can take to improve yours, and some of the best resources available to get the most out of your sales process.

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Martech

MARCH 2, 2022

Well, it’s here – and not only is it the future of selling in saas, but sales teams are using it today to engage with prospects in the earliest stages of the dark funnel. The dark funnel explained: Did you know 75% of buyers are already halfway through their buying journey before they even speak to a salesperson?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

During the life of your product or service, you’ll realize that simply scaling top-of-funnel inquiries (in volume) won’t generate peak conversions over the long run. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. The pandemic of 2020 amplified this phenomenon.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AUGUST 24, 2023

I’ve seen countless businesses (including enterprise companies) compile — and try to analyze — sales data in spreadsheets like this. Sure, spreadsheets are useful for small projects, but they can be cumbersome when dealing with complex sales data. Sales dashboards to the rescue. Identify sales goals you want to track.

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InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The Japanese term “Kaizen” stands for the continuous improvement of a process. Adopted by Japanese manufacturing companies after World War II as a way to reduce waste and create competitive advantage, kaizen evolved beyond the assembly line in manufacturing to all business processes and became the precursor to lean manufacturing.

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Belkins

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Another study revealed that the length of an average B2B sales cycle has increased by 22% in the last 5 years. It certainly makes sense, especially with the increasing number of decision makers involved in the process, and your average B2B buyer becoming more independent in their research and buying decisions. Negotiations.

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Rev

JULY 26, 2023

Our budgets are roughly 75% of what they were in 2022,” reports Kendrick Shuler, Outbound Marketing Manager at Tipalti. We actually increased booking numbers.” When demand gen organizations were flush with resources, we could afford tactics that today might feel reckless and random. Yet we still have very similar lead goals.

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SmarkLabs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Think of it as any activity that brings attention to your B2B company to bring people into your sales funnel. Demand generation is truly your sales and marketing teams working in tandem. After all, the sales cycle of a B2B customer is quite different than a B2C customer. What is demand generation?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 3, 2020

An expert round-up on Forbes Agency Council revealed that the majority of B2B business leaders saw incredible results from an ABM program, including improved lead generation, opportunities for personalization, lowered costs, and better relationships with clients. ABM gives the sales team fewer leads to work with.

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markempa

JUNE 17, 2012

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. Examine your sales process.

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FunnelEnvy

JANUARY 23, 2023

In 2023 and beyond, the best marketers will not only be nailing the larger elements of their funnels but also understand how to give prospects a desirable experience through the less obvious aspects of their campaigns. Similarly, it will always take some time for a prospect to give you the information needed to advance the sales cycle.

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accelerate agency

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Like everything else, sales have gone online, and that’s especially true for the SaaS industry. In the following article, we’re going to give you all the details and tricks you need to finetune your SaaS sales game so you can make sure you’re selling your SaaS product in the best way possible. What Is the SaaS Sales Process?

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Seismic

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Developing a successful sales enablement strategy is an ever-evolving process that requires dedication and expertise. You need a sales enablement program that’s more than hypothetical; it needs to include tactical and actionable plans. Enter sales enablement training software.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It's a beautiful story — Aaron Ross transformed the Salesforce.com sales team without any traditional cold calling and scaled the business into a $100 million sales machine. But the truth is that most sales reps still don't have time to sit and read the best practices he developed in his award-winning book, Predictable Revenue.

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Varicent

MARCH 24, 2022

Ask any sales manager their most important job, and they’ll likely answer, “Hitting target.”. The smart ones will answer by adding, “Securing the sales pipeline to hit the target after that.”. What Exactly Is a Sales Pipeline? The Stages of Sales Pipeline. What’s the Importance of a Sales Pipeline?

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The 2018 Video in Business Awards had it all, and we’re thrilled to share the stories of this year’s Video Selling winners so we can all learn from their video awesomeness. Video has emerged as a powerful tool for modern B2B sales teams. The winners of the 2018 Video in Business Awards Sales categories.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Generating and acquiring leads can be really simple for most businesses. However, getting MQL marketing leads, the ones that are most likely to convert, are far more difficult since it requires you to put in a lot of research and develop a complex funnel. Must Read: Steps to Reintroduce BANT in Modern B2B Sales Cycle.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It comes as no surprise to anyone in Sales that there’s been a dip in the meetings we can generate when we use the same old tactics quarter after quarter. The activity is still there from reps, but conversion rates aren’t — and we aren’t booking as many meetings as we used to. My tips for Sales teams. Get creative!

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Varicent

APRIL 20, 2020

The 1-click plugin for Salesforce is free for any sales team to use with up to 20 sales reps APRIL 20, 2020 — KITCHENER, ON — FunnelCake, leader in Revenue Operations software, has announced a free plugin for Salesforce users to measure and report on key sales metrics while sales teams adapt to remote work: The Sales Rep Grader.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Remote work is on the rise, and you need to ensure your sales team can generate results, whether they're in the office or working from home. Your processes that worked on-site won't work remotely. If you're considering building a remote sales team, this article is for you. Are Remote Sales Teams The Future?

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Hubspot

JANUARY 17, 2018

Best Sales Podcasts. Sales Gravy. Linking Into Sales Podcast. The Sales Evangelist. Bowery Capital Startup Sales Podcast. Get in the Door: Sales Prospecting Strategies & Tactics. The Sales Babble Podcast. Sales Pipeline Radio. Make It Happen Mondays -- B2B Sales with John Barrows.

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Envy

AUGUST 17, 2022

For growing businesses (both large and small), alignment between Sales, Marketing and Customer Success is absolutely key. RevOps automation i s now increasingly understood by business leaders to be the ‘missing link’ between these traditionally siloed departments. Here are some examples of RevOps automation in action.

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Varicent

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You probably know this already, but sales forecasting is all about predicting how much revenue your team or business will likely bring in over the next quarter or the next year. Understanding Sales Forecasting. Sales forecasting really matters. It also shows how effective a sales team is.

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Seismic

MARCH 14, 2023

Setting and achieving sales goals is critical for any sales team, especially during periods of economic uncertainty. By creating clear goals, managers can get sellers on the same page, making it easier to measure performance and, of course, hit your sales targets. Shorten the sales cycle.

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Vidyard

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Why is using video for sales emails a smarter way to engage prospects and advance deals? They are overwhelmed and busy and sales videos allow them to quickly learn what your company has to offer—along with a host of other benefits we’ll explain below. Watch and Learn Want to learn about using video in sales emails via video?

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Vidyard

JANUARY 18, 2021

How has your sales process changed throughout the pandemic? If you’re like the winners of the 2020 Video in Business Awards , you’re using a lot more video throughout your sales process. She dusted off her rap skills to book the meeting and showed a lot of personality in the process.

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Why is using video for sales emails a smarter way to engage prospects and advance deals? They are overwhelmed and busy and sales videos allow them to quickly learn what your company has to offer—along with a host of other benefits we’ll explain below. What is Video for Sales? Benefits of Video for Sales Emails 2.1

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Video Marketing Cold Calling Lead Ranking Enterprise Management 65

Vidyard

JUNE 15, 2020

The simple answer to the question of where should you use video in the sales process is: Where would you like higher conversions, more responses, and faster deals? Video Sales Training for Your Team 3. Use screen captures to walk through the prospect’s LinkedIn profile, their organization’s website, or your own sales deck.

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Only B2B

MARCH 16, 2022

Revisiting fundamentals is good for business. “Isn’t it the process of accepting a call from a prospect and persuading them to schedule a meeting?” “Wait, isn’t that what sales staff are supposed to do?” ” Outside sales for B2B companies may be fairly challenging.

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