DiscoverOrg

APRIL 11, 2019

So order the margarita, stroll down to the beach, and grab a book for a little beach reading. We assume you have an old copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People in your bookcase, and certainly Dale Carnegie’s book is a must-read for anyone in customer-facing roles. The Sales Acceleration Formula – by Mark Roberge.

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Martech

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Make a fire in the fireplace, pour yourself a drink and open a good book. If you work in marketing, the idea of reading a book about something you do all day and surrounds you every waking moment might sound unappealing. As you head into 2024, here are six books to put on your reading list.

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Paid Search Agency Classified Ads Advertising Agencies Work Management 111

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Why is using video for sales emails a smarter way to engage prospects and advance deals? 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 Benefits of Video for Sales Emails 2.1

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Video Marketing Cold Calling Lead Ranking Enterprise Management 168

ClickZ

JULY 7, 2022

However, an influencer campaign planned by Penguin Teen unlocked the full sales potential of this novel. Following two videos which have gathered close to one million views, over 250,000 likes, and 5500 shares, book sales increased by seven times. moongirlreads_ literally such an amazing book CHECK IT OUT!!!

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JULY 6, 2023

As sales fanatics, we often ask ourselves: What makes top sellers the best at what they do? We wanted to know what sales book made the lightbulb go off above their head, along with their favorite passages and the takeaways that changed how they sell. Some of these titles aren’t even sales books. Let’s take a look.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Business Operations & Marketing Assistant at Heinz Marketing Most marketers are familiar with the best-selling, industry changing The Challenger Sale and The Challenger Customer. Known as having the “biggest crystal ball in B2B sales,”. It is not just a book. You coming ?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the B2B selling world there is near universal appreciation for the value of sales coaching. Research from The Sales Management Association show sales people believe it’s the most important, least supported sales resource. Training prepares sales reps to execute. What Are We Coaching For?

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Tony Zambito

APRIL 27, 2020

Perhaps none more important than – how will buying change? Will we know how buying will change? We simply do not know how buying will change. We have seen many articles and books mention buyer personas incorrectly over the past 20 years. Not immediately. There are 3 actions organizations can begin to do now.

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Content4Demand

AUGUST 11, 2020

The Challenger Sale has turned sales on its head in some ways since Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson wrote it nearly a decade ago. What Is the Challenger Sale? What Is the Challenger Sale? Beyond this, it recognizes the complexity of today’s B2B buying process, with buying committees made up of an average of 5.4

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Businesses have a wealth of options for promoting their solutions to boost sales. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. You’re more likely to sell a solution with the right content than with aggressive sales tactics. B2B Buying Isn’t Linear.

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Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 358

Sharpspring

JUNE 15, 2022

Working to shorten your customers’ buying journeys is the first step to take. What is a buying journey? A buying journey is all the actions a site visitor takes prior to finally making a purchase. A buying journey may take a couple of minutes or a few months. Why does a buying journey need shortening?

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Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This is the third and final book summary blog on Dunford’s “ Obviously Awesome! How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It ”. Form a Positioning Team A positioning process works best as a team effort, bringing in marketing, sales, and customer success, to gather all inputs of customer perception.

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DiscoverOrg

APRIL 14, 2017

Your sales team is doing double duty: They’re selling to the leads delivered by your marketing department—and they’re de facto researchers. According to a CSO Insights survey, 82% of sales teams feel challenged by the amount of data available and the time it takes to research a prospect before making a call.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 9, 2020

It’s been more than a decade since we’ve seen such a radical change in the market – one that is driving every organization to reconsider its business strategy – including its go-to-market approach and sales motion. Whether we’re ready or not, as sales and marketing leaders, it’s time to pivot. by Spencer Johnson. And, what’s changing?

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LeanData

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Your hard-working sales reps hustle to chat with every conference attendee with a pulse. 3) Ask sales reps to research and complete the contact record. (4) So here’s a better approach: map out a digital-first buying journey supported by a connected RevTech stack. Better Trade Show Follow Up . Frictionless Automated Scheduling.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 25, 2020

Unlike yesterday’s robocalls or email blasts, today’s sales automation all boils down to personalization. With the aid of today’s sales automation software, you can learn which salesperson is the best fit for each customer and assign them automatically. Taking a silo-free approach to sales automation can also boost revenue.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Today, we’re sharing the ultimate list of sales podcasts. If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts. Listen here.

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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. These are leads that have been validated and are ready to be handed over to the sales team. Many marketers view MQL as flawed because less than 1% of these leads typically reach the final stage of the buying process, and even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll convert.

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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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Video Marketing Cold Calling Lead Ranking Enterprise Management 65

ClearVoice

OCTOBER 3, 2022

One of the biggest challenges content marketers face is having to get executive buy-in. This doesn’t mean that you can’t get them to buy into your content marketing strategy — however, it does mean that you should not (and must not) assume they appreciate content marketing the way that you do.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 4, 2020

In last week’s Sales Book Club , Sales Manager Survival Guide author David Brock talked about the role every sales professional can equally play in not just leading their organizations through crisis, but leading their customers and prospects through it as well. The weekly Sales Book Club (no reading required!)

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2021

The problem with modern sales and marketing. I see with marketing (and sales) this: we get clinical and treat our customers as objects to convert rather than people who need help. I recently met with a group of sales and marketing influencers and we discussed trends and our projects. revenue, leads, opportunities, etc.).

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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

DemandBase

JULY 2, 2020

10 Books to Make You a Better Marketer. I’ve put together a list of my top books to help you become a better marketer. You’ll notice only a few books are “marketing” books, while many are about applied behavioral psychology. Read this book to help you understand why ideas are not only remembered but spread far and wide.

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 3, 2020

Social media marketing presents a plethora of opportunities to effectively connect with audiences, and offers practical ways to optimize branding, lead generation, conversions, sales, and much more. Here is a list of ten social media marketing books that you need to read in 2020 to use social media to its maximum potential.

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MKT1

AUGUST 7, 2023

The process of buying software is typically a complicated mess with roadblocks around every corner—and I think it might be getting worse. I tried to pack both types of conversion flows into one newsletter, but it was more like a book, so I made the call to slice it in two. Workshop this week on web conversion (how timely!)

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Webbiquity

MARCH 2, 2017

In the age of empowered buyers, business is often won by the sales person who asks the best questions. Deb Calvert, president and founder of People First Productivity Solutions , has written the essential field guide for sales professionals who want to learn how to ask those questions. Deb Calvert. Deb Calvert. Issue questions.

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Martech

APRIL 7, 2023

Customer indecision is now a leading reason for missing B2B marketing and sales pipeline and revenue targets. For proper context, and crafting the right strategies and tactics, let’s frame the challenge and the opportunity based on why and how business professionals and their organizations buy.

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B2B Sales B2B Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Top of Funnel 107

SalesIntel

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To skyrocket the numbers, sales reps make use of various sales tools available in the market. Some of them are free while others are paid – but all bring in enormous value to the sales process. Investing in a random sales tool is a waste of time, money and effort. What are Sales Tools? Why Use Sales Tools?

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Marketing Automation Services B2B Sales Enterprise Management Work Management 97

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

At some point, you will start attracting more of the leads that don’t intend to buy from you right away. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. Six Effective Tips To Increase Your B2B Sales Conversions. The pandemic of 2020 amplified this phenomenon.

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B2B Marketing Directions

AUGUST 13, 2022

The Thesis of the Book The basic thesis of The Organic Growth Playbook is relatively simple. Jaworski and Lurie argue that a more effective and reliable way to drive growth is to focus on shaping the activities that potential buyers perform as they move through the buying process.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 11, 2023

Source: Kogan Page Limited Understanding how business people actually make buying decisions on behalf of their company is vital to B2B marketing success. The earliest I've found is a 1972 book titled Organizational Buying Behavior by Frederick E. In Chapter 02 of the book, Ms. In the balance of the book, Ms.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 11, 2019

Did you know that 60 percent of your prospects want to connect with sales during the consideration stage , after they've researched their options and have decided on a short list of companies that they would like to speak with? How Does HubSpot’s Meetings Tool Work? One such popular tool is HubSpot’s free meeting scheduling software.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 12, 2023

Did you know that every time sales books a meeting with a qualified website visitor, an inbound marketer gets her wings? Hello, marketing and sales automation. I’m not talking about the scalding hot demo request from the VP at the account you’ve been targeting for the last month. Wings for everyone!

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Content4Demand

AUGUST 17, 2021

Elevating the Buying Experience. Here’s how he believes intent is elevating the buying experience. This is more useful for knowing when there’s a change in the account’s behavior, which might indicate a buying activity. Say you have intent data that shows they’re ready to buy and are in market. In a word—yes!

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 7, 2022

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: Welcome, everybody, to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

Urgency Marketing 101

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 26, 2020

People buy safe. This was one of numerous insights shared by Hunt Big Sales and How To Sell In Place author Tom Searcy in last week’s installment of our Sales Book Club (no reading required!). So how do you help people buy when the stakes feel higher, when risk feels greater, and when budget is scarce?

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