Hubspot

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Great sales reps make it look easy, but superior performance usually indicates a salesperson has taken the time to hone their skills and is constantly iterating to better help their prospects. Whether you’re a first-time rep or looking to get back to the basics, these tips are the essential pillars of successful selling.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re armed with your prospect’s buying signals, right? What Are Customer Buying Signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 12, 2020

Today, the information that buyers need to make a purchase decision is just a click away. The power in the buying and selling process has shifted from the seller to the buyer. The buying process is transformed. What is inbound sales? Inbound Sales Techniques. Define your buyer's journey.

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SalesIntel

MAY 13, 2024

But instead of being excited about your product, they seem guarded, uninterested. This scenario is all too common in B2B sales, where complex solutions and lengthy buying cycles can lead to frustrating interactions. The truth is, B2B sales doesn’t have to be a slog. But what if there was a way to flip the script?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You manage a small business and its marketing. The leads’ information goes into your CRM then your sales team begins their sales process. Whether you want to launch a short-term go-to-market product strategy or develop a long-view content marketing strategy, there are simple actions you can take now to get started.

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NetLine

MARCH 6, 2024

In this post, we are going to explore how you can take advantage of this data to identify target accounts and gain a deeper understanding of your buyers’ needs. Now that it is complete, the ICP must be shared across the entire organization and embedded into sales and marketing programs.” It is a plan for action.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We sat down with William Wright, Senior Account Manager, SMACT Works to talk through his experience with ZoomInfo Engage. . SMACT Works provides strategy, management, consulting and managed services for digital, data & analytics, Cloud and Enterprise Technologies. What is Sales Intelligence? The Transition to Engage.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That may seem like quite a hurdle, but we’ll show you how to build a healthy sales pipeline, step by step. Table of Contents What is a sales pipeline? Why is a sales pipeline important? How do sales pipelines work? What are the stages of a sales pipeline? How do you build a healthy sales pipeline?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Product alone is not enough to engage and retain B2B buyers. But surprisingly, B2B businesses often overlook the importance of a great customer experience for their buyers, which is typically a top priority for B2C. B2B and B2C customers, despite their different needs, are still human decision-makers. Reliability.

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In today’s B2B tech and software world, many buyers are from the millennial age range – born between the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Studies have shown that this group has a distinct preference for a few specific styles of sales and marketing. According to research, many buyers want to do business precisely this way.

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Sana Commerce

AUGUST 24, 2023

For B2B businesses that sell online, e-commerce returns management is a crucial component of the customer experience. A poor returns process can tarnish your business’s reputation and erode trust with valuable clients, not to mention lead to profit losses, inventory mismanagement, and increased operational costs. The result?

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Varicent

JUNE 24, 2020

How to Manage Sales Activity Effectively Tracking, completing, and managing sales activity effectively is critical to the long-term success of any growing sales organization. But before we get into how to manage sales activity, let’s talk about why it’s important to manage sales activity.

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PureB2B

APRIL 22, 2022

Many of them, for instance, are actively researching solutions online and are already 57% of the way to a buying decision before they engage with your sales teams. Does that mean companies simply need to provide the best material to aid in that research to stand out from the pack and get the sale? Not exactly.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One of Hollywood’s most famous depictions of the sales world is found in Glengarry Glen Ross. According to Blake, regardless of the individual prospect and their needs, the rep's ultimate task is to bring money in the door. But is it the best sales advice for modern reps? What’s a sales rep to do?

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NetLine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In a previous post, we covered how to get the sales handoff right and why first-party and validated buyer data is essential in this process. It’s important to realize that although intent data has played a major role in discovering and nurturing leads before being handed over to sales, its job isn’t finished at that handover.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 30, 2024

We’re talking about key stuff like: Pulling in new customers Growing your business organically Making your sales and marketing more productive (and cost-effective) Getting the kind of data that powers smart, data-driven decisions And let’s not forget about giving your customers a consistently awesome experience.

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6sense

JANUARY 31, 2022

The future of B2B sales and marketing is — yes — skinny jeans! Buying Committees Before Skinny Jeans . Firstly, let’s start with a big thank you to Brent Adamson and his book The Challenger Customer for, several years ago upon the book’s first publishing run, formally articulated the idea of the B2B buying committee. .

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

What would you think if I said I had the secret to making sales? But, there’s no easy trick to successful sales. Forget trying to trick people through sneaky tactics. The secret to keeping your sales pipeline full comes down to simply understanding other people and genuinely meeting them on their own level.

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Hubspot

APRIL 28, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, few metaphors are as powerful as the sales funnel. At the top of the funnel (TOFU) are fresh new leads who are just discovering your offerings. In the middle of the funnel (MOFU) are leads who are interested to learn more. Why is social media data important to B2B funnels?

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6sense

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Having been privy to the lead management processes of hundreds of B2B organizations of every stripe, I would estimate that at least half have internal demand funnel (AKA waterfall) stages that combine stages of their sales process with what are really stages of the buyer journey.

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Seismic

JUNE 23, 2022

To say that the sales landscape looks different than it did just a few years ago is an understatement. Buyer needs and preferences have changed. Sales tactics and best practices that were once reliable are now considered old-school. New tools and technology that can streamline workflows are in high demand.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Inside sales has always been a high-touch and highly professional strategy for reaching out to business buyers with a targeted message. And today inside sales reps are often a company’s first line of communication with existing customers and prospects alike. AI has the power to process vast amounts of data quickly.

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Velocity Partners

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

So let’s say, hypothetically of course, that it’s late 2023, your revenue is down and there’s mounting pressure on you to increase sales. For complex B2B businesses, one common move is to try and make it easier for customers to buy by simplifying your offering. Just, y’know, for instance.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Imagine a world where you create a new product that everyone wants. If you sell a product without attracting the right buyers and demonstrating how it meets their needs, it may just sit on the shelf. Meanwhile, a competitor does their research, knows what buyers want, and delivers it.

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Sana Commerce

MAY 26, 2024

Unlike B2C e-commerce, where individual consumers make impulse purchases, B2B transactions typically involve larger order volumes, longer sales cycles, and complex decision-making processes. This means your approach to marketing, customer service, and even website design is going to be tailored to the specific needs of B2B buyers.

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Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2020

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: New customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. What is a Sales Territory Plan?

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PathFactory

MARCH 21, 2024

From when to re-target with relevant information to simply when to leave a visitor alone, they uncover the themes and trends in the buying journey and how to better understand the behavior of the buyers and buying groups visiting your content. This isn’t a new stat, but it reminds us that buyers are in control.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 27, 2017

Generally in PPC, we target high value keywords to inform and acquire new customers based on need, specific pain points, or keywords associated with products or services. However, marketing platforms and tactics continually evolve to provide new ways to nurture customers. Products or services tailored to specific buyer needs.

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Vidyard

JUNE 15, 2020

Once your sales organization is sold on the idea of using video , it’s up to you to get everyone using—and succeeding with—it. Create a detailed sales rollout plan, launch it, measure it, and incorporate feedback. Create Your Sales Rollout Plan for Video 1.1 Identify One or Two Initial Use Cases for Sales Videos 1.3

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6sense

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

These phrases, uttered by B2B buyers, send shivers down the spines of revenue teams. We want to know exactly when a prospect is ready to buy, right? There’s good news: Revenue teams can better understand buyers’ needs by leveraging information found in what we call the Dark Funnel. What are Buyer Readiness Signals?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

People buy from people first, product second, according to Director of Sales Steve Wernke. They want to feel good about who they’re buying from, and they want to walk away feeling good about the deal they’ve just made. Let’s explore this conundrum with nine tips from our top sales closers.

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Mereo

MARCH 21, 2024

A multi-national software provider’s sales cycles was running 12-18 months on average. When they engaged Mereo to address this, we conducted a win-loss analysis and discovered that the majority of the sales cycles were really about three to four months. This one example goes to show: Overall B2B buying has gotten more complicated.

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ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This enables data-driven decisions in creating landing pages, registration processes, and website copy. Self-guided B2B buying journeys. Data from McKinsey reveals that 77 percent of B2B buyers are comfortable spending up to $50,000 on self-service or remote purchases. Awareness-driven reputation management.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 16, 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. Welcome everyone to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Navigate the Channel

MAY 22, 2023

Amazon Business’ sales accounted for 1.4 percent of B2B product sales on U.S. percent, many B2B companies remain wary of using the online giant for business sales. Specifically, that using Amazon Business will create a new sales channel that will cause pricing conflicts across their other distribution channels.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 17, 2022

“Buyers now exercise more due diligence than ever before, conducting more research and engaging in more conversations with vendors and third parties,” according to Forrester. More people are involved in today’s buying process as well, with executives playing a greater role than in the past.”. Sales complexity continues to grow.

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Vidyard

JUNE 15, 2020

Once your sales organization is sold on the idea of using video , it’s up to you to get everyone using—and succeeding with—it. Create a detailed sales rollout plan, launch it, measure it, and incorporate feedback. Create Your Sales Rollout Plan for Video 1.1 Identify One or Two Initial Use Cases for Sales Videos 1.3

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