Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2021

His background in entertainment sales for hotels made for a less-than-smooth transition into data and software, which is what led our CEO, Henry Schuck, to celebrate Lyon’s first closed-won deal by blasting “I Can’t Wait to Be King” from the Lion King — in French — throughout the sales floor. Read on to find out how he did just that.

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Engagio

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In the 14 years since I co-founded Marketo, the way companies buy B2B products has changed a lot. In this era, Marketing began to own the top of the funnel, using marketing automation tools to send emails, capture and nurture leads, and pass them to Sales who, in turn, owned the deal close and post-sale growth.

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PathFactory

MARCH 4, 2021

It does not support sales in driving conversations and sales cycles with accounts that are stuck in status quo or in the funnel. It does not support account management and customer teams in their efforts to reduce churn, improve margin growth and increase customer lifetime value through account expansion.

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Sales Engine

MAY 22, 2016

As you may know, Neil is regarded by many as the father of Consultative Selling and the author of many books, including SPIN Selling, the 1988 New York Times Best Seller than many of us B2B “Sales Lifers” grew up with as our template for success. Sales Engine CEO, Paul Rafferty with author Neil Rackham.

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Vidyard

MARCH 5, 2021

Companies reported creating more than 51 videos each year increased by 254% in 2020. Video for Sales 1.3 The first step in finding the right online video platform for you is to figure out what your needs are as a company. Are you looking to help marketing with video management and data collection? Video for Sales.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Comparison sites in the mold of TripAdvisor and Yelp have entered the B2B buying process, especially in crowded categories like software and services. And they save both time and money in managing the competitive bidding process. Use of ratings and reviews sites in B2B. Expanded customer requirements for compliance.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 9, 2018

But often overlooked in the world of sales is the critical part the right sales-qualifying questions play in getting you to that coffee. That’s why we broke down the process of strategically selecting sales-qualifying questions down for you. Any good salesperson knows that “coffee is for closers”.

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The Point

JUNE 18, 2013

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Chalef, CEO of KnowledgeTree , developers of an intriguing new solution, built for both Salesforce.com and mobile (iOS), that enables sales teams to instantly find, surface, and present the ideal content in any selling situation. What are the challenges that presents? (DC)

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 22, 2015

The best social selling teams and representatives are journalists and curators; delivering the right content to the right customer on the right channel at the right time of the sales cycle. Many are self-educating early in the sales cycle. So, it makes sense for sales executives to create their own content.

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Martech Advisor

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Despite the proven benefits of enabling sales teams with sales enablement, the majority of companies are unable to shake the myths that sales enablement technology is complex, expensive and risky, says, Carson Conant, CEO, Mediafly. Don’t buy into the lies, sales enablement doesn’t have to be difficult.

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DealSignal

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Due to the volume of content and online resources in nearly every industry, most people on your buying committees can perform their own research on their own time, and are likely to make a decision before ever talking to your sales team. Make your RFP process faster and easier with our comprehensive checklist on what to ask vendors.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 9, 2018

But often overlooked in the world of sales is the critical part the right sales-qualifying questions play in getting you to that coffee. That’s why we broke down the process of strategically selecting sales-qualifying questions down for you. Any good salesperson knows that “coffee is for closers”.

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Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Urgency Marketing Paid Search Agency 48

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Your prospects are at different stages of their decision making process when they visit your site. Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc.

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Vidyard

MARCH 5, 2021

Companies reported creating more than 51 videos each year increased by 254% in 2020. Video for Sales 1.3 Go Forth and Evaluate Use Cases of an Online Video Platform The first step in finding the right online video platform for you is to figure out what your needs are as a company. Contents 1. Video Marketing 1.2

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 24, 2015

Everyone’s talking about content marketing , and companies are investing big dollars to jump on the bandwagon—but most are still thinking about it from yesterday’s marketing perspective where marketing’s primary role is branding and positioning. Sales people wanted “air cover” - just a foot in the door so they could give their presentation.

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Circle Studio

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Business development activities performed by A/E/C firm leaders, project managers and dedicated staff play a vital role in building relationships and filling a firm’s pipeline. Provide education-oriented print content for BD staff INSTEAD of typical company-centric brochures and boilerplate.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 27, 2016

That’s good governance, but it lengthens and complicates sales. For example, the sales arm of a property conglomerate may sell machinery to a factory that is both a tenant on their land, and a partially-owned subsidiary. What are the particular sales and marketing challenges faced by Asian B2B companies? . One is cost.

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Ledger Bennett

JULY 24, 2019

Many enterprises, corporations and Fortune 500 companies have gone through enough interviewing in their day-to-day to be able to parse out which B2B digital agency is the real deal and who is just sending in their A-team to sell you a product the C team will deliver. So…How do you pick a B2B digital marketing agency? This is a big one.

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Ledger Bennett

JULY 24, 2019

Many enterprises, corporations and Fortune 500 companies have gone through enough interviewing in their day-to-day to be able to parse out which B2B digital agency is the real deal and who is just sending in their A-team to sell you a product the C team will deliver. So…How do you pick a B2B digital marketing agency? This is a big one.

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Ledger Bennett

JULY 24, 2019

Many enterprises, corporations and Fortune 500 companies have gone through enough interviewing in their day-to-day to be able to parse out which B2B digital agency is the real deal and who is just sending in their A-team to sell you a product the C team will deliver. This is a huge aspect of a successful agency partnership. This is a big one.

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thePoint

JULY 21, 2020

You may believe your company sells stuff to the market – like your products or services, however, that is your seller view and not a buyer view. You indeed have products and services, and you definitely engage in activities that lead to sales but the truth is people are buying what they need or want FROM you. B2B Buyer Journey.

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Hinge Marketing

APRIL 6, 2017

You’ll need three things: 1) the will to make it happen; 2) a talented team to carry it out; and 3) a website design process that will get you to your goal. The third binds the first two together and drives the process forward. Informed by research and validated by years of experience and analytics , this is a process that works.

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ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

I am pleased to have as my guest today Linda Richardson, the founder and chairwoman of Richardson, a global sales performance company that delivers sales process strategies, curricula and tools to help salespeople drive more positive business outcomes. The New Selling Landscape Calls for a New Sales Map.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Now, cloud computing is driving the creation of a network of connected machines that act as an intelligent network that can predict failures and trigger maintenance processes autonomously. The Sales and Marketing Blind Spot. As much as two-thirds of B2B deals are lost before a formal request for proposal (RFP) process even begins.

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SnapApp

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I recently returned from the CEB Sales and Marketing Summit in Las Vegas and let me tell you: I was blown away. Companies are doing sales and marketing wrong. We all know the statistic from Forrester that says that buyers do most of their research before they reach out to sales – but have we taken in what that means?

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 19, 2009

Instead of thinking about the obvious success of a program, you will start thinking about the value of a lead as it contributes to the company. You know that your average deal size is $20k, and with this type of lead you've measured historically that 5% over time convert to opportunities, and your sales team closes 25% of those deals.

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Terminus

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Leads are the high-fructose corn syrup of the B2B marketing and sales world. No matter how many leads you have today, sales will demand more tomorrow. Here are three reasons why relying on leads is horrible for your funnel. Leads Are Generated Too Late in the Sales Process. Sales Doesn’t Really Want Leads.

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InsightSquared

MAY 22, 2019

This article has some key takeaways on the pre-requisites for success from a sales org profile standpoint. At the highest end, you may be responding to RFPs (request for proposals) which will require a formal bid management process and team. In one of my deals, I had 17 people dedicated to winning the RFP for 6 months!

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 3, 2009

Instead of thinking about the obvious success of a program, you will start thinking about the value of a lead as it contributes to the company. You know that your average deal size is $20k, and with this type of lead you've measured historically that 5% over time convert to opportunities, and your sales team closes 25% of those deals.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

by Jon Miller Last month I participated in a webinar on Adding the Human Touch into Your Lead Nurturing with Brian Carroll, author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale and the “godfather” of lead nurturing. Do you ever pass a lead to Sales if it is an interested influencer instead of a direct economic buyer?

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Bluetext

JUNE 11, 2021

If you are already marketing to “the government,” you understand that winning government contracts is a long sales cycle. The opportunity-to-award process might be 90 days on average, but the lead-up to those 90 days is where the deal is won or lost. In enterprise sales, winning a single decision-maker can often close the deal.

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Bluetext

JUNE 11, 2021

If you are already marketing to “the government,” you understand that winning government contracts is a long sales cycle. The opportunity-to-award process might be 90 days on average, but the lead-up to those 90 days is a critical period where the deal is won or lost. The lifecycle of data-driven stakeholder cultivation.

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Attendify

AUGUST 7, 2019

The term “Martech”—which stands for Marketing Technology—came to define the tech solutions and software marketers leverage daily to streamline processes, collect and analyze data, and enhance the customer experience. We don’t ever want to be a company that just sells our software and says, “Great, here it is.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 11, 2016

Author: Dan Lynn There’s a stat I’ve heard cited many times that somewhere between 60-90% of the B2B buyer’s decision process occurs online, before a prospect ever picks up the phone. The buyer is now in control of the sale, rather than the salesperson. Shift in Sales and Marketing Roles.

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thePoint

MAY 25, 2018

For a smaller marketing department, it is even more crucial to create and implement a plan quickly to inspire confidence, expand your budget, and grow your marketing investments and success for the company. The primary obstacle in defining success for marketing is, well, what marketing usually blames on the sales team.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 6, 2023

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing 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. Rishi: It is.

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Hubspot

MAY 7, 2014

With that in mind, let''s walk through some best practices on how to use comment forms to get 1) more subscribers, and then 2) nurture those subscribers into leads for your company. Well, you''ve grown your contacts database, but you don''t have leads you can rotate over to Sales yet. Setting Up Blog Comment Forms Correctly.

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