Oktopost

APRIL 28, 2024

Social media marketing managers and sales executives are no longer sitting on opposite ends of the strategy table. To close more deals, sales executives are starting to take social media for sales seriously. The B2B sales space is changing. Why is social media for sales a must-have?

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Social Media Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Media 62

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. But why do these B2B sales strategies falter?

Sales Management 95

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2020

LinkedIn is undoubtedly one of the best social platforms for B2B marketing. Just like any other social network, you need to have a good strategy in place to succeed with LinkedIn marketing. Just like any other social network, you need to have a good strategy in place to succeed with LinkedIn marketing. Share Your LinkedIn Page.

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Linkedin Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Enterprise Management 363

Hubspot

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales.

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Generation Lead Ranking Enterprise Management User-Generated Content 71

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

2021 will bring sales professionals a host of new challenges and trends to consider, and it could be tricky to adapt. Of course, reps will need to add certain strategies into their repertoires, but "adapting" doesn't stop there. Remaining mindful of these inevitably ineffective sales tactics will only help your case in 2021.

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Sales Management Tactics Top of Funnel Cold Calling 94

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2021

If you manage a marketing budget, you know how much money goes into two critical areas: paid media and marketing technology. Namely, B2B advertising leader LinkedIn and the #1 B2B marketing attribution application, Bizible. LinkedIn Ads have proven to be a powerful tool for B2B marketers. And that’s how we know LinkedIn rocks.

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Linkedin Paid Search Agency Sales Management ROI 154

Hubspot

JANUARY 15, 2020

However, many reps leave their summaries blank for a very simple reason: They don’t know what to write. These five LinkedIn summary templates will help you flesh out your profile in no time flat. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. Of course, any random tale won’t do.

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Template Linkedin Ideal Customer Profiles Effectiveness 84

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? Leaders need to ask themselves: What is the structure of our sales and marketing teams?

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Sales Management Lead Ranking B2B Sales Top of Funnel 292

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In sales, it's no different. A good sales hook can prevent your prospect from hanging up the phone, or deleting your email entirely. And a great sales hook can start your entire conversation off on the right foot. Here, we asked six sales reps their tips for creating a convincing sales hook to turn prospects into customers.

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Work Management Marketing Management Tips Hubspot 90

Hubspot

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or fully on board, it’s important to educate yourself about how sales reps are using AI.

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Marketing AI Creativity Top of Funnel Work Management 57

Zoominfo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Today’s sales teams have the ability to use tools that would simply blow the mind of someone who first came up in the industry just 10 years ago. ZoomInfo vs. Alternative Let’s take two sales teams: Company A uses ZoomInfo Company B uses basic contact-scraping software Each company has a team of 10 sales reps working eight hours per day.

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Zoominfo Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 130

Vidyard

JANUARY 8, 2021

Your next sales kickoff or training event is going virtual for 2021. And as with any year, you’ll likely focus on soft skills, the sales process and using new technologies. Help Your Remote Sales Team Shine. Virtual Sales Training Resources. Sales Gravy: Virtual Selling Skills Bootcamp. Get the Kit.

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Training Top of Funnel Resources Work Management 141

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

We’ve gathered 32 of the best social media training resources and courses to help keep your growing team up-to-speed and yourself up-to-date. Brushing up on ways to prove the impact of your work across the entire organization benefits every marketer—from directors to social media managers. Type: Course. Level: Beginner.

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Social Media Training Course Resources 117

Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

Business process automation is, hands down, one of the best technological innovations to come along in decades. Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. Guest post by Eduard Klein.

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Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Efficiency Marketing Automation 159

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles. See the Data for Yourself.

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Rules Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 130

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Learn about the goals of ABM and how to execute an effective strategy through digital and traditional tactics. Account-based marketing, otherwise known as key account marketing, is a B2B tactic that targets specific companies and decision-makers, versus casting a wide net across a full market or contact list. ABM is not a new tactic.

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Account Based Marketing Tactics Paid Search Agency ABM 210

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s no different in sales — only instead of game rules, you use a sales cycle to make sure you’re following the right steps at the right time. Let’s take a look at the stages of a sales cycle, and how you can use it to secure regular deal wins. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle?

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Sales Cycle Optimization Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Proposals 110

Strategic-IC

JANUARY 13, 2021

So let’s look at 29 reasons why Social Selling (particularly via LinkedIn) should form part of your ABM strategy. 90% of B2B decision-makers “never” respond to cold outreach, which means traditional sales methods like cold calling simply aren’t going to cut it! A hard sales channel? • That, in a nutshell, is Social Selling.

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Account Based Marketing Linkedin ABM Webinar Metrics 101

EveryoneSocial

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I think we can all agree that LinkedIn is the professional social network that helps drive sales, retain customers, build brand affinity, and attract top talent to open job positions. Yet we still see LinkedIn content strategy executed or even neglected today. LinkedIn ). Let’s dive in! Activate Employees.

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Paid Content Linkedin Ad Building Marketing & Strategy 136

Hubspot

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Sales development representatives and gatekeepers. If you're in sales, chances are you've encountered plenty of situations in which you're trying to reach a CEO or C-level executive to pitch your product or service. But experienced sales reps know that gatekeepers don't have to be a roadblock in your sales process.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Cold Calling 91

Vidyard

MARCH 30, 2022

If you’re in sales, chances are you’re hungry to find the top sales experts to follow. Anything from best practices, new tactics, and really, anything that will help you get better at booking more meetings and closing more deals. There is no shortage of great sales resources out there. Onboarding Your Remote Sales Team 1.1

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Sales Management Communities Top of Funnel Cold Calling 103

Lead Forensics

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Some sales managers just seem to take this in their stride. Firstly, they will be super organized and make the most of clever tools and software that can help them manage their time more effectively, so they’re always on top of things. So, what’s their secret? The answer is likely to be two-fold. Plan ahead, then stick to it.

Work Management 52

Work Management Marketing Management Effectiveness Tips 52

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

What you need is an easy-to-understand sales playbook to guide your team to victory. We’ll walk through everything you need to know to create the right mix of winning plays that guide your sales team to big wins. What you’ll learn What is a sales playbook? Learn more What is a sales playbook?

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Examples Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Proposals 59

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. But why do these B2B sales strategies falter?

Sales Management 52

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 52

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Most of the advice I’ve heard about upselling is about making the sale. Maximize upsell opportunities with AI Learn how the AI insights and real-time data of Sales Cloud can help you identify upsell opportunities by surfacing relevant customer signals. Let’s say a customer hires me to do a one-time sales training session.

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Cross-Selling Tactics Lead Ranking Training 72

Hubspot

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Any company's sales leadership needs to keep a pulse on how its salespeople are performing, both individually and on a broader organizational level — getting there often starts by understanding the degree of effort reps are putting in. That's where performance indicators known as sales productivity metrics come in. Calls Made.

Work Management 79

Work Management Cold Calling Product Thought Leadership 79

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 13, 2022

The best way to increase sales performance and retain successful employees for the long run is to help those employees develop their skills. When salespeople are experiencing significant success (and receiving a whopping commission as a result), they’re not going to scroll LinkedIn looking for new offers. That’s just not true!

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Tips Work Management Marketing Management Training 200

B2B Digital Marketer

APRIL 11, 2024

He brings a wealth of experience from the B2B enterprise sales space, having managed complex sales in the tens of millions of dollars. The conversation delves into the importance of processes in data-driven marketing and sales in the B2B realm. The impact of timely engagement on high-value B2B sales.

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B2B Sales B2B Marketing Enterprise Management B2B 52

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

Rules 100

Rules Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 100

Oktopost

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In fact, Gartner research indicates that businesses employing intent data are twice as likely to achieve a 10% conversion rate at the top of the marketing funnel, compared to the standard 6% conversion rate without utilizing intent data. Recent findings indicate that leveraging intent data yields promising results.

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Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Urgency Marketing 124

Rev

JUNE 21, 2023

But you’re not wrong for thinking that the goals of lead generation and sales prospecting sound similar. While both strategies aim to generate new customers, lead generation focuses on generating large volumes of leads, while sales prospecting focuses on targeting and converting specific, high-quality prospects.

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Lead Generation Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 78

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2021

If you manage a marketing budget, you know how much money goes into two critical areas: paid media and marketing technology. Namely, B2B advertising leader LinkedIn and the #1 B2B marketing attribution application, Bizible. LinkedIn Ads have proven to be a powerful tool for B2B marketers. And that’s how we know LinkedIn rocks.

Linkedin 80

Linkedin Paid Search Agency Sales Management ROI 80

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2024

As a sales professional, you don’t have to coerce or pressure. That begins with your sales pitch. What you’ll learn: What is a sales pitch? Why are sales pitches important? What are the core elements of a sales pitch? What are the types of sales pitches? What are the types of sales pitches?

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Examples Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 109

Seismic

APRIL 11, 2022

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re in the process of hiring or you’ve just been promoted to a sales management position. As you think about the type of leader you’d like to hire or become, it’s important to understand the qualities and attributes that make a great sales team manager. Let’s check them out!

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Ethics Order 52

Content Standard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I’m speaking in generalities of course, but here’s what I mean. Of course that begs the question of how to best uncover that reality. We’ll be using a recent study from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)—but don’t tune out because you’re not in the finance space.

Enterprise Management 69

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Tactics 69

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Below, we share a vetted sales email template that can help you get responses. What you’ll learn What is a sales email template? Engage buyers everywhere What is a sales email template? A sales email template is a pre-written message, sent via email, that can be quickly and easily customized for different audiences.

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