Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sales enablement is an ongoing strategic process that supports sales teams with the right tools, resources, and skills to improve efficiency and drive higher revenue. But the challenge is that without a strong understanding of the people, processes, and enterprise-wide insights, you can still miss the mark. The size of deals.

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Seismic

JANUARY 19, 2022

Now is the time to make big moves when it comes to your sales enablement training goals. Enablement is often used as an umbrella term to describe all things onboarding, training, coaching, content management, social selling, and more. You might even stop hearing the question “what is sales enablement training anyway?”

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Seismic

JANUARY 19, 2022

Now is the time to make big moves when it comes to your sales enablement training goals. Enablement is often used as an umbrella term to describe all things onboarding, training, coaching, content management, social selling, and more. You might even stop hearing the question “what is sales enablement training anyway?”

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Seismic

JULY 15, 2019

Banks are trying a variety of strategies, including content creation, trainings, re-organization, new processes, technology investments, and more to align these groups. The post Challenges with Cross-Selling in Commercial Banking and how Technology can Help appeared first on Seismic.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2023

It means the process of renewing existing customers is a proactive effort that begins far before a contract is set to expire, with clear milestones that can drive engagement, attention, and outreach when it’s needed most. Here are some specific plays to try out: Cross-sell targeting , web visit upsell , and product feature announcement.

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Martech

MARCH 1, 2024

I see three drivers behind this stunning change: COVID-19, where personal selling was crippled and “retention is the new acquisition” became the latest catchphrase. They have also been trained in concepts like customer management, LTV and the financial value of loyalty. It didn’t even make the Sagefrog priority list in 2022.)

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

All three groups have distinctly different levels of comfort around digital interactions and distinctly different preferences for how they want to progress through the buying process. When it comes to accommodating generational divides in the buying process, most companies fall into one of three categories. This presents a challenge.

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Vision Edge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Take Action : Ensure greater customer-centricity by creating a culture that addresses customer pain points and optimizes processes, products, and services based on customer feedback. These measures provide insights into strategies that will increase customer retention and upsell/cross-sell opportunities.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Upselling vs. cross-selling Upselling involves upgrading a customer to a more expensive product or service, while cross-selling is about selling complementary add-ons to something the customer has already purchased. Let’s say a customer hires me to do a one-time sales training session.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Inbound sales are when customers initiate contact with your business to inquire about the product or service you sell. One example of an outbound sales tactic is the triple touch process , where reps work to connect with prospects through a series of personalized messages. Use those trends to tweak your future training programs.

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Martech

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Traditional support methods include training, data-sharing, co-marketing campaigns, rebates, MDF (market development funds), and sales enablement, like content, events and sales playbooks. This approach allows for a smooth sales process for the customer, and generates cross-sell and upsell opportunities for partners.

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Vision Edge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In a niche strategy, the number of prospective customers can range in number and cross industries. If your company sells a physical product, vertical segmentation prompts other considerations. Based on your research and recent legislation, you decide you want to pursue commercial construction and expand into process piping.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

I am trained with MarTech content. Cross-selling and upselling opportunities: Analyze customer data to identify cross-selling and upselling opportunities. Improve Customer Journey: The goal is to enhance the customer experience throughout the acquisition process. Business email address Subscribe Processing.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 29, 2019

Instead of reacting to leads that are interested in products, marketing needs to catch up and align with sales by proactively selling into accounts that are a great fit for the brand. Sales must also undergo a mentality shift because ABM forces them to trust technology and software to help scale their traditional strategic selling efforts.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JULY 28, 2022

To ensure your company is recession ready, develop a game plan for your sales organization that focuses on investments in tools, training, and effective sales tactics. Upskill and cross-train your teams. Fortunately, this training doesn’t have to be a big lift. Also be sure this training is cross-functional.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 12, 2023

However, building customer obsession into your organizational culture requires more than a token training session. Train your sales professionals to think of themselves as problem-solvers. No matter their role, they see how the work they do connects to serving your customers, delivering meaningful value, and helping them succeed.

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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

These [systems] make direct sales and direct marketing more efficient by automating highly repetitive support tasks … and by reducing the time salespeople spend on non-selling tasks, like scheduling sales calls, compiling sales reports , generating proposals and bids, and entering orders,” the article proclaimed. A Lack of Training.

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Sana Commerce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Taking the time to define your prospects can help your teams sell that much more effectively. Tip #3: Train and develop your sales team This might seem obvious, but invest in ongoing training and development for your sales team. A well-trained team is more confident and capable, which translates into higher sales performance.

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SalesGrape

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Another challenge lies in understanding the complex buying process within educational institutions. Unlike individual consumers who make quick purchase decisions based on personal preferences or immediate needs, schools follow a more structured procurement process that involves multiple stakeholders and budget considerations.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Create sales plans that save reps time and maximize sales impact Get your targets, budget, and headcount aligned with just a few clicks so you can sell more efficiently. Think of sales metrics as the “umbrella” for any measurable part of the sales process — like calls made in a month or sales cycle speed. But will they?

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Seismic

MAY 18, 2023

These include decreased ramp time, increased time actively selling, increased deal sizes during decreased sales cycles, and so much more. Controlling Chaos Look at how chaos may manifest within your organization: Examine your content management process for red flags. It’s an ongoing process of iteration and optimization.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JUNE 14, 2023

Let’s face it: Hard sells and flashy demos can be effective ways to close. Today’s buyers come to the sales process more informed than ever, looking for in-depth information specific to their needs. But when you talk about the higher-upfront-cost option, she crosses her arms and looks away. But not always.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

You need to hire or train people to do complex tasks that require thinking, so as leaders, this will require you to invest in cross-training team members and permitting them to try new things, even if they aren’t the experts. Understanding customer preferences was once a manual process where we lumped people into personas.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 9, 2021

The key to a good sales enablement strategy is knowing how to use the same people, products, and services, and aiding them to customize their selling approach to a targeted audience. Transform the familiarity of 2D training into a 3D experience. This type of training in VR has proven to be 4x faster than classroom learning and 1.5x

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In a complex buying process, getting a full picture of these conversations, from pitch to purchase, is a key differentiator of sales success. Above all else, an integrated tech stack means greater visibility for key internal stakeholders at every step of the sales process.

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Vision Edge Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2024

This both protects existing revenue streams and can lead to cross-selling and upselling opportunities, increasing the lifetime value of each customer. Invest in employee training and development to ensure your team has the skills and knowledge necessary to execute the strategy effectively. Review your bench.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A key concept championed by Momentum ITSMA is “embedded ABM” where ABM is central and strategic to the marketing and sales approach, embedded within the business and mainstream to the sales and marketing process. Invest and participate in communities and make social selling part of your ABM campaign and program execution.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 29, 2023

While the adjustment to a longer selling process can be challenging, a proactive approach can help you secure more wins. Cross-Functional Alignment Your go-to-market strategy depends on alignment. Starting the sales process off briskly is one of the best ways to speed along the entire cycle.

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SalesIntel

JULY 22, 2022

Sales is a complex process that requires careful planning and execution. Regardless of what you’re selling or the industry you’re in, whether you’re marketing a SaaS or you’re a clothing retailer, you need to have a good understanding of who your target market is. Identifying your unique selling proposition. Making the sale.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Customize and streamline workflows Take advantage of the customization options within your CRM to tailor workflows and processes to your specific business needs. Streamline your sales funnel stages and define clear sales processes to ensure consistency in deal progression.

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Martech

JUNE 29, 2023

All of these processes should be as scalable as possible. It’s about making your internal processes more efficient, analyzing data from campaigns and improving personalization to create a best-in-class digital experience, according to Mimaroglu. Also, training should also be scalable for new and current team members.

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Seismic

MARCH 14, 2023

Using a SMART goals approach and sales technology to support the process, your team can increase revenue and drive business growth. They establish the following SMART goal to increase dollars resulting from up-sell opportunities: By the end of Q3, increase the number of customers who purchase add-on services by 20%.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 21, 2023

The webinar integration also allows users to automate the follow-up process to keep teams engaged with attendees in a consistent manner, to help accelerate pipeline. It is also easier to now have multiple, separately trained models against key criteria like industries, or analyzing new business leads vs existing customers.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

APRIL 25, 2024

It takes well-trained agents with the right customer service skills. This puts them in a unique position to spot – and act on – opportunities for cross-selling and upselling. That’s a pain point, because you need well-trained agents to deliver outstanding service. New revenue opportunities.

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In previous posts, I’ve discussed how to avoid the most common traps that lead to systems issues, and how to identify when the problem you’re solving really is a training issue. Train Managers, Too. Commonly overlooked when rolling out new processes or changes to existing processes is the training for the actual managers.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Are you looking to increase upsell and cross-sell opportunities at key accounts to improve customer lifetime value? Can we invest in organizational training? Many ABM tool vendors offer an array of add-on professional services to help with strategy goals, in addition to onboarding and training on their products.

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Martech

JUNE 6, 2023

Customer data, AI, marketing automation and analytics are must-haves for any martech stack and several companies are now looking to sell them all at once. If you have a couple of products from one company, they’re likely already selling you on the benefit of adding a third or fourth. Business email address Subscribe Processing.

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