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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Selling at Every Level

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Via Marketo B2B Marketing and Sales Blog. Do you have a resource from your sphere to share? A successful integration will provide valuable data, enhance customer retention and help ensure that your sales team is responding to qualified leads in a timely manner. Are You Selling At Every Level? You need to learn to be tough.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 1]

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With ABM you fish with a spear (again, this is from Jon Miller, co-founder of Marketo and founder of Engagio.) One way to look at this is to say that assuming the same amount of time is available (marketing and sales resources) AND ABM increases the amount of time per prospect, it will be important to pick your prospects well.

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Does Your Sales Team Know How to Follow-Up on a Lead?

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The following data is from an insightful post on the Marketo blog by Michael Boyette of the Rapid Learning Institute: Why Sales Reps Don’t Follow-up on Good Leads. Set sales straight—it’s a win win. Many sales reps lack insights on the best way to follow up on a lead.

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PowerViews with Craig Rosenberg: Growth Hacks & Consumerized B2B Software

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He cites the example of a marketing automation company to illustrate how important outbound initiatives are: “Jon Miller from Marketo is one of my favorite writers on lead development. The people we always talk about are the HubSpots and the Marketos and the Eloquas of the world who are driving leads. I use it all the time.

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PowerViews with Christopher Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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Social Media’s Maturing: In-House Resources & Social Advertising. ” He adds that it is also extending social functionality with the acquisition of Rypple (human resources management) and the release of Chatter. It’s becoming a marketing automation platform, if it hasn’t already.” Stay Tuned.

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PowerViews with Chris Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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Social Media’s Maturing: In-House Resources & Social Advertising. ” He adds that it is also extending social functionality with the acquisition of Rypple (human resources management) and the release of Chatter. It’s becoming a marketing automation platform, if it hasn’t already.” Stay Tuned.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

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Demand for customization and integration from large customers may increase time and cost to complete sales and divert sales and professional resources. The sales cycle may grow longer as larger companies are targeted. Target market challenges. Significant market competition from established packaged and on-demand vendors.