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5 Sales Closing Techniques

Marketing Insider Group

The following excerpt is certainly important to sales and comes from my colleague, Rob Krekstein. I have been a student of selling and sales management for more than twenty years, and I have used a grand total of five “closes” during that time. The prospect’s answer will tell you what you need to do to advance the sales cycle.

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Lead Generation Programs That Work

Marketing Insider Group

People respect their peers first and foremost and the results of the event exemplified this point: high conversion rates from our email promotions, 55% attendee rate, and people stayed for the entire event — very little drop-off. Some of the top ones included: What is the best way to align your efforts with sales ?

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More on Marketo Financials: Despite Past Losses, Prospects Are Bright

Customer Experience Matrix

million) for 2010. Data I've collected over the years shows that Marketo had about 120 clients at the start of 2009, 325 at the start of 2010, and should end 2010 with about 800. Assume there were 70 at the start of 2010 (which matches my own data) and will be 140 by year-end, for an average of 105. million total.

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How Social Media Drives Better Email Results

Marketing Insider Group

A recent study by GetResponse showed that adding social sharing in an e-mail increased click-through rates by 30%, adding a twitter share option increased response rates by 40% and adding as many as three sharing options increased response rates up 55%. by Michael Brenner, July 6, 2010 Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads?

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How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages

Marketing Insider Group

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

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How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages

Marketing Insider Group

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

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11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail

Marketing Insider Group

Rob and I support and have adopted what we call the “Tele-Web” concept of driving the most efficient leads for sales through pull-based inbound programs. The leads with the highest conversion rate and the lowest costs typically come from inbound activities like search and are then followed up and qualified by our telemarketing professionals.