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What Is Sales? The Career of Champions

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

The B2B sales cycle is typically longer than traditional B2C (business-to-consumer) selling since it can involve much higher costs, more complexity, and more stakeholders. Enterprise sales , which involves selling to large organizations, may have longer lead times since selling to an enterprise can be highly complex.

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Lead Generation: How To Turn Interest Into a Sale

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Lead generation is the process of building interest in a product or service and then turning that interest into a sale. Lead gen makes the sales cycle more efficient because it focuses on the strongest and most valuable prospects. What do I know about their budget or buying authority?

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The Ultimate Smarketing Glossary: 62 Common Sales Terms Explained for Marketers

Hubspot

A = Authority : Determines whether your prospect has the authority to make a purchasing decision. N = Need : Determines whether there''s a business need for what you''re selling. T = Timeline : Determines the time frame for implementation. The BANT formula was originally developed by IBM several decades ago.