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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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The B2B sales process has changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. However, since social selling is a relatively new concept, few sales teams manage to get it right.

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Sales Management Examples Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership 136

Hubspot

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It's a beautiful story — Aaron Ross transformed the Salesforce.com sales team without any traditional cold calling and scaled the business into a $100 million sales machine. But the truth is that most sales reps still don't have time to sit and read the best practices he developed in his award-winning book, Predictable Revenue.

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Hubspot

MARCH 11, 2024

For the last six years, I’ve been an avid user and champion of using async video in my day-to-day as a seller — well before joining Loom to lead its Sales and Customer Success teams. I’ve seen the benefit of async video messages to close deals and build prospect relationships as both a quota-carrying seller and a sales team leader.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s a whole world of great free sales content out there to help you do your job better. So much so that it can be overwhelming, and as a busy sales professional, you probably don’t have a lot of extra time on your hands to keep on top of it all. Maybe you prefer a curated sales newsletter delivered straight to your inbox each day.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For many sales professionals, today’s business environment is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Broad economic and societal shifts — amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued technological disruption — are resulting in longer sales cycles, more discerning buyers, intensifying competition, and lingering uncertainty.

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Vidyard

JUNE 15, 2020

Some reps on your team may already use it. They see anything that challenges the process that’s already working as an unwelcome interruption, even when it’s good for them. These are the salespeople who need convincing, because sales teams get the best value out of video when they hunt in packs. The Benefits of Video in Sales 4.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

One of the essential keys for B2B sales success is keeping your pipeline filled with quality leads. Once those leads are identified, they need to be brought into your sales funnel. This is where sales outreach, a proactive way of discovering and following up with potential customers, increases conversions.

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 30, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes With account-based marketing (ABM) your business can tailor its marketing tactics to target and engage specific customers, leading to more meaningful and personalized experiences. This can lead to reduced sales cycles and a greater return on investment (ROI).

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

McKinsey Institute reports that one-fifth of sales functions could be automated with artificial intelligence (AI). Sales pros spend hours a day on manual and administrative tasks. These functions are important for your company to operate, but they aren’t the most important or enjoyable parts of your job. How much time?

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SalesIntel

JULY 12, 2021

If you operate a B2B company, chances are you’re constantly looking for sure-fire strategies to rapidly grow. Although all departments contribute to the growth of your B2B company, sales and marketing lead the charge. In this article, you’ll learn about: How sales and marketing lead revenue growth.

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Vidyard

JULY 25, 2019

Whether you use the whiteboard-and-wave webcam or screen share approach, video is proven to get up to 3x the response rate and 5x more meetings booked than boring text-based emails. But once you’ve made that initial connection with a prospect, how do you continue to use video through the rest of the sales cycle?

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Process Video Marketing Sales Cycle Work Management 116

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Why is using video for sales emails a smarter way to engage prospects and advance deals? Sales videos allow them to quickly learn what your company has to offer—along with a host of other benefits we’ll explain below. What is Video for Sales? Benefits of Video for Sales Emails 2.1 Video Sale Letter Template 5.1

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Sales teams at HubSpot, Terminus, League, PostBeyond and others rely on Vidyard to cut through the noise, book more meetings and accelerate deals with personalized video. Modern sales professionals are struggling to cut through the noise with traditional tactics like traditional emails and phone calls.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The B2B sales process has changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. However, since social selling is a relatively new concept, few sales teams manage to get it right.

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Examples Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership 62

MarketJoy

JULY 10, 2018

Defining the Work of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs). By moving the leads effectively through the sales pipeline, SDRs are more towards lead generation, appointment setting and focus on prospecting. This way, they specifically help with lead qualification process and let the account executives focus on closing the deals.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 18, 2021

How has your sales process changed throughout the pandemic? If you’re like the winners of the 2020 Video in Business Awards , you’re using a lot more video throughout your sales process. And guess what—responses were down by 30% in comparison to the same benchmark. Get Personal, Get Noticed.

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Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

From banking and wealth management firms to independent insurance brokerages, virtual selling for financial services is next for any financial services team looking to connect with new clients or grow existing ones. Where to Use Video in the Sales Cycle 4.1 Top of the Funnel 4.2 Further Down the Funnel 4.2.1

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Lake One

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

One area of business we were especially interested in gaining some outside perspective on was sales. So, to help jumpstart your 2021 digital sales strategy, we invited some of the best and brightest in B2B sales strategies and technology for a discussion on breaking through to buyers when business environments are turned upside down.

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DealSignal

MAY 30, 2023

Given that there is a certain sales cycle associated with driving leads and opportunities in this fashion, he believed this would blow a hole in the pipeline for six to 12 months due to the product sales cycle. Since I have also seen funnel conversion rates drop over the last five to 10 years, ABM is a natural solution.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 17, 2019

You don’t have to be in the B2B sales world to be familiar with the term “cold calling.” It’s a phrase that’s likely to elicit a negative response, whether you’re in the business world or an average citizen who has received one too many unsolicited calls. Less than 1% of cold calls result in a sale ( source ). Keep reading!

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

94% response rates. Video has emerged as a powerful tool for modern B2B sales teams. This year’s edition of the Video in Business Awards recognizes 12 marketing and sales teams using video in creative ways to deliver some pretty incredible results. The winners of the 2018 Video in Business Awards Sales categories.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Modern sales professionals are struggling to cut through the noise with traditional tactics like traditional emails and phone calls. By incorporating personalized videos into their outbound communications, top-performing B2B sales teams are increasing their connect rates by more than 300% and progressing sales deals faster than ever.

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DiscoverOrg

APRIL 20, 2017

SiriusDecisions, a global B2B research and advisory firm, has historically identified data management proficiency in the following ways: Impact : Measures revenue, marketshare, and profit. The emerging stratification between simple prospect and contact data and account-based intelligence is clearly seen in results and success rates.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Modern sales professionals are struggling to cut through the noise with traditional tactics like traditional emails and phone calls. By incorporating personalized videos into their outbound communications, top-performing B2B sales teams are increasing their connect rates by more than 300% and progressing sales deals faster than ever.

Sales Management 50

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 50

Hubspot

AUGUST 28, 2019

Are your sales numbers flat this year? Are you struggling to get to hit your sales quotas? I asked a few sales experts about their current favorite techniques for increasing sales — and threw in a few tips of my own. 1. ." - Dan Tyre, Director of Sales, HubSpot. Let's face it. One quarter?

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Scoop.it

MARCH 26, 2019

When marketing and sales work together in close alignment, they can help companies close 38% more deals. Sales enablement connects marketing and sales by the key roles each plays in educating prospects, closing deals and contributing to growth. Don’t just curate sales enablement content. Sales scripts.

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SalesIntel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Successful sales teams consider data as an indispensable element of their strategy. Data plays a critical part in streamlining the sales process, understanding what’s working in sales, and improving prospect targeting. It’s not enough to have the data you need to increase sales.

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LeanData

JUNE 16, 2016

There’s no shortage of information available when it comes to analyzing the productivity of Sales Development Reps. I get calls all the time from other sales leaders specifically asking questions around sales development,” said Brian Birkett , LeanData’s vice president of sales. “I Brian Birkett. Emails sent.

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Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Advertising Funnels Advertising Benchmark 40

LeanData

JUNE 16, 2016

There’s no shortage of information available when it comes to analyzing the productivity of Sales Development Reps. I get calls all the time from other sales leaders specifically asking questions around sales development,” said Brian Birkett , LeanData’s vice president of sales. “I Brian Birkett. Emails sent.

Top of Funnel 40

Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Advertising Funnels Advertising Benchmark 40

LeanData

JUNE 16, 2016

There’s no shortage of information available when it comes to analyzing the productivity of Sales Development Reps. I get calls all the time from other sales leaders specifically asking questions around sales development,” said Brian Birkett , LeanData’s vice president of sales. “I Brian Birkett. Emails sent.

Top of Funnel 40

Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Advertising Funnels Advertising Benchmark 40

LeanData

JUNE 16, 2016

There’s no shortage of information available when it comes to analyzing the productivity of Sales Development Reps. I get calls all the time from other sales leaders specifically asking questions around sales development,” said Brian Birkett , LeanData’s vice president of sales. “I Brian Birkett. Emails sent.

Top of Funnel 40

Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Advertising Funnels Advertising Benchmark 40

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Many companies and their executives recognize the power of B2B marketing to drive sales and conversions, but marketing actually has a lot of benefits beyond just bringing in revenue. The sales funnel for B2B marketing is usually longer than a traditional B2C purchase: Salesforce reports that the average B2B sales cycle takes 84 days.

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Lead Generation B2B Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 123

Outreach

JULY 22, 2019

The hottest thing in sales today is sales engagement — the field that is shaking up revenue teams, upending legacy mindsets, and setting new performance highs. We launched The Sales Engagement Podcast in 2018 to explore sales engagement topics and help businesses reap the ground-breaking benefits. The four-minute mile.

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Response Rate Enterprise Management CAN-SPAM Sales Cycle 65

Martech

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Marketing automation platforms are a critical part of the martech ecosystem for many businesses, offering many benefits by streamlining manual B2B marketing tasks, including lead management, email campaign development and landing page creation. Do your sales reps need real-time access to marketing data? What are our goals?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

So before jumping into the purchase process, we recommend starting with a comprehensive self-assessment of your organization’s business needs, staff capabilities, management support and financial resources. Marketing automation is often a solution for companies that are growing rapidly and need to scale their efforts.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes. As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things: Numbers. While we (or our team) are racing to hit quota against that clock, though, we can save time and maximize our numbers by investing in the right processes, activities, and skills. Sell, sell, sell.

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