SalesIntel

MARCH 22, 2024

Have you ever found yourself repeatedly searching for “sales call tips” or “cold calling tips” online, only to be disappointed by the lack of actionable advice from real sales professionals? We have compiled insights from top sales experts in various SaaS companies across different industries and target markets.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects. And yet, sales reps can’t escape the most common and often the most frustrating method of sales prospecting communication—and that’s voicemail. . The average voicemail response rate is 4.8%. Let’s get into it!

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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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Biznology

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Hugh MacFarlane , a longtime sales and marketing trainer and coach has added a prospecting service that uses predictive modeling to identify and target prospects for clients. Then it takes over the LinkedIn accounts of the client’s sales reps. Outsource your top of funnel. Here are some to consider.

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Outreach

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Sometimes as a sales leader you may wonder why the things you tell your reps don’t stick. We recently hosted a session between two of the industry’s top sales leaders on the do's and don’ts of real-time coaching. Mark Kosoglow, VP of Sales at Outreach. Some sales teams have placemats they can keep handy.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sales prospecting on LinkedIn is preferred by most salespeople. Sales reps also understand how to conduct prospect searches and narrow outcomes by sector, business, venue, and other criteria. Sales reps also understand how to conduct prospect searches and narrow outcomes by sector, business, venue, and other criteria.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. It's a CRM (or Customer Relationship Management Platform). If you're in sales, this result shouldn't be a big surprise.

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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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SalesIntel

MAY 26, 2021

In this article, we are going to help you with the 7 best B2B cold outreach tips to improve the response rate. Don’t let the safety of standing behind a curtain lead to a lower-quality conversation. Using video in email is one of the most effective ways to increase the response rate. Request Demo.

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Martech

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The B2B sales cycle is lengthy and complex. Sales isn’t easy. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster.

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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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Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2020

Most other sales development representatives could say something similar. Sales Voicemail Statistics Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects. And yet, sales reps can’t escape the most common and frustrating method of sales prospecting communication — voicemail.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 30, 2023

Revisit your mission statement and values to determine your larger business goals, such as increasing sales, attracting more customers, building brand awareness, or improving customer retention. Set specific marketing goals. Decide how your marketing efforts will align with the broader business aims outlined above.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

As candidates explore their options and leaders seek to fill newly vacated seats, speed-to-engagement has become one of the most critical elements of the recruitment process. Like with sales, being early to conversations with candidates improves your chances. Text has a considerably higher open rate than email.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. And we’ve got examples.

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Conversica

MAY 9, 2022

How Martindale-Hubbell Used Conversational AI to Double Upsell Dollars. Rich Heller, Sales Manager at Martindale-Hubbell, shares how he uses Conversica in upselling campaigns. I’m one of the sales managers and I have a team of 11 sales reps who work with our attorney customers.

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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. Luckily, AI is paving the way to reduce or even eliminate the time you spend on routine sales tasks. How much time?

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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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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 Benefits of Video for Sales Emails 2.1

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DiscoverOrg

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Sales development is now the need-to-know skill set for growth and enterprise companies. In a recent interview, David Hershenson of TOPO points out “Sales development reps demonstrate higher levels of success when provided with a training program or academy that seeks to develop their skill sets and grooms them for Account Executives roles.”.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 20, 2019

I spent the better part of a decade emailing hundreds of thousands of cold prospects , trying different tactics and strategies to see what resonated. Don’t Come Off Too Sales-y. Start slow and open the conversation like you would if you were meeting someone new in person. Not necessarily. Make It About the Prospect—Not Yourself.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

A comprehensive sales strategy should involve all of the steps that take place in a sale, from who you'll target and how you'll target them, to the tools and processes you'll use. Benefits of a Sales Strategy. Benefits of a Sales Strategy. Inbound Sales vs. Outbound Sales vs. Account-Based Marketing.

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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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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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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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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. Create Hyper-Personalized Videos to Excel in Conversions 3.1 Where to Use Video in the Sales Cycle 4.1

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

3 of the top 5 most important goals for B2B organizations are lead generation, sales and lead nurturing, according to the 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report compiled by CMI. Out of the leads that get generated, 79% of it won’t convert to sales! Keys To Lead Management. Defining A Qualified Lead. Quick Lead Distribution.

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SalesIntel

MARCH 20, 2024

One of the significant reasons for email success in the recent past is executing sales email sequences tactfully. Well crafted sequences enable companies to reach potential customers, nurture leads, and drive conversions through personalized, targeted communication. 5 Things You Must Avoid In a Sales Email Sequence 1.

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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

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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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Whether you conduct your sales outreach by phone, social media, or email—it’s undeniably an essential aspect of B2B sales. Today we’ll cover a list of insights around sales follow-up productivity, channels, cadences, and effectiveness. B2B Sales Follow Up Statistics Sales Follow Up Productivity 1. emails, 35.9

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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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Vidyard

APRIL 30, 2021

To be successful at sales prospecting, you need to be able to reach out and connect with customers in a meaningful way. The beauty of sales prospecting with video is that in just under two minutes , you can: Catch a prospect’s attention by emailing a video personalized made just for them. Help put a face to a name and show who you are.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 4, 2023

LinkedIn Sales Navigator has evolved into an indispensable tool for the majority of sales teams. With the strong presence of B2B buyers on LinkedIn, sales teams are now leveraging the platform to optimize their prospecting efforts, moving beyond solely using cold calling and traditional outreach methods.

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Conversica

JUNE 27, 2022

Going Conversation Qualified | Snack-Size AI Ep. It’s a big leap from MQL to truly Sales-Ready, or from new customer to advocate. Conversica CMO David Greenberg explains Conversation Qualified, a new funnel concept that better engages leads, prospects, and customers at every stage of the lifecycle.

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SalesIntel

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this blog, we’ll delve into five powerful paid ad tactics that not only align with your CFO’s financial mindset but also help you unleash the full potential of your marketing campaigns. Observe the response rates, the level of engagement, and the feedback received. But fear not, my fellow marketers!

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Digital tactics are effective, but too much can create noise, drowning out your brand message and leaving consumers with the negative side effects of digital overload. Keep reading for tactical integrated campaign ideas that generate seamless online-to-offline experiences. . Drive Attendance and Post-Event Conversations.

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