Martech

MAY 24, 2024

As a result, the most significant differences between B2C marketing and B2B marketing involve the number of people involved in the purchase decision and the length of the sales cycle. When done well, the goal is for the brand to be top of mind when the prospect enters the buying cycle. Dig deeper: What is B2C marketing?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

So something that worked a year ago (*cough* your current sales process *cough*), probably isn’t as effective presently. Sales process optimization isn’t a one and done activity. Even the most evergreen processes need some upkeep once in a while. And today, we’re telling you to give your sales process a little TLC.

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Seismic

MAY 10, 2024

Imagine your sales team repeatedly missing their goals. The answer could lie in the tools you’re using for sales training. Let’s explore the significant benefits enterprise-grade sales training brings to the table. Let’s explore the significant benefits enterprise-grade sales training brings to the table.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 10, 2024

Navigating the sales funnel can be complex for any business. Developing a journey from prospect to customer acquisition demands a specific sales process—and, often, sales and marketing teams aren't sure of which responsibilities they hold during that process. Why Should I Have a Process for Our Sales Cycle?

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Kevin Indig

APRIL 11, 2023

This is the power of Ahrefs Webmaster Tools! Imagine what this could do for your business… Visit ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools for this free tool. Long sales cycles (+90 days) are the biggest enemy of attribution models, often to the detriment of channels like SEO that play an important role in early touches.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the face of increasing goals and changing preferences of B2B buyers, sales and marketing teams alike are being forced to evolve in order to meet the needs of their prospects today. Better Qualification, Shorter Sales Cycles. Tools for Interactive Lead Qualification. What is Lead Qualification? Interactive PDFs.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching. What is Sales Coaching?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 25, 2024

” This is more than just a routine check — it’s a means of gaining insights and improving sales tactics. When you record sales calls, you can easily organize and analyze call information, surfacing key insights that allow you to address customer needs and move deals closer to the finish line.

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. And it takes an average of 20 touches with a brand before a prospect becomes a potentially successful lead for the sales team. How inappropriate!

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Change in the working environment, change in the tools companies are using, and change in how buyers seek information and make purchases. Now more than ever, trust is important in the buying process as prospects continue to carefully consider purchases. 1: Hire and train more inside sales. Inside sales provides: ?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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Outreach

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Closing deals — especially in the world of B2B sales — can sometimes feel like a never-ending process. And still, you're left wondering, "Is there any way to speed up this sales cycle without coming across as pushy?". What Is a Sales Cycle? How to Accelerate Your Sales Cycle in 12 Ways.

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Outreach

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Sales Cycle: Definition, Stages, and Importance. A well-established sales cycle is the cornerstone of a successful sales practice. For sales reps, it provides a strong framework for next steps, lead prioritization, and a more cohesive deal-closing process. What Is a Sales Cycle?

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Martech

MAY 5, 2023

Marketers know this as “the sales funnel”. The advent of AI and the avalanche of data has distorted the shape of the funnel. If it is not shaped like a funnel any more, then what is it? Think about a spider web Ryan Brock, chief solution officer at marketing strategy platform DemandJump, no longer sees a funnel.

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

“If you work at any kind of PE or VC-backed firm, or a public firm, everybody’s feeling the same thing: boards are suddenly caring a lot more about efficiency metrics, revenue per employee, and spend metrics.” We’re constantly looking at performance all the way through the funnel, not just what gets us volume at the front end.”

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Conversica

JANUARY 24, 2019

A guest blog by Michael Hanson, VP of Marketing at CloudTask – CloudTask is a managed workforce provider for growing companies looking for B2B Sales, Sales Chat and Customer Support solutions. But it’s not just important to keep the length of your sales cycle tight.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 11, 2022

” Those are among a handful of common refrains I hear from sales leaders these days — many of whom are on the hook for promoting efficient growth, even as we face an economic recession. Sales leaders will need to zero in on where they and their teams can increase efficiency, manage risk, and most importantly, drive revenue.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sales great Zig Ziglar once wrote, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” ” That’s the struggle of every team without clear sales targets: no clarity, no progress, no growth. See how it works What are sales targets? Why are sales targets important? All they have to do is start running.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 6, 2023

Sales efficiency is a crucial aspect of any successful business. However, with the ever-evolving business landscape, achieving optimal sales efficiency can be challenging. Sales teams often face various roadblocks that can hinder their productivity and ultimately affect the bottom line.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 29, 2023

In today's competitive landscape, sales teams are under immense pressure to deliver results. Traditional sales strategies often fall short thanks to long sales cycles, decreased close rates, and the need for more personalized outreach. But how can you incorporate HubSpot's Content Assistant into your sales process?

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Seismic

JUNE 7, 2024

If you’re a sales leader, one of your most important responsibilities is coaching and developing your team. With an ever-changing sales landscape, traditional coaching methods can often fall short. As markets evolve and customer behaviors shift, sales leaders are turning to new ways of coaching their teams.

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LeanData

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Every organization needs a sales playbook, a set of motions and best practices that help move a prospective customer through various stages of the buying journey. Great playbooks are the foundation of an efficient sales pipeline, keeping marketing and sales aligned on converting leads into customers.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2024

It’s time to use your highest-profile internal advocates to secure a meeting — and do it efficiently. Buying Signal #2: Project Initiative News Uncovering that a prospect is initiating a significant project, like a master data management transformation initiative, signals a pivotal opportunity. Schuck says. “If I’m not the AE.”

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Vision Edge Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Most of the recommendations for improving Marketing and Sales alignment revolve around how these two organizations need to work together. Regardless of various approaches taken by companies to address this issue, the lack of alignment and collaboration between Marketing and Sales persists. Go-to-market strategy, process, and planning.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. Industrial marketing for manufacturers offers solutions that allow us to maximize our resources.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

At ZoomInfo, we care about the sales numbers, but we know to get there we must: Always. When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. These tidbits can be the difference between an average sale and a humongous deal.

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ClickDimensions

JANUARY 9, 2024

A well-managed sales pipeline is the lifeblood of any successful sales operation. Small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) with well-defined sales processes and effective pipeline management experience an 18% increase in revenue growth compared to those without. However, it’s not without its challenges.

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Understanding the Stages: MQLs, SALs, and SQLs Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) and Sales Accepted Leads (SALs) might sound similar , understanding the distinctions between these lead types is crucial to boosting up your marketing funnel.

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Seismic

AUGUST 25, 2019

“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” ” – Peter Drucker, father of modern management theory. In short, effectiveness is the quality of the actions, while efficiency is the speed of the actions. If you can improve sales productivity, then why wouldn’t you?

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Hubspot

JANUARY 6, 2021

You've established the various stages of your sales process. The concept that underlies all those points is known as sales effectiveness. Here, we'll go over what that means, how to most aptly measure it, some steps you can take to improve yours, and some of the best resources available to get the most out of your sales process.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Senior care sales can be a rollercoaster, with some sales cycles ranging from a few weeks to two years. One way to navigate this roller coaster is by implementing sales enablement strategies for your sales team. Getting Started with Sales Enablement. Automate Your Processes. But where do you start?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2021

One of the many benefits of conversational marketing is its ability to accelerate your sales cycle. After all, it is built for and used by both your marketing and sales teams to drive pipeline and generate revenue. Employ HubSpot sales routing. Sales success comes down to one thing: your speed to connect.

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SalesIntel

MAY 13, 2024

This scenario is all too common in B2B sales, where complex solutions and lengthy buying cycles can lead to frustrating interactions. The truth is, B2B sales doesn’t have to be a slog. Customer Relationships: In B2B sales, the emphasis is on building relationships. But what if there was a way to flip the script?

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Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results.

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Of course, this one-hour rule only really applies if your lead handoff process prioritizes highly-qualified leads that are, in fact, ready and able to buy. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales? Sound familiar?

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Hubspot

JANUARY 3, 2022

Your CRM manages customer and lead relationships and provides context about their challenges, goals, stage of the buyer’s journey, past conversations, purchase history, and more. If you’re a HubSpot user , your CRM is also connected with your sales, service, marketing, and operations software. CRM Payment Processing.

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B2B Digital Marketer

APRIL 25, 2024

B2B Digital Marketer What Are Digital Sales Rooms? As businesses seek more dynamic and engaging ways to connect with clients, digital sales rooms stand out as pivotal platforms for interaction, presentation, and collaboration. In this episode, you’ll learn: The definition and purpose of digital sales rooms.

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