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How to Use Data and the Right Tools to Build Your Sales Plan (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Opportunities in Pipeline Opportunities-to-Proposal Ratios Proposal-to-Closed Deals Ratios Upsells, Cross-Sells, and Expansion Deals By mapping out how each step in your funnel converts to the nextcalls to first appointments, first appointments to proposals, proposals to closed dealsyou can see exactly where to focus in the new sales year.

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Strategies to Turn Your Windshield Time Into a Competitive Advantage (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Planning calls: Call ahead to confirm appointments or reschedule meetings. Planning calls: Call ahead to confirm appointments or reschedule meetings. If you're supposed to be in your Monday quadrant but you're driving to your Friday area, you better have a damn good reason. Never compromise safety for a sales call.

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AI Tasks and Tools for SDR Success

Heinz Marketing

Benefit : AI-driven lead scoring ensures that SDRs prioritize the most valuable prospects, increasing conversion rates and improving the efficiency of outreach efforts. Appointment Scheduling Challenge : Coordinating calendars and booking meetings with prospects is often a time-consuming back-and-forth process.

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Road Warrior Prospecting (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

He described his typical daystarting at job sites at 7:30 AM, running between appointments, sending proposals from his truck, and working from Starbucks in between meetings. Got 10 minutes between appointments? Use the gaps: Those small windows between appointments are prospecting gold. Got 10 minutes between appointments?

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AI for Small Business: How to Choose Your Tech Stack

Salesforce

For instance, with the right customer relationship management (CRM) you can install a free chatbot to respond to customers. Get AI for your SMB Get started with artificial intelligence (AI) for your small business and scale fast with the #1 AI CRM for SMBs. Many small businesses have a small IT team, or none at all.

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The Best Apps for Sales Reps to Boost Productivity: A Detailed Guide

Veloxy

Seamless Integration With Sales Rep Software Sales rep software often includes tools like: CRMs Email platforms Calendar systems A strong productivity app needs to work with these tools. If the sales app doesn’t sync with your CRM, it creates extra steps that slow things down. It’s helpful to compare them side by side.

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Why Salesforce Adoption Fails and How to Fix It

Veloxy

Consider appointing Salesforce champions within your team. Implement strict data entry standards and regular audits to keep your CRM clean and reliable. Common CRM Adoption Failures and How to Avoid Them Salesforce isn’t just a piece of software. It reduces errors and ensures your CRM remains reliable.