Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Yet, in spite of all the research and insight around, “focus on the customer, make it all about the customer,” the majority of marketing and prospecting outreach is all about, “… to show my incredible services and products… ” Is it that marketers and sales people are totally unaware of the literature and research?

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Technique Prospecting Meeting Customers 146

Hubspot

MARCH 21, 2019

Have you been in an interview and asked your prospective employer which sales metrics they value most? What if I asked you if you’d ever questioned your interviewer about their sales velocity? So, what is sales velocity? Sales Velocity. Creating Sales Velocity. Source: Altify.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 1, 2021

This may seem very basic, but I’m constantly surprised by how little we address the issue of “Are we winning enough?” Most of the time, sales people and managers look at if from the context of the goal/quota. ” We see this in organizations that focus on volume and velocity.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 1, 2021

I recently read a post from Dave Kurlan entitled, “Why I Believe We Should Blow Up The Business Development Role… ” He makes the argument that we put our most inexperienced sales people into one of the toughest roles in selling–inciting interests, identifying new opportunities, and prospecting. Think about these?

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Manufacturing High impact Prospecting Up-sell 104

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Sales acceleration is a trending strategy due to the growing deployment of B2B engagement, analytics, and content technologies. While sales technology can check a lot of boxes for increasing deal velocity, there are plenty of other sales tactics that can accelerate sales sooner rather than later. Table of Contents.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 29, 2022

The question, “Why Does This Happen,” and its variants (“What causes this to occur, How does this happen, etc?”) As we start posing these questions, the responses provoke us to follow up with the “What if… , Have you considered… , How might things change if… ?

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As a marketing manager, you would supervise the promotion and sales of products, services, or ideas offered by a business. Working with sales, public relations, and product development staff, you would strive to create the most appealing campaigns possible for your product or service based on trends in the marketplace.

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Promote Campaign Drivers/motivators Clients 138

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

Last year, I gave a presentation on how we generated 40% year-over-year organic revenue growth by focusing on out executing the competition, not outsmarting them. So many are distracted by the bleeding-edge techniques and purported algorithm tweaks hyped on SEO blogs and Twitter. Here’s how to do it.

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CTR A/B testing Click Through Rate Education 121

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 4, 2020

The following blog post was written based on new research from Heinz Marketing, Drift, and G2. But what about for the sales team? How often have you run into the challenge of having to justify marketing’s direction? . How often have you been in the hot seat? How often have you been in the hot seat?

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 12, 2022

Every year, we see decreases in % of sales people making their goals. At the same time, our solution to try to make our numbers is driving increases in volumes and velocity. ” And we pump up the volumes, increase the workloads, increase spending all reinforcing a continued death spiral of sales performance. (By

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In this blog you will gain insight into what a GTM team looks like, helpful tips to boost productivity within your go-to-market process, and technology you can use to align your teams and launch new products successfully. Go to market launches are critical for most companies. At the same time, almost 95% of them tend to fail.

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Go To Market GTM Objectives and Key Results Launch 52

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2022

” This seems to be the mantra of too many pundits, and when one looks at key metrics for many sales organizations the bias is around quantity of activities. This focus on quantity or volume, combined with velocity gives rise to a focus on efficiency. We look at how we leverage technology to do more in a period of time.

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Conversion Meeting High impact Technology 73

SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Today’s top-performing sales reps use data, intelligence, and productivity tools 30% more than average performers. Whether you need to gain visibility into pipeline activity, manage deals, or decrease rep ramp time, Sales Engagement tools can help you improve efficiency, leading to sustained growth and profitability.

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Highspot

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sales analytics ultimately outlines where your strengths and weaknesses are in terms of your sales process and each individual rep, and does so in three key areas: productivity, proficiency, and performance. In this blog post, we will delve into sales analytics and how it relates to sales enablement.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“All sales problems are pipeline problems, and all pipeline problems are prospecting problems…… ” I was having a conversation with a really smart person. But I’m uncomfortable with this, I wish diagnosing sales performance issues could be that easy.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 24, 2023

You’re probably here because you want to build a successful sales enablement strategy for your business. Read on to discover how to create effective sales strategies through the power of enablement and turn your team into an all-star performance machine. What is a sales enablement strategy?

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Objectives and Key Results Sales Cross-sell CRM 52

PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

If you’re just winging it through your sales pipeline process without a steady stream of leads – and an understanding of how to move them through each stage – you’re leaving money on the table. But how do you create a sales pipeline that boosts revenue and makes a meaningful impact?

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Pipeline Referrals Quota Sales 99

Gong.io

JUNE 25, 2021

Hard-hitting sales stats. ” Our product gives sales leaders data-backed insights into their sales team. And our Gong Labs team pores through stats from millions of sales interactions to uncover actionable sales tips. How do they do it? Sales Stats for Prospecting. We’re serious about data.

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Cold Call Sell Objectives and Key Results Negotiate 93

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The more control and visibility you have into your sales pipeline, the more revenue you’ll bring in. But what is a sales pipeline and why is it so instrumental to selling success? In this guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about sales pipeline management, including: Sales Pipeline Definition.

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Pipeline Negotiate Objectives and Key Results Sales 100

Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities.

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Hubspot

MAY 19, 2020

In fact, equipped with the right approach, marketing and sales teams can pick their accounts together in as little as an hour. Picking the wrong targets will make it hard for sales and marketing to align and will lead to poor financial results. How to Choose Target Accounts for Account-Based Marketing. What’s not to like?

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Hospitality Product Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell 79

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Sales Pipeline Radio Producer If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. My name is Matt Heinz.

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Pipeline B2B Objectives and Key Results Sales 102

SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2022

When you think of scaling up, many things may come to mind, like hiring, culture, marketing, and sales. But what are the essentials of scaling up, and how do you navigate obstacles along the way to function as a high-impact organization? You need people with fresh thinking, especially sales athletes and leaders who know your market.

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Quota Pipeline Go To Market Up-sell 68

Gong.io

AUGUST 22, 2018

“I’m running out of sales training ideas ,” the director of sales told me, a bit embarrassed. “My My job is to upskill the sales team ,” he said. But keeping a calendar of sales training topics has been tough to juggle with everything else I have to do.”. This story is more common than many sales managers care to admit.

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Objection handling Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Sales 92

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

These apps are also an integral part of how modern companies do business. While your marketing team does a great job maintaining your brand’s overall presence on social, implementing social media into your sales strategy can lead to impressive results. Social Media and Sales. Implement the tactics below instead.

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B2B Sales Contact B2C 88

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

The CFO and CMO relationship doesn’t get the same tradeshow airplay and blog coverage as sales alignment. The CFO and CMO relationship doesn’t get the same tradeshow airplay and blog coverage as sales alignment. A strong CMO and CFO partnership is built on planning, communication, and results.

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Finance Tradeshows Pipeline Strategize 67

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

To win in sales you, and your company, need a recipe for success. The ingredients to win in sales must be pure and of high quality to create a great, high-end, finished product. Here is what we believe it takes to compete with a strong solid sales team that closes the right deals with great sales velocity.

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Territory Commission Appointment Niche 98

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 6, 2018

As a marketing manager, you would supervise the promotion and sales of products, services, or ideas offered by a business. Working with sales, public relations, and product development staff, you would strive to create the most appealing campaigns possible for your product or service based on trends in the marketplace.

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Promote Clients Campaign Pipeline 53

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 12, 2017

Sales isn’t easy! If it was, it could be totally automated and our customers and companies wouldn’t need sales people. We don’t create value in those areas, we only create cost—for our customers and our companies. Seeking the easy and simplistic in sales is like seeking a sugar high.

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Technology Technology Technique Promote 53

Salesmate

JULY 28, 2020

The more you learn, the better you can perform when it comes to nurturing and converting sales deals. In sales, you need to keep learning to excel and surpass competitors. So, take the help of various sales books to enhance your knowledge and brush up your skills. 25 sales books you must-read in 2020.

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Objectives and Key Results Pitch Sales Quota 103

Hubspot

MAY 5, 2014

If you''re regularly on our blog, you know that we love SlideShare presentations. P.S. If seeing these SlideShares makes you want to design one of your own, feel free to use these PowerPoint SlideShare templates so you can create one ! We loved this presentation so much we even wrote a blog post about it.

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Entertainment Presentation B2B Networking 72

Hubspot

MAY 23, 2013

Content is a necessity for any successful inbound marketing strategy, and with more and more marketers creating it, it''s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the barrage of content out there -- a lot of which is, well. If you haven''t yet flipped through Velocity Partners'' SlideShare deck, " Crap. from Velocity Partners.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 8, 2015

We are regaled with stories of sales people shamelessly manipulating customers. The methods of manipulation go back millennium’s to the very first sales transactions. We’ve stereotyped some of the “approaches,” for example boiler room operations or even sullied the reputations of “used car sales people.”

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Cross-sell Technique Entertainment Finance 90

PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

You’ve probably turned on CNBC long enough to hear about big companies hitting or missing their “sales forecasts,” and you’ve probably seen company stocks going up or down based on how analytics compare historical sales data to those forecasts. What is a sales forecast? But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Sales Technique Clients Growth 52

SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In this series, we ask tech executives to describe the why and how of their solution. We call it Sales Tech Simplified. We are constantly asked to demonstrate how they can improve efficiency and drive growth. We are constantly asked to demonstrate how they can improve efficiency and drive growth.

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Cross-sell Sell Pipeline CRM 55

Hubspot

MARCH 30, 2015

So, the first step to creating predictability is to define, measure and track your funnel. In its simplest form (and the reality is that no matter how complex you make you measurement system, it still boils down to this), there are three phases of your funnel that need to be measured: The top of the funnel, where the focus is on traffic.

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Growth Lead generation Conversion Prospecting 72

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 17, 2018

In this guide, I will teach you the fundamentals of Lead Qualification for inbound and outbound sales development, and give you actionable steps you can take to maximize your Revenue per Lead. Sales and Marketing Alignment is a trending topic and the role of Sales Development has been growing fast. What Is Lead Qualification?

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Electricity Prospecting Meeting Education 85