Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. In addition, I reached out to other sales experts to hear what they had to say about setting and meeting revenue goals so you can take home some best practices from their experience. Relying upon seller opinions when grading pipeline health.

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Meeting Pipeline Quota Sales 66

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 18, 2025

You should have a plan that identifies the number of attempts, conversations and new meetings you must schedule each day in order to meet your new business goals based on your current win rate. To close 1 per week, with a 50% win rate, you need 2 qualified opportunities, 4 prospects, and 8 new suspects per week.

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Quota Appointment Meeting Sales 132

Veloxy

JUNE 8, 2022

Perhaps the answer could be in your sales pipeline. Research shows that top performing companies and sales teams do extremely well when it comes to managing their pipeline. However, over 60% of sales teams say their companies are doing a bad job of managing the sales pipeline. What is a Sales Pipeline? But first….

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Pipeline Technology Technology Cross-sell 195

Veloxy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Start for free The Role of AI in Sales Strategy As someone who’s spent years working closely with sales teams, I’ve seen firsthand how time-consuming and inconsistent traditional sales methods can be. With traditional methods, it’s easy to focus on the wrong ones, wasting time on leads that will never close.

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Prospecting Technique Pipeline Sales 130

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

But when I started looking at the performance, I realized, despite consistently meeting the goals, the number of qualified leads this person was developing was about the same as his peers. But they were still struggling to make their numbers and fill their pipelines. But one person consistently beat the goals.

Gaming 122

Gaming Contract Pipeline CRM 122

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 7, 2025

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing A well-structured demand generation strategy is the backbone of consistent pipeline growth. out of 5), according to Heinz Marketings recent Predictable Pipeline Benchmarking analysis. Leverage closed-loop analytics to understand the full customer journey from ad to conversion.

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Pipeline Growth A/B testing Campaign 96

Veloxy

JANUARY 7, 2025

The quicker you can close a deal, the faster you can move on to the next one. It can help you close deals faster, increase your sales volume, and improve your bottom line. A sales cycle is the process your sales team goes through in order to close a sale with a customer. Closing: Locking in the sale and getting commitment.

Objectives and Key Results 130

Objectives and Key Results Negotiate CRM Sales 130

Martech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This approach meets multiple customer needs with integrated solutions while allowing the company to grow efficiently across its products. Jason’s team emphasizes Velocity, working quickly to move accounts through the pipeline and deliver value faster. Speed is also crucial in ensuring ABM success.

GTM 117

GTM Product Cross-sell Profit margin 117

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 31, 2024

We have a single pipeline metric, it’s a variant on pipeline coverage. pipeline coverage. We have pipeline quality, win rates, sales cycles, average deal sizes dialed in. With these three focus areas, we know we are doing enough to generate the volume of opportunities to feed our pipelines.

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Minimum Viable Product Pipeline GTM Drivers/motivators 127

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This interconnectivity helps sales teams optimize their workflows and dedicate more time to what matters most: building customer relationships and closing deals. I built Veloxy to work alongside platforms like this, and I’ve watched Outreach help sales teams build qualified pipelines that turn into actual revenue.

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Product CRM Price Objectives and Key Results 130

Iannarino

APRIL 24, 2023

In any pipeline, you will find many potential deals. Many records that show up as opportunities are not close to being deals worth pursuing. Instead, they live in your B2B sales pipeline because the salesperson must enter the record after a first meeting.

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Growth Pipeline Sales B2B 268

Partners in Excellence

MAY 22, 2025

You need to be prepared to talk about these things in your pipelines.” These were conversations that got deep into the weeds on opportunities in the final stages of closing. I had asked her about this series of meetings, “Why are you doing these? She no longer blocks a day a week for these meetings.

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Contract Legal Meeting Trust 118

Veloxy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Show your team how these features can do the following: Save time with AI for sales Close deals faster Improve their performance The more value they see, the more they’ll use it. How does it help them close more deals? Generate reports showing which team members are updating their records and meeting data-entry standards.

Objectives and Key Results 130

Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Outside Sales Follow-up 130

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Recently, a reader wrote, asking a lot of questions about pipelines–what are they, why are they important, how do we leverage them, and so forth. For example, I know of very few sales training programs that teach pipeline concepts (we’ve been doing this for the past 30 years). So strap in… What is the pipeline?

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Pipeline Prospecting Closing Up-sell 133

Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Tasks and Tools In this section, we’ll go through several everyday SDR tasks that can be automated and/or streamlined along with the AI tools to help do the trick. Appointment Scheduling Challenge : Coordinating calendars and booking meetings with prospects is often a time-consuming back-and-forth process. and Apollo.io

Objectives and Key Results 105

Objectives and Key Results GTM CRM Follow-up 105

Martech

JULY 10, 2024

To meet these demands, organizations are turning to modular content. Learn how this approach supports a comprehensive channel strategy that aligns with brand objectives, addresses consumer needs and optimizes the content pipeline. In regulated industries, close collaboration with compliance teams is essential.

Government 120

Government Legal Pipeline Technology 120

Martech

AUGUST 22, 2024

In either case, HubSpot’s team works closely with the business’s internal teams, advising on the implementation process. That means also being clear on each stage of the sales pipeline. If a deal closes, what does that look like in the CRM? And the other is ‘do it with me.’”

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CRM Customer Relationship Management Relationship Management Follow-up 127

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Results in prospecting don’t happen overnight; staying consistent over time is key to building a strong pipeline and generating lasting success. – The opening of a conversation is just as important as closing a deal, making daily prospecting essential for building new relationships.

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Appointment Negotiate Sales Represent 96

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 16, 2025

Although this article will provide a blueprint for building a strong, full, and sustainable pipeline, we begin with a hospital analogy. When I was in the hospital for surgery in February, and during the recovery that followed, I had specific KPIs assigned at discharge that I was required to meet. Sure its difficult.

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Pipeline Hospitality Drivers/motivators Sales 75

Partners in Excellence

JULY 17, 2023

Over the course of my career I’ve looked at thousands of pipelines/funnels. Recently, I was in a meeting discussing the pipeline health. The managers, defensively, responded, “Dave, we know we need to get more in our pipelines. But there’s more. “What do you mean? .” “What do you mean?”

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Pipeline Contact Closing Process 116

Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Learn about creative touchpoints, High-Intensity Prospecting call blocking (HIPs), and actionable tips to fill, move, and close your sales pipeline effectively. Video messages show prospects that there is a real person behind the communication, which can increase the likelihood of securing a meeting.

Prospecting 97

Prospecting Pipeline Follow-up Gaming 97

Sales Pop!

MARCH 23, 2023

When it comes to managing your sales process, two of the most popular tools on the market are Pipeliner CRM and HubSpot Sales Hub. Pipeliner CRM Features Pipeliner CRM is a sales management tool designed to provide a complete view of the sales pipeline, from prospecting to closing.

CRM 130

CRM Pipeline E-commerce Sales 130

Sales Pop!

MAY 22, 2022

In a previous article announcing Pipeliner’s new Forecasting feature , I stated that forecasting should be collaborative, and that collaborative forecasting can only happen through instant dynamic visualization. Instant dynamic visualization is, of course, what is provided by Pipeliner CRM all throughout the system. What does it mean?

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CRM Pipeline Technology Technology 245

Sales Gravy

JANUARY 4, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount and Colleen Stanley discuss the importance of Reality Testing sales pipeline opportunities. Reality testing sales pipeline opportunities is an important step in ensuring the success of your sales efforts and the effective use of your time. The content quality is excellent.

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Pipeline Sales Prospecting Closing 116

RingDNA

MARCH 26, 2025

Here are some ways that top salespeople can use LinkedIn to add to their pipeline. Would you show up to an important meeting wearing shorts and a Panama hat? Be visible, relevant, and build relationships before they ever land in your pipeline. It’s no longer just who you know—LinkedIn lets you easily meet who you need to know.

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Closing B2B Sell Referrals 62

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

I spent some extra time with them and realized they were both swinging with their eyes closed. If I could get them to swing with their eyes at least partly open, they might get their hands and bat close enough to the ball so that maybe the ball might hit their bats. That was a pretty optimistic thought for a realist like me!

Prospecting 69

Prospecting Cold Call Pipeline Gaming 69

Martech

JULY 17, 2024

As performance becomes harder to predict, Emma is caught in a whirlwind of soaring CPAs, long “gap-close meetings,” and the desperate need to meet ever-higher quotas. Understanding product-market fit Product-market fit occurs when a product meets the needs of a specific market and is widely accepted.

GTM 104

GTM Product Strategize Drivers/motivators 104

Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2025

Its for closers, leaders, and the ones who want moremore pipeline, more wins, more control over their career. Are you hesitating at the close? Soft closes? The ultra-high performers Ive seen who get coaching consistently shorten deal cycles, multiply referrals, and close with precision. This isnt feel-good fluff.

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Sports Referrals Sales Pipeline 98

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2025

In selling, there is no end to the tools that claim to provide coaching, performance reporting tools, conversational intelligence, role play tools, social selling, prospecting/customer engagement, negotiation, objection handling, closing, time management. Perhaps we ask them for ideas, to research a customer, plan a call/meeting.

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Objectives and Key Results Objection handling GTM Pipeline 125

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

That’s why building and managing a sales pipeline is so important. . A well-defined sales pipeline makes your sales process transparent, allowing you to see your deals in the sales funnel, where they’re getting stuck, and how long the entire process takes. What is a sales pipeline? Why is a sales pipeline important?

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Pipeline Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Sales 118

Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Get instant pipeline insights with the mobile lead summary widget. How it helps you This update improves the mobile prospecting experience by giving sales reps a quick overview of their pipeline and highlighting the number of leads at each stage. Let’s recap the biggest HubSpot updates for October 2024.

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Objectives and Key Results CRM Contact Pipeline 122

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Want more leads, pipeline, influence, and awareness in 2024? Now, 6 are set to close in the next 30 days with 24 more in active pipeline for early Q1” Breakout Data Start-Up: “SaaStr has a Great ICP (Seed, Series A and Series B accounts). And we closed a big deal at SaaStr Europa right on site.”

Pipeline 107

Pipeline Closing Up-sell Prospecting 107

Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

How are you expected to deliver Salesforce ROI to the C-Suite if your sales team is spending most of their time on data entry, manual pipeline management, and Salesforce minutia— that is to say if they’re even using Salesforce at all. Rather than sell 95% of the time, most teams only spend 33% of their day closing actual sales.

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Territory Represent Sales Lead generation 342

Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

Wrap touchpoints around meetings. The main one is to treat video sales meetings like in-person calls. Would you show up to a serious meeting in a t-shirt and baseball cap? Hubspot explains how to set up video for sales meetings. Wrap TouchPoints Around Meetings. 10 Steps to Building a Virtual Selling Team.

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Sell Education CRM Up-sell 317

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 5, 2025

We set goals for outreach: So many emails, so many social interactions, so many calls/texts, so many conversations, so many meetings. We look at our pipeline activities, how many first meetings, how many demos, how many proposals, when are we going to close, what discounts are we providing.

Customers 107

Customers GTM Conversion Meeting 107

Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Feeling overwhelmed by the infinite options for growing your pipeline? These are tactics that have helped outside sales professionals grow their pipeline by 300% in one month. If you’ve been meeting quota attainment for the past few months in a row, then you’re clearly underplaying your real potential.

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Outside Sales Pipeline Inside sales Cross-sell 130