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The Sales Manager’s Guide to Salesforce Automation

Veloxy

Salesforce Adoption Pain Point #1 : Sales representatives report spending 66% of their day performing tedious, non-selling activity in Salesforce. This is a conundrum for most sales managers, as sales productivity is one of the common selling points of the Salesforce CRM platform. 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

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Why Companies Struggle with Hiring Quality Salespeople

Anthony Cole Training

Finding and putting the best people in the right seats is the biggest problem identified by most business owners, especially as it applies to critical sales roles. Here are the 5 most common reasons most companies struggle with hiring quality salespeople.

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Sneak Peek: Click Funnels 2.0

ClickFunnels

The post Sneak Peek: Click Funnels 2.0 appeared first on ClickFunnels. The Secret Revealed! We’ve been keeping a secret. A really awesome secret. And we just shared it with a few thousand people at Funnel hacking Live 2021! …. ClickFunnels 2.0 is here!! We are beyond excited about it! We cannot wait to put a new and completely improved ClickFunnels platform into your capable hands.

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Pipeliner Concepts—Where We’re Going

Sales Pop!

In this Pipeliner Concepts series, we’ve covered the basic concepts of Pipeliner CRM, as opposed to simply the technical details. In this final article, let’s touch on the crucial points of Pipeliner CRM, and CRM in general, for the future. Overcoming Silos. Throughout this series we highlighted a new type of CRM administrator—the architect administrator.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Sales Management Tip of The Week Tip #27: Manage Your Own Motivation

STAR Results

Manage Your Own Motivation. …this is an important one because sometimes we get frustrated as sales managers and tip #27 says to manage your own motivation. Welcome to management. As a rep, you lived in a highly supportive environment. In management, the environment is less supportive and filled with stress. It is incumbent on you to stay inspired so you can inspire the people around you.

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Most Sales Processes, Funnels and Pipelines are How Old?

Understanding the Sales Force

Have you ever conducted a Google or Amazon search for one thing only to be presented with search results that were completely different than what you were looking for? I was looking for an image of a sales funnel and couldn't believe what I found! My search results can be found here. Can you believe all of those images of sales funnels? Look them over and see if you can recognize the problem with all of them.

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Steps to success in the tech industry

Sales Pop!

When running a business there are a million different things that you need to focus on. And in an industry as competitive as tech, you need to be on the ball at all times. Manage your money right and keep a close eye on your business operations. Hire great staff and find a place to source your electronic component parts. Have you considered your marketing strategy?

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Moving From Product Features To Insight

Partners in Excellence

Recently, I was doing a workshop with a really great sales team. We were talking about how to engage prospects and customers more effectively. They enthusiastically embraced the idea that we have to talk about what customers are interested in; we have to engage customers in issues critical to them and their business. But then we decided to practice these principles.

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Strategy Is Sexy, Execution is Boring

STAR Results

Strategy Is Sexy, Execution is Boring. Business success is a function of brilliant strategies and excellent execution. How are your sales to date? Every sales leader I have spoken with could easily answer this question. I am sure you can as well. Here is a more challenging question: How well are you doing when it comes to strategy execution ? This is a much more challenging question and there is no easy answer.

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7 Lead Generation Examples That Work Like Crazy

ClickFunnels

The post 7 Lead Generation Examples That Work Like Crazy appeared first on ClickFunnels. Need some lead generation ideas? You are in the right place! Today we are going to take a look at seven lead generation examples that work like crazy. No matter what industry you are in, you will surely learn something that you can apply to your own business… Table of Contents: #1 Ramit Sethi #2 Brian Dean #3 James Clear #4 Mark Rosenfeld #5 Zero to Users #6 Matthew I.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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How to Describe your SaaS Product More Effectively to Website Visitors

Sales Pop!

According to The Unbounce Conversion Benchmark Report , the median conversion rate for SaaS businesses in 2021 falls at 3%, with top performers managing to secure rates as high as 20% and over. Of course, not all industries enjoy the same outcomes. As expected, low-risk purchases like apps and devices tend to accomplish better results. But this statistic naturally leads to the following question: Could the low conversion rates observed by high-value and niche service providers be remedied with a

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Moving From Information Scarcity To Abundance

Partners in Excellence

In the “good old days,” perhaps 10+ years ago, salespeople were the primary source of information about potential solutions for their customers. Customers and prospects sought sales people to learn about new solutions, trends in the markets, what other similar companies were doing. Customers, also, looked for other sources of information–through networking with others, conferences, trade magazines, research companies, consultants, and others.

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The Monday Morning Breakfast For Champions Podcast – Episode 41 – Frank Cespedes

Tibor Shanto

Subscribe today , and take the Breakfast on the go! Frank Cespedes teaches at Harvard Business School, ran a business, serves on Boards, and is affiliated with VC and PE firms. He is the author or co-author of six books as well as articles in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Business Horizons, California Management Review, International Encyclopedia of Business and Management, Journal of Managerial Issues, Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, Marketing Encyclopedia,

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5 Ways To Generate More Leads For Lawyers [A Guide]

ClickFunnels

The post 5 Ways To Generate More Leads For Lawyers [A Guide] appeared first on ClickFunnels. Want to get more clients as a lawyer? Then you need to first figure out how to get more leads. Today we are going to discuss five lead generation strategies that can help you do exactly that. Ready to take your law practice to the next level? Continue reading… Table of Contents: Let’s Talk About Your Lead Magnet First Lead Gen Strategy #1: Run Facebook Ads to Your Lead Magnet Landing Page Lead Gen

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Get Higher-Quality B2B Leads That Convert!

B2B marketers face a number of challenges, including: continuously generating great leads converting leads to active sales prospects finding vendors that deliver real results Aggregage has proven content syndication, webinar, online advertising and intent signal marketing programs that deliver higher-quality leads. More than 700 companies have already benefited from our programs.

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How To Handle Sales Objections – Step By Step

The 5% Institute

One of the most important parts of the sales process as well as your sales conversations, is learning how to handle sales objections the right way. Knowing how to handle sales objections can either help you close the sale, or potentially break rapport if you handle them incorrectly. So how should you go about overcoming objections in sales? In this article, we’ll explore the five-step approach we teach Sales Professionals and Business Owners, but before we do – we’ll also look at where sales obj

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Using psychology and better data practices to get customers closer to purchase

Martech

With limited resources, marketers need every edge they can get, including psychology, to get customers closer to purchase. “All [marketers] are using several different channels, platforms, solutions and tools to track assets, campaigns, user and customer data, performance data, etc.,” said Megan Sangha, Senior Product Marketing Manager for workflow management company Wrike, in her talk at our recent MarTech conference.

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The top 10% of all salespeople are 4200% better at this

Membrain

My wife and I entered the small jewelry shop and were greeted - not with a warm welcome - but with a matter of fact "my name is. and I'm the owner. and I created everything in the store" which was followed by fifteen minutes of non-stop presentation of everything she created.

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The Offer You Must Make TODAY to Work with More Clients TOMORROW

SalesProInsider

Do you have capacity to help more people? Most advisors do. Yet they get stuck in the “How do I get in front of more people?” conundrum. The good news is that TODAY is a fantastic opportunity to add more value to existing relationships so you can start new relationships. Similar to the beginning of the pandemic, the recent proposed tax law changes create an opportunity to start new conversations.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Busting the myth! Retargeting is a creepy stalker

Salesmate

Do you ever look at something and get a déjà vu? In this era, chances are that feeling might just be a simple retargeting practice. Retargeting is when marketers reach out to the prospects that previously engaged with the company. So, if you come across a familiar advertisement while you’re browsing online, that’s retargeting. And while it could be an effective practice for marketers, the audience might feel that they’re being stalked. “Retargeting is a creepy stalkerR

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What do marketing attribution and predictive analytics tools do?

Martech

Marketing attribution and predictive analytics platforms are software that employ sophisticated statistical modeling and machine learning to evaluate the impact of each marketing touch a buyer encounters along a purchase journey across all channels, with the goal of helping marketers allocate future spending. Platforms with predictive analytics capabilities also use data, statistical algorithms and machine learning to predict future outcomes based on historical data and scenario building.

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What Is Data Lineage? Why It's Important to Track Data Flow

G2

Some professionals view data lineage as the GPS of data.

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8 Must-Have Ecommerce Tools for Rapid Retail Growth

Sales Pop!

The year 2020 was the most successful in the history of eCommerce. The pandemic has boosted it on several fronts at once. Why has ECommerce Become so Popular? Massive digitalization, a year of social isolation, and the continued explosion of social media have impacted the eCommerce industry as catalysts: consumers have turned to online shopping to buy things they can’t get in temporarily closed stores.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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How to do ABM without an ABM tool – Part I

Heinz Marketing

By Lauren (Dichter) Bensussen, Sr. Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. If you’re trying to attribute sales to marketing efforts in an accurate and effective way, you need to invest in an attribution tool. And if you’re trying out account-based marketing, you need an ABM tool …. Or do you? We know that having the right tools is ideal for the smoothest process possible.

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Google delays the timeline for testing FLoC

Martech

FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) has faced a series of hurdles over the last few months, from a U.K. regulatory requirement that Google not discriminate against its rivals in favor of its own advertising business to internal discussions revealing that a consensus on tracking cohorts (as opposed to, say, topics) has yet to be reached. Google had already backed up the deprecation of third-party cookies until 2023, but now the testing of FLoC itself — Google’s favored alternative which wo

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Everyone Will Want to Fund You at $10m ARR. But Maybe Not Before.

SaaStr

After $10m ARR, every VC in SaaS comes to the same conclusion. So interesting that they don't even at $4m-$5m ARR though. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) September 24, 2021. In this era of unprecedented unicorn production and public SaaS multiples, where it looks like every Series A on TechCrunch is $30m+, it can seem like getting venture funded must be easier than ever.

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Tips for the Newly Self-Employed

Sales Pop!

Many people aspire for the freedom that comes with being self-employed. They get to be their own boss, set their own hours, and choose what they do and when they do it. While becoming newly self-employed is exciting, it won’t always be an easy journey and can be full of struggles. You are on your own now and can’t simply head into the office and collect your regular and predictable paycheck anymore.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Pick Up the Phone and Sell

Sales Gravy

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount, Jr makes his debut with discussion about leveraging the telephone with Alex Goldfayn who is author of the new book, Pick Up The Phone and Sell. In this insightful conversation, JBJ and Alex make the case that you should pick up the phone and sell because picking up the phone proactively can help you quickly double your sales.

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Value data privacy to build customer trust

Martech

Privacy and consent are more important than ever in digital marketing since the advent of GDPR and CCPA, leading marketers at today’s biggest brands to change how they interact with customers. “You’ll see Apple is using this as a brand value differentiator there. And it’s not just Apple, it’s Google, it’s Facebook, everybody is working towards initiatives around privacy controls and other use cases within the browsers,” said Arshdeep Sood, Marketing Solutions

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Hidden Sales Competition and Why it Could Happen to You

Understanding the Sales Force

I recently took these pictures of mushrooms on our property that I had not seen prior to this year. Bright reds, bright oranges, whites and more. After living on this property for the past twenty years, it really surprised me that these bright colored mushrooms appeared out of nowhere. Then again, my wife and I have cut down a lot of trees and cleared a lot of brush in the last twelve months.

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How to Effectively Personalize your Content Journeys

Heinz Marketing

By? Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing . In the current B2B marketing field, your prospect’s engagement levels are directly tied to how well your content is tailored to specific target groups. These targeted individuals go to your website or interact with your campaigns because you offer a solution to their current issue, or show ways of improving flaws in their processes; they are going to interact with the most appealing offers, so why include additional content t

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.