Veloxy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s face it: if you’re still relying on old-school sales prospecting methods , you’re falling behind. Now, CEOs and Sales Executives need something sharper, faster, and more precise: AI for sales prospecting. At Veloxy, we believe AI is the game-changer every sales leader needs.

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Prospecting Technique Pipeline Sales 130

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 22, 2025

This is the third and final article in a series of three blog posts about hiring and retaining top sales talent. In the first two articles, we covered defining your sales candidate ideal profile, establishing your companys hiring standards, and building a robust candidate pipeline.

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Pipeline Sales 224

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount Jr. and special guest Victor Antonio, renowned sales expert and author, dive deep into the world of sales, AI, and mindset. This shift makes human skills even more essential in later stages of the sales process. In fact, it’s the opposite.

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Sell Pipeline Lead generation Networking 98

Veloxy

JANUARY 7, 2025

In the world of sales, time is money. This is where the concept of the sales cycle comes into play. A streamlined sales cycle can significantly boost your company’s efficiency and profitability. It can help you close deals faster, increase your sales volume, and improve your bottom line. What is a Sales Cycle?

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Objectives and Key Results Negotiate CRM Sales 130

Martech

JUNE 11, 2025

B2B marketers are under pressure to deliver pipeline, but the old playbook of MQL chasing, generic content and paid ads isn’t cutting it anymore. Abandon those MQL shackles, they say, and focus on original content or research tailored to your audience to get your sales teams in the door.

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Pipeline B2B Cross-sell Education 115

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Sales Leadership Framework Behind Multiple $100MM ARR Orgs Whether on the podcast, a one-to-one conversation, in GTMfund’s Slack, in a digital live event… the same pattern surfaces: the best leaders develop and leverage systems. This could be ACV for one rep, close rate for another, or pipeline volume for the team as a whole.

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GTM X-functional Pipeline Construction 114

Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 25, 2024

In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, take a look back at the best insights from the year. These moments arent just memorable, theyre actionable advice that sales professionals can take into 2025 to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. Leading with empathy and emotional intelligence helps uncover the real problems you can solve.

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Conversion Pitch Sales Trust 96

SaaStr

JULY 3, 2025

Dear SaaStr: How Long of a Ramp Period Should I Give a New VP of Sales? Everyone else … looks a little lost when they start 😉 For a Head of Sales at a seed or Series A startup, you should give them one full sales cycle —usually 90 days—to show meaningful progress. Not to quadruple sales, but to tilt the curve for real.

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Pipeline Contract Sales Closing 102

Martech

AUGUST 12, 2024

Sales teams, get ready to level up with awesome new tools for managing leads. How it helps you Sales, marketing and service teams can safely manage sensitive data, creating a comprehensive and unified customer profile to improve operational efficiency and customer interactions.

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CRM Pipeline Contact Conversion 124

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

as he welcomes legendary sales expert, Mark Hunter, to The Sales Gravy Podcast! In this episode they dive into actionable Outbound strategies, discuss the latest AI trends, and reveal why authentic relationships are the cornerstone of every successful sale. Join host Jeb Blount Jr.

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Appointment Negotiate Sales Represent 97

Sales Gravy

MARCH 18, 2025

Gaius, who runs an insurance brokerage in Ohio wants to know how to get his new sales agents cold calling and building pipeline earlier in their training cycle, without making them feel overwhelmed and sabotaging their confidence. The question is, how soon can they start generating leads and setting up sales conversations?

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Cold Call Commission Appointment Pipeline 77

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sales teams today spend 70% of their workday on non-selling activities a massive roadblock to hitting quotas. In my experience, the biggest culprits behind this inefficiency are bloated, disconnected sales tech stacks with poor training and low user adoption. Double Sales Productivity in only 1 Minute. Lets dive in.

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Product CRM Price Objectives and Key Results 130

Martech

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Linking your CRM with LinkedIn is a powerful way for sales and marketing teams to get more out of both platforms. Create a LinkedIn search URL field Add a LinkedIn search URL field in HubSpot so reps can find leads on LinkedIn with just one click — no Sales Navigator needed.

CRM 129

CRM Contact Pipeline Follow-up 129

SalesPop

OCTOBER 9, 2024

and Pipeliner CRM have a strong, symbiotic connection that enhances both platforms: 1. is a natural extension of Pipeliner CRM , offering complementary content while being able to stand on its own. Pipeliner’s philosophy and core principles are integrated into SalesPOP!, The post Symbiosis: Sales POP!

CRM 52

CRM Pipeline Sales Consult 52

Sales Gravy

JANUARY 14, 2025

Eric in Lewiston, Maine, asks how to use last years data to create and accurate sales plans and evaluate software tools (like CRMs and ZoomInfo) to make those goals happen. Sales planning is vitalwithout a roadmap, youre just hoping your revenue targets magically come to life. Success in sales is about balance across the entire funnel.

Appointment 98

Appointment Cross-sell CRM Pipeline 98

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 18, 2025

This logic makes sense to nearly ever human being but when you apply a filter for only those in the sales profession, including salespeople, sales managers, sales leaders and senior executives who oversee the sales function, that logic goes right out the window. The stats represent salespeople who follow a sales process.

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Process CRM Pipeline Sales 125

SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Former Head of Revenue at BILL and HubSpot Americas leader Michelle Benfer recently joined us on a SaaStr Workshop Wednesday share her insights on one of the most critical roles in any SaaS organization: the frontline sales manager. “At HubSpot, I had over 100 frontline sales managers reporting to me.

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Pitch Promote Sales Pipeline 104

Salesforce

JANUARY 9, 2025

So, closing more deals more quickly is a win for everyone sales representatives, sales managers, the finance department, and a company’s leadership. Say hello to the sales acceleration process. What you’ll learn: What is sales acceleration? Why is sales acceleration important?

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Closing Represent Territory Lead generation 98

Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, host Jeb Blount Jr. sits down with LinkedIn expert and OutBound speaker Brynne Tillman to discuss the keys to leveraging LinkedIn for sales success. Personalization vs. Automation: When using sales automation, it's crucial to remain authentic. This can make a huge difference.

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Pitch Networking Trust Pipeline 96

Martech

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Sales and events aren’t even on the same page. Dig deeper: How small companies make a big splash with event content Real-world results: Customer success and field sales Here’s how this framework transformed one company’s approach to events. And field sales? It’s crunch time: eight weeks until your flagship conference.

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Strategize Angle Territory Sports 119

Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 19, 2024

My latest sales epiphany happened while I was watching Friday’s American League Championship Series game between the Yankees and the Guardians. And because this is my brain, this article is actually about sales, not baseball! It will look good in the pipeline. Size of the pipeline doubles overnight. This is huge!

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Real Estate Gaming Pitch Sales 77

Sales Gravy

MARCH 30, 2025

It can also make life much easier if your sales plan and quota gets bigger in the back half of the year as many do. The most important thing you can do right now is conduct a deep dive analysis of your pipeline. Get your calculator out and do the math on how much you need in your pipeline to crush your Q2 number.

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Quota Pipeline Sales Up-sell 101

SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2025

5 Key Learnings from Scaling from 3 to 75 Go-To-Market Team Members in Less Than 12 Months The latest SaaStr CRO Confidential is out and Sam Blond did a great deep dive with Graham Mareno, VP of Worldwide Sales at Codeium. Create Compelling Economic Incentives For sales talent, compensation is critical.

GTM 97

GTM Territory Pipeline Growth 97

SaaStr

JULY 4, 2025

Dear SaaStr: What Quota Should I Give to my Enterprise Sales Reps? For enterprise sales reps, quotas typically range from 3x to 5x their fully burdened on-target earnings (OTE). The exact number depends on your deal size, sales cycle, and how mature your sales process is. Then, scale it up to 3x-5x their OTE after.

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Quota Pipeline Sales Closing 104

Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. Getting stuck on YTD sales. Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a better chance of making their numbers.

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Meeting Pipeline Quota Sales 66

Martech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This streamlines sales, strengthens loyalty and expands revenue through seamless upgrades and bundled offerings. Jason’s team emphasizes Velocity, working quickly to move accounts through the pipeline and deliver value faster. U nification: Integrate marketing, sales and customer success seamlessly.

GTM 114

GTM Product Cross-sell Profit margin 114

SaaStr

JULY 14, 2025

Dear SaaStr: How Do I Know If My New VP of Sales is Working Out? This is one of the most discussed topics on SaaStr, and a deep dive here: The 30-Day Test: How to Know if Your VP of Sales Will Succeed In a nutshell, you’ll know if your VP of Sales is working out by looking at two things: results and team-building ability.

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Pipeline Contract Quota Growth 70

Sales Gravy

MARCH 4, 2025

Matt from Grand Rapids says, If I dont make my cold calls, our pipeline will go dry. In this Ask Jeb segment of the Sales Gravy Podcast I walk Matt through practical strategies to carve out time for prospecting and target the right prospects so that he can keep his sales pipeline fulleven while being pulled in a dozen directions.

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Cold Call Pipeline Niche Referrals 54

SaaStr

JULY 1, 2025

Dear SaaStr: I’m Joining a Start-Up as Head of Sales At Just $1m ARR. Build Pipeline Relentlessly At seed stage, pipeline is everything. Don’t wait to hire an SDR team—start building pipeline immediately. Use tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, or ZoomInfo to find leads. What’s the sales cycle?

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Start-ups Pipeline Up-sell Sales 74

Martech

OCTOBER 8, 2024

When sales and marketing teams are firmly aligned, the outlook is much better, with 80% saying they will reach their goals. The insights come from a new Pipeline360 report, “The H2 2024 state of B2B pipeline growth” based on a survey of 500 B2B marketers in the U.S. Problems with marketing/sales alignment (44%).

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B2B Pipeline Follow-up Growth 144

Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2025

Lets kill the myth: sales coaching isnt just for newbies or underperformers. Its for closers, leaders, and the ones who want moremore pipeline, more wins, more control over their career. If you're in sales, you need coaching. Sales is a performance sport. Sales coaching forces you to stop guessing and start fixing.

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Sports Referrals Sales Pipeline 98

Sales Gravy

JUNE 10, 2025

Here's a question that exposes one of the most dangerous myths in modern sales: How do you set the right pipeline creation target to consistently hit quota? The obsession with pipeline multipliers is creating more problems than it's solving, and it's time we had an honest conversation about what actually drives predictable revenue.

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Pipeline Appointment Quota Follow-up 54