PandaDoc

APRIL 5, 2023

There’s a simple reason behind automating sales processes — less time spent on low-value-added activities results in more time spent on actual selling. That goes for the rest of your sales team stuck following established steps — how much of that time could they have spent doing something more productive than administering routine tasks?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you close more revenue. By analyzing MILLIONS of sales data points. From sales leaders and frontline managers to sales reps, here’s everything you need to know if you want to land every deal left in your pipeline. Why did we do it?

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SalesLoft

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Everyday, the alarm bells are loudly ringing regarding the current state of outbound Sales. Outbound is dead.” “It takes 10x as many emails to get a reply as it did 3 years ago.” “How Our Commercial Sales organization just increased our AE-sourced Closed Won ARR by a whopping 51% per AE in Q3. Don’t believe the hype.

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What Is a Sales Pipeline ? A sales pipeline is a visual representation of your sales process. Salespeople and their managers rely on the sales pipeline to prioritize accounts, keep deals moving, and forecast revenue. . Sales Pipeline vs. Sales Funnel.

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InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Todd Abbott , CEO of InsightSquared , and Tanner Mezel , VP of Sales and Marketing at DSG , recently hosted the webinar, “Improving Funnel Throughput with Analytics & Coaching.” Together, the experts gave a detailed guide on how sales leaders can improve their company’s funnel throughput with analytics and coaching.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The moment a customer voices a sales objection, it’s tempting to do two things. Hearing sales objections make a rep want to: Say these words: “I’ve got the perfect solution for you!”. Handling sales objections well is a skill that separates good reps from their top-performing peers. Both of them are a bad idea.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Scott Barton , VP of Industry Solutions at Varicent. He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Join us for a great conversation about driving the right behaviors within your sales team. powered by Sounder.

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InsightSquared

MARCH 12, 2021

Your sales reports are suffering, but it doesn’t have to be that way! . Say Goodbye to Static, Inflexible Sales Reports. Your sales team is moving fast. InsightSquared’s HubSpot integration brings advanced analytics, forecasting, and much more to the HubSpot marketplace. Say goodbye to poor sales visibility!

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InsightSquared

JANUARY 8, 2021

We’re thrilled to announce we have entered into a strategic partnership with Revenue Collective , an incredible membership organization bringing together more than 4,000 sales, marketing and operations professionals. What deals are stalled or already dead? Which steps in the sales process truly impact funnel conversion rates?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 27, 2019

Wondering how other sales teams are working their magic? Sure, their processes and talent have something to do with their success, but so does their sales stack. Namely… What does the perfect sales stack look like? To find the answer, we reached out to top sales companies to learn more about the tools they’re using.

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InsightSquared

MARCH 5, 2021

Fact: Your sales reps, regardless of how great they are, will never deliver the level of hygiene required to give you confidence in your CRM data. That made it difficult to assess the health of my funnel and have confidence in the forecast that I was accountable to deliver. . Neither the quantity nor the quality.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 3, 2019

I recently met with the VP of Sales of a large, publicly traded company who told me that nobody gets fired for missing quota in their company. Instead, they get fired for failing to forecast quota. As sales leaders, we have the awesome opportunity to drive the revenue that fuels the organizations we are part of.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 6, 2018

This article takes you through 5 crucial tips to efficiently manage your sales pipeline. Before we jump right in, let’s define what a sales pipeline is. A sales pipeline is a systematic and visual representation of your sales process. Commit to forecast opportunities for the week/month/quarter.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 6, 2018

I’ve written a lot about the need for new skills for sales people, the traditional selling skills are in sufficient for success in the future. I’ve even gone so far as to suggest we stop training sales people in traditional selling skills, focusing on skills critical for the future. This is a starting point.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 12, 2016

I recently read a post, “Is Sales Coaching Dead?” In assessing, 17 critical sales management competencies, the survey ranked Sales Coaching as the most critical competency–5.8/7.0, The study went on to assess the effectiveness in training those 17 competencies with actual sales achievement.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 19, 2015

Actually, the title of this post should be: You Can’t Have Pipeline Integrity Without Deal Integrity; You Can’t Have Deal Integrity Without A Sales Process People Use! Sales managers seem to be obsessed with pipeline reviews. But it was too long. They tend to take precedence over deal reviews or anything else.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. The problems with the SDR to sales handoff. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

I listened as he went through a litany of complaints about the sales team. Sales cycles were way too long. Forecasts were terrible. More likely, the problems are the result of systemic issues in the organization or even with management. They weren’t making quota. Their win rates were abysmal.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It's a sales methodology that became popular in the 1980s, and it's based on a pretty simple premise: A salesperson diagnoses their prospect’s needs, then recommends the right products and or services to accommodate them. This brand of sales emphasizes the "why" over the "what" of a potential sale. When Is Solution Selling Used?

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 6, 2016

He talks about the importance good close dates to forecast integrity. Nothing destroys pipeline and forecast accuracy more than bad target close dates. I recall one review about a year ago, where the sales person had slipped the target close date by 30 days 11 times in the past 11 months. ” He naturally, had no idea.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The funnel/pipeline is a key tool for sales people and managers to assess performance. It provides so many insights beyond knowing whether you will make your sales goals. It tells me so much about the organization or the sales person. The typical sales cycle for this organization was just a little over 120 days.

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Hubspot

MAY 6, 2021

Some of those paths may even end up being dead-ends. Will direct sales or inbound marketing work best ? While you and your team may have many new business ideas you want to explore, you don’t have time to head down every path. How do you choose which ideas to pursue, and which ones to let go of? That answer is, " everyone." Five years?

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SBI

JUNE 1, 2021

Buyers tend to be more risk-averse, which further extends the sales cycle. According to Gartner, “High performing managers focus coaching on customer-facing, deal-level activities as opposed to long-term skill-building.” A deal can move from closing this quarter to dead overnight. The sad news, it is happening a lot!

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Lead Fuze

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Sales reps across the globe share this pain point, grappling with countless emails and prospecting efforts that often lead to dead ends. This is no sci-fi movie plot but rather our present reality where leveraging AI in sales execution platforms promises more effective sales operations. You’re not alone.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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Pointclear

APRIL 1, 2015

Gemini (May 22 - June 21): You were going to improve time management skills this year and learn how to sort the essential out from the trivial … but face it, the trivial is a lot more fun. Based on CSO Insights you can still beat most of the other sales reps out there with just a little effort. This year is all about Saturn.

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PandaDoc

JULY 11, 2022

Behind almost every successful business is a successful sales team. Whether you’ve got a small team of inside sales reps, a large outdoor sales team, or a wholesale department working on distribution partners for your next product, sales is the lifeblood of any business. Before you start: Sales reps by the numbers.

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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. Sales Stats for Prospecting. Sales Stat #1: DON’T use ROI in cold emails.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 4, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we interview Dan Fougere , CRO of Datadog. Dan is a 20+ year veteran of technology sales and has seen 4 of his last 5 companies become unicorns. Dan talks about the key qualities of great sales leadership and how to be an effective executive in addition to being a great sales leader.

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PandaDoc

MAY 30, 2019

A slow sales cycle is kryptonite to good sales teams. It hinders accurate forecasting, hurts team morale, and slows growth. So, to be the best, you need to speed up your sales cycle. So, to be the best, you need to speed up your sales cycle. Hire better sales reps. Automate your sales process.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Ryan Lallier , Director of Inside Sales at InsightSquared. Ryan has a diverse background in Sales, with positions ranging from individual contributor to head of sales roles at companies like Dataminr, Gartner, and YayPay. Ryan’s Sales Career Journey.

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Pointclear

APRIL 19, 2017

One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 movement harshly declare that proactive targeting and prospecting for new business is dead. These false pronouncements are having a severe negative impact on sales performance,” he said. And “ Sales Management.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some observations: The data represents the forecast and funnel for 7 sales teams. Some observations: The data represents the forecast and funnel for 7 sales teams. The quarterly forecast (C) is at 42% of the quarterly target (D). If the time in stage is excessive, there is a good chance the opportunity is dead.

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Heinz Marketing

JUNE 4, 2018

Another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio for you! It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities heading into and throughout the year.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Late in 2015 we started producing a bi-weekly radio program called Sales Pipeline Radio , which runs live every other Thursday at 11:30 a.m. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. By Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 9, 2024

With Synch, Daniel is on a mission to streamline the go-to-market tech stack, helping revenue teams spend less time on sales ops and more time actually selling. He brings hard-won insights on leveraging investors, landing crucial first hires, and scaling with in-person sales. 29:52) – When to let go of sales as a founder. (32:48)

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 16, 2018

If you miss Sales Pipeline Radio when it airs live on Thursdays (11:30am pst) below (and every Monday) you can read and/or listen in to recent episodes. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We will discuss what this means.

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