Martech

JUNE 23, 2023

HubSpot’s May releases include a prospecting workspace, playlists for coaching, an AI content assistant for social media, content approvals and many releases related to goals. Previously, many teams had to leave HubSpot and use a point solution to manage the high volumes of daily prospecting activities efficiently.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We expect the sales game to change every year, but 2023 has stood out as a uniquely transformative one. To help you stay ahead of the curve, I spoke with top sales professionals to get their tips for selling in 2024. John Barrows , CEO at JB Sales , recommends being selective in how you use AI. Let's dive in.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sales trends come and go. In this post, I’ll review some sales trends we could see fizzle out throughout the year based on findings from our 2024 State of Sales Report. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. LinkedIn as ruler of the prospect research process.

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ClickFunnels

AUGUST 3, 2021

The post 10 Prospecting Tips To Explode Your Sales appeared first on ClickFunnels. Prospecting is a crucial part of the sales process. You need to identify prospects, reach out to them, and persuade them to take the next step in your sales funnel. Table of Contents: What Is Sales Prospecting? #1

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In sales, it's no different. A good sales hook can prevent your prospect from hanging up the phone, or deleting your email entirely. And a great sales hook can start your entire conversation off on the right foot. But first … what is a sales hook? But first … what is a sales hook? (If What is a sales hook?

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Hubspot

MAY 30, 2023

Like all disruption, generative AI in sales has the potential to completely change the way things are done. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales. In this post, we’ll share the state of generative AI in sales today with three use cases for AI in sales.

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SalesPop

MAY 12, 2021

What’s the core of sales automation? To automate, streamline and track daily routine sales activities. Yet, an excellent sales automation system is much more than just facilitating sales reps. Sales automation has grown to be an essential part of many organizations’ marketing mix. What is Sales Automation?

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds.

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Hubspot

JULY 5, 2021

We actually had some fans that would watch our videos and dare us to do something on a weekly basis. In this post, let's review some of the best video hosting sites for your business. Video Platforms. If you're a HubSpot customer, you might already have access to HubSpot's video hosting, creation, and management tool.

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Hubspot

APRIL 6, 2022

This interaction (or lack thereof) can be a sales rep's worst nightmare, and for good reason — leaving a good sales voicemail is hard. But it's an integral part of sales that cannot be ignored. The goal here is to warm up your prospects before you pick up the phone. I'm not available right now.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 22, 2020

Whether it’s suggesting a refill on bulk dish soap we purchased six months ago or recommending a new series based on our Prime Video watch history, Amazon shows us they listen. Is a B2B sale more complicated than an Amazon transaction? Sales cycles are a grind. But, sales fundamentals? And they did it fast. Absolutely.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 3, 2023

Prospective buyers don’t always understand the landscape, prospects under (or over) estimate AI’s capabilities, and worries that AI could drive humans out of their role puts business leaders off AI. Marie Brunet , global vice president of sales at Uniphore , supports this. Focus on the benefits to the user. For example, BDR.ai

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Martech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The pixel can be deployed on digital campaigns run on platforms including Demandbase, Google, HubSpot, Marketo, Microsoft and Outreach. Channel99’s capabilities offer the prospect of an objective, third-party view of campaign efficiency in contrast with results reported by individual channels.

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Hubspot

APRIL 28, 2023

Sales lead tracking can answer the million-dollar question: "How do I know if my team is maximizing their opportunity to close every lead?" If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions because something in your lead management or sales flow is not working for you, you’ve come to the right place. Why bother with manual marking?

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Hubspot

MARCH 26, 2020

To create the optimal customer experience, it's undeniably critical your sales and marketing teams are well-aligned. If you don't, your prospects will suffer. For instance, imagine this: your prospect has been researching a new video conferencing tool for weeks. 3 Tips for Aligning Distributed Marketing and Sales Teams.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Sometimes fitting in just means shifting circumstances — and that principle applies to different brands of sales. Sometimes sales professionals currently working outside sales aren't cut out for it. If you find yourself in a position like that, you might want to consider transitioning from outside to inside sales.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I’ve organized these by category: Data, campaigns, sales and strategy. The platform enables buying-committee selection, and message development and design for outbound campaigns through email and display advertising, all ready to run through Hubspot or Salesforce. A new secret weapon for lead qualification, too.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

McKinsey Institute reports that one-fifth of sales functions could be automated with artificial intelligence (AI). Sales pros spend hours a day on manual and administrative tasks. Luckily, AI is paving the way to reduce or even eliminate the time you spend on routine sales tasks. How much time?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

2021 will bring sales professionals a host of new challenges and trends to consider, and it could be tricky to adapt. Several salespeople are coming into this new year holding onto some dead weight — outdated strategies that are bound to undermine sales efforts instead of enhancing them. Holding Onto Outdated Positioning Statements.

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Martech

MAY 6, 2022

Ceros, the interactive content platform, has announced new integrations that will enable direct delivery of its creative content to the sales enablement platforms Highspot and Showpad. These integrations will facilitate the distribution of content created in Ceros to sales teams within the sales enablement tools they use daily.

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Hubspot

MARCH 7, 2022

If you Google "How to close a deal", you'll quickly stumble across some tried-and-true best practices for sealing a sales deal. But, in reality, sales deals can be unpredictable and often require sales reps to think on their feet. Read on to learn the wildest ways five HubSpot sales experts have closed deals.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 9, 2022

That's why leaders need to leverage effective sales training techniques to set reps on the right course and facilitate their professional growth. When we reached out to Sunny Sandhu — Director of Sales Development at Guru — for his insight, he stressed the importance of covering the "why" behind a topic. Start with "why.".

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Hubspot

APRIL 30, 2020

That's why we'll be publishing week-over-week trend data for core business metrics like website traffic, email send and open rates, sales engagements, close rates and more. These insights are based on aggregated data from over 70,000 HubSpot customers globally. But there's still a major disconnect in how salespeople are prospecting.

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Over 40% of salespeople find prospecting to be the most challenging part of the sales process. It requires time, effort, and resources to find prospects who are a good fit for your business. Fortunately, prospecting is less of a monolith if you define the sales prospecting process and best practices.

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Lead Fuze

JULY 3, 2023

Managing a remote sales team effectively is no small feat. This blog post aims to equip you with comprehensive knowledge on how to manage a remote sales team, ensuring optimal performance and productivity. We’ll discuss tackling development issues via video conferences while aligning CRM software across various platforms.

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Lead Fuze

JUNE 29, 2021

However, much like warfare, if you charge into battle without a proper sales strategy, you’re running blind. What is a sales strategy. A sales strategy is plan that outlines how a business is going to sell its products or services. A sales strategy enables a company to position itself and its offering in a meaningful way.

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SalesLoft

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

That means sales reps must make the most of every chance they get to interact with a prospect. Sales enablement, and sales enablement tools, help them do just that. It’s no wonder that Gartner expects sales enablement budgets to increase 50% by 2027. All three pillars rely heavily on sales enablement software.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every winning sales team has an excellent coach guiding them. This is no different in sales. The key to improving sales performance lies not only in the hands of sales reps, but also in the ability of their managers to provide effective guidance and support. Pricing: Essential, Plus, and Ultimate tiers are offered.

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Hubspot

APRIL 6, 2023

Social Commerce Will Give Prospects New Shopping Options Take one scroll through Instagram and TikTok and you're guaranteed to come across one item you can buy. In a similar study by HubSpot. You can even connect HubSpot to your ecommerce site — for example, Shopify integrates with HubSpot. million people.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2021

Like everything in the digital world, traditional prospecting is undergoing a big transformation. In today’s article, we’ll focus on one specific type of prospecting message and its uses—video. Inbound vs outbound prospecting. Outbound prospecting is any kind of approach to sales when you reach out to the customer.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It’s not the first time you’ll hear this, and it’s not the last: training new sales reps is crucial. I’m the Director of Enablement at WorkRamp, with more than 12 years of experience in enablement, training, and sales operations. Related: How to Run Sales Trainings Your Reps Will Actually Enjoy. Learning beyond onboarding.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 23, 2022

Having powerful software is an undeniably critical component of any strong sales strategy. Fortunately, we did some digging to determine which areas of the sales cycle leaders are investing in most heavily for 2022 and beyond. Prospecting 34.75%. Pitching to prospects 35.50%. Following up cold prospects 33.25%.

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Lead Fuze

JULY 20, 2023

Understanding how to increase sales volume is a crucial aspect of any business, from startups and small businesses to established corporations. Measuring, analyzing and improving sales volume can have a major influence on the total income from sales and help to expand your business. How can a business increase its sales volumes?

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Video prospecting. And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. To be successful next year and beyond, sales development reps need to think outside the box. 1) Video prospecting. Video prospecting” is a buzzword, but at HubSpot, we’ve seen great results.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2021

There’s more sales content than ever before – how do you sort through the noise? Since we deal with sales content on the daily, we thought we’d save you some time. Here are the seven best sales blogs (and five bonus sales newsletters!) Sales Hacker. But that is because this community lives and breathes B2B sales.

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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2021

How to engage prospects. Sales and marketing teams were forced to get creative in terms of how to engage with prospects. In-person events were cancelled and postponed (liked to be cancelled later), putting a huge damper on sales and marketing teams. Video reigns supreme in the remote, digital era.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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