Sales Hacker

AUGUST 11, 2023

Before we get into it, curious to hear your thoughts on last weeks Sales Hacker/GTMnow announcement ?! This week I sat down and interview the VP of Sales at Crunchbase , Ang McManamon. Ang shares her 5 P’s of Sales Leadership: Professionalism Preparation Process Performance Play More on these below.

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GTM Sales Launch Pipeline 63

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Account-based marketing (ABM) and lead generation both offer a way to do this. DocuSign combines both to fuel its sales funnel. It flips the traditional sales funnel on its head, ditching the one-size-fits-all approach to marketing in favor of a land-and-expand approach. Every business needs leads. The result?

Lead generation 94

Lead generation Strategize Campaign Profit margin 94

Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2021

But what are these insights that will transform the conversations salespeople have? Sales customer insights. Customer business challenges/opportunities: Issues that customers face or opportunities to improve the way they do things that can motivate prospects to engage. Organizations’ qualifying characteristics. Education.

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Conversion Customers Drivers/motivators Sales 108

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

I sat in the virtual crowd at INBOUND 2023, eagerly absorbing the keynote speech from Yamini Rangan, CEO of HubSpot. Her talk was on customer connection in the new era — how information has transformed into intelligence, and how this intelligence is what allows you to connect with your customers. Always start with the CUSTOMER!

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GTM Trust CRM Cross-sell 57

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list! In this exclusive list, we wanted to honor not just female leaders that promote their own sales platform (no shame in that!) They say “You can’t be what you can’t see,” and the sales floor is no exception.

Inside sales 111

Inside sales Sales Cross-sell Growth 111

Lead Fuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Best Sales Podcasts for You This 2021. The ability to listen to an almost inexhaustible supply of training, case studies, and applicable tips via sales podcasts shouldn’t be taken for granted. From individual sales reps to Founders, there are so many great “shows” to help you become better at your job.

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Drivers/motivators Sales Inside sales Up-sell 98

Hubspot

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Digital transformation is accelerating. Inbound marketing strategies are working incredibly well, while outbound sales strategies are struggling. This digital transformation was already occurring before the pandemic, but COVID-19 accelerated its timeline pressuring businesses and buyers to pivot to an online environment.

Territory 101

Territory Construction Entertainment Start-ups 101

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

You walk into a coffee shop where you’re a regular. When you go up to the counter, a barista greets you and asks if you want your usual order. This personalized touch makes you feel valued and leaves a lasting impression. Wouldn’t you want to make your customers feel valued? CRM Tips and Tricks 1.

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CRM Cross-sell Customer Relationship Management Drivers/motivators 64

Martech

MAY 10, 2022

That becomes problematic as a brand, especially in a very competitive space, because you need to balance your reviews across all the various platforms otherwise it can be used against you in competitive deals.”. We do most of our shopping online before we even start talking to sales reps,” said Tonkin.

B2B 87

B2B Customers Pipeline Price 87

Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. Compare that to long days on the road stuck in traffic, in the air, or on your feet, trudging through the rain going from door to door, and you start to understand the appeal. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales . Unlimited coffee.

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Inside sales Commission Outside Sales Quota 62

SBI

JULY 23, 2019

Transforming Sales: Why Sales Organizations Will Have to Consider Their Data Strategy. In this series, we ask SalesTech Executives to describe how their solution can transform sales in a significant way. NANCY: HOW SHOULD COMPANIES DECIDE WHICH APPROACHES TO SALES TRANSFORMATION ARE RIGHT FOR THEM?

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Sales CRM Contact Technology 44

Martech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Within this category, you’ll find things like neobrokers and robo-advisors. Here, you’ll find crowd-investing and crowdfunding apps. Regions outside North America, including LATAM and elsewhere, are just starting their digital transformation. The fintech world is exploding. That’s important because 29.3

E-commerce 110

E-commerce B2C Finance Referrals 110

VanillaSoft

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The thing is, this method is super effective, but you can’t simply set up a call center, hire people, give them a phone, and expect results. Your reps just have to keep some points in mind when making those phone calls if you want to be successful. Use sales scripts as a guide 5. There are many ways to build lists.

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B2B Objectives and Key Results Cold Call A/B testing 94

Hubspot

APRIL 8, 2020

At HubSpot, we’re asking ourselves the same questions many of you are: What now? Like you, we’re looking for some concrete benchmarks. From now until the end of June, we’ll plan to update these insights based on additional business metrics such as website traffic, email send and open rates, sales engagements, close rates and more.

Territory 101

Territory Education Pipeline Cold Call 101

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing & analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers/Gurus that you must follow in 2018. CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist.

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Inside sales Consult Cold Call B2B 76

Lead Fuze

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned marketer or a small business owner, knowing how to figure out quality of leads is critical for your sales success. By doing so, you can optimize your marketing efforts towards nurturing these promising prospects into loyal customers. How do you define quality lead?

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Objectives and Key Results Lead generation Prospecting Drivers/motivators 52

Xant

MAY 20, 2021

Sales is going through a transformation. The way we use data, though, is reshaping our experiences in a big way. And they’re harder to catch if you don’t know where or how to look. We create similar guided experiences for our customers on Playbooks , and we do it in ways that are unique for sales engagement.

Sell 77

Sell Objectives and Key Results CRM Territory 77

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 25, 2021

Our sales team was hitting a wall. We knew our sales development team was full of extremely driven reps with winning personalities. We needed a way to simplify how our sales team reached out to prospects—and we found it with Sequences and Snippets. But meetings booked were low, and the team was drowning in spreadsheets.

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Strategize Referrals Territory Objection handling 99

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

All while delighting customers along the way. It’s a monumental task, and it’s not something you can achieve without a plan. That’s why I’ve built out the Revenue Engine Framework to help drive you to success. Engagement : The process (or rather processes) that result in a qualified sales pipeline. Simple right?

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Engineering Teamwork Manufacturing Technology 121

Pointclear

JUNE 28, 2012

As a member of the Executive Advisory Group, he delivers CMO and Sales Advisory Services that provide senior technology marketing and sales executives with insights into how to improve productivity and efficiency in their organizations. 2012: Transformational Change, the New Buyer & Big Data.

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Education Sales B2B Up-sell 99

SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing & analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers/Gurus that you must follow in 2022. CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist.

Inside sales 52

Inside sales Consult Cold Call B2B 52

Hubspot

APRIL 23, 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. While this post focuses on the highlights of last week, you can explore all the data we're publishing here. Another bright spot for sales teams last week was email.

Territory 93

Territory CRM Education Cold Call 93

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In today’s world of digital transformation, customers have come to expect streamlined and easy processes for every interaction they have with a company – and are willing to go elsewhere when those needs aren’t met. That said, 51% know there is a better way to approach the use of payment data as they work to improve their customer experience.*

CRM 74

CRM B2C Commission Cross-sell 74

SBI

JANUARY 21, 2020

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to talk about Selling as a Buying Experience. NANCY: SHOULD SELLING BE VIEWED AS A BUYING EXPERIENCE AND WHY OR WHY NOT? Unless you look from the other side as a potential purchaser, it’s impossible to design or improve the inbound experience.

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Tradeshows Inside sales CRM Follow-up 44

SBI

JUNE 16, 2020

Q: SHOULD SELLING BE VIEWED AS A BUYING EXPERIENCE AND WHY. WILLIAM: Selling has always been a part of the buying experience. Just a few years ago, some analysts predicted that most sales people would be replaced by AI. Obviously, those analysts didn’t know much about B2B sales or AI.

Education 48

Education Up-sell Technology Technology 48

Hubspot

MAY 17, 2015

You’ve been working to sell a prospective client on a retainer for months. You created a proposal, a contract, and have followed up multiple times to move things along. They seem genuinely excited about the idea of investing in inbound, but a few people on the client-side are hesitant. So, what do you do? They listen.

Sell 70

Sell Contract Education Clients 70

A Sales Guy

JANUARY 18, 2012

There has been a lot of talk on how sales has changed. Sales 2.0 , The Challenger Sale, the cold call is dead, etc have all permeated the sales world narrative over the last year. In spite of the incessant chatter about sales changing, it hasn’t changed. Customers still makes decisions the same way.

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Lead generation Cold Call Presentation Sales 109

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

You only have to look at top brands to see this in action: Apple’s sleekness, Coca-Cola’s playfulness, Disney’s magic. A marketing playbook helps you achieve brand consistency across channels and campaigns. In this article, we’ll explain how to create a marketing playbook to align your teams and boost your sales opportunities.

Campaign 149

Campaign Objectives and Key Results Launch Click Through Rate 149

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 22, 2019

Did you know back in 2015 we started producing a weekly radio program called Sales Pipeline Radio? It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. You can follow him on Twitter @ dandade. . Paul: Yeah, could be.

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Pipeline Appointment Sales Prospecting 60

Hubspot

MARCH 24, 2015

As you may have seen , HubSpot has acquired Rekindle, a Boston based technology startup with unique IP and innovations that we believe will help HubSpot and our customers advance. As we’ve grown, we’ve expanded that same thinking into the world of sales as well. 1) Make the RIGHT connections. 1) Make the RIGHT connections.

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Contact Technology Technology Growth 77

Hubspot

MAY 22, 2014

Inbound isn’t all about marketing. After all, what happens to all those leads you’ve been getting? Your business can’t run on leads alone -- you need customers who help bring in revenue and fuel your future inbound strategies. ” from a site you just visited for the first time?

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Customers Pitch Cold Call Referrals 74

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

I must have had the following conversation at least 50 times last year: “Mark, we love inbound marketing. We’ve completely overhauled our marketing so it aligns with the way prospects buy today , and we’re generating 10 times the leads we did in the past. But my sales team does nothing but complain about these leads.

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Cold Call Appointment Pitch Lead generation 75

Hubspot

AUGUST 2, 2014

This post originally appeared on the Sales section of Inbound Hub. To read more content like this, subscribe to Sales. Business trips vs. sales floors. If you''re leading a sales organization that leans toward the former, it might be time to work on building a modern sales culture.

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Inside sales Sports Sales Outside Sales 73

Xant

MAY 20, 2021

Sales is going through a transformation. The way we use data, though, is reshaping our experiences in a big way. And they’re harder to catch if you don’t know where or how to look. We create similar guided experiences for our customers on Playbooks , and we do it in ways that are unique for sales engagement.

Sell 52

Sell Objectives and Key Results CRM Territory 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 15, 2018

On this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we talk with Andrea Kayal , Chief Marketing Officer at Upserve and most recently Chief Marketing Officer at Signpost. We talk about how to align marketing and sales with demand generation to drive scale. How to align Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Demand Gen. We’re on iTunes.

Sales 66

Sales Cold Call Quota Conversion 66

Heinz Marketing

JULY 8, 2019

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Pacific you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. It is no spin.

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Pipeline Sales Pitch Angle 57

Score More Sales

APRIL 27, 2012

In an inbound marketing world, is there still need to call people? Of all the ways we have seen people actually talking to prospects, it most often is in a combination of the following: 1) Simple web research. Simple, quick, web-based research is extremely important when you are calling prospects. 4) Use of the telephone.

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Prospecting Electricity Cold Call Sales 85