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How Marketing can Partner with Sales to Drive Results

SBI Growth

Whether face to face, on the phone or exchanging emails, this level of interaction produces incredible insight into what prospects and customers expect and value in their journey to purchase. One way to leverage the customer knowledge of your sales force is to convene an “Expert Panel”. connect to the different buyer types?

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Stop Doing Stupid Sh*t: 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Abandon in 2018

Hubspot Sales

Do research to offer up a compelling reason for your initial call, work inbound leads that want to talk to you, and provide helpful insights to potential prospects on social media before engaging. Thinking that being on social media is enough. Use social media to build awareness of your product and services.

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How to build customer intelligence (and why you should)

Zendesk

Here are some customer intelligence best practices to inform your customer intelligence strategy. Consumers today are interacting with brands via various touchpoints—social media, chat, phone, in-store, and so on. CRM software is one type of CI platform that can: Monitor customer interactions. Invest in a good CRM.

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Flipping the Script on the 80/20 Rule in Sales

Hubspot Sales

It also explains the rationale behind the recommendations it provides, giving the sales team valuable customer knowledge and talking points to help close the deal. An AI-enabled sales solution could pick up on those signals, such as a LinkedIn article or social media chatter a prospect posted about a need best met by Product Z.

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9 CRM Tips & Tricks from HubSpot's Experts

Hubspot Sales

Imagine if every business had this level of customer knowledge and personalization. Wouldn’t you want to make your customers feel valued? That's where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software comes in. When you go up to the counter, a barista greets you and asks if you want your usual order.

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Shared Inbox 101 + The 7 Best Shared Inbox Tools

Help Scout

Helpwise Best shared inbox for social media messaging. For teams that interact heavily with customers through phone messages like SMS or WhatsApp and social sites like Twitter and Facebook, Helpwise could be a great option. Your team can prioritize and work more efficiently with all your customer knowledge in a central source.

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What Your CMO Doesn’t Know About Customer Advocate Programs

SBI

I’m always fascinated that customer advocate programs (CAP) are rarely in the various pundits’ priority lists, at least explicitly. The anticipated priorities in 2020, for instance, include some form of: Deepen customer knowledge through advanced analytics. Improve customer experience throughout the full lifecycle.