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How to Generate Better B2B Leads That Convert (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Lead with Pain-Focused Messaging If you expect busy decision-makers to respond, talk about their painnot your credentials. The goal is to make them nod in agreement before they realize theyre reading a marketing pitch. Make phone calls the first touch whenever possible, not a generic email.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

We too often confuse strategic account sponsorship with corporate project sponsorship, where sponsorship is a way to escalate issues or decision-making when in need. Strategic account management is a team sport, and the sponsor needs to help to facilitate this team mindset. Let us define what we mean by agile leadership.

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9 Common Social Selling Mistakes You Need to Avoid, According to Experts

Hubspot Sales

Treating Social Selling Like Conventional Bhavik Sarkhedi , Growth Head & CMO of Content Whale , says, "One of the biggest mistakes sales reps make in social selling is treating it like traditional cold outreach. It will make the target customers or clients comfortable and unwary. It will facilitate trust and rapport with them.”

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Want to Accelerate Your SAM Journey? Create a Center of Excellence

Strategic Account Management Association

When we see the investment that some companies are making in pivoting their engagement model to be more strategic, customer-centric and value enabling, we are always surprised to see the enabling functions still focus on supporting the more transactional model which is based on the number of interactions as the metric.

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KAM Technology – Growing Key Accounts In 2025

ProlifIQ

With kam techology , you can: Centralize Account Information : Make sure the critical information about an account is clean and in one place. This makes it easy for an account manager to understand the relationships built over a sales cycle, and where time needs to be spent.

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The 10 Best SaaS CRM Software

Hubspot Sales

An effective CRM is make-or-break for SaaS companies because of: Customer Retention. To stay competitive, every SaaS company needs CRM software in its corner that helps bring in leads, keep customers happy, and facilitate growth. Your CRM can gather data and make suggestions for enhanced decision-making.

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Stakeholders and Key Players: How Do They Think?

Upland

Decision Orientation ?and? Decision Orientation: ?The How people make up their minds, come to a conclusion, and make a decision is shaped by their backgrounds, experiences and knowledge. In business, decision orientation is determined by the roles people play in a company as well as their personal backgrounds.