Sat.Dec 11, 2021 - Fri.Dec 17, 2021

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Work together on Altify account and opportunity plans with Slack

Upland

Work together on Altify account and opportunity plans with Slack. In leading organizations, Slack is often the go-to tool for collaboration, and Salesforce is the book of record for everything customer relationship-related. By integrating Slack with Altify, an account planning software built natively in Salesforce, sellers can easily work together to refine account plans and win opportunities—with all critical insight captured in Salesforce for future reference.

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A Simple Guide to Creating Buyer Personas For Email Marketing

Customer Think

Businesses are always seeking new and exciting ways to engage with their customers. Today, marketers and sales agents can choose from a range of technologies to connect with them. Recent years have seen the rise of live chat and chatbot features on websites and social media channels, but email remains the foremost choice for customer-company […].

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Why Team Selling Works | Sales Strategies

Engage Selling

Why does team selling work? A client recently reported interesting results to me. They are a manufacturer and they sell through distributors. They have a core sales team of experts that are assigned to all of these distributors. Many of … Read More » The post Why Team Selling Works | Sales Strategies first appeared on The Sales Leader.

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Everything You Need to Know About Demand Gen vs. Lead Gen

Hubspot Sales

Inbound sales is a modern sales methodology based on the fact that customers are more in charge of their buyer's journey than ever before and have quick and easy access to the information they need to decide on making a sale before ever speaking to a sales rep. Demand generation and lead generation are two strategies that make up a large part of inbound sales but are often referred to interchangeably despite being two different practices.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Sales Success is Paid For In Advance With Prospecting

Sales Gravy

“God, when I cross the truth, give me the awareness to receive it the consciousness to recognize it the presence to personalize it the patience to preserve it and the courage to live it.” ? Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights The number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipeline. The number one reason for an empty pipeline is the failure to prospect every day, every day, every day.

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8 Engaging Lead Magnets to Grow Your Email List

Customer Think

Due to the digitalization of the marketplace, many companies have embraced online touchpoints and communication channels when it comes to lead engagement. In the middle of this shift toward online-based marketing, email has established itself as one of the main customer interaction and engagement tools for digital companies. According to data gathered by industry experts […].

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What Is Predictable Revenue? & 5 Other Sales Terms Defined

Hubspot Sales

It's a beautiful story — Aaron Ross transformed the Salesforce.com sales team without any traditional cold calling and scaled the business into a $100 million sales machine. But the truth is that most sales reps still don't have time to sit and read the best practices he developed in his award-winning book, Predictable Revenue. That's why I read and summarized his best-seller for reps who have limited time to spare — but still want to sound like they've kept up with the latest sales reading list

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Improving Sales Performance | 2021 Media Sales Report Analysis

The Center for Sales Strategy

Brand new, hot off the press, the 2021 Media Sales Report is now available for all to download! This series of Improving Sales Performance focuses on the analysis of the 2021 Media Sales Report conducted by The Center for Sales Strategy; unpacking the data from the surveys to help media sales teams use these insights to drive sales performance in the year ahead.

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Will Tesla Fail? Or Dominate the Car Industry?

Customer Think

By most measures, Tesla's future is looking bright. But it's no secret that the build quality of Tesla generally stinks. Perhaps Tesla's biggest vulnerability is in their intentional removal of humans from the experience.

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3 Pillars of Globalization

Flevy

Early 2000s saw a change of mind regarding the Globalization of commerce by members of the political and economic arenas. This change of mind was instigated by myths perpetuated against commerce Globalization because of the dichotomy that appeared between existing Operating Models of companies and needs of the emerging markets. These perceived trade-offs that were myths included ideas like choosing between centrally-controlled Operating Model and local responsiveness model.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Fast Food vs. Fine Dining in Customer Service

Help Scout

What can customer service professionals learn from Geraldine DeRuiter’s review, 'Bros., Lecce: We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever'?

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Weekly Roundup: Beat The Great Quit, Balancing Growth & Stability + More

The Center for Sales Strategy

- MOTIVATION -. "Follow-up is not a step in the sales cycle. Follow-up is the sales cycle.". - AROUND THE WEB -. > How To Beat The Great Quit: Detoxify Your Workplace Culture – The Great Game of Business. People are quitting jobs at a rate like we’ve never seen before. In what’s become known as “The Great Quit” or “The Great Resignation,” millions of workers are leaving their jobs every month.

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Sales And Marketing Alignment Or Integration?

Customer Think

I wonder if we need to rethink our concepts of sales and marketing and how we organize to provide those functions within the organization. Looking back, historically, it has made sense to separate the functions. Marketing was primarily focused on creating visibility and awareness. It typically dealt with markets and industries, not customers. It’s [.].

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Strategies World-Class Sales Teams Discuss at Sales Kickoffs

Revegy

As we move into the new year, most sales teams are likely setting the stage for 2022 with sales kickoff (SKO) meetings. Topics that top sales organizations will be covering this year include sales strategies, methodologies, predictable forecasting, and more. Sales Execution Tools for New Sales Methodologies During SKO sessions, many companies roll out new […].

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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Customer Self-Service: Benefits, Tips, and 5 Great Tools

Help Scout

When backed by human support, customer self-service is key to delivering excellent support. Here's what you need to know to get started.

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Feedback form examples, templates, and how to write your own

Zendesk

Listen to your customers. It’s something a lot of companies say, but not so many of them actually do. Gathering customer feedback can help you see trends, understand what people want, and find ways to improve your product or service. A good feedback form can help you do all of this and more. Even though we know it’s crucial to gather feedback, it can sometimes be hard to know how to design a customer survey that actually works.

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Data, Decisioning, Delivery & Design: A Framing for the CDP vs. CDW Debate

Customer Think

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Why marketing agencies need an Instant Inbound Sales solution

Crank Wheel

Marketing agencies: Do you invest in your own inbound marketing campaigns? CrankWheel explains why you need this, sooner rather than later.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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Measure Alliance Performance

Peter Simoons

Tip 25: Measure Alliance Performance on Leading Indicators. Once you’ve got your alliance or partnership formed and running, how then do you determine if your endeavor is headed towards success or not? Do you measure the success of your alliance or partnership based on the revenue it generates, or do you consider other factors showing its success?

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Andee Nieto joins Zendesk as its new Chief People Officer

Zendesk

We’re excited to share that Andee Nieto will join Zendesk as the company’s Chief People Officer in early 2022. Andee will lead the vision for employee experience for a rapidly growing employee base, and charter the teams that will lead Zendesk’s people strategy, including talent acquisition and development, total rewards, global diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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How to set cross-sell and up-sell strategies with a Customer Data Platform

Customer Think

eCommerce Use Cases for a Recommendation Engine Cross-selling and upselling are traditional merchandising strategies that retailers use to turn shoppers into buyers. The same tactics apply to eCommerce stores as well. Marketers need to recommend products for customers, not just miss out on the cross-sell or upsell opportunities. This will help them avoid losing potential […].

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4 Habits to Start in the New Year

OnStrategyHQ

Okay, we hear the collective groan when we mention New Year’s resolutions, so let’s agree that we’re recommending 4 super helpful and value-adding strategic planning and implementation habits to form in 2022 so that your team has a better chance to achieve your big, bold vision. We talk about best practices and things to do to keep your organization on-strategy every two weeks, but today we’re going to focus on the 4 things you and your team can do and we promise they’ll deliver more certainty,

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Frequently Asked Questions About Lean and Lean Software

Kainexus

The Lean management methodology , also called Lean Production or Lean Manufacturing, was first developed based mainly on the management techniques of Toyota and other Japanese automakers; it was primarily used in manufacturing. Today, the approach has been embraced by almost every industry. Along the way, improvement management software has been developed to support the strategy.

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How to build a sales playbook framework (+ a free template)

Zendesk

Every company wants to increase productivity in its sales department—that’s a given. What’s not a given, however, is exactly how your company goes about the process. Sales reps spend hours a day recreating work that shouldn’t have to be recreated. Whether it’s writing sales pitch emails to prospective customers, constructing a brand-new sales strategy for each client, or searching the company website for the mission statement, sales reps are likely wasting time finding and producing material you

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It’s not your fault but it is your responsibility

Customer Think

It’s not your fault but it is your responsibility I recently wrote about how important it is that brands not just be competent in delivering the products or services they provide to their Customers.&nbs.

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CRM Implementation: Our Proven 10-Step Framework

Insightly

Here Is The 10-Step CRM Implementation Process We Use With Our Customers. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) implementation is an essential ingredient for a successful CRM project. Up to 69% of CRM projects fail because of poor implementation. If done incorrectly, your users will be frustrated or worse. A poor experience could lead to lost customer trust and even lost revenue as customers move away from your business solutions. .

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Apptivo Mobile Release Updates as of December 15, 2021 – iOS All-In-One Mobile App: v6.3.10

Apptivo

Welcome back to Apptivo’s most recent product upgrades for our iOS platform. Apptivo’s iOS software enables users to instantly collect the necessary data and update their actions from anywhere at any time. Now, we are pleased to announce the release of our All-In-One iOS application with the newest version 6.3.10 in the App Store, which includes a number of enhancements.

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Celebrating new integrations

Zendesk

Here are the newest integrations from Zendesk to help your team provide great experiences. Convey. Convey (Support) is taking shipment visibility to the next level; providing and normalizing more carrier connections, more accurate data, algorithmic exceptions, and predictive insights into a common language for automation and proactive work design. Convey by Project 44 eliminates data blind spots, offering a more comprehensive view into your network so you can show your customers that you have th

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How AI marketing technology has boosted eCommerce stores

Customer Think

Marketers get closer to true personalization- an essential part of customer retention The Covid-19 pandemic is undeniably one of the driving forces in the newest rise of eCommerce. When the lockdowns were announced worldwide, people had to look for a way to purchase their necessities within the confines of their own homes. While others brought […].

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Client Story: WPBC Partners with SME Strategy on a Mission to Support Their Community

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

West Point Baptist Church (WPBC) is a church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The church is a friendly one, whose mission it is to reach people in a culturally relevant manner, to support vulnerable community members, encourage generosity, and to develop strong leaders.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.