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Strategic account managers (and their bosses) deserve better decision-making tools

Strategic Account Management Association

In the end, if you fail to meet your commitment, you fail to meet your commitment. The bottom line: Better SAMs and SAM leaders need better technology – technology to enable them to make informed decisions regarding deployment of scarce pre-sales resources. But assigning blame doesn’t really matter, does it? The solution.

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Power Up Your Zoom Meetings With AI in Nutshell

Nutshell

Zoom meetings can be an essential part of any teams sales, customer onboarding or ongoing account management processes. By integrating Zoom with Nutshell , your team can log Zoom calls as activities for better tracking and reporting and save notes about each meeting to keep everyone in the loop and improve the customer journey.

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THE 10-K FILING: THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT SAMS NEVER READ

Strategic Account Management Association

In the age of convenience, where same-day deliveries have become the gold standard and news articles are now conveniently timed down to the second, our need for accurate and concise information has never been more pressing. One doesn’t need to go through the entire document to gather the most crucial nuggets of information.

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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

Moreover, many salespeople we interviewed report that both they and their customer counterparts are often more focused, and more efficient, in virtual interactions than in face-to-face meetings. Now I’m left trying to access the same information through more formal channels, and this often feels forced and awkward.

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. How can sales organizations meet the buyer along the journey at the perfect time? Download this eBook to find out!

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B2B Buyers: The Latest Stats Salespeople Must Know [+HubSpot Data]

Hubspot Sales

Buyers today are more informed than ever, and not just about cars, appliances, and consumer electronics. B2B Buyers vs. B2C Buyers While B2C buyers tend to make smaller, transactional purchases to meet their immediate needs, B2B buyers are often making significant investments that demand complex decision-making processes.

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The Ultimate Guide to Building a Lead List

Hubspot Sales

Many organizations may closely meet your company’s ideal customer profile (ICP) criteria and warrant sales reps to proactively reach out to them. A lead meets a company’s qualification criteria (like BANT ) to be added to a company’s deal forecast. Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs). Opportunity. Evangelist.

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Roadblocks to Delivering a Competitive Buying Experience

Buyers struggle with being overwhelmed, indecision, and trusting the information that’s presented to them. Trying to communicate the value of their solution in a way that meets buyers’ wants, needs, and expectations, all while meeting their own goals and those of their organization, can sometimes seem nearly impossible.