Posts Tagged ‘Sales Technology’
The Digital Sales Revolution: Are You In Or Out?
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] No one can argue the world in which we live is a digital world. But, what does that mean for sales? Many people have interpreted digital sales to mean social selling and have argued social selling is and will be the only way to sell. Mario Martinez, CEO of Vengreso, argues that…
Read MoreThe Truth About Social Selling
We might have had a little fight, Koka and I. Fight might be too strong of a word, a gentleman’s disagreement is probably a better term. I started the debate with a post poking the bear, declaring that social selling was dead. I felt my argument had some merit. I debated that the word…
Read MoreUnraveling the Sales Technology Stack
Companies have made significant investments to date in tools and technologies to enable sales. Usually, the core of this investment is a CRM system deployed with high expectations of streamlined selling and new insights. Unfortunately, CRM systems are rarely fully utilized and often fall short of these expectations. What is needed beyond the CRM to…
Read MoreWhat’s All This Talk About Account-Based Sales?
There is a lot of buzz in sales around this idea of account-based sales. I’m not sure most people know what that means or what that is. The funny thing is, account-based sales isn’t new it’s old. Most people know it as value selling which is something that most tenured sales people have done for…
Read MoreHow Prescriptive Sales Activities Optimize Your Sales Process
You know who you want to reach. But what is the best way to contact your leads and prospects? Sales development reps are often unsure, so they bombard their managers with questions: When should I call? What should I say? When should I email? What should I say in my emails? How many times should…
Read MoreBuilding the Perfect Inside Sales Stack in 2016 [Webinar]
“2016 will be the year of the sales stack,” according to TechCrunch. Buyers are more informed than ever, thanks to readily available competitive, pricing and rating data. As salespeople face higher pressure to sell more and sell faster, sales leaders must ensure their teams are properly equipped to compete in the marketplace. A unified solution…
Read MoreSales Hacker CEO and Funnelholic Explain Sales Acceleration Technology’s Rapid Rise
Automated technology has drastically improved the capabilities of marketing, finance and human resources teams. Yet for whatever reason, many sales organizations still haven’t taken full advantage of this important trend. The current sales process is incredibly inefficient. One of our Lead Response Management studies determined that only 27% of leads are ever contacted. Can you…
Read MoreSales Acceleration: How an Underdog Passes a Big Dog
The History of Ford’s GT40 “Next year, Ferrari’s ass is mine!” Maybe not the finest choice of words, but Carroll Shelby’s prophetic proclamation is a rallying cry for underdogs everywhere. In 1963, the Ford Motor Co. tried to buy the iconic sports car company, Ferrari. But even after Ford invested millions in the possible acquisition,…
Read More6 Reasons Growing Inside Sales Teams Need the Right Technology
It’s a sales problem every industry faces: How do you control customer acquisition costs while fueling revenue growth? Many companies are finding that optimizing their inside sales teams is the answer. Inside sales is growing 300 percent faster than field sales because it has been proven to generate revenue more quickly and cost effectively. The…
Read MoreXANT Unveils Industry’s First Comprehensive Sales Acceleration Platform at Dreamforce 2013
Dreamforce 2013 is the world’s largest vendor technology conference with more than 120,000 registered attendees. So, it comes as no surprise that companies choose Dreamforce as the place to make announcements, and XANT made a big one.
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