PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales. Adaptive Business Blog.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Meet Jaclyn D’Arcy, Director of Revenue Enablement at GHX. In this interview, Jaclyn provides a unique perspective on why her role is important and you can build a revenue enablement team. . Tell us about your role as Director of Revenue Enablement at GHX and how it’s changed in the last year. .

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

Sales process, sales methodology, and sales competencies are all important and related aspects of sales effectiveness. Sales Process A sales process is a series of stages that an opportunity moves through. I can’t tell you how many times I see confusion about that. But they are not the same thing.

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Upland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And now, savvy sales leaders are using generative AI , too. All you need is the right sales enablement AI tool. Ready to dive into sales enablement AI? What is sales enablement AI? But with generative AI , sales teams can analyze data fast and uncover actionable insights.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the role of Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) or senior-most sales leaders (by any title), has never been more critical. When sales, marketing, and customer success operate in isolated bubbles, opportunities for collaboration and synergy are lost. This is a definite growth killer.

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Showpad

MAY 12, 2022

Yet, working together, they’ve built a high-performance sales enablement function at TOUGHBOOK Europe—the European Mobile Solutions Business Division of electronics giant Panasonic. They designed new industry research methods that include both customers and sales reps. Here’s how they did it.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

I am exceptionally pleased and excited to announce that Felix Krueger of FFWD and I launched The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning Experience on November 25, 2022. Access to a Growing Library of 4+ Hours of Video Content , teaching the Building Blocks of Sales Enablement framework.

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Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” increase in quota attainment 19.7%

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Upland

JUNE 7, 2023

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard sales and revenue leaders use the terms, “sales process” and “sales methodology” interchangeably and incorrectly. What is a sales process? A sales process is a flow, and it is usually brand-free. A goal of reducing cycle time and increasing win rate.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Meet Leea Huffine, Creative Marketing and Communications Manager at Atlas Copco. In this interview, Leea shares with us how she’s implemented marketing automation, digital deal rooms, and digital media content to support the sales team in a hybrid sales environment. . “We But then we had to put everything on hold.

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Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

In this post, I’m going to share some simple concepts that I’ve seen deliver radically improved results across a sales force. And by “radically,” I mean improve opportunity management effectiveness and skyrocket win rates by 25-40%. They should be well documented in your CRM, preferably with a scoring system.

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Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 2, 2022

We’re all in sales, right? I think the answer depends on what you mean by that (intent) and how you define “sales.” I get the intent of the “we’re all in sales” message, generally, much like Dan Pink’s book, To Sell is Human. Well, maybe. But that’s not selling, per se.

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Showpad

JANUARY 12, 2023

Meet Ljiljana Budimir Vukicevic , Sales Enablement Digital Capability Lead at Schneider Electric. In her 20+ year tenure with the global energy management and automation company, Ljiljana has seen and led major technological evolutions across the business — from customer care to IT support and, most recently, sales enablement. .

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PandaDoc

MAY 13, 2024

Want to increase sales and boost your bottom line? This article will focus on the sales enablement process, what it means for your organization, and how you can benefit from the approach. Key takeaways Sales enablement equips sales and marketing teams with everything they need to succeed.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 5, 2021

In this interview, Tom shares how the partnership between marketing and sales made all the difference in rolling out a new digit al sales strategy. . “If If you continue to focus on just telling your company story, it won’t work,” Tom said. How do you think about sales and marketing today?

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 2, 2022

Senior sales leaders and C-suite execs, this one’s for you. Enablement is Booming. In an expanding number of vertical industries (but not yet everywhere), the concept of “enabling the sales force” has exploded. And today, even functions entitled sales training are doing some enablement work.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 15, 2024

Thoughtfully calculated, well-executed prospecting is central to virtually every successful sales engagement. It sets a tone — giving you the momentum and perspective you need to lock in on viable sales opportunities and ensure the rest of your sales process goes as smoothly as possible.

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Sales Outcomes

AUGUST 16, 2021

Shifting from Sales Emails to Blog-Form Emails: B2B Sales-Centric Emails are Dead. Shift to Blog-Form Emails. How to Get Started with Blog-Form Emails. B2B SALES-CENTRIC EMAILS ARE DEAD (not just mostly dead). The majority of the emails marketing teams are sending are sales-oriented.

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 4, 2022

There’s still a lot of talk these days in the sales enablement community and the market at large about the need for sales and marketing alignment. If it sounds as if I’m ignoring the need for top-down support for enablement from company executives and especially sales leadership – trust me, I’m not.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Meet Jessie Hanna , Vice President of Sales Enablement at Stanley Black & Decker. In this interview, Jessie shares the importance of both understanding your sales teams’ immediate needs and setting a long-term vision for your digital sales acceleration strategy. . How has it changed in the last year?

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Keep reading to learn about what inbound marketing is, how it can benefit your business, and the steps to take to launch your inbound marketing strategy. How does inbound marketing work? These methods all focus on putting your marketing content out there and reaching a wide audience.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In this interview, Matt shares his perspective on how to get a business to digital faster using methods and tools that reduce print and increase customer insights in a non-traditional sales environment. . Tell us about your current role as Vice President of Global Marketing at Valmont Industries. When I moved back to the U.S.,

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Nutshell

APRIL 3, 2024

Startup management used to be complicated and time-consuming for companies wanting to scale. But nowadays, with modern software for startups, getting your small business off the ground is easier than ever. Whether you want to sell or scale your business, here are the software tools to make a productive tech stack for your startup.

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CogniClick is a nifty system (backed by an expert team) to enable you to conduct fast, quick polls and pulse surveys amongst your clients and stakeholders and to also develop maturity assessments and similar thought leadership content. So the system facilitates fast, regular research amongst your targets, clients and referrers.

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Arpedio

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Maximize Your Team with Sales Enablement Tools Explore the ARPEDIO platform ← Back to blog Table of Contents In the ever-evolving world of sales, staying ahead of the curve is key to success.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. There are lots of resources out there that can help you do this, from blogs to books to podcasts to newsletters.

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Showpad

JULY 21, 2020

Welcome to the third post of this blog series for executives. In this edition, I’ll be discussing why you as an executive in a sales, marketing or CX leadership role play a mission-critical part when it comes to making sales enablement successful in your organization. . And that requires adoption.

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Showpad

AUGUST 4, 2020

How do you scale sales enablement? And what’s your role as an executive? Welcome to the fourth post of this blog series for executives, where I will take you on a scalability journey. First, we talked about how enablement could be your engine to drive digital transformation.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 26, 2024

Imagine you’re playing a video game where your goal is to guide a character through different levels until they reach the final stage. To do that efficiently, the right processes paired with a robust sales tech stack featuring a CRM and sales enablement software is key. What is a sales pipeline?

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Showpad

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Meet Pedro Correia, Sales Enablement Lead at IFF. In this interview, Pedro shares the innovative ways IFF is integrating technology into the sales training and content process , from information tagging to augmented reality and AI. We need to provide our sales teams with different ways to engage their customers remotely.

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DemandFarm

MAY 9, 2024

Imagine you’re a key account manager at a multinational corporation. Your day-to-day involves navigating complex client organizations, each with its own layered hierarchy and network of decision-makers. One of your biggest challenges? For key account managers, org chart software is particularly valuable.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Sales effectiveness is your sales professionals’ ability to achieve their goals and objectives efficiently and successfully. Sales effectiveness also corresponds with the return your organization gets from its sales investment.

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Nutshell

MAY 11, 2023

It seems everywhere you turn these days, you hear something about artificial intelligence (AI)—how it’s disrupting industries, helping people be more efficient, and sometimes causing controversies. You might be wondering, can you use AI for sales? AI is one of the latest technologies that’s making a big impact on the world of sales.

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Showpad

MAY 7, 2020

You may already have a sales enablement program, initiative or function at your organization. Or perhaps some of your colleagues want to talk to you about developing one. . If your enablement initiative drives sales results as expected, you don’t need to read this article. Probably not.

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Showpad

JUNE 6, 2022

Meet Tricia Westfall, a Senior Manager for the Sales Capability Planning & Enablement team at Kaiser Permanente. In this interview, she shares how she and her team are adding value during virtual conversations with customers—and how they’re partnering with marketing to build curated content experiences.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Being a sales manager is a whirlwind experience, especially for those who were once successful sales reps themselves. Fortunately, there are valuable best practices that can help aspiring sales managers excel in their positions. Best Practices for Sales Managers 1. Lay a robust foundation.

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PandaDoc

MAY 13, 2024

Sales and marketing are two terms that are often used interchangeably. Both business processes are crucial to generating revenue and keeping your company profitable. In this guide, we’ll cover the basics of sales vs marketing and how you can better align and use them in your business.

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