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The Worst Sales Call Ever

ShepHyken

Even though this is about a sales presentation, it ties into customer service. This is how anyone delivers a better experience, regardless of whether it’s during the sales process or any other interaction the customer has with people in a company. Yes, it was a terrible sales call. It is how relationships are built.

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Guest Post: How SaaS Companies Can Use Customer Experience to Drive Sales

ShepHyken

SaaS has changed the traditional sales rules. Traditionally, sales leaders are motivated by increasing the number of new logos and the thrill of the sale rather than splitting their attention to managing the day-to-day relationships of customers.? With SaaS, purchases are mainly cloud-based with major demand.

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Managing the New Normal Workforces

Contact Center Pipeline

Providing excellent customer service, support, sales, and billing relies on having the right numbers of the skilled contact center agents at the right times. For insights, we reached out to the suppliers of workforce management (WFM) solutions. Here are […].

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Great Sales Managers Have to Be Great Coaches

Integrity Solutions

Great sales managers are required to become great coaches. Great sales managers know that everyone in their organization takes a cue from them. It’s more true than ever that the best sales reps may not make the best sales leaders. World-class sales leadership is about embracing both of these roles.

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Forrester Research Report: How Sales and Marketing Intelligence Drive Improved Business Outcomes

Fact: Only 8% of sales and marketing professionals say their data is between 91% - 100% accurate. In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. of companies achieved a score indicating maturity in data management practices in the space.".

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How to Care More About the Customer Than the Sale

ShepHyken

They focus more on the customer than they do the sale. Sure, they want to make the sale, add more revenue and get higher ratings. The manager said, “I thought so, too, but we were able to do a simple repair. Here are five ways to show you care more about your customer than the sale : Help the customer, don’t sell the customer.

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How to Manage Your Remote Sales Team Better?

JustCall

Want to set your sales team up for success? When you’re dealing with remote sales teams placed in different corners of the globe, it can be particularly challenging to meet targets. As a sales leader, it is difficult to craft a sure-shot plan on how to manage a remote sales team. What exactly do they do well?

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

More often than not, sales leaders strive to accelerate their deal cycle, but it’s critical to also consider the opportunity cost. The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control. The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control.

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

Given data’s direct impact on marketing campaigns, reporting, and sales follow-up, maintaining an accurate and consistent database is a top priority for B2B organizations. Download this eBook and gain an understanding of the impact of data management on your company’s ROI. You'll learn about: The true cost of bad (and good) data.

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Pressure Points: How to Ensure Your B2B Pipeline Passes Inspection

This eBook highlights best practices for developing a pipeline management process that helps sales leaders and their team C.L.O.S.E you’ll see what we mean in this eBook) more revenue through data-driven prospecting, stage analysis, and subsequent sales enablement.

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

The promise of a CRM ( customer relationship management ) led organizations to believe each could digitally transform its businesses through tracking touchpoints throughout the buyer’s journey. When used effectively, a CRM can be the lifeblood of your sales team – keeping everyone organized, efficient, and at peak productivity.

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

47% of marketers said they have a database management strategy in place, but there is room for significant improvement. Marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey.

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.

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The Top 3 Ways to Forecast for Your Contact Center

Forecasting is no easy task. It can be difficult to schedule the right amount of agents at the right time. Download our ebook to learn how to reduce overstaffing and understaffing, lower customer wait times and improve the customer experience with proper forecasting.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data. Simplify account-health management. Automate personalized outreach.