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What Is an ICP?
Published on June 2, 2023
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How to Optimize Your Marketing Strategies and Grow Revenue
Published on June 5, 2024
Today, we’re thrilled to have James Kaatz, co-founder and CEO at Illumination Marketing, join us to discuss various aspects of modernmarketing ...
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What Is Lead Nurturing?
Published on April 10, 2024
When consumers think about buying everyday items, such as food, apparel, or toothpaste, they usually expect an instantaneous sales transaction.Amazo ...
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How to Thrive in B2B SaaS Marketing and Meet Sales Objectives
Published on March 4, 2024
In our enlightening interview with Kari Hanson, a seasoned VP of marketing in the B2B SaaS sector, we explore her expansive career that spansstartup ...
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How to Conduct a Customer Needs Assessment
Published on February 20, 2024
Knowing what your customers want and need to purchase should be your first priority as a business owner or manager. Every business needs ongoingreve ...
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How To Track And Manage Lead Sources
Published on February 20, 2024
In the same way that prospectors did it during the gold rush, companies must detect and manage the flow of money into the company by findingcustomer ...
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How to Align Sales and Marketing for Success
Published on February 20, 2024
Consider, for a moment, that a company needs all its limbs to function while working together, in much the same way that a person does. Now,im ...
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13 Key Aspects of Sales Management
Published on February 20, 2024
As a new business owner, sales leader, or sales manager, you might not have the knowledge or the experience you need when it comes to directing your ...
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15 Important CRM Reports Your Business Should Use
Published on February 20, 2024
If your business has invested in customer relationship management (CRM) software, you might be using it, primarily, to track and manage leadsthrough ...
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How to Craft Marketing Strategies for Rapid Tech Evolution
Published on February 16, 2024
Greg Perotto has been a solid figure in marketing for over 25 years, working with tech giants like New Relic, TripActions, DocuSign, and Hootsuite.A ...
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How to Align Business Goals with Strategic Marketing
Published on February 8, 2024
In this interview, Rylie Manross, who started her marketing career in 2018, unfolds her path from a marketing coordinator to a strategic thinkerbrid ...
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15 Tips to Book More Sales Meetings
Published on January 31, 2024
Have you ever felt like you’re spinning your wheels trying to land sales meetings? Don’t worry – you’re notalone! Sales teamsoften ...
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9 Best Practices For Sales Onboarding
Published on January 30, 2024
When you hire a new salesperson or sales representative, you might be eager to get them up and running as fast as possible so they can make moneyfor ...
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What is Lead Scoring? A Complete Guide + Examples
Published on October 12, 2023
Though businesses generally want to sell to as many customers as possible, chasing after every single consumer will not only exhaust your sales reps ...
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10 Best Sales and Needs Analysis Questions
Published on October 11, 2023
Without a need for the product, a customer will never buy. Even If you do manage to convince them to purchase, a lack of need almost certainly turns ...
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How to Build a Winning Sales Process
Published on October 11, 2023
As a fresh, new entrepreneur, you might have incorporated your business and finalized the product you’re going to sell. Now what? Now that youhave ...
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40 Networking Statistics for Salespeople
Published on October 11, 2023
Networking: love it or hate it, it’s an integral part of the business world. And for salespeople in particular, networking can be an excellent way ...
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Steps of the CRM Process
Published on August 29, 2023
As you get your business off the ground, you might be so busy managing the logistics that you forget to focus on what matters the most: thecustomers ...
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60 Cold Calling Tips to Close More Sales
Published on June 12, 2023
Cold calling, my friends, is for the strong at heart. With success rates hovering between 1-2%, we all know this job is not easy. But with the right ...
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How to Overcome Sales Call Reluctance
Published on May 26, 2023
Have you come to the unhappy conclusion that you or someone you know suffers from sales callreluctance? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. ...
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The Guide to Cold Email Statistics and Facts
Published on May 25, 2023
We all get it every day. Unsolicited email. But how often do we open it? And how effective are the messages wereceive? As always at Making ThatS ...
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How to Build a Buyer Persona (With Examples)
Published on May 25, 2023
Who is your ideal customer? Is it just anyone with a need for your product and the capacity to buy it? If so, your marketing and sales campaignswill ...
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How to Create a Sales Playbook
Published on May 13, 2023
Starting and running a sales department can be quite difficult, and once you’ve got more than one sales representative it’s all but impossibleto ...
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How to Find Anyone’s Business Email Address
Published on May 13, 2023
The first step to making a sale these days is often acquiring an email address. Once you’ve got that, you can make your cold email pitch andhopefu ...
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Inbound vs. Outbound Leads: What’s the Difference?
Published on May 13, 2023
Any potential customer for your business is called a lead, but not all leads are created equal. When it comes to lead generation, there are twobroad ...
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73 Crucial Sales Terms: Definitions and Examples
Published on May 13, 2023
The sales world is vast, complicated, and utterly confusing, further compounded by the fact that everyone seems to have their own definition forcert ...
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What is a Lead Generation Funnel?
Published on May 13, 2023
If you’ve just launched your business, it’s important to find and secure a loyal customer base. But how do you get there? Flashy ads might build ...
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How to Write a Business Proposal Letter
Published on May 13, 2023
When you want something in life, you should just go get it! That’s what we’ve been taught by pop culture, but in the business world, charismaand ...
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What is a Unique Selling Proposition? (with Examples)
Published on May 13, 2023
When you first started your business, you might’ve had vague, lofty goals like “I want to run a successful bookstore” or “I want to start my ...
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Techniques and Tips for Successful Door-to-Door Sales
Published on May 7, 2023
As consumers increasingly embrace the convenience of online shopping, door-to-door sales are becoming a thing of the past. But this may be anopportu ...
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How to Use BANT to Qualify Prospects
Published on May 7, 2023
A business might be eager to push any and every potential customer down the sales funnel to close a deal. But that’s not the wisest choice: twoout ...
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How to Qualify Leads and Prospects
Published on May 6, 2023
Not every potential buyer who walks through the door will become a paying customer. That’s why sales professionals need to qualify their leads and ...
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How to Write a Winning Sales Script (with Examples)
Published on May 2, 2023
We’re all familiar with the poorly-written sales pitch: vague, slow to develop, and too much about product details rather than why it’s perfectf ...
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How to Generate Leads for Your Business
Published on March 27, 2023
It feels like there’s a business for everything nowadays, which means competition is stiffer than ever. Whether your business is brand new or adec ...
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What is a Sales Pipeline?
Published on March 27, 2023
Selling is simple in theory: you have a product, someone needs it and makes a payment, and boom! Sale complete. But sales have evolved, as has thete ...
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Lead vs Prospect vs Opportunity
Published on March 27, 2023
What’s the difference and why does itmatter? So you’ve finally opened for business and you’re looking to make your first sale. But ifyou� ...
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Sales Funnel: Definition, Stages and How to Create One
Published on March 26, 2023
Sales cycle, sales pipeline, marketing funnel, sales funnel. With so much terminology flying around, are we just splitting hairs? Does it reallymatt ...
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