As you begin to fill your CRM with leads and opportunities, the need for a solid lead-nurturing strategy becomes more apparent. Allowing “bad timing” or “not-ready” leads to fall by the wayside could result in the loss of future revenue for your business. In this article, we’ll discuss lead nurturing best practices to keep your […]
The most successful B2B companies use relationship selling to increase sales — focusing on client relationships and providing value. Relationship selling is a “customer-centric” sales mentality, where the sales rep develops a relationship with the prospect providing value and assistance throughout each stage of their buying journey. Unlike the traditional transactional sale, where the product […]
As described by Investopedia, value is the monetary, material, or assessed worth of an asset, good, or service. In the business-to-business (B2B) world, it’s what everyone desires. Think about it… let’s assume that your software-as-a-service (SaaS) business provides companies with customer relationship management (CRM) software. To gain and keep a competitive edge, you need a […]
With remote work being more prevalent within modern organizations, work-life balance has become an actionable priority for many stay-at-home professionals – remote leaders in particular. As managers experience the numerous challenges that come with leading from a distance, their stress and burnout levels are increasing at an accelerated rate. A recent employee survey showed double […]
Email newsletters provide readers with essential information about your business, such as announcements, engaging and informative content, and promotions. This form of communication was designed to keep your audience informed and updated and give you leverage to nurture subscribers and build the trust that is essential for them to purchase from you – whether immediately […]
The past few years have been unlike any other, in recent history, and if you’re like many other small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) you’re looking for ways to give your revenue a boost without breaking the bank. Look no further… in this article, we’ll discuss how SMBs can benefit from inbound marketing. While it’s not […]
Scheduled to go into effect, January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) promises to be the most robust consumer data protection law the United States has ever seen. This far-reaching, groundbreaking legislation has the potential to affect nearly every for-profit business, regardless of where they are located. CCPA: What you need to know […]
Today’s buyers are in control and are more empowered than ever before. Traditional purchasing and customer loyalty have changed dramatically and it is up to you to evolve your marketing, sales and customer service around this new way of buying. Inbound is a business philosophy that is centered around helping people, sharing your knowledge, and […]
In our data-fueled world, we’re seeing a record-breaking number of breaches. Take, for example, Facebook’s 2018 breach of 50 million accounts. In 2019, the social media company made the news again, when 540 million user records were exposed on Amazon cloud servers. Unfortunately, data exploitation is not isolated to specific industries. For example, hackers gained […]
If you’re like most sales reps, you will spend a huge chunk of your time on your phone trying to develop new business. And, like most sales reps, you may make the same mistake over and over again… cold calling. The days of call, click, repeat are over. Who wants to snuggle with a cold […]
