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Is Your Pipeline Taking A Summer Holiday?

Tibor Shanto

Sure, you may not close that big deal in the summer (although you might), there things you can do to drive pipeline success. So even as you head out on your vacation, I have to ask, is your pipeline a summer holiday? Which, unless you take steps to counter this, is probably the worst time for an anemic pipeline.

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What’s In Your Pipeline?

Tibor Shanto

Many reps and managers look at opportunities independently of one another, but the pipeline is a collective of opportunities. Unfortunately, many salespeople see their pipeline as a holding tank for opportunities, rather than a means of driving to quota. What is in your pipeline should meet specific and defined criteria.

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There’s Real and Then There’s Pipeline Real

Tibor Shanto

Some people hide from prospecting in their pipelines; pretending the opportunities, individually or collectively, are more real than they are. With a 4:1 closing average, every time I close a deal, I must get four more to stay afloat. When it comes to prospecting, there’s real, then there’s pipeline real.

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How Technology Helps you Manage the Sales Pipeline

Veloxy

Perhaps the answer could be in your sales pipeline. Research shows that top performing companies and sales teams do extremely well when it comes to managing their pipeline. However, over 60% of sales teams say their companies are doing a bad job of managing the sales pipeline. What is a Sales Pipeline? But first….

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100 Pipeline Plays: The Modern Sales Playbook

Hit your number with 100 Pipeline Plays. Use our proven data-driven plays to grow your pipeline and crush your revenue targets. Close more deals with these winning plays! Meet your modern sales playbook - See how high-performing sales and marketing teams increase pipeline year-over-year.

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3 Easy Outside Sales Tips to Double Your Closing Ratio

Veloxy

What is your closing ratio? Your closing ratio (or close rate) measures your overall sales efficiency. It’s calculated by dividing the number of sales you’ve closed by the number of leads or opportunities in your pipeline (and multiplying that by 100 to generate a percent). Imagine you have a 20% close rate.

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The Pipeline Generation Problem…

Partners in Excellence

Building and maintaining robust/healthy pipelines is a problem with most organizations. And if my social feeds are any indication, filling anemic pipelines is the number 1 problem facing organizations. And yet, the pipeline generation problem is still a problem, seemingly getting worse every day. It is never about what we sell.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Make sure you have the right kind of data for your organization. To learn more, get the infographic!