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How to Shorten Your Sales Cycle and Avoid Wasting Time

Both Sides of the Table

If you don’t have a good sales methodology already in place in your organization you might try reading that last link. You need to align your selling cycle with a buyers purchasing cycle otherwise you’re wasting your time and theirs. I have met several sales execs who argue the exact opposite strategy.

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A Quick Primer on B2B Conversion Optimization

ConversionXL

Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. There are a few things that make optimizing for B2B a different beast: The sales cycle is usually longer. Image Source.

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A Complete Guide to Account-Based Marketing: Win Over Your Ideal Customer

ConversionXL

This shift in focus results in more efficient use of your marketing budget, shorter sales cycles, and a better customer experience. Sales shouldn’t feel like they’re helping out marketing, and marketing shouldn’t feel that they’re passing leads on for sales to take the glory. Tools for IP-targeted ads: MRP ; Terminus.