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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

From long sales cycles to trying to stand out from the sea of sameness, B2B companies face an uphill battle from the start. While thousands of B2B organizations struggle, plenty are able to develop long-term success. Sales cycle length increased. So what does it take? MQL cost significantly increased.

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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.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

Guttula, Bizosys' CEO, and Karana founded the company with the goal to "simplify software development." The second product is 10Screens, a tool to visualize business requirements critical to software development, which tend to be hampered by poor communication among various stakeholders.

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Looking for your summer internship? Look no further.

Austin Startup

Internship Title: Business Development Intern Compensation: Paid — $10/hr Description: The Business Development Intern will assist the Sales Team in Prospecting, Outreach and Qualifying leads, and work directly with the Business Development Manager. CRM experience is preferred, however, you will be trained.

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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

If outward facing, they will attend important sales calls and speak to the technology strategy and vision. They shorten the sales cycle, mitigate risks, and provide assurance in the context of technical due diligence. I have also included quotes from Austin CTOs to give you additional perspective.

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3 Ways To Ensure Your Startup Has A Top-Notch Team

YoungUpstarts

Developing your product is just the beginning. Then come the marketing, sales, and accounting considerations. When Chris Cancialosi , founder and partner at gothamCulture, first began hiring for his team, he took into consideration the fact that professional firms often have long or uncertain sales cycles.

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How to Craft (Or Pivot) Your Agency Value Proposition

ConversionXL

I put together a one-page website, a list of 100 people to reach out to, and a cold email script that would make seasoned sales professionals cringe. I know this language sounds formal and stuffy, but high-ticket service sales cycles are long. For us, that priority was the sales pipeline. Most B2B buyers know this.

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