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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?

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5 Lead Generation Avenues You May Never Have Thought Of

YoungUpstarts

The Internet is a powerful channel that continuously develops the way people connect with brands, products, and services. Looking beyond the typical lead generation avenues of your business can significantly increase the top of your lead funnel.

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New Tasks For Salespeople In The Social Era

Brandanew

With a strong background in business development, today we have Partner and Executive Vice President at Acquirent, Geoff Winthrop sharing his thoughts on the new world social sales. They also expect the rest of the formerly extended sales cycle to shrink to a shorter, more compressed period of time. Time to take notes.

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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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The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

Duct Tape Marketing

While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. Day 1: Post hiring ad for lead generation VA. Ideal rates for lead generation research: $4-7/hour.

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What Does a Demand Generation Manager Do? (And How to Become One)

ConversionXL

Very few, if any, of these interactions are with a sales rep. Instead, buyers are self-directed, gathering information from social media, websites, webinars, and online events. This behavior has marketers pledging to up their demand generation budgets. DGMs see that demand is maintained throughout the sales cycle.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Shorten the sales cycle A strong referral program can significantly shorten the sales cycle. Referred leads were likely sent to you from someone you trust, so you can skip the know, like, and trust stages and jump straight to the try stage. You need to be consistently nurturing and developing these programs.