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IoT Revolution

The Internet of Sales: How the IoT Revolution Will Change the Way You Sell

We’re seeing a remarkable transformation in sales, not only as a forward leap into the modern age but also as a major shift in customer …

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bad sales calls

No More Bad Sales Calls [7 Crucial Mistakes to Avoid]

The toughest part of sales is getting on the phone with a prospect for the first time. Even worse — having bad sales calls. Whether …

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email open rates

Email Open Rates and Responses Bad? Build a Relationship With Your List

How many times have you received an email from a company and completely ignored it? If you’re not actively working to keep subscriber attention, email …

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sales quota definition

Sales Quota Definition: What It Is (and 3 Resources to Help Hit Yours)

Here’s a great resource for new sales reps including a sales quota definition and detailed explanations about all things related to sales targets. LeadFuze has …

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sales email template

7 Copywriting Principles to Test in Campaigns (+ Sales Email Template)

Here are 7 copywriting principles and a sales email template for each. Use these to test and improve your outreach. The typical business professional receives …

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click through rate

Click Through Rate (CTR): Guide to Understand and Improve Email Performance

It’s been a while since we’ve written on specific terms in the sales world. So, we decided to dust off the old sales terminology category …

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google alerts

How Google Alerts Can Help Increase Your Sales [Examples Included]

Google Alerts is often used for brand monitoring, but have you thought about using it as a sales tool? Google Alerts have become incredibly popular …

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chatbot

How a Chatbot Can Help Lead Customers Through the Sales Funnel

The sales funnel — the process potential customers go through when making buying decisions — has played an integral part of marketing and sales for …

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workflow management

11 Email-Based Workflow Management Techniques for B2Bs

Email can be a powerful tool to push people through different workflows. Here are some ideas from Gloria Knapp. Do you have a mailing list …

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test email

50+ Split Test Ideas for A/B Testing Your Cold Email Campaigns

There are two rules when it comes to split testing emails. You should ALWAYS be testing something (never send one version of an email). And …

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email signature examples

Email Signature Examples to Help You Stand Out (and Stay Legal)

Following these email signature examples and strategies can lead to more positive responses from your email sends. Having a professional email signature is kind of …

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personal touch email

Personal Touch Email: How to Personalize Your B2B Campaigns

Having a personal touch email sequence is NOT knowing everything about your leads. It’s also not just using their name over and over again. So, …

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freelance jobs

Win More Freelance Jobs with These 5 Cold Email Strategies [Bonus Templates Included]

Everybody knows that being a freelancer and winning freelance jobs comes with its own set of pros and cons. Pro: Your income isn’t capped at some …

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guest posting

Guest Posting as a Way to Generate Leads (4 Email Sequence Included)

Guest posting can lead to a number of benefits, not the least of which is for leads! Guest posting is a part of the hustle …

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social selling

Social Selling: What It Is and How to Do It Well

Social selling is all the rage these days, but people still don’t get it right. Social selling is becoming more and more needful in the …

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firmographics

Firmographics: The Key to An Awesome Ideal Client Profile

Firmographics are what make up a successful ideal customer profile. Since the term “inbound” was created and pioneered by the folks over at HubSpot, ideal …

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cold email responses

Cold Email Responses: Point Out a Lead’s Mistakes (Email Sequence Included)

Get more cold email responses by following these rules. If you have an agency, you sell results. Which is typically hard on the front end. …

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Social Media Marketing Plan

A Social Media Marketing Plan for the Fake News Generation

Here’s a social media marketing plan that can help you stand out in social feeds! There aren’t too many marketers in the world who don’t …

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software update

How to NOT Launch a Big Software Update

We recently rolled out a pretty major software update to the LeadFuze platform. In the months leading up to it, the team and I were …

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Sales Manager Job Description

Sales Manager Job Description: 4 Best Keys to Easily Make One

Include Sales Manager Job Description on Your New Product Launch Marketing Plan  After a founder has mostly removed him or herself from the sales process …

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Sales Development Representative

Sales Development Representative (SDR) Definition & What They Do

Sales Development Representative (SDR): Definition and What They Do Just hiring a “salesperson” won’t work. You need to fully understand what a Sales Development Representative …

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sales environment

Ideal Sales Environment for High Performance Sales Culture (Backed by Research)

If you want your sales team performing at it’s best, here’s the ideal sales environment. Here at LeadFuze, we just recently implemented a specific sales environment for …

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stay top of mind

Stay Top of Mind: How to Get Your Leads to Think About You

For you to be the one customers keep coming back to, you need to stay top of mind. You’re always thinking about the leads in …

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marketing qualified lead

What is a Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL)?

Sales systems are intricate. If you are growing a business or building a team, you’ll eventually have to put processes in place that will sustain …

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sales books

Best Sales Books and Training Manuals on the Market Today

There are a number of “best sales books” posts on the internet. And they are very good, for the most part. In fact, I’ll put …

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Donald Trump’s Sales Strategies Won the Presidential Election (an Unbiased Point of View)

Donald Trump’s Strategy to Become President Many people don’t realize that what won the election were the sales strategies Donald Trump used throughout the process. …

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Controversial Marketing Strategies

12 Creative Marketing Strategies in the Salesforce Marketing Plan

These creative marketing strategies by Salesforce helped them stand out from some major competitors. Salesforce.com is known for pushing the envelope with their controversial and …

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