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How to Improve Sales & Marketing Alignment & Why It Matters

By Jess Pingrey on February 22, 2021 | How To, Sales, Sales Strategies

Sales and marketing alignment occurs when those involved in awareness building work together with those tasked with lead generation and nurturing. Because smaller teams often have to perform more than one role, alignment is often easier for small businesses to achieve. However, it does take planning and in some cases, additional training. You can strengthen…

How to Sell Stock Photos Online: Top 11 Places to Sell Your Photography

By Janette Novak on March 31, 2020 | Sales Strategies, Starting a Business, Ultimate Guide

Selling stock photos online is a terrific way to make money from your photography. There are many ways to go about selling your photos, but 11 stand out above the rest. The easiest way to sell photos is to become a contributor on stock image sites that already have millions of buyers, such as Shutterstock,…

Customer Acquisition Cost: What Should You Be Paying for New Customers?

By Jess Pingrey on February 27, 2020 | Sales, Sales Strategies, Ultimate Guide

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) measures how much money it takes for a business to gain a new customer. It includes marketing costs, salaries, and advertising. CAC is measured during specific periods of time to compare how it goes up or down. It is important because businesses aim to reduce CAC to improve their bottom line….

25 Sales Pro Tips Every Salesperson Should Know

By Jess Pingrey on November 21, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, Tip List

Sales Tips

Every small business is looking for better ways to increase profits. After all, whether you’re starting your own business or you have been running your business for years, there’s always more to learn. We’ve talked with a wide range of sales experts in various industries to discover their secrets for closing deals and increasing revenue….

What Is Lifestyle Segmentation? Definition & How to Use It

By Sheena Jones on November 19, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, What is

Lifestyle segmentation is a categorization of target audiences by how they live, which includes activities like healthy eating, staying active, and participating in sports and other hobbies. It’s best for companies whose customer lifestyles drive their purchasing decisions like shoe purchases for active moms. Benefits include customized messaging and better rapport-building, which increases sales. If…

Channel Sales Strategy: How To Get Your Product To Market

By Sheena Jones on November 11, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, Ultimate Guide

Channel sales is a strategy that uses third-party distribution avenues to sell products. Examples of sales channels include external retailers, value-added resellers, affiliate partners, and installers or integrators. This strategy is best for businesses like manufacturers needing third-party facilitation for building relationships with customers and generating sales. The success of the strategy depends on building…

Customer Segmentation & Why It Matters to Your Business

By Jason Aten on November 6, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, What is

Customer segmentation is a strategy for grouping customers based on similar characteristics like location, market, demographics, or value. It helps sales organizations identify commonalities among those accounts and can provide insight on which businesses to devote time and resources to, allowing them to focus their efforts where they will be most effective. Using a customer…

B2B Sales: The Ultimate Guide to Business-to-Business Selling

By Jason Aten on September 4, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, What is

Business-to-business (B2B) sales is the process of selling to another business instead of to consumers. In general, it includes a more involved relational and consultative sales process, along with a longer sales cycle, as opposed to the transactional sales process that is more common with business-to-consumer (B2C) sales. How Business-to-Business Sales Works B2B sales works…

Top 29 Sales Training Videos From the Pros

By Diana Bourgeois on August 23, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, Tip List

Best Sales Training Videos

Sales training videos provide a very efficient and effective way for small business sales teams to learn new skills, brush-up on old ideas, and get a positive inspiration from top sales professionals. To help you get the sales skills needed to increase your conversion rates, we gathered this list of 29 free inspirational sales videos….

What is Cross-Selling: Definition, Principles & How to Use

By Jason Aten on August 12, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, What is

Cross-selling is a strategy used by salespeople to increase the overall value of a sale by suggesting additional products or services that complement the existing purchase. It is commonly used in retail sales but also has become common in B2B sales as well as service-based industries like professional firms and agencies. One of the best…

What is Upselling? Definition & How to Increase Sales

By Sheena Jones on July 29, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, What is

upselling

Upselling is a sales tactic where you offer your customers an additional product, service, or upgrade during or immediately following their initial purchase. Examples include offering extended warranties on laptops or premium features on a car. Upselling can be used to increase sales by getting customers to spend money besides the basic purchase. How Upselling…

Inside Sales vs Outside Sales: Definition & Team Structure

By Sheena Jones on July 23, 2019 | Sales, Sales Strategies, Versus

Inside Sales vs Outside Sales

Inside sales and outside sales are sales functions focused on different tactics. While teams can be structured similarly, inside salespeople primarily accomplish tasks by phone and focus mainly on high volume sales or administrative support for outside salespeople. Outside salespeople conduct tasks in person and are employed primarily for low volume, high-ticket sales. CRM can…

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