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November 17, 2016
How ABM Replaces Leads with Opportunities for the Sales Team
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Today’s topic is how to replace leads with opportunities for the sales team. Demand generation and lead management does not work for companies with business models dependent on a small number of accounts but who spend a lot. Waiting for dream accounts to come to you will result in you missing your revenue targets.
If you live and die by the big deal, growing revenues faster than your industry and your competitors requires a shift to Account Based Marketing. Joining us is Gahan Richardson, the Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Cypress Semiconductor.
Watch as Gahan’s interview illustrates how to evaluate whether it’s worth the time, effort and money to implement Account Based Marketing. In the discussion, we will evaluate how ABM will help you make your number.
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During the first part of the interview, Gahan answers key questions that determine whether ABM is a fit for his company. Watch closely to this discussion to apply these questions to your business. Here are the initial questions every sales and marketing leader should ask to validate a fit for ABM:
Answering yes to one or more of these means you can benefit from ABM. Answering yes to most of these questions makes ABM a strategic priority.
Have expectations gone up and left you wondering if you can make your number? Here is an interactive tool that will help you understand if you have a chance at success. Take the Revenue Growth Diagnostic test and rate yourself against SBI’s sales and marketing strategy to find out if:
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