The B2B sales environment is a cut-throat one. Sales reps are always fighting with the clock to hit quotas. Sales, after all, is what keeps a business afloat. Reaching out to leads, qualifying them and turning them into customers keeps firms ahead of the competition. Prospecting is a crucial part of the sales process. It’s […]
In the world of B2B communication, email is king. In most workplaces, almost all employees have a work email that they frequently use to communicate with co-workers. Whether it’s for confirming a task or asking to go to the bathroom, email is still an essential business tool. This is great news for B2B marketers, salespeople, […]
Canned responses – love them or hate them, it’s a simple fact that businesses rely on automated email responses to provide excellent customer service on a large scale. That said, it’s crucial that businesses get their automated responses right. Getting them wrong could risk damaging the customer experience and could even result in losing valuable […]
When done right, email marketing is an effective way to generate leads, making it a vital component of the sales funnel. In fact, 59% of marketers say email marketing generates the most ROI of any channel. And not only is email lead generation effective, it’s also cheaper and simpler to get right than many other […]
Finding a new job is a frustrating experience. Every day you search for suitable positions and send off your CV and cover letter. It can take an hour or more to prepare each application, and often you never even hear back from the company. To help you get a foot in the door with a […]
As a working professional, you’ve probably considered looking for new job opportunities at one time or another. When you hear talk of how amazing certain companies are to work for, it can definitely seem like the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. However, getting over that fence can sometimes feel insurmountable. […]
Email has always been one of the most effective forms of outreach, and its importance in helping to make business connections is only expected to grow. According to Statista, more than 281 billion emails were sent and received each day in 2018 – and it’s estimated that this number will jump to 320 billion by […]
Working in sales can bring its fair share of negativity. Particularly when reaching out to cold contacts, salespeople tend to get more “nos” than “yeses.” In fact, a recent study found that just 17.6% of salespeople rated their job as outstanding, and 47.1% as just good. That means that 35.3% of salespeople felt negatively about […]
Next to creative content marketing, influencer campaigns, and paid social, email might not seem like the sexiest marketing tactic, but it works. In fact, 174% more conversions are driven by email than social media, and email marketing delivers an average return-on-investment of $44 for every $1 spent. That’s a 4400% ROI – way above what […]
Email is a focus of many businesses’ marketing efforts. It makes sense to use email because, well, everybody has it: World email users are expected to number more than 3 billion by 2022. People check email frequently; 85% of American adults check theirs at least once daily. Beyond its ubiquity, email marketing is scalable, effective, […]