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Picture this: you’re on a call with a promising lead. The conversation flows smoothly, and you’re confident you’re about to close the deal. One second later, the prospect objects—one you’ve never heard of before. What was turning out to be a good sales call, soon turns into a mess as you struggle to offer a convincing response while watching that deal slip away. If this sounds too familiar, you’re not alone.

A datasheet is a technical document that provides detailed information about a product or service. It offers a concise way to let prospective customers learn about your company’s offer and evaluate if it’s the right option. Whether you’re showcasing a new product or service, a datasheet can go a long way in concisely communicating your offer. The best ones usually follow best practices to make sure they’re effective. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of using datasheets, 11 elements to craft an effective one, and tips to nail it on the first go.

B2B and SaaS sales teams know exactly how important a strong sales deck is. An effective sales deck will take key decision-makers through everything they need to know about doing business with you, including the deal currently on the table, how your product or service can benefit them, and why they need to choose you instead of a competitor. So much time and effort goes into prospecting and nurturing leads, you don’t want to fumble the ball at the last minute with a not-strong-enough sales deck.

Sales reps are no strangers to cold calls that result in rude encounters and low conversion rates. Search any online forum, and you’ll see people complaining that they’re tired of all the “pitch slaps” and wish sales reps left them alone. As much as people seem to hate it, cold calling is not dead. A Rain Group report found that 70% of sellers successfully connect with potential buyers via phone. This is especially true if you sell to higher-level executives like Vice Presidents or C-suite executives.

Client-facing teams like sales are the first point of contact for a company. But many companies fail to do one thing: honing their rep’s skills. A Spekit report found that 52% of sales reps have left a job because of a lack of training opportunities. That’s not all. When it comes to hitting their sales targets, 43% of reps agree that ongoing training is a factor, while 65% of reps say that support from leadership is a factor.

“I created a one-pager 6 months back—and an AE just requested it to be created again. They had no idea this document existed.” This is something we hear far too often when marketers talk about content usage internally. When you add shared drives and terrible content management systems to the mix, that problem only gets worse with time. If you want to create a system that stops your content from going into the endless abyss of your shared drive, this guide is for you.

A critical part of most sales development representatives (SDRs) jobs involves prospecting. They’ll find new leads, and may even start the initial outreach process through either cold calling or cold emailing. Because cold emails can be sent so quickly, they’re a popular choice for many SDRs and other sales representatives. And so, in order to help you get as much success as possible since cold emailing is difficult enough already, we’re going to go over how to craft email pitches, including sales scripts templates that actually work and advice from experts who know how to get results.

If you are a marketer creating content – especially for SEO – you intuitively know that you need more content. But, how much more content do you need? What kinds of content? More importantly, who’s going to create it? You probably need to get more budget to hire external writers or maybe even a new full-time writer! How can you create a business case for content creation that will get approved?

As companies understand the importance of sales enablement, they invest more time and resources to set up a robust sales program. There are always many hiccups when you roll out the program. It could be a lack of adoption of a sales enablement tool, ineffective training methods, or a lack of alignment between leadership and sales. Ultimately, it negatively impacts your deal cycles and client churn—preventing you from reaching your revenue goals for the year.

Sales enablement is a term you may have heard bandied about in recent years, but what does it actually mean? Quite simply, it’s the process of equipping and empowering salespeople to sell more effectively. But measuring the effectiveness of sales enablement can be tricky. This article will explore some ways to measure the impact of your sales enablement efforts. We’ll look at how you can determine whether your team is engaging with the content you’re publishing, how your buyers are engaging with that content, and how you can close in on the gaps in your sales content strategy.