Inbound Marketing Blog

Your Sales Pitch Sucks & 5 Tips To Solve It

Posted by Corey Smith on Jul 27, 2023 8:00:00 AM

Let me get to the switch on that bait right off the bat. Your sales pitch is probably okay. What really sucks is your sales approach. But, that might not make you feel any better.

The sales world is changing. In my opinion, the consumer isn’t really changing but, instead, the options available to consumers in they way they buy makes the consumer realize they don’t have to put up with the crap traditional sales people spin. Inbound marketing has changed the way people buy and if sales people are still using the old methods of selling the consumer simply gets angry.

A Comprehensive Guide to Using Sales Sequences in HubSpot

Posted by Caty Zimmerman on May 16, 2023 9:12:08 AM

Sales outreach is a critical aspect of any business, but it can be time-consuming and challenging to manage, especially as the number of leads and customers increases. HubSpot's sales sequences provide a solution to this problem, allowing businesses to automate their sales outreach while maintaining a personalized touch. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore what sales sequences are, how they work, and how they compare to marketing workflows in HubSpot. We'll also dive deeper into customization options, data-driven optimization strategies, integration with other HubSpot tools, best practices, and advanced sales sequence strategies.

Automating Sales Emails: Tips for Effective Sequences

Posted by Lindsey Bowshier on Nov 8, 2021 1:32:13 PM

Did you know Tribute Media hasn't had a real "salesperson" for more than a year now? While I wouldn't recommend that for most businesses, it works for us (as of this writing) because we've invested years of effort and expertise into building an inbound marketing machine that brings in enough leads who are already qualified, well-educated, and nurtured. From there, it's much easier for me to see them through to "closing the deal." As president of the agency, I wear many other hats and have much more responsibility beyond selling, so keeping track of active leads in HubSpot's CRM and using automation tools is essential to sustaining this model.

Authenticity is the New Black: Tips for Keeping Your Company Authentic

Posted by Sarah Wai on Jul 8, 2019 11:49:00 AM

I don’t know about you, but I like to check out several companies (online and in person) when searching for a particular product or service. If time permits, I could be searching for several hours. Researching is always my go-to when I'm on the hunt for something specific. You wouldn't believe the time my husband and I recently put into finding a new mattress. In our search, there were a few factors that really swayed us in our decision. Quality of the product and how it solved our needs were obviously the top two. But the third factor had to do with the companies themselves. Our online experience with each company played a huge part in  determining which stores we actually wanted to take time to go to in order to try the mattresses. Let me tell you, there were a lot of brands we dismissed right away. Maybe their product WAS as great as they tried to market it to be, but the experience we had on their websites and the reviews they had floating around swayed our minds away from doing business with them.  Why was that?

3 Super Simple Ideas to Align Sales and Marketing

Posted by Lindsey Bowshier on May 16, 2017 7:00:00 AM

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When I first started hearing about this idea of sales and marketing being a strained relationship, I didn't really understand. At that point, I think I had just been very lucky that all my experiences with marketing and sales alignment were positive. It was just a big ol' love fest over here at Tribute Media.

But I've seen the data. I've watched some of our clients struggle. And ultimately, the proof is in the numbers.

For those looking to improve the relationship, alignment, and general understanding between these two departments, here are a few super simple ideas to get you started.

Does the Marketing Silver Bullet Exist?

Posted by Corey Smith on Sep 6, 2016 9:32:00 AM

Years ago, in a different life, I was a sales manager in a different industry. I had ten sales associates working for me in outside sales. We won some and we lost some.

Whether we won a deal or lost a deal, I would ask my sales rep to debrief. I wanted to know how it all worked out. I was always much more interested in the reasons we lost deals than the reasons we won deals.

In that highly commoditized industry, more often than not, the reason for losing a deal came back as, "We were too expensive."

That always frustrated me; not because we were over-priced but because the sales rep didn't understand that price is only one part of the buying decision. It's usually not even the most important part.

True Grit of Successful People

Posted by Mary Woolf on Oct 22, 2015 9:00:00 AM

We have a philosophy here at Tribute Media- client success is our top objective. When I meet with a client, I want to learn about them, their business, their business goals and objectives, and how we can assist in making those goals and objectives come to fruition. We do not take on an account unless we are confident we can help our client be successful. At times, that could mean turning someone away. In order to maintain the level of integrity that we all believe in at Tribute Media, we have determined that a few prospects would not be a good fit, and ultimately declined the opportunity to work with them.

How Important is Social Media to Sales?

Posted by Robert Wulff on Jul 30, 2015 1:04:00 PM

No matter the industry, brand or product, all businesses have one common goal: to get their product or service to their target audience. With how widespread social media is now, it's safe to say that people who are shopping online are also using social media to some degree. So how does the knowledge that online shoppers use social media become important to a business? How does social media affect sales?

A study called "Engaged Social Followers Are Your Best Customers” sheds some light on how social media can affect business. The first thing is to look at the four-step life cycle of the social media follower and how the social touchpoints play out. Here are the four stages of the journey.

1. Discover a company and products.
2. Explore whether what the company offers is right for them.
3. Buy your products and services.
4. Engage with the company, and with their friends and peers, after their purchase.

Marketing Hacks for Your B2B Strategy

Posted by Wally Narwhal on Nov 4, 2014 11:00:00 AM

Traditional marking strategies will get your B2B marketing only so far. Today’s business has to think outside of the box to grab the attention of not only the business but also the decision makers. B2B digital marketing has a tendency to feel boring and mundane, but that does not always have to be the case.