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For Solopreneurs, Business Development = Relationship Development

Successful Independent Consulting

The biggest stress for self-employed professionals is business development: how to cultivate meaningful regular work. To tackle the challenge of business development, change your frame of reference. If you look up any definition of the term business development , you won't find the word "sales" because there's no selling involved.

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Business Development in the 21st Century

Successful Independent Consulting

A few months ago, PICA hosted a webinar with Suzette Patterson , a sales and business development expert. For most of us, prospecting for new clients is the very last thing we want to do. But what if there was a way to make it less of a chore and maybe even enjoyable? Keep having conversations.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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Business Development and Networking During a Pandemic Lockdown

Successful Independent Consulting

The #1 FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) among independent consultants involves business development. How can I develop a steady pipeline of leads? And now, with everyone stuck at home because of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, business development and the networking that fuels it seem impossible. But that’s not the case!

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Pressure Points: How to Ensure Your B2B Pipeline Passes Inspection

This eBook highlights best practices for developing a pipeline management process that helps sales leaders and their team C.L.O.S.E you’ll see what we mean in this eBook) more revenue through data-driven prospecting, stage analysis, and subsequent sales enablement.

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Business Development for Consultants Masterclass with Bob Wiesner: Podcast #247

Consulting Success

Listen to your host Michael Zipursky as he talks with Bob Wiesner about identifying ROI and profitability for business development and success. Business Development for Consultants Masterclass with Bob Wiesner: Podcast #247 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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3 Steps to Develop Big, New Ideas for Your Consulting Firm

David A Fields

The post 3 Steps to Develop Big, New Ideas for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A. Have you ever read or heard an innovative idea and reflected, “Man, I wish I had thought of that?” Ideas like employing artificial intelligence to shortcut your client assessment process, or building a … Continued.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. More specifically, updated data can help organizations outline key accounts for their campaigns.

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The Best Sales Forecasting Models for Weathering Your Goals

This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your Database Management Strategy

It's quite a process for marketing teams to develop a long-term data management strategy. It involves finding a data management provider that can append contacts with correct information — in real-time. Not just that, but also ongoing data hygiene efforts to keep the incoming (and existing) information fresh.

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Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

After reading, you’ll gain insight into the following components: How to develop a framework for analyzing a vendor’s contact and account data. Download ZoomInfo’s data-driven eBook for guidance on effectively assessing the vendor marketplace. Critical integrations that fit directly into your sales processes and workflows.

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy. This is your chance to create unprecedented brand awareness, bring in the best leads sales has ever seen, and play an instrumental role in generating new and existing business revenue. Define and agree on “qualified leads”.

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16 Go-to-Market Plays for Your Entire Sales Funnel

Nurturing leads through your sales funnel is a daunting task for many business development teams, especially at the scale required to achieve lofty growth goals. But personalized prospecting is possible at scale with the right resources in place. At ZoomInfo, we’ve found that a rock-solid go-to-market playbook is key.

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The Power of Conversation Intelligence

This eBook will answer all your questions and more by providing a complete overview of Conversation Intelligence and its importance in Revenue organizations, delivering impact from your Sales Development Representatives all the way to the C-Suite. Ready to learn more? In this eBook, we’ll cover: The history of Conversation Intelligence.