We’re excited to announce that our Founder and CEO Howard Brown will be participating in this year’s ITEXPO in Las Vegas. He’ll be part of an exciting panel that discusses the future of enterprise telecommunications. Along with Howard, the panel will feature Larry Lisser (Embrace) as moderator, as well as TextGen’s Thomas Howe and VSnap’s […]

Revenue.io CEO Howard Brown joined forces with RingLead CEO Donato Diorio to deliver a fast-paced webinar, How to Leave the Perfect Sales Voicemail.  Attendance was off the hook for this treasure trove of actionable, data-driven strategy tips for inside sales reps, managers and entrepreneurs. The webinar is now available for free, on demand. If you’re like me, you’ll walk […]

If you’re not one of 54.3% of sales reps that meet or exceed their sales goals, you’re probably wondering how to become one. You may think it requires constant pitching, non-stop prospecting, and continuously pushing towards a close. If so, you’re wrong. Top-performing sales reps get that way by doing things very differently. They do […]

The growth of inside sales teams shows no sign of letting up. While it’s hard to imagine most companies abandoning outside sales completely (Avon comes to mind) –  there are many situations when an in-person meeting is irreplaceable – growth is clearly trending toward centralized in-house teams. And with those investments, companies are increasingly looking for […]

Salesforce recently polled over 2,300 global sales leaders. The result: one of the deepest dives I’ve seen yet into the factors that are making and breaking today’s inside sales teams. One of the most interesting things in Salesforce’s State of Sales 2015 report are the major challenges according to Salesforce customers. This is a subject that I’ve been especially interested in […]

You work in cold calling driven sales long enough and you’re bound to hear it: that story about the salesperson who closed a six or seven figure deal from a cold call. In fact, I recently had dinner with a retired business to business (B2B) salesperson who had a stack of success stories that started […]

Not all of your prospects are meant to be your customers!That’s why it’s so important to clearly define what a sales-qulaified lead (SQL) is for your company.

Our Founder and CEO Howard Brown appeared live on Cheddar at the NYSE to discuss how we are using artificial intelligence to analyze hundreds of millions of sales calls and help improve a company’s sales tactics. As human communication continues to play a core role in how people connect, companies are looking for ways to […]

For years, pundits were predicting “the death of the phone call.” In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.. According to BIA/Kelsey, $64.6 billion is spent each year across media just to generate calls to businesses.  More data from BIA/Kelsey reveals that 66.4% of companies surveyed report calls as a high-quality lead source—higher than any other […]

One of the biggest mistakes that marketers make is not going deep enough into the sales cycle their content efforts. Marketers spend valuable time and resources creating amazing blog posts, videos, eBooks and other resources. But far too often, they assume that this amazing educational content should only be used to generate leads or raise brand […]

The Best Way to Use Salesforce Yet again, Salesforce has been named the number one CRM provider, officially marking the sixth year in a row they have received the award. For 25 years, Salesforce has been dedicated to building what they believe is the best CRM possible, so it’s no wonder why sales teams all […]

All business people face increasing demands for time. Naturally, that means the people you are selling to don’t always want to be on the phone with you. However, if you can guarantee an enjoyable interaction each and every time you speak with your prospects, they will want to spend more and more time with you. […]