Tag: sales

  • BANT: A Dead Easy Method for Qualifying Leads

    BANT: A Dead Easy Method for Qualifying Leads

    BANT, purportedly created by IBM, is widely used, generally accepted, and easy-to-understand method for qualifying leads. What does BANT stand for? The acronym BANT stands for Budget, Authority, Need, and Timeline. (MarketSplash has a great analysis of each BANT component here.) Download the Free BANT+C App BANT+C is a free app for Salesforce, from Ateko, that

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  • Top Five Salesforce Security Tips to Make Your Instance More Secure

    As the cost and risks associated with data breaches continue to climb, cybersecurity is a topic that should be a priority for every B2B SaaS company. Recently, IBM published that the average cost of a data breach is $3.86 million. With so much at stake, organizations can’t afford to ignore security best practices. With Salesforce

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  • CloudKettle: Year 4 by the Numbers

    CloudKettle: Year 4 by the Numbers

    Archived Content: This article was originally published by CloudKettle prior to its acquisition by Bell and integration into Ateko. It is part of a historical series documenting the growth and benchmarks of the team that now forms Ateko’s dedicated Salesforce practice. Each year we look back at how CloudKettle performed and publish a post highlighting

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  • Salesforce Security: Admin Checklist

    Salesforce Security: Admin Checklist

    The following post was written by Prag Ravichandran Kamalaveni, Salesforce Practice Lead at CloudKettle. Prag is an experienced consultant and an avid supporter of the Salesforce community. In addition to being a 6X Salesforce certified consultant, he has helped more than 250 people become certified as either Salesforce Administrators or Developers. Prag, was selected to speak at

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  • CloudKettle: Year 2 by the Numbers

    CloudKettle: Year 2 by the Numbers

    Archived Content: This article was originally published by CloudKettle prior to its acquisition by Bell and integration into Ateko. It is part of a historical series documenting the growth and benchmarks of the team that now forms Ateko’s dedicated Salesforce practice. It’s hard to believe that year two for CloudKettle has come and gone (some

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  • Why SaaS Companies need a CRM

    Why SaaS Companies need a CRM

    Do You Need a CRM? Not every organization needs a CRM, but they are particularly important for Software as a Service (SaaS) companies that have a B2B enterprise sales model. When deciding if you need a CRM, there are a few simple questions you can ask to determine if one is a worthy investment. If

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  • CloudKettle: Year 1 By the Numbers

    CloudKettle: Year 1 By the Numbers

    Archived Content: This article was originally published by CloudKettle prior to its acquisition by Bell and integration into Ateko. It is part of a historical series documenting the growth and benchmarks of the team that now forms Ateko’s dedicated Salesforce practice. It has been one year since I officially left my role as COO of Livelenz

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