The Sales Intelligence Blog

Dialers have been around for a while. They were first used 30+ years ago by the banking industry, primarily for collecting debt. But they have dramatically evolved in the last handful of years, and many have evolved to serve specific industries. And it just so happens that Revenue.io provides the #1 sales dialer for Salesforce, […]

When you’re choosing an outbound dialer, reps will offer endless lists of features. Some of these are truly necessary, while others are just pretty ornamentation that won’t actually help your team reach its quota. According to original research by Revenue.io, 77% of reps struggle to find enough time to complete everything they need to during […]

Build powerful sales cadences directly in Salesforce to optimize prospecting, boost productivity, and tie sequences to revenue. Learn best practices and examples.

When our VP of Sales was looking through our internal data recently, he stumbled on something remarkable. Deals in which an account executive was on a texting basis with a prospect were 5 times more likely to close. This makes sense. After all, many of us text with our friends and close acquaintances a lot […]

Great salespeople are always seeking ways to improve, and proven sales methodologies provide a structured path to enhanced performance. Whether you’re new to selling or already closing major deals, understanding and applying the right methodology can sharpen your skills, boost confidence in conversations, and help you win more deals with consistency. 1. Design a conversational […]

Revenue orchestration platforms combine sales engagement, conversation intelligence, and revenue operations into a single, powerful solution that enhances buyer engagement and drives growth. As sales tech stacks evolve, these platforms eliminate silos by unifying key capabilities into a single system. This helps businesses design and execute more effective sales strategies, analyze performance in real-time, and […]

Updated June 2025: You can now head to RevU to watch the interactive demo version of this tutorial and see how to leave high-performing custom voicemails using the RingDNA Dialer. As a savvy salesperson, you know sales are built on relationships, and a key part in building relationships is tailoring your sales approach to your […]

What’s the difference between an SDR, BDR, AE and CSM?  Sometimes it seems like the sales industry is full of more acronyms than the U.S. government. So if you’re confused about the differences between these roles, it’s understandable. To further confuse matters, if you go to two different companies, they might call the same inside […]

Over the last few years, there has been an unbelievable expansion in tech. Continued investment from venture capital and private equity, open-source code, infrastructure gains, and APIs have all created a “Cheesecake factory menu” of options in your software solutions. Take MarTech as an example – in 2016 there were nearly 4,000 MarTech solutions in […]

Selling is hard and is only getting more challenging. 93% of revenue leaders expect buyer objections to increase and many companies are reporting longer sales cycles. During those crucial initial discovery meetings, sellers routinely fail to meet buyers’ high expectations. As a result, 72% of sales leaders don’t expect their teams to hit quota. Many […]

Understanding how to attract, retain and expand customer relationships has become increasingly crucial as customer acquisition costs soar and conversion rates decline. In response to this pressing need, a movement called Revenue Operations (RevOps) has emerged in recent years. RevOps aims to unify marketing, sales, and customer service into a cohesive strategy and organization, helping […]

There’s more pressure on revenue teams today than ever before. To keep up with growing demands, teams are relying more and more on outbound sales. And with this growing reliance on outbound sales, new tools and technologies appear to make connecting with buyers easier.  But we wouldn’t be good data-driven revenue professionals if we didn’t […]