Inbound Marketing and Sales Methodology Flashcards
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Which stage of the inbound flywheel is most directly damaged when a customer has a poor post-purchase support experience?
Answer: Delight
The Delight stage focuses on customer success after the sale, and poor support directly undermines this phase.
In HubSpot's Smarketing model, what is the primary purpose of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) between marketing and sales?
Answer: To set mutual, measurable commitments on lead volume and follow-up speed
An SLA aligns marketing and sales by committing both teams to specific, measurable goals such as lead quantity and follow-up timing.
A prospect who has visited your pricing page three times in one week but has not submitted a form is best described as displaying which behavior?
Answer: Active buying signals without conversion
Repeated pricing page visits indicate high purchase intent even without form submission, making this an active buying signal.
Which HubSpot tool is specifically designed to identify anonymous website visitors and notify sales reps of their activity?
Answer: Prospects tool in Sales Hub
The Prospects tool surfaces company-level data about anonymous visitors so sales reps can prioritize outreach.
What does the term 'friction' mean in the context of the inbound flywheel?
Answer: Anything that slows or disrupts the customer experience
Friction refers to internal processes or experiences that create obstacles and reduce the momentum of the flywheel.
When training a sales team on the inbound methodology, which closing technique aligns best with inbound principles?
Answer: The Question Close that surfaces remaining concerns
The Question Close helps reps identify unresolved objections, which is consultative and aligns with inbound's helpful, human-centered approach.
A buyer persona differs from a target market segment primarily because a persona:
Answer: Represents a fictional but research-based individual with goals, challenges, and behaviors
Personas go beyond demographics to capture the psychology, motivations, and pain points of a representative individual customer.