SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2013

When you assess the performance of your sales leader, perhaps you’re feeling let down. As you plan for next year, you have two options: Pull the Plug – Fire your sales leader and find someone else. As you plan for next year, you have two options: Pull the Plug – Fire your sales leader and find someone else. He works hard.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

There is nothing more stressful than Q4 for a VP of Sales. Couple that with preparing for 2014 and you are maxed out. Schedule a review of your 2014 plan at your office here. We will use Sales Leader’s Q4 Critical Path Guide. Your Talent — How to improve your sales manager’s performance. Pick the right ones.

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Engage Selling

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Nonstop Sales Boom received a raving review by Ken Thoreson on Your Sales Management Guru! Also, don’t forget to vote for Nonstop Sales Boom for Top Sales Book 2014 in the 2014 Top Sales Awards! Have you picked up your copy of the book yet?

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SBI Growth

MAY 17, 2014

Over 60% of sales leaders who trail through Q2 don’t make the number. Buyer Persona Account Management 2014 planning Sales Manager Sales Manager Resources' You missed the Q1 number and Q2 isn’t looking too good. You’re worried. And you should be.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The top sales executive in every organization faces the same problem: spin. Learning the truth is critical for your sales strategy. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Sales Rep Survey. Sales Management Survey. Expert Panel.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

Remaining effective as a sales force means continuous improvement. This might be a new buyer-aligned sales process. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. Whatever the Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) improvement, it will require funds to get it implemented. If it is sales process improvement, Sales pays.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

Not all “A” Player sales reps were meant to be managers. If you’ve been in sales long enough, you’ve seen this mistake unfold. The newly promoted manager repeats behavior that made him successful as a rep. He neglects his skill development and sales initiatives. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Entering 2014, Sales and HR leaders face new trends causing turnover with top talent. This post offers solutions to Sales and HR leaders who ask this question: “How do we respond to demographic trends and retain top sales talent?” It’s especially true for sales roles where the timing to change jobs is predictable.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2014

Top sales leaders know how to communicate and roll out a sales plan. Get your sales managers involved early in the process. The sales management team needs to have a clear understanding of the new quota. Sales can’t rely on marketing alone. Ensure your sales managers take this seriously.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

You are finalizing plans for 2014. Many of the answers to a sales leader’s execution problems are in the market. To understand how sales forces have prioritized this initiative, click here. You will receive the Sales Leaders Listening Tool. As a VP of Sales, lack of execution drives you crazy. It isn’t effective.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2013

How do you know if your sales force is a high-performing one? This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures. Modified the sales compensation and quotas.

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SBI Growth

JULY 26, 2013

started a sales improvement effort. He worked with sales leadership to bring in consultants. Hank is pushing to start the next recommended SFE (Sales Force Effectiveness) initiatives. However, Chief Sales Officer Victor wants to know if the first initiative is successful. It will surely help sales recruiting.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Another year has sailed by and what a fantastic 2014 it has been. It’s at this time of year at MTD Sales Training we like to get sentimental and reflect on some of the best sales tips, advice and general musings we have offered you through our blog over the last twelve months. Top 10 Sales Blogs Of 2014.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." In the guide you will learn: Make the number with the remaining sales people you have. Sales people like to be included in a team environment.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2020

Similarly, your business's inside sales team needs the right technology to be as productive and impactful as possible. Not to mention, just because the tools and tech you have in place for your outside sales team work well for their needs, doesn't necessarily mean they'll be an ideal fit for your inside sales reps, too.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

Every sales team needs sales strategies, and a strong sales strategy plan builds the foundation for a cohesive, successful sales team and organization. Sales strategies also align salespeople on shared goals and empower them to do their best work — keeping them happy and successful, too. Organizational Goals.

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Sales Decision-making CRM Value Proposition 144

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Sales always has been, and always will be, about closing the deal. But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. Sales Productivity Tools. HubSpot Sales Platform. Gamifier makes sales performance fun.

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Account Planning Sales CRM Prioritization 131

SBI Growth

JUNE 30, 2013

In B2B sales, activity leads to results. The correct time to add sales people is when business is soft. More sales people means more sales calls. This means your sales force will be in more deals. You reduce the number of sales reps to cut costs. Your 2014 quota is going up. Here is the announcement.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

We write frequently about aligning your sales process to your ideal customer''s buying process. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.” Learn why your team ignores your sales process and how to fix it. Team meetings are run by sales managers.

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e-Learning Sales Leadership Decision-making 123

SBI Growth

MAY 11, 2013

Sales VPs need to make the number this quarter. Sales Managers want more new business. Sales Reps need more leads. Too often, Sales VPs don’t get ideas outside of their own sales organizations. Have your sales rep find out who his customer’s Sales VP wants to sell. But it always gets repaid.

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Account Manager Tips

JULY 13, 2022

You win some, you lose some Why do we lose sales opportunities? But, it's also why we need to keep a close eye on our sales process to identify where we might be falling short and to keep doing what works. Let's take a look at why you might be losing sales opportunities and what to do about it. Table of Contents.

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Key Account Management Sales Account Management B2B 130

QYMATIX

MAY 25, 2021

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) hold the key to a tremendous improvement in sales controlling efficiency. Unfortunately, sales controllers in medium enterprises so far could not afford the implementation cost of artificial intelligence. In our sales controlling case, experience with sales data.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

I was lucky enough to be introduced to a sales team’s top performer for 2013. Julie’s Sales Operations leader thought I could learn a lot from her. The Dasboard will allow you to: Improve your sales team''s talent level. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2013

There is a better way to differentiate your sales force from the competition. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Learn why a customized sales process is the ultimate competitive advantage. Not Just a Regular Sales Process.

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e-Learning Internet Decision-making Leadership 110

The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 7, 2018

Have you ever heard about Katie Francis, who shattered the 30-year-old world record by selling 21,477 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies in 2014 ? I actually decided last year I wanted to beat the world record, and at the beginning of my sale my goal was 18,100. On weekdays, Katie put in about seven hours every day selling cookies.

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Drift

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

And I’m going to tell you about the time I went from good to great in sales. It happened in July 2014 during a one-on-one with my sales manager. “I I can almost hear your mind racing during sales calls,” he told me. I’m not a natural salesperson. I had to learn to sell manually. You’re not listening.

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Publishing Sales Management Management Sales 83

Hubspot Sales

JULY 14, 2020

Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in influencer marketing spend mirrored the decrease in print advertising spend. Now go ahead and put your salesperson hat back on so we can talk about what it means to be a sales industry influencer. Wonder what it takes to become a sales industry influencer? A clear, defined niche.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Some sales candidates look great during the hiring process. HR has worked hard to find capable talent, and Sales has committed time and money to ramp the new hire. If you’re a Sales or HR leader, this may be happening all too often. Sales can learn a lesson here. Read on and you''ll be ready to Make the Number in 2014.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

We find numerous obstacles Sales VPs and Sales Managers face. This is called sales hiring gymnastics. It wastes time and costs sales. Every year we compile research for our Sales & Marketing Research Review. It told us all sales leaders have faced this challenge.

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Finance Sales Management CRM Marketing 120

SBI Growth

AUGUST 27, 2013

Sales VPs are asking a similar question this time of year: " What can we do with my reps to get a quick revenue lift? Register now for our How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Execute. Register now for our How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Execute.

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QYMATIX

MAY 31, 2022

One Useful Example of Predictive Sales Analytics & Predictive Modeling in Excel. One of the critical tasks of a sales manager is to timely identify which opportunities have better chances of closing and what makes a “good” sales opportunity. Getting this job right is the essence of successful sales planning.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2013

CMO’s can borrow brilliance from top sales best practices. The crown jewel of sales excellence is the Field Ride-along. World Class sales organizations emphasize manager & rep ride-alongs. Sales Managers go into the field for 1-2 days with their reps and ‘ride-along’ to observe and coach.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2020

It's never been more difficult to be a B2B sales rep. You have to manage heightened expectations, battle against a multitude of competitors and make sure you have time to meet the needs of everyone in your pipeline. It's time for reps to put away their timetable and stop focusing solely on hitting their monthly sales quotas.

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Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 21, 2020

The latest Sales Operations & Technology Study from Miller Heiman Group found that roughly two-thirds of sales organizations have a dedicated sales operations team, indicating that this function continues to mature and play an increasingly integral role in a company’s sales success. Sales Support.

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Sales Readiness Group

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The Cleveland Browns later drafted him in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, where he played for two injury-prone seasons in 2014-2015. Manziel was a star college quarterback who won the Heisman trophy as a freshman in 2012.

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SalesPop

MARCH 25, 2021

Sales most definitely have two sides, and this is also true of account management. In his 2014 book Zero to One , Peter Thiel wrote, “In the 1990s, the focus was on the product, and not on sales. Following the dot-com bubble burst, people learned that sales mattered just as much as the product.

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Flevy

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Frederic Laloux, in 2014, started analyzing emerging organizations that were setting themselves apart from the established organizations in their style of management. Anthropological investigations have identified at least 5 distinct organizational structures throughout human history.

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