ProlifIQ

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If you want to run a successful B2B business, it should be focused on acquiring large customers and growing the number of users or products inside those key accounts. This is typically done through something called key account management. What is Key Account Management (KAM)?

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 3, 2024

You’ve just been promoted to sales management. Here’s some helpful advice for new sales managers to help you thrive in your new role and turn those butterflies into fuel for success. What Is a Sales Manager Responsible For? This may involve directly managing some high-priority customers.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Speakers What to expect Agenda Sign up November 1, Copenhagen | November 2, Aarhus Embracing AI & tech in the new era of sales leadership Join us for an enlightening morning as we prepare you to navigate the "new normal" as a sales leader. Salesforce's self-showcase Curious about Salesforce's internal magic? Salesforce!

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

Sales Transformation. I’ve been involved in sales transformations that were entirely focused on getting the best-possible performance out of the sales force (ranging from a 30 to 600 percent increase in sales), independent of retooling the rest of the organization. The Elements of Sales Force Effectiveness.

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Louise Collins Associates

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

So when organisations have tried, and failed, to introduce Key Account Management (KAM) it is no different. It is not enough to have sales graphs and market share predictions when introducing change to an organisation. My observation across multiple organisations is that KAM often lacks the leadership required to make it work.

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QYMATIX

MAY 18, 2021

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is probably the most important planning process of any company. Sales & Operations Planning has two primaries, close-related elements: sales planning (related to sales and marketing) and operations planning (related to order-fulfilment, stock and logistics).

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SOAR Performance Group

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Please join the February 11th virtual meeting of the Sales Leadership Community hosted by the Chicago Chapter. The topic for the meeting will be “Moving From Opportunity-Focused Selling to Account-Based […].

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Insightly

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Sales and marketing teams have the same ultimate goal: revenue generation and growth. Despite this, marketing and sales do not always spend enough time aligning on goals. This misalignment has led to tension between sales and marketing teams. Because of this, many companies have made strides to align marketing and sales teams.

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Mercuri International

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s no surprise that sales strategies are having to pivot to meet the changing demands and context of the current market. This is nothing new – adaptability and flexibility have always been key to sales success. Remote selling and remote leadership came in a close 4th and 5th. Go for the no”. Key findings.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 25, 2013

Accountability is the number one recurring theme throughout sales leadership in the United States. Sales leaders want their salespeople to be more accountable for their actions, activity, numbers, and (of course) sales. And it’s TOTALLY WRONG, TOTALLY BACKWARD, TOTALLY INSULTING, and TOTALLY ANTI-SALES.

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Insightly

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Sales and marketing teams have the same ultimate goal: revenue generation and growth. Despite this, marketing and sales do not always spend enough time aligning on goals. This misalignment has led to tension between sales and marketing teams. Because of this, many companies have made strides to align marketing and sales teams.

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 4, 2021

During the company’s all-hands meeting, you find out a sales manager role has opened up. As a seasoned sales rep, you naturally get excited—until you realize that you don’t know how to transition from a sales agent to a sales manager. What is a sales manager? What does a sales manager do?

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

There is a “dangerous” sales number that you need to know about. The sales rep in … Read More » It’s the number one. Let me explain. A client of mine recently emailed me and mentioned that they lost two of their biggest clients.

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ProlifIQ

MARCH 30, 2023

Account Planning Template for B2B Sales Teams You can steal the key account plan template we use with customers here. We’ll cover each part including: Business Overview Objectives & goals Relationship Mapping White Space (Expansion) Action Introduction: What is Account Planning?

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Engage Selling

JUNE 10, 2022

The post The Ideal Buyer in Today’s Marketplace | Sales Strategies first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. I recently have been interviewed on a number of podcasts because there’s great interest in my new book, Right on the … Read More.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 8, 2022

A Sales Prevention Department? The post The Dreaded Sales Prevention Department first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. You might have one. Right on the Money thinking is all about getting your business back on the right footing so you can compete and grow … Read More.

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Engage Selling

JUNE 17, 2022

Discover six ways to handle price increases like a sales pro! The post 6 Ways to Handle Price Increases Like a Sales Pro first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. Price increases are a big part of life now, but most sellers can’t be like the local gas station … Read More.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 1, 2022

The post Win More Business With This Strategy | Sales Strategies first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. Getting time on your side is a powerful strategy that will help you win more business! What do I mean by “getting time on your side”? I discuss this … Read More.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

What Are Sales Goals? While there may be more elegant and creative definitions for a sales goal, let us define a sales goal as the total number of sales your team is responsible for obtaining within a fiscal period. For our purposes, we will be discussing sales goals as they relate to the sales manager.

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 9, 2022

What to do when a sales deal stalls? Sales process checklist Establish the next commitment The Thermometer Technique Favourite podcast: How to Succeed Just for fun Quote of the week. What to do when a sales deal stalls? For me, sales is most successful when you follow a process. Let me share those steps with you now.

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Engage Selling

JUNE 24, 2022

One of the shifts we’re noticing in today’s marketplace involves the move to inside sales. Field sales reps are doing more inside sales than ever before. The post The Move to Inside Sales | Sales Strategies first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. So, those of … Read More.

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Sales Outcomes

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Front-line sales managers are the key to enabling behavior change in salespeople. To that end, changes in sales manager behavior must come first; however, front-line sales managers live in a hectic environment – pressures from leadership, their teams, and other functions such as marketing, sales operations, HR, etc.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Discover how to integrate social media into your sales strategy. Sales VPs ask me all the time whether sellers should utilize social media. The post How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Sales Strategy first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. And they ask that skeptically because … Read More.

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Arpedio

JUNE 9, 2022

Setting Sales Goals - and reaching them! ? Is account-based selling about selling or the right relationships? In reality, account-based selling is all about shifting the focus from inward to outward, and thus getting a deeper understanding of the businesses you operate with. Account-based sales revolution.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Sales leaders do not want to make mistakes when hiring new members of their sales team. In 2018, just 54 percent of all sellers met their sales quotas, according to CSO Insight’s 2018-2019 Sales Performance Study. Sales leaders know what attributes they need in each member of their sales team.

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Despite changes to our selling marketplace, too many sales professionals are rooted in beliefs about customer engagement that simply aren’t true. That’s why today, I’m going to dispel the three big sales engagement myths. Myth #1: Being on social media … Read More »

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I continue to read in surveys from The Wall Street Journal and other places, that companies are still struggling with sales. One is that sales teams need to be agile – not fragile. They often feel like they’re your foe because you feel like they’re creating drag in the sales process. I love that term.

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Showpad

MARCH 17, 2021

Sales reps take quote attainment seriously, but the tips, tricks and best practices used to achieve it aren’t always obvious. One of the most popular ways to grow in the industry is by attending sales enablement events and conferences. We’ve updated our list of recommendations for sales enablement conferences and events to attend.

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Engage Selling

JUNE 3, 2022

How do you retain more accounts as you grow? Collecting and analyzing sales data indiscriminately is like endlessly tossing buckets of coins into a wishing well…and believing the act itself … Read More. The post Early Warning System: Retain More Accounts As You Grow first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader.

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Point N Time

APRIL 4, 2018

Point N Time Software, a Salesforce ISV partner and leader in key account management in the Salesforce.com ecosystem and Leading Edge Coaching, B2B sales growth. The post Strategic Partnership For Managing Complex Key Accounts appeared first on Point N Time.

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SOAR Performance Group

MAY 5, 2021

The virtual meeting of the Sales Leadership Community hosted by the Houston Chapter. The topic for the meeting was “Becoming More Strategic with Your Most Strategic Accounts”. The post Episode 36: Becoming More Strategic With Your Most Strategic Accounts appeared first on SOAR Performance Group. At this live […].

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Arpedio

DECEMBER 22, 2021

On December 14th, we held our final LinkedIn Live of the year in the Digital Sales Revolutions series. We were fortunate to have three very competent sales professionals join us and share their key takeaways from the SAMA community 2021, and which trends to look for in 2022. A brief introduction to the panelists.

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Arpedio

DECEMBER 22, 2021

On December 14th, we held our final LinkedIn Live of the year in the Digital Sales Revolutions series. We were fortunate to have three very competent sales professionals join us and share their key takeaways from the SAMA community 2021, and which trends to look for in 2022. A brief introduction to the panelists.

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KAMCast

JANUARY 7, 2021

With more than 10yrs in sales, sales leadership and customer growth management, Jermaine now spends his time being invited by companies around the world like Gartner, Dell Technologies, London Business School and GE to create unique customer growth and loyalty strategies which make them irreplaceable in their market.

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SBI

JULY 1, 2020

5 Ways to Uncover Strategic Account Revenue. Revenue growth in B2B enterprise accounts has always been challenging. The Revegy Customer Optimization Wheel outlines the common practices we have identified that make leading companies successful at securing bigger deals over shorter sales cycles with more predictability.

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SalesGlobe

JULY 13, 2022

So we welcome everybody to the sales glow future sales roundtable. First sales. Look, we are a problem solving firm for sales and we solve the toughest sales challenges in areas like sales strategy, sales organization, design, sales compensation. Michelle Seger. I’m not sure.

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Engage Selling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

few months ago, I was privileged to be invited to a seminar hosted by Gartner featuring a small group of top level thought leaders in sales. ????????????????????????????????? A There were about six of us around the table and we … Read More »

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