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Whitespace – the missing sales metric that can mean success or failure

Upland

Increased account penetration boosts revenue. Even as account planning, cross-selling and upselling are buzzwords in professional services and other B2B industries, there is often not a great handle on how much opportunity exists in current accounts, or how the company is performing on delivering against that upside.

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Sandbagging in Sales – Is it a Relationship Problem? 

Upland

Sandbagging in Sales is a Relationship Problem Despite the considerable focus placed on deal probabilities, analytics, and forecast accuracy, building a holistic understanding of the relationships and influence within accounts remains a blind spot for many organizations.

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Sales Forecasting Guide – Prioritize to Boost Accuracy

Upland

In fact, having the right methodologies and best practices in place throughout the entire sales process, married with the right technology, can make sales forecasting look a lot more like an exact science. It is no longer about guesswork. It’s a big blind spot to have.

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5 Tips to Build Stronger Relationships in Account Planning

Janek Performance Group: Account Planning

This makes account planning essential. More than upselling and cross-selling, account planning is partnering with existing clients. It’s putting their needs ahead of the sale to form long-term relationships. Altify notes account planning has increased from 36 percent of companies in 2013 to 50 percent today.

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Sales leaders: are your sales ship and crew ready for rough sea?

KAM With Passion

You are a sales or company leader and you see the consequences of the sanitary crisis: a very tough sales environment. So, what do you plan to do about it? Sales and company leaders, imagine you are a ship captain. Focus on Customer Targeting and Account Planning.

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Relationship Management Guide – Going Beyond the CRM

Upland

This is part of the mindset shift required to become effective at relationship management and is also a key aspect of account planning. This information is crucial for developing a comprehensive account plan that targets the right individuals and departments.

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Success in Challenging Sales Environments

SalesGlobe

Success in Challenging Sales Environments Mark Donnolo Welcome to the Rethink Sales Podcast. And and, you know, we talk about aspirational account planning and strategy and everybody’s always asking like, what’s the tool? I’m Mark Donnolo. Michelle Seger And I’m Michelle Seger.