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The Challenge of Selling Expertise (Not Product)

Strategic Account Management Association

He also spent years as a managing consultant for Microsoft’s global consulting organization. Second, you can view a SAM as a broker or bridge to the expertise that lives within their organization. So, the SAM is critical to connecting the customer with the expertise inside the seller’s organization. Register here.

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Sales vs. Account Management: What Every Sales Leader Needs to Know

Brooks Group

Understanding the difference between landing new business and managing existing accounts is critical for your sales organizations success. Also, not every company has a dedicated team of account managers; depending on the size of your organization and sales force, the two roles may be combined.

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Rethinking Enablement for the Future: The Power of Commercial Effectiveness Integration

Mike Kunkle

Nowhere is this truer than with the commercial organization. It shifts the focus from “revenue enablement” (which – I’m sorry – is internal, seller- and company-centric) to the broader functions of the commercial organization, in a more buyer- and customer-centric paradigm. One that I will expand over time from this foundation.

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Account-Based Selling – What it is and Why it Matters 

Upland

This is where account-based selling really gets interesting. Account-Based Sales Takes a Revenue Team One of the top challenges organizations face in transitioning to an account-based sales model is the change in mindset necessary to succeed at account-based selling. Large B2B sales deals are not done one-on-one.

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How to Measure Sales Effectiveness in Your Organization

Brooks Group

Sales effectiveness also corresponds with the return your organization gets from its sales investment. But improving sales effectiveness is a complex task that few organizations do well. Most organizations track a few key performance indicators (KPIs) such as win rates, quota attainment, and revenue growth.

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Make smarter decisions using business intelligence

Insightly

The days of using intuition over data to make business decisions are mostly gone. Unfortunately, many businesses still don’t have a formal metrics and reporting structure established within their organizations. However, certain metrics provide significant insight into business health and drive the smartest growth decisions.

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Make smarter decisions using business intelligence

Insightly

The days of using intuition over data to make business decisions are mostly gone. Unfortunately, many businesses still don’t have a formal metrics and reporting structure established within their organizations. However, certain metrics provide significant insight into business health and drive the smartest growth decisions.