SBI

AUGUST 28, 2012

And while timing has always been important in sales (think monthly and quarterly objectives) the most important thing is to beat the revenue objective before the final buzzer goes off. Measuring revenue by comparing quarter-over-quarter or year-over-year results is evidence of that.

Revenue 111

Revenue eBook Objections Territories 111

Sales Training Connection

JULY 20, 2012

Sales Training. Leading companies engaged in major sales in the B2B market have crossed the Rubicon when it comes to sales training. As a result of this trend sales training is becoming more important and is taking on some new looks. One new look is c ompanies are micro-targeting their sales training. Revenue Generation.

Training 96

Training Face-to-face Retention Maximizer 96

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

They went so far as to say that many of us “other sales experts” don’t know what we are talking about when it comes to understanding business improvement and revenue increases. IBM has done research on social selling for several years. One thing I know is that selling has been changing over time.

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. by Lori Richardson on January 24, 2012. Wikipedia talks about identifying influencers: Market research techniques can be used to identify influencers, using pre-defined criteria to determine the extent and type of influence. is 2012 the year of INFLUENCE for you and your company?

Lead Rank 150

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Influencer Top of Funnel 150

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MAY 31, 2012

Most sellers have little time for training, and when they do, it seems that product training takes center stage. After that, it is company process training – meaning more about the internal workings of how orders flow through the organization than even close analysis of the key steps within sales for a predictable process to happen.

Sales Coaching 200

Sales Coaching Coaching Lead Rank Retention 200

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JANUARY 4, 2013

For those of us who have been in the sales profession for any length of time, you know that your sales leader or head of the company has revenue goals for you to hit. Sometimes they are realistic and helpful, other times they are poor guesses done by people who don’t know how to set good revenue goals.

Sales Qualified Lead 224

Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Territories Outbound 224

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APRIL 10, 2013

You’ll find excitement in my words, because to be around hundreds of like-minded people who could talk about sales leadership, tips, tools, efficiency, and share research findings – well – it is THE place I love to be. Bob shared research from their 2013 Inside Sales study. Lead with fact-based research.

Inside Sales 197

Inside Sales Sales Leadership Hiring InsideSales 197

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AUGUST 6, 2012

82% of those surveyed believe that sales reps are challenged by the amount of information and the time it takes to research prospects prior to making contact. CSO Insights surveyed 218 CEOs, CSOs, sales execs and managers during June 2012 in an online study. Reps are on information overload. ” The Big Data revolution is here.

Data 197

Data CRM Survey Study 197

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JANUARY 11, 2013

IBM surveyed 1200 technology professionals in SMB organizations in 2012 and created the IBM Tech Trends Report. It is a document you can give to others in your organization to help support your ideas as a “Pacesetter” (one of the 3 types of people identified by the research).

Coremetrics 238

Coremetrics Analytics Trends Outbound 238

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Some organization have acted on their commitment by creating the role of Chief Revenue Officer, having both functions coalesce behind a singular purpose, function and execution. Sales Training. CNi Rapid Research.

Pipeline 223

Pipeline Hiring Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 223

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 14, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Our mission as salespeople is simple, drive revenue. The nearsighted perspective presents quantitative information including the number of sales opportunities, the stages they are in, and the expected revenue from each sale.

Pipeline 198

Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 198

Mindtickle

MARCH 15, 2018

More and more companies are transitioning from traditional training methods like classroom training and webinars. They’re recognizing the need for a change and transitioning from traditional training to sales enablement and readiness instead. It’s been known for some time that training isn’t productive by itself.

Training 52

Training Company Hiring Webinar Metrics 52

Mindtickle

MARCH 15, 2018

More and more companies are transitioning from traditional training methods like classroom training and webinars. They’re recognizing the need for a change and transitioning from traditional training to sales enablement and readiness instead. It’s been known for some time that training isn’t productive by itself.

Training 52

Training Company Hiring Webinar Metrics 52

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

This post is about a CEO of a $450M company who focused on winning large deals to double revenues in a flat market. If you feel product differentiation and hot markets are the only way to grow revenue, this CEO proved otherwise by refusing to accept these limitations. In 2009, Steve was brought in by its ownership group, Oncap.

Hiring 297

Hiring Penetration Demand Generation Targets Incentives 297

The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. This can be an overview of new research, feedback from a recent customer briefing, review of new market trends or analyst data, or even a quick presentation or interview (live or recorded) with an actual customer. Sales Training.

Sales Meeting 251

Sales Meeting Pipeline Meeting Hiring 251

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Earlier this year, IBM published the results of a study that was done by Forrester Research about how today’s empowered customers are thinking, and the importance of really knowing your customer. Jeff Ernst, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research narrates the overview click here to view the video.

Customer 196

Customer Hotels Lead Rank Lead Scoring 196

Mereo

MARCH 16, 2023

Eyes train to screens for an average of 8+ hours a day. Recent research shows how time spent in the great outdoors can not only be therapeutic to your individual team members’ mental wellbeing — it can also boost their performance and productivity. 2) Hold regular sales training practice, coaching and reinforcement sessions outdoors.

Hiring 41

Hiring Research Study SalesForce 41

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APRIL 27, 2012

Of all the ways we have seen people actually talking to prospects, it most often is in a combination of the following: 1) Simple web research. Simple, quick, web-based research is extremely important when you are calling prospects. 2) LinkedIn or other warm connection. 3 )Have data and knowledge of your prospect’s world.

Prospecting 212

Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 212

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APRIL 27, 2012

Of all the ways we have seen people actually talking to prospects, it most often is in a combination of the following: 1) Simple web research. Simple, quick, web-based research is extremely important when you are calling prospects. 2) LinkedIn or other warm connection. 3 )Have data and knowledge of your prospect’s world.

Prospecting 212

Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 212

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

This fact is from research previously done by Leads360 , a cloud based leads management and sales automation company. million leads included: Quick lead response will grow revenues – Calling a buyer within one minute of them becoming a lead on your website increases your chances of converting that lead by almost 400%.

Follow-up 250

Follow-up Study Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 250

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. As in the casino, financial success is the goal, in sales it is in the form of deals or revenue rather then the jackpot at the roulette table. Sales Training. CNi Rapid Research. Dave Kahle – Sales Training.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 240

The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. A couple of weeks ago I posted the first in a series of conversations with Michael Bird, Chief Revenue Officer with NetProspex. Sales Training. CNi Rapid Research. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. December 2011.

Pipeline 241

Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Cold Calling 241

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Focus in growing sales and revenues is challenging for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, let alone actual sales professionals. It takes amazing, ongoing focus on the activities that lead to new revenues in order to grow business and ultimately thrive as a company.

Lead Rank 247

Lead Rank Lead Scoring LandSlide Top of Funnel 247

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MAY 16, 2012

Finding ways to shorten your prospective customers’ buying cycle which brings revenue in sooner is a very good thing. Most systems are under-utilized because of a poor roll-out and non-existent ongoing training. Don’t spend selling time researching your dream sales enablement tools.

Opportunity 206

Opportunity Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel 206

The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Rather than taking the scripted approach, Michael Bird , Chief Revenue Officer at NetProspex , and I sat down (some distance apart, he in Boston, and I in Toronto), and had a discussion on various aspects of the subject. Sales Training.

Sales Cycle 244

Sales Cycle Pipeline Conversion Webinar Metrics 244

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. By systematically reducing the size of the territory, along with adjustments based on the elements above, you can actually create focus and coverage, and as a result greater revenues, by continuing to. Sales Training. August 2011.

Pipeline 212

Pipeline Territories Harvest Cold Calling 212

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 27, 2012

Pharma - new challenge, new sales strategy, new sales training. We’ve been in the consultative sales training business for more than 30 years. Over the last dozen or so years, we specialized in sales training for the health care market. Sales training. Given that short background, let’s do a one-question quiz.

Pharmaceuticals 94

Pharmaceuticals Training Strategy Health Care 94

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. by Lori Richardson on February 14, 2012. Just by focusing on this one aspect of selling - the actions of following up with prospective customers - when done properly - WILL grow revenues.]. This is called demographic and psychographic research. Consulting. You gotta know this!

Lead Rank 152

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel 152

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. It may seem harsh, but here is the list of what people who did not sell much (or anything) this week were saying to themselves, their co-workers, and possibly their bosses to justify lack of revenues. You were doing “research”. © Score More Sales 2001 - 2012. Consulting.

Lead Rank 177

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Call-back 177

The Pipeline

AUGUST 26, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Her company’s sales training had focused on helping customers find emerging markets, gaps in an industry’s solutions to challenges and areas where IT should be entering in order to take advantage of the latest and most sustainable trends.

Pipeline 227

Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Webinar Metrics 227

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MARCH 14, 2013

Sales and marketing experts Jill Konrath and Ardath Albee just announced a new e-book, Cracking the LinkedIn Sales Code which will help you better understand how professional B-2-B sellers are using LinkedIn to grow visibility, gain connections and ultimately grow revenues. Prospect research is the most frequent LinkedIn activity.

LinkedIn 238

LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 238

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JULY 25, 2012

Some roles morph from sales to research. One of the BEST ways to increase revenues without increasing headcount is to de-pollute your sales force,” according to Mike Moorman, Managing Principal at ZS Associates, a large business services firm that works to help transform sales for their clients. How can you get it off your plate?

Positioning 196

Positioning Hiring Revenue Outbound 196

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. A big issue has been problem areas around growing sales and ultimately growing revenues and profits for many businesses. In 2012, I’d say that any calling without pre-research or recommendations is totally out-of-date and wrong. © Score More Sales 2001 - 2012.

Lead Rank 152

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Referrals Call-back 152

The Pipeline

AUGUST 22, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. How much time will you save them, how much less downtime will they realize, how much increase in revenue or productivity will they see. Sales Training. CNi Rapid Research. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. December 2011.

Pipeline 255

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 255

LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

5 Best Sales Role Play Scenarios to Train Your New Hires. +24 John was a keynote speaker at this year’s Rainmaker Conference , and is known for his dynamic sales training strategies, as well as his 12 Guiding Principles to Success in Sales, Business and Life. Predictable Revenue. Informal, personal, conversational tone.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Hiring Lead Rank Retail 98

SBI

MARCH 1, 2021

Some of these industries seem to be waiting for things to return to “normal” and will miss the opportunity to become more data- and revenue operations-driven. It’s well known that by the time a prospect engages a salesperson, they’ve already done 70-80% of their research on their own. Will they make the most of this opportunity?

Face-to-face 94

Face-to-face Apparel Chemicals Call-back 94

The Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. there is still a condition that plagues sales, causing grief and lost revenues to companies across the planet. Sales Training. CNi Rapid Research. Dave Kahle – Sales Training. From The Heart Sales Training Blog.

Pipeline 220

Pipeline Twitter Hiring Territories 220