SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. That would make 2013 worse than this year! Also, you’ll get many tools including a list of Sales Effectiveness Drivers to test your plan against. Any one of these areas could be a land mine that blows up your 2013 sales comp plan.

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Score More Sales

MAY 30, 2013

You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. One great next step offered from the survey was to establish a common data repository for all of your customer interactions. The post What is the State of Marketing in 2013 appeared first on Score More Sales. Top Marketers do.

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Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Survey 241

Hubspot Sales

MAY 6, 2024

Your favorite graphic design software or AI tool may just be a unicorn startup dazzling in plain sight. Since the term‘s inception in 2013, they’ve attracted immense attention and praise; there's even a reality television show called Unicorn Hunters that capitalizes on this public fascination.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Identifying which of the ever-evolving stream of data points will help determine success. This tool has been around for a few years now. You will have access to guides, templates and tools to help your BPM drive revenue. Let’s look at a few examples of how the BPM has been used in 2013. Data Monitoring.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 28, 2014

You have so many apps and programs in sales, and more data than you could ever consume. Tons of data with little understanding – that’s what many small and mid-sized businesses are dealing with. Many data firms are madly scrambling with new ideas, but it’s IBM who is stepping up with a billion dollar new division focused on Watson.

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Score More Sales

MARCH 26, 2013

Mid-sized companies need better tools to help understand what customers need and want. An Experian study found that 23% of data in a company’s database is incomplete or inaccurate. This means that many of our midsize companies are using some amount of bad data in disjointed bins of information that don’t connect. Get buy-in.

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CRM Guidelines Compensation Data 235

Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 30, 2019

When they did get their CRMs up and running, businesses used them as a mere data repository for executives, not as a powerful tool for sellers on the front lines. In 2013, 37 percent of sales teams reported widespread use of CRM systems. Why does seller adoption of CRM remain low?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But, by providing the option to chat, they can continue the conversation and learn how to put those credits and tools to use effectively,” Nonnemacher says. “As Tools to Help You Write the Perfect Sales Email There are a lot of paid and free email writing tools out there, but here are some top picks. Passive voice.

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HeavyHitter Sales

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Based upon my experience, here’s my list of the best companies to sell for in 2013. They've built a tight-knit culture of innovation focused on changing the data storage game.”. Liaison Technologies www.liaison.com – Data transformation is a big problem for IT and a big business too… no one does it better than Liaison Technologies.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The data also revealed some interesting points: If you give a Rep an extra 15 to 30 minutes of selling time per week, it is not enough to change behavior, so the incremental revenue gain is negligible. Register for our research tour here to get this tool). Look below on what impact an increase in an hour of selling time has on revenue.

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Hiring Travel Territories Face-to-face 310

SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2012

Here it comes, the 2013 budgeting process. On top of finishing out 2012, you need to determine which Sales Strategy initiatives to prioritize in order to make the 2013 number. Get a copy of my 5 Step Sales Strategy Decision Tool here to give you the answers you’re looking for in the shortest amount of time. Edwards Deming.

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. In fact, I am convinced that the most successful sales people in 2013 will begin to think as much as a marketer as they do a sales person. Please note that my Top Sales Books to Read in 2013 does not include any of the “classics” in sales. And win more orders in less time.

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Face-to-face Top of Funnel Call-back Sales 132

The Pipeline

JUNE 25, 2020

They urge leaders to equip reps with digital tools, and the example they give is Skype or WebEx. This is the thrust of digital transformation, tools from the last decade, both inferior to standards millennials take for granted. But this isn’t about tools, those are just the manifestation of the thinking, the problem is the thinking.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Percent in Potential Revenue, Accenture Research , shows, “Just 59 percent of sales representatives are expected to achieve his/her quota in 2014, down from 67 percent in 2013.” Something has to change, and it is execution, I’ve said it before, a fool with a tool is still a fool; more tools by and for more fools.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-09-13. Teaser: The tools and processes needed to extract and mobilize business intelligence are not just for the biggest companies in the world anymore. But with huge volumes of data being generated and stored every day, how do you find the tiny needles of insight in the massive haystack of information?

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Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Digital Postcards by Storyquest is a fresh new tool that leverages all the hard work you have put into your LinkedIn Profile. See Digital Postcards in action, receive a special link to your free trial and ask your questions live with the tools creators. 30 in 30 - 2013 Web Tools Digital Postcard LinkedIn storyquest'

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LinkedIn Maximizer Tools Top of Funnel 115

SBI Growth

JANUARY 2, 2013

But you can excel in 2013 because of your shortcomings in 2012. And with these answers come chances for improvement in 2013. John Kenney writes a great post on how to Maximize Your "B Player" Sales Talent in 2013 ). “C” Joint tactics and strategy will be required to make the 2013 lead gen target.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Lead Gen 267

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? Your peers told us what they are doing during this event and how they are prioritizing for the 2013 sales strategy inside their regions. Question : What Sales Productivity Problem should you Fix in 2013? H ow to Sequence. Do you have one?

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Scale Face-to-face Promotion Lead Rank 282

Score More Sales

AUGUST 26, 2013

It seems that no matter what data services your company subscribes to, it is still difficult to find those leads you know could become more probable prospective customers. Last week at Inbound 2013 I had the pleasure to meet up with Kyle Porter, CEO and Founder of SalesLoft. SalesLoft is also free with an upgrade path.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 217

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In fact, according to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , the number of businesses with a dedicated enablement function has increased from 19% to 33% since 2013. A tool like DiscoverOrg contains direct-dial phone numbers, verified email addresses – for only decision-makers, not mom-and-pop shops.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

You’re at a point in the year where you are discussing 2013. Now is the perfect time to approach the subject when you’re in discussions regarding quota, compensation and 2013 goals. Build those skills by utilizing the tools around you. Your manager is one of those tools. You have the tools to get better if you want to.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Analysis 300

The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

To kick off 2013, Gartner predicted that the reigns on worldwide IT spending would loosen, forecasting an increase of 4.2% It will be some time before “Frugalnomics” gives way, where investments in the emerging three: mobility, cloud and big data “cross the chasm” to fuel the next big wave. in IT spend for the year.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Unfortunately, HR's usual solution to sales comp problems is a one-size-fits-all tool – the compensation study.

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Compensation Incentives Incentive Lead Rank 267

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 15, 2013

2013 - The Year for Sales Enablement? Sales is now challenged to: Deliver the provocative value story and quantification to make today’s more skeptical and frugal Buyer engage sooner, the tools and content to convince the buyer as to: a. How challenged is Sales to deliver the provocative tools and content without Marketing help?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Marketing Qualified Lead 73

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

You still have time before 2013 to fix any blatant disconnects. The post offers tools to make longer-lasting corrections, too. These insights usually can’t be found in existing data. Two discovery tools are essential to pinpoint these activities: Customer Interviews. The image here shows the DILO Ride-Along tool.

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Incentives Incentive Customer Compensation 267

SBI Growth

JANUARY 15, 2013

Will upper management be able to rely on your sales revenue forecasts in 2013? Let’s say the 2013 sales revenue target was set at an even $500 million. Download Your Persona Based Forecasting Tool Here. For example, say your company sells to IT professionals - look at your CRM data broken down by CIO, IT VP, IT Director, etc.

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Forecasting Sales Forecasts Buyer Persona How To 267

SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Social Selling and Big Data at the Upcoming Sales & Marketing 2.0 The focus is purported to be on the benefits of big data for B2B sales organizations with an emphasis on social technologies. How Big Data Gives Your Team a Competitive Advantage. Your Crystal Ball: What This Year’s Sales Incentives Tell You about 2013.

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Conference Social Selling Data Marketing 131

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2013

In other words, does your contact management tool bring in the social profile and activity on social for each of your contacts? These items above are a basic minimum in 2013 (heading into 2014) for a seller. Today we have LinkedIn and many other sophisticated tools – but we tend to have less insight about our prospects and customers.

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CRM Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Lead Rank 193

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

In a recent mining of Objective Management Group''s data from June of 2013, there was a huge increase in the number of salespeople using social sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Spoke, Plaxo and Reachable for selling. It''s time that we stop expecting sales to increase as a result of CRM, social selling tools and email.

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Social Selling Networking Groups Twitter 199

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 8, 2014

The origins of Social Selling go back to early human life too, although, the tools that have given social selling its name are relatively new. In my opinion, the challenge is the data iself. Social selling experts use data from the marketing, inbound and inside sales groups with whom they work. Social Selling is also a trend.

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Social Selling Top of Funnel Groups Trends 275

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

Most of the true spending increases are focused on select strategic initiatives, especially in Enterprise Software, the Cloud, Mobile Computing and Big Data. Although I too am more optimistic about 2013 compared to last, there are clear and immediate challenges that deserve action regardless. Click here to learn more.

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Proposal Decision Maker Lead Rank Lead Scoring 71

Pointclear

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Chad was voted Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 4 years in a row—2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. With the plethora of scientific data available, salespeople can research potential clients and arm themselves with valuable information. Sales is Getting Scientific.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Social Media Video 255

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

HR can help the Sales leader to improve recruiting results and play a vital role in making the sales number in 2013. Begin today with the ideas and free tools offered in this post. The tools listed are available through the SBI Research Tour. Assess and improve your territory design - use the Territory Best Practices tool.

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Sales Talent Territories Compensation Quota 312

SBI Growth

APRIL 24, 2013

SBI recently accepted nominations for the Top Sales Operations Leaders to Watch in 2013. The latest research shows there are 10 capabilities that every Sales Ops leader should have in 2013. Data is getting bigger. Data driven decision making is becoming standard across the sales organization. Personal Brand.

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Hiring Buyer Persona How To Ideal Customer Profile 257

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2013

The first, 10 Traits of Successful Salespeople , was typical of the misinformation that often passes for must-read information: The data came from commission-only insurance salespeoplein just one company so it has limited application in other industries. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan'

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Research Insurance Insurance Face-to-face 291

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Since there will be lots of interpretations of this data I am going to focus on just a few things that really stood out – specifically: Influence. Also of interest: IBM State of Marketing Study 2013. Three major takeaways from the study include: How CxOs are opening up to customer influence. But who is next in line?

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Study Influencer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 216

Pointclear

DECEMBER 18, 2012

You can also read his feature article Make 2013 Your Best Sales Year Ever in the January 2013 issue of Success Magazine. 2013 Predictions—Why Big Data Shouldn’t Be the Focus. While he said Big Data would be a major focus, it wasn’t the area that he thought sales should be focusing on. Changing Business Models.

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Lead Rank Social Media Sales Qualified Lead Video 201