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Will These 6 Tests Save 2013’s Sales Compensation Plan?

SBI Growth

Plus, you’ll find advice on compatibility with other sales effectiveness drivers. Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. The plan looks great – equitable, in line with competition, attractive to sales. That would make 2013 worse than this year! What can be done?

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Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse?

Understanding the Sales Force

With all that, shouldn''t the quality of sales, sales management and sales leadership candidates be on the rise? The darker dotted line is the trend for the percentage of sales management candidates that were recommended by Objective Management Group for the same time period. Yes, it should.

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Sales Prospecting Rule: If in Doubt, Make the Call!

The Sales Hunter

Far too many salespeople have been conditioned to believe they need to have everything perfectly prepared before making a prospecting phone call. Yes, I agree we need to be prepared when we are making any type of prospecting call, whether it be in person or on the phone. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Finding the Right Sales and Sales Management Candidates

Understanding the Sales Force

While that still could be true today, it''s also possible that inside sales might replace the need for hunting, and a good consultative seller could add enough value to the prospect, his/her business, and the buying process so that great closing skills aren''t required. June 5 11:00 AM Eastern Register here.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.

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Make Sales Data Meaningful in 2013 by Spending Time in the Field

SBI Growth

In fact, when asking Sales Operations Leaders what qualitative data they had gathered, here are their responses: Conducted internal win/loss debrief on large opportunities. Interviewed VP of Sales, Product Leaders, and Sales Manager to understand what they were seeing in the market. Author: Joshua Meeks.

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Using Sales Managers and Executives to Close More 4th Quarter Sales

The Sales Hunter

One of the easiest things sales managers and senior management can do is to call every person they know at a client company. Objective of the calls is three-fold. First is to get the name of your company back in front of the customer/prospect, even though the person might not be our buyer. It’s your business.