Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Preparing for 2013. I thought I might simply highlight a few points from both sessions since there are pertinent for everyone as we move into 2013. Acumen Management Group Ltd. operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. Panel Discussion.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 5, 2013

Your Sales Management Guru Blog Author on “Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers” List . Speaker, consultant, and author Ken Thoreson’s updated Sales Manager’s Tool Kit now available . One of the new approaches we’re taking with sales organizations is Business Guidance Selling.” .

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. They represent the freshest, most innovative thinking on sales currently on the market and take into consideration the changing sales climate and competitive realities every sales rep and sales leader is facing. LinkedIn has become a “cool” tool.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan My vision, of how the future of selling is shaping up, appears in today''s (the December 18, 2013) issue of Top Sales Magazine. This issue also features the 2013 Award Winners of the Top Sales & Marketing Awards in 18 Categories. We did pretty well this year!

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

One of the biggest problems a VP of Sales faces is prioritization. Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? How do you know fixing these problems will have the greatest impact on revenue? Question : What Sales Productivity Problem should you Fix in 2013?

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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. Prospect research doesn’t generate revenue, and historically it accounts for half of all sales time. Avoid the simplification pitfall.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

In particular, the front-line Sales Manager - a critical role responsible for marshaling a team of revenue makers. This post includes a downloadable Sales Leader Curriculum. This tool is perfect for HR Business Partners who serve the Sales function. It will help to prevent vacant Sales Management positions.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

We won’t touch on revenue, percentage of quota, customer retention, etc. 66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. Don’t wait for your manager to come to you. You’re at a point in the year where you are discussing 2013.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. The review presents findings from SBI’s market research in 2013. Gain access to guides and tools to help you make the number in 2014. Top-Down Quota Setting: Metrics that mean the most to Upper Management and Owners.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2012

Sign up for our Make the Number Tour if you would like to see how your peers are allocating people, money and time in 2013. Over the last 12 months we: Surveyed over 10,000 sales representatives. Surveyed over 4,500 sales managers. Reviewed over 5,000 documents from with some the world’s best B2B sales organizations.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As if the looming year end wasn’t pressure enough for a sales leader trying to meet sales quota, will the loss of top sales reps pile on? The HR Leader can take some concrete steps to stop the exit of sales reps and therefore the loss of revenue. Immediate Help for Sales.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Last year you got your 2013 quota in mid-February. This caused mass confusion, frustration and demotivation on your sales team. Yet most companies actually ‘issue’ their sales quota sometime in the first quarter. Get it here along with over 90+ tools by registering for our research tour. Actions that generate revenue.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? I will be speaking at the Sales 2.0

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

It gets great reviews from C-Level executives, marketers and even sales managers. But how does Content Marketing help the Sales Rep? Today’s post outlines the benefits of Content Marketing from the Sales Rep’s perspective. I had a recent conversation with a Sales Rep named Seth. The Challenger Sale, 2012).

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2013

We’re nearing the last quarter of 2013, and another year of sales will soon be behind us. An important question all sales and marketing departments should be asking themselves is how they can better communicate in order to follow up on leads. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 15, 2018

This online tool becomes a bonding experience for your staff and external relationships. The website will cover a wide range of categories related to sales skills, marketing tips, product videos and brochures, installation tips and videos. Digital tools. This tool can be dynamic. Increase Revenue With a Strong Community.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” There are 10 best practices Sales VPs have taken to ensure this doesn’t happen. Below are five of the 10: Sales Manager/VP field sales rides : Participating with your sales reps on more field calls leads to increased revenue.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Tools (2872). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Revenue (1783). Sales Process (1775). MORE >> Tools. 2013 (4691). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Topics Major Topics.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

I was lucky enough to be introduced to a sales team’s top performer for 2013. Julie’s Sales Operations leader thought I could learn a lot from her. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. Your CRM supports the sales process. But it hadn’t always been so rosy.

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Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Tablets and smart phones are becoming the primary search tools especially for local searches. ” The local search market is projected to nearly double from its revenue of $5.7B Many small businesses are putting together marketing budgets for 2013. in 2011 to $10.2B

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Score More Sales

JULY 17, 2013

For me, whether salespeople are lazy is not the question to be discussed – whether your company has great sales leadership IS. I love it when those who share my passion for helping companies grow sales revenues get together. Here were some of the highlights for me at Sales 2.0 People do not want canned conversation.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 6, 2013

The first is Friday May 10 th , Building Predictable Revenue: Sales Management Systems. The second is May 28 th , 1pm EST: Creating Sales Compensation Plans for High Performance. This is one of 10 Sales Management Training programs from Top Sales Management: read below.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Here is their success story and an invitation to learn more best practices from SBI's “ Make the Number 2013 Tour.”. As the strategic HR partner to multiple sales leaders, Steve is responsible for recruiting and retaining top talent. Sales teams collaborate, sharing ideas and information. The Results Are In. Beyond Hiring.

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SBI

JANUARY 29, 2014

This week, I took part in a webinar hosted by DocuSign to debunk some of 2013’s most prevalent myths. Keeping in mind that we only had one hour, my co-presenters on the panel, Lori Richardson of Score More Sales , and Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing , narrowed our choices down to three apiece. Myth #1: Sales is a Numbers Game.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 6, 2014

Research continues to poor that provide pathways to sustainable small business growth and yet small business owners, sales managers and even C Suite executives continue to stick their heads in the sand dune. As to talent management, many organizations do not recognize that to be a key competitive advantage. Source: Gallup).

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

These build business and increase revenue. However, according to Altify: Companies receive 60 percent of their sales revenue from existing customers. It’s putting their needs ahead of the sale to form long-term relationships. Also, consider survey tools, such as SurveyMonkey.

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SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Delivering a Buying Experience That Increases Revenue and Customer Loyalty. Does your sales team deliver a rich customer experience at every connection with prospects and clients? Challenge Your Company to Think Differently about Sales Enablement. Sales Management. Requires Sales Management 2.0.

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SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. By the end of 2013 there will be 2.3

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SBI

JANUARY 13, 2015

This week I interview Adam Hollander, CEO of Fantasy Sales Team. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? Adam: FantasySalesTeam helps sales managers run more engaging and higher performing sales contests with their reps. Most traditional sales contests have three problems.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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Crunchbase

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Of course, nobody has a crystal ball, but we can use tools to take a look at this important topic. At its core, the website linked is using data and rankings from an Oxford University whitepaper (2013) to focus on which jobs are less likely to be automated in the future. The current job market for sales engineers.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Yet, as the CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , I have seen firsthand that a growing number of world-class companies are seeking to hire top-performing B2B salespeople, especially in the last five years. Revenue won’t grow alongside those low levels of engagement. If you don’t need sales reps, you’re not innovating. .

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Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 3, 2013

Others are designed to be significant revenue producers or game changers and a few are “bet the company” entries into the market. The sales team needs some help and the good news is there is a great mechanism in place to provide that help – coaching by the front-line sales managers. ©2013 Sales Momentum ® , LLC.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Lauren Bailey was voted “Top 25 Most Influential Leaders in Inside Sales”? by The American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 2013-2018. Her award-winning sales firm Factor 8 has been instrumental in helping sales teams with their sales and management development programs.

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Troops

AUGUST 7, 2018

From 2011 to 2013, he spent time in both the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants farm systems and had, as he put it, “a cup of coffee” at the AAA level. Today, Andrew oversees multiple sales teams at Square. Andrew has been building out sales teams at Square for the last four years. How to Motivate a Sales Team.

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Sales Hacker Training

MAY 7, 2020

To help, we’re going to cover every aspect of sales management during a crisis, starting with how to lay the groundwork ahead of time. In 2013, Tesco and some other major retailers dealt with PR nightmares after it was revealed that beef products sold in their stores contained horsemeat.

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 28, 2013

To assist you further, sign-up for SBI''s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. The review presents findings from SBI''s market research in 2013. Gain access to guides and tools to help you make the number in 2014. Register now for a sales training workshop to help you make your quota in 2014.

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