SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

You’re completing 2013 and building your marketing strategy for 2014. Maybe you are supporting sales with a CRM implementation, linking your marketing collateral into each phase. Poorly executing one of these major initiatives will cost you your job in 2014. Sales enablement tools can’t get a cursory review.

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SBI Growth

JULY 1, 2013

You see visions of making your 2013 and 2014 sales number. If you’re like most VP-Sales, this is money you most likely don’t have. If you’re like most VP-Sales, this is money you most likely don’t have. If you want to survive as VP-Sales, these projects must get off the ground. 2) Rethink Sales Team Head Count.

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SBI Growth

JULY 25, 2013

Have you started thinking about 2014? They follow an annual planning process that starts in July with a Marketing Productivity Benchmark. Want to know what your peers are planning for in 2014? Attendees well receive an Overachievers Tool Kit. Lead Management – Someone who form-fills isn’t a sales-ready lead.

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SBI

DECEMBER 29, 2014

2015 looks to be the most exciting year yet for sales and marketing solutions and for those who seek to improve their revenue. 20 Sales & Marketing Vendors to Follow on Twitter @Dreamforce ’14. They’ll all be participating in this year’s Dreamforce 2014 event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 3, 2014

2014 is upon us! With it comes a new sales number and a new opportunity for success. As a sales representative you are faced with many time commitments. How will you balance your sales efforts with creating the Ideal Life for yourself? Top sales reps spend over 45 hours per week focusing on their patch. Next Steps.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 30, 2013

First an endless barrage of meaningless awards shows meant to squeeze the last bit of sales out of last year’s products. And an even greater number of post and articles telling you all the things you should do in 2014, most of which are retreads of things they advised you to do in 2013. So in 2014 Stop.

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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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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Now that you are working to grow visibility as a seller and think like a publisher, work to craft a plan to make sales increases happen. Over many years and hundreds of sales teams, I’ve seen the most successful sellers work a plan and plan their work. Consider breaking it up in two. What Plans do I Need?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 14, 2013

You can also sign up for this free event to get an in-depth review. Save yourself time (and your job) by standing up an Internal Content Marketing capability. It utilizes personnel from Sales, Marketing, Product Development and other parts of the organization. You will be working with Sales to conduct buyer research.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Sales gets off to a fast start at the beginning of the year. Come Q4, that lead has evaporated and now sales is threatening to miss the number. Your sales leaders will frantically try every trick in the book. The victims here are your potential customers who have to deal with a barrage of sales tactics. Best Practices.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 1, 2013

This time of year, Sales Ops leaders are often faced with a pressing question. Today’s post is about a simple approach to improve efficiency with current sales resources. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Reduce your cost of sales.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

Meanwhile most high tech companies accept this level of productivity in their sales departments. Before you can go setting up meetings, you need to figure out who you need to meet. Avoid banging your head up against the same wall over and over again. This content is for those who are not willing to accept those success rates.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Sales always has been, and always will be, about closing the deal. But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. Sales Productivity Tools. HubSpot Sales Platform. Gamifier makes sales performance fun.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

It looks like Sales is going to miss the number this year. This post is for all who are involved in Sales making the number. Especially, it is for HR Business Partners to Sales. Ask Herb who was the HR Business Partner to Sales at a large technology firm. He provided no value to Sales leadership. Possible faults?

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SBI

MAY 7, 2014

You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. See which tools we chose for: Contract Management and eSigning. Sales & Marketing Content. InsideSales.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 10, 2013

At this point, your 2013 sales number is essentially decided. Your thoughts should now turn to 2014. I speak with many VP Sales who say the same thing every year: “We have some underperformers that are killing us.” Before you really make any decisions, start with these questions: What are my key strategic initiatives for 2014?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Planning for 2014 requires a fresh look at the metrics that will determine success. Similarly, sales reps and managers require a new set of capabilities. Sales Operations must transform its reporting to track these key capabilities. They are all leading indicators that can help you forecast success in 2014. Social Reach.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2013

When you assess the performance of your sales leader, perhaps you’re feeling let down. As you plan for next year, you have two options: Pull the Plug – Fire your sales leader and find someone else. As you plan for next year, you have two options: Pull the Plug – Fire your sales leader and find someone else. He works hard.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

In this post I want to recommend three ideas to raise your game in 2014. Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Most companies are in the heart of their planning process for 2014. Has your Sales Ops planning kept up with the new realities? Today’s post provides recommendations for revising your approach for 2014. If that covers most of your plan’s components, you better catch up. Sign-up here to get it.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 6, 2013

This post is for Sales and HR Leaders planning 2014 Sales Compensation. It provides a number of common Sales Compensation complaints. Knowing these complaints, you can build your 2014 plan to avoid them. Something you’ll need to go with this post is the Sales Compensation Complaint Checker.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 17, 2013

With 2014 on the horizon, new sales targets will soon be set. Your 2014 number will inform decisions about the makeup of your team next year. Many sales leaders think an increase in revenue targets translates to an increase in headcount. Learn how to achieve this with the Sales Rep Productivity Guide.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 5, 2013

The board is not happy with the results of your last strategic sales initiatives. Cost of sales is rising and no revenue lifts to show. In addition, you made sure you built the proper consensus between sales and marketing. We will then help prioritize sales initiatives your leadership team will execute.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Let’s recap the time you have sucked out of the sales rep’s day. The goal is improved efficiency and sales rep effectiveness. You’re trying to help but you’re killing the sales teams’ selling time in the process. And you wonder why the sales team is a reluctant participant in the new initiatives. So What’s the Solution?

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The Pipeline

JUNE 25, 2020

You would be correct, except the quote comes from a piece in Forbes in 2014, “4 Steps To A Successful Business Transformation.” Transformation has taken centre stage again, how would you grade these leaders, should we follow them again? They urge leaders to equip reps with digital tools, and the example they give is Skype or WebEx.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 24, 2013

Your Reach on LinkedIn will be one of your best sales assets in 2014. These numbers leave little room for doubt: More referrals = more qualified opportunities = more sales. These numbers leave little room for doubt: More referrals = more qualified opportunities = more sales. Bottom line for 2014: the buyer has evolved.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2013

How do you know if your sales force is a high-performing one? This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures. Revised sales territories.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Over these remaining weeks, conversations with SVP-Sales have focused on 3 areas: What can I still do to Make the Number in 2013 ? How should I be preparing to Make the Number in 2014 ? Sales Kick-Off is right around the corner – what am I going to do? I recommend you read it and download the tool. SKO is on the horizon.

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SBI

OCTOBER 7, 2014

If you’re interested in sales and marketing solutions, we’ve done the pre-planning for you. Get your Walking Trail of Must-See Tools at #DF14 Infographic and do your feet a favor. But also note, that our walking trail shows you which of the must-see sales and marketing tool booths are offering refreshments (and prizes).

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SBI Growth

JULY 27, 2013

There are likely dozens of sales initiatives you can focus on to prepare for next year. Set up comp plans. You ended up spending a lot of time and getting few results. Here’s a way to help you save time when picking sales projects. By participating, you will get the Sales Improvement Readiness Tool.

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SBI Growth

JULY 26, 2013

started a sales improvement effort. He worked with sales leadership to bring in consultants. Hank is pushing to start the next recommended SFE (Sales Force Effectiveness) initiatives. However, Chief Sales Officer Victor wants to know if the first initiative is successful. It will surely help sales recruiting.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Get your copy by siging up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute ". This is why LinkedIn is a powerful tool to keep things professional and authentic. Although this is true, creating your brand as a leader has become a power leadership tool.

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SBI Growth

JULY 19, 2013

This question comes as a natural follow up to most decisions. Whenever you make change, risk is sure to follow. This is the life you lead as VP of Sales. Why Change in Your Sales Strategy is Necessary. Each year, as VP of Sales you begin the process of evaluation. USE THE PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 3, 2013

A year ago at this time, you decided what sales improvement projects to pursue. Download the Sales Leaders’ Execution Guide here. You will receive the following benefits: Avoid the execution mistakes of the past. Accelerate the behavior change in your sales leaders. A detailed plan to drive sales rep adoption.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2013

As you plan for 2014, are you investing enough in both? Reps must have the tools and support to win the big deals. Sales Operations is responsible for creating that winning environment. Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour. Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Top sales reps share a common trait. Why Top Sales Reps Will Be Unemployed in 2 Years set an SBI record for most views in one day. The post offered advice for top sales reps to avoid becoming obsolete. What can sales and HR leaders learn from this massive response? What separates top sales reps from the rest?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few years ago, I interviewed Brent for a B2B sales rep job. This post is for HR and Sales Leaders who are seeking to hire the next Brent. It’s also for those who aspire to become top sales reps. This post includes a link to a valuable tool – the Top Sales Rep''s Satisfaction Index. What Top Performers Need.

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