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Bust These Sales Operations Myths for a Better 2015

SBI Growth

Here are three common Sales Operations myths that will hold you back in 2015. Quota Setting Sales Training Sales Operations Strategy Forecasting sales operations CRM Pipeline Management' The best teams deal with the world the way it is, not the way they wish it was.

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Sales Leadership: 5 Steps to Exceed 2015 Quota

Your Sales Management Guru

Sales Leadership: How to Ensure You Exceed Your 2015 Quota. I have listed the actions most organizations need to consider to exceed next year’s quota. I have listed the actions most organizations need to consider to exceed next year’s quota. Plan what major sales training your team requires. Begin to recruit.

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Sales Tips: How to Setup Your 2015 for Success

Customer Centric Selling

Sales Tips: How to Setup Your 2015 for Success. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Still, other than those opportunities you bring with you, where will your 2015 business come from? Personal Income Requirement - what do you want to make in 2015?

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The Sales Manager’s Success Checklist

Steven Rosen

Two key areas of focus are: what accounts represent the best opportunity to achieve their quota, and which accounts are new business going to come from. Do Your Reps Know What Their Quotas Are? I know that quota setting is a complicated process. If all your reps know how they are doing YTD vs. quota, give yourself a ?.

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3 Ways to Grow Sales in 2015

Score More Sales

Having had a monthly or a quarterly sales quota over the course of 15 years or so, I know that good feeling of have a blank slate – but it also can be a tough feeling to start back at zero. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. If you are stagnant, you won’t. Close More Deals.

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Three Key Metrics for Your 2015 Selling Effectiveness

The ROI Guy

2) Training Effectiveness: In the US, companies will spend more than $5B on sales training last year (SPI). At the same time, only 59% of sales reps achieved their quota in 2014, down sharply from 67% last year (Accenture). Advice: Training by itself is not enough to achieve effectiveness.

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Sales managers – are you ready for 2015?

Sales Training Connection

They go on to point out – “ The traditional role of the sales rep identifying needs and communicating product features is waning, and the ranks of quota-carrying reps without relevant expertise in an industry, function or offering will disappear.” So what are some things a company can do right now to do a better job getting ready for 2015?

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