Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But it's also the time of year when I publish my list of the Top 10 Sales and Sales Leadership Articles of the year. And of course, as we move ever closer to the holidays, there are lists aplenty on the Top Gadgets, Luxury Items, Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him and Gifts for Kids to peruse.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The HubSpot Blog’s Sales Strategy & Trends Report says that 42% of salespeople exceeded their goals in 2021, a similar amount simply met their goals, and 16% underperformed. In 2022, 41% of salespeople exceeded their goals, and an equal amount met them. Let’s go over how those top-performing sales reps met their goals.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Like in a post-apocalyptic movie, sales heroes valiantly fought a formidable foe, developing and broadening their skills to combat the challenges of uncertain markets, supply-chain chaos, rising inflation, and the great resignation. Here are the top sales training trends to watch in the coming year: Delivery Methods. Sales Assessments.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Many CEOs are creating ambitious goals for 2022. The best way to accomplish sales goals is to have the right salespeople on your team. To achieve your sales goals in 2022, there is one essential question you need to ask before you spend a dime on marketing. . You can’t improve what you can’t measure.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’ve worked in sales, revenue operations, or finance for any amount of time, I don’t have to tell you how important sales compensation is. You already know the right sales compensation plan can motivate your team, improve their performance, and boost overall job satisfaction. Current Sales Compensation Benchmarks.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 17, 2022

Inside, and outside sales. The return to normal continues its hybrid evolution, revenue leaders face challenges managing teams with buyer expectations and establishing modern processes in this mixed landscape. The post 2022 Leadership Playbook: Winning Hybrid Sales Strategies appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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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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Allego

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We observed the evolving role of sales learning from formal, instructor-led training to becoming part of the essential enablement experiences that reps count on day-to-day to help themselves. Here the four top sales enablement trends for 2022: B2B buyer journeys require smarter, virtual selling.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

7, 2022 — Highspot , the sales enablement platform that increases sales productivity, today announced it has been named a Leader by Forrester Research in The Forrester Wave : Sales Content Solutions, Q4 2022 report.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Any company's sales leadership needs to keep a pulse on how its salespeople are performing, both individually and on a broader organizational level — getting there often starts by understanding the degree of effort reps are putting in. That's where performance indicators known as sales productivity metrics come in. Why is it important?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. Despite these advances, few industry pros currently use predictive or prescriptive analytics for determining sales compensation plan effectiveness.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 23, 2022

Having powerful software is an undeniably critical component of any strong sales strategy. Fortunately, we did some digging to determine which areas of the sales cycle leaders are investing in most heavily for 2022 and beyond. So here's a breakdown of sales tech that can deliver quantifiable results for sales teams in 2022.

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ClozeLoop

MAY 19, 2022

ClozeLoop's B2B Sales blog keeps you up to date with the latest in sales management, sales techniques, and sales enablement. View our amazing post "ClozeLoop Named to Selling Power Magazine’s Top Sales Training Companies 2022" by ClozeLoop.

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Pipeliner

JUNE 15, 2022

Even though businesses moving to remote sales have been increasing in the past few years, others have been reaping the benefits of remote sales for years. They have long adopted and understood the power of remote sales, which has helped them establish a strong market compared to their competitors.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 23, 2022

The 2022 Road to Readiness Roadshow made its third US stop earlier this week. That can only mean one thing: the US stops for the 2022 roadshow are officially a wrap. If you weren’t able to join us for the North American stops on 2022 Road to Readiness Roadshow, here are our three takeaways. #1 Sharing the mic on sales calls.

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Emissary

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It turns out that we aren’t done fixing sales processes. Sales process work was all the rage 10 years ago. But sales processes usually are, driven by a need to be a forecasting framework rather than selling guidance. Check out Sales Enablement PRO for the recordings from the annual Sales Enablement Soiree.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It’s never too early to start planning for the new year — especially when it comes to your sales kickoff. Sales kickoffs, or SKOs, live at the intersection of education and celebration: the goal of any SKO is to prepare and reenergize reps as they enter the new year. Celebration is the final piece of your SKO puzzle. Incentivize.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 22, 2022

Front-line sales managers are some of the most underutilized weapons in sales. Managers have the ability to transform rep performance through sales coaching. Managers are busy. And traditionally, the tools created for front-line managers are focused on updating CRMs and forecasting, creating more busy work.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 28, 2024

She’s well-respected and her sales skills list includes working with builders to represent the interests of prospective buyers. It’s Time to Put “Email Excellence” High on Your Sales Skills List Regardless of your audience, clear written communication is a fundamental skill. since December 2022. Photo by Yan Krukau on Pexels.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It's been quite a year for sales leaders across the country. Before we gaze ahead to 2022, we want to take a quick look back at 2021, and remember how far we've come. We hope that implementing some of these strategies and tactics made your sales teams run more smoothly in 2021. Here are some of our most-read posts of the year.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 4, 2022

Lessonly by Seismic is one of the most popular sales learning solutions available. AI-powered video coaching (so sales managers get instant insights into reps’ sales skills). Readiness scorecards (so you can find skill gaps and see how training impacts sales performance). Adobe Captivate Prime. SAP Litmos.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the first 2022 episode of Improving Sales Performance, Stephanie Downs joins Matt Sunshine and guests Maryann Balbo and Fran Mallace of Cox Media. Tune in now or keep reading for a brief overview.

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Bernadette McClelland

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

I am privy to the secrets of many sales leaders who have reasonable expectations for the performance of their team (aka results) and face the reality of underperforming team members (aka relationships). And this is where the difference between a sales manager and a sales leader becomes crystal clear. What to do?

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. Why sales training is important. The different types of sales training programs. The 15 best sales training programs.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

To maintain team dynamics and deal flow, managers must actively help BDRs succeed in the new B2B marketplace. Managers can help sales reps who are waiting for great leads to be passed along by the BDR team. This aspect of the BDR’s workflow should be the focus of the sales manager’s attention. In 2024, 39.3%

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Crunchbase

MARCH 1, 2023

The Crunchbase 2023 Influential Women in Sales List is a submission-based list. They’re launching sales podcasts, YouTube channels and startups of their own. They’re creating safe spaces to empower female professionals and championing diversity in sales, both inside and outside their organizations.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 16, 2022

As sales managers, we need to treat recruitment the same way. Recruitment will continue to be a buyer’s market in 2022. We are always asking our salespeople to prospect and keep their eyes open for new potential clients. According to The Undercover Recruiter , the best candidates are in and out of the job market within 10 days.

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SugarCRM

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We don’t want you to miss out on any of the SugarClub first-rate content, so we’ve compiled a few of our favorite September 2022 posts: Save The Date for the Q4 2022 Release Week! If you’re looking to drive better sales and more revenue, why not leverage your existing CRM data? See how easy it is to let the platform do the work.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 2, 2021

For sales enablement practitioners, this requires proactive evaluation of how you manage customer-facing talent, content, and communications to deliver exceptional buyer experiences. Here are the five areas you’ll want to focus on in 2022. Create Clarity Around Your Sales Talent Lifecycle. September 10, 2021).

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SugarCRM

APRIL 20, 2022

Our Q2 2022 update marks the launch of our new Sell Editions of Sell Premier, Sell Advanced, and Sell Essentials! We’re happy to announce that with the Q2 2022 (12.0) Additionally, we gave sales managers the ability to make team-level forecasting commits. If you would like to learn more about our Q2 2022 (12.0)

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In the final episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast for 2021, Sam Jacobs digs into the “mailbag” of great questions found in the Sales Hacker Community. Join us for holiday cheer and some great new ways to look at how you can excel at sales in 2022. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. powered by Sounder.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2024

Having a bad sales month? What makes a bad sales month? A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions. Sales experts set off the common seven: 1. Get Pipeline Management in Sales Hub free 2. We’ve all been there.

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Membrain

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2022, for instance , sales effectiveness and methodologies took a top position as popular topics. At the end of each year, I put out a list of that year’s top blog posts. Often, as I review which topics were read the most frequently, certain themes emerge.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 13, 2022

From the outside looking in, sales can seem like a stroke of luck rather than a skill that's practiced over time. Take a moment away from the phones, your quota, and your team to reflect on why you chose sales as a career path, why you chose the company you work for, and why you believe in the product you're selling. Not exactly.

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Hiring the right sales leader is something that every CEO has challenges with, so this episode of the Sales Talk for CEOs podcast is a great opportunity to improve your strategy and avoid some common mistakes. The perfect guest for this topic is Elay Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of SalesHood , a sales enablement platform.

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