The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

A call center uses a referral program to incentivize employees to refer their personal connections for open positions. It’s widely known that referral hires generally perform better, faster, and have a longer average tenure than typical employees. Super motivating right? Well, not exactly.

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Zendesk Sell

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Below, learn how to use each of the five most important sales reports to be a successful sales manager. Strengthen lead generation and increase closed deals with the sales funnel analysis report. Track your sales goals progress with the sales revenue goals report. How is the new guy working out?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 2, 2015

Your Referral Sources aren’t mind readers. Want referrals to exactly the types of clients you want to meet—those who have budget and a need for your solution, who value your time and expertise, and who have the power to make decisions and close big deals? Then stop expecting your Referral Sources to read your mind.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2018

It’s like a traditional business plan but focuses specifically on your sales strategy. A business plan lays out your goals -- a sales plan describes exactly how you’ll make those happen. Who writes sales plans? What is a sales plan template? Here are a few examples: Objective: Increase referral rates by 30% this quarter.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

A sales process is a set of repeatable steps that your sales team takes to convert prospects into customers. Building a sales process is absolutely necessary to your company’s success, and is perhaps the most important thing you can do as a sales manager to impact your team’s ability to sell.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 31, 2022

HubSpot asked sales professionals where they got the best quality leads from. Sixty-six percent pointed to referrals, 47% to social media, and 44% mentioned tradeshows and events. If you’re thinking about expanding your sales network, these three lead sources are a great place to start. Image Source. Keep your asks simple.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 26, 2018

Since the sale is behind you, but still fresh in everyone’s mind, it’s a perfect time to confirm your understanding of their decision criteria, the decision process, and validate that your Win Themes were correct. Lesson learned customer meetings, after a win, are a great time to ask for a reference, referral or case study. .

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Do your sellers uncover referrals and ask for references? ?Can Does your company have an ongoing comprehensive sales recognition program to reward results? ?Is Is sales training an integral part of your ongoing approach? Sales Management. ?Do Do Sales Managers have an easy way to track sales activity? (I.e.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

You may have seen us reference escape velocity in other blog posts. They haven’t been given the chance,” says Chris Smith, Spiff sales manager and co-chair/executive sponsor of our BIDE Committee (Belonging, Inclusivity, Diversity & Equity). Inequitable referral programs. Set realistic hiring goals.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 30, 2011

A friend of mine affectionately refers to Starbuck as Fivebucks, as he never seems to leave the place spending less than that, but hey it’s coffee, so I get it. Five buck is not that much, but a bunch of five buck can add up, and that’s exactly what Jonathan Farrington and other members of Top Sales World are setting out to prove.

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Pipeliner

JUNE 7, 2018

Since the sale is behind you, but still fresh in everyone’s mind, it’s a perfect time to confirm your understanding of their decision criteria, the decision process, and validate that your Win Themes were correct. Lesson learned customer meetings, after a win, are a great time to ask for a reference, referral or case study.

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Pipeliner

MAY 4, 2018

The ethical decision is to decline the work and refer your dream prospect to someone else who is the right fit. Posing “high gain” questions to elicit the prospect’s needs and the prospect’s urgency will help ensure the products and services you have are the exact fit. As you probe deeper, you confirm your suspicion. What do you do?

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We have created this guide to help you get the sales recruitment process right and ensure your sales manager and company hire qualified candidates every time. Write the Job Description.

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Vengreso

MARCH 22, 2022

But, you need to focus on the perfect hiring profile and teach your sales managers how to nail it from the beginning. . We have created this guide to help you get the sales recruitment process right and ensure your sales manager and company hire qualified candidates every time. Write the Job Description.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2021

Over 2 million annual visitors and more than 18,000 community members contribute with the aim to help all sales pros succeed – from brand new SDRs to the head of RevOps. Topics and discussion channels include: Sales management. Sales enablement. Pipeline management. Sales email tips. Lead generation.

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Gong.io

JULY 13, 2022

Instead, here’s how you can get prospects to grant you access: Reference a referral: Referencing a referral in your outreach is a great way to establish credibility. Mention the referring person’s name as soon as possible (or in your subject line if you’re sending a sales email ). Conclusion.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 31, 2018

I’m not even so sure how good of a salesperson I was but, inside of two years I was the sales manager. From then until 2005, just about my entire career was in management and ownership positions. Some might see this as being a high-pressure environment but, for me it was the exact opposite.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 2, 2019

The chances that you happen to knock on the right door, or dial the right number, at the exact time a prospect is ready to buy are actually quite slim. Granted, sales is a numbers game. This definition is commonly referred to as your target market, and it is essentially a description of your current and future customers.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 28, 2018

Why don’t account based selling teams ask for referrals? Why is asking for referrals ad hoc and not a discipline? It makes no sense at all because every sales leader and account based sales rep knows that referrals are their hottest leads and best business. Sales leaders, here’s what you’re up against: 1.

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ExecVision

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Software packages should help sales and contact center teams streamline their most time-consuming tasks while elevating their ability to execute conversations that pull prospects through the funnel. Sales managers and enablement teams need to equip the team with the right tools to succeed. Sales managers should be too.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 21, 2016

Referral selling not working for your team? Think you can just tell sales reps to go ask for referrals? Your Referral Sales Strategies Are Missing Something. Referrals don’t just happen, at least not at scale. Why do you need disciplined referral sales strategies ? Here’s what you’re missing!

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PandaDoc

MAY 26, 2022

It’s completely impossible to plan and organize an accurate sales strategy if you haven’t looked at past performance. Without referring to and analyzing this information, your sales strategy has no foundation on which to be built. What does the sales team do once they receive that inbound lead? Research your competition.

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Gong.io

JULY 20, 2022

In this article, you’re going to learn how to create a revenue-driving sales ICP, and then put it into practice to improve sales targeting and drive conversion rates. What exactly is an ICP in sales? . The ICP sales acronym stands for Ideal Customer Profile. Faster qualification.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

Don’t forget to check out the six (6) top sales management books at the end! DigitalSelling #SocialSelling Click To Tweet Get the Book Here #2 Coffee’s for Closers by Tony Morris LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE In the current marketplace, it’s key to always be on the top of your game: on every sales opportunity.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 24, 2018

People review, and people ask for referrals and resources throughout all their networks. If you’re not working a referral plan , you’re missing out on a tremendous opportunity to reach primed and warmed leads who already EXPECT you to be fantastic. Immediately. Your network is your net worth. People talk. Do your homework. NO EXCUSES!

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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Salesmate

JUNE 24, 2021

You can use the three types of opening lines, mainly – The one that builds the context The one that creates trust The one requesting for referrals. They are simple, straightforward, and reasonable requests for a sales email. Sales Manager, ABC Solutions . It’s good for you to assume they won’t do it. Signature .

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Case study or reference account, use of the logo in marketing materials. Introduction or referral to other potential clients. Owners and Sales Managers, it’s your job to know when it’s NOT time to negotiate. Here are 5 tips to ensure you and your customer both walk away feeling like you’ve won. #1 Then stick to them.

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Nutshell

MARCH 11, 2024

The sales cycle can be a mysterious concept for a lot of people. The sales cycle is a universal reference of what happens in a successful sales process for all kinds of industries. Are you considering the sales cycle in your sales strategy? And what is the sales cycle anyway?

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

You’ve probably turned on CNBC long enough to hear about big companies hitting or missing their “sales forecasts,” and you’ve probably seen company stocks going up or down based on how analytics compare historical sales data to those forecasts. The number n is referred to as the window size. More sales mean more clients.

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Jonathan Farrington

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Despite what the vast majority of salespeople may think these days, the first sale isn’t the end of the sales process but the beginning of the next sales cycle. What you do after you’ve made the first sale determines whether you get the next one or any referrals.

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MarketJoy

JULY 24, 2018

Both have the objective of improving sales performance, and although there is some overlap, they do this in different ways. What is Sales Operations? To help us understand exactly what sales enablement is, it will help us to define sales operations. What is Different about Sales Enablement? Company’s Sales Cycle.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2015

percent who haven’t adopted referral selling? Is capturing new accounts your greatest sales challenge? According to CSO Insights’ 2015 Sales Performance Optimization study —a survey of more than 1,000 companies—58.1 percent of sales leaders say it’s their top objective this year. Enter the world of referral selling.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Management and Operations. Sales Manager Survival Guide. The Ultimate Sales Machine. Blueprints for a SaaS Sales Organization. Sales Management. Sales Skills. Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success. This one happens to be the one I’ve referred to the most. Radical Candor.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 27, 2022

But, when there are so many options in the market to choose from – especially in the technology space – how you attract, retain, and expand your customer base has become the topic of much debate within the largest sales training circles. And, that is the exact topic we dive into in this episode of the Modern Selling Podcast.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 10, 2020

Welcome to the 2020 sales process where every single customer or sales initiated action is examined, scrutinized and obsessed over by sales people, sales managers, sales operation people and senior management. Referral leads — leads from current customers. Opportunity stage.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This is an article rich with great sales objection advice. Give it a read, then bookmark it for future reference. B2B appointment setting: How to book more (and better quality) sales meetings. Appointment booking is both a science and an art, and quite possibly one of the most under-appreciated opportunities sales teams have.

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