The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

To hit these targets you will have to do more, with most organizations investing in three key areas to try and drive results: More Sales Reps More Training More Traditional Content But is “more” really more, or will “more “result in the same, or worse, less? However, more sales reps do not mean more revenue. Why is this?

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 21, 2019

Aligning sales and marketing teams is a struggle for many companies. The sales department grows frustrated because they don’t have the necessary material (i.e., blog posts, white papers, eBooks) to make a sale. Therefore, marketing may become annoyed when sales doesn’t even use what they produce.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Crafting e-books, white papers, social media posts, etc. One school of thought believes that you would not be able to generate a lot of referrals without an incentive. You cannot generate sales if you have not put in the effort to make your product or service stand out from the rest of your competitors.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

In many ways, managing multiple sales channels is like climbing that mountain—it looks easy until you really get into the process, and then the challenges and difficulties become all too apparent. New product rollouts and availability should be preceded by training, collateral distribution and sales support materials.

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Allbound

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In fact, with a PRM, businesses have seen a 48-percent increase in revenue and the sales cycle 5.5 times shorter, according to a 2017 Aberdeen Group Research Study on channel partner marketing and sales. Coach partners on specific pieces of content to use at key points in the marketing funnel and sales cycle.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

I n 2011 you worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Power of Social Selling (+ 7 Rules for Storytelling in Sales). More and more people are avoiding sales communications. With their email inboxes and cell phones, they can block any sales messages. How can we move from a knowledge-led sales process to one that is more customer-, or story-driven? It made it very easy.

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Tenfold

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In fact, according to a Marketing Innovators white paper , companies that foster high morale among their employees outperform competitors by around 20 percent. The reality is that any effort to boost sales team morale at this point is going to be short-term. Of course, being part of sales teams means doing more than just sell.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 6, 2012

My friend, Jim Keenan, wrote an interesting post on “The Sales Stack.” An enterprise “Go To Market Strategy,” is a multilayered approach–each layer combining different elements of strategy and execution, complemented by systems, processes, tools, training, and people. Why Do They Buy?

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Sales Training Advice

JULY 30, 2012

Write a white paper. Researching a white paper on best practices in your field will give you an excuse to seek out prospects, interview them, and ask them to refer you to others. Include in your signature or bio a mention of your newsletter, survey, white paper, etc. Launch a survey. Write for periodicals.

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Jonathan Farrington

JUNE 11, 2013

Yesterday I voiced my concerns about the poor quality – in general – of sales management today. What any individual sales leader actively does is conditioned by the size of their company, the products it sells and the way they are sold, the organization of functions within it, and perhaps their own special ability. Training/Coaching.

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LeveragePoint

JUNE 29, 2018

Sales professionals are paid based on results. Internal promotion then spreads the word among sales professionals and sales management. A results-driven sales culture and incentives will take over from there. They don’t force sales users to go too deep, too fast in customer conversations.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

First off, let’s make one thing very clear: sales enablement isn’t just another fun trend that’s here today and gone tomorrow. Just five years ago, CSO Insights ran a study about sales enablement and only 25% of the companies they surveyed had developed sales enablement for their teams. 9 sales enablement best practices.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 26, 2022

As sales pros, you might not steamroll, bully, or otherwise menace clients. Here are several tips to develop a winning sales strategy: Define Goals. Of course, all sales organizations want to sell more. Get creative with loyalty incentives. It can also be boosted with regular sales coaching and training.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 24, 2023

For sales organizations, these numbers are expressed in raw data we call leading and lagging indicators. Our white paper, The Ultimate Guide to Developing a High-Performance Sales Organization , examines six pillars of successful organizations. But they cannot be changed, at least not in your present sales cycle.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

Why are Sales Compensation Plans Important. A company is nothing if it doesn’t have sales. There are plenty of ways to automate and utilize inbound methods, but having salespeople who take control of the deal and close new sales was the next level. Building sales compensation plans for them can be a difficult task.

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Highspot

JANUARY 28, 2024

This underscores the influence of sales collateral, ranging from traditional brochures to dynamic digital content like blogs and videos, in steering potential customers through their buying journey. This guide shares the importance of sales collateral, who is responsible, and how to use it to seal the deal. What Is a Sales Collateral?

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Xactly

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In all honestly, managing sales reps can be a challenge. Sales reps may share one common goal—closing deals—but managers need to understand different personalities, adapt to unique learning styles, and provide the tools each rep needs to hit (and ideally, exceed) their quotas. The best sales teams are led by the best sales managers.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 15, 2017

Amad said, “Yeah, they give us quotas, but the sales managers don’t have the same numbers, and the systems engineers aren’t on the same system; so no one gets punished but us.”. Quotas can be by dollar, by product, and by sales activity; often by all three. No one pays attention.”. James Obermayer.

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SugarCRM

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Laci brings in-depth experience along with a wealth of experience in the energy industry, from sales to asset management. This is the point in which we then involve our sales team. She now leads growth for her company by building and streamlining all commercial operations. They are two intertwined departments.

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Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 31, 2019

No matter the department, every single person in your company should understand sales because, at the end of the day, it’s everyone’s job to sell the brand. Marketing and customer support are specific departments that benefit the most from understanding the sales process. Call it “ sales rep for a day.”.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2022

It would be best to publish well-researched content, including case studies, white papers, long articles, and eBooks. Discuss with your sales team to find out the most frequent questions that people ask them. As the CEO of Smooth Sale, after her near-death experience, Stutz adapted the motto, “Believe, Become, Empower.”

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. Top 2018 Sales Trends & Predictions – Strategic Headlines.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. One of the great things about working for a relatively small company is that it trains you to be very pragmatic. Doug Winter, Seismic co-founder and CEO.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Successful Sales is a combination of art and science. Modern analytics platforms provide data at a breakneck pace that can galvanize the Sales process. But Sales is still about the perfection of communication, at its essence. That’s why Sales coaching is so important. . What’s the key to effective Sales coaching?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The best ways to generate sales leads. How to start generating sales leads. That’s why, to hit sales goals, every business must figure out how to consistently put leads into the pipeline. Any activity that stimulates interest in a product/service and attracts potential customers for the purpose of filling the sales pipeline.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 13, 2018

It's being done right now in the field by a sales team near you [perhaps a competitor], it's remarkable and it's not for the faint of heart. Just reading Jonathan Farrington's statistic that, 'the average quota attainment in B2B sales is below 60%,' prompts me to lay out a blueprint on how to fix it. May the 'first in' win!

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