Partners in Excellence

MARCH 12, 2020

A great client and I were having a conversation about sales performance. He’s the manager of a high performing sales team–but it hasn’t always been that way. Everything was measured, coaching focused on making the numbers–the activity numbers, not the goals/outcomes.

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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. And it discusses how these indicators impact performance and development.

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Pipeline

MAY 30, 2023

What makes sales teams win more deals? Turns out that sales enablement plays a key role in results. Sales enablement gives your sales reps the leadership, support, technology, content, and processes they need to close more deals consistently. It’s also how you turn 50% of your average performers into elite sales reps.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The secret that Saban learned and sales teams can benefit from is that a process-focused team will outperform an outcome-focused team. Before Saban started his dynasty at Alabama, he was the head coach at Michigan State. Saban took that concept and applied it to every activity for his players and coaches.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Two simple strategies: Increase your access to coaching. 66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. Proper coaching is paramount if you truly want to increase your own competencies en route to becoming a Hall of Famer for your squad.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As your sales process evolves, it's important to keep your skills relevant and up to date. Plus, it can increase your sales. In a case study by Rain Group , a global sales training organization, they discovered that a client who went through sales training closed 15.2% So, how can you improve your sales skills?

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The ask goes something like this: Salesperson: “Hi Mrs. Prospect, I hate to bother you, but I was just wondering if you could give me a referral to anyone you know who might be interested in our solution.”. Mrs. Prospect: “Hmmm… maybe…let me think about that and get back to you.”. Solution : Change your mindset.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2014

Yes, the title, "Improve Sales Forecasting to Improve Sales Performance?" It remains a question despite the millions of dollars spent on CRM, sales force automation, training and hype. And, because of these problems, there are challenges in the predictability of future sales. Coach to their personal goals.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 21, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan You want to hire better salespeople, don''t you? And you''ve been told that if you use a sales assessment, you will be able to select better salespeople, right? It sounds terrific - really - and they can always get you engaged by finding traits and styles common to your top performers.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 14, 2013

I see this in all aspects of sales, those who just make ten calls to ten sequential names on a list, and call it prospecting; versus those who initiate contact and engagement with ten 10 prequalified, researched, planned and targeted viable potential buyers, using all the tools available to them, from traditional to social and everything between.

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Highspot

MARCH 15, 2022

However, only 25% of sales organizations are directly measuring virtual sales behaviors that drive sales success. ValueSelling Associates and Training Industry recently conducted research that uncovers a glaring gap between the most impactful sales behaviors and what sales leaders measure today.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Whether you believe these inflationary trends are transitory or longer lasting, as a business selling goods and services to other businesses you are likely to be raising prices to recover rising wage and supply costs and to try to maintain your margins. Sales teams often do not have a vast store of knowledge to communicate price increases.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 27, 2023

If there is one question sales leaders want the answer to it is: What’s the fastest way to improve sales performance? With other organizations, improving the sales process is the best way to drive significant sales improvement. An effective sales process is built back from a customer buying journey.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Hundreds of pundits, thousands of articles, hundreds of books, hundreds/thousands of sales/marketing automation suppliers purport to have their miracle cures to fixing sales performance. But there is one area that costs us millions a year, that can drive huge leaps in performance.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2021

You can add “business development vs. sales” to that long list. Sales is, well, sales: bringing your product to your target market. You’ll even see sales rep positions advertised online under the title of “business development representative.” What is Sales? If so, careful market research will be necessary.

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 18, 2019

When executed effectively, channel sales can allow your company to grow and expand rapidly. This post will cover what channel sales is, the benefits and challenges associated with the sales model, and 5 tips for getting the most out of your channel sales process. What is a Channel Sales Program?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2021

When your SDRs are at optimal performance, it drives improvement throughout the sales process. Account executives have a pipeline full of warm leads ready to close, leaders find forecasting easier, and your prospects enjoy interacting with you. The way we talk about sales development has to change. Are SDRs unsung heroes?

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 11, 2014

He finished the year with a "Best of the Best" type of performance that you would expect from a seasoned verteran and he looks to have another great year this year. As with most top performers, he has his own quirks and issues of "bending" the rules. Everyone selected for the team sale is there except Puig. That''s coaching.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 15, 2017

Very much like the sales profession. On my return home, I was asked to prepare for an interview and one of the questions was whether I had seen any changes over the past few years in the B2B sales space and if so, what were those changes? Prospects and customers either answered the phone (or pager) or their PA did.

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Bernadette McClelland

JULY 17, 2017

The sales environment grapples with salespeople who say one thing but do another – many say they want success but don’t actually WANT to be successful IN SELLING. What began as a dream became the biggest sale of his life. It’s too hard. We need to live and operate on the edge, on the tightrope, with full respect for those around us.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Roughly 20 key performance metrics for sales person effectiveness. I could go on and on, the point is, the increasing data gives us the ability to analyze that data in any number of ways and to create endless metrics/goals by which we assess performance. I’ve seen sales people being measured on as many as 20 metrics.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Win The Sale Without Compromising on Price. Stored in Attitude , Book Notice , Price , Proactive , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. All sales aren’t created equal. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. EDGE Sales Process.

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Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 9, 2019

These might be the laws of the art of sales, but they’re not great sales goal examples. Your business might be headed in a great new direction, and there might be a fantastic vision behind it, but without well-chosen, well-articulated sales goals, your sales team won’t be equipped to get you where you want to be.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Ask any sales leader what they want, and you’ll get an answer along these lines. You can’t tell a sales rep to “increase sales” and expect them to know what to do. A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. We’ll also look at examples of sales objectives that you can set for your sales team.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2021

You can add “business development vs. sales” to that long list. Sales is, well, sales: bringing your product to individuals in your predetermined target market segment. You’ll even see sales rep positions advertised online under the title of “business development representative.” What Is Sales?

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Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Buyer Persona Scale 130

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. This includes more effective prospecting. It can also be boosted with regular sales coaching and training.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

In the world of sales, effective communication is the cornerstone of success. Whether you’re a seasoned sales pro or just starting your journey, understanding and speaking the language of sales is essential to connect with prospects, build relationships, and close deals.

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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

Building a new sales strategy in the face of a recovering economy is even more exciting when you’ve got a new or revamped product or a slew of new features to give to your customers. You have the product in hand, but without a high-quality sales strategy, it won’t attain the success it was made for. What is a sales strategy?

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Crunchbase

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Sales make the business world go ’round, but data is the gravity that holds everything together to be cohesive and coherent. A good sales analyst will be able to create accurate forecasts within a 2 percent margin of error. When in sales, predictability is the word that will grant you the hyper-growth you are looking for.

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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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Braveheart Sales

MAY 4, 2021

Maybe you are thinking it’s time to double down on your sales growth. All these factors should cause you to be vigilant when hiring sales talent. Making a poor sales hire is a double whammy – they don’t produce the revenue AND they suck resources. A poor-performing salesperson will cost your company dearly. Why so much?

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Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

The post The Three Waves of Sales Enablement by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. Still, for companies that executed Learning Paths better than other companies, it became a differentiator in terms of market performance. These programs could take months or even years to roll out across your entire organization.

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The Digital Sales Institute

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Future B2B Sales Strategy. The future B2B sales strategy will have to account for both the harsh business and economic challenges that will prevail for probably a good five years. Sales leaders looking to balance their immediate goals with long term opportunities will need to plan for the four N’s. The Future of B2B sales.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 30, 2019

As founder and CEO of a B2B SaaS startup , I realized fairly early the importance of a team-driven approach to sales. The fast-paced nature of our industry leaves a small margin for error, with constant iterations for improvement being a mandatory practice. Create a Collaborative Sales Culture.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 13, 2020

There are a whole host of different sales quota examples. We break out 10 sales quota examples for high-performance sales teams based on their type and then explain how to combine them so that they work for you and your team. The quotas we’ve selected reach into each and every corner of your sales process.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

How to Create a Customizable Sales Metrics Strategy in Just 6 Steps. In order to compete in the modern sales world, you need a team that is aligned with your company’s best sales metrics. This means data driven strategies and performance reviews for each individual on your team. This is worrying.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 2. Sales Hacker.

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