The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Quota planning impacts nearly every aspect of a business’s GTM motion and revenue function. Here’s why: the sales quota is a key variable in many of the equations that dictate core business functions. This model seeks to incentivize behaviors known to generate revenue rather than incentivizing the revenue itself.

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InsightSquared

MARCH 25, 2021

First, a bit of grounding on two key meetings within your sales management system: forecast reviews and funnel reviews, and more importantly, the differences between them. . Here are a few best practices to break this cycle and improve the throughput of your sales teams. . Assess the cadence of your sales management system.

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

That’s what makes the momentum surrounding the InsightSquared Revenue Intelligence Platform —featuring six integrated solutions in 1—so powerful. It’s been just over a month since launch and, here’s what we’ve seen: Already more than 100 customers have signed up for the InsightSquared Revenue Intelligence Platform.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

According to a study by Cascade Insights , more than 75% of sales leaders agree their planning efforts are problematic — and 90% of sales ops leaders confessed on LinkedIn they need to do sales planning faster and more frequently. Here are my top 5 tips to be part of the 10% who do sales planning right. Try This Instead.

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BrainShark

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For example, sales enablement is responsible for ensuring salespeople understand who they are selling to, new product features and the value they can provide, and the messaging around those features. . What are the biggest obstacles to aligning overall marketing and sales functions? . Absolutely!

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As a sales manager, your job is to drive growth. The best way to do that is to develop the right behaviors in your sales reps. In other words, you can’t just be a sales manager. You have to be a sales LEADER. A salesperson’s ability to drive revenue growth directly correlates to how they protect their time.

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SalesFuel

MAY 8, 2024

Challenge: Creating a furniture store digital ad campaign that doesn’t waste impressions Josh Stratton, a senior advanced advertising sales manager from Spectrum Reach , has been selling media for over 10 years and has used AdMall for much of that time. Specifically, revenue at furniture stores totals $128.3

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Crunchbase

APRIL 12, 2024

Sales teams are already seeing AI streamline workflows, coach reps, optimize prospecting strategies and more. Businesses are in the process of determining how to use these capabilities for maximizing sales team productivity, making intelligent business decisions and growing their revenue. What is AI in sales?

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

After the first year of this migration, the new model increased revenues by 5% and reduced SG&A costs by 10%, at the same level of customer service. At a global technology giant, the shift to more virtual sales has allowed the company to target a segment differently (and more effectively)—tens of thousands of medium-sized companies.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a born leader to devise a master marketing plan or hit your sales objectives. The best sales manager isn’t measured by how many degrees they have or accolades received. revenue metrics and performance goals for the individual(s) and the team(s). Let’s face it.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2021

A more sophisticated program of business development will involve finding new market segments for your business to appeal to. More experienced or specialized business development professionals may fulfill duties as diverse as developing corporate partnerships and carrying out in-depth research into new market segments. What is Sales?

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Allego

APRIL 30, 2024

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), sales enablement has undergone a remarkable transformation, empowering businesses to boost productivity, enhance customer engagement, and drive revenue growth like never before. His career has always revolved around sales.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

You Need Channel Management. If you manage multiple sales channels as a way to boost revenue to your top line, or if you are trying to fix an underperforming sales channel, it might be tempting to just start pushing buttons and see what happens. Sales is a people-to-people business. Good selling!

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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.”

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Read Tonys Featured Segment in SalesForceXP Magazine! Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Sales Jobs (5).

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2018

Despite the urgency to find strong candidates to fill open positions, women are underrepresented in all levels of sales, with women holding just one in four mid-level sales manager roles, and only one in five sales leadership positions. The lack of parity in sales is not only a fairness issue, it’s a business issue.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2017

How Do I Get Promoted to Sales Manager? But sales is a labor-intensive job. So, how do you get to the next level without taking your foot off the revenue pedal? 5 Ways to Get Promoted to Sales Manager. Ask if you can mentor someone on the Sales team. Help others. Make use of coffee & lunch breaks.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

For sales professionals, white space analysis helps boost topline revenue growth. Instead of targeting all potential consumers (or even your existing customers), it’s much more effective to limit your focus to a smaller segment. Armed with this knowledge, you can customize your sales pitch to address their needs.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 18, 2020

When sales teams struggle , I like to investigate three critical aspects of their sales strategy. . A strategy that helps you hit your revenue target consistently always includes the above elements. Understand why you’re appealing, and make sure your messaging speaks to whatever your segment of the market values most. .

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

It’s also gaining popularity in B2C sales, especially for high–priced, big-ticket items. Why an inside sales strategy is important Inside sales teams are a critical part of the revenue organization. There are several reasons why revenue organizations are investing in these strategies.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 31, 2023

The companies are segmented by sales rep headcount:: 10+ sales reps for small and medium businesses 30+ sales reps for mid-market 100+ sales reps for enterprise We’re selling to CEOs, vice presidents of sales, sales directors, and sales managers.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 24, 2019

Companies and sales teams are missing out on the benefits that diversity brings. Repeatedly, studies are proving that more gender diversity corresponds to increased revenue and innovation. Top Groups for Women in Revenue. Women Sales Pros. Women in Sales. Utah Women in Sales. Women in Revenue.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

If that’s the case for your business, you’re better off using your first-party data (tip: use a trusted third-party data provider to segment your first-party data). For example, you can target sales managers or people who have visited your website in the last 30 days. Not tracking revenue. Not using automated bidding.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 2, 2024

She is currently Vice President of Executive Partner Sales at Gartner. Prior to that, she ran one of the largest segments at Dupont, responsible for billions in annual revenue. But now I get to see it through the eyes of a few hundred Chief Revenue, Commercial and Sales Officers at a time. It still is.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 26, 2019

Showing sales professionals what's in it for them can help change their perception of the benefits of CRM and boost adoption and usage. Here are some of the major benefits of incorporating CRM systems into a company's sales process. Segment customers. Create sales reports. Forecast sales. Scale your sales process.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Whether your contacts have opted in or out, this feature ensures that all your segmented contacts are readily available for easy email marketing. This creates alignment with your sales activities driven through SMP because you are using the same underlying customer insights to build your targeted customer lists.

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Xvoyant

JUNE 3, 2020

In a new study from The Sales Management Association (Measuring Sales Management’s Coaching Impact), the results showed that “coaching time is allocated in ways that favor reactive performance issues—poor performers and those asking for help.”. Segment-driven coaching. The issue with “Do or Don’t”.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It will, however, take all your skill and experience as a sales manager. Navigating a sales department budget cut is as much a personal test as it is a professional one. Shift Your Focus to Expansion Revenue Budget cuts require your sales department to do more with less, and that includes fewer sales leads than usual.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 6, 2021

What’s the difference between a VP of Sales and a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)? Great VPs of sales have gravitas and tact, command the room and hold their end of the table regardless of who is on the other side. This includes roles that are complementary to sales like renewals, customer success, and solution engineering.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It is short for “revenue operations,” and it is defined as “the strategic integration of departments to provide a better end-to-end view to administration and management. Today RevOps is one of the most rapidly growing segments of tech. Revenue Operations.”. Waltzing The Blue Danube. Waltzing The Blue Danube.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 19, 2021

SalesOps generates revenue by serving the buyer’s needs in the sales process. The Sales Enablement team drives revenue by boosting your sales team. . If you want to really test your knowledge of revenue generation, dig into this extracurricular goodie that answers, “ What is RevOps? But it is. .

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Apptivo

JULY 4, 2023

10 Sales KPIs 1.1 Monthly Sales growth 1.4 Sales pipeline 1.8 Sales cycle length 1.9 Sales closed-won vs closed-lost opportunities 1.10 But to ensure they’re heading in the right direction and making the most of their sales efforts, they need a compass, a guiding light. New leads 1.2 Conversion rate 1.5

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2019

While the real proof of success will be in terms of 2019 revenue results, here are five key takeaways we’ve found to drive effective learning and engaged sellers: Push sellers out of their comfort zone (and make it a safe space). The end result was the highest ratings and engagement scores in InsideView’s history.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

These solutions range from CRM tools to exit-intentlead capture to sales management tools to marketing software and beyond. For example, businesses use sales engagement software to automate and streamline manual sales tasks, while organizing daily sales workflows. 1) Outreach.io

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Xvoyant

JANUARY 9, 2020

In a new study from The Sales Management Association (Measuring Sales Management’s Coaching Impact ), the results showed that “coaching time is allocated in ways that favor reactive performance issues—poor performers and those asking for help.”. Segment-Driven Coaching. The groups are: Stars.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Segment your customers. This way, your team members will always maintain a clear idea of how to position outreach for each segment, increasing the probability of conversion. Create sales reports. VPs and other organization leaders can also monitor the amount of revenue that's been generated. The best part?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2019

Sales velocity is the measurement of how quickly deals move through your pipeline and generate revenue. The results of the sales velocity equation reflect the health of the business, overall effectiveness of the sales team , and where the team can increase sales productivity to positively impact revenue goals.

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