Gong.io

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a sales manager, you’re like a general marshaling your troops (or sales reps) into battle. That’s why having a strategic sales plan is vital. In other words, a strategic sales plan helps your sales reps avoid firing aimlessly into the market and missing more often than they hit.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Have you ever felt like your sales team is doing an okay job, but you know they could be doing better? On the other hand, if you provide them with a strategic sales plan that clearly outlines the company's goals — and a thoughtfully laid out system to get there — you can expect your salespeople to impress.

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Score More Sales

JULY 7, 2014

Do you have a strategic prospecting plan or will you just “wing it” again, like you often do? There are lots of reasons (err, I mean, excuses) for not planning ahead – it was a long weekend, you had people in town, you were busy. To do this, plan ahead. Stop being haphazard about sales.

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Revegy

MARCH 27, 2023

Your strategic account planning process is integral to optimizing revenue in your largest accounts. What is Strategic Account Planning? What is Strategic Account Planning? […] The post 8 Tips for Excellent Strategic Account Planning for 2023 appeared first on Revegy.

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Revegy

MARCH 27, 2023

Your strategic account planning process is integral to optimizing revenue in your largest accounts. What is Strategic Account Planning? What is Strategic Account Planning? […] The post 8 Tips for Excellent Strategic Account Planning for 2023 appeared first on Revegy.

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Prima Resource

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It's no secret that a well-executed sales strategy is critical to a company's success. However, crafting a winning sales strategy can be difficult - especially if you don't have a clear plan in place. That's where strategic planning comes in. But what does that mean for sales?

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Revegy

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Strategic Sales Planning to Drive Growth. Sales planning, whether it’s at a company, department, or team level, is a documented strategy for hitting key targets. A sales plan should show you where you’re at, where you want to be, and the path for getting there. Stages of the Sales Plan Maturity Model.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Whether you're setting personal or business goals, you likely created a plan to achieve them. One example of a situation where planning and strategy come in handy is during a job search. Have you taken a step back and thought about a specific type of sales job you want? Strategic vs. Tactical Planning.

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Membrain

JUNE 17, 2020

What is strategic account planning? The question seems simple on the surface, but ask five salespeople, and you’ll get five different answers.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 3, 2019

So, what's the plan? Or should I say, what's the strategic plan? But, with strategic planning, businesses can increase productivity, profitability, and increase their longevity by creating a clear plan for the future. Does strategic planning sound too good to be true? Strategic Planning.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 17, 2019

What's a plan without a strategy? With strategic planning , businesses identify their strengths and weaknesses and choose what not to do and which opportunities should be pursued. In sales operations, having a clearly defined strategy will help your organization plan for the future, set goals, and achieve goals.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2018

As a CEO, you know that solid execution is critical to success. That is why you built a strong leadership team and entrusted them to execute. But what happens when your bottom line isn’t reflecting what you would expect?

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Increase Sales

MAY 18, 2017

The thick dust on most strategic plans is quite common. Even though strategic plans are a valuable tool for SMB owners, executives and even salespeople, they continue to be filed on shelves collecting dust. Having this input is part strategic planning process, but should not be the first step.

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Xactly

JANUARY 17, 2019

A strategic sales plan is a portfolio of ideas, processes, and technology that guides a sales organization’s strategy and provides the resources and tactics for reaching sales goals. With goals in hand, sales leadership must then assess and determine the needs and means to achieve those goals.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Qualifying leads on the trade show floor is a strategic process that requires careful planning, effective engagement and seamless post-show follow-up. The post How to Qualify High-Value Leads on the Trade Show Floor appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 7, 2019

Are you a B2B account manager or sales executive who is serious about account-based sales or account-based marketing (ABM)? To win new business and grow key accounts, account managers and sales executives must become thoroughly invested in their customer’s challenges, goals, and competitive landscape. Current sales performance.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

One of the fundamental sales steps that is often missed by organizations is collaborative strategic sales planning. It’s all about engaging your sales team to come up with the key activities required to grow your business. Strategic Sales Planning appeared first on SalesPOP! iTunes Podcast .

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 29, 2014

Within the strategic planning process to increase sales, many organizations create their own SWOT analysis either individually or with outside help. If your small business to much larger organization desires to increase sales then return to your strategic plan and do your own SLOT analysis. Weaknesses.

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Pipeliner

MAY 12, 2020

Many people are unfamiliar with strategic planning, and how it can create tremendous growth within an organization. And even if you are familiar with the concept, there can still be a lot of confusion over how to do it, or create consistency with a strategic plan. Visite us on Apple Podcast You can also find SalesPOP!

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Pipeliner

MAY 12, 2020

Many people are unfamiliar with strategic planning, and how it can create tremendous growth within an organization. And even if you are familiar with the concept, there can still be a lot of confusion over how to do it, or create consistency with a strategic plan. Step 3: Create a plan design.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Today strategic planning has become a proven process to deceive or out think the competition. President Eisenhower said “Plans are worthless; but planning is everything.” ” Strategic planning involves strategic thinking and that is where our beliefs may require a re-framing.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Strategic planning is essential for any business from the one person solo entrepreneur to the Fortune 50 firms. To engage in this planning process executive leadership must realize, it: Is time consuming. General and President Dwight Eisenhower is quoted as saying: “Plans are worthless, planning is everything.”

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 3, 2014

One recent article over at Forbes.com suggested this shipping fiasco was due to poor strategic planning and that may indeed be the case. I am not privileged to the UPS strategic plan. Strategic plans are big picture thinking. 2 – One business growth strategy to increase results by 20% in 60 days.

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Mereo

AUGUST 17, 2023

Your annual strategic plan demands months of preparation and efforts. It also rests on the joists of key input from across your organization — from market and customer insights to sales input and competitive intel. I want to encourage you during this upcoming annual strategic planning season to get strategic and proactive.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 14, 2024

Hiring sales superstars is critical to building a high-performance sales team. These tools are designed to assess and predict, providing a scientific basis for forecasting a sales candidate’s success. They help identify cultural fit, manage different sales approaches, and offer developmental feedback.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 18, 2013

Strategic planning can be a very daunting task for the small business owners to the C Suite executives. This planning process is time consuming and yes necessary especially when looking to achieve business growth. President Dwight Eisenhower said “Plans are worthless, planning is everything.”

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Increase Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Would you believe 100 small businesses were surveyed and all 100 of them did not engage in strategic planning or thinking? Karin Bellantoni of Blueprint SMS who conducted the survey found it difficult to believe as well as quite believable given these same companies had poor sales results.

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Xactly

APRIL 24, 2019

Discover tips and best practices for strategic sales planning.

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SBI

APRIL 3, 2019

How MarkLogic is Operationalizing Their Strategic Account Planning Process with Revegy. Director of Sales Enablement share how MarkLogic is leveraging Revegy to transform their strategic account planning process. REGISTER NOW. WHEN: THURSDAY, 4/11 AT 11AM PT. Hear Pat Gregory, Sr. REGISTER NOW.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Top-performing consultative sales professionals, too, tend to spend time counting their hoard, and at times struggle to find the motivation to expand their consultative selling horizons to add new clients, and to conquer larger frontiers. At The Brooks Group, we work with clients on a process called strategic account management.

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Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Then You Need a Sales Execution Plan! As we dive into a new year, fresh with possibilities and opportunities, one critical element separates top-tier sales and marketing executives from the pack: a laser-focused execution plan. A good plan eliminates confusion and aligns your team’s efforts toward common goals.

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SalesHood

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Account Collaboration and Strategic Account Planning with video is a very efficient and effective way to align a team and deliver great value to your customers. Last week, I needed to quickly get up to speed on one of our customers.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Let's take a look at the steps to create a quarterly action plan, how to measure success, and how to plan for the following quarter. These can fit into some more general goals for the year but should also be aligned with the long-term strategy.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 3, 2014

Are you using a data-driven approach to develop your sales strategy? CEO Big Data CEO Resources planning' CEOs need to have sound data to make sound decisions. This article outlines what a CEO needs to drive the data discussion. “Everyone has heard a lot about big data,” explains Jon Morris, CEO of Rise Interactive.

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