Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday I wrote about solving the Sales Performance Problem and today I'll write about solving the CRM problem. CRM is very much a problem, not because there aren't choices, but more because companies make bad decisions. Company has archaic CRM. CRM is too slow to respond.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

CRM Is the Tool and Sales Follow Up Is Key. by Lori Richardson on February 8, 2012. The same is true with any cloud-based (SaaS) tools to help you in your business – they must be used, and used properly for you and your company to benefit. This also can be set up within a good, robust CRM system.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 20, 2020

from Austria in 2012 to establish Pipeliner CRM in America. A sales manager should understand that an inbound lead ranks higher than an outbound lead, simply because an inbound is a reach originated by a prospect. Lead Management—An Effective Tool. Pipeliner CRM is the most effective tool you can have for lead management.

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MARCH 26, 2013

Mid-sized companies need better tools to help understand what customers need and want. In reviewing a white paper this week my eyes glommed on to a sentence: “Traditional CRM often falls short in enabling the proactive decision-making skills that business leaders need to address the demands of their clients.”.

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MARCH 5, 2013

His company is making tools to help power LinkedIn to new heights, and I’m sure they are working on other exciting tools as well. LR: What tools have you created at SalesLoft and why do you work with the LinkedIn platform? One is our automatic prospecting tool and the other is Job change alerts.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

It has been the case that many sales tools have been unapproachable for smaller and SMB sales teams due to the financial investment as well as the time and expertise to get some tools in place. All you have to do is look at LinkedIn’s new stat of 200 million users – CRM users probably don’t reach half of that number.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Nearly 80% of companies polled in a new Big Data study find CRM ineffective at helping find external company information. Sales reps are searching as many as 15 different data sources for information on customers and prospects. CSO Insights surveyed 218 CEOs, CSOs, sales execs and managers during June 2012 in an online study.

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MAY 29, 2013

I also encourage you to post YOUR thoughts on any of these, and ultimately, what you do to reach prospects – what is your best tip? Don’t be afraid to let them know that you feel they could be a great prospective client / customer. Make good notes in your CRM system (you have one, right?) Mystery elicits curiosity.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Watch These Sales & Marketing Thinkers in 2012 – Best of 2011. Please create a plan for your professional development in 2012. Hope to meet you all in 2012. Great sales and marketing aggregator sites like Focus Top Sales World Smart Selling Tools The Customer Collective Salesopedia Eyes on Sales.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 5, 2012

Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). sales prospecting (34). sales tools (25). Achieve Greater Sales Success in 2012. Posted by Tony Cole on Thu, Jan 05, 2012. What are the key focus areas for sales success in 2012? Motivational (8). Negotiating (2).

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JULY 12, 2012

Looking through a new infographic on “An Integrated Approach to CRM” and accompanying white paper there are some important statistics surrounding midmarket business that have surfaced. When it comes to sales leaders, marketers, and customer service leaders, the info metrics shared say: 81% plan to increase their use of CRM.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

People Skills Grow B2B Sales While Tools Make It Easier. by Lori Richardson on February 16, 2012. Years ago when I started in B2B sales, there was one way to keep track of customers and prospective customers – writing on lined, yellow note pads and putting these precious notes into manila file folders. Consulting. Work on this!

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The best sales management tools also allow managers to design and automate a standardized sales process that their reps are expected to follow for each incoming lead. Nearly all sales CRMs include tools that are designed for sales management, although some CRM platforms are more manager-focused than others.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

B2B Sales Audio Interview With Nancy Nardin on Tools to Grow Business. by Lori Richardson on January 5, 2012. Smart Selling Tools. Smart Selling Tools. ” From there, she says, you can better identify those roadblocks that are slowing you down – then find tools that solve them. .” Consulting.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Dreamforce 2012: A Spectacular Spectacle. I just returned from Dreamforce 2012. The vendors I spoke to said they had higher quality conversations with higher qualified prospects. Luckily, I wrote and published a cool-tool recap on Saturday, before it kicked in. That’s good for everyone. It’s a cloud Lalapalooza.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The Top 2 Sales Tips to Leverage the People in Your CRM or Contact System. by Lori Richardson on February 29, 2012. Who these people are needs to be sorted out and organized, hence the need for a CRM, Social CRM, or other contact system. The Top 2 Sales Tips to Leverage the People in Your CRM or Contact System.

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CRM Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 174

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution.

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Pipeline Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets 216

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Successful Strategies for Prospecting – Roundtable. The message from blogs, webinars, tradeshows is clear: The buyer has changed and so must your prospecting strategies. Your email address will not be shared. December 2011.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Prospecting With E-Mail. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Tool , Sell Better , Success , Video , e-mail , execution. December 2011. November 2011.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Of all the ways we have seen people actually talking to prospects, it most often is in a combination of the following: 1) Simple web research. 3 )Have data and knowledge of your prospect’s world. 3 )Have data and knowledge of your prospect’s world. In an inbound marketing world, is there still need to call people?

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Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 212

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APRIL 27, 2012

Of all the ways we have seen people actually talking to prospects, it most often is in a combination of the following: 1) Simple web research. 3 )Have data and knowledge of your prospect’s world. 3 )Have data and knowledge of your prospect’s world. In an inbound marketing world, is there still need to call people?

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Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cold Calling 212

The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Your email address will not be shared. December 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Sales Tool of the Week: eBook on Cold Calling Scripts & Testimonial Tool + Congrats, Sales Stars! I’m pretty much a skeptic when I hear about tools, books, and resources to help anyone who is doing cold calling or who are calling a list of prospective customers. Sales Tools. Sales e-book on Creating Scripts.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In sales we work hard to create mutual next steps with prospective customers and ultimately to help buying opportunities for these prospects – these buyers. But time and again, we get bombarded with interruptions, alerts, tools, and technology. Three Tech Traps to Avoid: Tool Overwhelm. With many tools comes overwhelm.

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SBI

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Prior to 2020, sales development reps used about 6 tools on average. Many sales leaders now recommend up to 11 tools in the “essential” tech stack—some say you should have 30. Why so many tools? But there aren’t many strong tools to support during because of the distraction factor. Make Access to Knowledge Possible.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. To respond to your email, the prospect has to read it first. Sign up for our Email Newsletter.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

B2B Sales Podcast With Michael Boylan on Prospecting and the Power to Get In. by Lori Richardson on January 12, 2012. Lori Richardson speaks, writes, trains, and consults on B2B selling and has been named one of the Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. The Top 2 Sales Tips to Leverage the People in Your CRM or Contact System.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 3, 2018

from Austria in 2012 to establish Pipeliner CRM in America. A sales manager should understand that an inbound lead ranks higher than an outbound lead, simply because an inbound is a reach originated by a prospect. An Effective Tool. Pipeliner CRM is the most effective tool you can have for lead management.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 58

The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. There are steps to follow that can make prospecting easy and effective. December 2011. November 2011.

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MAY 8, 2011

Gain Ways to Enjoy Prospecting and Donate to Japan. 5 Ways to Have Fun Successfully Prospecting for New Revenues. I guarantee you will get some value from it – if only to remind you of ways you can have more fun, energy, and focus when you prospect. What are the top 3 ways to have fun while prospecting for new business?

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Make 2012 Your Best Year EVER! Is the market going to be better for your products/services in 2012? Recently I have been writing/talking about an issue facing everyone-your salespeople, your management team and your customers/prospects= sales fatigue. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Most people know how to identify prospective customers or clients and they track them in a CRM system with next actions set. There has never been a better time to find simple and even free tools to capture your prospective customers and all your connections). Don’t stop with social tools, though.

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MAY 16, 2012

You have a robust, helpful CRM tool that gives you several helpful reports which you can review each week, and lists you can easily pull up on a just-in-time basis. You have a poor CRM tool, perhaps not cloud-based and it is difficult to use with poor reporting capabilities.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

by Lori Richardson on January 3, 2012. For many years, the “sales explanation industry” has worked with and discussed a Funnel or a Pipeline model to explain how you need many more leads to eventually turn into prospects, and then ultimately a smaller subset who become actual customers. So, do you have tools that can do this for you?

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JANUARY 31, 2012

by Lori Richardson on January 31, 2012. You’ve listened online and are following your prospective customer – the one you are about to close a big deal with- socially via every means possible. Through a very strategic conversation with your prospect, both they and you are in agreement, and things get moving forward.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

by Lori Richardson on February 22, 2012. As a mid-market company, you likely do not have as many formalities such as written sales processes and a clear set of tools to help you build revenues. Work closely with marketing so that you are getting good educational content to where your prospective customers are before they contact you.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Stored in CRM , Communication , Guest Post , Review , Sales 2.0 , Sales Success , Sales Tool , Sell Better , execution. We were honestly amazed at the great tools we found. Your email address will not be shared. April 2011.

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