Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your 2012 Sales Plan. It’s a little late to begin planning your 2012 Sales Plan, but in a conversation last week with a reader of this blog, I realized there maybe others who have not formalized their 2012 plan. Sales Goals. 3.1.7 Sales Organization. Sales Strategy. Sales Cost Model.

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Hiring Collateral Lead Rank Trade Show 70

HeavyHitter Sales

APRIL 7, 2013

Their companies ranged from start-ups to billions of dollars in sales with the majority being between fifty and five-hundred million in annual revenues. Stalled Sales Cycles. During lengthy sales cycles, evaluators frequently become reoriented toward other emergencies and the decision makers disappeared. Internal Sale.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Book Review: The Challenger Sale. Jan 05, 2012. Mark’s Insights on PRICING.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Gen Z is made up of folks born between 1997-2012 and is the largest and most diverse generation in American history. While the most common point of frustration among all age groups was pricing, younger buyers had greater problems with competence during the buying process and relationships with sales representatives.

B2B 130

B2B Social Media Loyalty B2C 130

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 29, 2018

Sales has become a technology-driven profession. Now, CRM is nearly ubiquitous, and many sales leaders are veterans of multiple implementations (some better than others). But sales technology doesn’t end with CRM. The ROI of Sales Technology. Perhaps sales technologies are preventing even steeper declines.

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Sales Technology Hiring Training ROI 50

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 29, 2018

Sales has become a technology-driven profession. Now, CRM is nearly ubiquitous, and many sales leaders are veterans of multiple implementations (some better than others). But sales technology doesn’t end with CRM. The ROI of Sales Technology. Perhaps sales technologies are preventing even steeper declines.

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Sales Technology Hiring Training ROI 48

Pointclear

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization at MECLABS where he leads business units that include Applied Research, Strategy Group, Conversion Group, Leads Group, Agency Group, Technology Group and Training Group. Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 145

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APRIL 16, 2012

I’m spending the next three days at the largest International conference for Inside Sales Professionals at their annual Dallas Leadership Summit. If you are a sales leader, you should be here – and you might still be able to squeeze in by going to the AA-ISP website. and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management”.

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APRIL 16, 2012

I’m spending the next three days at the largest International conference for Inside Sales Professionals at their annual Dallas Leadership Summit. If you are a sales leader, you should be here – and you might still be able to squeeze in by going to the AA-ISP website. and one of “20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management”.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Case Study 189

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MAY 31, 2012

Most sellers have little time for training, and when they do, it seems that product training takes center stage. After that, it is company process training – meaning more about the internal workings of how orders flow through the organization than even close analysis of the key steps within sales for a predictable process to happen.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Lead Rank Retention 200

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan As we prepare for the holiday and year-end, I'm also preparing for this blog's 1,000th article. The next series contains all I've written on sales process. And the last series contains all where I've debunked a famous study or publication covering sales. The Difference Between.

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Hiring Compensation Motivation Study 163

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. 9 Sales Motivation Ideas You Can Use NOW. Everyone knows if you want to be successful in sales, you have to be motivated.

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Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Journal 211

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APRIL 10, 2013

It was a full day at Day 1 of the AA-ISP (American Association of Inside Sales Professionals) 5th Annual Leadership Summit in Chicago. I’m here with 450 others who live in the world of professional sales, and I feel like a kid in a candy store. Bob shared research from their 2013 Inside Sales study. Amen, brother.

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Inside Sales Sales Leadership Hiring InsideSales 197

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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. Younger sales reps tend to be more used to an interruption-based work day filled with texts, chat, some e-mail and perhaps phone calling all as a part of their day.

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CRM Outbound Tools Study 238

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APRIL 29, 2013

One big contributing factor to your sales success is in your follow-up. With many in sales, follow-up effort is focused less about them and more about you, your products, and services. If you master this, you can truly shine in sales. Most sellers do not follow-up enough. So why all the problems with follow-up?

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Follow-up Inside Sales Outbound Lead Rank 261

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Lori, Trish, and Jill August, 2012. Perhaps how I stumbled into finding great mentors in the B2B sales world might inspire you to find mentors and inspiration yourself. Trish Bertuzzi has set a standard in research and factual study of B2B Inside Sales, and is top thought leader for it. I met Trish Bertuzzi in 2010.

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How To B2B Intent Inside Sales 284

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MAY 23, 2012

Ron reminded me of the Chief Marketing Officer global study that was compiled after interviewing 1,700 CMOs about many of the issues the Smarter Commerce program works to tackle: How the social ecosystem can work well to support retail organizations. You can download IBM’s Global CMO Study.

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Loyalty Retail Customer Lead Rank 201

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APRIL 22, 2013

” Now consider that according to a Gallup study, 71% of workers are either “not-engaged” or “actively disengaged” with their work. Where do you fit as a sales professional? No doubt about it, you need to learn specific skills and do them extremely well to succeed at the top level in your sales career.

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Inside Sales Lead Rank Webinar Metrics Sports 212

Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 1, 2013

Sales Training Article: How LinkedIn Is Beating Facebook in Social Media By Geoffrey James, Inc. Sales Source By every meaningful metric, LinkedIn is kicking Facebook's butt. Need some help with your sales performance? Take a look at the sales training workshops available to you and improve sales performance.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 14, 2011

Online Training. Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Study the thoughts and writings of positive people. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey.

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Hiring Social Media Loyalty Cancellation 257

SBI Growth

JANUARY 7, 2014

Leading a large sales organization is becoming more challenging each year. With all of these changes, it complicates how you organize your sales resources. In the form of inside sales. Get a jump on this by downloading the Inside Sales Sniff Test. It will help determine if you should consider inside sales.

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Inside Sales Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Field Sales 288

Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Sales training. Given that in the United States millions of dollars are spent each year on sales training , are there significant number of influential people who think that sales training really doesn’t work – answer: yes. or “I’m sure our people will at least learn one thing from the sales training.”

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Training Fashion Research Face-to-face 105

Pointclear

MAY 2, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Motivate Your Sales Team with These 13 Ideas That Work. Ready to triple your sales pipeline?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

On October 7, IBM released their annual CxO study identifying opportunities for C-level executives in companies of all sizes. Since we talk about midmarket companies here, I’ll focus on the results from the midmarket portion of the study. See the whole study here. Also of interest: IBM State of Marketing Study 2013.

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Study Influencer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 216

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MAY 28, 2013

For midsize companies there was no shortage of ideas, examples, and tools to help any company improve marketing, sales, and procurement. Host Jay Baer was a breath of fresh air – he studied the event ahead of time and always had thoughtful and helpful questions in addition to some fun and even funny comments at times. Close More Deals.

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Company Film Study Lead Rank 208

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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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Data CRM Survey Study 197

Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Online Training. Study this list, and add to it. Get Sales Blog Updates. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! There is no time like the present to change things up in 2012 to ensure its better than 2011! The Sales Bible. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey.

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Hiring Social Media Loyalty Lead Rank 295

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 2, 2012

Sales Training. In the last several years the world of sales has under gone significant changes. As a result, a sales person has to know more and know it at a higher level of competency than ever before. One of the consequences of these changes is a new set of demands on those that are responsible for sales training.

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Training Hiring Lead Rank Travel 94

Carew International

MAY 16, 2019

The loss of just one top-performing sales team member can cost an organization more than $1 million in lost opportunities, time/resources needed to fill an open position and ramp-up time for a new sales professional. ’ This is up significantly from 51% of employees who felt this way in 2012.

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Sales Leadership Loyalty Lead Rank Lead Scoring 68

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MARCH 1, 2013

How you feel about your sales position directly affects your success. This includes the belief that sales is an admirable profession and that by helping others get involved with your company’s products and services you are contributing to your community and society in a positive, helpful way. Focus on the positives.

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Consumer Outbound Study Positioning 255

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 7, 2012

Online Training. Make More Sales By Avoiding These Common Blunders. Gitomer | March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment. HINT: Those are your biggest mistakes to include, improve, and study. Delivering your sales message, not their buying message. Why aren’t you using them to make sales? Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Hiring Social Media Decision Maker Loyalty 225

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Earlier this year, IBM published the results of a study that was done by Forrester Research about how today’s empowered customers are thinking, and the importance of really knowing your customer. The study was called Empowered Customers Drive Collaborative Business Evolution. This study was done by interviewing nearly 400 U.S.

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Customer Hotels Lead Rank Lead Scoring 196

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

Recently there was a report published on converting B2B sales leads into deals that we blogged about. The study was researched by Leads360. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling.

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Leads360 Closing Inbound Outbound 225

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Jan 30, 2012. I studied the local marketplace. Your Sales Motivation Is Asking.

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Motivation Real Estate Hiring Construction 155

Mereo

MARCH 16, 2023

For many sales teams, long hours are spent within four walls. Eyes train to screens for an average of 8+ hours a day. In a study he led in 2012, a group of hikers spent three days in a remote nature setting without any technology. Watch Dr. Strayer speak of the study at TEDx. Much like with point No.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Example: We brought you news about IBM’s recently announced Midmarket CEO Study that talked about how: “70 percent of midmarket CEOs aim to partner extensively with other companies as external relationships will play a more critical role to CEOs’ overall business strategies” [IBM Midmarket CEO Study, 2012].

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B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 183

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MAY 30, 2013

IBM again went to 500 marketing professionals in 15 industries to ask critical questions and uncover from a marketing standpoint to help us all improve marketing and sales results. IBM’s study shows that companies who are considered “Top Marketers” enjoy 1.8 Financially it pays off for companies to do this.

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Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Survey 241