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Increasing Seller Adoption of CRM: Turning a Passive Data Repository into a Powerful Decision-Making Tool

Miller Heiman Group

No seller has ever said, “My CRM helped me close that deal.” Yet customer relationship management (CRM) systems hold the information that could help sellers close deals. Traditionally, CRMs have been bulky and expensive, rendering them unaffordable to small businesses. Today’s CRMs evolved beyond those awkward early steps.

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Putting Customer Segmentation To Work In The Field

SBI Growth

The third of four regional stops to nail down 2013 budgets for the Sales EVP and the CFO. Deliver the estimated up-sell potential for all customers by territory. Provide all prospects with estimated opportunity value by territory. Heading into 2013, use this information to set quotas. Slice the data down to a rep level.

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Inside Sales Growth Beyond CRM

Velocify

This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. How is CRM helping them to execute? There are a few important distinctions between the two that drive the need for different functionality in the CRM tools used. Prioritization. Call Scripts.

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New Product? Don’t Forget to Update the Sales Compensation Plan

SBI Growth

Congratulations, your organization is launching a new product in 2013! As the leader of sales operations, I am sure you are working on: Updating CRM systems with new product information. When designing the quota for 2013 sales reps, incorporate the new product into the compensation plan. Call to Action. Average Sales Cycle.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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The Five Pillars of Pharmaceutical Sales Training Excellence

Mindtickle

Mobile-ready A mobile-friendly delivery of content and training for reps to complete as they commute across their territories. Ensure this platform supports offline browsing so that reps can access training and content even in remote areas or while commuting across their territory.

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Why Slow Sales Leaders Won’t Survive

SBI Growth

Anthony''s Key Activities for 2013. Activity, conversion metrics, CRM data, etc. Other peers say that Anthony just has a good team and the right territory. "He Leaders on the team hold others accountable and provide mentoring. Anthony has built a culture of peer accountability, incremental growth, and speed.

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