Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan There are more sales experts, self-professed and otherwise, than ever before. There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined. There are categories of sales tools and CRM applications where none existed a few years ago.

Sales Management 288

Sales Management Hiring Compensation Trends 288

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

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. Revising or building a new sales process to enable sales reps. What about the sales compensation plan? How do we drive change?

Compensation 244

Compensation Incentives Incentive Penetration 244

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 2, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-06-03. Teaser: Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to. Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to.

Guidelines 191

Guidelines Insurance Insurance Incentives 191

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Technology Company: More than 60% of the sales force are on a trajectory to miss their number.

Compensation 267

Compensation Incentives Incentive Lead Rank 267

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-09-01. A look at the latest trends and research regarding the use of incentive travel. A look at the latest trends and research regarding the use of incentive travel. Author: Paul Nolan. read more'

Motivation 189

Motivation Travel Incentives Incentive 189

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 6, 2013

This post is for Sales and HR Leaders planning 2014 Sales Compensation. It provides a number of common Sales Compensation complaints. Something you’ll need to go with this post is the Sales Compensation Complaint Checker. Something you’ll need to go with this post is the Sales Compensation Complaint Checker.

Compensation 293

Compensation Territories Incentives Incentive 293

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Are you prepared to succeed today in Sales, Sales Management, Business and Life? Let me take a minute to answer for myself and then I'll get on with the rest of the post: Sales - yes, Sales management - kind of, Business - yes. Incentive to succeed - Do you have the appropriate passion or desire for success?

Sales Management 205

Sales Management InsideView Webinar Metrics Incentives 205

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The latest interview between Jonathan Farrington, CEO of TopSalesWorld , and me is available here. We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening. So why aren''t more sales managers effective at coaching salespeople?

Coaching 221

Coaching Sales Management Incentives Incentive 221

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-09-01. Teaser: One of the mainstays of group incentive travel programs is the theory that they are excellent camaraderie builders for high performers. One of the mainstays of group incentive travel programs is the theory that they are excellent camaraderie builders for high performers. read more'

Incentives 136

Incentives Incentive Travel Groups 136

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 30, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I have to question Geoffrey James for an article he recently posted on Inc. It certainly doesn''t apply to a complex B2B sale! Until we have heard that they have a compelling reason to buy, they won''t have an incentive to answer any qualifying questions! Magazine''s online site.

Prospecting 239

Prospecting Telemarketing Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 239

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-09-01. I thought of this sentiment while putting together this issue’s cover story on incentive travel. I thought of this sentiment while putting together this issue’s cover story on incentive travel. read more'

Travel 120

Travel Incentives Incentive 120

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-09-01. We focused our discussion on incentive travel and experiencing new places as a group. We focused our discussion on incentive travel and experiencing new places as a group. Her book, “Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism,” was published earlier this year. read more'

Tourism 136

Tourism Travel Incentives Incentive 136

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 17, 2013

When asked this question, most salespeople respond by saying they use a “push” sales strategy. They say this based on how they view a typical sales call being one where the salesperson is convincing or showing the customer all of the features and benefits of what they offer. Take a look at your sales process.

Strategy 241

Strategy Cold Calling Consultative Selling Margin 241

SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Sales leaders will not Make the Number if they fail to rapidly onboard new talent. The sales environment is uniquely suited to take advantage of an innovation called “ gamification.” This post is for HR and Sales leaders who ask, "How can we accelerate the productivity of our new hires?". The Game: A Great Match for Sales?

Hiring 326

Hiring Case Study Lead Rank Lead Scoring 326

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I posted an article that linked to two additional articles I wrote for EcSell Institute and Top Sales World. Effectively applying a consultative sales process helps to accomplish this. That creates urgency, and an incentive for a prospect to self-qualify.

Coaching 264

Coaching Sales Management Decision Maker Competition 264

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

You need to close a few of the big ones in the late stages of your sales process to hit your number this year. Click here to get free advice on how your peers are planning for a busy Q4 and 2013. Early stage sales activity won’t get you to the number. The deals you care about are the ones in latter half of the sales cycle.

Closing 303

Closing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer 303

Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 18, 2020

On this inspiring episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (Virtual Selling) talks to Brian Knox, owner and founder of B Knox Photography. This conversation about sales and entrepreneurship is both educational and inspirational. This conversation about sales and entrepreneurship is both educational and inspirational.

Prospecting 95

Prospecting Pivotal Cold Calling Incentives 95

Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mobile technology is rapidly advancing and the very popular Flip Phones that many small businesses embraced to increase sales just a few years ago are now a dying breed because of the Smartphone market. Sales Training Coaching Tip: We are our own greatest obstacles to increase sales. 57% will own Smartphones by Q2 2013.

Small Business 137

Small Business Small Business Incentives Incentive 137

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Steve describes the situation when he arrived: “The state of business was flat with same store sales declining and acquisitions keeping the operating line flat. Our margin increases were coming from cost cuts and vendor renegotiations rather than increased sales.”. We hired sales resources with the right skills and experience.

Hiring 297

Hiring Penetration Demand Generation Targets Incentives 297

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan First the links. The Huffington Post and the Hubspot Blog both published an article, by Dan Lyons about OMG and Kurlan and what it takes to succeed in sales. We recently evaluated a sales force where the salespeople had, on average, only 18% of the attributes of a consultative seller.

Consultative Selling 253

Consultative Selling Training Conference Coaching 253

Sales Training Connection

MAY 20, 2013

Sales teams in professional service firms. Team selling does not guarantee sales success. This can be a particularly important competitive advantage in the professional service sale. This can be a particularly important competitive advantage in the professional service sale. ©2013 Sales Horizons, LLC.

Incentives 126

Incentives Incentive Sales Leadership Guarantee 126

Sales Training Connection

APRIL 10, 2013

Motivating sales reps - the role of money. All sales managers face the challenge of motivating their sales teams. It’s one of the keys to sales success. Yet, talk with 10 sales managers and you’ll hear at least 10 different ideas on tackling the motivation challenge. Why so many differences?

Motivation 111

Motivation Compensation Incentives Incentive 111

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The last thing you want from a sales email is sleazy, spammy… or even sales-y copy. That might sound counterintuitive, but I interviewed Yuval Ackerman , email strategist, who shared her top tips for writing sales email marketing that don’t give you the ick! Gaudio’s sales emails receive: 36.3% click-through.

Data 94

Data Segment Email Marketing Webinar Metrics 94

Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 3, 2013

New product launches and your sales force. One reason for the continued lack of success of new product launches is the failure of companies to effectively launch the new product to their sales force. Sales Compensation . Sales Coaching . And, the question is what is the priced paid in lost sales?

Compensation 105

Compensation Incentives Incentive Coaching 105

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Incentives (379). Outside Sales (81). Sales Process (1775). 2013 (4691). THE SALES HUNTER AUGUST 12, 2013 Is Your Sales Process Slow or Fast? Is your sales process slow or fast? Topics Major Topics. Tools (2872).

Lead Rank 99

Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

Troops

AUGUST 7, 2018

From 2011 to 2013, he spent time in both the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants farm systems and had, as he put it, “a cup of coffee” at the AAA level. Today, Andrew oversees multiple sales teams at Square. Andrew has been building out sales teams at Square for the last four years. How to Motivate a Sales Team.

Top of Funnel 91

Top of Funnel Motivation Compensation How To 91

SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Social Selling and Big Data at the Upcoming Sales & Marketing 2.0 Next week, Sales Dot Two Inc., will host the Sales & Marketing 2.0 The focus is purported to be on the benefits of big data for B2B sales organizations with an emphasis on social technologies. The Sales 2.0 Conference.

Conference 131

Conference Social Selling Data Marketing 131

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list! In this exclusive list, we wanted to honor not just female leaders that promote their own sales platform (no shame in that!) They say “You can’t be what you can’t see,” and the sales floor is no exception.

Top of Funnel 111

Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

SBI

JANUARY 13, 2015

This post is part of a series of Executive Interviews of top sales and marketing solutions company executives. This week I interview Adam Hollander, CEO of Fantasy Sales Team. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations?

Up-Sell 50

Up-Sell Closing Incentives Incentive 50

The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

You’ve worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year.

Sales Tools 68

Sales Tools Tools Incentives Incentive 68

Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 6, 2013

This week I thought I would use this forum to let my readers know of Two Sales Leadership training programs in May that you should plan to attend. The first is Friday May 10 th , Building Predictable Revenue: Sales Management Systems. The second is May 28 th , 1pm EST: Creating Sales Compensation Plans for High Performance.

Compensation 74

Compensation Forecasting Penetration Sales Leadership 74

The Ultimate Sales Executive Resource

MARCH 4, 2013

In 2005, MathMarketing and MarketingProfs set the debate about alignment alight when they published the findings of their global study on Sales and Marketing alignment. Their findings have helped to shape the worldwide debate on Sales and Marketing alignment and the repercussions of the findings are still being felt today (e;g.

Study 40

Study Research B2B Marketo 40

Tenfold

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The reality is that any effort to boost sales team morale at this point is going to be short-term. Sales gamification is a tried-and-tested strategy towards achieving an immediate boost in employee engagement, however short run. 71 percent of these enjoy spikes in their sales performance by 11 percent to 50 percent.

Outsourcing Services 61

Outsourcing Services How To Hiring Survey 61

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Mohammed was born in Iraq and moved to the United States in 2013. Dave started his career in sales and marketing prior to falling in love with the balanced left/right brain usage of product management. He lives with his wife, two cats, and a small dog. What excites you most about your role at Spiff?

Meeting 62

Meeting Engineering PeopleSoft Travel 62

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. While there’s some variance, I tend to see the following: Sales Training. Sales Process/Methodology. Marketing/Sales Integration. Gamification.

Fashion 89

Fashion Face-to-face Analytics Social Media 89

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This article was orginally going to be just a single paragraph, but it took on a life of its own as I wrote it. The most impressive element of the 2013 Red Sox is that what they lacked in talent, they made up for in chemistry, character, work ethic, intensity, commitment, and a rallying cry.

Sports 221

Sports Incentives Incentive Commission 221

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

HR and Sales leaders face the challenge of maximizing the investment in sales compensation. Motivating the sales force requires careful adjustment of payout formulas, rates, accelerators, product eligibility tables and more. Overlay specialists can play an important role in supplementing the skills of the field sales force.

Compensation 257

Compensation Penetration How To Incentives 257