Score More Sales

JULY 8, 2013

Those who follow the blog may have seen mention that I have worked with and for 21 sales managers during my corporate selling career – at a number of technology, distribution, and financial services companies as an inside sales rep or outside rep. I have also managed sales teams. Share and they help others.

Inside Sales 218

Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Distribution 218

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Even the craftiest sellers must re-word and re-tool their messaging as time goes on. Top Ten Tips for Voicemail Success in Sales. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling. Eight Best Ideas for Voicemail Success.

Inside Sales 230

Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Call-back 230

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

Quit wasting your time and damaging your company’s brand – re-tool your sales messaging. We have talked about confidence quite a bit on this blog – you can also see these posts: Tom Brady and Sales Success . The post Inside Sales Power Tip 138 – Confidence appeared first on Score More Sales.

Inside Sales 201

Inside Sales Call-back Lead Rank Lead Scoring 201

SBI Growth

JANUARY 25, 2013

5 Traits You Need to Be an ‘A’ Player in 2013. As a sales rep, every so often you must ask yourself the question: Are you aiming for the bull’s-eye…or wearing it? They’re also elaborated on in the Top 10 ‘A’ Player Competency Tool. Many industries are trending towards inside sales. Don’t wait. Don’t hesitate.

Outside Sales 319

Outside Sales Inside Sales Compensation Follow-up 319

Score More Sales

JULY 15, 2013

It is always exciting to hear about new sales tools to help shorten the sales cycle, qualify better, grow social connections, and sell more. Sometimes, though, an old school tool can get the job done as a companion strategy to all the cutting edge technology you are employing. Image credit: dogfella / 123RF Stock Photo.

Inside Sales 194

Inside Sales Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 194

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Sales teams are getting their 2013 numbers. For the Sales Leaders who learned how to set quotas at the SBI Make the Number tour ( register now! ), the results will be quite different. 2013 results will uncover some long-hidden flaws in the sales force. This blog is NOT about how to correctly set your sales quotas.

Quota 257

Quota Compensation Commission Margin 257

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Let’s say you sell cloud-based compensation tools. You might want some corporate employees who could give you feedback about what works for their comp plans, you’d want other sales reps who call on the corporate marketplace but don’t sell what you do, and a network of C-level contacts who are your potential buyers.

Networking 215

Networking Inside Sales Lead Rank Lead Scoring 215

SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

Brutus can then build a financial model to determine the most efficient and effective way to cover the marketplace and make the number in 2013. Now for the moment of truth, when Brutus presents his ideas to the VP of Sales. The VP of Sales is intrigued and digs into the analysis. 2 – Build a Lead Generation Team.

Infusion 244

Infusion Data Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 244

Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 18, 2015

The second page of the Google search results was even worse, including proclamations that B2B selling is dead and that field sales is dead. I love and use some of their tools and services and recommend them to clients too. But the key word here is tools. Tools don't replace selling. April 29 2013.

Inbound 120

Inbound Inside Sales Sales Process Top of Funnel 120

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Every sales leader is told, “buy this sales enablement tool – it will help you so much.” It is true that never before have we had access to technology, metrics, and science to assist us in doing our sales roles better than ever. But sometimes these tools hinder our success. Increase Opportunities.

Sales Enablement 120

Sales Enablement Merkle Tools Ideal Customer Profile 120

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APRIL 29, 2013

If you have a process that is not whole to move sales opportunities forward, you are leaving money on the table. Once you have a solid system and suite of tools, you need the methodology in place on how you handle leads and inquiries. You can’t remember everything, and Outlook (or gMail) just doesn’t cut it for this.

Follow-up 261

Follow-up Inside Sales Outbound Lead Rank 261

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Below is a sample of the actual worksheet we gave to sales reps. The worksheet categories need to be targeted to the industry and sales role. Register for our research tour here to get this tool). inside sales or strategic sales). This is critical to the success of the study. Customer Issue Resolution.

Hiring 310

Hiring Travel Territories Face-to-face 310

Fill the Funnel

JULY 2, 2013

Small business owners have learned the power of web tools. Sales and marketing leaders should open a line of communication with these small businesses to learn what is working to help them grow their revenue and customer base. 1 Biggest change in how you do business today – use, or use more, online marketing tools.

Small Business 124

Small Business Small Business Tools Social Media 124

Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. They represent the freshest, most innovative thinking on sales currently on the market and take into consideration the changing sales climate and competitive realities every sales rep and sales leader is facing. LinkedIn has become a “cool” tool.

Face-to-face 132

Face-to-face Top of Funnel Call-back Social Media 132

Pointclear

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Field sales is flat while inside sales is up 20 percent in the last few years. Knowing the new science of sales is what will help a salesperson to consistently meet expectations, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chad Burmeister, vice president of corporate sales at ConnectandSell. Sales is Getting Scientific.

Inside Sales 255

Inside Sales Lead Rank Social Media Video 255

Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. The bottom line, process is critical for inside sales teams. Productivity.

Inside Sales 71

Inside Sales CRM Leads360 Eloqua 71

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

One of the biggest problems a VP of Sales faces is prioritization. Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? This post is written for the VP of Sales trying to determine which sales productivity problem to prioritize and which ones to ignore. H ow to Sequence.

Scale 282

Scale Face-to-face Promotion Lead Rank 282

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

I had the honor and pleasure of being a panelist, along with two of my favorite sales and marketing experts, Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools and Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. Nancy made some great points about sales metrics and hitting sales numbers. What’s the biggest myth in selling that YOU see?

B2B 240

B2B Hiring Webinar Metrics Lead Rank 240

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 25, 2014

Don''t get me wrong - they ALL have great tools, applications, insights, data and uses. But you need to buy those services on their own merit because you need them or they would add to your sales force''s effectiveness. Image credit: stefanolunardi / 123RF Stock Photo (c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' Good questions.

Harvest 218

Harvest Inbound Inside Sales Outbound 218

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APRIL 26, 2013

What is new in CRM in 2013? Now add in social tools – does it all work together? Not enough employees with CRM seats – companies will selectively give certain individuals seats, such as all sales but no marketing, or inside sales but not outside sales (or vice versa). This really helps sales reps.

CRM 179

CRM SugarCRM Guidelines Face-to-face 179

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JULY 11, 2013

A special thanks to my friend Mark Hunter for reminding me of this by way of his great post about the best sales questions. If you would like more on this, visit our recent Inside Sales Power Tip on Listening. Image credit: peshkova / 123RF Stock Photo.

Sales Qualified Lead 309

Sales Qualified Lead Opportunity Lead Rank Lead Scoring 309

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan. For example, right now I am getting messages from a tool called Signals which shows me when someone is on our website, is opening an email I sent, or is clicking on a link within an email I sent.

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 22, 2014

In the same period of time, there have been major shifts in the quality of sales candidates , in the roles those candidates will fill, and the capabilities we need those salespeople to possess. Image Copyright: harishmarnad / 123RF Stock Photo (c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' Let us know when you''re ready to take that plunge.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Top of Funnel Decision Maker Webinar Metrics 240

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 8, 2014

The origins of Social Selling go back to early human life too, although, the tools that have given social selling its name are relatively new. Social selling experts use data from the marketing, inbound and inside sales groups with whom they work. In 2014, focus on upgrading your sales force, not on integration of tools.

Social Selling 275

Social Selling Top of Funnel Groups Trends 275

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan For some salespeople, selling is as caked in tradition and ritual as any religious ceremony. To get a sense for this, consider the many inside sales roles, demo-centric salespeople, and low-level in-home salespeople. Top Sales & Marketing Thought Leader - Dave Kurlan.

Inside Sales 193

Inside Sales Groups Objections Benefit 193

Score More Sales

JULY 27, 2013

I included Score More Sales at the end of the list – we are thrilled to show you tips and ideas to immediately gain better traction in social selling. In no particular order – take them up on their classes, offers, e-books, and ideas: Miles Austin - the Web Tools Guy. Jamie Shanks – Partner, Sales for Life.

Social Selling 189

Social Selling Maximizer Resources LinkedIn 189

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 18, 2014

Average New Deal Size The average new deal size reported for field sales was $166,000 and new deal size for inside sales was $19,000. Twenty-four percent of inside sales cycles and twenty-three percent of outside sales cycles were between sixty-one and ninety days in length.      '

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Quota Inside Sales Field Sales 126

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

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

Lead Rank 99

Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Last year I predicted that 2013 would be the year of hiring, that sales people would be on the move, freed from the downturn in the economy and feeling safe, I predicted sales people would start looking for new opportunities. There is a massive influx of tools available to sales organizations.

Strategy 115

Strategy InsideView Hiring Social Media 115

SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. By the end of 2013 there will be 2.3 Customer 2.0

InsideSales 129

InsideSales Hiring Inside Sales Webinar Metrics 129

Score More Sales

JULY 23, 2013

Too many companies are not implementing a mindful approach to sales on-boarding and a complete, ongoing sales training program consistently and with full support and actions from the top. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips.

Lead Rank 178

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Quota Customer Service 178

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Using the same sources outlined in point 1 above, look at the following: Determine the Sales Management Effort Score from this tool – which looks at items like those listed in the bullets under point 1 and other factors. Give the territory to the Sales Manager. Let Inside Sales temporarily handle the territory.

Sales Talent 288

Sales Talent Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Among the things being debated are: The migration from outside to inside sales - yes it''s happening and it''s good; but it won''t happen in every company, to every salesperson or necessarily soon. The results show us that usage of these tools is way up. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' Salespeople are not being replaced.

Inbound 209

Inbound Survey Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

If you are trying to figure out Social Selling , this tool will help you understand. Consider these three scenarios to understand how OFunnel can impact your business relationships: You are in Sales and trying to get into Nike as an account. Think about how significant this tool can be in a company setting. All Rights Reserved.

Networking 115

Networking LinkedIn Demand Generation Targets Google 115

Pointclear

APRIL 10, 2012

Click to start video at this point —In response to my question about 2011 marketing and sales trends that did happen or ones he expected to see but did not happen, Jonathan notes that a primary projection played out as expected: markets and sales remained relatively flat last year. Sales Trends Companies Should be Looking At.

Face-to-face 184

Face-to-face Social Media Hiring Inside Sales 184

Score More Sales

JULY 17, 2013

This presentation was with local Boston B2B inside sales expert Trish Bertuzzi, President of The Bridge Group, Inc and Ross Kramer, Co-founder and CEO of Listrak. Data is the doctor – analyze your data for better sales results. Utilize technology but separate tools from toys. People do not want canned conversation.

Hiring 192

Hiring B2B Video Lead Rank 192

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2013

We’re nearing the last quarter of 2013, and another year of sales will soon be behind us. An important question all sales and marketing departments should be asking themselves is how they can better communicate in order to follow up on leads. Marketing automation in the hands of a fool is still a fool’s tool.”.

Follow-up 230

Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 230