SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Over 42% of all Sales Managers don’t make their yearly number. A VP of Sales first thought is to terminate those Sales Managers. Who needs a Sales Manager if they can’t make their number?”. You need to ask yourself: How are you measuring your sales managers? Are you losing A players due to poor sales manager?

Hiring 308

Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Quota 308

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 31, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Growing Power of Inside Sales appeared on the Harvard Business Review Blog on July 29. The authors listed four scenarios where a move to inside sales could be effective: By market segment, By stage of the buyer engagement process, By geography, and. By product or service.

Inside Sales 211

Inside Sales SAP Sales Talent Lead Rank 211

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This kind of story doesn''t happen every day. One of Objective Management Group''s (OMG) most successful partners had an opportunity to work with young business leaders that had never sold. Sales DNA is a score that represents the power of the selling strengths possessed by an individual.

Case Study 288

Case Study Study Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

SBI Growth

JANUARY 6, 2013

How many changes do you have lined up for your sales organization to start 2013? Are you changing account or territory assignments ? Are you changing the sales process ? As a Sales Operations leader part of your role is enabling field sales to adopt change. 3 Keys to Navigating Change Management in Sales.

Compensation 317

Compensation Survey Field Sales Quota 317

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Who are they? Where can they be found?

Lead Rank 240

Lead Rank Sales Methodology Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 240

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The 4th quarter is the most critical quarter for sales. Head of sales, (EVP’s, SVP’s or VP’s) have two responsibilities in Q4. In Q4 head of sales is responsible for closing out the year successfully AND making sure the organization is prepared for next year. There are no more chances. What’s the cycle?

Margin 117

Margin Territories Channels Sports 117

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Turnover is a fierce headwind for leaders of Sales and HR. It is impossible to outrun the drag of vacant territories. Here is their success story and an invitation to learn more best practices from SBI's “ Make the Number 2013 Tour.”. Together, they assessed Cincom’s people to identify traits of successful sales reps.

Hiring 306

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Oracle 306

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 30, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. When a great salesperson is recommended by Objective Management Group''s (OMG) Sales Candidate Assessment, and this star has a great track record, and great references, should we expect this person to succeed? Most executives do.

Sales Cycle 217

Sales Cycle Distribution Territories Up-Sell 217

Sales Training Connection

JUNE 26, 2013

Sales simulations. Think back to the sales training programs you’ve attended. It’s likely that the great sales training programs had two characteristics in common – the same characteristics that have salespeople excited about sales simulations. Like most, sales people don’t learn by listening and watching.

Hiring 110

Hiring Face-to-face Scale Decision Maker 110

Sales Training Connection

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Medical device sales success. Key Account Managers (KAMs) in Medical Device Sales . Before we examine some of the advantages, it is important to note that KAMs are not just territory sales reps with another label. This level and type of conversation is now a requirement for sales success. Some Sales 2.0

Health Care 108

Health Care Territories Selling Skills Ideal Customer Profile 108

Sales Training Connection

AUGUST 27, 2014

Key Account Managers (KAMs) in Medical Device Sales . Before we examine some of the advantages, it is important to note that KAMs are not just territory sales reps with another label. This level and type of conversation is now a requirement for sales success. Sales training for KAMs is not just more of the same.

Health Care 82

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Territories Selling Skills 82

Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Sales (12918). Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Outside Sales (81). Objections (1892). 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

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

Sales Training Advice

MARCH 11, 2013

More often than not, I see what I call victim-selling: companies cast a wide net and scramble to do all kinds of things hoping it will generate sales, and they take what falls their way. But that doesn’t provide a consistent way of generating sales and revenue. Build a good sales team. That’s the short version.).

Revenue 40

Revenue Compensation Social Media Territories 40

Sales Training Connection

JANUARY 18, 2013

Yet, one potential possibility continues to be underleveraged or neglected – bridging the gap between Marketing and Sale s. As one frustrated VP of Sales once shared – “Our Sales and Marketing departments are like two trains passing in the night.” Bridging the gap between Marketing and Sales needs to be a priority.

Marketing 121

Marketing Analysis Lead Rank Territories 121

OnePageCRM

MARCH 21, 2017

“I remember the first time I got my own CRM system, nearly 10 years ago” recounts author and sales coach Adam Metz. ” There are two main reasons CRM adoption fails for sales teams trying to increase their performance. As companies and sales teams grow 65% of businesses adopt a CRM within their first 5 years.

CRM 49

CRM Lead Rank Lead Scoring Segment 49

OnePageCRM

MARCH 21, 2017

“I remember the first time I got my own CRM for sales, nearly 10 years ago” recounts author and sales coach Adam Metz. ” There are two main reasons sales CRM adoption fails for sales teams trying to increase their performance. Jump ahead to: What is a sales CRM and why use it?

CRM 39

CRM Lead Rank Lead Scoring Segment 39