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. Salespeople have changed as well. Zig Ziglar.

Face-to-face 132

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

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 4, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This recent article in the Harvard Business Review Blog was as far off target as any I have ever debunked. Steve Martin lists 7 characteristics that he says differentiate great sales forces from good ones. Darwinian Sales Culture. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan

Sales Leadership 220

Sales Leadership Energy Coaching Study 220

Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 30, 2012

Sales Leadership: Impacting Your 2013 Revenue. This week I want you to turn your thinking towards growing overall company revenues for next year and making sure you have the proper number of salespeople contributing on your sales team. Third, assess your current sales team. www.AcumenManagement.com.

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Sales Leadership Revenue Hiring Compensation 68

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The million dollar question. So many studies are conducted - but only on large companies. The Science of Sales Longevity. The Challenger Style and its Impact on Sales Selection. My next White Paper will discuss the make-up and function of the ideal sales force.

Study 203

Study Outside Sales Inside Sales Video 203

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 4, 2013

Studies show that 92% of New Year’s resolutions just don’t happen. Click here and download my 2013 Goal Planning Guide and follow my “5 Steps to Achieving Success”. Steven Rosen, MBA Author | Coach | Speaker helps companies transform sales managers into great sales leaders. You may have already forgotten yours.

Face-to-face 293

Face-to-face Call-back Study Coaching 293

SBI Growth

AUGUST 6, 2012

Are your sales resources properly aligned with growth opportunity ? The Sales Leader is about to receive the 2013 Revenue Number. He will rely on you, the Head of Sales Operations, for sales strategy advice. Find out if your sales resources are aligned with growth opportunity by using the Sales Growth Pin Pointer.

Opportunity 316

Opportunity Strategy Banking Territories 316

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Two articles caught my attention today. The author says that some of the most successful salespeople share 10 personality traits but doesn''t say how many were in the study or how many shared the 10 traits! I guarantee that 74% of them will suck at sales too!

Research 291

Research Insurance Insurance Face-to-face 291

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Do you prefer to see movies when the previews are awesome or dull? If you are using our sales recruiting process (STAR), then your sales candidates receive an email after submitting a resume. I am completing a study of the functionality of today''s sales force.

Company 196

Company Webinar Metrics Compensation Study 196

SBI Growth

AUGUST 17, 2012

” That was a direct quote from one of our clients, referring to how sales looks at the leads his marketing department was generating. This is the classic battle between marketing and sales: Marketing generates leads of dubious quality and sales cherry picks only those leads they deem "qualified." Sound familiar? Defining a Lead.

Sales Qualified Lead 244

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Leads 244

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. More on Baseball and Sales.

Training 246

Training Coaching Comparison Territories 246

Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? You’re a micro manager with little or no current sales talent yourself. Successful sales leaders….

Cold Calling 261

Cold Calling Referrals Sales Leadership Sales Cycle 261

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This blog addresses how sales reps can ensure their quota is realistic and attainable. Many sales reps are forced to accept a quota that is neither. Over 65% of Sales Goals are driven by Executive and Corporate expectations. If their projections are unrealistic, so are the sales reps’ quotas. Bottom-Up Quota Setting.

Quota 306

Quota Ideal Customer Profile Territories Demographics 306

SBI Growth

APRIL 30, 2013

Yet many front-line sales managers are slow to respond. Because speed requires more time and effort from a sales manager. The average sales manager will avoid these requirements. This post will explore ideas sales managers can implement to increase their speed. Acquire new capabilities.

Promotion 308

Promotion Quota Social Media Territories 308

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The million dollar question. So many studies are conducted - but only on large companies. The Science of Sales Longevity. The Challenger Style and Its Impact on Sales Selection. My next White Paper will discuss the makeup and function of the ideal sales force.

Study 149

Study Outside Sales Inside Sales Video 149

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

Zoominfo

APRIL 16, 2018

If you’re one of the few sales professionals who’s never heard of Keenan the Sales Guy, here’s a little introduction. Keenan is the self-described CEO/President and Chief Antagonist of A Sales Guy Inc. With more than 20 years of sales experience, Keenan has influenced, learned, and shaped the world of sales.

Journal 171

Journal Influencer Case Study Sports 171

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

It gets great reviews from C-Level executives, marketers and even sales managers. But how does Content Marketing help the Sales Rep? Today’s post outlines the benefits of Content Marketing from the Sales Rep’s perspective. I had a recent conversation with a Sales Rep named Seth. The Challenger Sale, 2012).

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Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Buyer 300

Pointclear

APRIL 24, 2013

Jim is Managing Partner at CSO Insights, a research firm that specializes in benchmarking how companies are leveraging people, process, and technology to optimize the way they market to, sell to, and service customers. Jim has over 29 years of sales and marketing management experience. This is why the 94 percent is so shocking.

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Customer Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation Trends 240

Pointclear

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. percent were quality.

Inside Sales 235

Inside Sales Social Selling Outbound Lead Rank 235

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, explains why in this month’s guest post. Have B2B sales reps gone the way of CD players, the Rolodex, and analog radio—replaced by technology that gets the job done faster and better? Fears also rose over technology stealing sales jobs following the advent of both the phone and internet.

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B2B Hiring Social Media Pharmaceuticals 120

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2017

If your sales reps miss quota this year, they might not deserve the blame. The more I delved into the film’s history, the angrier I became with sales leaders who let their account based selling teams fail to meet quota. NASA wouldn’t let their mission fail, so why do sales leaders let their account based selling teams fail?

Account 189

Account Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Quota 189

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I recently published, Increase in Social Selling Yields No Improvement in KPI''s. 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. Salespeople!

Inbound 209

Inbound Survey Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

Sales Training Connection

JULY 15, 2013

Sales coaching. Selling – technology definitely provides new opportunities for sales managers and sales reps. The article made us recall a scenario raised by a sales manager when customizing a sales coaching program for first-line sales managers. ©2013 Sales Momentum ® LLC.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Analytics ACT 121

Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 12, 2012

As you wrap-up what I hope was a successful 2012 and begin preparation for 2013, I think you will find some great ideas about sales tools during two Webinars to register for. Minimize Your Workload and Maximize Your Sales with Web Tool Automation. 31 Must-Have Sales Tools in 2013.

Webinar Metrics 112

Webinar Metrics Sales Tools Tools Top of Funnel 112

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

You’re completing 2013 and building your marketing strategy for 2014. Maybe you are supporting sales with a CRM implementation, linking your marketing collateral into each phase. Sales enablement tools can’t get a cursory review. Stop kidding yourself when you say you involved the sales team. Sales Managers (all levels).

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Eloqua Marketo Buyer Persona Collateral 316

Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 16, 2013

Your July Sales Training Tip: YouTube.com. Normally at this time of the year, I am reminding my clients that it’s time to begin building their 3 rd Quarter sales training plans. Those of you that are regular readers know that Acumen Sales Mangers plan their entire quarter sales training plans at the beginning of each quarter.

Training 90

Training Video Meeting Sales Leadership 90

HeavyHitter Sales

JUNE 23, 2013

For example, USC’s 2013 MBA admission rate was only 27% of the 1,800+ applicants. I know students who have amassed loans totaling over $150,000 to complete their studies. The bad news is you will be swamped with assignments, readings, and studying for tests. Preparing for and taking the test is not going to be fun either. 

Study 140

Study Case Study Call-back Cold Calling 140

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 15, 2018

Step Sales Process by modeling two top sales professionals who had been selling for years. Support costs plummeted, as one study recognized that 80 percent of their support questions were now answered within the community. One of my initial posts was from a dealer I trained who closed a sale the week he returned to New Orleans.

Hiring 191

Hiring Lead Rank Face-to-face Banking 191

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Consider this example from Dan McDade, president and CEO of PointClear: The marketing department for one unnamed company generated more than 9,000 “sales leads” in a year, but only 1.28 When presented with these findings, marketing said sourcing leads was so important that they would keep sending them to sales without qualifying them first.

Sales Qualified Lead 263

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 263

Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

For an organization to succeed, it is important for sales leaders to see the benefits of building a diverse sales team. The sales statistics The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2019 that 86% of sales managers were white and 80% of people in the sales occupation are white as well.

Benefit 40

Benefit Survey Study Report 40

Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

For an organization to succeed, it is important for sales leaders to see the benefits of building a diverse sales team. The sales statistics The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2019 that 86% of sales managers were white and 80% of people in the sales occupation are white as well.

Benefit 40

Benefit Survey Study Report 40

Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

For an organization to succeed, it is important for sales leaders to see the benefits of building a diverse sales team. The sales statistics The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2019 that 86% of sales managers were white and 80% of people in the sales occupation are white as well.

Benefit 40

Benefit Survey Study Report 40

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

Sales Training Connection

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Each year companies spend a lot of time, money, and effort implementing sales training and sales coaching efforts to help their sales team learn new sales methodologies and processes. The good news is we know that adoption of a well-designed sales methodology positively impacts results. Before the Program.

Sales Methodology 110

Sales Methodology Promotion Training Coaching 110

Sales Training Connection

MARCH 1, 2013

Sales people. Each year companies spend a lot of time, money, and effort implementing sales training and sales coaching efforts to help their sales team learn new sales methodologies and processes. The good news is we know that adoption of a well-designed sales methodology positively impacts results.

Sales Methodology 117

Sales Methodology Promotion Analysis Coaching 117

Sales Training Connection

MAY 1, 2013

When we first began working with medical device companies, we heard a VP of Cardiac Devices open our sales training program. He talked about a Book of Knowledge that sales reps needed to learn. A major challenge for the sales reps was to keep up with that Book of Knowledge. Competitive Knowledge – how their devices work.

Health Care 105

Health Care Knowledge Base Government Training 105

InsideSales.com

MARCH 11, 2020

Cold Calling Motivation for Sales Teams: What Sales Managers Can Do to Motivate Reps. Many of these rules came into existence due to the Lead Response Management Research Study , a breakthrough report that changed the industry. That way, you will be able to lead them further along the sales funnel faster.

Cold Calling 77

Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Call-back eBook 77