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Creating the Ideal Performance Culture

SBI Growth

As you plan for 2014, are you investing enough in both? Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour. If they went after new business, it would surely be at lower margins. High margin deals only come after a relationship has been built. The comp plan must incentivize the right behavior.

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The CEO’s Hiring Guide for Sales Leaders

SBI Growth

As CEO, you have developed a strong corporate strategy for 2014. How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute ". This will dramatically affect profit margins and the lifecycle of your competitive advantage. Equipped with these competencies a leader can help you make the number in 2014.

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How BMW Would Have Benefited from Social Selling

SBI Growth

You can avoid commoditization and grow your margins. Sign up for the onsite session for your leadership team: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Understanding the drivers of Sales Force Effectiveness in 2014. Sales cycles that begin with an online referral are closing more rapidly.

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5 Steps to an Effective Sales Strategy

SBI Growth

Sign up for the onsite session for your leadership team: How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute. The margin for error is slim. You can also sign up for the onsite session for your leadership team: How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute. Common Signs of Poor Sales Strategy.

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Celebrating 3 STEM Trailblazers on International Women’s Day 2023

No More Cold Calling

Heart Castle) Morgan gained her last “first” in 2014, more than 50 years after her death, when she posthumously won the American Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal. In 2014, she was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. She was the first woman to do so in the award’s 107-year history. Katherine G.

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One Easy Tool to Improve Sales Efficiency Now

SBI Growth

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Profit Margin (%). Revenue, margin % and $’s, Opportunity $’s, Time Spent, Strategic Fit, etc. If you’re below revenue target, budgets get squeezed, programs scrapped and hiring frozen. Profit Volume ($).

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Top Priority: Retaining Top Sales Reps

SBI Growth

In this 2014 edition he predicts that “HR organizations will shift their focus from cost reduction to retention and engagement.” Although the process protects margins, it saps valuable selling time from his day. Make your Number in 2014 by protecting and expanding your top sales reps'' selling hours. Where Does the Time Go?

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