Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Are You Ready for 2015 Business Planning ? Its purpose was to discuss effective Business Planning and to review a specific process to ensure their plans and more importantly their execution in 2015 will be at higher levels. What are some of the specific factors you will be facing in 2015? What are the key drivers? Still true?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 28, 2018

For those of us who sell solutions, our jobs will increase by 10 percent, according to a 2015 report by Forrester. When Forrester conducted the same research two years later, in 2017 , they predicted that “upskilled inside sales will play an even greater role in all phases of SMB and enterprise sales than initially predicted in 2015.”.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Take Control of Your 2015. The Happy Camper - Through a combination of proper planning and consistency of execution, the year is already “done” from a revenue attainment perspective, and now it’s time to relax and charge the batteries so you can rocket out of the gate in 2015.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The One Must Do Action Step to Ensure a Great 2015. The objective of this meeting is actually made up of many sub-steps. The second action, during this meeting is to discus with the clients “the client’s strategic objectives over the next 24 months”. What is your plan to get a jump start on 2015?

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Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

If you are chasing your 2015 sales numbers, you need to return from this holiday weekend highly energetic, focused and ready to sprint to the finish line. By taking the time to do a SWOT analysis, you can objectively look at your territory/region. Be careful not to overeat turkey, as it is high in L-tryptophan and can make you sleepy.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 7, 2015

Can Your Sales Reps Handle these Four Key Buying Objections? Three Big Takeaways from SiriusDecisions Sales Leadership Exchange Top 5 Content Marketing Trends You Need to Know for 2015 Get the book! Forrester says Yes (at least 1 in 5 at risk)! The Buyer’s Journey or Hide and Seek?

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Sales Leadership: How to Ensure You Exceed Your 2015 Quota. Does the plan match your organizations strategic objectives? Salesperson Business Plans should include more than simple forecasts; they need to include goal setting, training needs, marketing activities and business objectives. Evaluate your compensation plan.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In 2015, I wrote this blog for Sales & Marketing Magazine: Dead is Dead (in Sales & Marketing). Read this from Dave Kurlan, CEO of Objective Management Group : “Today, I would like to be the first to introduce you to the sales tool of the future. Maybe I was just sensitive. What is More Social than the Phone?

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 11, 2017

Even with brilliant marketing strategies and a solid management team, many companies miss their sales objectives. The March 2015 edition of Harvard Business Review titled “ Making Strategy Work – How to Avoid the Traps and Execute Brilliantly ” covers the challenges senior executives faced with execution.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 7, 2014

What are your objectives: to secure new clients, incr. There are many variations and we recommend multiple combinations based upon the objectives of the organization. You’ll need to factor in variables such as new product launches and major promotions, as well as consider your personnel structure. What are sales goals?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The ability for your reps to “handle objections” is a key to achieving 2015 sales success, this according to a recent interview of Jim Ninivaggi, Sales Enablement Practice Director for SiriusDecisions. This objection typically occurs in the middle to later phases of the journey. They want to buy, but want proof.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2020

Forrester analyst Andy Hoar didn’t mince words when he spoke at the 2015 Forrester Sales Enablement Forum. In this way, you are always moving toward your primary objective. Even if you fall short of your objectives, you’ll be ahead of the pack. He told the audience about his research and his expectation that out of the then 4.5

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The results from Sales Mastery sales executive survey showed that 1/3 of executives surveyed, said that “ sub-optimal sales manager coaching” is one of their top 3 barriers to achieving their objectives in 2018. CSO 2015 Sales Management Optimization Study: Formal coaching process: 17% improvement in sales win rate.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 11, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-06-12. An attitude that will get you back up when you get knocked down by objections, price comparisons, unethical tactics and a host of other things? An attitude that will get you back up when you get knocked down by objections, price comparisons, unethical tactics and a host of other things? read more

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Goal Alignment: Feedback enables salespeople to align their goals with the organization's objectives, ensuring everyone is working towards the same targets and increasing overall productivity. Editor's note: This article was originally published in January 2015 and has since been updated for comprehensiveness.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 25, 2015

Issue Date: 2015-01-26. To move today’s sales and revenue forecasting from spreadsheets to a data-driven, prescriptive objective,we need to apply data science to revenue data. Author: Travis Patterson. read more'

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 14, 2015

Sales Tips: How to Skillfully Handle Objections. Early in my career I received training in handling objections. A fundamental question is: Why do sellers get objections? Objections allow buyers to gain some amount of control over the direction sales calls take. The FIRST public workshop of 2015 is only THREE WEEKS AWAY!

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 14, 2015

This comes on the heels of another horrible article I called out in March 2015, which led to this amazing epic debate on the science of sales, sales assessments, and sales selection. sales assessment Dave Kurlan harvard business review hbr blog sales selection sales science objective management group'

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 28, 2015

The 2015 STAR Sales Managers Development Survey was developed to understand the priorities of sales leaders in the area of sales manager development. Click here to get your complimentary copy of the 2015 STAR Sales Manager Survey Report. If you have any questions or comments on the survey feel free to contact me at: Steven A.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

There could be a question of priorities and changing objectives; a host of factors that could make someone ready now that may have hesitated in February or March. There are some who may have passed because of budget, and now towards the end of the year, they may have some unused funds, or may be in the process of planning for next year.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 20, 2019

One 2015 Forrester article predicted that 95% of B2B sales jobs will be replaced by AI by 2020. . When sellers drive towards their objective, which traditionally been to convince buyers that what they're selling is a perfect match for what they require, trust is eroded. Today, the world of sales is once again shifting under our feet.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 9, 2014

They have decided that based on current numbers, they will need to cut budget for 2015, and her words, not mine, “training is on top of the cutting list”. Join me for The Objective Seller Webinar at 2:00 pm Eastern. This time of year, budget and planning time, really highlights that. I’m game, I asked, and “what forced you to cut?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

By attending this free webinar: “The 5 Secrets to Effective Cold Calling,” held on Wednesday, November 18th 2015 at 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific, Register Now. 4) How to overcome brush off objections. Register Here for this FREE webinar on Wednesday, November 18th 2015 at 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

CSO 2015 Sales Management Optimization Study: Formal coaching process: 17% improvement in sales win rate. Imagine my surprise when I read Jim Dickie’s Sales Mastery post that showed that 1/3 of sales executives surveyed, said that sub-optimal sales manager coaching is one of their top 3 barriers to achieving their objectives in 2018.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

CSO 2015 Sales Management Optimization Study: Formal coaching process: 17% improvement in sales win rate. Imagine my surprise when I read Jim Dickie’s Sales Mastery post that showed that 1/3 of sales executives surveyed, said that sub-optimal sales manager coaching is one of their top 3 barriers to achieving their objectives in 2018.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 20, 2019

According to a 2015 RAND report, 69% of employers with 50 or more employees offer a wellness program. Alignment – Workplace wellness strategies must be aligned with the organizational core mission and values, objectives, operations and cultural norms. Stress reduction has become a common objective of workplace well-being efforts.

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Awarathon

AUGUST 8, 2023

Here are some well-known names: Laticrete Avid Colonial Life Riverbed BTG Brainshark Features: Content Creation Content Libraries Coaching Materials Video Record Leaderboard Real-Time Updates Customized Learning Paths Rehearsal by ELB learnings Rehearsal was founded in the year 2015 now a part of ELB Learnings. So who’s using Rehearsal?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 26, 2019

After another 12 hour day of prospecting on October 1, 2015, I laid on the floor of my studio in downtown SF, stared at the ceiling for about an hour, and asked myself 3 questions that would forever change the trajectory of my career in Sales Development: 1. Is sending “boilerplate” templates getting me the results that I want?

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Next I reviewed around 250 of the newest Objective Management Group (OMG) accounts for sales candidate assessments and discovered that 42% of the open positions are for inside sales roles. And the brochure for the 2014-2015 Top Sales Academy is available here. Won''t you please help me ?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As we head to the finish line 0f 2015, there is a tendency among many in sales to maximize their “closing” activities. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca .

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You can even create playlists around common objections or questions like pricing, competitors, and integrations. Listening to objection handling helps them craft thoughtful responses and prepare to win deals that otherwise could have been lost. We’ve done 15 acquisitions since 2015,” Schuck said.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2023

Ensure your sales training platform is compliant with applicable regulations, like HIPAA, ISO (ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, and ISO/IEC 26580:2021), and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 3. Ensure this platform supports offline browsing so that reps can access training and content even in remote areas or while commuting across their territory.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. TS: You say that inside sales is going to overtake field sales by 2015. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca. How can that be? And how does that affect how companies sell? Be observant.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2015

In a conventional sale we are trying to get the buyer to purchase our “stuff”, as a means of helping them achieve their objectives. Clear stages, specific activities in each stage, objectives, desired outcomes, tools, contingencies, and most importantly, clear reasons to disqualify. You have one right? Tibor Shanto. .

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Consider this, Gartner says: “through 2015, 80% of social business efforts will not achieve the intended benefits”. This is done to understand your buyers goals and objectives. Guess what, that is the same situation your internal buyer is going through. You invest a huge amount of time and money into buyer personas.

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Seismic - Sales Effectiveness

AUGUST 25, 2019

The 2015 MHO Best Practices Study reveals that “having a strategy and knowing the right things to do [is] a huge differentiator between top performers and others” Sales Efficiency and Sales Effectiveness – What Do They Mean? Companies that follow a defined workflow are 33% more likely to be high performers.

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As a result, agencies risk getting entangled in the daily grind, losing sight of the grander objectives that fuel sustainable growth. Lack of Long-term Vision A narrow focus on short-term gains often obscures the broader picture. Over time, the costs of failing to adapt to changing technology stack up.

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