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The Monthly Rundown, Bonus Edition: January Venture Rounds for Black-founded and Co-founded U.S. Companies

Crunchbase

Industry: Productivity Tools, Scheduling, Software. The company’s latest raise puts it squarely in unicorn territory. Industry: Analytics, Basketball, Software, Sports. Industry: Audio, Collaboration, Messaging, Software. Industry: Information Technology, Software, SaaS. Lead Investor: OpenView. ShotTracker.

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In the Age of AI, Training Is More Critical Than Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

Compare that to 2016, when CRM penetration surged to 74 percent but goal attainment dropped to 55.8 This is unexplored territory?—?and Erik Charles is the vice president of strategic marketing with Xactly , which provides cloud-based enterprise and software services. including the B- and C-players?—?to

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The Criticality of SPM Technology

OpenSymmetry

While, incentive compensation administration is still a main piece, the broader SPM technology concept is expanding more holistically to include other key aspects which directly impacts how a sales team might perform, including talent development, sales enablement, and territory and quota management. Steps to Success.

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Six Key Principles To Managing Remote Sales Teams

Crunchbase

When UberEats first launched in EMEA in 2016, my team and I found ourselves immediately confronted with the challenge of scale. Maintain Territory Ownership. In fact, effective territory ownership leads to increased sales, reduced costs, and helps improve the overall customer experience.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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Stop Doing Stupid Sh*t: 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Abandon in 2018

Hubspot Sales

Junior reps started in inside sales, and as you moved up through the ranks you were given your own outside territory and sent out on face-to-face sales calls. Trials of on-premise software were rare. Call your closed-lost accounts from 2016. Back in the 1990s, inside sales was a stepping stone, not a career.

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How to Get Your Sales Team to Actually Use CRM Software

Hubspot Sales

You’ve decided you need customer relationship management (CRM) software. These are just some of the reasons CRMs have become such an integral part of business success today and why so many companies have invested in finding the right software for their team. Many CRM software providers operate under a freemium model — like HubSpot.

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