The ROI Guy

JANUARY 11, 2017

As you and your team kickoff the New Year, there are some important research findings you should factor into your 2017 sales enablement and content strategy. competition and “do nothing”), reduced discounting / deal size improvements, sales cycle acceleration, quota achievement and on-boarding acceleration.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Value is a vital element to sales success for 2017, according to insights from Peter Ostrow, Research Director of Sales Enablement Strategies for research firm SiriusDecisions. Peter was quick to reveal research that shows just how hard it can be to achieve these goals in 2017, as the buyer’s decision-making journey has become more complex.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 25, 2018

But that’s exactly what I did in 2017 -- I ran a bootcamp called Project Finish Line (PFL) for reps who had averaged less than 95% quota attainment last quarter. Get them to reach 100% quota attainment as quickly as possible. On average, the reps improved quota attainment by 31%. And it went well.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 6, 2017

A Sales Manager’s Recipe: What’s Cooking in 2017? The last three years have been tough and she was looking for new ideas for 2017 to excite her team and also to simply change up the routine. So if 2016 left a bad taste in your mouth, use the following ingredients to create a new recipe to make 2017 your best year ever.

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InsightSquared

OCTOBER 24, 2017

We are in the final two weeks of preparing for Dreamforce 2017 — building our session agendas, RSVPing to countless events and creating a list of hashtags to follow to ensure we stay informed throughout the week. Jill Konrath, @jillkonrath : CEO of Jill Konrath, Sales acceleration strategist & bestselling author of 3 books.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 4, 2019

Not a popular refrain among sales types, which may explain why nearly half of B2B reps will miss quota this year. The B2B Buying Disconnect – TrustRadius 2017. But I bet the manager telling you that, doesn’t take the same view of your quota. By Tibor Shanto. While I am not working with sales teams, I am buying.

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A Sales Guy

MARCH 14, 2017

It’s 2017, and we’re failing our customers, prospects, the companies we work for and ourselves. Just because you’ve made quota a few times or even been on President’s Club your entire life, promotion to sales management has nothing to do with your ability to sell. You’ve never missed quota.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 15, 2021

Since our last State of Sales Development study in 2017, we’ve seen a significant shift in the ratio of account executives (AE) to sales development reps (SDR). In 2017, 2018, and 2020, the ratio has declined from 3.0 SD Teams Under Sales More Likely to Hit Quotas. In 2020, these teams were 15.2% for marketing reports.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

If you can’t answer these questions, good luck on making a big bonus in 2017. Here’s to leading your team and crushing your sales quotas! What is your company doing to help you to upgrade your skills and improve your performance? What are you doing to ensuring that you are “sharpening the saw”? Follow my Facebook page.

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Engage Selling

MAY 25, 2017

On June 6th, 2017, I’ll be hosting an exclusive session where I’ll be revealing the six traits the best sales managers have and how to develop them in yourself. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be part of Inbound Sales Day! … Read More »

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Low Unemployment (since 2017 except for much of 2020): Quality sales candidates are in short supply (low yield), and most of the candidates that are available are not very good salespeople (rotten), flow of candidates sucks, recruiters are a requirement and with so many imposters, a great sales candidate assessment is a must.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 3, 2017

Issue Date: 2017-01-01. Author: Paul Nolan. read more

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Tell yourself, “ I missed my quota this month, but I’m still a talented person, and I’m going to use this opportunity to get better. I will be the best salesperson on my team by the end of 2017. ” I missed quota earlier this year. All salespeople miss their quota at some point. 1) Make a mental shift.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Creating a Sales Compensation Plan for 2017. For a quick CoS ratio, simply take an individual’s salary plus commissions earned at 100 percent of quota and potential bonus opportunities, then divide by that person’s revenues to obtain the percentage.

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The Bridge Group

MARCH 23, 2017

In our 2017 SaaS AE Metrics & Compensation Report , we analyze the biggest shifts in recent years and provide core metrics to measure AE teams. Quota and Compensation. Download the 2017 SaaS AE Report. We wrote this report to provide a comprehensive look at the data, trends, and key metrics for leading an AE team in 2017.

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Mereo

DECEMBER 14, 2017

As the year comes to a close, you are probably finding yourself recapping what you and your team achieved in 2017. Whether 2017 was filled with missed quotas or benchmark successes, as the leader of your team, YOU have the power to create change and move into 2018 with positivity and purpose. How do you hope to grow in 2018?

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Sales Tips: How to Plan Your 2017 for Success. I’ve outlined below a series of steps , a process , that you can follow to begin gathering the information you need to develop your own 2017 Territory Sales Plan. The time to begin developing your 2017 Territory Sales Plan is NOW. Step 1: Timing. Here it is, New Years.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Author: Frank Visgatis A constant reality for salespeople is quota pressure. If 2017 has been a year like that I hope you’re enjoying it. For B and C players, most years are a grind to achieve quotas. On average, about half of salespeople meet or exceed quota. If sellers are less than YTD they have ground to make up.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

Consider that in 2017, 20% of industrial companies preferred digital interactions and purchases. In 2017 In 2024 0 % 0 % of industrial companies preferred digital interactions and purchases With a strong strategy, organizations can engage with prospects how they want to engage. In 2017, that was the case for 47% of purchases.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a 2017 report titled “Sales Managers: Overwhelmed and Underdeveloped,” CSO Insights reports almost 40 percent of organizations spend $500 or less annually on sales manager training. The ATD report found a significant positive correlation between sales managers who receive training and direct reports who meet quota.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 30, 2018

This is the equivalent of sales managers telling their salespeople that they “really need to make their quota.” In a recent study we conducted, we found that 75 percent of the sales managers missed their revenue targets and also confirmed that fewer than half of sellers made quota. What good coaching looks like. Yes, it’s that simple.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 2, 2017

You are not putting your sales quota or desire to increase sales at the front of your mental imagery. These actions are anti-building trust because they are not authentic. Building trust comes from being authentic. You truly care about the other person first and foremost.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2016

No more support in 2017. They’ll miss their numbers again in 2017. Here are three facts (from CSO Insights): Fewer than 60% of reps made quota over the past several years. Companies are making decisions right now that will cause a bubble in the funnel that will last for months, if not all of 2017. Their “reward”?

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 15, 2021

Since our last State of Sales Development study in 2017, we’ve seen a significant shift in the ratio of account executives (AE) to sales development reps (SDR). In 2017, 2018, and 2020, the ratio has declined from 3.0 SD Teams Under Sales More Likely to Hit Quotas. In 2020, these teams were 15.2% for marketing reports.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Along with your own quota, you even need to ensure that your sales team performs well and achieves its sales quota. Published- March 2017. There a lot to learn about quota setting, measuring what matters, and acceleration technologies. Published- September 2017. However, with power comes great responsibility.

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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. Granted, salespeople don’t die if they fail to meet quota. Failure is not an option.”

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Imagine the ROI that could be achieved if every seller were empowered to reach their monthly sales quota. In turn, sales reps are able to use these insights to concentrate on developing skills that impact their sales quotas and improve overall ROI. This is why you’ve invested in sales enablement.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

While I was working on ideas for the next few blogs it occurred to prepare a series based upon the end of the year and the start to 2017. The following checklist is not in any priority format, but simply a quick read list and a set of recommended actions for any executive or sales leader as they plan for 2017.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Not the least of which is the ability of the customer to know that they are dealing with a professional who does have to adhere to some standards other than achieving quota at all cost. The B2B Buying Disconnect – TrustRadius 2017. As a senior sales leader, a set up like other professions have could have many positives.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Nearly 60% of companies say that quotas are set as a collaborative effort between the CEO with input from senior management ( source ). of salespeople exceeded their quota last year ( source ). 64% of organizations reported correct quota setting as the major challenge for their sales compensation program in 2017 ( source ).

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Engage Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

This year has been the year of international travel for me. As I write this I’m on my last overseas trip for the year, kicking off a new project in France. As a sales expert, I watch interactions everywhere, and it’s … Read More »

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Didn’t hit your quota? To help get you start on the right foot for 2017, we reviewed our blog posts from the past year to find those that stood out in their mission to put a spark in sales efforts. See How DiscoverOrg Can Help You Torch Your Sales Quota Request a Demo Today. Share it in the comments below.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Don’t let your team waste time chasing that last deal for 2017. The close of each quarter and the year-end close present the same challenge over and over for sales teams—balancing the need to close as much business as possible and exceed quota with the need to build a pipeline that will help them meet the next quota.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Don’t take my word, here are some eye-opening insights from TrustRadius’ 2017 The B2B Buying Disconnect: Vendors focus on providing material that buyers don’t find very useful or trustworthy. Like any other asset, garbage in garbage out! Vendors overemphasize selection criteria that aren’t important to buyers.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

just 47% in 2017 — and they can include different buyer roles—champions, influencers, decision-makers, users, or ratifiers—from multiple departments. from 16 to 17 between 2017 and 2019), the number of buying interactions during the pandemic jumped from 17 to 27. Forrester’s 2021 B2B Buying Study ). Forrester’s 2021 B2B Buying Study ).

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 9, 2018

In fact, just one-third (34 percent) of organizations surveyed for CSO Insights’ 2017 Sales Enablement Optimization Study reported achieving the majority or all of their objectives. More and more companies are developing a sales enablement practice. However, success rates and satisfaction with enablement programs remain low.

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Engage Selling

JANUARY 3, 2017

This is one of the few times in a year where professionals across virtually every industry can look at their goals with hope and excitement. Unfortunately, for the bulk of goal setters out there, this excitement lasts usually until the … Read More »

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