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The Missing Link Between Your CRM Investment and Sales Performance

Miller Heiman Group

When we ask sales leaders this question, answers often range from “not very” to “not at all.” In our 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study conducted by CSO Insights, only 47 percent of respondents reported adoption rates of greater than 90 percent. 1: A formal sales process drives CRM adoption.

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4 ways to use sales gamification in your sales process

PandaDoc

Key takeaways Sales gamification can improve performance by drawing attention to specific metrics, sales targets, and KPIs. Employee engagement increases when the incentives are worth the effort required to do well. Manage your sales activities twice as fast Increase your close rate by 36% wuth PandaDoc.

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The Missing Link Between Your CRM Investment and Sales Performance

Miller Heiman Group

When we ask sales leaders this question, answers often range from “not very” to “not at all.” In our 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study conducted by CSO Insights, only 47 percent of respondents reported adoption rates of greater than 90 percent. 1: A formal sales process drives CRM adoption.

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A Little Healthy Competition: Enabling the Competitive Nature of Sales

LevelEleven

It’s no secret that sales reps have it tough, and their jobs are only getting tougher. A 2018 State of Sales Enablement report shows that nearly 70% of respondents reported that their company’s sales process were becoming more complex. Implement Solutions to Continue Improving Performance.

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Pivot Strategies and Technology to Master Sales Digital Transformation

Crunchbase

According to the Annual State of Sales by Salesforce , 57 percent of sales reps said they expected to miss their quota in 2018. Our research has found that now around 84 percent of sales professionals missed their quota in 2020. So, how do teams adjust to the digitally transforming sales landscape?

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The Sales Leader's Guide to Performance Management

Hubspot Sales

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 Supplemental reading from sales thought leaders.

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Your Sales Year is Coming to an End. Are you ready?

InsightSquared

So, as a sales leader or manager, what do you do? How can you close out 2018 successfully? I’ve faced this challenge as a senior sales executive, sales enablement executive and outside sales enablement specialist. Take the sales cycle into account. However, don’t forget about managing them.