Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Sales organizations whose sales management strategies haven’t changed with the times can address three key gaps identified in our latest report, 2020 Trends in Sales Management , that will improve sales manager performance and, in turn, raise seller performance. But it’s not too late to transform.

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 23, 2020

In the scramble to adapt to the so-called “new normal,” outcomes such as social distancing, working remotely , stock market volatility, spending cuts, and uncertainty have rendered useless the 2020 go-to-market plans for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) companies alike. Lead Flow is Down.

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Sandler Training

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Each sales team is unique. but every team leader in every industry is, we believe, likely to be interested in the answer to a critical question about the year 2020: What can we do to improve closing ratios and margins this year? Here are three proven strategies to consider from the Sandler leadership playbook.

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InsideSales.com

JANUARY 15, 2020

Inaugural Conference Convenes Sales and Business Leaders from American Express, Groupon, NetApp, John Hancock, Forrester, Harvard and More. 15, 2020 / PRNewswire / — XANT, the revenue acceleration cloud platform, today announced the speaker lineup at the company’s inaugural NEXT 2020 conference.

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Mereo

MAY 28, 2020

At late 2019 and early 2020 sales kickoffs and strategy meetings, leadership came to the table with winning ideas for how to strategically employ sales and marketing budgets for greatest impact. The post Redeploy Your Budget for 2H 2020 Revenue Rebound appeared first on Mereo. Your budget should follow suit.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 12, 2023

This episode dives into how large organizations scale their sales teams. Radhika Shukla has worked in a sales leadership role at some of the largest tech giants including Microsoft and IBM. She takes us through the entire gamut of building high performance sales teams. Absolutely! Every sentence could be its own chapter.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 11, 2023

This episode dives into how large organizations scale their sales teams. Radhika Shukla has worked in a sales leadership role at some of the largest tech giants including Microsoft and IBM. She takes us through the entire gamut of building high performance sales teams. Absolutely!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As the CEO of SalesLoft, a leading sales software platform, Kyle knows firsthand how to a salesperson to close more deals – even when the clock is working against them. — Kyle Porter (@kyleporter) March 25, 2020. — Jill Rowley (@jill_rowley) November 29, 2020. — Trish Bertuzzi (@bridgegroupinc) July 5, 2020.

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Aviso

MARCH 5, 2020

We’re excited to announce that Aviso has been chosen as a Top Solution in the AI for Sales category for […]. The post Aviso recognized in Selling Power’s Top AI Solutions for Sales 2020 appeared first on Aviso.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

To drive change, sales organizations must focus on mitigating these weaknesses and letting go of long-standing—and less effective—sales practices.

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Crunchbase

MAY 14, 2020

Update: June 26, 2020. This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” We realize, after speaking with several sales leaders, that this methodology excluded some of the most impactful sales leaders, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. Nancy Bleeke, MBA.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2021

What do you think would be different if I filtered the data to show only the last six months of 2020, the time during which sales managers should have already made changes? It wasn't very good and I wrote about it here. The data in that November article was for the last 10 years. Do you think it got better, worse, or stayed the same?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 10, 2023

We are now seeing these events in sales organizations: Missed forecasts. The economic crisis of 2008-9, and the Covid lockdowns of 2020-2021 showed us that when companies focus on cost-cutting instead of growing revenue, revenue declines – sharply. Closing delays. Failure to hit quotas. Order cancellations.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 4, 2020

For example, to address the lack of women in sales leadership, she created her podcast, “Conversations with Women in Sales,” for which she interviewed a variety of women leaders and sales professionals across a spectrum of ages and cultures. Barb was a go-getter and a trailblazer for saleswomen. She is gone.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Too many sales teams, though, are continuing to use the same general tactics they used pre-2020. While we’re not yet able to claim victory over the pandemic, it’s time sales leaders think about what B2B sales might look like in a post-COVID world. We conducted a follow-up survey in July 2020 and again in February 2021.

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Xvoyant

JANUARY 13, 2020

Max Altschuler joins Rob for the second time in the Sales Leadership Podcast to share his excellent method for creating goals and having a growth mindset. As we start this year, use Max’s tactics for taking stock of what is important and beneficial for you, and plan out where you want to be in 2021 and beyond.

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Chorus.ai

APRIL 27, 2020

They discussed how sales leadership is supporting more deals, and what levers they consider indicative of a deal’s health. Leadership involvement in sales calls went up even further last week, 7% week over week. Watch the Video.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As the CEO of SalesLoft, a leading sales software platform, Kyle knows firsthand how to a salesperson to close more deals – even when the clock is working against them. — Kyle Porter ☔️ (@kyleporter) March 25, 2020 2. — Jill Rowley (@jill_rowley) November 29, 2020 4. The death of email templates is accelerating.

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Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 20, 2018

The Basics of any form of Leadership. According to the World Economic Forum, ‘by 2020, more than a third of the desired core skill sets. And for those that feel there is a gap, then this might help… it’s drilling down into the WHO – and accessing what I term my ChangeMaker Circle.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 13, 2021

In fact, m arketers sent an average of 306 billion emails a day in 2020, according to Statista. If that is the way you buy, why do you allow your sales and marketing team to use outdated and ineffective methods? . Do you think your sales leadership is going to fix this? Well, let me ask you, have they fixed it yet? .

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ExecVision

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To meet those targets, sales and contact center leaders need to look at everything from their technology stack to current customer experience benchmarks. For teams that want to go head-to-head with the competition and grow in the market, there are 10 priorities for sales leadership to focus on for 2020: A Strong Coaching Culture and Program.

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Groove.co

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

On Wednesday, MarTech Breakthrough announced Groove as the winner of its 2020 SalesTech Innovation Award. This award comes on the heels of Groove receiving the second highest Current Offering score in Forrester’s first-ever The Forrester Wave™: Sales Engagement, Q3 2020.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 23, 2020

In his article, “ How the Best CEOS Drive Their Strategy to the Salesforce ,” he shares startling data about ineffective sales execution and specific steps to ensure this doesn’t happen in your company. Read his article to refine your strategy for 2020. Invite me to speak at your next sales meeting or event.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Communication in 2019 meant something different than it does in 2020. Is your team getting virtual communication right? While email, text and instant messages, and virtual meetings weren’t exactly unpopular by any means, they’ve all exploded even more so and … Read More »

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Vengreso

JULY 17, 2020

As an experienced leader in high-tech companies, her expertise spans sales enablement, business development, marketing and engineering in large companies like AMD and Cisco as well as smaller companies such as Gigamon and 8×8. Hang is a global speaker on sales, leadership, and a passionate advocate for women in the workplace.

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Women Sales Pros

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I looked for sales classes on Udemy this week. Here are a few key finds to help inspire women in business – in sales roles – and surrounding sales to excel: The Speaking While Female Speech Bank – visit the Acceptance speeches, as an example and you can’t help but want to apply to win an award.

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Mereo

JUNE 17, 2021

Joined by fellow sales thought leaders and feet-on-the-ground CEOs Dave Mattson, Bob Apollo and Kevin Eikenberry, we had a fascinating discussion that focused on the major challenges sales leadership has faced this last year — and the outlook for challenges and opportunities ahead. Valuable Change. Offices closed.

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Force Management

JUNE 22, 2023

By 2020, there were over 600. In 2013, a venture capitalist coined the term “Unicorn” to refer to privately owned firms valued at over $1B. Back then, only 39 companies fit the criteria. Legislation had cleared the path for private companies to pursue funding and Unicorns became less mythical.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Mark your calendar for February 26th and 27th in Salt Lake City at the Grand America Hotel for the XANT NEXT 2020 Revenue Acceleration Conference. She’ll coordinate with sales leadership to select the sales reps for each event whose skills best match the needs of the potential attendees. Resources & People Mentioned.

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Allego

MAY 3, 2022

For life sciences trainers and educators, the hurdles of 2020 were especially high. For Melissa Young, associate director of sales training and development at Pharmacosmos Therapeutics, the start of the pandemic coincided with the company’s first product launch. Its product was approved in January 2020. Stay Connected.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 14, 2020

With uncertainty and disruption being the theme of 2020, you need to know how to keep your sales team engaged. Let’s face it, some industries are doing exceptionally well, but many have struggled since the start of the pandemic. And, … Read More »

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Bernadette McClelland

JUNE 25, 2016

I wholeheartedly ‘get’ the meaning behind the title and love what has been written in evolving an old world theme to be current day (even though I advocate the rise of women in sales and sales leadership roles today versus the rise of robots!).

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Steven Rosen

JULY 15, 2020

For most businesses, the first half of 2020 is a write-off! Sales leaders I speak with have done a fabulous job keeping their sales teams motivated, helping them transition to virtual selling and whatever else they needed to do to adapt to the new normal. COVID-19 has hurt the economy, and many companies have suffered.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Working in sales isn't getting any easier. In 2020, the majority of sales reps weren't expected to meet their sales quotas. As the leader of your sales team, it's up to you to motivate your team to reach their targets and more. But that's easier said than done.

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Alice Heiman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Ressemble is a Sales Leadership Platform established in 2020. Our first product helps sales leaders across the globe close the confidence gap on deals in their pipeline. We save sales leaders hours every week and enable them to work closely with their executive team and sales team to ensure deals close.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 11, 2019

Your leadership wants you to drive more revenue, your sales leadership wants better leads, your customers expect more delivered to them with each. As a Marketing Leader, there are a lot of people in your ear on a daily basis.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

Seven years later, as we approach a seemingly inevitable recession , it’s more important than ever for reps to understand the art of conversation, to know when to use sales technology and when to put away the toys and have grown-up sales conversations. for 99 cents through April 30, 2020. for 99 cents through April 30, 2020.

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