Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Sales Leadership and sales management are the keys to successful sales performance. Without good sales leadership, management, coaching, motivation and accountability, we have salespeople left to their own devices. Starting with the Sales Management Team - Is it a Bad Decision?

Airlines 180

Airlines Sales Leadership Channels Customer Service 180

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Scott McCartney, who covers air travel for The Wall Street Journal, worked with three airline industry analysts to determine the long-term impact of COVID-19 on business travel. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

SBI Growth

MAY 29, 2013

This client, Hi Leva of Clear Channel, has a good eye so I paid attention. The concept of gamification is catching on in B2B sales and marketing. For example, I am Executive Platinum on American Airlines (level) and have 512,000 miles (points). A few weeks ago I got an email from a client telling me “ You have to read this book.”

Lead Rank 310

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Airlines B2B 310

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Scott McCartney, who covers air travel for The Wall Street Journal, worked with three airline industry analysts to determine the long-term impact of COVID-19 on business travel. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Is it necessary to train sales reps on new skills?

Demand Generation Targets 120

Demand Generation Targets Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel 120

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Sales Tips: Flying for Dummies - Really? By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. He was telling me about a conversation he had with a prospect company’s VP of Sales and VP of Human Resources about training their salespeople. I wonder why?

Airlines 40

Airlines Social Selling Training Channels 40

Pipeliner

AUGUST 14, 2018

Where once there was simply a couple basic hats—a “salesman” and the manager—today we have field sales, inside sales, SDR sales, vertical sales, horizontal sales, and much more. Because of the digital age, we also have many more times the sales channels we once had.

Airlines 60

Airlines Pipeline Trends CRM 60

Crunchbase

AUGUST 19, 2021

Commercial airlines that previously transported only passengers shifted their operations to focus on moving cargo. But let’s take a look at five places it might go when businesses reevaluate their sales strategies. Let’s give a nod to the obvious: People drive sales. Changing the channel? Pivots large and small.

Marketing 105

Marketing Telecommunications Pivotal Study 105