Gong.io

MARCH 30, 2020

How do you build a healthy sales culture? Why is it important to create balanced sales territories? On a recent episode of the Reveal podcast, we connected with Michelle Benfer, VP Sales at HubSpot, for answers to these and other questions that are top of mind for revenue leaders. Creating Balanced Territories.

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Sales Management Lead Rank Territories Hubspot 62

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As adoption rates in Customer Relationship Management Software (CRMs) continue to rise, a (data-driven) gap in usefulness and effectiveness is very clear. Without question, the functionality within CRMs, particularly Salesforce, can create a 360 degree view of the prospects and customers alike. Think about it.

SalesForce 100

SalesForce Territories Intent Signal Buyer Persona 100

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Successful Strategies for Prospecting – Roundtable. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Cold calling , Communication Strategy , EDGE Selling , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Tip , Success. Prospecting.

Webinar Metrics 193

Webinar Metrics Pipeline Strategy Prospecting 193

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. So, What’s a Sales Manager to Do?

Forecasting 124

Forecasting Sales Forecasts Territories Sales Qualified Lead 124

SalesLatitude

AUGUST 23, 2018

What is more important in sales, closing deals or building pipelines? I would say the answer is both, but the actions of sales people on average seem to say differently. Are sales managers coaching to the right outcomes? Sales managers should be coaching their team to the right outcomes. Why is that?

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Coaching Sales Management Pipeline Quota 55

The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Prospecting With E-Mail. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Tool , Sell Better , Success , Video , e-mail , execution. Last week we looked at means of leveraging voice mail in prospecting.

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Pipeline Prospecting Twitter Cold Calling 216

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We observed this troubling phenomenon while conducting research for our book Cracking the Sales Management Code. Without a common understanding of the term " sales process ," sales managers can’t coach or communicate with their sellers as effectively. Having clear definitions for your sales process matters a lot.

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Sales Process Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Territories 127

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! Sales eXchange – 125. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Compete , EDGE Sales Process , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales eXchange , execution. .” It’s About the Buyer, Stupid! April 2008.

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Buyer Pipeline Twitter Hiring 219

The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. This post has 8 comments.

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Pipeline Prospecting Twitter Ideal Customer Profile 243

CommercialTribe

JUNE 23, 2020

With June nearly over and the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis behind us, sales management teams are focusing on building a plan to come out stronger on the other side. We recommend three main areas of focus for sales leaders: WHO they focus sales manager coaching effort against. Here, research comes first.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Sales Management Face-to-face 40

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2013

You are strategizing with Sales Managers and reps. You know that there are certain things your EVP of Sales has no control over. 1 — Customers & Prospects: The most important thing is your customer/prospect. In this report we heard from over 15,000 B2B buyers. The buyers are busy.

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Territories Compensation Buyer Google 308

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process. What Is Prospecting? Prospecting: The process of searching for potential customers, clients, or buyers in order to develop new business.

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Prospecting Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank 144

Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Here is what we believe it takes to compete with a strong solid sales team that closes the right deals with great sales velocity. Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. Keep it Tasty – your offers to prospects must be enticing.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Territories Commission 247

SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2014

Training should be focused on helping your sales reps identify prospects and close deals. Different ways to think about your training program: Training Modality: Sales training should be on multiple platforms and modalities. Training Topics: Social prospecting: You need to teach them how to identify prospects on social media.

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Training Buyer Persona Hiring How To 282

Allego

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

For everyone used to sitting down with a prospect, it’s new territory. You communicate, collaborate, and connect with prospects via desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. You also need to add new skills of engagement, technical aptitude, active listening, follow up, and time management to your toolbox of selling techniques.

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Collateral How To Video Face-to-face 147

Sales Hacker

MARCH 27, 2018

Every business runs like a B2B sales prospecting operation. You head out to a territory (market) where you can mine (generate) something valuable, then sift (qualify) good finds from the bad. You then focus on refining (nurturing) the good finds and attempt to make a hefty profit by selling value to the best buyers.

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B2B Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 87

Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It has 850 million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Explanations, Resources, and Advice about the Building Blocks of Sales Enablement. Based on Mike Kunkle’s bestselling book, The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement. Recent articles: Buyer Engagement Content, Buyer Acumen.

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LinkedIn Hiring Sales Leadership B2B 118

The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

Last week I wrote about the follies of having a shorter sales cycle , beyond the points highlighted, I think it raises another trend in sales these days. One that permeates many aspects of sales, starting at planning and territory alignment, right down to day-to-day tactical aspects of sales. Prospecting.

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ACT Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring 244

Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Sales effectiveness is the domain where enablement collaborates with sales management to translate enablement efforts into tangible sales results. Sales effectiveness is where enablement efforts translate into sales results. **This post is part of a series based on Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study.

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Face-to-face Study Survey Coaching 96

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path. You sell to a more informed buyer. How many heads do I need?

Compensation 325

Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Guard your time – a bit of advice given to me years ago by a wise sales manager that I’ve always worked to remember. Because of everything you do in your sales career, time is the one thing you cannot recoup. Time you spent doing “research” because you are not clear on who your buyers really are.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Territories 227

Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

Sales reps need support to drive growth and increase likelihood of success, whether they’re going through initial onboarding, working through the buyer’s journey or collaborating with marketing. First and foremost, both closely partner with sales managers to support reps through every touch point of the sales cycle.

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Sales Operations Sales Enablement Hiring Compensation 100

Gong.io

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a sales manager, you’re like a general marshaling your troops (or sales reps) into battle. It’s your job to lead your team through the trenches and give them direction so they’ll know which markets or territories to target and how best to attack. That’s why having a strategic sales plan is vital.

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Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Sales Methodology 62

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“All sales problems are pipeline problems, and all pipeline problems are prospecting problems…… ” I was having a conversation with a really smart person. They don’t even look at refining the initial engagement approach in prospecting, they just demand more.

Pipeline 85

Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Hiring 85

criteria for success

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Consider both the company and the individual buyer within a company. Will those differences interest a different type of buyer? Use Buyer Personas. As you work toward better targeting, take the time to develop rich buyer personas for your ideal clients. How will sales work with marketing to help plan and develop content?

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Buyer Persona Ideal Customer Profile Buyer Trade Show 98

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Ongoing prospecting, finding/qualifying deals, moving them through the buying/selling process, building healthy funnels/pipelines, forecasting, account/territory planning, call planning, creating value for our customers, developing competitive strategies, and on and on. We engage with customers in meetings/calls.

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Jigsaw Top of Funnel Territories Maximizer 68

SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2013

At the core, your best sales ops employees: Deliver insight, not just data. Build trust among Sales Management as dependable, resourceful and experienced partners. Help sales make their quota. As sales ops leaders, you value these outcomes because they directly support your objectives. How effective is my team?

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Hiring Collateral Comparison Territories 300

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2023

No matter how much — or how little — experience you have in tech sales, it's possible to climb the career ladder in this field. You can start in SaaS sales as an SDR and with enough experience, you'll be able to work in roles like account executive, sales manager, and even vice president of sales.

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Hiring Salary How To Ideal Customer Profile 107

Apptivo

MARCH 9, 2023

Omar Periu said- “Sales success comes after you stretch yourself past your limits on a daily basis.” However, at times no matter how long one stretches, sales tasks eat up a lot of productive hours. 3 Ways sales automation can help your reps sell more! Improve engagement metrics by over 10% with personalization.

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Sales Automation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Campaigns 64

SugarCRM

MARCH 9, 2023

Why Your CRM Needs Geolocation Sales teams can benefit from integrating geo-mapping solutions with their CRM data. Geolocation data adds a new dimension to your sales reps’ insights into prospects and allows them to visualize and plan prospect and customer interactions, which can in the long run enable cross-departmental collaboration.

Software 26

Software Software CRM Territories 26

Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

With so many ups and downs this year, as well as company pivots and new long-term strategies, sales planning is more important than ever before for success. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a born leader to devise a master marketing plan or hit your sales objectives.

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Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Hiring Segment 120

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

. “But we’re not IBM” Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication , Communication Strategy , Guest Post , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Social Selling. Copiers as an example, you may refer to document management at one end, and sell copiers to the other end.

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Pipeline Social Media Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile 226

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , EDGE Sales Process , Impact Questions , Questions , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Questions create interesting experiences for people, and don’t forget, buyers are people. Prospecting. Sales Bloggers Union.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 212

Mindtickle

JULY 31, 2023

Some of the top challenges financial services enablement teams face include: No insight into field activities Traditional sales managers find it difficult to gain visibility into the daily activities of their account managers and sales representatives in the field.

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Sales Enablement Face-to-face Scale Collateral 52

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Often the only differentiation available is how YOU sell; and even then the differentiation is only that which the buyer perceives. So the only thing left is to differentiate yourself by helping the buyer achieve his/her objectives. Identify buyer’s objective. Prospecting. Random Walk Down Sales Street.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 228

The Pipeline

AUGUST 16, 2011

A couple of months ago in the Pipeline, I published a piece called Long Live The Status Quo , which challenged the way most people look at buyers commonly referred to as being in Status Quo Zone. Selling be to understand which of the potential prospects “at rest”, could be Engaged with and thereby set in motion.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 267

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

It failed because the Sales people were relationship builders accustomed to slow growth in existing customers. The sales force did not have the right culture of hunter reps and aggressive sales managers. Culture at another firm required Sales Reps to do their own prospecting and sales.

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Compensation Hiring Incentives Incentive 253