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How to Make Your Sales Enablement Roar Like a Ferrari

SBI

You’re proud of your Sales Enablement capability and programs but you’re smart enough to know it’s not a trophy to place on your shelf and admire; right? Because of its very nature, Sales Enablement should not be seen as static, nor should it be considered merely a set of KPIs. by Rebecca Bell Ellis. Here’s how!

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Sales Enablement, Part 3: Metrics that Matter, Courtesy of Your CPQ System

Cincom Smart Selling

Who is promoting sales enablement? The fact is, sales enablement is not located exclusively within one group or managed under one silo. We looked at several metrics related to sales enablement and margin in our piece last week. This week, I want to talk about the other side of that issue. The Metrics.

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Sales Enablement Effectiveness?

The ROI Guy

IDC research shows that because of frugal buyer sentiment, 62% of B2B vendors need more leads in order to generate the same amount of sales, and 72% indicate an increase in sales cycle time over the past 6 months. Sales Enablement Ineffectiveness? So why are the sales enablement investments not paying off?

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2019 Sales Kickoff Meeting Themes: Three Profitability “Moments of Truth”

Corporate Visions

Filling the funnel, driving pipeline, and acquiring net-new customers will always be the sexy, swashbuckling side of B2B sales—which is why so many sales meetings are overwhelmingly focused on preparing salespeople for success in exactly this stage of the buying cycle. Create Pricing Uncertainty During the Deal.

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From Specialists to Generalists: How to Monetise Servitization and Complex Product Portfolios

Showpad

In parallel, contracts including a service element, such as repair or AI-enabled insights, are becoming more common as servitization of manufacturing is embraced. Compared to a ‘simple’ product sell, these multi-year deals provide manufacturers not only increased revenue streams but also better margins.

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Turn Sales Teams into CPQ Sales Teams

Cincom Smart Selling

In fact, the whole notion of sales performance management software has a long and not always positive history. Some sales tools promise to boost sales team motivation while others measure sales productivity and provide a selection of sales enablement tools to deliver individualized sales team support.

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Turn Sales Teams into CPQ Sales Teams

Cincom Smart Selling

In fact, the whole notion of sales performance management software has a long and not always positive history. Some sales tools promise to boost sales team motivation while others measure sales productivity and provide a selection of sales enablement tools to deliver individualized sales team support.