SBI Growth

OCTOBER 8, 2012

96% of organizations are increasing or maintaining their investment in inside sales last year. It is a good bet your SVP of Sales is implementing, expanding or considering an inside sales team right now. Are you prepared to optimize the investment in inside sales? (To 4 Lenses to Optimize for Inside Sales Territories.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 3, 2018

Sales Territory Plan. Assess Territory Quality. One of the essential pillars of a successful business is a robust and organized sales territory strategy. Studies show that effective territory management can increase overall sales, improve customer coverage, and reduce costs. What Is a Sales Territory?

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Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2020

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: New customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. What is a Sales Territory Plan?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 13, 2021

Join this session learn how Sales Operations can increase its business acumen with data and align and communicate recommendations in an effective way for all stakeholders. The post Territory Management Decoded: How to Uplevel Your Lead Routing and Scoring to Close More Deals appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Force Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Healthy sales pipelines and accurate forecasts are grounded in structured territory, account and opportunity planning processes. These processes provide sales managers with an unrestricted line of sight into their sales organizations.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Sales always has been, and always will be, about closing the deal. But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. Sales Productivity Tools. HubSpot Sales Platform. Gamifier makes sales performance fun.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 2, 2020

Many decades ago, the theory about how to close deals faster was to use a trial close, followed by increasing pressure, regardless of your prospective client’s objections (which were unresolved concerns). The most popular theory now is to improve your sales velocity, the speed at which you complete “the sales conversation.”

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Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. Take Assessment. The answer?

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This is the second in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. Paul is the Director of Field Enablement at Groove , a leading sales engagement platform.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the strategy of simultaneously setting learning and sales goals. They explore the intricate relationship between continuous learning and improving skills for sales leaders, stressing the need for a balance. Closing this gap and acting on our knowledge can bring more success.

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Xactly

AUGUST 2, 2018

The sales territory is a geographical area that is managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by sales potential, history, geography, or a combination of the above. The objective is to make sure sales territories are balanced to help increase revenues. . Take Assessment.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 10, 2024

When it comes to B2B sales, content is still king. According to the Demand Gen Report , more than half of B2B buyers rely on sales content to guide their purchase decisions more now than in the past. Instead, you must understand how sales reps and prospects are (or aren’t) using sales content.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything. Following the recent acquisition of TerrAlign by MapAnything, I asked MapAnything CEO John Stewart to explain the relationship between map-based geo-productivity and territory optimization. Everyone assumes they are all-star sales geniuses.

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Openview

DECEMBER 19, 2018

January is the month we, as sales reps, start anew. The beginning of the year is typically a time where you either get a new territory or simply start from scratch with your current one. How do you best take action on your territory plan? Make sure your territory plan has action items that are time sensitive.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

It’s a vital part of any sales strategy because it helps develop your sales pipeline and brings you one step closer to securing new customers. In this guide, we’ll cover different prospecting tactics — including tips on how to identify and qualify leads more quickly and efficiently — that will have you closing more deals in no time.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

It’s a vital part of any sales strategy because it helps develop your sales pipeline and brings you one step closer to securing new customers. In this guide, we’ll cover different prospecting tactics — including tips on how to identify and qualify leads more quickly and efficiently — that will have you closing more deals in no time.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

We each presented three things you can do to close the year strong. Delegate – A lot of sales people have a Superman complex, they feel they have to do it all themselves, “no one is as capable as I am”. Ability Accountability Action Attitude Closing execution Follow up Panel Discussion Planning Play to Win Proactive Sales 2.0

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Xactly

JULY 18, 2018

In order to manage your sales performance, you need effective sales territory mapping. Sales territory design must be a thoughtful process that involves data and a balancing act to ensure every sales rep has adequate sales potential within their territory. Download Guide.

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Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It was some uncharted territory, but they dove right in. Jarrod and Alice explore the very essence of Nobel Studio’s sales success due to Jarrod’s focus and determination emphasizing the pivotal role that networking and relationship-building play in the process. Who knew where they would be 20 years later. An absolute success story.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

First the no part: Sales is much, much more than just “rolling the numbers,” as they used to say. Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc.,

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Nearly every sales organization will admit they could be better at planning. According to a study by Cascade Insights , more than 75% of sales leaders agree their planning efforts are problematic — and 90% of sales ops leaders confessed on LinkedIn they need to do sales planning faster and more frequently.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

One common perk of a career in sales is the ability to earn more based on your own hard work and selling success. With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment.

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SBI

JANUARY 31, 2020

TechTarget Priority Engine Email Alerts Help Sales Teams Take Immediate Action on the Best Opportunities in Their Territory. New alerts now make it even easier for reps to access TechTarget’s purchase intent insight to close more deals faster. ndrew Gilman, Head of Marketing, NWN Corporation.

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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. Discounts weren’t uncommon to close business.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Helen Fanucci, a sales veteran with over 25 years of experience in the high-tech industry and author of “Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World,” talks about the importance of collaboration in sales. She explores the challenges of building effective collaboration within sales teams.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But along with that practical insight, you also get great stories — concrete examples of how your work makes a difference in people’s lives, from the first time they check the email over their morning coffee to the moment they close their laptops at the end of the day. Meeting people face-to-face was a valuable experience.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Often the best sales books are not about sales or by sales experts. If you haven’t read this and you’re in sales, you are at a disadvantage to any rep that has. So true, yet so underutilized in sales. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Tibor Shanto .

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The holidays loom, the weather cools and we’re inundated with articles about how to close the year strong. Not when the sales reps’ objectives are to close the year strong. Sales reps who don’t internalize that message are sniffed out by clients a mile away, just like the aroma of a skunk. It’s the end of the year.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Here, we’ll explore the role of BDRs, the pros and cons, and best practices to utilize them effectively: The Role of BDRs Typically, BDR is an entry-level position in larger, more complex sales organizations.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But one thing sales and RevOps leaders all have in common is that they collectively struggle to set realistic, motivating sales quotas. If quota setting is critical to forecasting, goal setting, and sales capacity planning , how is it that so many organizations still miss the mark? In fact, with only 24.3%

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Closing sales is an issue that affects everyone. This article gives actionable tips to help salespeople close better, and more. Closing: Closing sales is a part of the sales process that deserves particular attention. It only tarnishes the relationship and potentially loses you the sale.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 16, 2016

The Territory & Quota Management Revolution – New Incentive Compensation Platforms Blazing the Trails to Greater Efficiencies. Gone are the simplistic days of sales reps simply “having a patch” to cover for selling their goods and services. Territory Definition and Modeling.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. But in the modern sales landscape, more and more salespeople have started reforming their behavior. That’s why I’m not the biggest fan of the one-call close. The prospect is not in your sales territory.

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Corporate Visions

JULY 2, 2020

The post The Three Waves of Sales Enablement by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. But, just as the first wave of agricultural society gave way to the second wave of industrial society, so too Learning Paths transitioned to more situational, Territory Plan-based learning and enablement. The Second Wave: Territory Plans.

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Tenbound

APRIL 19, 2024

by Kathleen Robida LinkedIn is always buzzing with tips and tricks for SDRs to book more meetings and for Sales to win more deals. However, what is rarely discussed is the critical importance of the Sales Development Representative and Account Executive partnership. What’s the best cold call opener? Participation!

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