Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. Very few had formal, repeated sales manager training programs.

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Institutional knowledge holes arise as reps receive limited continuous training and coaching, especially when managers chase quotas rather than develop skills. Meanwhile strategic partners and sales engineers float adrift, never quite syncing resources to capitalize on fleeting regional opportunities.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 26, 2016

” I hesitated for a moment discussing this topic–sales compensation plans. I can barely scratch the surface on this topic, sales people, sales executives, and non sales executives invovled in compensation are likely to be unhappy. The compensation program is just one element of a performance management system.

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JULY 22, 2014

I can remember the first day I heard about the search engine – it was early 1999 and it seemed like a nice, helpful tool – not a world game-changer as it has become. The search engine changed everything, and so has the company. How Many Sales Research Tools Are There? Use a social monitoring tool for efficiency.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 19, 2016

Since I didn’t know any better, I figured that I might as well build the recruiting engine in the same fashion that I built a marketing engine, and it turned out the approach worked. Passive job seekers are often the best talent – employees well valued and compensated by their current company because they are doing a bang-up job.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

From a sales tools perspective, I have seen productivity gains as well as losses. It seems that there are so many tools to help professional sellers and marketers. What I don’t see is cohesiveness, and maximizing time through better management of all of the tools.

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Real Estate Compensation Vendor Intent 249

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Imagine a time when you can work totally on the go with your mobile device – phone or tablet – to create business, follow-up with customers, train your team, assess your pipeline, and work a smooth system. There are new tools and ideas coming out now that will change forever how we think about business process, marketing and sales.

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Workbooks Analytics Territories Ideal Customer Profile 232

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

They know their rivals’ compensation plans. These LDRs were well trained and capable of qualifying true prospects. Instead of building content optimized for search engine queries, Acme relied on their reputation. They used a field sales force model with 10 Field Reps and 3 Solutions Engineers. The cost per lead doubled.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

She is IBM’s most prolific female inventor and a mobile software engineer. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Also go to IBM.com/TED to see all of the speakers.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

I’m the kind of person who gets into an airplane and am still amazed how they always take off and land hundreds or thousands of miles away (at least all of my flights have, and nearly all flights do) To see the advances in marketing tools and sales tools – it’s really phenomenal what software can now do.

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JULY 31, 2013

Keep assessment tools in mind when hiring – they are getting easier and are less costly with quicker results and a very high rate of accuracy. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Compensation 183

The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Let’s address something that, although obvious, often goes unstated during conversations about sales compensation. Something else to consider: A shocking 89% of sales turnover is caused by deficient or unclear compensation ( source ). How to Motivate Sales Managers with Compensation Strategy.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

They are having search engines find insight about you. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. What is your plan to grow and improve your presence in 2015? Close More Deals.

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Company Trade Show Engineering Ideal Customer Profile 215

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AUGUST 28, 2014

I did an unscientific survey of webinar tool sites as if I was evaluating and making a purchase from my smart phone. For this experiment I looked up webinar tools and webinar platforms. In my search I looked for “webinar platform” and “webinar tool” to get dozens of choices. It could have been any B2B product or service.

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Webinar Metrics B2B Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 214

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JULY 30, 2014

There are hundreds of strategies for success incorporating some social tools into your business. In the last 10, B2B companies we have worked with, I found that this tool combination has worked with 9 of them. In this case, the social tool helped me find someone, connect to someone, and ALSO gave me confidence.

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SBI

JANUARY 28, 2020

Their teams are complaining about their compensation plans, unrealistic quotas, and the fact that they need engineering to put one more feature in place so they can make that big sale they are counting on for the quarter. Where do their teams, and themselves, need ongoing training? Train often. Needs analysis.

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Sales Enablement Sales Management Coaching Engineering 131

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JUNE 30, 2014

Train and coach frontline sales leaders. Studies show this is the best place to invest in training with follow-up coaching for reinforcement. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Because travel is expected, you can anticipate greater compensation. If you have the drive to engineer sales and product solutions to meet customer needs, a sales engineer position could be a good fit for you. This executive position supervises sales managers to ensure company-wide sales trainings are executed.

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Ideal Customer Profile Salary Hiring Lead Rank 118

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JULY 31, 2014

Now there are bigger and better ways – from tools like GageIn to data tools like Avention we can track new contacts at our prospective customer companies – a key way to grow opportunities. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Ideal Customer Profile How To Twitter Google 229

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Last month, IBM announced IBM ® Watson™ Analytics , a natural language-based cognitive service that can provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses. Simply upload files, and begin to discover your data through the help of IBM’s suite of tools. SOURCE=default&S_CMP=wa-microsite.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Most sales leaders are getting ready to roll out new initiatives – Sales process, compensation plans, account planning, etc. As a result, it’s usually over-engineered. Hold them accountable for the training and adoption. If you enjoyed this post, get free updates and daily free tools by subscribing by Email or RSS.'

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Compensation Follow-up Call-back Engineering 296

Mindtickle

OCTOBER 15, 2017

In B2B Tech this is most prevalent with sales teams divided into Sales Development, Sales Engineering, Account Executives and Account Managers. While most companies do this and it is commonly accepted, one important element seems to ignore the different segments – sales training. Sales as we know it has changed. SDR vs AE).

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 15, 2017

In B2B Tech this is most prevalent with sales teams divided into Sales Development, Sales Engineering, Account Executives and Account Managers. While most companies do this and it is commonly accepted, one important element seems to ignore the different segments – sales training. Sales as we know it has changed. SDR vs AE).

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

MBOs can be an extremely useful tool in addition to your sales commission structure because they give each rep individual goals to strengthen the overall sales organization. Download our "Guide to Sales Team Compensation" to learn how to compensate each sales role. Or, build a plan in minutes with our ready-to-use templates.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Those of us in and around hundreds of sales teams know that it is not just about more women applying for sales positions – it is about the culture of the company, how interviewing is done, what job descriptions look like, and whether first line sales managers are trained in gender neutral communication, among other things.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 14, 2024

Without the right tools and expertise, assessing performance becomes challenging, complicating the process of refining and optimizing strategies. However, a lack of this can be compensated by collaborating with digital marketing agencies specialized in supporting similar businesses.

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Small Business Small Business Outsourcing Services Marketing 52

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AUGUST 21, 2014

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. What are you waiting for?

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B2B Google Ideal Customer Profile Compensation 231

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APRIL 30, 2013

Many CRM tools are set up in a complicated way so a rep spends too much time learning them and then using them. A tool is nothing but a tool without a process. Instead of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, you can find tools that help you customize what you do and even add better process in some cases.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The tide has turned at IBM for the “S” in SMB and the “M” in midmarket – if anyone can further level the playing fields for smaller business, it is the technologists and innovators working on tools like these with big budgets. Stay tuned as we uncover more use cases and stories of real companies doing big things with these tools.

Analytics 210

Analytics Compensation Data Engineering 210

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Receive a package of tools including this Top Ten Sales Rep Competencies list. Sales Reps need to train their customers to use Customer Service. This avoids things like monopolizing the time of Sales Engineers for less-profitable deals. SBI’s research has uncovered some essential Rep behaviors. Author: Steve Loftness.

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

Last year I was able to buy the home I wanted which is on the train line into the office. Next, take your compensation plan and from that, understand what sorts of activities you need to accomplish every month to make those numbers happen. I’m adding to my retirement fund and plan to buy a vacation home in 5 years.

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InsideView Compensation Inbound Lead Rank 238

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MAY 15, 2014

What they often lack is permission, and proper training. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. LR: What’s next in social?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

With all of the technology, tools, methodology and sales process in place you’d think there was no real simple way to help with your sales messaging. That’s why my best tool for doing this is…….drum Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. drum roll…….your your smartphone.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Have a note pad at your desk or use a tool like Evernote to track every commitment in one place. Get your sales force on tools that save time, such as Timetrade (for booking appointments or demos). Create email templates for various buyer types and stages of the sales cycle. Macro Sales Productivity Tips. Lead by example.

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Opportunity Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Lead Scoring 227

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JULY 11, 2013

This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Image credit: peshkova / 123RF Stock Photo.

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Sales Qualified Lead Opportunity Lead Rank Lead Scoring 309

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

I had the pleasure to sit down with Emotional Intelligence (Ei) Sales Expert Colleen Stanley recently and we talked about how sales training – sales skills – can fail because our reps were not aware of their emotional awareness. CS: I have been teaching and training salespeople for over 20 years. Click here to view the embedded video.

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