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How to Optimize Inside Sales Territories

SBI Growth

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 Identify Market Opportunity.

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The Ins & Outs of Variable Pay Compensation Structure for Sales Teams

Sales Hacker

With increasing focus on grit and many claims of meritocracies in organizations across the country, why does variable pay compensation even exist? On top of that, why are sales people some of the few employees subject to variable compensation structures? What is Variable Pay Compensation Anyway?

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The Silver Bullet for Sales Ops to Drive Revenue and Lower Costs

SBI Growth

The highest priorities on your plate are often about reacting to the sales team. Compensation disputes, monthly reporting, new rep on boarding, SKO planning, forecast re-do’s, etc., Deploy or Expand Inside Sales. Deliver a silver bullet that will lower cost of sales. Without your field sales rep doing anything.

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The Key to Terminating Sales Operations Stress

SBI Growth

My VP of Sales wants me to research trends in inside sales and conduct account segmentation. The sales managers are yelling for updated dashboards and territories. HR is on my back about finalizing the updated compensation plan. Oh, and Marketing wants to discuss sales enablement improvements.

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A Sales Leader’s Blueprint for 2014

SBI Growth

Phase 2 - Develop Go To Market Plan - Many sales VPs don’t know the best route to market. You may need to increase the size of inside sales. Phase 3 - Sales Force Design - How many reps and what type? Phase 4 - Sales Infrastructure - Create optimal performance conditions. Sales training. Steve’s new plan.

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The SaaS Executive’s Guide To Building A Winning Go-To Market Strategy

Sales Hacker

How to map your GTM strategy to different customer segments. The SMB segment—going upstream vs. downstream. Setbacks of using a 2-Stage inside sales organization. 3) Covering multiple segments. CASE IN POINT: In the late 90s, SkyStream followed Cisco’s footsteps in infrastructure sales. 1) Across regions.

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Build a Bold, Data Infused Sales Strategy for 2013

SBI Growth

Typically the focus is on blocking and tackling: basic execution of a compensation plan, sales dashboards, sales crediting, and territory/customer assignments. What separates most organizations from those that are “World-Class” is the existence of bold insights that drive sales strategy. Develop Knowledge of the Buyer.

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