The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2013

If you are a sales person who does not use the phone to proactively prospect for potential clients, you may not find this post of interest, on the other hand you may find something to spark you to take up the habit. Unless you compensate for that in some way, you are relying more on luck than anything else. Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline

MAY 29, 2013

On Monday I wrote about the need to counterbalance for some of the realities of telephone prospecting , and some things sellers can do to compensate. Some of these things may seem mundane and basic, but that doesn’t lessen their importance in consistent results from telephone prospecting. The same works for a prospecting call.

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Prospecting Cold Calling Handbook Sports 296

LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

Why are Sales Compensation Plans Important. A company is nothing if it doesn’t have sales. There are plenty of ways to automate and utilize inbound methods, but having salespeople who take control of the deal and close new sales was the next level. Building sales compensation plans for them can be a difficult task.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 25, 2017

I always worry when a conversation with a sales executive starts with, “We need to fix our compensation problem.” ” The ensuing discussion usually focuses on, “We aren’t meeting our numbers, we need to fix the compensation/commission system in order to make our numbers.”

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Tenbound

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline By Marylou Tyler & Jeremey Donovan Part 1: TARGET Chapter 1: Internalizing Your Competitive Position Conduct a Six-Factor analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Find the Pain: understand the pain that your prospect is facing.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Using Sales Process Excellence as a Strategic Advantage. And sales teams know this. What they don’t always know is how to compensate with updated tactics. Tracking arbitrary sales activity metrics every month doesn’t mean much without regular review and tie-back to the bigger picture. .

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The Pipeline

MARCH 5, 2012

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Sales Process! Sales eXchange – 139. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Planning , Proactive , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Prospecting.

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Autoklose

MARCH 18, 2024

Make sure that every member of your sales team is on the same page, as well as that they have a clear idea of what your value proposition is. Do you have a sales process in place? It’s crucial to set up a clear procedure so that your new hires know every step of the sales process.

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Hiring Training Cold Calling How To 98

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution.

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Pipeline Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets 216

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 6, 2022

The first page of results was filled with self-serving articles from companies like Gong (artificial intelligence for digital prospecting), Hubspot (marketing platform) and more urging you to leverage their platforms so that you don't have to rely on salespeople.

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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.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

2) Don’t Ignore the Candidate’s Red Flags Perhaps your prospective sales rep has an impressive resume, one which lists a series of excellent sales positions with an exciting range of duties, goals, and accomplishments. What matters is the potential mentor’s approach to sales and prospecting.

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Hiring Sales Talent Compensation Lead Rank 62

The Spiff Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Here’s a scenario that any salesperson can relate to, whether they’re an entry-level sales rep or an expert seller with decades of experience: a prospect demonstrates interest in a product, responds to inquiries with enthusiasm– and then, out of nowhere, they disappear. What’s wrong with “touching base” with cold prospects?

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Prospecting Top of Funnel Follow-up Face-to-face 72

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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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is important to rely on data and not intuition when determining your company’s sales process optimization. Here are 10 ways you can improve your sales process optimization process by utilizing data from the CRM system. A great way to measure your sales performance is by looking at the three major KPIs.

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Top of Funnel CRM Sales Process Lead Rank 52

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

It was a common practice pre-pandemic to measure each business area with different KPIs, metrics and compensation models designed to optimize each area of operation. They were also able to use analytical and predictive tools to determine which clients or prospects were most at risk and better develop mitigation plans.

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SAP Compensation Face-to-face Analytics 207

The Pipeline

JUNE 7, 2013

Compensation style dictates breadth of view and company culture. Compensation affects every employee’s focus and breadth of view. If you’re a career sales person you’ve probably seen deals signed with off-target customers just to meet the quarter. Aligning your compensation with your goals. It’s easy to understand.

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Commission Compensation Decision Maker Face-to-face 314

Autoklose

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Automate Your Processes. Create a compensation plan. Put Situational Awareness at Their Fingertips A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work in sales, and your SDRs need to adjust their strategies, tactics, and messaging in accordance with every single scenario they encounter. Put Situational Awareness at Their Fingertips 2.

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Hiring Top of Funnel Scale Campaigns 98

The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , e-mail , execution. Go ahead, do it, its good for you and your sales!

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Pipeline Prospecting Twitter B2B 286

Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In fact, you could learn that this one account was closed in the rep’s first 90 days and then the rep’s prospecting activity declined. Did the sales rep get comfortable because this one account put them over quota? This is just one example how misleading it can be to only review sales data. A Formal Sales Process is Key.

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Hiring Compensation Sales Talent Account 117

Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 25, 2014

7 Benefits of a Prescriptive Sales Process. By spelling out the steps that great sales performers use intuitively, you can develop the rest of your sales staff. In most sales organizations, the majority of salespeople are B or C performers. 4. When do your salespeople move the prospect to the demo stage?

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Sales Process Benefit System Compensation 92

The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Although SPM strategy varies by company and industry, the most effective sales performance management strategies typically involve a combination of the same core pillars. These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement.

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Incentives Incentive Scale Compensation 83

SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2013

According to research by CSO Insights, companies with a sales process and the technology to support it are more likely to hit quota. At the same time, research by Objective Management Group concludes that 91% of companies do not have a sales process. Let’s start with how he defines a sales process.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership. Whether you are a CEO, vice president, or sales manager, you have a central role in your company’s sales process and in the decision to transition from vapid outbound prospecting to selling through referrals. Sales managers do what they ask others to do.

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Referrals Sales Management Hiring Scale 328

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This is especially an issue while prospecting by telephone, or (dare I say it) cold calling. But if you are prospecting by phone, even if only those leads you sourced via inbound marketing, there are some steps you can take to have more success in a world void of body language. Sales Process Tibor Shanto'

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Intent Cold Calling Compensation Inside Sales 278

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. About Rochelle Togo-Figa.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Are my Sales Managers good enough? Phase 4 - Sales Infrastructure - Create optimal performance conditions. Territory design, quotas and compensation plans. Sales training. Compensation plans come last not first.

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Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I would work with small companies to develop their sales strategy, sales process, and sales goals, and incorporate these into their business plan. Get meetings with prime prospects in one call. Decrease the cost of sales. Convert prospects to clients more than 50 percent of the time.

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Referrals Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Outbound 385

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Certain elements of your planning process will always need to be addressed. Setting Quotas, territory structures, headcounts and total compensation budgets are examples. Align Your Sales Process to the Buyer : Does your sales process have stages titled “Qualify”, “Propose” and “Close”?

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Buyer Persona Territories Compensation Buyer 310

Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Goal Setting Clearly communicate sales targets and expectations to your team. Sales Process Optimization Implement efficient sales processes that streamline workflows, reduce bottlenecks, and improve customer experience. Operational and Process Strategies The strength of a sales team lies in its processes.

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Sales Management Strategy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 59

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 6, 2012

The question that arises though is how do you compensate this inside sales team? How you structure the compensation of the telesales force is critical. Commission on the Sale. 2: The Lay Down Prospect Does Not Buy. You have a TSP that has no choice but to consider if the prospect will buy or not.

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Compensation Sales Qualified Lead Commission Field Sales 265

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Without question, lead generation is a sales topic as comprehensive as it is fundamental. The need to attract new prospects and convert them into new business is essential to the success and growth of an organization. The Pros and Cons of Different Sales Compensation Plans. To take a look, click here.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 118

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As the president of Sales Xceleration, a firm specializing in assessing and implementing sales strategy , sales processes, and sales execution to drive growth, I’ve seen how job hopping can affect otherwise stable sales teams. Related: 26 Sales Interview Questions (and How to Answer Them Like a Boss!).

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Hiring Compensation Salary Retention 79

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This one gets me every time, if you are going to interrupt someone during their busy day, make it worth their time, which means leading with and focusing on one of the oldest truths in sales, What’s In It For Them. Sure everyone knows this until the prospect answers the phone, and then they forget and bam, garlic breath.

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Cold Calling Call-back Compensation Pipeline 300

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There are categories of sales tools and CRM applications where none existed a few years ago. Companies are spending more money on sales force evaluations, sales training, consulting, sales leadership development, sales process, infrastructure and sales recruiting services than 5 years ago.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today? Example One: Dave had a tough few days on the sales trail.

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