Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 19, 2010

Ken Thoreson, Acumen president, is a sales management professional with more than 20 years of software/ technology experience, including 17 in niche market distribution with emerging and high-growth national companies. Diane helps businesses and organizations operate more constructively and profitably.

Small Business 61

Small Business Small Business Face-to-face Networking 61

SocialSellinator

AUGUST 10, 2023

Marketing Automation Tools and Their Impact on Growth An Overview of Automation in Marketing Marketing automation tools are software platforms and technologies designed for marketing departments and organizations to market on multiple channels and automate repetitive tasks more effectively.

Paid Content 87

Paid Content Webinar Metrics Strategy Marketing 87

Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Developing your sales strategy first requires that you diligently build up a conception of your target audience — otherwise known as your ideal customer profile (ICP) — before setting goals and constructing your sales funnel. Start with your customer relationship management (CRM) software. Stage 1 - Building Your Buyer Personas or ICP.

Ideal Customer Profile 62

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Strategy 62

Allego

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Invest in quality video conferencing, CRM systems, a sales content management system, and digital sales room software. Deliver Ongoing Value: Go beyond the sale by offering valuable content such as industry reports, webinars, or workshops. This includes workshops on sales tech, advanced techniques, or trend webinars.

Ideal Customer Profile 71

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Webinar Metrics 71

LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

Also, provide regular constructive feedback to help them improve their skills. Thanks to amazing technology like LeadFuze’s lead generation software , you can motivate your sales force whether they’re in the office or working from their favorite coffee shop. It’s like giving them the secret sauce to success.

Motivation 52

Motivation Strategy Incentives Incentive 52

SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It also creates visibility around areas of opportunity and allows for constructive feedback cycles. . Incorporate intentional resources (courses, workshops, playbooks , etc.) Salesloft’s sales coaching software also allows managers to step in and guide reps to close, boosting win rates. .

Sales Coaching 52

Sales Coaching Coaching Data Channels 52

Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

Learning Management System (LMS) A Learning Management System (LMS) is a software application or platform designed to facilitate the administration, delivery, and tracking of educational or training programs. It typically includes engaging keynote speeches, workshops, training sessions, and team-building activities.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 52

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The complexity of systems integration, data warehouse construction, and need for the platform to be flexible mean an analytics solution tied to a single data source is no longer relevant. These were weasel words for, “It is too hard to change our software, so you need to change your process to fit it.”.

Enterprise 58

Enterprise Enterprise Hiring Marketing 58

Mindtickle

APRIL 7, 2022

I have been in software sales for seven years now. And on the marketing side, we’re always trying to do different events and workshops and things to keep our customers engaged and successful. And if that’s to the negative side, obviously, it’s coming with constructive ways to improve on what we’re doing.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Enterprise Lead Rank Up-Sell 52

Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

On the other hand, if this sounds like more of a learned behavior you’ll have to acquire, then it’s time to pick up the phone and practice your cold calling —because the quickest path to improving your communication skills, is to do a lot more of it (and solicit constructive feedback on your call recordings from managers with more experience).

Inside Sales 108

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 108

Close.io

JANUARY 14, 2019

On the other hand, if this sounds like more of a learned behavior you’ll have to acquire, then it’s time to pick up the phone and practice your cold calling —because the quickest path to improving your communication skills, is to do a lot more of it (and solicit constructive feedback on your call recordings from managers with more experience).

Inside Sales 71

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 71