ClozeLoop

AUGUST 15, 2021

ClozeLoop's B2B Sales blog keeps you up to date with the latest in sales management, sales techniques, and sales enablement. View our amazing post "The Winning Zone - Rebecca Gebhardt, Sales Leadership Consultant on 2021 Leaderboard to Leadership Survey Data" by Hilmon Sorey.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 27, 2023

In fact, it’s practically impossible to find a department that wasn’t affected by AI, with sales being no exception. According to HubSpot’s 2023 State of AI survey, 24% of sales professionals use AI in their daily work. Analyze data and create reports. Drafting up sales reports. Conduct research on their prospects.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

One of the most effective ways to make your team more effective is by leveraging data. You may have operational and sales reports, but if you’re like most distributors, you are probably not getting the most out of your data. Sales reps can easily drag-and-drop their own visual representations of complex data.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Data has always been a little problematic. Too often, we find the data that supports what the views we may have already formed. We may have problems with certain people, we find the data that supports them being the wrong people, so we can move them out of the organization. We find the data to support what we want to do.

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Zendesk Sell

JULY 16, 2019

To understand this concept more clearly, take a look at the main differences between a traditional “waterfall” sales process and an agile process: Agile sales management explained. So, how does agile management relate to sales? John Barrows, expert sales trainer and advocate. The rise of agile sales.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2019

According to the first-ever State of Sales Performance Survey , in partnership with Sales Hacker, Ambition, Gong, AA-ISP, Vidyard, and Factor 8, the key is modern sales performance management. Modern sales performance management is simply how the top sales organizations today are doing things.

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Openview

MAY 10, 2019

While there is no easy path to creating world-class training aligned to business needs, you can put Big Data to work for learners in ways that help uncover an individual’s skill gaps and make it easy to address them using prescribed enablement. Step 3: Gather Your Data. Step 4: Putting Big Data Work.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2023

Fast forward to today, and many sales professionals are wondering if the workforce is prime for another shift — but this time, back to the office. To find some answers, we surveyed 100+ sales professionals to uncover whether they're returning to the office or not. Let's dive in.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2022

A Data-Backed History of Summer Slumps. To find out, HubSpot surveyed 100,000+ customers around the globe and compared their summer results to pre-pandemic benchmarks. The data is clear — businesses experienced more deal closings, but less traffic last summer than in pre-pandemic years. Back To You.

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Nutshell

MARCH 7, 2023

Table of Contents What are KPIs in sales? Why should sales managers track KPIs? How to track and report on KPIs KPIs for Sales Managers What are KPIs in sales? Examples of sales KPIs include customer lifetime value, conversion rate, and number of new leads. Why should sales managers track KPIs?

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The results from Sales Mastery sales executive survey showed that 1/3 of executives surveyed, said that “ sub-optimal sales manager coaching” is one of their top 3 barriers to achieving their objectives in 2018. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. There is no silver bullet in sales.

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Furthermore, while data is crucial, it’s quality over quantity. CEOs should focus on insightful data interpretation, emphasizing process-oriented coaching, adept tech use, and consistent training. Interestingly, the survey suggests a direct link: the stronger the processes and relationships, the better the sales performance.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

For outbound lead management, BDRs primarily use email and social media. As 6sense data indicates , BDRs are also multithreading. Increasing Visibility at the Right Time Your BDRs need data and content to share with prospects as they continue their outreach. To some extent, managers agree.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2018

KPIs for Sales Managers. Sales Volume by Location. Sales managers -- and particularly field sales managers -- can often feel like they are trapped in a fog. Share this data with your team so they can see how they stack up against other reps. New Leads/Opportunities. Client Acquisition Rates.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And this dynamic has merely accelerated a long-term trend of B2B companies shifting their sales capacity from field-based to virtual models. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person. Respondents reported that half of sales interactions already took place virtually, not in person, even before the pandemic.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

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Highspot

MARCH 12, 2024

The question only becomes more complex when you look at the data. The business case for a dedicated enablement function is powerful: 92% of companies acknowledge that the enablement function improves sales performance and, as a result, enablement budgets will increase 50% by 2027. There are typically two tiers to this.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For marketing, digital transformation has always been about data. Data has been the essential raw material used to identify market segments, market size, audience, buyer preferences, message content, contact qualification and all the other metrics and values required to market a product. Where Does Marketing Get Its Data Today?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance, we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape.

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Allego

MARCH 28, 2019

In a recent post , we examined several disconnects between sales managers and reps regarding the quality and impact of managers’ coaching. Our recent survey of nearly 300 managers and salespeople revealed that significant numbers of managers and reps were on ‘different pages when it comes to coaching content.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

I was just reading their newly released 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report. The very first set of data, in a packed report, fascinated me. There are a few striking things in this data that cause me to reflect. This is total irresponsibility and cluelessness on the part of sales management. Performance Level 1.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

To be a game changing Sales Operations leader, you should be asking yourself the following: What is the market for our products/services? What data can we mine to generate insights about our customers? What qualitative field data should I capture to authenticate the story? How well do we know the buyer of our product/service?

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Guest Posts for Your Sales Management Guru. Ken: We have two posts today, first How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees and a BONUS Sales Compensation Survey to help you plan. How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees. BONUS Sales Compensation Survey. report at no cost.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2023

Medical or Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Educational Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent, Bachelor's degree Average Job Salary Medical sales representative: $75,348 Pharmaceutical sales manager: $91,224 Job Responsibilities Generate new leads and follow up on potential leads Conduct market and field research that may include tracking prescription (..)

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Ironically, the difference in poor performers and top performers in making plan is probably within the boundary of survey error, even if it isn’t the difference is only 2.1%. But, as one looks at the data, one can’t help being struck by the huge wastes built into selling. But then we drill deeper into the data.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2022

These figures — ones used to measure how active and engaged salespeople are day-to-day basis — are central to the success and direction of most sales orgs. In HubSpot's recent Sales Strategy Survey of over 1,000 salespeople, we asked real sales managers about the metrics they track to gauge their reps' activity and effectiveness.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When you consider the process, including interviews, questionnaires, and surveys, it can be a lot. This includes the C-suite , sales managers, and sales reps. It should include key decision makers, like managers, tech specialists, and other VIPs. A small sample size can result in skewed data.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by Peter Kazanjy, the founder of Atrium and Modern Sales Pros (the nation’s largest sales, operations and leadership peer-education community.) What does it mean to be a data-driven seller? How do you sell embracing technology to managers?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by Peter Kazanjy, the founder of Atrium and Modern Sales Pros (the nation’s largest sales, operations and leadership peer-education community.) What does it mean to be a data-driven seller? How do you sell embracing technology to managers?

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Data Top of Funnel Survey Funnel 40

The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This season on Improving Sales Performance , we’re analyzing the findings from our latest Media Sales Report. With data collected from surveys conducted in Q4 of last year, the responses from sales managers and salespeople alike will help us chart a solid path forward through the media sales landscape.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by Peter Kazanjy, the founder of Atrium and Modern Sales Pros (the nation’s largest sales, operations and leadership peer-education community.) What does it mean to be a data-driven seller? How do you sell embracing technology to managers?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2019

There is more to “Look Alike” customers than just corporate data – look for people with the same title as your buyers, spending habits, and most importantly competitors. Scott has over 20 years of Sales and Sales Management Experience. Second Step. To that point, you need a relevant message. About Scott Miller.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Their survey data is limited to 2,500 salespeople at 30 member companies. It was a survey! As recently as April of 2013, Objective Management Group''s (OMG) data on 650,000 salespeople overall, and 50,000 from the past 12 months showed that 91% of the companies did not have a formal, structured sales process in place.

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Mindtickle

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While 2024 is bound to have its fair share of challenges, many sales leaders have kicked off the new year feeling cautiously optimistic. How exactly will these sales leaders approach the year ahead? Recently, we surveyed more than 750 sales leaders to get a better idea of what’s happening in their world.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Consider the following: Top-down approach Hire team players Foster team building For sales organizations, culture begins with leadership. And it’s not just sales managers and BDRs. While it may be tempting to bring in sales superstars, consider the personalities and traits of new hires in addition to experience.

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