The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

New research from Gartner has revealed a startling truth– almost 90% of B2B sales reps are experiencing burnout ( source ). Although it’s no secret that sales is a high-stress job, uncertain market conditions have only amplified the pressure to perform. What is Sales Burnout and Why is it so Common? Let’s jump into it!

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 7, 2017

There are many functions powering modern sales teams, Sales Enablement, and Sales Operations are two examples. While Sales Enablement and Sales Operations may solve different problems in your organization, they need each other a lot more than you may realize. Sales Ops bookends Sales Enablement.

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Mindtickle

AUGUST 7, 2017

There are many functions powering modern sales teams, Sales Enablement, and Sales Operations are two examples. While Sales Enablement and Sales Operations may solve different problems in your organization, they need each other a lot more than you may realize. Sales Ops bookends Sales Enablement.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. Tags: Attitude , Coaching , execution , Guest Post , Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training. December 2007.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

It’s even more exciting when you’ve got a new or revamped product, or a slew of new features, and you need to develop and launch a brand new sales strategy that will take your product to the top spot it was made for. There are an unlimited number of angles from which you can attack a sales strategy. What is a sales strategy?

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 12, 2014

In the face of a rapidly shifting marketplace, companies - and sales teams - are having to change focus.fast. When considering how to get salespeople to sell into a new market, managers need to stress the potential value of the markets they want to expand into and provide incentives for territory development. . Planning is key.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

In many ways, managing multiple sales channels is like climbing that mountain—it looks easy until you really get into the process, and then the challenges and difficulties become all too apparent. This information will inform your decisions about future territory assignments. You Need Channel Management. Effective Channel Management.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 30, 2018

What would a 10 percent increase in annual sales mean to your organization? This is dollars left on the table due to ineffective processes for “defining, assigning, and managing territories, quotas, and incentives and compensation plans.”. Compensation plans need to evolve with organizational objectives and sales strategy.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Mike McNary , VP of Acquisition at Mimeo , a company that helps people print and deliver documents. Mimeo has been on a journey to reform and restructure its sales team, customer success, and employee experience in order to drive significant growth. What You’ll Learn. saleshacker.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Top 26 Sales Interview Questions and Answers. In this article, you’ll find the 26 most common sales job interview questions that will help you prepare for your upcoming interview. If you are shooting to impress your interviewer and get the position on the spot, these possible sales interview questions are your best bet!

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So you want to become a sales manager ? Making the leap from sales practitioner to sales manager doesn’t have as much to do with being a rockstar that boasts the highest close rate on your team—as it’s concerned with your ability to motivate, lead and elevate others to achieve more. Overseeing the organization’s sales training.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to research from CSO Insights, “organizations with successful sales enablement programs see 67% quota attainment, compared to only 42% for companies that admit their enablement programs fall short of expectations”. This points us to two potential takeaways: There’s a problem with how sales training is done today.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to research from CSO Insights, “organizations with successful sales enablement programs see 67% quota attainment, compared to only 42% for companies that admit their enablement programs fall short of expectations”. This points us to two potential takeaways: There’s a problem with how sales training is done today.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Sales Outsourcing Guide With 6 Dos & Donts for Choosing the Right Outsourced Sales Professionals. There are many ways that a sales leader or organization can gain scale, accelerate revenue, drive cost savings and augment their outsource sales team. Will your outsource sales team really affect the top and bottom line?

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The Bridge Group

MARCH 9, 2018

By way of orientation, their average deal is six figures and the sales cycles run 6–8 months. This included the heads field sales, marketing, sales operations, and sales development. Questions included: what departments are key to our sale? This is a Sales Qualified Appointment (SQA). Zignal Labs, Inc.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2019

Are you in sales and looking to get promoted into management? Now, look at his advice: To become a sales manager, you essentially need to become an extension of your HR team — something every employee can do to make a positive impact on the organization. Keep reading to get: Stories from 6 new sales managers.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2019

In the film, Alec Baldwin's straight-talking sales manager arrives at a small business to motivate the sales team. For sales managers, "Glengarry Glen Ross" is a cautionary tale. Here's everything you need to know about setting successful sales quotas. Sales Quota. Are sales quotas and sales goals the same thing?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2021

More salespeople equals more sales, right? Scaling your sales team is crucial to growing a healthy business. Take a strategic approach to scaling your sales team, and make smart hiring decisions that will benefit your organization for years to come. Check out these 12 mistakes to avoid when scaling your sales organization.

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Bigtincan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Sales enablement is the process of making sales teams able to efficiently move customers through the sales process to the point where the customer can make a buying decision. This is, fundamentally, a technology and software question: What software is being used to share content with the sales team? Request a demo today.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

This is where a Sales QBR or ‘Quarterly Business Review’ comes into play. What is a Sales QBR? A QBR is an executive business review of the previous quarter’s sales and a strategic planning session to build playbooks and forecasts for the upcoming quarter. Related: How to Prepare for a Sales Development QBR. isn’t ad-hoc.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It’s a great addition to your sales skills , pave the way for closing more business, and become a top-performing sales rep. What is cold canvassing in sales? However you also engage them in your sales process and open opportunities for selling down the road. Let’s begin with the basics. Establish rapport. More revenue.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This blog is the first in a series on sales planning fundamentals being written by Xactly Chief Sales Officer Marc Gemassmer. Marc has over 20 years of experience managing and leading global sales organizations at enterprise organizations, including Xactly, Cisco, and OpenDNS, which was acquired by Cisco for $635 million.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Sales operations teams were once the unsung heroes of the sales organization. A recent Salesforce report found that 82% of sales professionals feel “sales ops plays a critical role in growing the business.” Furthermore, 82% feel sales ops is becoming more strategic. What is sales operations (Sales Ops)?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Your organization needs an effective sales hiring strategy to survive. The average annual turnover for sales teams is around 27% , meaning that if you have 10 reps, you could lose three of them within the year. The only way to maintain — and, ideally, to increase — sales performance is to hire often and well.

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Nudge.ai

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Going into the New Year as a B2B sales professional, you’ll likely have some software subscriptions coming up for renewal, so we wanted to prepare you for those decisions. Base: Next-generation CRM software for leading B2B sales teams. Close.io: The inside sales CRM of choice for B2B startups and SMBs. Enjoy the list!

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

An integral piece in your sales performance management process is developing a compensation plan that is data-based and results-driven. In order to create a plan that delivers at every level, you need to make sure your sales and finance teams are united and provided the tools they need. View Webinar.

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Xactly

AUGUST 29, 2018

When Xactly was founded more than 13 years ago , the company had a simple vision to democratize incentive compensation management and put powerful calculation tools in the hands of every company. To say this wreaked havoc on sales morale and finance numbers would be a massive understatement.

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