Xactly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While organizations recognize its importance, most still conduct sales planning as an annual, static, and manual exercise – relying on guesswork not data intelligence. With AlignStar , we provide the industry-leading territory design and planning software. This isn’t an amount you want to leave to gut instinct or past behaviors.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 12, 2021

One of the things we have learned over the last 14 months is that shaping the right attitude and mindset for effective selling — without the traditional office setting — can be uncharted territory for many sales professionals on the grind. To fight that trend, take some time out of your sales efforts, and use it to increase your sales acumen.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 13, 2020

And that’s both a mental exercise and a physical exercise. . Because if you have the right perspective, things like territory changes, or a change in quota, or a change in role and how we sell—they’ll fall right off somebody’s back. . The Trend Toward Personalization. It’s not being inside.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Analyze the industry trends and speak with current customers. For example, the territory you’re assigned to or how much access you havedon’t have within your company can be out of your hands. In his book, Daniel Pink gives a great exercise to the public. 2) Stressor: Lack of autonomy. 2) Stressor: Lack of autonomy.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2017

If your prospect has already started thinking about the trend you mention, they’ll be impressed by your timing. Hi [prospect name], Thanks to [trend], [business area, strategic focus] will be a major focus in 2018 for companies of [prospect’s size] in [prospect’s space]. Why this works: This email is short, easy to read, and engaging.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

Reena Chadha, an Enterprise Territory Manager at HubSpot, says "I used to think of this as a time waster, but since I've changed the lens to a networking one, I take it more seriously.". This is a great way to run remote friendly enablement and training exercises. One of the fears of remote work is the feeling of isolation.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

To buck this trend and in recognition that there's typically only one name on the purchase order, I'm advocating the most counter-intuitive 'get past the gatekeeper' strategy of all time! CEB recently released research on the consensus sale and they state that "on average, 5.4 people are involved in today’s B2B purchase decisions."

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 31, 2013

At it’s worst, sales people view it as a “Big Brother Is Watching Exercise.” How Do I Increase My Win Rate: The pipeline shows aggregate trends in your win rates (and stage conversions). From a sales person’s perspective, they get no value from it, but managers need it to make sure the business in control.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 7, 2019

This is a useful exercise that’s rooted in your business’ current state. Increasing your revenue in your current territories with new and existing products. Increasing your revenue outside your territories with new and existing products. A sales strategy trend that’s worth a shot is storytelling.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 21, 2018

Look at analyst trend reports, prior year sales figures for your own business and your competition if available. Read their annual reports, understand the industry trends. Examples of uncontrollable factors include the sales territory you’re assigned to, how much access you get to internal resources or the flow of new leads.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

Junior reps started in inside sales, and as you moved up through the ranks you were given your own outside territory and sent out on face-to-face sales calls. Read blogs or go to industry events to learn about new trends. Back in the 1990s, inside sales was a stepping stone, not a career. Introductions were mostly done over the phone.

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Trinity Perspectives

MARCH 22, 2018

Think outside the box when compiling this information – analyst trend reports, prior year sales figures for your own business and your competition, if available. Read their annual reports, understand the industry trends, don’t just leave your success to chance. Always remember a sales quota doesn’t exist in isolation.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 19, 2012

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. I turned to him and said, “We walked through this exercise because it helps you prioritize. Single ice cube) Alex says to me: “I am buried right now. Alex responded.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Whether you follow this list verbatim or use it as inspiration to build your own set of questions, use this exercise to determine if your team meets the criteria for successful prospecting. As a general rule, our salespeople think and act strategically as it relates to effective prospecting inside their territory or assigned account base.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Whether you follow this list verbatim or use it as inspiration to build your own set of questions, use this exercise to determine if your team meets the criteria for successful prospecting. As a general rule, our salespeople think and act strategically as it relates to effective prospecting inside their territory or assigned account base.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 10, 2013

Following the latest trends, whether music, appearance, tools. If you don’t take the time to plan and analyze your territory, pipeline, funnel, what you are trying to do to achieve your goals. If you aren’t keeping fit–exercising, eating well. The root of both these issues is “Are You Relevant?”

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Defining the role Sales Enablement plays in your organization is a multi-faceted exercise. How are technology trends shaping the future of sales and sales operations? Territory Optimization. You’ve heard the message loud and clear, and have decided to launch a formal sales enablement program at your company. Sales Enablement.

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