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Selling In A “Knowledge Based” Economy

Partners in Excellence

The average longevity of a sales person (voluntary and involuntary attrition) is less than 2 years–add to that, average ramp time to productivity is 7-10 months. The average longevity of a sales manager/executive is less than 19 months. Related Posts: All Revenue Is Not Created Equal!

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Onboarding In Sales: Training + Leadership

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mat Singer, Senior Director of Sales Operations and Excellence, Upland Software Sales teams are often one of the most expensive resources within a company, yet the average frontline sales manager spends only 9% of his or her time developing direct report sellers. . Leaders, Take Part!

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Sales Management, We Have a Problem

Pipeliner

The current level of sales management is failing companies. Average tenure of a sales leader has dropped from 26 months (bad) to 18 months (horrible). 80% plus want to meet with a sales person only after they have developed the need and a shortlist. of people say they trust very highly information from a sales person.

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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

Sales and Marketing Management

One major telecommunications provider in Scandinavia, for example, has migrated B2B sales to virtual channels, using marketing automation to create leads and installing an online self-service portal. Now the role might be aligned more to sales opportunities rather than specific accounts. .

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Misunderstanding Comp

Partners in Excellence

And, again, assuming we have designed our comp plans correctly, these additional comp payments are self funding with the additional revenue attainment. Too many managers tend to have a conflicting mindset when we look at goal setting and comp planning. This means they are hitting their revenue goals!

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What is Sales Enablement? Definitions and Best Practices

Pipeliner

Gartner You could continue writing about the different definitions of sales enablement and why there’s no globally accepted definition. Forrester For example, a company might use sales enablement to provide their sales team with personalized content and training that is tailored for each stage of the buyer’s journey.

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Best Practices for Driving Technology Adoption by Financial Advisors

Allego

As much as financial advisor tools have transformed the asset and wealth management industry, people remain the ultimate decision-makers. Sales Manager, Manage Thyself. Just as their teams need technology to support them in the field, managers need technical support in training their teams to do that. Learn More.