Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan It's rare when a company isn't using something for CRM, even if it's an old version of ACT. The CRM application of choice is completely useless to management unless the entire sales force is using it as intended. Margins are shrinking; sales cycles are taking longer.

CRM 233

CRM LandSlide Margin Cold Calling 233

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 23, 2022

Having powerful software is an undeniably critical component of any strong sales strategy. But it can be difficult to know which tools are worth the investment — and which aren't. Fortunately, we did some digging to determine which areas of the sales cycle leaders are investing in most heavily for 2022 and beyond.

Data 86

Data Lead Rank Hubspot Top of Funnel 86

The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Win The Sale Without Compromising on Price. Stored in Attitude , Book Notice , Price , Proactive , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. All sales aren’t created equal. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. EDGE Sales Process.

Pipeline 212

Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 212

SBI

OCTOBER 17, 2017

There is often little margin for error when working and closing a deal. Unfortunately, it’s at the finish line where many sales opportunities stumble and fall, preventing the successful close of the deal. If your sales team is still trying to close deals with a paper-based sales process, then your business is moving too slow.

Face-to-face 139

Face-to-face Margin Closing Study 139

SBI

JUNE 21, 2018

As a Senior Director of Sales Consulting at Oracle, Tod and his team of Sales Engineers and Solution Consultants support the sales team in their division and are responsible for onsite and remote demos. He had a mandate to decrease costs to improve profitability by increasing margins. What did he do?

Account Based Marketing 139

Account Based Marketing B2B Oracle Sales Cycle 139

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Innovaxis Marketing, e-commerce for our B2B clients has risen from 5% to 15% or more of total sales. If a distributor sells below the manufacturer’s list price and is providing sufficient additional value to customers, they should not lose sales to a manufacturer. If they do, they have to look at their own service.

Outsourcing Services 156

Outsourcing Services Channels B2B Incentives 156

SBI

MARCH 27, 2019

Transforming Sales: Why Sales Organizations Need to Embrace Technology That Allows Them to Capitalize on the Explosion of Data. In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can transform sales in a significant way. This week I interview Doug Erickson , VP of Sales, Americas at Zilliant.

Data 76

Data Case Study Churn Margin 76

Mereo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Whether you believe these inflationary trends are transitory or longer lasting, as a business selling goods and services to other businesses you are likely to be raising prices to recover rising wage and supply costs and to try to maintain your margins. Sales teams often do not have a vast store of knowledge to communicate price increases.

Margin 45

Margin Customer Objections Face-to-face 45

SBI

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Transforming Sales: How to Make Your Way of Selling Into Your Competitive Advantage. In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can transform sales in a significant way. And have you made that strategy easy for your salespeople to learn, and for sales managers to coach? Or more tools.

Competition 99

Competition Hiring How To Sales Enablement 99

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

I love reading articles, books, and all things sales. But now, thanks to this immensely generous pundit, finding prospects and closing sales will be as easy as switching on the light. The best sellers I know take from all methodologies and piece them together in a way that enhances and expands their skills, opportunities and sales.

Margin 120

Margin Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring 120

Crunchbase

JANUARY 26, 2021

Every year in the sales industry brings new trends and processes for business leaders to consider. Over the last few decades, we’ve seen the rise of everything from e-commerce, to virtual reality sales. Channels in the sales playbook are evolving. The easiest option could be to simply add a new channel to your sales cycle.

Trends 98

Trends Social Media Discount Decision Maker 98

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

While tracking metrics is an important activity for all sales organizations, B2B sales teams face unique challenges. In B2B sales, the stakes are often much higher, and closing the deal can be a more involved process. That's why defining and tracking relevant metrics for your B2B sales organization is critical for success.

Lead Rank 98

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead B2B 98

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

An ROI Tool is used to economically justify solutions to prospects, an important element of today’s sales and marketing campaigns because of a condition called Frugalnomics , where buyers are more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before, and as a result, require proof of the bottom-line impact on most investments.

ROI 40

ROI Analysis Tools Sales Tools 40

Sales Result

AUGUST 17, 2017

The most effective prospect-facing collateral is the result of collaborative sales and marketing teams. While the marketing team is responsible for the development and design of sales collateral, it is marginally effective if it doesn’t incorporate the needs and goals of the sales team.

Collateral 45

Collateral Margin Sales Marketing 45

The Pipeline

MARCH 3, 2016

Which gets one to think about price and risk, and the ultimate risk in using price as a sales tool, as many do. Couple that with the propensity to associate risk with the unknown, in sales that would be any provider who is not the incumbent, and you begin to appreciate the challenge many sales people have.

Insurance 120

Insurance Insurance Margin Policies 120

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 20, 2012

This tool ( Download it free here ) is specifically designed to help you uncover customer wants and needs. The tool compliments almost any sales strategy. I’ll admit the sales aid seems simple enough at the first glance. It’s also incredibly powerful when placed in the hands of skillful sales reps.

Customer 282

Customer How To Margin Negotiation 282

Crunchbase

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Sales make the business world go ’round, but data is the gravity that holds everything together to be cohesive and coherent. A good sales analyst will be able to create accurate forecasts within a 2 percent margin of error. When in sales, predictability is the word that will grant you the hyper-growth you are looking for.

Data 122

Data Churn Hiring Forecasting 122

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The Best Mobile Sales Apps for Salespeople. HubSpot Sales. Close the Sale. Mind Tools. With this in mind, mobile access to sales systems aren't just a nice to have -- they're a necessity. Best Mobile Apps for Sales Reps. Wondering how much the margin will be on a proposed deal? 6) HubSpot Sales.

CamCard 145

CamCard Hubspot Microsoft Ideal Customer Profile 145

Pipeline

MAY 30, 2023

What makes sales teams win more deals? Turns out that sales enablement plays a key role in results. Sales enablement gives your sales reps the leadership, support, technology, content, and processes they need to close more deals consistently. It’s also how you turn 50% of your average performers into elite sales reps.

Sales Enablement 52

Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead 52

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 28, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

Hiring 136

Hiring Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Margin 136

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The most often used metrics include: · Total Investments – the total cost of the planned project, including initial capital and labor costs, on-going management and support, evolution and eventually retirement costs · Total Benefits – the total savings, cost avoidance, incremental margin and other tangible (quantifiable) business benefits over the (..)

ROI 40

ROI Tools Sales Tools Margin 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Benefits are calculated across as many dimensions as needed, but are usually grouped into a few different benefit categories: · Cost avoidance – avoiding the need to purchase certain goods or services as a result of implementing the proposed solution · Cost savings – the ability to reduce current expenditures on goods or services · Productivity improvements (..)

Benefit 40

Benefit ROI Sales Tools Margin 40

SBI

MARCH 28, 2018

The best sales and sales operations leaders know the business can change quickly, and to be successful they need to be able to make course-corrections along the way by adopting a continuous forecast methodology. According to AMR Research, even a 3% increase in forecast accuracy increases profit margin by 2%.

Forecasting 139

Forecasting Analytics Sales Forecasts Margin 139

Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to The LinkedIn State of Sales report, trust is one of the key factors in closing a deal. In this guide, we’re going to cover how and why being perceived as authentic and trustworthy leads to more sales, as well as how you can build your sales skills so that clients view you as genuine and trust you with their business.

Prospecting 71

Prospecting Loyalty Social Media CRM 71

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 15, 2011

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

Hiring 174

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics 174

Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

There are many tools on the market that promise to boost your sales team’s performance. They offer a variety of approaches to “helping” Sales do a better job. In fact, the whole notion of sales performance management software has a long and not always positive history. You need to organize a Selling Sales Campaign.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Hiring Proposal Sales Qualified Lead 48

Cincom Smart Selling

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

There are many tools on the market that promise to boost your sales team’s performance. They offer a variety of approaches to “helping” Sales do a better job. In fact, the whole notion of sales performance management software has a long and not always positive history. You need to organize a Selling Sales Campaign.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Hiring Proposal Sales Qualified Lead 48

Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to The LinkedIn State of Sales report, trust is one of the key factors in closing a deal. In this guide, we’re going to cover how and why being perceived as authentic and trustworthy leads to more sales, as well as how you can build your sales skills so that clients view you as genuine and trust you with their business.

Prospecting 62

Prospecting Loyalty Social Media CRM 62

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is a common sales challenge for companies. Transferring the knowledge and experience from senior leaders so the sales team can close at the highest possible rate is a riddle that needs to be solved. In this article, we will discuss how junior sales reps can sell like their CEO. They often share a great founder’s story.

Hiring 62

Hiring Enterprise Enterprise Scale 62

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

Hiring 168

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 168

Openview

MAY 3, 2018

On the flip side, a Glassdoor survey reported that “only 19% of sales reps have no immediate plans to leave their companies. There’s a lot to be said for sending your sales team out into the field with the best tools possible. Sales Coaching. When you consider the average employer spends 3.7 – 5.5

Hiring 71

Hiring Report Margin Banking 71

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Having the right people at the helm and in every support position on your sales team leads to great wins. In addition to basic HR items, members of the sales team need to be trained on company products and services, sales processes, as well as marketing and sales tools to name a few. System Five: Forecasting.

System 45

System Sales Enablement Hiring Top of Funnel 45

SBI

MARCH 4, 2015

You’re proud of your Sales Enablement capability and programs but you’re smart enough to know it’s not a trophy to place on your shelf and admire; right? Because of its very nature, Sales Enablement should not be seen as static, nor should it be considered merely a set of KPIs. by Rebecca Bell Ellis. Here’s how! How do you do that?

Sales Enablement 50

Sales Enablement InsideView Engineering How To 50

Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

Building a new sales strategy in the face of a recovering economy is even more exciting when you’ve got a new or revamped product or a slew of new features to give to your customers. You have the product in hand, but without a high-quality sales strategy, it won’t attain the success it was made for. What is a sales strategy?

Top of Funnel 113

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Strategy Buyer Persona 113

The ROI Guy

MARCH 11, 2014

As a result of today’s more empowered buyer: SiriusDecisions reports that up to 67% of decision-makers already have a “clear picture” of the solution they want before Sales Reps are engaged. By a large margin, Financial Justification / ROI content was perceived as the most valuable in driving decisions.

Decision Maker 76

Decision Maker ROI Scale Case Study 76

Klozers

JUNE 5, 2014

Sales Methodologies can make or break your business , as they not only impact the way you sell, they have a direct impact on many other important factors in your business. Check out the table below on Sales Methodology for some ideas on how the main four differ. .

Sales Methodology 44

Sales Methodology Margin Social Media Cold Calling 44

Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

The SaaS industry has different selling techniques , key metrics , and sales process activities compared to the ones you’d encouter while selling a tangible physical product or a more traditional service like a marketing consultation package. By the end, you should have a clear roadmap for reaching your or your company’s sales goals.

Paid Content 127

Paid Content Lead Rank Commission Lead Scoring 127