SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

We thought a Q & A blog would add value to quota-carrying sales reps. With 20 years of experience, including Business Development, IT, Consulting, and Marketing, he’s a great source of business knowledge. A big RFP was launched for 35,000 licenses of a recording solution that would cover half of the rep’s quota (!)

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John Barrows

MARCH 4, 2020

Gaetano Di Nardi joins us on the podcast this week to talk about how SDRs can use marketing tactics and strategies to set themselves aside from the rest of the field, and crush quota. But a big data point that always comes out of those studies is SDRs who talk too much tend to lose the deal. It just doesn’t happen.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

The study showed a broad range of attrition within specific companies in various industries. This suggests that many workers are keenly aware of and capitalizing upon their newfound power in today’s candidate-driven labor market. Data via MIT Sloan Of course, not all companies are the same.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 13, 2019

How To Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: When we take the time to study varying business models, we gain knowledge for increasing our odds for success. It is also wise to keep an eye on trade policies and how they affect the markets. My Story: Study of Varying Business Models . Your Story: Study Varying Business Models .

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Imagine your company without sales quotas. According to an informal poll we took of sales reps, managers, and leaders, most sales professionals like quotas. In fact, less than 7% of the participants said they would eliminate quotas. In fact, less than 7% of the participants said they would eliminate quotas.

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Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2024

These platforms offer a centralized and accessible hub for hands-on practice, role play simulations, and on-demand learning resources to ensure sales teams stay ahead of the curve and meet the demands of the ever-changing market. Sales reps can curate content like webinars and case studies to showcase expertise.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 27, 2014

One of Objective Management Group’s (OMG) partners, Market Sense, in Austin, Texas, had an opportunity to work with 15 MBA students that had never sold. Over a 3-day period, they had to go door-to-door in the same market and sell an overpriced luxury item. 1 team had the strongest overall Desire and Commitment.

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CommercialTribe

MARCH 25, 2021

Picture this: Mike is a tenured sales rep who has been exceeding his quota year after year. His sales manager Jennifer is happy with Mike’s achievements and relies on him to take on higher quotas. Jennifer hopes that Laura will make her quota, but if she doesn’t, it won’t have a huge impact on whether Jennifer makes her quota.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

An organization can deploy every tool on the market, but unless they coach their sellers to engage with those tools, a robust technology stack won’t drive sales. in win rates than a less formal approach, according to the 5th Annual Sales Enablement Study. Managers should take the lead on driving adoption, but only 26.7%

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 4, 2021

Sales managers can take heart in a Sales Management Association study that shows effective sales coaching leads to an increase of up to 23% in rep performance. However, the same study reveals that 76% of sales managers spend too little time coaching. make coaching less of a priority.

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OutboundView

JANUARY 19, 2024

When they’re not, it’s a major pain point felt by AEs, marketing, all the way up to the executive team. Over-Reliance on Traditional Sales Approaches Many SDR teams lean heavily on conventional methods like cold calling and mass emailing, which may not always be effective, especially in a saturated market.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 31, 2020

It consists of around 690 million users , with more and more organizations using LinkedIn marketing to network, connect, and sell every day. LinkedIn is playing a revolutionary role in B2B marketing. Studies show that 94% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn to distribute their content.

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CommercialTribe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Across a 2 month study, we asked sales leadership who’s ultimately responsible for the productivity of individual reps — and it wasn’t surprising to hear that the buck stops with sales managers. For this study we primarily spoke to Mid-Market (500-2000 employees) and Enterprise (>2000 employees) – 80% of participants.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 2, 2018

That’s why I resonated with this post: “ New Research Unveils 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Sales ” by Lynne Zaledonis, VP at SalesCloud, Product Marketing at Salesforce. SalesCloud’s research proves that sales reps are overloaded, and that only 57 percent will make quota this year. For more on the study, check out Zaledonis’s post.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

of BDR professionals received a quota increase, reports 6sense research. Unfortunately, the 6sense study has uncovered a pattern of declining support for BDRs. In facing a wide-open market, they may not be sure how to start. For business development (BDR) reps, the pressure to maximize productivity never lets up. In 2024, 39.3%

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Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Say hello to beating your sales quota in 2019 with this expert advice from Christine Telyan, CEO of global tech company UENI. According to one US Bank study, 82% of all business failures are due to cash flow mismanagement. Not to mention how you’re going to drum them up to beat your sales quota. Focus on ROI.

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Bernadette McClelland

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It would mean I’d shift the way I went to market as well as iterate my message. So, I did some research and gave some thought to the numbers: Consider the following: The Rain Group shared their studies on what buyers want most from sellers, yet are surprisingly, not receiving. It’s easier! You FEEL different.

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Pointclear

JUNE 5, 2017

I recently chatted with Jonathan Farrington of Top Sales world about the transition from finger pointing to collaboration between sales and marketing. The status quo--where marketing complains about sales not following up on their leads and sales says the leads are no good--is not the place to be. You can listen to the webinar here.

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HeavyHitter Sales

APRIL 7, 2013

In almost every interview, salespeople also lamented the lack of leads being generated by their marketing department as well. Nearly every market today has matured to the point where there is very little difference between the features, functions, and specifications of the competitive products. Product Commoditization. Other Steve W.

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SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Top Sales World just held their annual ceremony for the Top Sales and Marketing Awards. It’s truly an exciting time for those in the marketing and sales profession. And Jonathan and Gerhart’s Top Sales and Marketing Awards ceremony is a good place to start. Most organizations live and die by quota.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 31, 2021

Studies show that when people can see and hear you, you become more memorable. You can include the video when forwarding a generic invite from marketing, and say, ”Hey, here’s why this would be valuable to you based on what we talked about.”. If you can create suspense like the video below does, you have a guaranteed response.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

According to a study conducted by cognitive scientist Art Kohn, humans forget approximately 50% of new information they encounter within an hour and an average of 70% within a day. Sales coaching is defined as a process designed so every rep is supported and equipped to effectively reach their personal and team quota and goals.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

You can’t depend on your marketing department to generate real leads. Do you really think marketing can qualify your leads? If so, you can forget about exceeding quota in 2014. You can probably guess what the vice president of sales told his team: Just ignore all leads from marketing, because they suck.

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SBI

JULY 16, 2013

Most organizations live and die by quota. Quotas are derived from financial projections which are created and necessary for companies to operate. We rely on quotas as a method for measuring sales rep performance. In many ways, it’s easy to understand why we focus so intently on quota. Remaining quota is y.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 10, 2024

We see this everyday in our sales and marketing organizations. Marketing even plays a role, they are meeting their goals of a certain number of case studies, product brochures, and references. Each is doing their job, yet the organization is failing to reach it’s goals, yet roughly 40% are making their quotas.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Product marketing roadmaps aren’t a staple in most B2B organizations, but there are a host of reasons they should be. The biggest reason metaphorically speaking, is they willingly “fence the salesforce” into your most lucrative markets and give them a shorter path to meeting sales quotas and revenue goals.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

We recently surveyed hundreds of marketing leaders in small to medium size businesses. In our research, we found that marketers are feeling the growing pressure to prove their marketing spend is generating results. And in a growing number of cases, CEOs have given their marketing leader a “new business” quota.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

According to a study by Cascade Insights , more than 75% of sales leaders agree their planning efforts are problematic — and 90% of sales ops leaders confessed on LinkedIn they need to do sales planning faster and more frequently. Consider new territory rules that reflect changes in the market (and your business). Try This Instead.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Hitting your sales targets early in the year is vital as Q2 fast approaches and applies to each monthly quota. Create the R ight C ontent for Y our A udience About 37% of experienced B2B marketers produce compelling sales content for their target audience.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

In today’s crowded and highly competitive sales environment, your reps need all the insight they can get if they’re going to close sales, meet quota and grow the business. Information like this will tell you a lot about how to streamline your sales and marketing efforts as well as which companies have the greatest likelihood to buy. .

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Women Sales Pros

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Years ago when I decided to pursue a career in marketing, I was driven by the concept of motivation and persuasion. Why, why, why… I was determined to find out, so I studied marketing plans, demographics, customer segmentation versus mass marketing, and sales processes. Why do people do what they do?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

Instead of spending weeks attempting to understand how many more sales an associate needs to meet his or her quota, advanced technology can deconstruct the process to deliver clear goals and real-time updates, as well as implement incentive programs. This is where technology comes in. Uncovering Data Insights. Integrating Transparency.

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Showpad

MAY 1, 2020

Identifying what drives return on investment is just as crucial as increasing it for product marketing leaders. In this way, product marketing plays a key role in sales enablement – the act of empowering customer-facing teams with the content, tools, knowledge, skills and coaching required to optimize buyer interactions.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Respondents to our 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study noted that organizational misalignment as one of the top three challenges derailing sales leaders. Alignment Between Sales Operations and Marketing. Without sales-marketing alignment, departments may not agree on how to define a lead or how to nurture those leads.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

FastSpring reviewed 30 randomly selected businesses serving B2C and B2B markets across the globe and found a noticeable increase in Q4 sales. If you decide you want to hit 110%, 120%, or 150% of your quota, commit to doing the necessary activities to reach that number. Let’s take a look at what contributes to Q4 sales. Set a goal.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 12, 2013

Add to that many studies peg the amount of active selling time for B2B reps from a low of 15% to somewhere just under 50%. Often they make quota for reasons other than sales ability, market conditions, weak or easy quotas, and more. Consider that in North America, there is an average 1,760 hours of active sales time.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

These 30 findings from our extensive study tell salespeople exactly what to do to change this dynamic, and how to win back the respect and partnership the B2B sales-buyer relationship needs to be mutually successful. This objective study pulls from statistics as well as human psychology, as represented by 230 B2B buyers in a 76-part survey.

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