Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 12, 2017

Until now, I have talked only about sales process scorecards used to further qualify opportunities and predict the chances of winning the business. Account/Territory management - to score accounts so that you can objectively determine the accounts on which your salespeope and/or account managers should be spending most of their time.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The value of sales territories isn’t lost on most sales leaders (and if it is, we’ll clarify that shortly). The problem is making your sales territory planning fair without swallowing up your time. . What is sales territory mapping, and why is it important? What is sales territory mapping, and why is it important?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Where I have seen some of the greatest amount of pain is around territory design. So let's walk through my framework on how to optimize inside sales territories. 4 Lenses to Optimize for Inside Sales Territories. Identify Market Opportunity. What percent of leads convert into opportunities for each territory?

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Territories Inside Sales Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 257

Sales 2.0

MAY 1, 2023

Disrupting the traditional sales model Scott sees AI disrupting some traditional sales models like geographic territories. The key problem with the “best of breed” approach is integrating all the tools, so they communicate to each other. However, it’s the non-tech companies that may have the biggest opportunity here.

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Force Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

Many sales organizations struggle with building consistent, qualified pipeline because their sales teams are spending too much time “working around the opportunities.” The key to driving qualified pipeline is focusing your team on the territory, not the opportunities.

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Zoominfo

MAY 11, 2020

But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. What is a Sales Territory Plan? A sales territory refers to a geographical location that is assigned to a specific sales rep or sales team, for the purpose of targeting prospects within that area. Why is Sales Territory Planning Important?

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SBI Growth

MARCH 16, 2022

As commercial leaders are being pushed to grow at unprecedented rates, recent SBI research suggests that 57% of their highest-performing sellers are pursuing other opportunities.

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Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. See if your sales territories have room for improvement.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

In reality, sales professionals and managers need to have access to the best available sales planning tools to help them boost sales productivity and close more and bigger deals. Sales Productivity Tools. The HubSpot Sales Platform gives sales professionals the tools they need to sell more deals faster in one integrated suite.

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SBI

JANUARY 31, 2020

TechTarget Priority Engine Email Alerts Help Sales Teams Take Immediate Action on the Best Opportunities in Their Territory. According to recent research , companies that target active prospects with timely, relevant outreach can generate twice as many opportunities. ndrew Gilman, Head of Marketing, NWN Corporation.

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Xactly

AUGUST 2, 2018

The sales territory is a geographical area that is managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by sales potential, history, geography, or a combination of the above. The objective is to make sure sales territories are balanced to help increase revenues. . Take Assessment.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything. Following the recent acquisition of TerrAlign by MapAnything, I asked MapAnything CEO John Stewart to explain the relationship between map-based geo-productivity and territory optimization. So, I asked John to tell me more.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Sales Conversation is where the action is Applying AI to analyzing sales conversations is the highest ROI opportunity for companies, Paul says. “To Key account management is another great area for AI A second opportunity for AI is in key account management (and upselling.) Paul agrees that some companies have too many sales tools.

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Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2022

Engage The new Gmail plug-in for Engage, ZoomInfo’s sales automation tool , allows you to access Engage’s email templates and variables directly from your Gmail inbox, as well as track Gmail activity in Engage and other connected CRMs. Let’s walk through the new features and integrations that can help you hit your number.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 1, 2013

What additional resources should be pulled in for this opportunity? Is there significant un-tapped opportunity? Examples include optimized territory structures and off-loading non-essential tasks. Revenue, margin % and $’s, Opportunity $’s, Time Spent, Strategic Fit, etc. Assign a weighting to each variable.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation.

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Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Your sales territories are geographical areas managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by several factors, but most commonly, territories are mapped based on sales potential, sales history, geography, or a combination of factors. Download Guide. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation.

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InsightSquared

MARCH 18, 2020

However, this is uncharted territory for many, and can be difficult to adapt to. The following are four free tools that integrate directly into your Salesforce* function and bring both stability and predictability to your sales process. All tools are available via the Salesforce AppExchange except Champ! Pipeline History.

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Apptivo

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Smart devices have become one of the key tools for viewing and managing data at all times from anywhere. Introduced Multiple Territories for Opportunities, Contacts, & Leads. Introduced Multiple Territories for Opportunities, Contacts, & Leads. to ensure optimum stability.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2014

Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity. See which tools we chose for: Contract Management and eSigning.

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Force Management

MAY 11, 2022

Support your sales managers and reps in developing a result-driven plan that focuses them on pursuing these high-value opportunities. Put a process in place that helps your salespeople repeatedly and consistently drive effective sales plans.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 5, 2023

The post-COVID landscape has reshaped the business world, thrusting sales leaders into uncharted territory. Willingness to Take Risks and Challenge the Status Quo : Bold sales leaders take calculated risks, challenge the status quo, and embrace change as an opportunity for growth.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 6, 2021

It would be unacceptable for them not to have territory plans, maximizing the growth within their territories. We invest millions in software tools to help do these things, we invest additional millions in training to do these things, we invest thousands of person hours in account and territory planning.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

With this mindset and the right tools, salespeople can become more efficient and effective with little to no additional effort. If you’re looking for growth hacking tools to help your sales team, check out these options. HubSpot CRM is an all-in-one tool that helps you organize, track, and nurture your leads and customers.

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Barry Trailer from Sales Mastery Advisors highlights a goldmine of opportunity: diving deep into repeat and referral sales. Believe it or not, expanding within your existing customer base can yield better returns than braving new territories. 30:16] Many sales teams do not fully utilize the tools provided. [31:46]

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Products like Apple Pay and Google Pay will certainly become more ubiquitous, which may give Apple and Google the opportunity to disrupt Visa and Mastercard," Wright says. Right now, ten countries and territories have launched CBDCs: Nigeria. Image Source. This is true. The Bahamas. Antigua and Barbuda. Montserrat. Saint Lucia.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The most common mistake is failing to look at the job opportunity through the eyes of the candidate. Begin today with the ideas and free tools offered in this post. Here’s what top producers have told us they look for: Territory with abundant opportunity. Take a look at each motivator: Abundant Territory Opportunity.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2021

Skill level of the sales rep is the most important thing; however, there are other variables like the type of lead—inbound versus outbound; the territory; existing client or new prospect; the marketing and/or branding of the company, etc., And you’ll get there if you’re creating more opportunities, and that means making more calls.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Sales reps can easily lose a successful sale if they don’t have the right tools or framework to work with. Sales intelligence encompasses data types and tools that give insights on prospective customers, target audiences, and buyer behavior. What is Market Intelligence?

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

They then leverage research tools and market insights to pinpoint promising opportunities. This is accomplished by uncovering additional opportunities and cross-selling/up-selling to existing clients. They can streamline the sales process and reduce the need for expensive lead generation tools or outsourcing services.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 13, 2023

But there are ways to tackle the challenge and turn it into an opportunity for learning and growth. Tools like People.ai , Gong , Xactly and Clari (a Sapphire Ventures portfolio company) can help teams with predictive forecasting and give granular insights into deal progression so they can make the most informed decisions.

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Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 16, 2020

But fear not: AI offers quite powerful opportunities for those sales organizations ready to invest in it. Sales Performance and Planning Another area where AI can assist is in sales performance and sales planning tasks like forecasting, territory management and compensation planning.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

To make your assessment easy, SBI has created a 10-point Compensation Inspection tool. This simple, free, downloadable tool reveals the vital signs of your plan. They roll out the draft plans in November, have a few meetings, adjust the territories and quotas, roll it out to the field and run off to the next challenge.".

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Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2022

But too often, tools are added without assessing their compatibility with existing tech. Sales and marketing misalignment Misalignment between sales and marketing creates missed opportunities and a poor customer experience littered with bottlenecks. Having a tool like this makes me more valuable,” Real says.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

One example was highlighted in a recent piece about pipelines , where sales people lie to themselves about the quality of individual opportunities, and by extension, they lie to themselves, their managers and companies about the state of the entire pipeline, and the ultimate revenue delivered.

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