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Give Your Sales Territory Mapping the Direction It Needs

Gong.io

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? So everyone has the same sales potential. .

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Which Sales ADD Do You Suffer?

The Pipeline

Pretty much the common failings of many sales people. These are further accentuated when you have to do both hunting and farming in the same territory; in fact I think farmers hide it better, maybe that is why it seems more pronounced among hunters. What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto.

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Build a Bold, Data Infused Sales Strategy for 2013

SBI Growth

Typically the focus is on blocking and tackling: basic execution of a compensation plan, sales dashboards, sales crediting, and territory/customer assignments. What separates most organizations from those that are “World-Class” is the existence of bold insights that drive sales strategy. Must be a hot bed!

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Stop Asking About Past Quota Attainment in Sales Interviews

Sales Hacker Training

A highly successful sales professional, closing 3 deals for $250k per year, may struggle transitioning to hitting that same size quota via 40 deals with a much smaller AOV. The deal cadence, or pipeline velocity, needs to fit what the candidate is comfortable with. They will struggle as the first sales hire for your start-up.

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The Difference Between Inside and Outside Sales, Explained 

Crunchbase

There comes a time when every business needs to decide on its primary sales strategy, which usually means considering inside sales vs. outside sales, or settling on a blend between the two. It’s no shock that the sales industry landscape has changed considerably over the last couple of years. What is outside sales?

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The 3 Big Faults Sales Finds with HR

SBI Growth

What greater alignment is needed between Sales and Marketing? How should we structure for a multi-national/multi-cultural sales force? Do we even need an outside sales force? What impacts would dropping field sales have? What components of sales, if improved, will drive the greatest success? Call To Action.

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Your Sales Year is Coming to an End. Are you ready?

InsightSquared

So, as a sales leader or manager, what do you do? I’ve faced this challenge as a senior sales executive, sales enablement executive and outside sales enablement specialist. Closing out the last month of the year without a fully baked sales plan is a recipe for failure. Take the sales cycle into account.