Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2021

They have to have a presence in various regions, and the managers tasked with making sure the sales efforts in those locations are carried out effectively are known as territory managers. The extent of a territory sales manager's influence leans heavily on the nature of their business, size of their teams, and structure of their sales orgs.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2014

You just got your new quota and it’s gone up. As soon as the new quota is approved- it’s time to get moving. The sales management team needs to have a clear understanding of the new quota. Sit down with your team and pay attention to these areas: Understanding the link between the company strategy and new quota.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 3, 2018

Sales Territory Plan. Assess Territory Quality. One of the essential pillars of a successful business is a robust and organized sales territory strategy. Studies show that effective territory management can increase overall sales, improve customer coverage, and reduce costs. What Is a Sales Territory?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

For others, “secret sauce” designates less a specific concoction, but instead an approach to the craft – a body of experience and intuition that shapes a chef’s strategy for every dish they cook. It comes from the way sales teams set up territories and quotas, measure their effectiveness, and adapt to changes.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 16, 2016

The Territory & Quota Management Revolution – New Incentive Compensation Platforms Blazing the Trails to Greater Efficiencies. This shift if critically important for three key reasons: Improved flexibility in defining and modeling of Territory and Channel structures. Territory Definition and Modeling.

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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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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Start your sales planning efforts with account segmentation to fill your territories with fruitful opportunities and increase your sellers’ ability to hit quotas. Consider new territory rules that reflect changes in the market (and your business). Related: Your Territory Model Is Hurting Attainment. Territory profiles .

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Xactly

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Stop Playing Quota Planning Roulette. Part of this includes quota planning. In today’s post, I’ll address what is arguably the most emotionally charged sales planning function— quota planning. Quota allocation elicits strong feelings for reps, managers, and executive leadership. The Price of Poor Quota Planning.

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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. They blow out their quotas and get pats on the back.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Rather than react to inbound leads or simply start at the top of a list and work my way down, I analyzed my territory before I began. My goal was never about just hitting quota, but rather to generate the most revenue possible from my territory. Because of that, I could identify the several hundred accounts within my territory.

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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

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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Alice Heiman

MAY 10, 2022

It’s not uncommon for company leaders to start a sales strategy with a big sales number. Having a sales goal is important, but a sales strategy doesn’t start with the number of sales you need to hit your goal. In fact, a sales strategy ends with hitting sales goals. In fact, a sales strategy ends with hitting sales goals.

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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 18, 2018

In order to manage your sales performance, you need effective sales territory mapping. Sales territory design must be a thoughtful process that involves data and a balancing act to ensure every sales rep has adequate sales potential within their territory. Use Data-driven Intelligence to Map Territories. Download Guide.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. One such strategy involves the use of Business Development Representatives (BDRs). Our recent webinar Turbocharging Business Development Strategies noted the importance of BDRs.

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Believe it or not, expanding within your existing customer base can yield better returns than braving new territories. Barry’s revealing Sales Performance Scorecard survey shows just 53% of reps hitting or surpassing their quotas, signifying a pressing need to revamp strategies.

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SBI Growth

JULY 14, 2013

Overall strategy, go-to-market model and product suite are essential. Territories : The field of play. Are territories designed to maximize growth balanced with efficiency? Are you holding back performance based on territory design and assignment? Is it synced with your strategy and driving desired behavior?

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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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Hubspot Sales

MAY 14, 2019

The Top Quota-Killing Mistakes. As salespeople become comfortable in their role and territory, they begin to develop strong relationships with certain customers. You probably don't have time for all of these, so pick two or three strategies to focus on. Q2 : 99% of quota. Q3 : 44% of quota. Q3 : 44% of quota.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 27, 2016

A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. The territory optimization and alignment element of salesforce effectiveness is vital for three reasons. Poor or excessive customer coverage if territories are too small, leading to missed revenue.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This is the second in a two-part series of Ten Success Factors for Better Quotas. Most organizations set quotas by looking backwards (The old, “Take last year’s goal and add 10% method).But Historic quota-setting may also create a “porpoise pattern,” where sales and quota attainment leap up and then dive in alternating years.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 29, 2018

It’s December 25th, 2018. You are sitting around the Christmas tree with your wife, two kids and black lab—Duffers. You hear the crackle of the fireplace as another log gets added to the fire. The kids are smiling from ear.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to CSO Insights’ 2018-2019 Sales Performance Study , only 54 percent of salespeople are making or exceeding quota. With organizations generally targeting a 70 percent quota attainment goal, this represents a major challenge to sales effectiveness. Organizations aren’t setting quotas effectively.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Your sellers may have separate territories, but they’ve got to work with others across the company.” Helen supports extending collaboration beyond the sales team, emphasizing its importance in engaging with other departments dedicated to growth, development, finance, and customer success. She states, “Selling is a team sport.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because, let’s face it, even in a perfect world, CRMs benefit company leadership more than the quota-carrying sales rep. . So, let’s dive into how Salesforce Sync helps enable sales reps by supporting the foundation of any sales process: Territory Management. ZoomInfo Salesforce Sync for Territory Management.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 24, 2012

How do you plan on selling your sales strategy recommendation to the CSO? Over the last month you, the Sales Operations leader, have been thick in the weeds identifying growth opportunities to support your upcoming sales strategy plan. Show historical (or projected) rep quota attainment. Bruce Gabrielle, Speaking PowerPoint.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 24, 2012

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

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SBI Growth

MAY 18, 2013

Here’s an example: Top Territory Todd: Todd has exceeded quota the past 5 years. His quota is approximately the same as everyone else. Yet he has 3x the average territory potential in his patch. His boss does not want to split his territory. But place him in an equal territory and watch him flounder.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2017

There’s nothing wrong or nefarious about this strategy. Sales calls, presentations, proposals, territory plans – every key sales rep activity and interaction is (ideally) captured in CRM so leaders can answer their most critical questions at a glance: Are my salespeople doing the right things? Are they tracking toward quota?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 8, 2013

You both know for cost reasons what the quota per salesperson needs to be. So you simply divide the revenue number by the average quota number. Below is a quota distribution chart. On the right side vertical axis are quota numbers expressed as dollars. For example, five sales reps attained between 40 and 49% of the quota.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the strategy of simultaneously setting learning and sales goals. Recognizing the need for extra training, they brought in experts for areas like social media, territory planning, and sales messaging. One of the best examples involves a company introducing new business development goals.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

They brought in a social media expert to train their salespeople in prospecting, a territory and account planning expert to enhance their managers’ skills, and a sales messaging expert to teach a new value proposition. They continued beyond just setting these goals and provided the necessary resources and support.

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A Sales Guy

JANUARY 21, 2013

As VP of Sales or Head of Sales, making quota is your job. Therefore, knowing whether or not your team is going to make quota as early as possible is critical. I know who is going to make quota this year and who isn’t. Their strategies and approaches are specific and measurable. Quota is missed most by this group.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

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.". Here’s the two step process to that Managers and Reps follow in the first month: Step One : Complete a Territory Account Plan. The January Two-Step.

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