Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Smart sales managers rely on good data to make decisions about successes and failures in their territory. What was the ultimate ROI for the program? Measure what works best in your culture, in your competitive environment and in your territories. Matching Incentive to Your Corporate Culture. Track Incentive Results.

Incentives 168

Incentives Incentive Commission Territories 168

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Smart sales managers rely on good data to make decisions about successes and failures in their territory. What was the ultimate ROI for the program? Measure what works best in your culture, in your competitive environment and in your territories. Matching Incentive to Your Corporate Culture. Track Incentive Results.

Incentives 136

Incentives Incentive Commission Territories 136

InsideSales.com

MAY 13, 2021

of sales reps that operated as outside sales reps went from working in the Delta lounge to working in their home offices. Sales teams navigated unexpected changes to their processes and motions and are still learning how to adapt today. The true risk for sales leaders is believing they have it all figured out.

Outside Sales 99

Outside Sales Conference Inside Sales Territories 99

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

You’ve probably heard by now how intelligent lead routing — an automated system of processing leads — can help sales teams improve their speed to lead and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. That may look like actual sales numbers or a certain lead volume. This has immensely cut down our sales cycle time.”

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Software Software 130

Crunchbase

MAY 18, 2023

Sales teams are under immense pressure as businesses navigate economic uncertainty and mounting customer expectations. They must do more with less and move quickly to close deals at a time when the B2B sales cycle has slowed. A few years ago, sales teams could rely on inbound leads to meet their quotas. The result?

Sales Cycle 98

Sales Cycle Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 98

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. Demonstrate changing territory penetration rates. Bruce Gabrielle, Speaking PowerPoint.

Strategy 257

Strategy Google Analytics ROI Penetration 257

SBI

MAY 10, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? This week I interview Jon Kondo , Co-Founder & CEO of OpsPanda.

Forecasting 139

Forecasting Sales Forecasts Hiring Territories 139

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. In this guide, we’ll dig into the differences between sales and marketing plans, how to create your plan, and templates to get the ball rolling. What is a Sales and Marketing Plan?

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing 52

SBI Growth

AUGUST 6, 2012

Are your sales resources properly aligned with growth opportunity ? The Sales Leader is about to receive the 2013 Revenue Number. He will rely on you, the Head of Sales Operations, for sales strategy advice. Are you confident the sales team’s people, money and time are accurately allocated for the upcoming year?

Opportunity 316

Opportunity Strategy Banking Territories 316

Mindtickle

APRIL 10, 2024

When it comes to B2B sales, content is still king. According to the Demand Gen Report , more than half of B2B buyers rely on sales content to guide their purchase decisions more now than in the past. Instead, you must understand how sales reps and prospects are (or aren’t) using sales content.

Analytics 52

Analytics Top of Funnel Revenue Closing 52

SBI

MAY 7, 2014

You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Sales & Marketing Content. Sales Enablement. Territory & Account Planning. Value Selling & ROI.

Sales Tools 139

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 139

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

A pillar of success for any sales organization is an effective business development strategy. Of course, changes in the sales landscape and marketplace have a profound effect on your business development strategy. Of course, changes in the sales landscape and marketplace have a profound effect on your business development strategy.

Webinar Metrics 62

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy Analysis 62

MarketJoy

AUGUST 22, 2023

Sales Facilitation by MarketJoy is a game-changing approach to customer acquisition. Why your current efforts are not producing ROI In the rapidly evolving business landscape, companies are constantly grappling with the challenge of customer acquisition. However, this often leads to a fragmented and inefficient process.

Outsourcing Services 52

Outsourcing Services Customer Buyer Intent Intent Data 52

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

And while it may be easy to get a sales job with little experience, it is harder to convince an experienced buyer to give you the same break. They are rarely as desperate as a manager is to fill a vacancy in a territory. BTW, ROI, is not an impact, and impact is what leads to the ROI. Why Are You Calling?

Prospecting 215

Prospecting Skype ROI Face-to-face 215

SBI

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 WAYS YOUR SOLUTION CHANGES THE GAME FOR A SALES ORGANIZATION? This week I interview Lauren Mead , CMO of Timetrade.

SalesForce 139

SalesForce Lead Capture Sales Cycle Lead Rank 139

BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

Salespeople need to retain a lot of information and master the right sales skills to consistently hit their numbers. An effective sales readiness strategy is essential to their success. An effective sales readiness strategy is essential to their success. Essential Sales Skills Every Rep Should Have. Territory Management.

Social Media 62

Social Media Territories Face-to-face Negotiation 62

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They’re researching business products and services online, purchasing via websites as much as they can, and foregoing interactions with sales representatives whenever possible. Of course, the shift to digital sales tactics has been underway for years. What sales investments should you focus on in 2022? Sales engagement.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Forecasting 89

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Costs and ROI: Since we already had an ongoing BrightTalk subscription to host the webinars, we leveraged the platform by producing webinars weekly, at no additional cost to us. Still, virtual events were unchartered territory.

Webinar Metrics 177

Webinar Metrics Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Cancellation 177

InsideSales.com

MAY 13, 2021

of sales reps that operated as outside sales reps went from working in the Delta lounge to working in their home offices. Sales teams navigated unexpected changes to their processes and motions and are still learning how to adapt today. The true risk for sales leaders is believing they have it all figured out.

Outside Sales 52

Outside Sales InsideSales Conference Inside Sales 52

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 7, 2018

Navigating a pilot can be the difference between winning and losing in sales. A pilot project is a small-scale test designed to look at feasibility, cost, and the ROI of a product or service. As a sales leader, your team needs to know how to land pilots and turn your pilots into actual deals. Securing a Pilot. Be careful here.

ROI 81

ROI How To Scale Software 81

Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

ZoomInfo and Insent combine to deliver intelligent chat experiences enriched by deep company and professional insights We are at the dawn of a new era in B2B sales and marketing. Without the right tools, you simply can’t expect sales reps to know every detail about your prospects and customers.

Ideal Customer Profile 100

Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Scale Lead Rank 100

Pointclear

JULY 20, 2015

I was the marketing manager of a medical device company and we were near the end of the day’s sales meeting. Everybody wanted to get out, hit the lobby bar and trade stories about high prices, the lack of new products, how their new quotas were too high and their territories too small. The room grew quiet; the other hands dropped.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Territories 100

Xactly

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As a sales leadership team, there are plenty of questions we ask ourselves to improve sales performance analysis and management, including: Are we setting up our teams for success? Are we assigning effective territories? At Xactly, our sales team has grown. Improving Sales Performance Analysis with Xactly Insights.

Analysis 90

Analysis Data Incentives Incentive 90

InsideSales.com

JULY 24, 2020

While we rely on CRM software to build territories, track our funnel, and record deals, we do not rely on it to guide reps to the right prospects or the right activities. If you don’t have a Sales Engagement Platform (SEP) in place, run don’t walk. At this point, the ROI for SEPs is well documented. CRM is fine.

CRM 96

CRM Scale ROI Territories 96

Apptivo

MARCH 9, 2023

3 Ways sales automation can help your reps sell more! Bye-bye manual tasks, hello sales automation! Omar Periu said- “Sales success comes after you stretch yourself past your limits on a daily basis.” However, at times no matter how long one stretches, sales tasks eat up a lot of productive hours.

Sales Automation 64

Sales Automation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Campaigns 64

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Today’s post is the first of three directed to Sales Operations leaders. Resource allocation is critical to success for sales. The word has come down - sales costs need to remain flat next year. Sitting with the Regional Sales VP, the scowl returned to his face. The sales team on the street delivers the revenue.

Segment 288

Segment Customer Territories Penetration 288

Mindtickle

AUGUST 28, 2020

But as a SaaS-based company with high growth and high sales velocity, SecurityScorecard’s goals are one thing that hasn’t changed. Now more than ever, sales organizations need smart and practical engagement, which probably looks a little different than it did at the beginning of the year. Support sales with technology.

Sales Enablement 105

Sales Enablement Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Face-to-face 105

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

It listed information for all the prospects in my California territory including the company name, revenue figures, address, telephone number and — of course — the decision maker’s name and title. The training program, called "Professional Selling Skills," took a then-new consultative approach to sales. Here they are.

Sales Process 137

Sales Process Webinar Metrics Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead 137

SBI

MARCH 29, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Build data-driven sales territories.

Campaigns 66

Campaigns Pipeline Ideal Customer Profile Conversion 66

SBI

MARCH 15, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Derek Slayton , Global Leader & GM of Sales & Marketing Solutions of Dun & Bradstreet.

Hoovers 139

Hoovers Pipeline Data B2B 139

SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

“Freedom lies in being Bold” – Robert Frost Are you consistently bringing bold sales strategy ideas to the VP of Sales? To be a world class Sales Operations leader, pick up the pace. Quantifying the potential impact for their sales leader. Sales Operations Success = Insight + Execution.

Infusion 244

Infusion Data Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 244

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. When you understand the types of events that precede spending, you can look for them in the future. FinancialServices.

Company 156

Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Chorus.ai

MAY 8, 2020

That’s the beauty of sales engagement - orchestrating all of this.” if you’re trying to sell something, and you can’t prove extreme value - I’m talking 10x or 20x ROI - then it’s not worth it for them to make the change. Lars recommended that sales teams come prepared with an ROI calculator. You have to stay in there.

Outbound 62

Outbound ROI Follow-up Call-back 62

The ROI Guy

MAY 10, 2013

This week Alinean was in San Diego with 1,500 of the best marketers and sales execs to network, and hear SiriusDecisions present their latest research and best practice findings. However, if you are like most, your sales reps continue to struggle with articulating and quantifying the financial value your solutions can provide.

Buyer Persona 92

Buyer Persona ROI Travel Licensing 92

OpenSymmetry

MAY 23, 2016

How critical to sales success is the right SPM technology? Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions are a critical component of an organization’s core business, as it is the linkage between behavior and strategy. The answer is simple. The total market including all consulting and managed services is estimated to be worth $2.7bn.

Territories 40

Territories Vendor Incentives Incentive 40

SBI

MAY 6, 2014

You’ll need a new fuel source if you want to blast sales into the next stratosphere. 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.

Sales Tools 57

Sales Tools Tools Revenue InsideSales 57