Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Need to improve your sales team’s results? That’s the advice from a recent Harvard Business Review article that concluded, women are the future of B2B sales. If you are skeptical, ask yourself this: Which do you think is more likely to have a positive impact on your sales results next year — more women on your sales team or less?

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Hiring Travel Promotion Sales Leadership 118

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 23, 2020

Author: Dave Gerry Building a winning sales organization is no small task. More than ever, that scenario calls for strong leadership and effective communication. In general, the challenge of any merger or acquisition is ensuring that the companies coming together end up as a unified team of people all working toward the same goals.

Hiring 284

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Scale Compensation 284

Steven Rosen

MAY 5, 2022

Sales Manager Coaching. Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. What can you do?

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Coaching Sales Management Sales Coaching Account 177

Steven Rosen

MAY 5, 2022

Sales Manager Coaching. Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. What can you do?

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Coaching Sales Management Sales Coaching Account 156

The Sales Hunter

MARCH 7, 2014

SPS — Sales Prevention Syndrome — is the great killer of salespeople. Every time you meet with your boss, you say something like, “If only we had _, then I would be able to sell a lot more.” ” A desire to spend too much time preparing to make sales calls as an excuse to not actually have to call.

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Cold Calling Territories Consultative Selling Motivation 226

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.

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Forecasting Sales Forecasts Hiring Territories 139

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Here, we’ll explore the role of BDRs, the pros and cons, and best practices to utilize them effectively: The Role of BDRs Typically, BDR is an entry-level position in larger, more complex sales organizations.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 118

The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2012

We all know that referrals are a highly effective way to grow your leads and prospect base, (yes, there is more than cold calling, and more than referrals), but at times reps and sales organizations place unnecessary limitations on their ability to fully leverage referrals. Failing this, all too often money is left on the table.

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Referrals Lead Rank Lead Scoring Territories 324

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Sales is the most important function with any company, and the sales manager plays a critical role within it. That said… The importance of your sales manager cannot be understated. The sales force drives the company’s revenue and it’s the sales manager’s job to drive the sales force.

Promotion 70

Promotion Sales Management Sales Leadership Hiring 70

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Productivity , Sales Success , Territory Alignment , execution. By shrinking your territories, strategically where it make sense. logically shrink territories.

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Pipeline Territories Harvest Cold Calling 212

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The sales organization is into the final run for the year. How has Sales Operations done this year? Did you directly enable the sales organization to close more business? Did you help keep sales expenses in check? With focus, Sales Ops leaders can positively impact sales revenue and costs.

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Top of Funnel Territories Scale Segment 296

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As if the looming year end wasn’t pressure enough for a sales leader trying to meet sales quota, will the loss of top sales reps pile on? The HR Leader can take some concrete steps to stop the exit of sales reps and therefore the loss of revenue. Immediate Help for Sales.

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Sales Talent Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 288

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?

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Sales Cycle Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 98

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

No one knows what it’s like to work in sales better than those in the trenches of the day-to-day — salespeople trying to hit their numbers while battling the ups and downs of the job. If you’re thinking about a career in sales, you probably want to hear the cold, hard truths about sales and what it entails.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Real Estate 104

The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Talking Long-Term – Acting Short-Term – Sales eXchange – 109. Last week I wrote about the follies of having a shorter sales cycle , beyond the points highlighted, I think it raises another trend in sales these days. Free Resources.

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ACT Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring 244

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Sales Management Study 273

Sales Hacker

MARCH 7, 2022

Sales is not an easy topic for academics to teach. He has so much sales and management knowledge he could write a book on it — and, in fact, he’s written seven, including “Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World That Never Stops Changing.” Sales is cross-disciplinary.

Banking 86

Banking Face-to-face Revenue Territories 86

The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Seems some sales organizations are taking a page from other paraprofessional playbook, some effectively, others, maybe not. I have seen organizations who will hire a couple of “not ready for prime time” sales reps, because they can get two for the price of one fully qualified and proven sales rep.

Hiring 267

Hiring Licensing Health Care Sales Talent 267

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. Study after study has shown that sales manager coaching has a significant impact on performance.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Sales Management Study 261

Allego

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In episode 31, sales strategist Daniel Perry shares an insider’s look at the fast-paced world of private equity. Learn how he helps companies “sell quicker, sell for more, or sell for higher valuation” by enabling their sales organizations to increase productivity and accelerate revenue growth. How do you pay them?

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Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Google Territories 118

The Pipeline

AUGUST 21, 2013

I hope we can all agree that in sales, manager are better leading from the front than behind the desk. The major cause continues to be that managers come from the ranks of the best sales people on the team. They don’t rock the boat, they just sell, and as a result are an asset to revenue and team development and leadership.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sports Promotion 317

Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Building out a sales organization has historically been an incremental process: Scale in a linear fashion by hiring one salesperson at a time. However, relying solely on employing full-time sales workers may soon become a restrictive and potentially detrimental model. More than one-third of global sales involve salespeople.

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Trends Hiring Scale Compensation 105

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales Force (Mis)Alignment. Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution.

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Pipeline Hiring Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 223

Sales Hacker Training

JUNE 17, 2020

According to statistics from our sales professional user base here at RepVue , only 46.7% of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. And it’s even fewer in software sales organizations. 6 Key Fit Factors When Hiring for Sales. How does the candidate’s sales methodology align with the vision of sales leadership?

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Quota Hiring Cold Calling Sales Methodology 123

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A post for Sales and HR Leaders to find root causes of Sales Manager (SM) vacancies. The Sales Manager position is the fulcrum between sales leadership strategy and sales force execution. Teams without effective sales managers lack morale and discipline. Weak sales strategy. Poor territory.

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Hiring Positioning Sales Management Compensation 292

Alice Heiman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Setting an overall sales goal for a company is relatively easy. The leadership team decides how much growth is needed in real dollars as a percentage over last year’s sale. Will be new sales to existing clients? . Will be new sales to new clients? . What were our sales last year? . How much: .

Sales Goal 106

Sales Goal Top of Funnel Territories Funnel 106

A Sales Guy

MAY 7, 2013

You have a sales process in place, but the sales manager and sales people are using separate spread sheets with additional stages, because the current sales process doesn’t meet their needs. You’ve built a killer sales portal the sales team never seems to visit. They expect it will be GOOD.

Top of Funnel 128

Top of Funnel Sales Leadership Territories B2B 128

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Have You Read The Sales Book About? Sales eXchange – 121. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Home About The Pipeline.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Real Estate 253

Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 14, 2020

No matter what industry you are in , the game of sales has changed. As I always say, “Good selling is good selling,” but there are some changes we all need to make to continue to bring in new business and more business from existing customers. Most Important Job of the Sales Manager . Training the Coaches .

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Sales Coaching Coaching Quota Sports 167

Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 11, 2017

A number of salespeople consider competition in the world of selling as a setback or a situation that equals conflict and uncertainty. When they find themselves in a competitive sales situation some wouldn’t have a clue where to focus their attention or what steps they will take next. Traits seen in many sales leaders today, as well.

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Strategy How To Competition Energy 150

The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. Stored in Attitude , Awards , Business Acumen , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , execution. Sales Success , Tibor Shanto.

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Influencer Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel 222

The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Win The Sale Without Compromising on Price. Stored in Attitude , Book Notice , Price , Proactive , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. All sales aren’t created equal. EDGE Sales Process.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 212

The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Removing The Barrier From Sales – Sales eXchange – 107. Stored in Attitude , Listening , Proactive , Proactivity , Review , Sales eXchange , Success , execution. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. EDGE Sales Process.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Vendor 265

BrainShark

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even worse, these inefficiencies have been accepted by sales organizations as “the way we’ve always done it.” By identifying sources of waste and taking steps to plug the holes, sales teams can improve overall results. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what sales leaders do with inflated pipeline-to-quota ratios. Except for one.

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System Revenue Top of Funnel Quota 62

Vengreso

DECEMBER 2, 2020

A sales plan or sales strategy can be the difference between an organization merely surviving, or a company exceeding all sales objectives. With so many ups and downs this year, as well as company pivots and new long-term strategies, sales planning is more important than ever before for success.

Ideal Customer Profile 120

Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Hiring Segment 120

The Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Senior Personitis – Sales eXchange – 90. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales eXchange , execution. there is still a condition that plagues sales, causing grief and lost revenues to companies across the planet.

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Pipeline Twitter Hiring Territories 220

The Pipeline

JUNE 12, 2014

A great example in sales is the use of the word “Micromanagement”, a favourite among those looking to shirk some responsibility and/or accountability that comes with “Active Management”. Let’s use the example of a core metric important in driving sales, one of the simplest, proposal to closing ratio. sell better Tibor Shanto'

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Penetration Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Coaching 267