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League Leaders: An Interview with Keith Barber

Closer's Coffee

Now it involves technology, talent assessments, hiring and developing, consulting sales performance, competency design, compensation design, and territory realignment. We have a really respected research department that focuses on benchmarking and defining what makes a sales organization best in class.

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The Monthly Rundown, Bonus Edition: January Venture Rounds for Black-founded and Co-founded U.S. Companies

Crunchbase

The company’s latest raise puts it squarely in unicorn territory. Industry: Analytics, Basketball, Software, Sports. Gig Wage says the capital will be used to support its sales and marketing, business development and product innovation. Calendly was the second most highly valued new U.S.-based Gro Intelligence. HQ: New York.

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The Ultimate Guide to Small Talk: Conversation Starters, Powerful Questions, & More

Hubspot Sales

Are there any new trends developing they’re interested in (like “post-internet art”)? You don’t want the conversation to devolve into a boring comparison of what you do -- which it quickly will unless you steer toward more interesting territory. Some people could talk about sports all day. Small talk topics. Their hobbies.

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10 Best Practices for Enterprise Sales Team Management

Xactly

Sales team management plays a big role in the success of an organization. As the bridge between executives and sales reps, managers communicate corporate goals with their teams and keep reps on track to hit their quota. It’s important for sales leaders to manage their teams effectively. It takes a multi-pronged approach.

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Performance Management Friday — Compliance Is Not The Point Of CRM Systems!

Partners in Excellence

There’s always a lot of discussion in the Sales 2.0, CRM is supposed to help sales people be more effective and more efficient. It’s supposed to help them better manage their opportunities, territories, and time. Sales people can make the compliance needle go up–simply by logging on and doing nothing.

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X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (CoreSite)

Xactly

Sales planning entails many important factors. From territory planning to sales team organization, to sales coaching and leadership strategies to sales compensation planning, each element helps to create a strong sales plan. Position: Sales Operations. Time in sales compensation: 5 years.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Coaching

Highspot

From delivering winning doses of inspiration to transforming rookies into all-stars, coaches are a key component of any winning team — and not just in sports. In the world of business-to-business sales, coaches are just as essential to ensuring reps have the skills they need to close deals with confidence. What Is Sales Coaching?