HeavyHitter Sales

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled “TOP TEN SALES TRENDS FOR 2013.”.   What are the top business-to-business sales trends for 2013? Here’s my list based upon my experience of working with some of the world’s best sales organizations this past year.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. Despite these advances, few industry pros currently use predictive or prescriptive analytics for determining sales compensation plan effectiveness. Is change in the air?

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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.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In the past few years, three waves of change have rocked the sales industry: Sellers often play a smaller role in the buying cycle, as buyers wait later in the sales cycle to engage them. Sales organizations undergo constant change initiatives. Overloaded sales managers often struggle to find time for coaching.

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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. 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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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team. Luckily for her, that era is over.

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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.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Being the host of a podcast named #SellingWithSocial, you would not be surprised know that social sales trends are a top of radar issue for me. Rand is an expert at SEO and social media can speak directly to the things happening on the major social platforms that impact sales best-practices. Subscribe to Selling With Social.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But one thing sales and RevOps leaders all have in common is that they collectively struggle to set realistic, motivating sales quotas. If quota setting is critical to forecasting, goal setting, and sales capacity planning , how is it that so many organizations still miss the mark? In fact, with only 24.3%

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This blog addresses how sales reps can ensure their quota is realistic and attainable. Many sales reps are forced to accept a quota that is neither. Over 65% of Sales Goals are driven by Executive and Corporate expectations. If their projections are unrealistic, so are the sales reps’ quotas. Bottom-Up Quota Setting.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Off the Cuff Instant Interview Question: “What are some tips for doing practical market, territory and account planning?”. While those of us in sales are usually viewed as not the best of planners, my experience is that we welcome practical, streamlined planning that helps win business. A practical framework for sales planning.

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Tenbound

APRIL 19, 2024

by Kathleen Robida LinkedIn is always buzzing with tips and tricks for SDRs to book more meetings and for Sales to win more deals. However, what is rarely discussed is the critical importance of the Sales Development Representative and Account Executive partnership. What’s the best cold call opener? Participation!

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Sales reps can easily lose a successful sale if they don’t have the right tools or framework to work with. Both market and sales intelligence fall under the umbrella of lead intelligence, which collectively gives comprehensive insights about prospects. What is Sales Intelligence? What is Market Intelligence?

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Look inside any distribution ERP system and you’ll find thousands of customers, product SKUs, sales transactions and more. Leading distributors are taking advantage of all that data to discern important trends in their customer base, delve deeper into customer behavior and test new marketing messages. You should.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 6, 2013

This post is for Sales and HR Leaders planning 2014 Sales Compensation. It provides a number of common Sales Compensation complaints. Something you’ll need to go with this post is the Sales Compensation Complaint Checker. Something you’ll need to go with this post is the Sales Compensation Complaint Checker.

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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?

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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?

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SMEI

JANUARY 5, 2024

In today’s highly competitive job market, particularly in the dynamic fields of sales and marketing, standing out to prospective employers is more crucial than ever. Keeping Up with Industry Trends The sales and marketing sector is continuously evolving, with new tools, strategies, and market dynamics emerging regularly.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 9, 2013

Sales Leaders may want to look for some help outside of Sales. This post discusses what Sales might want in an HR Business Partner. The downloadable tool includes a profile of a highly successful HR business partner to sales. The downloadable tool includes a profile of a highly successful HR business partner to sales.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 13, 2023

In January, Salesforce announced it was laying off 10% of its workforce, and it was the sales team that faced heavy losses. These bootstrapped sales teams are faced with a unique problem: an outsized pressure to produce more with fewer resources. For downsized sales teams, this means being ruthless about chasing the right accounts.

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Seismic - Sales Effectiveness

JANUARY 31, 2019

Let’s look at some of the trends that are making recruiting a much more challenging proposition in the wealth management industry. Across wealth management, several trends are changing the rules of the game, making it harder to attract new advisors, while at the same time dramatically increasing the competition for their attention.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

This post is focused on organizing sales talent to help you make the number. The cost of sales is increasing. Hiring ‘A’ player sales reps is expensive. A symptom of this is: your revenue trends haven’t increased with your sales expense. How to Make the Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2022

I’ve been an SDR , an SDR director, and now run a sales team at a startup. Typically, SDRs work from one of two territory models: Static territories based on geography or vertical or business segment. Why the old models hurt your sales team’s attainment. Related: The Top KPIs for Sales and How to Choose Them.

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 23, 2024

There’s a persistent fear that AI might replace the human workforce, including sales teams, rendering them redundant. AI, with its ability to process vast amounts of data and perform complex tasks, is a powerful sales tool, no doubt. This implies a substantial improvement in the effectiveness and productivity of the sales process.

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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.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Cloud Cover Just under half of all enterprise data is currently stored in the cloud — a trend that will only accelerate in the coming years. The results: more productive sales leads and marketing campaigns, and a larger return on investment through improved territory management, lead scoring , routing, segmentation , and personalization.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 14, 2021

We’ve seen it happen again and again: A new trend emerges. We didn’t invest the time to help build our territories, we didn’t participate in writing the nurture drips, we didn’t react to the new lead intel, and so on. >>> . - AROUND THE WEB -. > > Why Are Salespeople So Afraid Of Change? >>> READ MORE.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For sales organizations, sales performance data can be a useful tool to drive strategic planning and increase performance. . Using a sales performance management (SPM) solution to analyze sales performance data, organizations can gain vital insights into the landscape they operate in.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sales organizations face a paradox: although many continue to increase hiring, attrition is on the rise, according to our 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report , creating a major pain point. Poor hiring practices prove costly to sales organizations in many ways. How Sales Organizations Can Improve Hiring Decisions.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Entering 2014, Sales and HR leaders face new trends causing turnover with top talent. This post offers solutions to Sales and HR leaders who ask this question: “How do we respond to demographic trends and retain top sales talent?” It’s especially true for sales roles where the timing to change jobs is predictable.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It has 850 million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. One group particularly prolific is sales professionals. Sales leaders, trainers, and consultants regularly post articles that they distribute via their LinkedIn newsletter. Top 18 LinkedIn Newsletters for Sales Leaders. Published weekly.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 24, 2022

If you’ve worked more than one month in sales, you know that the new quarter starts the minute after the last one ends. And most sales teams consistently measure throughout the quarter how their performance is tracking to their goals. We call this process sales forecasting. What is a sales forecast? .

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 27, 2012

True ‘A’ Player Sales Reps know their capture and loss ratio. Because, they understand that without good win/loss/no decision data, they have limited information about their sales trends. ‘A’ A’ Players want to know if wins are trending with lower profitability. Why do they know it? This is important for sure.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 17, 2013

I remember when I first started working for a company back in the early 1990’s (before we had web mail), the company had two main product lines, and had the usual territories across the continent, primarily driven by geography.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 Why Sales Performance Management Matters.

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Pipeliner

MAY 9, 2020

Many people are curious about what the future of sales will look like with the addition of artificial intelligence (AI), and other AI-based tools. Some people fear that it will be an absolute armageddon and the end of all sales careers. Three Trends: The Way Customers Buy. Three Trends: Social Communication.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

A sales plan is a roadmap that outlines your business’s strategy for selling its products or services. Acting as an essential tool for businesses of all sizes and in all industries, a robust sales plan helps to identify sales goals, target markets, and sales tactics to achieve those goals. What is a sales plan?

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