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Uncover the Blind Spots in Your Territory

SBI Growth

When your territory is changed, it opens a lot of questions for Sales Reps. To answer those questions, we built a Territory Evaluator. This downloadable tool helps you evaluate your new territory in relevant terms: Selling time as required to meet quota. Why Territories Change. Where a Sales Rep Should Focus.

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Sales VPs - Are 'A' Player Quotas Rising and Territories Shrinking?

SBI Growth

Subsequently, this leads to smaller territories. Determine potential by territory. Matching quotas to territory potential will maximize your best territories. It will also give reps in low potential territories a fighting chance. It will also give reps in low potential territories a fighting chance.

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The Territory Optimization Revolution

OpenSymmetry

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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Change Your Sales Teams Bad Habits Before 2013

SBI Growth

The rep’s territory potential starts to max out. Travel - Redesigned sales territories to reduce travel time. Related compactness of a territory to available warehouse space (They sold industrial cleaning supplies).The The decrease allowed more customer facing time traveling less distance.

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Old School Sales vs New: The Rise of the Modern Sales Model

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Tom is pitching to you because his office is based a few blocks away from your house and your street happens to fall within his territory. Inside sales became prevalent in the 1980s when companies wanted to sell large volumes of their products without having to travel. The Rise of Inside Sales.

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Why Did The Move from Outside to Inside Sales Take So Long?

Understanding the Sales Force

Outside sales has traditionally been associated with a territory, assigned accounts, and/or new business development, where customers would place orders with inside salespeople between visits. When you travel by air, flight attendants still recite or play video that shows how to buckle a seat belt. It''s always been done that way.

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Creating the Ideal Performance Culture

SBI Growth

Those reps were covering an extensive territory and large customer base. This reduced the time spent traveling by more expensive sellers. Systems Enhancement. A media organization recently created home grown CRM system. Accounts had to be entered in both systems, which required double the reporting.

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