Is Sticking with Geographic Sales Territories A Mistake?
SBI Growth
JULY 10, 2017
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Is Your Top Rep Superman or Just a Super Territory?
SBI Growth
APRIL 8, 2017
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Sales Territory Planning: The Five Minute Territory Plan (& Template)
SalesHood
AUGUST 30, 2022
The Five Minute Sales Territory Plan Between sales kick-off season approaching and another year beginning, there’s a lot of talk about self-sourcing pipeline, prospecting strategies, and territory management planning.
Sales Analysis: Three most Common Territory Design Mistakes
SBI Growth
JUNE 11, 2017
Article Sales Strategy 3 mistakes allocating territories sales territories sales territory territories territory alignment Territory Design MistakesSome sales reps only make their revenue objectives by selling to the easy accounts. Others are spending too much time with accounts that do not fit the ideal customer profile. And yet, some sales reps have so many accounts to.
7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success
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source, territory, or industry vertical—to make quick. If your organization utilizes different account planning strategies based on rep role, territory, deal size, or some other parameters, you may need multiple, purpose-built templates. The 7 must-have automated.
4 Steps to Master Your Territory
SBI Growth
AUGUST 24, 2018
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How to Take Over a New Sales Territory
SBI Growth
JUNE 23, 2018
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Prevent a Revenue Miss – Take a Closer Look at Your Territory Alignment
SBI Growth
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Today we’re going to discuss territory alignment and demonstrate how to balance customer requirements, company revenue expectations and sales rep workload to grow revenues. Podcast Sales Strategy revenue objectives sales sales leader sales operating plan sales strategy sales territory strategy territory alignment territory design workload
An SDR’s Field Guide to Sales Territory Mapping
Zoominfo
AUGUST 27, 2020
Sales territory maps serve as the game boards for outside sales, which makes field sales reps the game board pieces. Though it can be tedious, sales territory mapping provides a framework for strategic planning — ensuring that sales reps don’t go into meetings blind.
Territory Alignment: The Right Resources in the Right Place
SBI Growth
MARCH 7, 2017
Corporate Strategy Marketing Strategy Product Strategy Sales Strategy SBI on Demand Video allocating territories misalignment sales sales patch territory alignment territory designOur show today demonstrates how to balance customer requirements, company revenue expectations and sales rep workload to grow revenues. To follow along, download our 10th annual workbook, How to Make Your Number in 2017. Turn to the Sales Strategy section and flip.
Treat Your Territory Like Your Own Business | Sales Strategies
Engage Selling
MARCH 13, 2020
The very best reps I know own their territories as if it were their own business. They plan for success in those territories proactively, rather than just taking whatever comes their way, crossing their fingers, and hoping for success.
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The Best Methods and Worst Approaches to Use for Next Year’s Territory Design
SBI Growth
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
As we rapidly approach Q4, you are behind the ball if you haven’t finalized your 2019 Territory Design. According to Harvard Business Review, “Research shows that optimizing territory design can increase sales by 2% to 7%, without any change in.
Everything You Need to Know About Sales Territories
Tenbound
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Sales territories get a bad rep. But that’s not a problem with sales territories as a whole so much as it’s a problem with how those territories were created and assigned.
Is Poor Territory Design Undermining Your Sales Strategy?
SBI Growth
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
As you lean back in your chair, proud of your team’s sales accomplishments the prior year, Article Sales Strategy best practices Chris Gosline customer customers earnings hit your goal hit your number make your number making the number master your territory new year office revenue sale sales sales growth sales managers sellers stretch goal territories this year top sales leaders turnover undermining your sales managers US VP VP of Sales workload analysis calculator
The essentials of sales territory planning
Anaplan
MARCH 1, 2022
Sales territory planning is a critical component of a business's sales operation. Connected Planning sales sales territory Territory territory planningHow is it done, and why is it so important?
Are Your Sales Territories Keeping Pace with Customers?
SBI Growth
AUGUST 20, 2014
One root cause of rep turnover is an unproductive account/territory assignment. Often, territory assignments are outdated and have not kept pace with market changes. Territory Design Sales Operations Strategy sales operations Account Segmentation Sales Ops Sales reps want to be productive. Productivity results in quota attainment and job satisfaction. If they’re unproductive, they’ll likely become frustrated and leave. To be productive, they need potential.
Drive Double-Digit Revenue Growth by Interlocking Compensation Design & Territory Alignment
SBI Growth
AUGUST 29, 2018
Article Sales Strategy 2018 2019 benchmark best practice broken christmas comp compensation plan concerned december design principles Gartner industry John Marcsisin market market practice methodology misaligned territories org organization organizations plans productivity quota setting sales sales rep sales reps territory design wondered worried yearIt’s December 25th, 2018. You are sitting around the Christmas tree with your wife, two kids and black lab—Duffers.
Allocating Sales Territories For Maximum Revenue Growth
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Magazine Sales Strategy propensity to spend revenue growth revenue growth methodology sales revenue sales strategy sales territoriesCharles Race is Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at Informatica, an enterprise software company reporting approximately $1.1 billion in sales. He spoke with SBI to discuss how he goes about creating the necessary balance to maximize revenue growth.
Two Keys to Success in Large Territory Account Management
Sandler Training
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The post Two Keys to Success in Large Territory Account Management appeared first on Sandler Training. Blog Posts Management & Leadership account management large accounts territory management
A Basic Guide to Territory Optimization
Hubspot Sales
DECEMBER 31, 2020
In this post blog, we'll help you understand how to optimize your sales territory strategy to achieve bigger and better things this year. What is a sales territory strategy? No matter what it looks like for your team, territory mapping has a definite benefit.
4 Steps to Master Your Territory
SBI Growth
JANUARY 13, 2014
One of the most dreaded can be a change to your territory. Where should my focus be in my new territory? Follow the 4 steps and use the Agile Territory Planner to become the master of your domain. Information about your new territory is usually available to help you ramp quickly. Start with the following actions: Familiarize yourself with the territory as much as possible. Contact sales representatives who had the territory / customer before.
Everything You Need to Know About Sales Territories?
Gong.io
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Sales territories get a bad rep. . But that’s not a problem with sales territories as a whole so much as it’s a problem with how those territories were created and assigned. When you create balanced sales territories that everyone is happy with, the benefits can be huge. .
Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of @MapAnything
SBI
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything. Following the recent acquisition of TerrAlign by MapAnything, I asked MapAnything CEO John Stewart to explain the relationship between map-based geo-productivity and territory optimization. What I got was an insight into modern, data-driven territory planning. Q: Why are “intelligent territories” more productive than territories that are solely geographically built?
Is Poor Territory Design Undermining your Sales Managers, Contributing to Undesirable Turnover, and Hurting Overall Sales Growth?
SBI Growth
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
As you lean back in your chair, proud of your team’s sales accomplishments the prior year, Article Sales Strategy best practices Chris Gosline customer customers earnings hit your goal hit your number make your number making the number master your territory new year office revenue sale sales sales growth sales managers sellers stretch goal territories this year top sales leaders turnover undermining your sales managers US VP VP of Sales workload analysis calculator
Uncover the Blind Spots in Your Territory
SBI Growth
DECEMBER 23, 2013
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. It is important to understand why sales management makes a territory change. Perhaps it is to equalize the potential of territories across the entire team.
How to Create a Sales Territory Plan with a Buyer-Centric Approach
DiscoverOrg Sales
APRIL 19, 2018
But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. In this blog, you’ll learn how to create a sales territory plan in 3 steps: Identify buyer-centric market opportunities. Even though the first quarter is already behind us, it’s not too late to incorporate sales territory planning into a winning sales strategy and produce results, before the year is over. Why is sales territory planning important? 3 steps to build a laser-focused sales territory plan.
The Simple Tool that Simplifies Account, Time and Territory Management
Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 12, 2017
Account/Territory management - to score accounts so that you can objectively determine the accounts on which your salespeope and/or account managers should be spending most of their time. In the table below, you can see a generic Kurlan scorecard for time/territory management as well as account management. Dave Kurlan account management time management scorecard territory managementbourdagese">Image Copyright 123RF.
How to Navigate Sales Territory Mapping in 2021
Hubspot Sales
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Moving into 2021, sales territory mapping software is here to help clear up the ambiguity, help you plan for the future, and get your team on the right track. What is sales territory mapping? Things to consider before implementing sales territory mapping software.
Top Considerations for Sales Territory Planning
Xactly
JANUARY 24, 2019
See how one company was able to create strategic, profitable sales territories using Xactly AlignStar. Territory Design
Benefits of Territory Mapping Software
Xactly
AUGUST 13, 2018
Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. It creates optimized sales territories, increases quota attainment, and helps to improve overall sales performance. See if your sales territories have room for improvement.
I Have Open Sales Territories And Recruiting is Challenging. What Are My Options?
The Center for Sales Strategy
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Most people in hiring roles are having the conversation: How am I going to find someone to fill my vacant roles? The problem is real, and for some, it’s overwhelming. Here are four options to consider. recruitment
Why Territory Planning Will Make or Break Your Sales Strategy
Selling Power
AUGUST 25, 2021
An effective territory management strategy is critical to ensure that salespeople are motivated to hit targets and that an organization’s sales strategy is successful.
The Territory Optimization Revolution
OpenSymmetry
JANUARY 27, 2016
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. Secondly, it forces companies to think about how territory, quota, role, and incentive design fit together to develop an efficient, motivated salesforce. Poor or excessive customer coverage if territories are too small, leading to missed revenue.
How to Optimize Inside Sales Territories
SBI Growth
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Where I have seen some of the greatest amount of pain is around territory design. So let's walk through my framework on how to optimize inside sales territories. 4 Lenses to Optimize for Inside Sales Territories. To effectively design territories it is critical to identify the potential value of each target customer in the marketplace. This will enable you to design territories where each sales representative has room to sell.
5 Steps for Designing Territories for your Top Talent
SBI Growth
APRIL 6, 2013
These strong reps may not be in the right territories calling on the right accounts. It may be time to assess whether your territories are optimally designed. When Sales Operations decides to take on a territory analysis , we care about 3 things: Determining the number of accounts, prospects and total potential for each rep. Getting the best reps in the best territories. In many organizations, territories are designed on historical precedent.
6 Best Practices to Help You Ace Sales Territory Management
Repsly
AUGUST 21, 2019
The same holds true for developing your territory management strategy. Territory Management Field SalesYou wouldn’t rush into battle without a plan of attack. You need to predict the moves of your opponents and fortify your existing positions. But the most important element is how you deploy your sales representatives to the front lines.
Sales Planning Fundamentals Part Four: Territory Planning
Xactly
DECEMBER 12, 2018
In today’s post, I’ll talk about territory planning. Territory planning represents the foundation of sales performance management (SPM). You must have the right territory design in place to accurately allocate quotas. Download our executive guide "Optimizing Sales Territory Design: Sales Management Association 2018 Research Update" to discover the benefits of using data and automation to optimize your sales territory planning. Sales Planning Territory Design
Elevate Sales Ops from Tactical Grunt to Strategic Partner
SBI Growth
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Territory misalignment is one of the leading causes for missing your number. Within that charter, along with a lot of other responsibilities, comes territory. Article Sales Strategy ICP ideal customer profile make your number sales data sales operations sales operations leader sales ops sales ops leader sales strategy sales team territory approach territory design Territory Design Mistakes Territory design process vp of sales operations
How to Build a Sales Territory Plan with a Buyer-Centric Approach
Zoominfo
MARCH 3, 2020
But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: new customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few.
4 Territory Management Mistakes That Hold You Back From Growth
Repsly
JANUARY 30, 2018
When it comes to territory management, many managers do not realize what they are doing wrong and how to improve. In order to identify your problem areas, we’ve listed out five common mistakes territory managers make, and what you can do to improve your territory management strategy. Territory Management Field SalesRunning a business is all about trial and error, which makes mistakes inevitable. Still, some mistakes can cost you more than others.
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