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. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When Sarena Wing took on a new international sales territory, she was excited to get started. But she also knew she needed to get up to speed very quickly. Automating call transcription in each local language is crucial for teams that need to understand what’s happening across territories and markets.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Subscribe to Selling With Social. 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. He provides very practical tips for making the most of the social sales trends that are happening right now. You’ll want to hear what he has to say.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. Bottom-Up Quota Setting. Bottom-Up Quota Setting: Validating quota from a Sales Rep & Sales Management perspective. Territory Potential: Growth rates for newer territories will rapidly outpace more mature markets.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

However, the report does note a downward trend in support: Quota attainment has been holding steady between 81 to 90%. Through consistent follow-up and relationship-building activities, BDRs can expand sales pipelines. This is accomplished by uncovering additional opportunities and cross-selling/up-selling to existing clients.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

These functions include territory management, goal setting, capacity modeling, forecasting, sales performance improvement, seller experience, and countless other exercises that set a business up for success– or failure. How can an organization set themselves up for success by nailing the quota setting process?

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SBI

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In essence, we’re bringing science to the art of selling. Meaningful data can help improve and change how you sell and how you refine products and services. New technologies open up interesting applications and use cases that weren’t possible before. Historically, sales tools didn’t directly impact sales processes.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

When sales teams adapt lead intelligence to selling strategies, they gain better perspectives of ideal target customers. Also known as competitive intelligence, market intelligence refers to data that give insights into market trends. And after the initial sale, there are still upsells, renewals, and cross-sells to consider.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 6, 2013

To get this tool, sign-up here. Reps give up and learn to live off of base salary. If it’s been the same year after year, it might be time to shake things up. Territory design and account assignments could also be a cause. Territory design and account assignments could also be a cause.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

A symptom of this is: your revenue trends haven’t increased with your sales expense. To learn more about designing sales organization models, sign up for SBI’s 7 th Annual Research Session. Geography – territories are designed by zip code. You have reps who live in (or near) a particular geo where they sell. Rarely both.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. And when teams are aligned, companies can generate up to 208% more revenue from their marketing efforts. Market Analysis Analysis of the target market, including demographics, trends, and opportunities.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A comprehensive sales and marketing plan sets up organizations for long-term growth and success. And when teams are aligned, companies can generate up to 208% more revenue from their marketing efforts. Market Analysis Analysis of the target market, including demographics, trends, and opportunities.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It has 850 million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Putting HOW You Sell at the Core of Your Business. Building Blocks, Close Up by Mike Kunkle , VP Sales Effectiveness Services, SPARXiQ and Felix Krueger. Cutting-Edge Sales Insights by Colleen Francis , Owner, Engage Selling Solutions.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

Selling to local SMBs is very different from selling to Fortune 100 executives, for example.) Social Selling. Territory Management. Salespeople must communicate effectively throughout the sales cycle, from cold outreach and follow-up to moving an opportunity along. Social Selling. Communication. Prospecting.

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Allego

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This trend means the potential loss of long-held expertise and customer relationships that have taken years to foster. When these financial services professionals retire, they’ll take twenty, thirty, or more years of experience with them, leaving younger players to pick up the slack. Shifting market conditions and trends.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Tracking Trigger Events With the myriad of instances that can be considered a trigger event, you may be wondering how to keep up with all of them. Luckily there are a few places you can set up alerts that will help you discover these events as they arrive. Set up alerts for when positions at a particular company are open.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 13, 2023

As the downturn continues, many account executives are expected to be selling more and achieving better results in order to help their companies maintain trajectory. Make smarter territory choices Hard times mean hard choices. For teams with reduced headcounts, that usually means better territory planning.

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Anthony Iannarino

MAY 18, 2020

It’s something that belongs to those of us who work in the many and various businesses that make up our economy. Start with Territory and Accounts. You need to take a look at your territory and accounts plan to determine where you need to spend time now. Don’t worry if it’s too soon. Develop New Insights and Ideas.

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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?” Now they are impatient to make up for the temporary career setback. Nearly tanked my career.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 16, 2019

If you are professionally, persistently pursuing their business, you need to know why they should consider doing something different—without you having to ask what’s keeping them up at night. In these cases, your dream client has already made the first decision, the decision to buy whatever it is you sell. Be More Specific.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

Sign up for our Email Newsletter. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Communication , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , Sell Better , Shorter sales cycle , execution. A Random Walk Up Sales Street.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 27, 2012

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. If you’re new to win-loss analysis, I suggest you check out our free Win-Loss Questionnaire when you sign up for our Q3 Tour here.

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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. No one ever had to move out of their comfort zone, mine was hunting.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, But Not Too Far: Should you ditch your expertise and chase the next shiny trend? If your current expertise leads to a non-scalable business, then yes, explore uncharted territory. Deeply analyze your market, find those glaring gaps, and show investors you’ve got the solution customers crave.

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Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

When Google launched in 1998 none of us in professional selling had any idea how it might change the way the world of business-to-business selling worked. Find ways that differentiate you from others in your industry and sell against the dreaded state of “status quo”. Keep Track of Your Buyers.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 24, 2022

Sales managers use forecasts for territory planning as well. If you know that next quarter, you’ve got an expected $250k in revenue from one territory and only $100k in expected revenue from a second; you can more appropriately allocate resources to the more lucrative geography. Bottom-up forecasting . What’s at risk and why.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 9, 2017

After more than 30 years of selling for small businesses, entrepreneurs and large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, I’ve seen sales fall short time and again. They keep themselves very well-informed so they can educate customers on industry trends. There’s just one problem: Such sellers are a minority.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When the pandemic first hit, sales leaders scrambled to find ways to keep their teams motivated and successful while selling in a virtual environment. Today, sales leaders recognize that the shift to virtual selling will be with us for a while, if not permanently. Get Present: The Power of Showing Up. How do I want to show up?

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In part, that’s because sales managers spend less time coaching—14%—than they do on selling, forecasting and administrative tasks, according to our latest study, 2020 Trends in Sales Management. That way, sales managers model the same selling skills that their sellers use to build strong relationships with buyers.

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SBI

MARCH 18, 2015

The weekly sales forecasting process is the heartbeat of a sales teams’ activities, and intended to be a roadmap for the selling period. It currently takes legions of spreadsheets and armies of analysts in sales operations to roll up a sales forecast which ends up being immediately out of date.

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Emissary

APRIL 20, 2023

The term found its way into the US Army War College by 1991 and ever since it has popped up in times of turmoil —the late 90’s dotcom bust, the 2008 financial services crisis, and the pandemic onset of 2020 to name a few. To illustrate, let’s apply VUCA to today’s selling environment: V olatility = a high rate of non-linear change.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 19, 2013

One rep suggested interviews include a staged sales negotiation while ‘selling’ a more complex product to the Sales Manager. Social Selling activities –Social Selling is the practice of using social media tools to sell more to customers by listening online, circulating content and communicating through various channels.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Several MIT researchers in Selling Power Magazine reveal why there are plans that work in some settings but don’t in others: Strong vs. weak incentives: Weak incentives provide small rewards as a portion of potential earnings and can discourage high performance and drive stars to competitors. View Webinar. View Webinar.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 23, 2012

Rejection comes with the territory and simply cannot be a deterrent for future attempts. A great sales person sells things, but also combines an air of expertise with a genuine feeling of concern for the client. If there are particular industries that you always sell to, get to know what makes them tick. Immerse yourself.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2022

By reaching out when you see a role posted that’s relevant to what you sell, you open up a host of new opportunities. Related reading: 12 Ways to Speed Up Your Sales Cycle. Related reading: Selling to Executives: 10 Essential Sales Presentation Tips (Sales Deck Ideas Included!). See a competitor’s tool? Funding rounds.

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Sell Integrity

MAY 25, 2021

To ramp up sales performance and strengthen your sales pipeline, you have to develop your salespeople’s confidence; inspire them to be more proactive; improve their ability to build trust and rapport in an increasingly digital world; and equip them to engage in buyer-centric, results-driven conversations.

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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. It includes detailed information on the product — such as its features, benefits, and unique selling proposition. This may involve conducting market research, analyzing sales data, and identifying trends in your industry.

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