Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s hard out there for your average sales manager. Sales trends like ever-expanding buyer expectations, changing sales methodologies and nonstop transformation initiatives have coalesced to make their role more challenging than ever. Sales managers now routinely navigate: Increased managerial expectations and responsibilities.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 25, 2018

From changing buyer preferences to declining sales performance to emerging sales technology, it quickly became clear that the world of sales and service will never be the same. But often, Matthews said, sales tools instead turn sales reps into data clerks and only add to their administrative burden.

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Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The sales industry is complex. Just as industries like medicine and aviation combine high-tech innovation with low-tech checklists to achieve success, sales professionals need to do the same using a sales methodology. It’s helpful to think of the sales process as an ongoing checklist. Register for the Webinar.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Exceptional sales management is key to an organization’s success—yet the role of a sales manager is one of the most challenging. Leading a sales team has become more difficult due to an evolving business landscape, technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and a host of other factors.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

If your sales data strategy consists of pulling a report from your CRM and using it to analyze your salespeople’s performance, you’re missing a critical opportunity to guide decisions that go beyond performance. Sales data should be the responsibility of the sales team, not IT. Building talent profiles.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When this year draws to a close, there will be several contenders for the top business buzzword of 2018, but artificial intelligence (AI) is a good bet to run away with the title. And no area is riper for transformation than sales. So, how will AI transform sales? Here are five ways to reimagine sales with AI.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Scalable Sales Manager: The Key to Unlocking Your Sales Teams’ True Potential. The role of Sales Manager has always been one of the hardest jobs in sales. To say that sales managers have their work cut out for them would be a massive understatement. This is where great sales managers come in.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

Sadly, the "edge" that most sales technology promised to give them is actually hurting their relationships with buyers, and a chance at the elusive sale. Sales technology was supposed to make sales more efficient and personal -- it was supposed to help salespeople. Perfect the Sales Process.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mark the calendar for Elevate 2019 North America: Framing the Future , Miller Heiman Group’s premier event for sales and service professionals, held this year May 8-10 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa. Panels from clients, discussing best practices in sales and service.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 25, 2019

Seller performance is down, yet revenue attainment is up, according to the latest research from CSO Insights in “All That Glitters Is Not Gold: 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study.” To dig into the reasons underlying low seller performance numbers and take steps to improve them, sales leaders need to assess their current sales culture.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

Sales Transformation. I’ve been involved in sales transformations that were entirely focused on getting the best-possible performance out of the sales force (ranging from a 30 to 600 percent increase in sales), independent of retooling the rest of the organization. The Elements of Sales Force Effectiveness.

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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 8, 2019

The CSO Insights 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study showed that companies actively invest in 25 different types of sales technologies, and the average sales organization uses 10 tools and plans to add four more in 2019. Take the Sales Performance Meter. Your sales team hasn’t fully adopted your CRM.

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In this post, Kathy Venincasa, one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons and a sales forecasting master, discusses what she sees as the top four sales operations best practices. In every aspect, sales operations combines two things I love: sales performance and data analytics.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Sellers, it’s time to wake up to the new reality of sales. Technology, generational shifts and increased competition mean that today’s buyers are coming to the table more prepared, empowered and informed than ever before. And many sales organizations simply aren’t keeping up. Still not convinced?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you're looking to level up your sales team’s performance, turn to artificial intelligence. Although only 37% of all sales organizations currently use AI in sales processes, more than half of high-performing sales organizations leverage AI. That doesn’t mean fully automating your sales jobs.

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SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I asked thought leaders from various sales technology firms, how they think SalesTech will change the way salespeople sell in 2019. Historically, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems have tended to create work for sales people, rather than simplify their job. Here’s what they had to say.

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SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As you plan your sales and marketing strategies for next year, have you assessed the state of your data and technology stack? It’s important to think about how to optimize your business processes and technology. Sales enablement – 8%. It’s clear that data, operational processes and technology are top of mind.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Given the advancement of B2B e-commerce and innovative sales and marketing technology, sales people no longer control a B2B buyer’s entire journey. Now, B2B buyers conduct a majority of their research online and often are close to a decision before ever even contacting a sales representative. The role of technology.

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SBI

MAY 2, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? This week I interview Jared Aho , Sr.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Chris Heinrich , VP of Enterprise Sales for Adobe Sign. Reduction in sales contract cycles by an average of 2 weeks.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. In this interview series, we ask executives at leading salestech companies to describe how their customers are leveraging technology, what metrics are now possible, and more.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In recent years, the CRM (Customer Relationship Management system) has evolved far beyond being just a tool for contact management. As 2022 approaches and we move further into the new decade, some key CRM trends will shake up the industry as we know it. CRM Trends for 2022. AI is becoming a key part of CRM systems.

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Sandler Training

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, it makes sense to survey the landscape and take note of the ideas and innovations that are most likely to affect markets, and sales teams, in the year to come. With that in mind, here are five emerging trends we at Sandler believe sales professionals should be on the watch for in the year 2020.

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SBI

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We call it Sales Tech Simplified. Michael: There are three critical sales processes that are central to driving revenue: forecast management, pipeline reviews, and deal reviews. Unbelievably, despite the critical importance of getting it right, sales teams are relying on good old fashioned “gut feel” and human judgment.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Sales Enablement. Sales Enablement. Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 1, 2019

Now more than ever, they have access to increasing amounts of intelligence and will scrutinize every aspect of your solution against your competitors. Your buyers are behaving differently. Recently, HBR identified 40 unique points of value that your buyers consider before.

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