Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

The success of your organization is heavily reliant on its ability to effectively implement its strategic plan. However, without a data strategy , the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes is greatly diminished. Data-driven decision-making is critical to achieving organizational objectives and delivering business strategies.

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Planview

JUNE 6, 2022

Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our goal is not only to empower our customers to focus on the work that matters most, but also our own teams and there is no denying that when working within a sales organization, collaboration, focus, and communication is crucial to success.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In today’s fiercely competitive market, achieving sales excellence is paramount for business growth and success. One key aspect of this pursuit is understanding and effectively implementing sales methodologies that align with modern buyer behavior and preferences.

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OnStrategyHQ

MARCH 4, 2021

They create the top layer of your strategic plan’s framework, articulating what you’ll focus on to achieve your vision of success. They create the top layer of your strategic plan’s framework, articulating what you’ll focus on to achieve your vision of success. 👍 Tip. Download the Free Guide Here.

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SalesPop

MAY 4, 2021

Having ‘line of sight’ is the skill that will set you apart from every other sales leader. No wonder execution fails! This is a failure of leadership. Leadership tends to place more focus on direction-setting rather than on determining how the strategy will be executed. The sales analyst? The sales manager?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 16, 2022

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well. Sales goals are often specific.

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Insightly

JUNE 3, 2022

That’s especially true in the world of B2B sales, where deals have traditionally closed over meetings, handshakes, and other face-to-face interactions. . Today’s sales organizations are facing challenges unlike any they’ve seen before—but the most successful teams have always been flexible, agile, and adaptable.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 19, 2022

The goal of any sales organization is, ultimately, to increase revenue. Which means the goal of any effective sales leader is to inspire and motivate their sales team to hit, or exceed, their revenue targets. Creating a healthy, effective goal-driven sales environment is vital for long-term success and employee satisfaction.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2023

So how do you motivate your team to hit those sales targets? Read on for tips and tricks on how to motivate your sales team when sales are down! What Are The Factors That Could Make The Sales Team Demotivated? While not an extensive list, here are a few reasons your team may suffer from low sales.

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Help Scout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It delivers insights that improve your product, marketing, and/or service. Though that level of insight isn’t the norm, learning how people use your products and services can help improve your efforts in many ways — down to how you position your product in the market and who you sell it to.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2019

Running a successful business, though, is an entirely different story. No money : Launching and building a business is expensive. The wrong people : The most successful business owners and entrepreneurs know to surround themselves with people smarter than them. Anyone can start a business. Fill out a few forms. Source: Capterra.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

For over two years, I worked for a thought leadership startup that helped entrepreneurs running multi-million dollar companies build their brands. Understanding how your company (and your competitors) are performing is crucial for running a profitable business. In 2020, there were 33.7 of all American companies.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The term “sales culture” is a bit of a fuzzy concept. All of those elements and several others are influenced by your company’s sales culture. Here, we’ll discuss several aspects of sales culture, what a good one looks like, how to improve yours, and how to scale it as your company grows.

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Chally

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Even your strongest sales reps sometimes hit a plateau — they are doing everything right, but their growth has stagnated. So what can you do to get performance back on track? One way to support your sales team is to improve sales coaching with the strategies and tools we cover in this guide.

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ClearPoint Strategy

MAY 13, 2021

Because of the extreme need for good project management within organizations, detailed bodies of knowledge exist to offer instruction on how to best manage projects, and people dedicate their entire careers to building this expertise. Good project management helps teams do much more than deliver what’s been promised. This “work” is a project.

Management 95

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Openview

JANUARY 18, 2018

Every sales manager wants their team to close bigger deals. How much would revenue go up if your entire team was closing deals like your best sales rep? Your team’s success starts with you. Let’s talk about how to become the manager of a sales team where every rep performs at their absolute best.

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Red Star Kim

AUGUST 18, 2022

There was a dizzying whirl of junior and senior professionals moving firms – some pushed by the behaviour of firms during lockdown and others pulled to the attractions of firms who appeared improved by the Covid experience. Firms ramped up to seize the opportunities as they entered what many thought would be a period of growth.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Sales Acceleration Formula. The Tipping Point. 1) “ The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers ” by Ben Horowitz. 1) “ The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers ” by Ben Horowitz. Sound like a tall order? Sam Walton: Made in Americ.

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ClearPoint Strategy

JANUARY 14, 2021

You’ve likely heard that nine out of 10 organizations fail to execute their strategies. Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of clients beat the odds in the strategy planning and execution game. The natural question, then, is why ? The answer is complex. Table of Contents. Introduction. Chapter 1: Prepare For Strategic Planning.

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ClearPoint Strategy

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“How do we manage our performance as it relates to our organization as a whole?”. Below, we’ll walk through a thorough performance management definition, the importance of performance management, each step of the performance management process, and a great deal more. Chapter 1: The Definition Of Performance Management.

Management 52

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ClearPoint Strategy

MAY 13, 2021

Because of the extreme need for good project management within organizations, detailed bodies of knowledge exist to offer instruction on how to best manage projects, and people dedicate their entire careers to building this expertise. Good project management helps teams do much more than deliver what’s been promised. This “work” is a project.

Management 52

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SalesGlobe

AUGUST 25, 2022

Keys to Private Equity Success. Welcome to the Rethink Sales Podcast I’m Mark Donnolo. We’re continuing our conversation about m&a, and making the sales organization successful because we know it’s not just about doing the deal. Mark Donnolo. Michelle Seger. And I’m Michelle Seger.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 4, 2022

Customer-centricity is important for any organization’s culture. A customer-centric DNA is when the focus of your company is customer success. Top brands like Ikea, Amazon, and Google take customer success seriously. Top brands like Ikea, Amazon, and Google take customer success seriously. Customer Insights are the Key.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Today, almost all companies, irrespective of the industry they operate in, give special attention to customer service and make rigorous efforts to ensure customer success. Today, almost all companies, irrespective of the industry they operate in, give special attention to customer service and make rigorous efforts to ensure customer success.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 15, 2021

A healthy Customer Success and Product team relationship is essential for high performing, high growth companies. Most software companies can point to areas of coordination between Success and Product and this is an excellent starting point. But for the sake of your long-term success–aim higher.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Best Sales Blogs: Sales Hacker. Jill Konrath's Fresh Sales Strategies. HubSpot Sales Blog. Sales Solutions Blog. Sales Gravy. Marc Wayshak's Sales Blog. Sales for Life. LinkedIn Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. The Sales Blog. Sales Benchmark Index. Sales Source.

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CMOE

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A strong coaching culture is integral to the long-term success of the modern workplace. By developing this culture, organizations reap long-lasting benefits, such as greater employee retention, and increased revenue. Developing a successful coaching culture involves purposeful actions and a focused effort.

Small Business 52

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The sections below provide tips on how to foster efficient interdepartmental communication, which will save you both time and money. For example, a project might rely on sales, marketing, and IT to be completed successfully. For example, a project might rely on sales, marketing, and IT to be completed successfully.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Take a hard look at the best sales teams -- the ones that really blow their quota out of the water. Look past the high fives, the ring of the sales bell, or even the energy on the floor at any given moment. You’ll see the best sales teams are getting better every single day. 4 Tips for a Winning Sales Culture.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales.

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