SBI Growth

APRIL 30, 2013

Yet many front-line sales managers are slow to respond. Because speed requires more time and effort from a sales manager. The average sales manager will avoid these requirements. This post will explore ideas sales managers can implement to increase their speed. Acquire new capabilities.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Congratulations, your organization is launching a new product in 2013! As the leader of sales operations, I am sure you are working on: Updating CRM systems with new product information. Revising or building a new sales process to enable sales reps. What about the sales compensation plan?

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SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Sales leaders will not Make the Number if they fail to rapidly onboard new talent. The sales environment is uniquely suited to take advantage of an innovation called “ gamification.” This post is for HR and Sales leaders who ask, "How can we accelerate the productivity of our new hires?". The Game: A Great Match for Sales?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Today’s post is the first of three directed to Sales Operations leaders. Resource allocation is critical to success for sales. The word has come down - sales costs need to remain flat next year. Sitting with the Regional Sales VP, the scowl returned to his face. The sales team on the street delivers the revenue.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

You’re completing 2013 and building your marketing strategy for 2014. Maybe you are supporting sales with a CRM implementation, linking your marketing collateral into each phase. Gartner and Meta Group statistics point to a 50-80% range of CRM implementation failure. Sales enablement tools can’t get a cursory review.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

75% of most sales processes fail. Think about this: You just invested a huge amount of time, energy and money in developing and training a buyer centric sales process. Our Making the Number research tells us that your peers feel the toughest part of a new sales process is having the team actually use it. Click here to view it.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

I was lucky enough to be introduced to a sales team’s top performer for 2013. Julie’s Sales Operations leader thought I could learn a lot from her. The Dasboard will allow you to: Improve your sales team''s talent level. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training.

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Tenfold

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

If your sales data is causing inaccurate forecasting, then a review of your data input methodologies, sources, and management is necessary. 54 percent say that it guides them in the implementation of performance milestones, such as sales targets and quotas. Once you observe compromised sales data, you need to take action.

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SBI

JANUARY 13, 2015

This post is part of a series of Executive Interviews of top sales and marketing solutions company executives. This week I interview Adam Hollander, CEO of Fantasy Sales Team. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations?

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