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. Customer/prospect segmentation is a key first step in making wise allocation decisions. The third of four regional stops to nail down 2013 budgets for the Sales EVP and the CFO.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 17, 2012

Well… according to a Sirius Decisions study, 80% of leads classified as ‘Not Qualified’ by the Sales Force end up purchasing from their company or a competitor within 24 months. Want to know what marketing leaders are going to do differently in 2013? That’s a staggering number! Think of the lost revenue. Defining a Lead.

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Insightly

JANUARY 26, 2024

Then, Insightly came along in 2013 and learned from the debuts of each. In this comparison, we will explore the key aspects of comparing Salesforce vs. HubSpot vs. Insightly to help businesses make informed decisions based on their specific requirements. In 2015, HubSpot added a CRM component.

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CRM Artificial Intelligence Decision-making Management 52

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

66% of Sales Reps believe that increasing the time invested by sales managers would help to increase their sales. Don’t wait for your manager to come to you. You’re at a point in the year where you are discussing 2013. Your manager obviously wants you to succeed and hit these numbers.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Now you must make the number with less than a full team. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Make the sales job fun. But what you do about it is not.

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SBI Growth

JULY 13, 2013

You will get a view to what others are doing to make the number. Dave was promoted to be Acme’s VP of Sales for the Americas. He did it as a District Sales Manager. Dave became VP of Sales for the Americas. In the first 6 months he: Did monthly pipeline reviews with every sales manager. The Situation.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Last year you got your 2013 quota in mid-February. This caused mass confusion, frustration and demotivation on your sales team. This guide will help you: Understand what it takes to make up the gap. Flexibility is the key to making the number: 1. Flexibility is the key to making the number: 1. Don’t Panic.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Over 42% of all Sales Managers don’t make their yearly number. A VP of Sales first thought is to terminate those Sales Managers. Who needs a Sales Manager if they can’t make their number?”. You need to ask yourself: How are you measuring your sales managers? He is lazy.”

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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. They are accessing information and making buying decisions differently than they did from the past. User buyer examples: Sales reps by vertical.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Here is their success story and an invitation to learn more best practices from SBI's “ Make the Number 2013 Tour.”. Steve told me, “Hunters have little tolerance for shepherding customers through the 9-12 month decision making process. Take action when there is a poor job fit and make adjustments. Beyond Hiring.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Question 3: Are you making your number? If you aren’t able to answer YES to all 3 questions then sign up today for our Q3 Tour Research: How your Peers are allocating People, Time and Money in 2013. He’s not necessarily ready to make decisions about your future with the company. Question 3: Are you making your number?

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QYMATIX

JULY 13, 2021

B2B sales intelligence – should you make or buy your tool? With the cost of sales sky-rocketing and customers changing their buying behaviour, sales intelligence has become critical to the success of any company. Make or buy BI for sales – How to decide? Download the free eBook now.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2013

This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. A Culture Creation tool is available by signing up for the SBI Making the 2014 Number tour. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures. Sales Turnover - A Symptom of a Low Performing Sales Culture. Revised sales territories.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

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. Have the Sales Managers train the reps.

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SBI

JANUARY 29, 2014

The reason it’s wrong is that both are equally involved in making the decision even while they’re often at odds with one another. If we can understand how they are intertwined, we can provide better service to our prospects and customers during the decision process. Myth #1: Sales is a Numbers Game. No excuses.

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QYMATIX

MAY 11, 2021

Make the first steps to becoming a leader in the German market. Germany and the US are two advanced, yet different industrial markets, with special sales and investment cycles. While the United States reached the 50 % threshold at the end of 2013, Germany only got there one year later. exploit market fragmentation, 2.

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Tenfold

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The same survey says that the executives observe a lack in the quality of their sales data. A 2013 study by business services company Experian has found that 91 percent of businesses suffer from data errors. With bad data prevalent, the decisions you make for your business stand on shaky ground. Fixing Bad Data.

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SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. By the end of 2013 there will be 2.3 They don’t make decisions alone.

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SBI

JANUARY 13, 2015

This week I interview Adam Hollander, CEO of Fantasy Sales Team. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? Adam: FantasySalesTeam helps sales managers run more engaging and higher performing sales contests with their reps. Most traditional sales contests have three problems.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2012

." - Jack Welch Are you questioning the ability of your sales leader to take your revenue performance to the next level? In your next board meeting, they will ask what you will do differently to make the number in 2013. To hire a top-performing sales leader, you have to remove legacy aspects of your recruiting strategy.

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