Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

At the recent PM Forum workshop on “Selling processes and sales skills for marketing and business development professionals” we focused on sales and selling challenges in professional services. Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills. Their fee-earners are often in the same boat.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Leadership Sales Social Media Jeffrey Gitomer Blog jeffrey gitomer sales blog sales blog' Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 6, 2024

Since the term‘s inception in 2013, they’ve attracted immense attention and praise; there's even a reality television show called Unicorn Hunters that capitalizes on this public fascination. The term “unicorn company” was coined by Aileen Lee, venture capitalist and founder of Cowboy Ventures , in 2013. Company leadership.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 24, 2013

. ~ From Jeffrey’s new book, The Sale Re-Defined. The post Ready Set Boost Event Featuring Jeffrey Gitomer | June 19, 2013 appeared first on Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Blog.

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QYMATIX

APRIL 18, 2024

Lucas Pedretti is looking forward to supporting the VTH and its members with concrete application examples in the field of artificial intelligence and predictive sales analytics. This means a total of around 400 sales outlets throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland and neighbouring countries and a total turnover of over 4.5

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As an fan of Challenger sales (and the variant Insight Selling Insight selling – building on consultative selling models (kimtasso.com) I was delighted to see that one of the originators – Matthew Dixon – turned his focus to selling in professional services. She also creates thought leadership videos.

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Zendesk

JANUARY 24, 2022

But before they can even get to that point, they need to make their biggest sale ever: themselves. When you’re applying for a sales job, you’re essentially selling your value to a hiring manager. The hiring process is almost like a “sales funnel” if you think about the application stage through the onboarding stage.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 2, 2013

Another year has gone by, and you fell short on your sales number. But you can excel in 2013 because of your shortcomings in 2012. And with these answers come chances for improvement in 2013. Talent Assessment of Sales Leadership and Sales Reps. Talent Assessment of Sales Leadership and Sales Reps.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? You’re an idiot who knows nothing about leadership, coaching, or creating winners. Successful sales leaders….

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SBI Growth

MARCH 22, 2013

This post is about developing Sales Leadership. In particular, the front-line Sales Manager - a critical role responsible for marshaling a team of revenue makers. This post includes a downloadable Sales Leader Curriculum. This tool is perfect for HR Business Partners who serve the Sales function. Sales Leadership.

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Force Management

JUNE 22, 2023

In 2013, a venture capitalist coined the term “Unicorn” to refer to privately owned firms valued at over $1B. First, fast-growing teams need a unified sales message to leverage clarity on the value they’re bringing to the market. Back then, only 39 companies fit the criteria. By 2020, there were over 600.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 24, 2013

SBI recently accepted nominations for the Top Sales Operations Leaders to Watch in 2013. Each one of these individuals has been identified as an outstanding Sales Ops leader. There''s a good chance you''ll have a new VP of Sales within the next year. That new VP will have certain expectations of his Sales Ops leadership.

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Red Star Kim

MAY 11, 2023

Towards the end of the post is a review of a classic brands book “ Brand Leadership” By David A Aaker and Erich Joachimsthaler which I published some time ago. Porter’s generic strategies (cost leadership, differentiation and focus) are relevant here. It’s interesting to see how brand management has developed.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 13, 2012

B2B Sales organizations are rapidly transforming to compete in the world of Sales 2.0. But will the sales talent keep pace? HR leaders will play a major role in success of the Sales 2.0 But what about new HR metrics for sales organizations? Contrast "revenue performance" with " sales pipeline."

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 4, 2012

A post for Sales and HR leaders to ensure success of 2013’s Sales compensation plan. Fast forward to April of 2013. A Chief Sales Officer is meeting with Sales VPs and the VP of Sales Operations. They are trying to decide between keeping and scrapping the recently-implemented Sales Comp Plans.

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QYMATIX

MARCH 14, 2023

One of the most notable examples is the Praktiker umbrella company , which filed for insolvency in 2013. Praktiker was one of Germany’s most recognizable sales divisions, generating around three billion euros in sales annually and employing about 20,000 people. The bankruptcy left a noticeable hole in the industry.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

For HR leaders, a recent Harvard Business Review blog post provides a stark reminder of the difficult challenge of supporting Sales leaders in recruiting top talent. HR can help the Sales leader to improve recruiting results and play a vital role in making the sales number in 2013. Avoid a Myopic Focus. Call to Action.

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Strategic Communications

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There is often tension between marketing and sales in many organizations. In a 2013 Harvard Business Review article , “Why Sales and Marketing Don’t Get Along,” authors Andris A. In a 2013 Harvard Business Review article , “Why Sales and Marketing Don’t Get Along,” authors Andris A. Zoltners, P.K.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 9, 2012

“For me, Sales has been a challenging group. Among all organizations I support, Sales is the most resistant. Sales leaders do not want interference from HR. I have seen this with many sales leaders. Some HR leaders have earned a seat at the Sales leadership table. Sales is the Achilles Heel for HR.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 17, 2014

According the “Year-End CEO Report” conducted by Challenger, Grey & Christmas, CEO turnover rose in 2013. There were “1,246 CEO changes in 2013, 2.6 Are my Sales & Marketing organizations prepared to meet my growth objective? If not, what are the Sales & Marketing leaders doing to get us prepared? Technology.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

There are many aspects of consulting competencies and attributes: emotional intelligence, analytical, problem-solving, delivery of results, leadership, project management, commercial orientation, entrepreneurial spirit, team work as well as functional expertise and market/sector knowledge. What is a consultant? Consultancy.uk

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SBI Growth

MAY 29, 2013

Pulling sales reps out of the field significantly decreases selling time. Sales training eats up a lot of this non selling time. As Sales Leaders we know sales training is key though. Agile Sales Training. Does your current sales training disrupt sales performance? What is Agile Sales Training?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 29, 2017

In 2013, American companies alone spent $164.2 in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry. in 2013 on hiring sales training companies, one of the top five outsourced training expenditures, according to Training Industry.

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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. Jeff has been a sales manager for 5 years.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As if the looming year end wasn’t pressure enough for a sales leader trying to meet sales quota, will the loss of top sales reps pile on? The HR Leader can take some concrete steps to stop the exit of sales reps and therefore the loss of revenue. Immediate Help for Sales. But how do you know?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 22, 2013

This is a flawed way to measure winning and losing as a sales leader. This post will discuss a new way sales leaders should measure performance. As a VP of Sales, you own capability building. When you view sales improvement projects, you ask yourself “Is this really that hard?” Sales leadership is hard.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 3, 2013

A year ago at this time, you decided what sales improvement projects to pursue. Download the Sales Leaders’ Execution Guide here. Accelerate the behavior change in your sales leaders. A detailed plan to drive sales rep adoption. You are lacking evidence that the sales team adopted the new behavior.

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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? His former manager said: “He has a lack of leadership”.

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SBI Growth

JULY 23, 2013

Sales Operations leaders have seen the power of Social Selling. Sales cycles that begin with an online referral are closing more rapidly. Corporate Communications sees inherent risk in mobilizing a social sales force. Implementing a successful sales transformation. A social sales organization could have prevented this.

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SBI

MARCH 20, 2018

A dozen years ago, if you asked the average sales leader about their sales enablement strategy, the likely response would’ve been, “Huh?”. It’s not as if companies in years past weren’t training and enabling their sales forces; it’s just that the term “enablement” wasn’t yet a common part of the B2B sales lexicon.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 21, 2012

As a Sales Leader of a growing organization, do you struggle to scale your sales force? The board and CEO expect you to create a sales force capable of growing to match market demand, with no drop off in quality. The guide will assist you in designing and implementing a best in class sales process before 2013.

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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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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

“Senior executives are beginning to realize.that sales force execution is the last remaining arrow in their quiver.” – from Making The Number. Now you’re the top sales executive in the company. We’ll give you many examples of what World Class sales organizations are doing to prepare for 2013. It’s how you compare.

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Red Star Kim

JUNE 15, 2023

My KAM/relationship management experience (0=low, 10=expert): 0% 18% 18% 9% 9% 9% 18% 18% 0% 0% Have you had formal sales training?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 1, 2013

2013 is the last year executives accepted activity-level results from marketing. CEO''s don’t accept activity reports from Sales leaders without revenue results. Expectations of marketing accountability have increased to the level expected of sales performance. Quantity of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales (Leads).

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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. Sales enablement tools can’t get a cursory review. Stop kidding yourself when you say you involved the sales team. Sales Managers (all levels).

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SBI Growth

APRIL 2, 2013

It’s been a rough couple of quarters for the VP-Sales. SKO got your team fired up for 2013 and a new start. Depending on your average sales cycle, everyday counts. Flip the Sales & Marketing Funnel. We’re accustomed to focusing on the Sales & Marketing funnel in the traditional view. VP-Sales (You).

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