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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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

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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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

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

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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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 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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SBI Growth

JULY 8, 2013

Social selling is a technique being adopted by many B2B sales organizations. However, company policies against social media are hampering many a sales team. I even provide a sample Social Media Policy for Sales. HR Business Partners to sales should help drive the creation of a policy. A Social Media Policy for Sales.

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SBI Growth

JULY 13, 2013

You will learn if you possess the relevant skills of an “A” player sales leader. 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.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

You can network across a growing array of social and business platforms and talk to your fellow sales leaders. It is all too clear that there are specific, fundamental elements of sales leadership that seem forever unresolved, no matter which ‘linkage’ attracts the greatest number of ‘followers’. . Marketing is Selling.

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Tenfold

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The reality is that any effort to boost sales team morale at this point is going to be short-term. Sales gamification is a tried-and-tested strategy towards achieving an immediate boost in employee engagement, however short run. 71 percent of these enjoy spikes in their sales performance by 11 percent to 50 percent.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 18, 2013

Talent management is a top priority for HR leaders who support sales organizations. But a recent interview with a HR leader revealed another level of sales leader support. At first, it may not seem like an HR leader would be involved in shaping sales force structure. The sales organization must continually adapt.

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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

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The ability to demonstrate marketing's return on investment is at the top of every CMO's plan for 2013. It's a calculation that doesn't inspire confidence of the CEO, CFO or sales leader. It could have been that an acquisition marketing activity started the entire process that ended in a closed sale. That does happen.

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