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. Meet ''Agile'' Anthony.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2012

Marketing, do you have a sales quota tied to Lead Generation ? Sign up for our Make the Number Tour if you would like to see how your peers are allocating people, money and time in 2013. Over the last 12 months we: Surveyed over 10,000 sales representatives. Surveyed over 4,500 sales managers. Why should you care?”

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This blog addresses how sales reps can ensure their quota is realistic and attainable. Many sales reps are forced to accept a quota that is neither. Over 65% of Sales Goals are driven by Executive and Corporate expectations. If their projections are unrealistic, so are the sales reps’ quotas. Bottom-Up Quota Setting.

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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

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. Otherwise, these budget meetings could be counterproductive.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 14, 2013

Who needs to buy into the “ program ” for sales results to improve? You design a sales improvement program to systematically address each issue. You meet with the: Chief marketing officer. The “hunter” sales force leader. Manager of the lead development team. Manager of the lead development team.

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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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Janek Performance Group: Account Planning

OCTOBER 25, 2023

However, according to Altify: Companies receive 60 percent of their sales revenue from existing customers. It’s putting their needs ahead of the sale to form long-term relationships. Altify notes account planning has increased from 36 percent of companies in 2013 to 50 percent today. Also, monitor their sales.

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QYMATIX

AUGUST 16, 2022

Nonetheless, running out of money did not seem to be a problem in 2013 for Wollschläger. The Wollschläger group was 2013 a respected company in the Ruhr region and nationally. Regardless of the authenticity or doubts about the claim, in 2013, Frank Wollschläger appointed a management “dream-team”. Losses, losses, losses.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 31, 2013

How do you know if your sales force is a high-performing one? This post lists some attributes of high-performance sales cultures. It lists 11 traits of high performance sales cultures. Sales Turnover - A Symptom of a Low Performing Sales Culture. Dani, the VP of North America Sales, is frustrated.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

It gets great reviews from C-Level executives, marketers and even sales managers. But how does Content Marketing help the Sales Rep? Today’s post outlines the benefits of Content Marketing from the Sales Rep’s perspective. I had a recent conversation with a Sales Rep named Seth. This is how I will meet your goals.

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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

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

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

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Last year you got your 2013 quota in mid-February. This caused mass confusion, frustration and demotivation on your sales team. Sales leaders want to start strong in the first quarter. Sales leaders want to start strong in the first quarter. Make sure you understand how it will affect your team’s managers and sales reps.

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SBI Growth

JULY 22, 2013

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." In the guide you will learn: Make the number with the remaining sales people you have. Sales people like to be included in a team environment.

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2012

You’re called in for a meeting with the CEO. Question 2: Is your team’s ability to execute on the plan meeting or surpassing targets? 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. What’s it about? He asks you to sit.

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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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SBI

JANUARY 29, 2014

One of the Oldest Tenets in Sales is Just Plain Wrong ” debunking the myth (or at least disputing it) that people decide with emotion and justify with logic. This week, I took part in a webinar hosted by DocuSign to debunk some of 2013’s most prevalent myths. Myth #1: Sales is a Numbers Game. Sales is not a numbers game.

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SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Social Selling and Big Data at the Upcoming Sales & Marketing 2.0 Next week, Sales Dot Two Inc., will host the Sales & Marketing 2.0 The focus is purported to be on the benefits of big data for B2B sales organizations with an emphasis on social technologies. The Sales 2.0 Conference.

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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 Customer 2.0 Customer 2.0’s

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