Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Organizations need to move from measuring CPEs (Continuing Professional Education) earned to measuring business outcomes created. Give employees short, bite-sized learning opportunities , which can take the form of digestible, hour-long courses on topics of relevance to an employee’s immediate challenges or opportunities.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Best in Class sales organizations use a different approach. In this post, we will examine best practices sales organization use to avoid this problem. This will help your team develop discipline and cadence needed to make the number. Usually sales organizations get off to a fast start. Misleading Indicators.

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Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It notes that employees have a different relationship with the organization from customers. The author’s definition: ”Internal communication includes everything that gets said and shared inside an organization. Fitzpatrick and Valskov’s (2014) eight golden rules are included: It’s about results and outcomes, not activity.

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Traditionally, firms have focused on technical expertise, client impact, and book of business as the criteria for making partner-selection and hiring decisions. Eric Tresh, a partner at law firm Eversheds Sutherland , spends most mornings reviewing recent tax-court decisions. The firm has grown from $800 million to $1.8

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Lai continues on to say, “One thing I wish I had known is the sheer mental and emotional energy it takes to be in this role; the constant task switching between coaching, interviewing, strategizing, presenting, organizing, etc. Establish a network within your organization to prevent fatigue so you can better support others when they need it.

Sales Management 101

Sales Management Management Energy and Utilities Emotional Intelligence 101

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In addition, 45% of all LinkedIn users can make a business decision. As a leader of the organization why not live where your buyers live? Get your copy by siging up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute ". Lack of Presence. How does LinkedIn help?

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SBI Growth

JULY 19, 2013

This question comes as a natural follow up to most decisions. Whenever you make change, risk is sure to follow. In terms of budgeting you have one thing to look forward to: “How much will the number grow for 2014?”. And how will I reach it if I can’t even make this year’s number?”. “What’s the risk?”

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SBI Growth

MARCH 26, 2013

These are the questions we hear most often in marketing organizations. Let’s assume for today’s conversation you have the performance conditions for a level 5 marketing organization. Why would I bring up competencies, it makes me look like I’m not keeping pace; if you don’t, they will put someone in your place that will.

Marketing 114

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

CMO’s can help sales make the number in 2014. Sales organizations lack the support and guidance to transform the entire sales field. WANTED: CMO’s to Guide Sales to Make the Number in 2014. Sales leaders need support from marketing to make the transformation to buyer-centricity. Fast Track to Success.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 28, 2020

Time to research their company’s strategic initiatives, as well as the email recipients’ movement, growth, and trajectories within their organizations. Examine whether that organization is currently using, or could benefit from using, services like the one you offer and ensure you fully understand any corresponding business models.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Over these remaining weeks, conversations with SVP-Sales have focused on 3 areas: What can I still do to Make the Number in 2013 ? How should I be preparing to Make the Number in 2014 ? As 2013 winds down, 2014 naturally ramps up. Most organizations want the arrangements completed by the holidays.

Decision-making 118

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 17, 2013

With 2014 on the horizon, new sales targets will soon be set. Your 2014 number will inform decisions about the makeup of your team next year. Instead of hiring new reps, make your number by increasing productivity of existing reps. Discover the best way to make your 2014 number. Think about it this way.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Best-in-class sales organizations start with understanding where the buyer spends their time. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Participate and learn what top companies are doing to make the number in 2014. So What’s the Solution?

Decision-making 128

Decision-making Sales B2B Meetings 128

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Your thoughts should now turn to 2014. Before you really make any decisions, start with these questions: What are my key strategic initiatives for 2014? It’s foolish to spend additional money on someone who will end up missing quota yet again in 2014. Make sure you are giving them enough work and responsibility.

Sales 120

Sales Decision-making Meetings Organization 120

SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

In this post I want to recommend three ideas to raise your game in 2014. Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Reps struggling to get in front of Decision Makers. Again, your role it to ensure your team makes the number.

Sales Management 124

Sales Management Management Prioritization Decision-making 124

SBI

MARCH 5, 2013

What if today you were given notice that your sales quota will double in 2014. There is something you’ll be allowed to change and you’re given these next 10 months to make it happen. You can select and provision for sales tools that will make it possible for reps to sell more. I’m betting your answer is YES. No reason not to.

CRM 51

CRM Facilitation Decision-making Innovation 51

Mercuri International

MARCH 8, 2022

Value-creation focused selling is essential for sales and marketing organizations. It is an important tenet of value creation that your salespeople understand how your products or services can help your clients to grow their revenue, especially for those whose goal is to grow organically and increase their turnover. Productivity.

Sales 52

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 6, 2022

This can help you get a sense of their decision-making authority and place within their organization. Is this their first time making this kind of purchasing decision? Shared connections: If you have a connection in common with your prospect, make sure to bring it up during your conversation. Crunchbase.

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Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

For proof, compare this 2014 customer promise from Comcast — “We are committed to providing Comcast customers with a consistently superior customer experience” — to this recording from the same year. It develops organically in response to the decisions, behaviors, and policies of the people in the business.

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Decision-making Customer Experience Profitability Organization 139

SBI Growth

JANUARY 9, 2014

According to the Aberdeen Group, “Highly aligned organizations achieved an average of 32% annual revenue growth - while less well-aligned companies reported an average 7% decline in revenue.”. Sirius Decision research reports similar findings. The result of greater alignment is making the number in 2014 and beyond.

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Profitability B2B Decision-making Marketing 113

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By her account, "These last 12 months have dramatically changed the challenges (and goals) that organizations are prioritizing.". When will you make a decision?' Calling only when a renewal is due is so 2014. Nobody likes spam, and it doesn't take much to make a personal connection. But things have changed. "If

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Sales Decision-making Prioritization Account Management 135

Zendesk

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There’s a lot of debate as to what makes a business “successful.” But what makes a business succcessful in the eyes of other businesses? Read on to learn what sales growth rate means, what makes it good, how to calculate it, and how to improve it. Organic sales growth. Is it money? Is it household-name branding?

Sales 52

Sales Investors Acquisition Decision-making 52

Planview

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The C-suite has to identify, adopt, and express a strategic approach to the AI paradigm we all have entered, and provide a blueprint for how their organizations will compete and thrive in it. And the earlier your organization embraces it, the more you stand to gain. Consider ANT Financial. No “transformation” was required.

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Digital Transformation Banking Digitalization Transportation 59

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. I’ve compiled a list of 18 sales planning tools, listed here in no particular order, which can help you organize your sales process and plan calls and more with greater efficiency.

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Account Planning Sales CRM Prioritization 116

Revegy

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

stakeholders in 2014 to 10.0 Yet, a recent survey by FinListics Solutions, the solution for financial analytics that power Insight-Led Selling® and Revegy, a leading technology platform for customer revenue optimization, reveals that only 26 percent of sales organizations believe they do this very well. Don’t make it too complex.

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Supply Chain Logistics Manufacturing Investors 82

Red Star Kim

MARCH 10, 2023

There are descriptions of TCAs (similar to SSRIs – which are ‘reuptake inhibitors’ to make more serotonin available) and MAOIs (which block an enzyme that breaks down serotonin) and their side-effects as well as more recent SNRIs, NDRIs and SARIs. There’s material on the use of psychedelics and anti-anxiety pills such as Prozac (Fluoxetine).

Decision-making 130

Decision-making Organization Management Meetings 130

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Buyers don’t care about how your organization wants to sell. They only care about making the best buying decisions possible. Is everything you do making it easier for your buyers to buy? Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Can Execute.”

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Why you should make customer experience part of your value proposition. We know from our research that customer experience frequently sways purchasing decisions. Since launching with Zendesk in 2014 , Slack has understood the value of meeting customers where they are, and the company built its CX with scale in mind. “I

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

But, in today’s market, the two roles are blending -- and both have become a vital part of sales organization structure. increase from 2014. InsideSales.com analysis shows large organizations (revenue > $500M) are currently dominated by field sales reps (71.2%). Outside or inside sales? It’s all sales. more dials, left 10.2%

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Sales Decision-making Digitalization Organization 133

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Planning for 2014 is in full swing. Start recruiting now so we can start of 2014 with a full team.” There are three steps to getting the Job Tryout right and making it work: Nail the Scenario: The live simulation the candidate is tested on needs to be real. Hiring ‘A’ players is going to be critical to your success in 2014.

Construction 115

Construction Sales Leadership Decision-making Onboarding 115

Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

According to ProfitWell, CAC for businesses increased by approximately 60 percent between 2014 and 2019. Of course, companies want to continue decreasing the amount of money they spend to acquire new customers, making it critical to measure CAC regularly. Give decision-makers online sales autonomy. What is a good CAC?

Acquisition 97

Acquisition Supply Chain Advertising Digitalization 97

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Decisions to stay or change jobs are based on information easily accessible online. But a sudden competitive threat can make your pay less attractive - even if market conditions remain the same. Most sales organizations lack the insight to factor competitive threats into compensation planning. Poor Compensation Drives Turnover.

Decision-making 115

Decision-making Media Marketing Sales 115

Planview

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

As of 2014, the global outsourcing market amounted to $104.6 Training employees in-house allows organizations to expand their offerings and improve core competencies. So: business decisions need to be based on just that — the business. Decisions, Decisions. But there’s a catch. The Age of INsourcing.

Innovation 92

Innovation Decision-making Manufacturing Business Services 92

SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2013

Talent development is a key differentiator heading into 2014. They set the organization up to hit their objectives now. For those organizations that are still having trouble, there are tactics for improving adoption. Heading into 2014, technology adoption is business as usual. Turn managers into leaders.

Sales Management 120

Sales Management Management Sales CRM 120

ReviewTrackers

MAY 15, 2020

3: When making a decision on where to apply for a job, 84 percent of job seekers say the reputation of a company as an employer is important. 5: 26 percent of executives said that employer branding was the most important recruiting advantage for global organizations. 14: Most “highly inclusive organizations” generate 2.3

Decision-making 49

Decision-making Prioritization Innovation Organization 49

Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 17, 2019

While this approach can generate net-new business, its approach contradicts a key concept that research has proven: in uncertain economic times , the best way to grow your sales organization is to invest in deepening customer relationships. Consultative selling is not dead, as Challenger argues. It’s evolved. Why Perspective Matters.

Decision-making 51

Decision-making Sales Facilitation Prioritization 51

SBI Growth

APRIL 24, 2013

This post provides a strategy for making the list in 2014. Data driven decision making is becoming standard across the sales organization. Leading diverse teams from multiple functions across an organization is essential. Chances are this is a challenge in your organization. Systems Management.

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