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Is Your CRM Data-Driven or a Data Dump?

Miller Heiman Group

Ostensibly designed to help sellers close more deals, in many organizations, the CRM is just another administrative task on a salesperson’s already crowded plate. It’s a way for sales managers to monitor deal status that adds little, if any, value to their selling activities. But this approach to CRM is changing.

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3 Reasons to Attend Elevate 2018: Innovation in Action

Miller Heiman Group

Sellers, it’s time to wake up to the new reality of sales. Technology, generational shifts and increased competition mean that today’s buyers are coming to the table more prepared, empowered and informed than ever before. And many sales organizations simply aren’t keeping up. Still not convinced?

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The Missing Link Between Your CRM Investment and Sales Performance

Miller Heiman Group

How satisfied are you with the rollout and adoption of your CRM system? When we ask sales leaders this question, answers often range from “not very” to “not at all.” In our 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study conducted by CSO Insights, only 47 percent of respondents reported adoption rates of greater than 90 percent.

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Top Trends in Successful Sales Development Teams

Xant

One of the most positive outcomes from the past year was the swift adoption and embrace of technology for sales and marketing. As a result, many sales technologies saw rapid growth, and sales teams shifted their priorities and strategies. In 2017, 2018, and 2020, the ratio has declined from 3.0

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New Study: Finding the Growth Potential for Sales Operations and Technology

Miller Heiman Group

But with advances in sales technologies, data accessibility and AI we also find significant opportunity for sales operations to drive even more success.”. The Broad and Diverse Focus of Sales Operations. Sales Support, including sales enablement, deal desk, prospecting and proposal management.

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Five Long-Term Sales Trends From the LinkedIn State of Sales Project

Miller Heiman Group

Sales Technology Is Playing a Transformational Role. Sales technology—including collaboration tools, CRM, networking platforms, sales intelligence apps and other productivity and communications tools—has filled some of the gaps caused by limited face-to-face interactions.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Existing Technology Stack

Miller Heiman Group

The CSO Insights 2018 Sales Operations Optimization Study showed that companies actively invest in 25 different types of sales technologies, and the average sales organization uses 10 tools and plans to add four more in 2019. Take the Sales Performance Meter. Your sales team hasn’t fully adopted your CRM.