PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

Sales velocity is a robust metric used by sales managers for good reason. It presents a snapshot of how your entire sales process is performing. This guide will explain the sales velocity formula and what it means for your business. Sales enablement tools like CRM platforms help increase sales velocity.

B2C 52

B2C Sales e-Learning Software 52

ACT

MAY 7, 2024

They ruthlessly guard their time and focus on their goals while multitasking and getting things done. In this article, we’ll share practical and achievable time management techniques for a busy entrepreneur to help you focus on the highest priority tasks without losing control of day-to-day operations. But it isn’t impossible.

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Nutshell

MAY 7, 2024

To make the most of these events, you’ll need to measure the return on investment, or ROI, of the trade shows you attend. Table of Contents Understanding ROI in the context of trade shows How to measure ROI from trade shows Utilizing your CRM to enhance trade show preparation Not seeing a positive ROI from trade shows?

CRM 71

CRM Media Advertising Marketing 71

Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity? What is sales productivity?

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Whetstone

MARCH 14, 2024

In the dynamic realm of high-end selling and strategic account management, the role of coaching often takes a back seat. Let’s shed some light on the transformative power of managers as proactive coaches. The Coaching Gap: Many change initiatives for sales and SAM teams sound exciting. They promise tremendous results.

Management 52

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Sales collaboration dramatically improves results, but bringing it to fruition can be more complex than it sounds. The result?

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ACT

APRIL 29, 2024

Figures like these emphasise the importance of building effective teams and managing them the right way. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to build and manage a great team so you can establish a strong foundation for your organisation. So how do you build and manage a team effectively with limited resources?

Small Business 52

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 17, 2023

The average buyer in this day and age is shrewd — naturally skeptical of salespeople and having certain standards reps have to measure up to. That makes establishing credibility central to the success of any sales effort. How to Avoid This Mistake Do your research — every productive sales conversation is backed by that.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

As we round out the dog days of summer, most of us have two things on our minds: Getting our sales force back on track from the summertime lull, and The start of the football season These two things might seem unrelated at first glance. Ideally, every member of your sales team will have a high degree of coachability.

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Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Many management teams I speak to express a desire for their M&BD Execs to be more proactive – which takes time, tact and the confidence to think ahead and adopt a more advisory approach. So we should ask people about their perceptions on what they would like. This type of conversation is itself an example of being proactive.

Marketing 130

Marketing Communication Meetings Strategic Thinking 130

QYMATIX

MAY 18, 2021

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is probably the most important planning process of any company. Sales & Operations Planning has two primaries, close-related elements: sales planning (related to sales and marketing) and operations planning (related to order-fulfilment, stock and logistics).

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Upland

JANUARY 26, 2020

How are sales teams meant to grow revenue in key accounts with a well thought out account planning strategy? A higher growth rate should pique large enterprises’ interest when putting together their own long-term account planning strategy. However, account planning is one of the most underused strategies in the sales arsenal.

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Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When you’re running a business, no matter which industry it’s in, the endgame is always sales and revenue. Ultimately, your company’s success is measured by how many sales you drive and how great your return on investment (ROI) is. But how should an industrial company like yours go about that process?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2023

As businesses continue to shift their strategies to create a more streamlined, efficient customer journey, it's going to become vital for every business to invest time, energy, and resources into a Revenue Operations team, otherwise known as RevOps. As she told me, "It's been really difficult to measure customer success metrics.

Publishing 104

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

There’s no such thing as a born salesperson. Great sales reps make it look easy, but superior performance usually indicates a salesperson has taken the time to hone their skills and is constantly iterating to better help their prospects. How to Be a Good Sales Rep and Successfully Sell. Recognize Sales as a Process.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you ask most executives if they have a sales process , they’ll immediately say yes. But when you ask them to describe their sales process, their descriptions vary wildly. To some, a sales process means milestones in their sales pipeline. Having clear definitions for your sales process matters a lot.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Effective sales coaching can have a huge impact on your business. The biggest benefit of sales coaching is its contribution to revenue. Research shows that successful sales coaching programs increased average deal size, sales activity, win rates, and new leads by 25%-40%. Anticipate nerves.

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ClearPoint Strategy

DECEMBER 2, 2021

By following the guidance presented here, you can rest assured you’re measuring and tracking the right things for your business—and doing it in the most efficient way possible. You’ve heard it before: “What gets measured gets managed.” You use them to help measure your progress toward achieving your strategic goals.

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SalesPop

MARCH 5, 2023

The top 10 characteristics that any quality sales CRM software are covered in this article. You will know what to look for when selecting your new sales CRM software by the time you finish reading this article. Contact Administration The first important function every reliable CRM program should have is Contact Management.

CRM 52

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Brooks Group

APRIL 1, 2022

Sales training that sticks, however, results in behavior change because it’s reinforced. That requires involvement and buy-in from both sales leaders and salespeople. You need to utilize change management thinking and help people imagine the possibilities as training is developed and implemented, and once it’s over.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, if that’s your current sales training program, all of that hard work and education could be forgotten by your team in just a few months. There is no room for failure in today’s competitive sales landscape. With a defined and clear structure, staff can make useful decisions without the constant supervision of their manager.

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Sales Training Management e-Learning Sales 98

Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Let's talk about the client lifecycle The sales cycle attracts qualified leads, engages and converts them to clients. Your job as a key account manager is to deliver the kind of value that convinces your clients to stay in the loop. The bad news is, according to a Rain Group study , an average of 28% of sales bids loses to competitors.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 26, 2022

Every person who has considered a career in sales has asked the following question: Is sales a good career? With high turnover rates and reports of burnout in sales floors, sales might not seem like a worthwhile career. In this post, we’ll cover what you need to know if you’re considering a career in sales.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 13, 2022

From the outside looking in, sales can seem like a stroke of luck rather than a skill that's practiced over time. Take a moment away from the phones, your quota, and your team to reflect on why you chose sales as a career path, why you chose the company you work for, and why you believe in the product you're selling. Not exactly.

Emotional Intelligence 88

Emotional Intelligence CRM Meetings Publishing 88

Zendesk

MARCH 9, 2022

Every effort involved in business development is an activity that helps make a business better. But, one could argue, that describes every action of every member of a business. BD isn’t sales, but it helps improve sales; it’s not marketing, but it improves marketing. Cross-departmental project management.

Brainstorming 98

Brainstorming CRM Stakeholders Software 98

Hubspot Sales

JULY 13, 2023

AI is increasingly becoming a natural addition to daily workflows across sales and revenue departments. 79% of sales professionals who use AI say AI tools are an important addition to their overall sales strategy, according to our State of AI survey. But what brings about these AI concerns in sales?

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OnStrategyHQ

MAY 18, 2021

If you have a 5-year vision, these would be 3- to 4-year intermediate objectives on the way up the mountain. These would be analogous to detailed annual plans for getting things done this year on the way to the 3-year objective. How will we measure our success? Set short-term SMART organizational goals and measures.

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Organization Facilitation Small Business Marketing 96

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 Why Sales Performance Management Matters.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

When assessing your team’s performance, sales activities offer crucial metrics. That includes the number of sales calls, VP-level meetings, new qualified opportunities, and so on. With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Determine key selling activities.

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Management CRM Sales Software 121

Insightly

JUNE 14, 2021

Customers expect excellent service every time that they interact with your company. And, although specific teams may deal with complaints, technical issues, and general troubleshooting, customer service (CS) is the responsibility of everyone within an organization—from sales to support to marketing and even accounts receivable.

Customer Experience 98

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Help Scout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Armed with those insights and learnings, you should be able to get started on — or refine — your own customer service program to start delivering consistently exceptional support. And though there are a number of things that could cause a customer to become unhappy, a poor customer service experience seems to be the worst offender.

Small Business 127

Small Business Energy and Utilities Decision-making Leadership 127

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 14, 2022

Sales orgs stand to gain a lot from incorporating project management principles into their operations. While sales project management is loosely defined and often overlooked, sales leadership should at least consider folding the core tenets behind it into their broader objectives and sales reps' day-to-days.

Management 90

Management Stakeholders Facilitation Sales Leadership 90

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 16, 2022

The role of a sales team is to sell. The sales manager is responsible for creating, advancing, and managing the people, processes, and systems for their team to be successful. While this job routinely requires setting goals for the team, sales managers must set goals for themselves as well.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Your company’s sales managers only have a select number of sales reps to work with, and those reps only have a limited amount of time to close deals. A good sales pipeline management strategy is essential because every potential opportunity uses up your most valuable resource — time.

Prioritization 98

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Arpedio

MAY 23, 2023

Sales Coaching – Make Every Sales Rep a Top Performer ← Back to blog Coaching sales reps is vital! And therefore, this blog post is going to be all about sales coaching: What is it, what’s the value, and what does it take to make every sales rep a top performer. What is Sales Coaching?

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Help Scout

MAY 12, 2021

It somehow feels more “fair” to treat every customer equally, being helpful and responsive without regard to the money involved. What is customer retention and how is it measured? For other types of businesses without regular billing cycles, retention might be measured in other ways.

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SalesGlobe

MARCH 21, 2023

We recognize the critical role that sales compensation plays in driving growth and maximizing performance. We also understand that creating a top-tier sales compensation program is essential for companies that want to retain high-performing salespeople and boost sales growth.

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