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5 Tips to Build Stronger Relationships in Account Planning

Janek Performance Group: Account Planning

This makes account planning essential. More than upselling and cross-selling, account planning is partnering with existing clients. 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.

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Sandbagging in Sales – Is it a Relationship Problem? 

Upland

Who makes the final decision? While at first, these questions might appear distinct, at heart they are all asking the same thing – how effectively has the team been able to build relationships in the account? Ultimately, the challenge of sandbagging is that of unreliable sales forecasts. Who are we talking to?

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Relationship Management Guide – Going Beyond the CRM

Upland

Gone were the face to face office meetings and networking at industry events, and in their place were hour-long zoom calls with sellers wearing hoodies. Now, however, things have changed. In fact, according to Forrester, in-person, face-to-face sales are back on the rise. In modern sales deals, it’s relationships that matter.

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The Six Critical Ingredients for the Best Account Plan Ever

Revegy

Are your account plans helping your teams meet their quotas or are they missing the mark? Without comprehensive, well thought out account plans, companies are missing out on major revenue opportunities and risk losing some of their largest clients. 1) Figure Out Who Matters with Relationship Maps.

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65 Essential Key Account Management Terms Explained: Key Account Management (KAM) Glossary

DemandFarm

Key Account Management Glossary: 65 Crucial Account Management Terms Explained Account Hierarchy: Account Hierarchy is the structure and organization of key accounts within a company visualized in a hierarchical system of decision-makers and stakeholders.

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Revolutionizing Sales Connections: Navigating the Modern Sales Landscape

SalesGlobe

Why is it that as much as your salespeople are engaging and educating their prospective and current buyers, there is a long wait time filled with impeding factors (I’m sure you can think of many right now in your business) that is slowing down the decision to finalize a purchase. Some new discovery is needed at this point.

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4 Sales Methodologies That Will Maximize Your Sales Success

Arpedio

The MEDDIC sales methodology is well-suited for enterprise sales organizations that need extensive qualification as enterprise sales (almost always) require 1) engagement from numerous stakeholders, and 2) a complex solution to meet their needs. And for this, MEDDIC is ideally suited as a sales qualification process.

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