Miller Heiman Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The sales industry is complex. Just as industries like medicine and aviation combine high-tech innovation with low-tech checklists to achieve success, sales professionals need to do the same using a sales methodology. It’s helpful to think of the sales process as an ongoing checklist. Register for the Webinar.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Navigating Account-Based Selling: CRM, AI and Customer Understanding Explore the ARPEDIO platform ← Back to blog When it comes to B2B sales, companies often find themselves wrestling with a myriad of challenges, from a lack of prospecting skills to navigating lengthy sales cycles.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Exceptional sales management is key to an organization’s success—yet the role of a sales manager is one of the most challenging. Leading a sales team has become more difficult due to an evolving business landscape, technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and a host of other factors.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Most organizations today have a sales operations function: nearly 70% of organizations have a dedicated sales operations team, and of those that don’t, 10% plan to add one within the year, according to the 2 nd Annual Sales Operations & Technology Report from Miller Heiman Group. CRMs Lack Reliable Data.

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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

Our Move the Deal sales strategy podcast focuses on helping sales professionals further hone their sales skills and boost performance by sharing the latest trends, best practices and new sales technologies. Submit a sales strategy topic idea or guest to us on LinkedIn , Twitter or Facebook.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

Sales Transformation. I’ve been involved in sales transformations that were entirely focused on getting the best-possible performance out of the sales force (ranging from a 30 to 600 percent increase in sales), independent of retooling the rest of the organization. The Elements of Sales Force Effectiveness.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Scalable Sales Manager: The Key to Unlocking Your Sales Teams’ True Potential. The role of Sales Manager has always been one of the hardest jobs in sales. To say that sales managers have their work cut out for them would be a massive understatement. This is where great sales managers come in.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Advancements in sales technology, such as access to behavioral data and AI-augmented selling, as well as dramatic changes in buyer behaviors have sales leaders everywhere talking about transforming their sales force. However, according to CSO Insights’ newly released 2018 Sales Talent Study , only 16.4

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When this year draws to a close, there will be several contenders for the top business buzzword of 2018, but artificial intelligence (AI) is a good bet to run away with the title. And no area is riper for transformation than sales. So, how will AI transform sales? Here are five ways to reimagine sales with AI.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Advancements in sales technology, such as access to behavioral data and AI-augmented selling, as well as dramatic changes in buyer behaviors have sales leaders everywhere talking about transforming their sales force. However, according to CSO Insights’ newly released 2018 Sales Talent Study , only 16.4

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In this post, Kathy Venincasa, one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons and a sales forecasting master, discusses what she sees as the top four sales operations best practices. In every aspect, sales operations combines two things I love: sales performance and data analytics.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2017

So we’ve compiled a list (in chronological order) of the top sales conferences you should attend in 2017 and 2018. The Best Sales Conferences. Digital Sales Engine. Sales Acceleration Technology Summit. AA-ISP Digital Sales World 2018. Sandler Sales & Leadership Summit. TOPO Sales Summit.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2018

Your sales pitch can make or break the deal, so it’s a good idea to have that nailed down before meeting with your customer. I’ve been in sales for 15 years and have heard some really great pitches and some really bad ones. I’ve been in sales for 15 years and have heard some really great pitches and some really bad ones.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mark the calendar for Elevate 2019 North America: Framing the Future , Miller Heiman Group’s premier event for sales and service professionals, held this year May 8-10 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa. We have an impactful agenda that will help businesses evolve and turn into the modern organizations they need to be.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

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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Miller Heiman Group

AUGUST 8, 2019

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.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you're looking to level up your sales team’s performance, turn to artificial intelligence. Although only 37% of all sales organizations currently use AI in sales processes, more than half of high-performing sales organizations leverage AI. That doesn’t mean fully automating your sales jobs.

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SBI

MAY 2, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? This week I interview Jared Aho , Sr.

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SBI

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I asked thought leaders from various sales technology firms, how they think SalesTech will change the way salespeople sell in 2019. Historically, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems have tended to create work for sales people, rather than simplify their job. Here’s what they had to say.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. This week I interview Chris Heinrich , VP of Enterprise Sales for Adobe Sign. Reduction in sales contract cycles by an average of 2 weeks.

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SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As you plan your sales and marketing strategies for next year, have you assessed the state of your data and technology stack? It’s important to think about how to optimize your business processes and technology. 4 out of 5 marketers say that data management is a top-5 weakness in their organization.

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SBI

APRIL 4, 2019

We Need Waze for Sales! Particularly without sales goals? It goes without saying that businesses realize their potential and promise by setting goals across all functions of the organization. It is time to bring the AI revolution to sales! Where would a business be without goals? Rao , Founder of Aviso, Inc.,

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Remote Selling has become an important focus for every sales organization. Digital sales technologies, by default, are what enables remote selling. In this interview series, we ask executives at leading salestech companies to describe how their customers are leveraging technology, what metrics are now possible, and more.

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 6, 2019

Could IBM Watson , powered by artificial intelligence, beat James Holzhauer, who is on track to set all kinds of records in the television quiz show Jeopardy ? Yet all that technology isn’t necessarily producing better sales outcomes. One way to do this is through sales technology powered by predictive analytics or AI.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

How AI is Poised to Transform Sales. In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can transform sales in a significant way. NANCY: WHAT ARE THE TOP AREAS OF FOCUS IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO TRANSFORM THEIR SALES ORGANIZATIONS?

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 25, 2018

From changing buyer preferences to declining sales performance to emerging sales technology, it quickly became clear that the world of sales and service will never be the same. As a result, organizations miss out on opportunities for innovation. Only then will sales technology reduce seller tedium.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

If your sales data strategy consists of pulling a report from your CRM and using it to analyze your salespeople’s performance, you’re missing a critical opportunity to guide decisions that go beyond performance. Sales data should be the responsibility of the sales team, not IT. Building talent profiles. Optimizing pricing.

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Miller Heiman Group

JULY 25, 2019

Seller performance is down, yet revenue attainment is up, according to the latest research from CSO Insights in “All That Glitters Is Not Gold: 2019 World-Class Sales Practices Study.” To dig into the reasons underlying low seller performance numbers and take steps to improve them, sales leaders need to assess their current sales culture.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2021

If there's one thing that's affecting all industries, it's artificial intelligence (AI). 65% of sales professionals use a CRM and 97% consider sales technology “very important” or “important”, according to LinkedIn State of Sales 2020. However, that leaves one-third of sales professionals not using CRMs.

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SBI

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We call it Sales Tech Simplified. Michael: There are three critical sales processes that are central to driving revenue: forecast management, pipeline reviews, and deal reviews. Unbelievably, despite the critical importance of getting it right, sales teams are relying on good old fashioned “gut feel” and human judgment.

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SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Seismic , the market leader for sales enablement platforms, today announced the acquisition of Percolate, a leading marketing campaign orchestration and content management platform. Sales Enablement. Sales Enablement. Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey.

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