Mike Kunkle

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Introduction I’ve published newsletters and blog posts recently about overhauls and full-fledged transformations, but today, I want to talk about some minor tweaks that can deliver significant improvements in sales force performance. Read more here: How Buyer Centric is your Sales Organization?

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Customer Think

MARCH 20, 2024

Today, we will discuss how to avoid this situation in your organization. Have you ever heard of the Abilene Paradox? This happens when everybody agrees to do something that nobody wants to do. Harvey wrote “The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement” years ago. He named it that because of an incident in […]

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CMOE

MAY 9, 2023

For the best women’s entrepreneur blogs across the internet, CMOE has put together these 18 sites for exceptional inspiration, motivation, and advice to help women in business succeed. The organization represents the interests of women in business with educational events and tools to propel women entrepreneurs.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This disparity isn’t surprising, as a number of factors have come together in recent years to make B2B sales more challenging than ever: That same HubSpot report also found that 38% of salespeople say getting a response from prospects is getting more difficult. Adaptive Business Blog. Sales Management Blog. Yesware Blog.

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SalesGlobe

AUGUST 30, 2023

The modern sales organization is a hybrid one. Meeting buyers where they are is a three-way street that includes where they work, how they want to engage and what mode of constantly changing technology they use to make purchase decisions. These factors are making a hybrid sales organization ubiquitous.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Bad decisions can cause your company to miss the number. When the decision is made at the top, the collateral damage is multiplied. Below are six of the worst decisions we’ve seen senior sales leaders make. It will help your team better understand how your Customers make a decision. Bad decision.

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 18, 2022

So here’s a book review: The Management Shift – How to harness the power of people and transform your organization for sustainable success by Vlatka Hlupic. Organizations today are surfing on the edge of chaos”. Organic growth based on expertise (allow groups and communities of interest to form and the self-selection of leaders).

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Upland

AUGUST 29, 2023

Buying intent , also known as purchase intent, refers to the likelihood and inclination of a potential customer to make a purchasing decision. It drives individuals and organizations to explore, evaluate, and invest in a product or service. It encompasses the motivation, need, and desire behind any activity.

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Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Nowhere is this truer than with the commercial organization. It shifts the focus from “revenue enablement” (which – I’m sorry – is internal, seller- and company-centric) to the broader functions of the commercial organization, in a more buyer- and customer-centric paradigm. One that I will expand over time from this foundation.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 30, 2023

There are also other factors at play, such as product-market fit, strategy, the chosen sales model, organization design, or lack of top-down support, that also influence our work. Finding yourself in one of these situations does not excuse you from working as hard and as smart as possible to make an impact with enablement.

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AchieveIt

JANUARY 2, 2024

Does your strategy, the backbone of your organization’s success, live across various spreadsheets and documents? As the strategy leader, you face a number of challenges — updates delayed, clarity lost, team resistance, and decision-making based on gut feeling rather than data. This can lead to resistance and frustration.

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Showpad

MAY 12, 2022

While marketing was creating and organizing valuable content for sales reps to use, reps were often still unaware of what resources were available and how to best use them. We’re the bridge between sales and marketing, says Rachael, “We’re there to make sure the materials are more meaningful to our end users and our salespeople.”.

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Upland

JUNE 7, 2023

An organization can make a considerable investment in a methodology, only to discover that it was not effective because there was no sales process to support it. Many think that MEDDIC is a sales process, but it’s really a deal qualification framework with multiple processes for decision criteria, decision process, etc.

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Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

My point here, is that you should make a purposeful determination on these levels, clearly define them, train them, and coach to them. In addition to having the right decision makers in the deal, which is part of qualification, it’s important to assess the landscape and relationships. Here’s what I mean.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Bigger deals usually mean bigger committees, which present unique challenges compared to selling to an individual decision maker or even a small group. Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This is a complex topic that is beyond the scope of one blog post, but I will do my best to provide a solid kickstart for you and offer what I hope will be some helpful perspective and good resources to continue to pursue. Then, the rest of this makes sense and can be really valuable. Get alignment first.

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Upland

AUGUST 30, 2023

It represents the culmination of their journey, where they have progressed through the earlier stages and are now highly engaged and ready to make a purchase. At every stage of this journey, marketers employ targeted strategies to guide potential customers toward making a purchase decision.

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SalesGlobe

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We’re entering 2023, and organizations are navigating the post-Covid effects on sales, supply chain, and how we work. The practices I’m sharing with you are not necessarily the answer for your organization. Let’s talk about your organization. Think about your end goals as an organization regarding the current war for talent.

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SalesGlobe

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With all of the options in a rapidly changing space with new disruptors making product claims and promises, it can be difficult to navigate what’s available and understand where to start. That said, CallidusCloud will not disappoint when it comes to the flexibility needed to cover a complex hierarchical global organization.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

They must show that they can make an impact with enablement and move the needle on the metrics that matter most. But there is much an enabler can do to lead the change projects, garner the support needed, and continue to nudge, push, cajole, and lead the way to making a business impact.

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MDI Training

MARCH 4, 2024

Beyond the Horizon: GenAI and Ethical Leadership In this blog post, keynote speaker Bailey Parnell gives us a few snippets of her exciting keynote speech at our upcoming Leadership Horizon event. My keynote at the Leadership Horizon event will delve into the transformative role of generative AI (GenAI) in modern organizations.

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Apptivo

JULY 1, 2022

In the B2B environment, the businesses need to make sound informed decisions in order to reap the maximum benefits. In order to make sound decisions, you have to gather the data and insights from the CRM application. With CRM tools, you can host the information and compile it in order to make sense.

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Showpad

AUGUST 9, 2022

And nearly one-third of sales organizations reported that relevant content is completely inaccessible when needed. . One thing’s clear, it’s not the amount of content that’s the issue; it’s how well you organize content and how accessible it is that matters most. Let’s look at what makes it feel that way, and how you can fix it.

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MDI Training

MARCH 29, 2024

“ Learn and act ,” that’s what I stand for, and I want to contribute to moving and enriching individuals and organizations. The second event focused on how to increase effectiveness in decision-making processes : What influences the way we make decisions ? What strategies are needed for each?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 26, 2012

When I ask about inbound marketing and what they are doing about content marketing, things like publishing a blog , their eyes glaze over. Instead of pitching your products or services, you are delivering information that makes your buyer more intelligent. Content marketing is a new muscle for most organizations.

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What does success look like for your organization? What is the informal decision-making process? link] There’s advice to jump your uncertainty gaps by decision-making and actions which involves risk. Strategy is a stream of decisions and actions”. What would it take to do it ten times better?

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Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Other times, sellers work with ad hoc buying committees who have never worked together to make a purchase decision, and who are operating without an aligned process, policies, or even guidelines and guardrails. click the image to see a larger version] This makes sense, right? This is so important to understand.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 28, 2024

As buying processes grow more complex, it’s becoming increasingly important for sales professionals to gain access to senior executives and C-level decision makers. Today’s major purchasing decisions often involve cross-functional buying committees that include executives from the C-suite. Your prospect lacks budget authority.

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Showpad

JUNE 6, 2022

How do you make sure your sales teams are impacting customer conversations positively? It’s been about making sure we are effective in presenting the value to our new customers, while at the same time bringing value to our existing ones. How do we begin building advocacy in our customers? You mentioned customer engagement insights.

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Customer Think

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

At its core, a data warehouse is a centralized repository that stores data from multiple sources in a structured format, enabling organizations to perform complex analytics and generate insights. Challenges of […]

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Arpedio

APRIL 11, 2024

The adoption of AI in sales is paramount due to its profound impact on enhancing productivity, improving decision-making, and driving revenue growth. By harnessing AI capabilities, sales teams can make data-driven decisions, prioritize leads effectively, and deliver tailored experiences that resonate with prospects and customers.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 16, 2021

My role is to orchestrate the processes to make sure that sales has what they need to sell—and that marketing has the data to optimize what they create. We had two sales organizations from different companies now having to learn about a new suite of products. We’re not fully the re yet, but moving in the right direction.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

7 Common Barriers to Sales Transformation Barrier 1: Siloed Mindsets and Departments One of the most persistent challenges in many organizations is the presence of siloed mindsets and departments. This abundance of data can lead to analysis paralysis, where decision-makers are overwhelmed without the insights to drive action.

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ReviewTrackers

AUGUST 24, 2020

Customer experience management is an executive decision and requires an organization-wide commitment. Make a customer, not a sale.”. Some businesses are too focused on making the sale, but don’t pay nearly enough attention to satisfying customers’ wants and needs. Neither will insights without action.

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Apptivo

JULY 27, 2022

The sales pipeline gives you a comprehensive understanding of which sales rep is working on that particular sales opportunity , how many deals are closed, why you lost or win an opportunity, and much other sales-related information which will help you make data-driven decisions in order to expedite your sales in an outstanding manner.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Buyers have been tasked with making an important decision, and they want to be sure they get it right—and choose the product or solution that makes them look good. It’s your sales team’s job to bring value to a decision maker and help them make the decisions that are best for them and their company.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

This blog post takes a deep dive into the key benefits and drawbacks of the sales profession to help you make an informed decision. Commission-based pay and fluctuations in sales volume can make it challenging to predict your monthly or annual income. This can make it difficult to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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