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Strategic account managers (and their bosses) deserve better decision-making tools

Strategic Account Management Association

To be sure, a sales leader or SAM manager will have responsibilities beyond revenue. And yet several trends are converging to make decisions over deployment or resources more difficult. Only around 60 percent of account managers are making quota, per HBR. Because most sales professionals hate their CRM system.

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Decision Making in the Era of Growing Constraints (Part 2)

Planview

This is part two in a series of blogs on decision making in the era of financial constraints. A pressing topic facing all executives right now is how to approach decision making in this era of growing financial constraints. Understand the common types of decision-making biases and how to spot them.

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How to Measure the ROI of Your Sales Enablement Program

Mike Kunkle

In this post, I will offer advice about how to measure the ROI of your sales enablement program. 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.

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Sales Process vs. Sales Methodology: What’s the Difference?

Upland

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard sales and revenue leaders use the terms, “sales process” and “sales methodology” interchangeably and incorrectly. What is a sales process? A sales process is a flow, and it is usually brand-free.

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Tailoring the Buyer and Customer Experience to Address Changes in Decision Making

SOAR Performance Group

In recent years, buyers are noticeably changing their decision-making processes. How are these changes impacting sales teams, and how can sales leaders help their teams tailor the buyer and […].

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A Guide to Sales Enablement AI 

Upland

Its many evolutions and the powerful AI of today make it an irresistible tool to many. And now, savvy sales leaders are using generative AI , too. All you need is the right sales enablement AI tool. Ready to dive into sales enablement AI? What is sales enablement AI? Many writers use AI to spark ideas.

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How to Radically Improve Your B2B Sales Win Rates

Mike Kunkle

In this post, I’m going to share some simple concepts that I’ve seen deliver radically improved results across a sales force. The advice comes from Modern Sales Foundations , a course that was developed based on over 16+ years of top sales performer analysis, modernized for working with today’s buyers.

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