Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the Sales Enablement profession has reached a pivotal crossroads. To firmly establish the function as required and themselves as integral players in their companies, enablement experts must be equipped to prove their worth by improving sales results and bolstering profitability.

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Arpedio

JANUARY 9, 2024

Elevating Account Management Through Metrics and KPIs Explore ARPEDIO's Account Management Software ← Back to blog As companies strive to build lasting relationships with their clients, the need for effective Account Management strategies and tools becomes paramount. This approach builds trust and fosters long-term relationships.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Whether your organization has a dedicated Account Management team, or your salespeople are in charge of managing their own accounts, it’s important to establish account management KPIs to measure performance and effectiveness. Measurement Controls Sales Behavior Remember, what you measure will steer salespeople’s behavior.

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Nutshell

APRIL 11, 2023

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that help you evaluate the progress your company is making. You can use KPIs across many different aspects of your business, including your customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Close rate: The rate at which you successfully close sales.

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Engage Selling

MAY 3, 2013

Too often when looking at a sales team’s success, managers only look at the actual sales (the closing of the business). Of course, this is important—but the sale is a lagging indicator. If you have no sales closing today, it indicates that your team has not been performing well for months. Sales cycle length.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

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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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the role of Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) or senior-most sales leaders (by any title), has never been more critical. When sales, marketing, and customer success operate in isolated bubbles, opportunities for collaboration and synergy are lost. This is a definite growth killer.

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ACT

DECEMBER 18, 2023

What digital marketing channel has an ROI of 3500% , is entirely under your control, and can be leveraged whenever you want to drive sales? In this article, we’ll discuss email marketing key performance indicators ( KPIs ) and how tracking them can help you measure your email ROI. Email marketing, of course.

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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? However, account planning is one of the most underused strategies in the sales arsenal. After all, account planning isn’t just about increasing sales. Remember, sales is a team sport. Communication.

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Strategic Account Management Association

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

But as a provider of a robust set of sales management and methodology capabilities , our teams work with some of the biggest sales organizations in the world. The foundational principles that move the needle are ones familiar to any sales leader: relationships and insights. And we ask these questions beyond the sales team.

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Strategic Account Management Association

JUNE 30, 2021

First, there is how SAMs communicate, articulate and exchange their expertise based on their sales and professional experience. In traditional sales models, like the seven-step sales model, there are steps six and seven, which is service after the sale, but this is not based on expertise. Register here.

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Arpedio

MARCH 5, 2024

Throughout this blog post, we’ll delve into the realm of account management strategies, exploring how businesses can leverage these techniques to not only retain clients but also to propel themselves toward long-term success.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you want to increase your sales revenue, it’s a good idea to track sales performance. Want to learn how to track your sales performance? This blog post is for you. It discusses why businesses should track sales performance and how to evaluate sales performance. Think of it as your desired destination.

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Arpedio

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Account-Based Selling Strategy: Key Takeaways Explore the ARPEDIO platform ← Back to blog What exactly is an Account-Based Selling Strategy? In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the nuts and bolts of Account-Based Selling, a strategy that has revolutionized the sales process for countless businesses.

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Showpad

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Meet Pedro Correia, Sales Enablement Lead at IFF. In this interview, Pedro shares the innovative ways IFF is integrating technology into the sales training and content process , from information tagging to augmented reality and AI. Tell us about your current role as Sales Enablement Lead at IFF and how it’s changed in the last year.

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Insightly

APRIL 8, 2022

In this blog post, you’ll learn more about how to track customer sentiment, why it matters to your bottom line, and tactics you can use to improve how your customers view your brand. . Your whole team can benefit from this analysis, from sales to marketing to product to finance. Improve your customer service KPIs.

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Arpedio

MARCH 13, 2024

It encompasses various elements, including market research, product positioning, sales channels, marketing tactics, and distribution methods. It’s about creating a roadmap that guides every aspect of bringing a product to market, from development to sales and beyond.

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Arpedio

JULY 9, 2023

How to Achieve Sales Success with Accurate Sales Forecasting ← Back to blog Is it possible to achieve unprecedented growth by making data-driven decisions through sales forecasting? In this blog post, we’ll equip you with the insider secrets to become a forecasting superstar. The short answer is yes.

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Nutshell

JULY 22, 2020

Sales and marketing professionals are constantly slinging around new buzzwords, complex terms, and confusing abbreviations. No blog, video, or sales pitch is complete until the phrase “boost ROI” or “improve your net promoter score” is used. It’s what we do. What Is a Marketing Flywheel?

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Revegy

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

in 2018 [footnote 1], which highlights the need to tailor sales messages for each buyer persona. This blog will explore a proven framework to help you better personalize your sales messages. This blog will explore a proven framework to help you better personalize your sales messages. stakeholders in 2014 to 10.0

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of sales, understanding and leveraging sales metrics is not just advantageous—it’s imperative. Sales metrics serve as the compass guiding businesses toward their goals, providing invaluable insights into performance, identifying areas for improvement, and ultimately driving revenue growth.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the dynamic world of sales, where every decision can make or break a deal, harnessing the power of data is critical. As a sales leader or sales manager, your ability to navigate the complex terrain of market trends, team performance, and individual contributions hinges on a crucial tool—sales metrics.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 28, 2020

For example, if a person subscribes to your blog , your drip campaign will include sending them a welcome email almost immediately. A day or two later, that subscriber will be sent another email highlighting some of your most popular blog posts. Sadly, however, you can’t handhold each customer as you take them down your sales funnel.

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Sales Outcomes

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Sales professionals know that asking the right discovery questions is key to advancing the sales process. Good discovery questions, directed to the right person at the right time, can help uncover customer needs and wants and ultimately close more sales. Seven B2B Sales Discovery Questions For Success.

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ProlifIQ

JUNE 21, 2023

The ROI of Account Planning In the highly competitive landscape of B2B sales, sales leaders are constantly seeking strategies that can boost revenue and foster long-term customer relationships. It serves as a blueprint, providing a clear direction for sales teams on how to engage with customers effectively.

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Showpad

JANUARY 20, 2020

In recent years, analytics has found widespread adoption in numerous businesses across all areas of operations, including Sales and Marketing. As such, it makes sense that use of the method could also apply to subsets of those major categories, such as the Sales enablement process. Going Broad to Quantify Sales Enablement.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 17, 2024

“What is ACV in sales?”, ACV and ARR are essential KPIs for tracking the success of subscription-based companies. What does ACV stand for in sales The meaning of ACV in sales is “annual contract value” and is a metric that tells you the revenue generated by a contract over a year. Sales or marketing managers.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How to build a winning account management team Account Management Software ← Back to blog A winning account management team can be your secret weapon to supercharge your company’s growth and customer satisfaction. Set clear expectations Establish clear expectations and key performance indicators (KPIs) for your account management team.

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PandaDoc

MAY 26, 2022

Is my sales strategy clear? Without a clear and documented plan to help your sales team position your products and services directly to buyers, the risk of misinterpretation, miscommunication, and costly errors increases dramatically. Here’s a closer look at how to write a sales strategy that works. What is a sales strategy?

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Apptivo

MAY 10, 2022

All About KPIs. According to recent reports , businesses that use CRM successfully improved their sales by 29%, with 91% of US companies with 10+ employees now using CRM software. The secret ingredient to using CRM software effectively lies in your choice of KPIs. Close Rate. Net Promoter Score (NPS). Abandonment Rate.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 16, 2023

They have to find sales opportunities, negotiate with customers, track multiple customers, and work to deliver on relevant KPIs every day. What drew you to the sales industry? What does your current sales process look like? What are your best methods for identifying sales opportunities? Why do you want this role?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Of course, when we talk about the future of sales, it's less about the products we might sell (flying cars, anyone?) Here, I spoke to sales leaders at Bardeen.ai , Aircall , and HubSpot to get their top predictions for the future of sales. Sales professionals need to become influencers — kind of. Let's dive in.

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Drift

JULY 3, 2019

Interested in contributing content to the Drift blog? As sales leaders, one of our greatest wins and challenges is unlocking the hidden potential across our teams. While we’re inevitably judged on monthly KPIs that are easy to measure, few would argue that the mark of a truly great sales leader is the.

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Insightly

MAY 30, 2023

Whether you’re a first-time CRM user or a seasoned pro, this blog post can serve as a guide to better understanding the importance of CRM benchmarks and help guide you on setting meaningful benchmarks for your business. These metrics, often called Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), provide quantifiable measures of your CRM performance.

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They have knowledge about competitors’ products and services at their fingertips, which means it’s critical that your salespeople can overcome sales objections quickly and confidently. 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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Showpad

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Sales enablement continues to move from being a competitive advantage to a must-have asset for organizations that want to shorten the sales cycle, convert more customers and generate revenue. . Define Sales Enablement for Your Organization. Strategic Sales Enablement Tips.

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Apptivo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Why does it matter, and how can we optimize these tools to improve sales and customer service? Fundamentally, CRM software is a program that helps company sales teams, customer service teams, and marketing teams achieve three functions. But some sales funnels might look different. Create KPIs. What A CRM Does.

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