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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FinListics Solutions

MARCH 11, 2024

Continuing our exploration of goal setting and executive compensation in our last blog, let’s delve deeper into FinListics’ Seven-Step Process for Developing Client Insight, that is reshaping enterprise sales.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales. Adaptive Business Blog.

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Scovel

AUGUST 30, 2021

Hello, in this video, we will discuss the alignment of sales and marketing in organizations. In many organizations, sales and marketing are two different departments within. On the other hand, the sales team is perceived to be responsible for reaching out to a set of prospective customers and converting them into customers.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 15, 2024

Thoughtfully calculated, well-executed prospecting is central to virtually every successful sales engagement. It sets a tone — giving you the momentum and perspective you need to lock in on viable sales opportunities and ensure the rest of your sales process goes as smoothly as possible.

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Sales Outcomes

AUGUST 16, 2021

Shifting from Sales Emails to Blog-Form Emails: B2B Sales-Centric Emails are Dead. Shift to Blog-Form Emails. How to Get Started with Blog-Form Emails. B2B SALES-CENTRIC EMAILS ARE DEAD (not just mostly dead). The majority of the emails marketing teams are sending are sales-oriented.

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Showpad

MAY 12, 2022

Yet, working together, they’ve built a high-performance sales enablement function at TOUGHBOOK Europe—the European Mobile Solutions Business Division of electronics giant Panasonic. They designed new industry research methods that include both customers and sales reps. Before 2020, Panasonic didn’t have a sales enablement team—at all.

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Upland

JUNE 7, 2023

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. A goal of reducing cycle time and increasing win rate.

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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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Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 8, 2023

This strategic approach goes beyond conventional departmental boundaries, breaks down silos, and encompasses product, marketing, demand generation, sales enablement, and the encompassing realm of customer experience (whether it goes by customer support, customer success, customer service, or a combination of these).

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Showpad

JANUARY 12, 2023

Meet Ljiljana Budimir Vukicevic , Sales Enablement Digital Capability Lead at Schneider Electric. In her 20+ year tenure with the global energy management and automation company, Ljiljana has seen and led major technological evolutions across the business — from customer care to IT support and, most recently, sales enablement. .

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 6, 2011

Keeping a sales team motivated and enthusiastic can be difficult especially in slow economic times. One sure way to help with this is to set goals other than sales goals and targets and reward sales people for reaching them. Every Step in the Sales Process is Important. Where do you get the leads?

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Planning your sales kickoff or national sales meeting? Your sales keynote speaker will set the tone for the rest of the event. A great speaker can help motivate your sales team, elevate your mission, and drive results. Step 1: Ask Your Sales Team The ultimate goal of a sales kickoff is to improve sales performance.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this article, I want to talk about using multi-factor analysis to maximize your sales performance improvement. The reason you’d do this is because there is rarely one right answer, or one performance lever to pull, that will deliver the maximum performance improvement with a sales force. Inventory levels are still high.

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Brooks Group

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is good news for B2B sales teams that have faced economic headwinds, shrinking customer budgets, and delayed or canceled purchasing decisions. But even throughout this tough period, some sales organizations have found a way to meet or exceed targets—and feel confident in their ability to do it again this year.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 26, 2021

The first 90 days of a business relationship set the tone for its duration. It helps you create a plan, define a list of priorities, and reaffirm the goals you uncovered during the sales process. And with those key findings at your disposal, you can start to construct a strategic plan involving: Concrete business goals.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Outbound marketing with a high reach is typically very expensive, whereas you only have to invest time to start creating blog posts and optimizing them for search. The B2B Marketer’s Toolkit collects 120+ of the best lead generation tips ever published on the Nutshell blog. Download it today!

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Brooks Group

JUNE 2, 2023

Action Plan for Sales Target Achievement – 4 Steps As we round out the first half of the year, it’s a great time to regroup, recalibrate, and prepare our sales teams to hit the year-end sales goals we’ve set for them. Maybe your sales team has veered slightly off track since the target was set?

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sales is a numbers game, but evaluating your sales reps’ performance involves much more than looking at a final revenue number. Revenue may be the ultimate performance indicator, but as a sales leader you should investigate the “why” behind a final result to truly improve the success of your sales team.

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PandaDoc

JANUARY 29, 2024

Hopefully, the start of the new year has you super jazzed about what your sales organization will achieve in 2024. We know we’re excited about the potential our sales team has at PandaDoc. A sales team is the powerhouse behind any thriving software company. If you set a goal that’s way out of reach, it can be demotivating.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In sales, it means staying focused. In the race to finish the quarter strong, prospecting often gets put on the back burner while sales professionals work on closing open opportunities. But your sales team needs to be able to do both: fill the pipeline with highly qualified prospects and keep deals moving. But it’s tough.

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Force Management

JULY 26, 2021

This blog contains content from our Ultimate Sales Kickoff Resource Guide. Check out all of our sales kickoff resources, best practices and tools here. Sales Kickoffs are meant to get the sales team motivated towards a common goal for the upcoming year. What are your specific objectives for the year?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 1, 2021

Your organization's broader goals can't be achieved all at once. Operational objectives are often confused with strategic objectives — longer-term, organizational goals that can guide an operations team's immediate plans and actions. That goal is probably too broad to dictate definitive, achievable actions on a daily basis.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the ever-evolving realm of sales, one approach has consistently proven to be a game-changer: consultative selling. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the intricacies of consultative selling, exploring its core principles, the step-by-step process, and strategies for success. What is Consultative Selling?

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Distribution sales teams are under a lot of pressure to produce results. To meet their quotas and goals, they need access to the right data. Sales managers can use data to help them make informed decisions about how to lead their sales teams. You can use data to set realistic and achievable goals for your team.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 26, 2024

Imagine you’re playing a video game where your goal is to guide a character through different levels until they reach the final stage. To do that efficiently, the right processes paired with a robust sales tech stack featuring a CRM and sales enablement software is key. What is a sales pipeline?

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. There are lots of resources out there that can help you do this, from blogs to books to podcasts to newsletters.

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Apptivo

MAY 26, 2023

What is a sales target? The benefits of setting a sales target 3. Things to consider before placing a sales goal 4. How to set realistic sales targets for your sales team? Tips to effectively communicate sales targets to your team 6. Summary What is a sales target?

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Brooks Group

APRIL 23, 2024

A sales career can be exhilarating and rewarding—offering the potential for high earnings, flexible schedules, and the chance to work directly with a diverse range of customers. However, it also comes with its fair share of challenges, from the pressure of constant target-setting to the emotional toll of frequent rejection.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In the HubSpot Blog's recent survey of over 500 sales professionals, we tried to see what sales leaders hope to achieve when training reps and the top sales coaching tactics they use to get there — and our survey produced some interesting insight on both fronts. Sales Leaders' Primary Coaching Goals.

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SuperOffice

JULY 5, 2022

And finally, when they’re ready to talk to sales, they contact you. Set a marketing goal. That’s why you need to set a goal. Set a B2B marketing goal. It really does depend on your marketing goals: Drive new business? Increase sales. Combination of B2B marketing and sales.

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QYMATIX

MARCH 12, 2024

Read how AI-based assistants are taking wholesale sales to a new level and helping companies achieve their goals more efficiently. This application area of AI in wholesale supports primarily sales and internal customer service. What are AI-based assistants for sales? from an inventory management or ERP system).

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Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Why Is Sales Coaching Important for Revenue Growth? Sales coaching gives sales professionals the mentoring they need to resolve critical skills competency gaps and be more productive. 3 Types Of Sales Coaching Sales coaching generally falls into one of three main categories: tactical, strategic, and personal.

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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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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2019

However, that tendency in startups can lead to burned-out sales reps and a business ill-prepared to scale. That's why the goal shouldn't be to grow fast but to grow better. There are times when business is slow for a sales department. Your sales department can be experiencing slow business for a variety of reasons.

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Nutshell

APRIL 13, 2020

Nutshell’s BOUNDLESS 2020 virtual event was chock-full of amazing sales, marketing, and customer success advice from some of the top minds in their fields. One of those minds belonged to John Barrows , the CEO of JBarrows Sales Training as well as an in-demand speaker and author. The best sales email is the one that gets read.

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MDI Training

JULY 26, 2023

In this blog post, you will learn about the areas where this technology is particularly suitable and what you, as a leader, need to pay special attention to. Consider realistic goals that you can set for the company. Share these goals and ideas in an AI roadmap with your employees. What is Artificial Intelligence?

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