Mike Kunkle

APRIL 8, 2023

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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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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Strategic Account Management Association

AUGUST 6, 2021

Form an organizational capability around co-creating products and solutions with our customers Redesign our philosophy around our customers’ needs Make a positive business impact on our customers’ operations Ingrain a deeply customer-centric vision and mission for sales. For this, Aramex embarked on a broad-scale commercial transformation.

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Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 2, 2022

We’re all in sales, right? I think the answer depends on what you mean by that (intent) and how you define “sales.” I get the intent of the “we’re all in sales” message, generally, much like Dan Pink’s book, To Sell is Human. “The 1980s called, and they want their sales approach back.”

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Mike Kunkle

MARCH 31, 2023

Sales process, sales methodology, and sales competencies are all important and related aspects of sales effectiveness. Sales Process A sales process is a series of stages that an opportunity moves through. But they are not the same thing. It’s been proven in multiple studies and is worth the effort.

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Strategic Account Management Association

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the first post of this series , we discussed the importance of establishing a SAM Center of Excellence (COE) to enable the SAM journey’s evolution, sustainability and agility. Sponsors are critical in these uncertain and transformative times. We had worked with him throughout his company’s SAM journey and transformation.

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Upland

JUNE 14, 2023

What are the top challenges facing chief revenue officers and sales leaders in 2023? Altify’s latest book, Not Just Another Vendor , highlights one sales leader – Scott Jackson Senior Director, Sales Enablement, Comcast Business – whose team learned the valuable lesson of relationships over product or any other fit.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In this interview, Matt shares his perspective on how to get a business to digital faster using methods and tools that reduce print and increase customer insights in a non-traditional sales environment. . For us, our push to go more green really initiated our digital transformation. What opportunities are you looking to maximize? .

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Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” increase in quota attainment 19.7%

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Upland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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? But with generative AI , sales teams can analyze data fast and uncover actionable insights.

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Mike Kunkle

JUNE 12, 2022

If you absolutely can’t avoid it and find yourself needing to resize and retool your sales force again at this time, I have some advice that I hope might help. Sometimes, it seems to me as if critical thinking is at an all-time low right now, especially in the sales profession. Reengineering Sales Performance.

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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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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

Whether we like it or not, the digital transformation is progressing in a fast-pacing manner, and many organizations around the globe prepare themselves for a digital and remote 2021. Does sales enablement as a discipline also need to shift to virtual enablement? Most enablement services were already digital.

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Red Star Kim

JULY 3, 2023

Daryl Fielding | Sales & Marketing Speaker | Booking Agent (champions-speakers.co.uk). The podcast was produced by Cambridge Marketing College where Kiran Kapur interviews Daryl Fielding – formerly a senior marketer at Vodafone and now a portfolio Non-Executive Director. So what do you consider to be the top six leadership qualities?

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Showpad

JUNE 6, 2022

Meet Tricia Westfall, a Senior Manager for the Sales Capability Planning & Enablement team at Kaiser Permanente. Pre-COVID, we were focused on providing a specific portfolio of tools that our sales people could use when they’re out in the field and when they’re engaging with customers. Can you share an example?

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CogniClick is a nifty system (backed by an expert team) to enable you to conduct fast, quick polls and pulse surveys amongst your clients and stakeholders and to also develop maturity assessments and similar thought leadership content. So here’s a brief system review: CogniClick for instant, personalised research reports using AI.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

One such technology that has revolutionized sales practices is Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI in sales refers to the application of advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to streamline sales processes, gain actionable insights, and deliver personalized experiences to customers and prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this blog post, we'll highlight CRM tips to help you elevate your customer relationships and drive business success, including advice from HubSpot experts who've used their CRM to help business thrive. Implement voice-enabled CRM features. That's where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software comes in.

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

Showpad’s 2021 Modern Selling Study found that sales enablement has become more important since the start of the pandemic. Enablement for GTM teams becomes the engine to drive adaptive selling behaviors in a digital world. Enablement for GTM teams becomes the engine to drive adaptive selling behaviors in a digital world.

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Showpad

AUGUST 4, 2020

How do you scale sales enablement? Welcome to the fourth post of this blog series for executives, where I will take you on a scalability journey. We already covered a lot of ground in this series, and I only mention it here because these previous blog posts are an important foundation for our scalability discussion today.

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Showpad

JULY 7, 2020

Welcome to the second post of this blog series for executives. . In this edition, I’ll be discussing the three most critical success factors when it comes to sales enablement. Did sales enablement success factors change during COVID-19? . Effective sales enablement requires both.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Amid those congratulatory messages (which, humorously for me, included a fair number of contacts who saw it as a trigger event to try to sell me something), I’ve also gotten a lot of sincere questions (privately, not openly on LinkedIn) about why I decided to pause growing a very successful sales consultancy to join another company.

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Showpad

MAY 7, 2020

You may already have a sales enablement program, initiative or function at your organization. If your enablement initiative drives sales results as expected, you don’t need to read this article. Myth #1: Sales enablement only adds more layers to and complicates tasks previously accomplished elsewhere.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 8, 2024

This article highlights how a deal desk functions and its ability to transform the way companies tackle their sales strategy. Key takeaways One of the primary functions of a deal desk is to bring together decision-makers from sales, legal, financial, and marketing departments to optimize the deal creation and execution process.

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Force Management

AUGUST 12, 2020

This blog contains content from our Ultimate Sales Kickoff Resource Guide. Check out all our great virtual sales kickoff resources and tools here. No doubt this year has you rethinking your sales kickoff “event”.

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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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ACT

JANUARY 23, 2024

Additionally, web forms simplify the process of capturing lead information and enable seamless integration with customer relationship management (CRM) systems, facilitating follow-ups and boosting sales opportunities. In our latest blog article, we explore the top 3 reasons why Link2forms+ is an indispensable tool for your business.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Account management software tools Account Management Software ← Back to blog Account management software solutions have transformed the way businesses handle their account planning and client interactions. This is where account management software solutions come into play as a transformative tool.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 27, 2019

In this post, I’ll share strategies for organizational learning that utilize training, development, and education to create a learning culture, close identified competency gaps, and improve sales results. Goals of Organizational Learning for Sales. Sales onboarding for new sales reps and new or promoted sales managers.

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Showpad

JUNE 9, 2020

Should you centralize sales enablement? Driving sales enablement impact requires the right set-up: strategic, formal and charter-based. Driving sales enablement impact requires the right set-up: strategic, formal and charter-based. No matter your definition of sales enablement, the data is straight forward.

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Showpad

AUGUST 18, 2020

Sales enablement shouldn’t automate bad practices. You learned three critical success factors , enablement’s role when it comes to digital transformation , the role of change management and why you should lead this change process and how to scale your enablement efforts. What are “bad” sales practices?

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Showpad

JULY 21, 2020

Welcome to the third post of this blog series for executives. In this edition, I’ll be discussing why you as an executive in a sales, marketing or CX leadership role play a mission-critical part when it comes to making sales enablement successful in your organization. . Successful enablement requires high adoption.

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DemandFarm

MAY 25, 2023

For those of you who haven’t guessed, the right answer is digital transformation. Building a Digital Mindset Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into various aspects of an organization. One of the critical elements for successful digital transformation is creating a digital mindset within the organization.

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Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

.” Nowhere is this more out of control than in the sales profession and our very own subset of sales enablement. For example, I see a lot of advice recommending what enablers should do. Not All Sales Enablement is the Same Sales enablement is not the same everywhere. (For

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Apptivo

AUGUST 17, 2023

“Dig into every industry, and you’ll find AI changing the nature of work, ” says Daniela Rus (Director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory), echoing the inescapable truth that artificial intelligence is transforming all sectors of our economy.

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DemandFarm

AUGUST 11, 2023

In traditional sales operations, we have primarily focused on maintaining a healthy sales funnel, achieving high average win rates, and maintaining deal sizes. However, over the past decade, the selling process has undergone a complete transformation. We need to take a more expansive view of RevOps as a whole.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 15, 2019

[This article was originally published as part of the Sales Education Foundation 2018 Annual Magazine , co-authored with Robert M. Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Sales, Northern Illinois University Professional Sales Program ]. Will Artificial Intelligence really displace the human sales force? Peterson, Ph.D.,

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