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The Sliding Scale of Sales Transformation

Mike Kunkle

Sales Transformation. I’ve been involved in sales transformations that were entirely focused on getting the best-possible performance out of the sales force (ranging from a 30 to 600 percent increase in sales), independent of retooling the rest of the organization. The Elements of Sales Force Effectiveness.

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Should a CEO Lead the Sales Team? The Good, the Bad, and the Surprising

Hubspot Sales

Part of sales is positioning yourself for a good outcome, whether you’re trading Pokémon cards on the playground or selling an analytics platform to digital marketers that lets them gain insight into campaign performance. To position ourselves for a good outcome, I chose to lead the sales team. 1) Improving Sales Conversations.

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How Unicorn Companies Maintain Their Growth Momentum

Force Management

Most have great timing with a disruptive idea, scalable technology and a relationship with investors marked by two-way trust. First, fast-growing teams need a unified sales message to leverage clarity on the value they’re bringing to the market. Today, there are over 1250.

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11 Simple Questions to Assess the Maturity of Your Sales Team

Openview

Either their sales organization is firing on all cylinders or falling apart at the seams. You can guess what happens to the companies who have sales teams that are knocking it out of the park. These teams don’t have it all figured out, but they know enough to deliver consistent sales results. Everything feels murky.

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Why Key Account Management Should Be a Priority

ProlifIQ

A survey conducted by the ABM Leadership Alliance found that companies using a key account management approach generate up to 208% more revenue from their most valuable accounts compared to companies without a KAM program. Which is precisely the job of a sales VP or manager. The proof is in the numbers.

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5 Essential CRM Reports (Plus 6 More You Probably Need)

Insightly

With the right CRM reporting functionality, you can turn your CRM database into a valuable resource for monitoring sales performance, identifying trends, streamlining processes, and much more. That said, sales teams are among the most avid consumers of CRM reports (more on that later), so many key reports target this audience.

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Executive Interview with Rich Lanchantin, CEO, @Qstream: Sales as a Buying Experience

SBI

RICH : Buyers are more informed, smarter in terms of how they purchase, and better at identifying authenticity or hype in a sales process. Enabling sales with the information helps them deliver a great buying experience that is, we believe, the foundation of an enduring post-sale client experience.