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Sales Velocity Equation – 4 Levers to Success

Upland

So much so that we created this sales velocity equation to get sales teams moving in the right direction. Sales velocity vs deal velocity – what’s the difference? Deal velocity is how long it takes a deal to get through the sales cycle. Effectively, it’s the same thing as average sales cycle length.

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Understanding Sales Process, Methodology, and Competencies

Mike Kunkle

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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Why Sales Leaders Must Focus on Beliefs to Transform Sales Behavior

Software Sales Guru

Read more The post Why Sales Leaders Must Focus on Beliefs to Transform Sales Behavior appeared first on Software Sales Gurus.

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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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Buyer's Guide: Best-of-Breed Sales Enablement

The results are in—companies who have sales enablement consistently report higher win rates than companies who don’t. This guide will help you understand: The subcategories of sales enablement. How to set up your best-of-breed sales enablement ecosystem. The best-of-breed and single-vendor approaches. Download the guide today!

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We’re All in Sales – Or Maybe Not

Mike Kunkle

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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The Perplexing Power of Process & Methodology in Complex B2B Sales

Mike Kunkle

“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 revenue plan attainment 17.1%

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Content Creation & Curation: The Missing Link Between Sales & Marketing

Speaker: Pam Didner - B2B and Tech Marketing Consultant

Content plays a vital role in creating a symbiotic –– and successful –– relationship and alignment between your sales and marketing teams. Gone are the days when the priorities of sales and marketing diverged. Today, sales and marketing teams have to work together to attain the same organizational goals. Great content!

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Intro Guide to Data-Driven Sales Onboarding

Just as tests and report cards indicate strengths and areas of improvement for students, sales teams need to track learning progress and results for new sales reps during on-boarding. Check out this exclusive eBook for details on how data can improve on-boarding. Download the eBook today!

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The B2B Sales Leader's Guide for Any Economic Environment

When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution.

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The Definitive Guide to Remote Sales Coaching

The good news is, there are various methods and technologies that can be used to provide sales coaching and training to your sellers – wherever they might be. We put together this guide to provide insight into how you can improve remote sales coaching for your teams and better enable them to win more deals from home. And much more!

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The Definitive Guide to the Top 4 Sales Enablement Metrics

This guide will help you stay data-driven while avoiding data overload by focusing on four categories: Sales enablement. Sales effectiveness. Sales readiness. Sales engagement. Revenue teams have become increasingly more data-driven, which makes it easy to get bogged down in tracking every little data point.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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The Impact of Direct Dials on Sales Productivity

Often, sales reps who fail to hit the phones hard are left wondering how they missed their quota. While dialing away at targeted prospects, it’s important for them to remember that not all sales outreach is created equal. How can you (and your sales team) benefit from this eBook?

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Sales Kickoff Beyond the Meeting: How to Plan & Execute a Successful SKO

Speaker: Gerhard Gschwandtner, CEO, Selling Power | Beverlie Heyman, Director of Sales Enablement, Bigtincan | Jared Hibbs, Sr. Sales Enablement Manager, Bigtincan

Sales kickoff (SKO) meetings are a critical time for sales enablement and management teams to drive learning and motivation that (they hope) will last the whole year. Over the past few years, sales kickoffs have looked very different. Join Bigtincan's Director of Sales Enablement, Beverlie Heyman, and Sr.