Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan This is a pretty exciting time for us. We reviewed 1,000 articles which I've posted on this Blog since 2006 in an effort to present you with the Top 15 Sales Articles of the past six years, and later this week, the Top Sales Article of the last six years.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As sales managers to small business owners look forward to 2013, this sales leadership talent of developing others will probably become even more critical. Finding qualified sales people is an ongoing struggle for many small businesses. Then keeping those sales people is the next challenge. 2007 – #1.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan As we prepare for the holiday and year-end, I'm also preparing for this blog's 1,000th article. That's right; since 2006, I've posted nearly 1,000 articles. The next series contains all I've written on sales process. Sales Motivation (very motivational).

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Back in 2006 I coined the term “Sales 2.0” (see the logo on this website). My concept of Sales 2.0 was, and is, “taking the sales profession to the next level”. In my opinion we’ve come a long way since 2006 but we still have a long way to go. In sales, we’re still at-best getting a “C grade” as a profession.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I would work with small companies to develop their sales strategy, sales process, and sales goals, and incorporate these into their business plan. My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals. Decrease the cost of sales.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 8, 2014

That number has doubled each year since 2006, according to a study by Ohio State University. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' Watch Where You’re Going. Casey Neistat, a New-York based filmmaker, hit the nail on the head in his video about the rules of “Texting While Walking.”

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 5, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan He has been a client of Objective Management Group (OMG) for over 20 years. He had a license to use OMG's Sales Candidate Assessments and, as most clients do, had renewed it each year. OMG Sales Candidate Assessment. Here are the results: Step. Face Value Correlation.

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Sales Manager Now

MARCH 6, 2022

In 2006 I discovered the practice of Fractional Sales Management before it became an emerging industry. They had hit the ceiling with their sales levels.… … The post What is Fractional Sales Management? .… … The post What is Fractional Sales Management?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 27, 2024

I founded No More Cold Calling in 2006, with a mission to show salespeople how powerful (and scalable) referrals can be, and to ensure no one ever had to cold call again. First came No More Cold Calling: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust in 2006. each until July 4, 2024. each until July 4, 2024.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

I would work with small-to-medium companies to craft their sales strategy. As I reflected on my career in sales and sales management, I realized my best business had come from referrals. I did my “feet on the street” research and interviewed sales leaders and salespeople. My initial goal was entirely different.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 2. Sales Hacker.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

Every sales team needs sales strategies, and a strong sales strategy plan builds the foundation for a cohesive, successful sales team and organization. Sales strategies also align salespeople on shared goals and empower them to do their best work — keeping them happy and successful, too. Organizational Goals.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Jill is an internationally recognized expert who is known for her fresh sales strategies and game changing approaches. She is also a frequent speaker at annual sales meetings, kick-off events, and professional conferences. 2012 Surprise: Slow Adoption of Technology Like Sales Intelligence Tools. Don’t come in here. Absolutely.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 25, 2014

Everything that happens after your customer says “yes” is what separates sales leaders from the rest of the pack. Future sales are often sacrificed because the delivery of a product/service is rife with minor issues (including poor communication) that erode the trust you have worked so hard to develop. Sales Executive.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 1, 2016

It’s been 10 years since No More Cold Calling ™ was published on April 14, 2006. Then they write and tell me their sales organizations have been transformed, with a close rate of well more than 50 percent. Director of sales strategy at a large B2B software company, Amy is tenacious. But sales reps have work to do as well.

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Nutshell

JULY 28, 2020

” HubSpot has been around since 2006 and is a frontrunner in the marketing space. If you’ve ever Googled any sales or marketing tips, you’ve more than likely seen its content. Then we pay an additional $800/month for marketing hub and $400 for sales hub … We have 5 users.”. Sales Manager, Saas Startup.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

When he came to town, I took the opportunity to bring him along on an important sales call with a large defense manufacturer. John asked a lot of questions during the meeting, none of which seemed to advance the sale. When John left in 2006, the company had 50,000 employees in 77 countries. They were high-level questions.

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Hiring Call-back Commission Up-Sell 120

SBI

MARCH 22, 2018

In this series, we ask Sales Tech Executives to describe how their solution can change a sales organization in a significant way. We call it Sales Tech Game Changers. Nancy: What are the top 3 ways your solution changes the game for a sales organization? Ease of use. A unique suite of pipeline tools.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Inside sales jobs are growing at a staggering rate, and it’s not hard to see why. Most companies offer uncapped commissions for their inside sales positions. Almost any lifestyle you can imagine for yourself is possible with an inside sales role. First, let’s look at what inside sales is. Why inside sales?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And it was that motivation — paired with his empathy, intelligence, and creativity — that allowed him to play an instrumental role in building HubSpot’s sales department from the ground up as the company's first sales director and sixth employee. His tenure there taught him two main lessons: Always be aligned with your manager.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like sales prospect research , sales outreach, and professional development. His focus is to accelerate peak performance fast.

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The Ultimate Sales Executive Resource

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Changed customer behavior and increased negotiation power of the customer induced by technology together with the tough economic conditions create the conditions for a perfect storm that hardly can be weathered by sales management with tried and trusted old tactics. This quadrant is often considered as not very attractive.

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The Ultimate Sales Executive Resource

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

Let us look at the list of opportunities our sales person Chris is currently working on. Deal Name Order Amount [ k$ ] Close Date Deal 1 500 09/25/2006 Deal 2 300 09/30/2006 Deal 3 800 10/10/2006 Deal 4 200 08/31/2006 Deal 5 900 09/21/2006 Deal 6 300 09/24/2006 Observant Sales Managers see right away, that there is a problem in this list.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 6, 2010

The following blog is from a friend of my from TOP Sales Experts, a group of International consultants in Sales and Sales Management. If that were not enough, he has now re-published an article, which I first published on Ezine Articles on October 27th 2006 -. When Plagiarism Is NOT Flattering.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 31, 2024

Let’s examine that … Back in the 80’s, I was the sales manager for a local office equipment company. Of course, we would correct the issue but, to this day, I can’t figure out how I managed to hold onto those accounts. In 2006 I secured a deal with a regional bank that was going to be rapidly expanding in S.W.

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Transportation Epiphany Banking Vendor 71

Sales Hacker

MAY 7, 2018

As a sales manager, your success is determined by the success of your reps. In fact, the majority of today’s sales teams consist of average performers. This drastically affects your over sales team performance bell curve. Repeating for each role on your sales team. Don’t Always Listen to “Proven Methodologies”.

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HeavyHitter Sales

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The Brooks Group remains among the sales professional's elite companies. The competition at this year's annual awards for sales and customer service once again featured some of America's top sales professionals and forward-thinking organizations. Sales Hiring and Retention Sales Performance Improvement

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The Brooks Group remains among the sales professional's elite companies. The competition at this year's annual awards for sales and customer service once again featured some of America's top sales professionals and forward-thinking organizations. Submitted by: Sales Hiring and Retention Sales Performance Improvement

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 29, 2013

On October 16th 2006, I made the first post here on Blogit , so it is fitting that today, I also make the last one. “Great Minds Thinking Alike About Sales!” We must have a sales process. So What Is A Sales Process? We must have a sales process. So What Is A Sales Process?

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Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

AUGUST 16, 2016

What’s the secret for achieving sales success? For the past 20 years, I have dedicated by life’s work to helping individuals achieve and surpass their sales performance goals — I’ve helped over 1,200 organizations in all sorts of industries, across the country. But they don’t make pests of themselves, either.

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LevelEleven

OCTOBER 29, 2018

AppExchange was officially launched in 2006 and has exploded into the #1 business app store in the world! LevelEleven is the go-to native app for your sales management needs. Over 70% of Salesforce customers are using apps created in or acquired through the vast AppExchange marketplace. Ready to go native? Request a Demo!

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LevelEleven

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Salesforce’s AppExchange officially launched in 2006 and has since evolved into the #1 business app store in the world. LevelEleven is the leading sales management system for Salesforce.com. According to the CRM giant, over 70% of Salesforce customers are using AppExchange solutions today. Ready to go native?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Have you ever wondered how to become a VP of Sales? By the time I was 30 years old, I was working at Oracle (via startup acquisition) helping them build the #1 performing SaaS sales team in my region. At the time, I had two years as a VP of Sales under my belt. How can you become a VP of Sales? So how did I do it?

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 9, 2022

There’s a statistic floating around the internet that says the average inside sales rep only spends 33% of their time actively selling. I’m not sure if I agree with that figure but time management is an undervalued skill among sales reps. In sales, it’s easy to “look busy” and even easier to “pretend” we are doing work.

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Jonathan Farrington

APRIL 20, 2013

To look at the seven year history of Top Sales World is to see one man’s dream of collaboration and community come true. The man is Jonathan Farrington—whose vision for the development of sales forces now spans the globe. Top Sales Academy is one more connector in the Top Sales World.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 15, 2024

Launched in 2006, this ecommerce website giant has solutions for various businesses—from small businesses and brands just starting to sell on social media to businesses that sell items globally. Shopify comes with tools to manage orders and sales. You can connect your domain to Shopify or set one up through it.

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