SBI Growth

DECEMBER 31, 2012

By now, HR and Sales leaders have solidified their common 2013 goals. Also, take advantage of a downloadable tool to make the most of your human capital. The insights offered by Thomas DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan may be 10 years old, but they are especially relevant for 2013. Next Steps and a Tool. Truth tellers.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 9, 2013

Our 2012 sales leader research finds it is still a big fear for 2013. A tool is available for download – a full syllabus of Sales leadership courseware. A tool is available for download – a full syllabus of Sales leadership courseware. Here are five steps for HR to build a sales leadership pipeline in 2013: 1.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

This year is no different than years prior in that every VP of Sales is getting ready for the annual 2013 sales planning season. Your CMO will love you for it, and furthermore, you can now hold him accountable for delivering the number of opportunities down the funnel that you need to make your 2013 number. The answer: Marketing.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 18, 2013

This post includes one tool to think more strategically about a part of the business. During the interview, I was surprised to hear the biggest HR challenge for 2013. The sales force is tentative - 2013 will be a repeat of 2012. The tool shown below shows a quick assessment of Return on Investment. But they should.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This post is about how CEOs should invest in sales managers to improve revenue growth in 2013. If you are considering sending your sales managers to training seminars in 2013, keep your money. Here are 2 ways you can set your sales managers up for success in 2013: 1. 2013 is coming up quickly. Call to Action.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2012

To get an understanding of how prepared your sale force is for a launch, register for one of these sessions here to receive the Sales Enablement Gap Tool. If you don’t have these sales enablement tools to launch successfully, this is where you should focus your efforts. 2013 is around the corner. 2013 is around the corner.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 21, 2013

Here are the biggest threats to the CSO in 2013. Download this Sales Metrics that Matter Tool and go into the office armed with data they want. The consensus on Wall Street is a strong 2013. At SBI, we’ve seen very aggressive quotas and targets for 2013. 2013 is going to be tough year.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 25, 2013

5 Traits You Need to Be an ‘A’ Player in 2013. They’re also elaborated on in the Top 10 ‘A’ Player Competency Tool. For the ‘B’ players who are honest with themselves and want to become ‘A’ players, Download the Top 10 ‘A’ Player Competencies Tool. This article will help you figure this out, as well as identify next steps.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. That would make 2013 worse than this year! Also, you’ll get many tools including a list of Sales Effectiveness Drivers to test your plan against. Any one of these areas could be a land mine that blows up your 2013 sales comp plan.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 1, 2013

We’re nearly 60% through 2013. With no increased budget and only five months remaining in 2013, efficiency is needed. Let the Scorecard tool do the math delivering an overall customer priority score. Time is running short for 2013. This time of year, Sales Ops leaders are often faced with a pressing question.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Sales teams are getting their 2013 numbers. 2013 results will uncover some long-hidden flaws in the sales force. You’ll get an excerpt of CAP library items and multiple other tools that you can use to help Sales make 2013 one of the best years yet. This blog is NOT about how to correctly set your sales quotas.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 15, 2012

At this point in the year, you are prepping for SKO 2013. The New 2013 sales strategies are presented. Check out the Time Optimization Tool to see how much time you can save by restructuring your AE’s time. How do you Get your AEs to Stop Grumbling about 2013? Moving Towards World Class in 2013.

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Score More Sales

MAY 30, 2013

You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

Brutus can then build a financial model to determine the most efficient and effective way to cover the marketplace and make the number in 2013. He presents the findings through the discovery process, his bold bet for making the number in 2013, and the financial model he has built to back him up.

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Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Be sure to listen to the great “10 Ways to Utilize Social Selling in 2013″ webinar that Linkedin and DocuSign hosted today if you missed it. (if The Postwire page (one of my favorite tools for curation) has all ten of the tools mentioned, plus links to the presenters, moderator, and sponsor pages.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

A customized sales process is an excellent tool. These tools help to anticipate buyer trends and keep pace with the buyer. Discover insights and market trends from SBI’s research in 2013. This tool will lead you through the process of creating accurate Buyer Personas. However, it cannot be viewed in isolation.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

This tool has been around for a few years now. You will have access to guides, templates and tools to help your BPM drive revenue. Let’s look at a few examples of how the BPM has been used in 2013. Here you will get free access to all of our guides, templates and tools to help facilitate the BPM creation. Data Monitoring.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Sign up now and you’ll receive many useful tools. One of these tools is an LDR compensation evaluator. And receive valuable tools to use!). Be involved with the 2013 sales compensation planning. We are talking to your peer HR and Sales leaders about Lead Generation and Sales Compensation. Call to Action.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Register for our research tour here to get this tool). Below is a sample of the actual worksheet we gave to sales reps. The worksheet categories need to be targeted to the industry and sales role. This is critical to the success of the study. This company identified some major time sink areas. Customer Issue Resolution.

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Score More Sales

MARCH 26, 2013

Mid-sized companies need better tools to help understand what customers need and want. Instead of throwing a new tool on them, start with cross-functional meetings to discuss what you need and how it will work. Mid-sized companies also need better ways to help the sales team capitalize on potential and actual sales opportunities.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 23, 2012

Here it comes, the 2013 budgeting process. On top of finishing out 2012, you need to determine which Sales Strategy initiatives to prioritize in order to make the 2013 number. Get a copy of my 5 Step Sales Strategy Decision Tool here to give you the answers you’re looking for in the shortest amount of time. You still have time.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 2, 2018

Sometimes the best tools have been around awhile. Steve Dembo @ teach42 talks about the tried and true tools that teachers should still use. Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018. Steve, today for Ed Tech Tool Tuesday, what are some things that people need to try in 2018? Tool #1 Padlet. Tool #2: VoiceThread.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Picture this: we opened the presentation with this question: “Are you going to make your 2013 revenue number?” This article will provide you with insights and strategies for still making the number in 2013. This no-cost tour presents findings from SBI’s market research in 2013. 5 Keys to Closing Strong in 2013.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

2013 is the year Social Selling became Mission Critical. Social Selling training budgets increased 48% in 2013. LinkedIn is by far the #1 tool for social selling. The best marketing leaders are working hard to enable reps to maximize this tool. LinkedIn is far and away the most effective tool for social selling.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Prioritization through 3 lenses: What sales productivity problems should you fix in 2013? Your peers told us what they are doing during this event and how they are prioritizing for the 2013 sales strategy inside their regions. Question : What Sales Productivity Problem should you Fix in 2013? H ow to Sequence. Do you have one?

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 2, 2013

But you can excel in 2013 because of your shortcomings in 2012. And with these answers come chances for improvement in 2013. John Kenney writes a great post on how to Maximize Your "B Player" Sales Talent in 2013 ). “C” Joint tactics and strategy will be required to make the 2013 lead gen target.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

HR can help the Sales leader to improve recruiting results and play a vital role in making the sales number in 2013. Begin today with the ideas and free tools offered in this post. The tools listed are available through the SBI Research Tour. Assess and improve your territory design - use the Territory Best Practices tool.

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SBI Growth

JULY 19, 2013

Either way, your 2014 number will outpace 2013. You can’t repeat your 2013 sales strategy in 2014. QUANTIFY YOUR RISK IN EACH OF THESE AREAS WITH THE PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL. USE THE PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL. It was necessary in 2013, and will be in 2014 as well. The change must be realistic.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Less than 60 days remain in 2013. Over these remaining weeks, conversations with SVP-Sales have focused on 3 areas: What can I still do to Make the Number in 2013 ? I recommend you read it and download the tool. As 2013 winds down, 2014 naturally ramps up. As a result, PowerPoint is a tool that should be used sparingly.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Later in the article I share a tool to assist those currently in this dilemma. 4) How will the loss of this deal affect you making your number in 2013? Opportunity Assessment Tool. Use the Opportunity Assessment Tool to gain deeper understanding into your true status. No one ever wants to walk away from business.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

You’re at a point in the year where you are discussing 2013. Now is the perfect time to approach the subject when you’re in discussions regarding quota, compensation and 2013 goals. Build those skills by utilizing the tools around you. Your manager is one of those tools. You have the tools to get better if you want to.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 13, 2014

I wrote an article back in September of 2013 that asked the question, Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse? I’ll be leading a Webinar on February 26, at 11 AM Eastern, that walks existing OMG clients through our Candidate Analyzer – a web tool for sorting and filtering their candidates that have already been assessed.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan My vision, of how the future of selling is shaping up, appears in today''s (the December 18, 2013) issue of Top Sales Magazine. This issue also features the 2013 Award Winners of the Top Sales & Marketing Awards in 18 Categories. Our Partner, Membrain , won the Gold for Top CRM Tool.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2012

Sign up for our Make the Number Tour if you would like to see how your peers are allocating people, money and time in 2013. Here is a very practical tool that you can start using immediately. This tool will be discussed by an expert during our tour and an in-depth explanation on how to use it will be provided.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 15, 2013

In two weeks, 25% of 2013 will be behind you. Solving it will help you make your 2013 number. At the end of 2013, you’ll need to take ownership of the year. “I The Sales & Marketing Budget Tool ( Click to Download ) will help you make the most of your current budget. It requires outside expertise and a dedicated team.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There are categories of sales tools and CRM applications where none existed a few years ago. Quizzes by Quibblo.com (c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined. There are probably twice as many books on the subject than just 10 years ago. What do you think?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Unfortunately, HR's usual solution to sales comp problems is a one-size-fits-all tool – the compensation study.

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