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A Sales Leader’s Blueprint for 2014

SBI Growth

You know you need to begin planning for 2014 now. Steve asked us to stress test his 2014 sales plan. Steve told us he was going to build 3 elements into his plan for 2014. Change the compensation plan to incent new logo growth by adding an accelerator. Complete the Strategy Blueprint Tool for 2014. This is flawed.

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The Sales Manager New Year’s Resolution: 3 Do’s & 3 Don'ts

SBI Growth

In this post I want to recommend three ideas to raise your game in 2014. A-players – Incent them more and put them in your best territories. PRIORITIZE THE PROSPECT UNIVERSE. Start the year by prioritizing the prospect universe. Here’s a blog post that covers the best practices of how to prioritize the prospect universe.

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Creating the Ideal Performance Culture

SBI Growth

As you plan for 2014, are you investing enough in both? Performance culture is studied in depth in our 2014 Research Tour. Incentive Programs. Does your comp plan incent behaviors that will get you to your number? A majority of reps focused on margin, and gave up prospecting for new accounts. Author: John Kearney.

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Demystifying Buyer Intent Data: 3 Tiers of Actionable Insights

Zoominfo

ZoomInfo knows that even minutes can matter when you’re looking for prospects. Hearing directly from an employee at a specific company that they are looking for your product, for example, makes a world of difference compared to relying on third-party accounts to find your prospects. We generate over 1.2

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CMO: Sales People are Cavemen

SBI Growth

Social prospecting, technology proficiency and content production are just a few. Incent them correctly and you get what you want. Mis-align incentives and you get nothing. This requires the ability to perform social prospecting extremely well. Does he or she understand the competencies required to support the new buyer?

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[Missed Connections]: December Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Goodbye, 2014. Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Hello, New Year!

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Sales Revenue Growth for 2014? More of the Same Won’t Deliver Results

The ROI Guy

In your 2014 plans, you likely have some significant revenue growth targets for the New Year. The #1 reason sales reps do not achieve quota goals is not a lack of leads, products, CRM or training – but a failure to effectively communicate value to today’s more frugal / skeptical prospect.

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