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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. Sales training. Shouldn''t the front line sales managers be leading the training and it be buyer centric? Your Sales Strategy. This is flawed.

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4 Keys to a Fatter Wallet in 2014

SBI Growth

But what about that sales training you received? How will you use them to top the Leader Board in 2014? Companies invest a lot of money and resources in sales training. Because of this, Sales Training is one of the first areas to get trimmed. You want to maximize your competitive edge going into 2014.

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The Monumental Effort Required to Grow Sales in 2014

Understanding the Sales Force

When you look ahead to 2014 sales, are you using the same assumptions as always? For those, you''ll have to head into 2014 and leave margin for error. Will they change the metrics on the fly and provide training and coaching to help? But that''s what it took. Will the plan that got you there last year continue to work next year?

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A Different Approach to 2014

SBI Growth

Sales Training- Great sales teams know they have to push themselves to improve. Sales Process discipline- World Class Sales teams align their selling activities around their buyers. They are keen to providing their buyers the right information at the right time. Yesterday’s efforts are a sure recipe for extinction.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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When the Training Wheels Come Off

SBI Growth

Training dollars are being misallocated. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. The Need-Payoff that she had been trained on was thrown out the window. Budget has been invested in Training and Development in the past year. A 4 day training at corporate. The Old Model.

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5 Takeaways from a Sales Management Training

SBI Growth

I spent last week at a Sales Management training event with a client. Talent development is a key differentiator heading into 2014. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training.

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