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A Sales Leader’s Blueprint for 2014

SBI Growth

Territory design, quotas and compensation plans. Steve is a VP of The Americas of a large enterprise software company. Change the compensation plan to incent new logo growth by adding an accelerator. Sales training. Compensation plans come last not first. Talent Management and gamification sit in this area.

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In the Age of AI, Training Is More Critical Than Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

Before that happens, though, the AI has to be trained?—? The first step toward sales AI success will be taken not by salespeople, but rather by sales ops and the IT pros determining the right data to train the system. This creates a new challenge for sales management: how do you train your sales team?—?including

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Renew Your Vows with The CRM System

SBI Growth

The software never lives up to expectations. The software simply replaces an old spreadsheet forecasting system. The Compensation Tool: Reps hang onto opportunities until the last minute. Here’s the worst part: A CRM can actually be a great pipeline, activity, opportunity, and compensation tool.

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Why Your Sales Ops Plan for Next Year May Already Be Obsolete

SBI Growth

Setting Quotas, territory structures, headcounts and total compensation budgets are examples. Planning for new analytics software, Business Intelligence platform or new/upgraded CRM? Get the sales team trained on how to sell socially. Your compensation plan must align to your strategy. Get LinkedIn upgrades.

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The Pipeline ? Mobile Apps for the Mobile Sales Force

The Pipeline

We at Software Advice typically focus on sales force automation software , but we decided to broaden our focuse and see what is available on mobile devices to match the needs of a mobile sales force. You can see her articles regularly on the Software Advice blog. Sales Compensation. Sales Training. Reputation 2.0.

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Change With Your Customers, Not The Competition

SBI Growth

They know their rivals’ compensation plans. These LDRs were well trained and capable of qualifying true prospects. Overview: Beta Company provided a software product that was one of top 3 solutions within their small-medium business target market. You’re pushing deals over the finish line. They follow the new products.

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Identify the Blind Spots of Your Competitors Sales Team

SBI Growth

This year I bought marketing automation software. Three years ago I dropped a King’s ransom with a compensation consultant. Before that I spent a small fortune on sales training. The software product was being launched into a replacement market. A prospect will buy this software to replace a system they already have.

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