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No Product Differentiation? No Problem. A CEO Who Found Another Way to Grow

SBI Growth

When defining a key target account list for your company, you have to know what the customer wants. We partnered with a consulting firm to help us identify the right sales resources, define the sales processes, and determine the proper metrics and sales incentives.”. Steve didn’t create his strategy in a vacuum.

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How to Assess and Sequence Your Sales Initiatives

SBI Growth

For example, you may recognize that you have a massive demand generation problem. Let’s incent everyone to sell more new logo business” he said. Incenting new logo business only further frustrated the sales force. There are three dimensions across which you should assess potential initiatives: Level of Effort.

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10 Causes of High Sales Rep Turnover - Which One Is Yours?

SBI Growth

Dig in to these questions to be sure: Process issues: Do recruiter incentives include speed to fill or low vacancy metrics? Unfortunately, many marketing organizations confuse demand generation with providing leads. If this cause is suspected, it is often resolved by outsourcing recruiting. That may not be the best option.

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How Small Gifts Can Create Big Marketing Wins

Zoominfo

At ZoomInfo, we use gift-giving with our customers no matter where they are in the demand generation funnel. Direct mail gifting is a demand generation tactic that assists other channels by cleaning up after them,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo.

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How to Get the Most Out of LinkedIn Sales Navigator in 2021

Sales Hacker

While both options are paid versions of the LinkedIn platform, they each target different job functions. With Sales Navigator, sales reps can reach out directly to contacts at their target companies and send InMail messages to them without having to be connected. But again, none of that matters unless you’re targeting the right people.

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The Pipeline ? The REAL Problem with Sales Training

The Pipeline

I would add another disconnect that prevents sales training from achieving a positive return on investment is a lack of alignment between the organization’s strategies, structure, processes/operations, incentives and people. Demand Generation. This comment was originally posted on Twitter. PAKRAGames. December 16th, 2011.

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3 Ways to Systematically Add High-Value Referrals To Your Sales Pipeline

Women Sales Pros

Incentives: Non-monetary incentives are the better choice here, tied directly to your product or service (ex: priority support, added features, etc.). Transparency: Details of the process, benefits to the client and expectations are communicated consistently, and often, along the referral lifecycle timeline.