SBI Growth

JANUARY 7, 2014

Leading a large sales organization is becoming more challenging each year. Your market and buyers are changing rapidly. With all of these changes, it complicates how you organize your sales resources. In the form of inside sales. Get a jump on this by downloading the Inside Sales Sniff Test. Their own buildings.

Inside Sales 288

Inside Sales Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Field Sales 288

SBI Growth

JULY 3, 2014

Successful sales organizations have many routes to market. In other words, they sell via multiple sales channels. These sales channels can be internal. Inside, field sales, key accounts, etc. Point being, sales channels can take many shapes and sizes. How do you ensure the success of that channel?

Channels 288

Channels How To Sales Enablement Sales Operations 288

SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

One of the top reported problems plaguing sales forces is the lack of quality leads. Without a comprehensive lead generation strategy, sales rejection of leads sticks around like a bad rash. This blog is targeted to marketing leaders frustrated with leads being rejected by the sales force. Grading sales qualified leads.

Sales Qualified Lead 239

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 239

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Lessons from inside sales mid-pandemic [18:50]. Kristin on the future of sales [23:04]. Sam Jacobs: This week, we’ve got another great episode for you with Kristin Twining , VP of business development and inside sales for FireMon. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher. onoutreach.

Inside Sales 131

Inside Sales Field Sales Policies Travel 131

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 10, 2016

Issue Date: 2016-01-01. Author: Oscar Macia. Teaser: The emergence of truly mobile CRM solutions makes reporting while on the road easier. The emergence of truly mobile CRM solutions makes reporting while on the road easier. read more

Field Sales 168

Field Sales Report CRM Sales 168

The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2013

Join me today as I deliver my segment of the Internal Sales Curriculum for Top Sales World’s Top Sales Academy. I will be focusing on how to best sell in changing times and markets by leveraging GAP Selling. The presentation will present a sales framework that will allow you to succeed in changing markets.

Webinar Metrics 267

Webinar Metrics Segment Maximizer Field Sales 267

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2020

Sales territory maps serve as the game boards for outside sales, which makes field sales reps the game board pieces. Though it can be tedious, sales territory mapping provides a framework for strategic planning — ensuring that sales reps don’t go into meetings blind. What is Sales Territory Mapping?

Territories 264

Territories Outside Sales Field Sales Segment 264

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Today, companies of all shapes and sizes still lack the technology needed to support their outside sales teams effectively. This article will cover inside vs. outside sales CRMs; the biggest challenges for outside sales reps, their leaders, and managers; time management; quota attainment; and outside sales technology.

Outside Sales 111

Outside Sales Field Sales Oracle Enterprise 111

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Increasingly, companies are missing the number because they lack a formal sales strategy. Many are not making the number because a sales strategy is absent. You may be wondering how prepared your sales team is heading into next year. As you plan for next year, a defined sales strategy is a must have. Signs of Trouble.

Strategy 317

Strategy Hiring Top of Funnel Margin 317

SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2012

As a quota carrying sales rep, you have a number to hit. Are you going to rely too much on marketing to provide high quality leads to hit the number? Let’s be honest, the majority of reps would be out on the street if they had to rely solely on marketing for Lead Generation What can you do about it? The year is well under way.

Social Media 290

Social Media Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Networking 290

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021?

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

SBI Growth

JULY 2, 2013

This is the top complaint we hear from Sales Leaders. When we ask “B” Leaders why they have a talent issue, here are the top responses: My compensation program isn’t competitive with the market. When we ask “B” Leaders why they have a talent issue, here are the top responses: My compensation program isn’t competitive with the market.

Hiring 310

Hiring Compensation Salary Policies 310

Pointclear

APRIL 16, 2018

It’s referred to as the sales pipeline and it’s owned by sales people, right? With the advent of new marketing automation capabilities, AI apps and other technology, marketing is inserting itself deeper in the pipeline at almost every level. Traditionally few would contest who owns the pipeline in any organization.

Pipeline 150

Pipeline PointClear Marketing Top of Funnel 150

SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2013

She is the new HR Business Partner to the Sales Organization. This advantage will give her a long tenure serving sales. HR and Sales leaders who need better collaboration must read this post. It includes a tool: a profile of the Sales leader (Hanna’s advantage!) Hanna first tried to understand what Sales thinks about HR.

Hiring 308

Hiring Compensation Commence Sales Talent 308

SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

One of the top reported problems plaguing sales forces is the lack of quality leads. Without a comprehensive lead generation strategy, sales rejection of leads sticks around like a bad rash. This blog is targeted to marketing leaders frustrated with leads being rejected by the sales force. Grading sales qualified leads.

Sales Qualified Lead 276

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 276

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

As the VP of Sales, you’re pulled in 15 directions. You’re coaching and mentoring Sales Directors and Managers. Many Sales VPs are innately aware of the competition. Many Sales VPs are innately aware of the competition. They even track their peers’ marketing and competitive messaging. They follow the new products.

Competition 323

Competition Customer Lead Rank Top of Funnel 323

SBI Growth

JANUARY 18, 2013

Talent management is a top priority for HR leaders who support sales organizations. But a recent interview with a HR leader revealed another level of sales leader support. At first, it may not seem like an HR leader would be involved in shaping sales force structure. It is to align the talent to where the market will be in 2014.

Compensation 292

Compensation Retention Ideal Customer Profile Territories 292

Zoominfo

AUGUST 12, 2020

On building a sales organization as sophisticated as contemporary B2B buyers …. Here’s a secret: Contemporary sales leaders are just as well equipped as their counterparts in procurement. Here’s a secret: Contemporary sales leaders are just as well equipped as their counterparts in procurement. Today, we review.

B2B 200

B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 200

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

HR and Sales leaders face the challenge of maximizing the investment in sales compensation. Motivating the sales force requires careful adjustment of payout formulas, rates, accelerators, product eligibility tables and more. Overlay specialists can play an important role in supplementing the skills of the field sales force.

Compensation 257

Compensation Penetration Incentive Incentives 257

The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

Seems some sales organizations are taking a page from other paraprofessional playbook, some effectively, others, maybe not. This has worked well in developing and maintaining the right talent, and the ability to identify skills in individuals who take a related path, such as field management, and complementary functions such as marketing.

Hiring 267

Hiring Licensing Health Care Sales Talent 267

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Marketing leaders can quickly diagnose the most common Lead Generation mistakes. Common Mistake #1 - Premature Acceleration of Leads to Sales. Are sales reps complaining about the quality of their leads? Are sales reps complaining about the quality of their leads? Undeveloped leads go right to sales reps.

Lead Rank 288

Lead Rank Lead Generation Lead Scoring Video 288

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. Maybe they all found you in a similar way – social media, a trade show or sales outreach, for example.

Data 240

Data B2B Ideal Customer Profile Strategy 240

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2019

Author: By Brad Soper, Lisa Jaeger and Alexander Stahmer While there are no shortcuts to creating and implementing an effective, long-term sales strategy, there are five actions sales teams can take to get that strategy on track – and keep it there – by generating more sales from existing customers. . Use heat maps.

Customer 238

Customer Churn Segment Media 238

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A field Sales Rep should be spending around 64% of those available hours selling. The statistics I share below are from SBI’s 2012 Sales & Marketing Research. These tools will help you excel in your current and future sales positions. A close second is “post-sale support” clocking in at 16.4%.

Lead Rank 324

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Referrals Trade Show 324

Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2025

Revenue operations leaders are confronting complex challenges on two fronts: designing smarter territories for expansion, and maximizing productivity for frontline go-to-market (GTM) teams. Blind spots in your addressable market and missed opportunities from good-fit prospects. The result?

Territories 130

Territories Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 130

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. There is a direct and compelling link between frontline sales manager effectiveness and topline revenue performance.

Sales Management 218

Sales Management Hiring Compensation Scale 218

SBI Growth

MARCH 19, 2013

Without buy in from the field, no corporate driven initiative will succeed. The VP of Sales Operations was part of the decision-making team that brought us on board. The VP of Sales Ops identified 3 reasons he was personally invested in the Onboarding program. Sales Ops leaders often have to be the dissenting opinion.

Revenue 288

Revenue Hiring Face-to-face Social Media 288

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: TIM RIESTERER Sales training and enablement leaders, it’s time to level up. As a result, your content can’t be just a companion to a sales-led customer conversation?— There are four forever changes transforming sales training and enablement from here on out: Marketing is the sales development team.

B2B 199

B2B Revenue Top of Funnel Margin 199

Repsly

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There’s no bigger investment a CPG brand can take than building a field sales team. While certainly expensive, the costs of a field sales team are soon outweighed by the unparalleled competitive advantages brands gain by having experts in every market, making a difference on every shelf.

Field Sales 62

Field Sales Positioning ROI Leads 62

Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2013

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over 30 influential B2B sales and marketing leaders. It has been a pleasure to interview each of them and share perspectives on topics ranging from B2B lead generation and inside sales to social media trends and personal branding. Not Enough Leads.

Inside Sales 176

Inside Sales SAP Trends Sales Qualified Lead 176

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Pick a sales strategy. When your unveiling a new product, the last thing you want is to waste time and resources bringing a product to market where or when it’s unnecessary. So, here’s my step-by-step guide to building your own go-to-market strategy using the strategies I’ve implemented to build multiple companies throughout the years.

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 145

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2018

Inside vs. Outside Sales. Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. 47% of all salespeople work in inside sales, with 53% representing outside sales. Outside or inside sales? So, which go-to-market should you choose?

Outside Sales 145

Outside Sales Hiring Face-to-face Inside Sales 145

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 5, 2017

Author: Kate Kirby, Content Strategist and Marketer at Conga “Sell more. Surely you heard some variation of that directive during 2017 sales kickoff season. Through constant innovation, companies test, shift and change their approaches to sales, with the ongoing mission of accomplishing those twin goals. Sell faster.”

Trends 166

Trends SalesForce Enterprise Enterprise 166

Pointclear

MAY 23, 2018

Lead nurture can triple the return on most marketing campaigns. By nurturing leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales, an organization can eliminate wasted marketing spend and increase sales results. But it’s often the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. True Nurture.

Sales Qualified Lead 124

Sales Qualified Lead ROI Lead Rank Lead Scoring 124

Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2012

Some key takeaways all organizations should think about are: 64% of leads generated go directly to field sales without filtering or prequalification. 80% of marketing generated leads are ignored, lost or ineffectively followed up by field sales (66% of sales people stop trying after as few three attempts).

Marketing Qualified Lead 170

Marketing Qualified Lead B2B Leads Lead Generation 170

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 24, 2025

And, we saw the metrics most critical for the RevOps VP, Enablement VP, Product Specialist VP, Marketing, Field Managers, and so on. For example, the manager for one of the highest performing sales teams I know only tracks about 5 metrics, YTD performance against plan.

Forecasting 109

Forecasting Fashion Conversion Call-back 109

Sales 2.0

JUNE 19, 2023

This is number 8 in a series of interviews I am conducting with subject matter experts and practitioners in the sales profession. I am examining where we are today with AI in sales and where we are going. ” Sign up for the Sales 2.0 Nigel: How do you see AI working in a field sales setting?

CRM 195

CRM Call-back Lead Generation Analysis 195