Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 4, 2023

CEOs, Sales Leaders, Sales Managers and HR Directors are under water when it comes to sales selection. They get it right about 50% of the time and that includes salespeople who stay but underperform. After reading Malcom Gladwell's book, Talking to Strangers , I can finally explain why the success rate is so low.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sales team success often hinges on the quantity and quality of leads routed from marketing campaigns and organic channels. This is where lead capture software comes into play, offering a powerful solution for businesses looking to streamline their lead generation processes, boost their sales pipeline , and track key sales metrics.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2025

Sales is no longer about dialing faster or pitching harder. Today, it all comes down to using smarter sales coaching techniques. Using AI sales tools can help teams level up by analyzing real sales conversations, identifying what works and what doesnt. Sales teams need every advantage they can get.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 22, 2025

Managers make hiring mistakes more often than they want to admit. A bad hire isnt always a toxic employee. Unfortunately, these bad hires cost money. Organizations can drastically reduce hiring costs and mistakes by using assessments. Other times, managers worry about budget allocations.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

There are many lead mining tools and platforms available today. By leveraging advanced algorithms and data scraping techniques, these tools can extract potential leads from various sources, including customer databases, sales histories, website analytics, and social media platforms. The result?

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SalesFuel

APRIL 1, 2025

If you havent incorporated skills testing into hiring process, its time to start. A report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers ( NACE ) shows that using hiring assessment tools is a growing trend. This situation is especially true for employers who are seeking to hire recent college graduates.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 14, 2024

Hiring sales superstars is critical to building a high-performance sales team. Traditional hiring methods—résumés, interviews , and references—play critical roles but sometimes miss deeper insights into a candidate’s capabilities.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2021

If the legitimate account holder, with credentials (account numbers, invoices, names and address), is unable to cancel my own business internet account, how can someone casually take over your title and suddenly own your home? It doesn't make sense to me! Here's another thing that doesn't make sense. Doesn't that sound great?

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SalesFuel

APRIL 17, 2025

Many hiring teams wonder what they might be missing when a seemingly perfect hire doesnt work out. and How can they help us avoid hiring mistakes before they happen? and How can they help us avoid hiring mistakes before they happen? Hiring isnt just about who looks best on paper.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Managers have a range of resources they can use when its time to bring in a new employee. These days, the hiring manager toolkit should include assessments. Reviewing the Applicant Pool Busy managers want to move through the list of candidates for their open position as efficiently as possible.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 13, 2020

One of the questions we are often asked by HR Directors is, "Can people game the OMG assessment?" Of course they can try, but we have a very effective algorithm that smokes out those who attempt to cheat. It doesn't happen very often that somebody attempts a big cheat but when it does, it's almost magical in the way we uncover them.

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Force Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Sales talent is a cornerstone to a best-in-class sales organization. As a sales leader you need the right people on board if you want to hit your revenue goals every quarter.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 30, 2025

And we could step up to that through the same tried and true methods: hire more people, leverage more tools and technology. Average deal sizes went down, sales cycles went up. The initial solutions were easy, managers cracked the whip, shouting, “Do more or you are gone!” And those started not working well.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 21, 2025

The rapid adoption of GPT-based AI tools isnt simply a technological evolution in sales; its a fundamental restructuring of how teams work. And theyre moving the needle: According to McKinsey , sales orgs that use AI see revenue uplifts of up to 15% and sales ROI uplifts of up to 20%. Whats a GPT-Native Sales Team?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

million per sales manager. Message to Management: Your job is to get the rocks out of the road for your salespeople so they can do what they were hired to do—sell!”. But I don’t think any sales manager listened, because more than half of reps are still missing quota. million per manager.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Most sales teams win fewer than half their “games,” and while defense can’t be blamed, pitching can! Unlike the Red Sox, most sales teams have too much pitching (demos and presentations)! As of this writing, they have assessed 106 sales and sales management candidates.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

SMBs need to focus on local marketing tools to promote their offerings and sales to meet their sales goals. Local Marketing Tools are Critical for SMBs in 2025 The Competition Never Tires A study by Valpak says that SMBs shouldn’t decrease their ad efforts because of inflation and higher cost of living.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2020

Author: Dan Templeton No one wants a stagnant sales team. On the other hand, the thought of scaling a sales team can seem overwhelming and difficult. . If your company is approaching the growth stage, it means that your organization has already identified a steady income base, a monetization procedure and proven sales techniques.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021. New research from Dave Kurlan and The Objective Management Group (OMG) backs up my claims.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Let’s take recruiting, selecting and hiring salespeople. Despite how important new salespeople are to the future of a company, Sales Leadership attempts to get recruiting over with as quickly as possible, often prioritizing speed to hire over cost to hire, talent and capabilities.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. To give sellers a fighting chance, sales leaders need to build an effective, flexible sales enablement program.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Sales training can be a significant investment in your sales team. Here are a few guidelines for organizations to boost the effectiveness of their sales training: Create a Culture of Training and Coaching Establishing a culture of training and coaching is one of the most significant things a company can do to achieve success.

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Sales 2.0

AUGUST 15, 2022

I’ve been using the summer to review some of the classic books in sales and marketing and refresh some of the fundamentals to building world-class “revenue engines” described. I started with Mark Roberge’s book “The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million”.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

That’s why HG Insights created The Next Generation of Sales AI report — to calm the FOMO and help you bring AI to your GTM teams. It includes a breakdown of the Sales AI landscape, adoption of GenAI and Sales software across buyer groups. Plus, an analysis of the top 75 trending sales AI tools. You’re not alone.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sales and marketing teams have been slashed, and pipelines are running dry. Old Sales Funnels Are Drying Up. A SalesHacker survey of a variety of sales professionals highlights the depth of the issue. B2B Sales Operations Are Changing for Good. This proactive mentality is essential going forward. in the next year.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Last week I saw a piece on LinkedIn, that questioned the accuracy of predictions about the future of B2B sales and selling made in the past decade. The piece pointed to a prediction by Forrester around 2015 about the size and nature of B2B sales in 2020. Is sales is making the most of their newfound time and resources?”

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 21, 2025

One of the biggest mistakes I see too many managers make, is they dive in and start doing their people’s jobs. We have all seen the managers believing they are the best sales people in the world, sweeping their people aside, playing “Superseller” in important customer calls.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Social video is one of the influencer marketing tools that should be used by both B2C and B2B influencers. Influencer Marketing Tools: Social Video B2B’s Mistrust of Influencers According to a study from Ogilvy , B2B brands don’t trust influencer marketing. Here’s how. Ogilvy agrees with social’s importance.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 24, 2025

Align the entire business around the customer lifecycle Too many companies focus on internal functions (marketing, sales, CS) instead of aligning everyone around the customers lifecycle. Leverage cross-functional insights Marketing, product, and sales must work in tandem. Product signals (e.g.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 3, 2025

B2B sellers and sales managers are increasingly relying on AI sales tools to meet sales quotas. Not all AI tools deliver on their promises. How can sales integrate AI sales tools? One of the biggest emerging trends is AI agents in B2B sales. But the future potential is real.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 20, 2025

Actionable Advice: Implement Data-Driven Decision Making: Use analytics tools to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and make informed decisions based on data. Team Building: Hire the right talent and avoid common recruitment pitfalls. Financial Management: Understand cash flow and align revenue with expenses.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

I’m a long-time fan of video tools for selling. Among Tools for Selling, Video Rules According to Google, 70% of B2B buyers and researchers incorporate video content into their decision-making journey. Understanding the power of video tools for selling will help you compete better and achieve your marketing goals.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

Meanwhile most high tech companies accept this level of productivity in their sales departments. Get meetings that give you important intelligence on an account. It can be a critical step in filling your sales pipeline with great opportunities. This content is for those who are not willing to accept those success rates.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 6, 2025

In a talk with John Golden, sales expert Geoffrey M. Reid talked about something importantwhy schools should teach real sales skills. Reid wrote a book called The Revenue Catalyst: Mastering the Art of Sales. In this talk, he explains why sales should be taught like other school subjects, such as math or marketing.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

I’ve helped sales managers and business owners interview hundreds of potential sales reps over the years, and I’ve identified 3 top mistakes that virtually eliminate sales candidates on the spot! Nothing is more of a Red Flag to a potential hiring manager than instability of employment.

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Hiring Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker 241

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Revenue Operations (RevOps) is a relatively new specialty within B2B go-to-market operations, but it’s quickly becoming mission-critical as companies seek to streamline processes and align their sales, marketing and customer success teams. From pre-sales to post-sales to your back-office organization.”

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eGrabber

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For recruiters, sales teams, and business development managers in this industry, the key to staying ahead lies in leveraging advanced tools to streamline lead generation for healthcare staffing agencies. Recruiters can track and manage interactions with ease, boosting follow-up efficiency.

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