Pointclear

APRIL 7, 2015

“Cost of sales is determined by a lot of things,” Jake said, “But lead management isn’t one of them.” And with that the sales manager slapped the table with his hand to emphasize his words. Jake reluctantly admitted that with better sales lead management he could reduce the cost of sales while increasing revenue.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Management Lead Rank Lead Scoring 100

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively? Well, you can get many tips, tactics, and strategies from various sales management books. Best sales management books you must read. Author- Kevin F.

Sales Management 116

Sales Management Face-to-face Quota Coaching 116

Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The topic of Sales management is very broad, and is covered in an infinite number of books, so we won’t be covering that here. There is also an endless list of material on sales management—and as anyone who has read my previous writings on the subject knows, I consider that management is management.

Pipeline 98

Pipeline CRM Sales Management Sports 98

SBI Growth

AUGUST 17, 2012

Seems obvious, but our work with clients across 19 different industries reveals a startling fact – most sales organizations lack clarity around what defines a lead. We asked executives, sales managers, marketing leaders and reps what their definition of a lead is. The solution to a leaky funnel is Lead Management.

Sales Qualified Lead 244

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Leads 244

Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Finally, it could be the communications manager who doesn’t manage and/or fails to report the ROI of every campaign. Sales management.

Lead Generation 216

Lead Generation ROI Lead Management Policies 216

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The newly-released “ 2014 10th annual Lead Management & Social Engagement ” report uncovered an emerging trend in B2B sales this year: social engagement. Message to Management]: 14 Things Top Sales Managers Do. Sales execs tell me they don’t have time to coach their teams.

Social Selling 296

Social Selling Cold Calling Social Media Ideal Customer Profile 296

Pointclear

MARCH 25, 2014

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. If they don’t have discipline to do their job, the sales manager has to be held accountable as well. That stopped him. Maybe more so.

Sales Qualified Lead 247

Sales Qualified Lead Follow-up Negotiation ROI 247

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Finding leads isn’t the hard part, but unqualified leads are just “ash and trash”, according to my latest PowerViews guest, James Obermayer, sales manager extraordinaire. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc.

Follow-up 230

Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 230

The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s In Conversation – How to Shorten the Sales Cycle. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Interview , Lead Management , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Success , Video , execution. Funnel management.

Sales Cycle 244

Sales Cycle Pipeline Conversion Webinar Metrics 244

SBI Growth

JANUARY 24, 2013

If you haven’t approached Sales Peformance Management (SPM) through this lens, then make this a priority. Field Sales. Your front line sales managers and regional sales managers need tactical metrics tt track rep activity and performance. Have you asked them what metrics are most important?

Sales Qualified Lead 297

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 297

SBI Growth

MARCH 4, 2013

Are Sales Managers held accountable for the use of the onboarding program? Insufficient Marketing-Provided Leads. Sales Reps depend on a continual flow of quality leads to work as opportunities. Does Marketing have a defined Lead Management process including lead nurturing? Call to Action.

Outsourcing Services 326

Outsourcing Services Hiring Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Targets 326

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

We find numerous obstacles Sales VPs and Sales Managers face. It wastes time and costs sales. Every year we compile research for our Sales & Marketing Research Review. Conducting over 5400 Sales Management surveys and interviewing 600+ executives gave us new insight.

Hiring 300

Hiring Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring 300

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Your sales team is brought into a room and hooked up to the proverbial fire hose. Your sales managers check the “launch” box. Your sales reps leave excited. Use For – new process launches, such as: sales process, social selling, lead management. There is a key step missing: Impact.

Lead Rank 321

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Airlines 321

InsideSales.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The sales pipeline is different in every company and often in every product. But no matter what defines each stage of your pipeline, it’s imperative that sales leaders don’t make the common mistake of neglecting early-stage leads. Teams must be better at managing their pipeline.

Sales Management 96

Sales Management Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 96

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Hiring and onboarding new sales hires can be extremely challenging especially for sales managers who lead, manage, and coach an existing sales team. Focus on these five factors to increase your odds of success with new sales hires.

Hiring 156

Hiring Lead Management Coaching Sales Management 156

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Hiring and onboarding new sales hires can be extremely challenging especially for sales managers who lead, manage, and coach an existing sales team. Focus on these five factors to increase your odds of success with new sales hires.

Hiring 156

Hiring Lead Management Coaching Sales Management 156

Apptivo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If there are qualified leads, it becomes easy for businesses to improve the conversion rate and reduce the churn of customers caused due to signing up for ill-advised products. Lead management is the process of obtaining leads, qualifying them, and managing them until they become a customer. Database Management.

Lead Management 52

Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent.

Pipeline 216

Pipeline Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets 216

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

It can be wonderful for helping you stimulate and manage latent sales demand. The process defines your demand generation and lead management workflow. Find the right people to manage it. Jim is a highly successful Chief Sales Officer. Here are the steps: Build a process. Choose a technology. Bad decision.

Hiring 326

Hiring Lead Rank Collateral Case Study 326

Sales Gravy

APRIL 2, 2025

Research shows that simply sending people to training without one-on-one follow-up leads to a big dip in retention and performance. Leading, Managing, and Coaching: The Three Pillars of Leadership Sales leadership has three core pillars. Leading sets the emotional vision of where the team is headed.

Coaching 69

Coaching Pivotal Guarantee Territories 69

Score More Sales

JANUARY 9, 2014

When I was in my early years in technology sales, I had a great sales manager named Clarence Waters. Inside Sales Power Tip 130 – Know Your Buyer. . Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips in selling.

Ideal Customer Profile 231

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Outbound 231

The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 253

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 253

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 245

Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 245

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Lead Scoring Lead Rank Cold Calling 240

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 240

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Stored in Appointments , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , execution. I was working with a group of sales managers earlier this week, including observing some pipeline reviews. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management.

Pipeline 218

Pipeline Cold Calling Groups Lead Rank 218

Pointclear

JANUARY 21, 2014

Management has not asked for an ROI on Marketing. Sales management refuses to enforce lead follow-up. We sell direct, but nobody closes out the leads. I don’t manage the people who control the final step in reporting: salespeople. We sell direct but nobody closes out the leads. You’ll find a way.

Harte Hanks 226

Harte Hanks Marketing ROI Sales Qualified Lead 226

The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 265

Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Vendor 265

The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The six elements of a perfect sales meeting. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Emotional Intelligence(EQ) , Guest Post , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Meetings. Do you dread the weekly sales team meeting? Funnel management.

Sales Meeting 251

Sales Meeting Pipeline Meeting Hiring 251

Score More Sales

JANUARY 4, 2013

But I also had sales leaders who just raised the number by a percentage every year, not taking into consideration changes in the market or in opening up a new territory. Activity goals are goals that you typically come up with together with your sales manager targeting specific actions that you have a whole lot of control over.

Sales Qualified Lead 224

Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker Territories Outbound 224

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Sales can then do what they should be doing, which is selling, not prospecting. Let Marketing help expand within existing accounts by nurturing contacts for the Rep (via inbound marketing and lead management.). Review the sales compensation plans and make changes if the wrong behaviors are being unintentionally reinforced.

Education 303

Education Penetration Customer Service Sales Qualified Lead 303

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Success , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Sales Bloggers Union.

Pipeline 258

Pipeline Cold Calling Top of Funnel Compensation 258

The Pipeline

MARCH 26, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 7 Must-Have Lead Nurturing Recipes for B2B Marketers. Stored in Appointments , Attitude , Business Acumen , Lead Management , Marketing , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , e-book , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management.

Lead Nurturing 218

Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Lead B2B Pipeline 218

The Pipeline

MARCH 9, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 238

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 238

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company.

Compensation 208

Compensation Revenue Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 208

The Pipeline

MARCH 16, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Meetings.

Pipeline 235

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 235

The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 3 Lead Generation Myths That Will Clog Your Sales Funnel & Keep You From Closing More Sales. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Funnel management , Guest Post , Lead Management , Prospecting , Referrlas , Sales 2.0 , Sales Technique , execution.

Lead Generation 257

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Pipeline 257