Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks. It’s a one-off and can’t be analyzed.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Data Intent Signal 195

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

I’m a big fan boy of David Meerman Scott dating back to his (in my opinion) classic book The New Rules of Marketing and PR. Now he’s got a new book focused on sales , The New Rules of Sales and Service. 2. Sales managers are the biggest problem. Most sales managers, directors and VPs came up through the ranks.

Lead Rank 300

Lead Rank Cold Calling Lead Scoring eBook 300

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Get them proficient with more marketing technologies? Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and

Marketing 226

Marketing Telemarketing Education Scale 226

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2019

Author: Matthew Sunshine As a sales manager, you spend serious time and care setting clear expectations; this is how you help your salespeople approach their work with purpose. But to see real improvement, you need a system in place that measures how those expectations are being met. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

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Sales Management Proposal Top of Funnel Banking 184

Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 21, 2025

Today, deals are more often lost to operational breakdowns, fragmented systems, manual workflows, and unscalable processes rather than to direct competitors. This shift has redefined the role of sales leadership. Lets explore what a forward-looking sales management system should look like and why many companies still fall short.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Strategy Scale 48

SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2014

Top sales leaders know how to communicate and roll out a sales plan. Get your sales managers involved early in the process. The sales management team needs to have a clear understanding of the new quota. Sales can’t rely on marketing alone. If your marketing team needs help. Start Early.

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Quota Top of Funnel Territories Marketing Qualified Lead 316

SBI Growth

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, we frequently see Sales VPs still stuck in the sales manager mindset. An ill-prepared sales manager damages his region. A Sales VP focused on the wrong things can ruin the entire company. They cross collaborate with manager peers, their reps, and the VP.

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Construction Ideal Customer Profile Territories Compensation 334

Vengreso

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Today more than ever sales managers encounter both unique challenges and remarkable opportunities. As technology continues to reshape the sales landscape, to learn how to be a good sales manager, one must adapt to new demands and expectations.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Forecasting How To 57

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 17, 2020

There is always something going on in the market that makes selling difficult. However, you can choose to develop strategies and utilize virtual technologies to get in front of your prospects and clients.

Marketing 223

Marketing How To Prospecting Strategy 223

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

Think a referral system is easy? And it only works if you have a referral system in place to ensure sales reps ask for referrals every day. Save you money (There are no expensive marketing costs—just your own sales team out there selling for you.). Create a referral system. Think again! Prioritize referrals.

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Guarantee Referrals Prospecting Lead Generation 233

Allego

JANUARY 9, 2025

A robust certification process empowers reps to embrace new technologies, connect with informed buyers, and exceed expectations in a competitive market. In this high-stakes environment, companies that prioritize sales certifications gain more than an edgethey set the standard. It prepares sales representatives to excel.

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Hiring Marketing Exercises Scale 62

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2021

As a sales manager, ensuring that your team's communication with prospects is tight and effective is in your best interest. That process — making sure your team's communications aren't erratic — is most commonly referred to as implementing consistent sales messaging. Make sure it aligns with marketing — to an extent.

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Sales Management Hubspot How To Scale 134

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you want to crush your sales numbers Sales Strategy #2: Execute with Excellence is guaranteed to help. Number one, your marketing team is ready to go, they have their strategies, their plans in place and their budgets. Sales Strategy #2 is Execute with Excellence.

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Strategy Guarantee Coaching Sales 307

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

On the other hand, if you provide them with a strategic sales plan that clearly outlines the company's goals — and a thoughtfully laid out system to get there — you can expect your salespeople to impress. Here, let's dive into what a strategic sales plan is, plus how to make one for your own team. How long is your sales cycle?

Sales Management 137

Sales Management Hiring Buyer Persona Exercises 137

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

Top Sales Tools for 2025 Breaking down the top sales tools means sorting the market into key categories that satisfy the top needs of your B2B sales team. Designed for large and complex sales organizations, the platform combines automation, AI-powered recommendations, and deep integration capabilities.

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Sales Tools Tools B2B Lead Rank 130

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 2, 2021

It’s therefore no surprise that effective performance management is fundamental to a sales manager’s success. Without a rigorous monitoring, motivation and recognition system, a sales team […].

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Quota Motivation System Competition 202

Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I interviewed sales manager, sales person, sales trainer and all around smart guy Jorge Soto. I asked Jorge about how he uses Sales 2.0 We are going to continue to use Linkedin and Twitter for outreach and experiment with some inbound marketing tactics. This week is one of those weeks.

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Hiring Jigsaw Social Media Cold Calling 384

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Outbound sales call tracking software enhances your sales team’s efficiency by automating call logging, providing real-time analytics, and integrating with customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Aircall Aircall is a cloud-based phone system designed for sales and support teams.

Outbound 130

Outbound Software Software Buyer Intent 130

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 24, 2017

Are sales managers really at fault? You don’t hear that phrase very often anymore, but account based sales reps still carry a bag. But it’s their managers who are left holding the bag when reps don’t meet or exceed quota. But it’s their managers who are left holding the bag when reps don’t meet or exceed quota.

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Hiring Account SalesForce Quota 214

Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Sales managers, sales executives, sales and marketing executives, this message is for you. Do you spend hours, days and months building your marketing plans , getting approval and doing what you need to do to get your plans and budgets secured for the next year? Step 1: Build a Sales Execution Plan.

Strategy 286

Strategy eBook System Competition 286

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

As I reflected on my career in sales and sales management, I realized my best business had come from referrals. I did my “feet on the street” research and interviewed sales leaders and salespeople. There are no big marketing costs. It’s a bigger picture engagement, but a referral system shifts how sales teams work.

Referrals 291

Referrals Cold Calling Survey Scale 291

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. You have to have a systems view to understand how different functions, activities interrelate and impact performance. It took him sometime to build this management system.

Forecasting 115

Forecasting Fashion Conversion Call-back 115

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2018

Bringing additional data sources to the system helps ensure that you do not simply make your existing “worst” practices more efficient. 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.

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Training Penetration Government Selling Skills 206

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Holding an Engineer’s Diploma from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (equal to an MS in Engineering), he started out with a corporate career with telecom equipment manufacturers where he held positions such as: Product Manager, Business Manager, Director of Corporate Strategic Planning and COO of a joint venture start-up company.

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Siebel Oracle Sales Methodology Engineering 188

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Sales managers who are nervous about their team working outside of the office can take heart in a recent study that ranks sales representative as the No. In fact, the study from MagnifyMoney shows that 13% of sales representatives already worked from a home office prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. Author: SMM staff.

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Salary Study Travel Report 207

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead of sharing broad industry statistics or general product benefits, sales reps should deliver insights tailored specifically to each prospect's unique business challenges. Begin by conducting thorough research into the prospect's industry, market position, and recent news or developments. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge.

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Prospecting Case Study Industry Study 105

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

This article will give you the best practices to implement impactful sales initiatives. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. You will have access to guides, templates and tools to help your sales efforts. Your sales managers check the “launch” box.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Airlines 321

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

These famous words from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice equally apply to our sales pipeline. As sales managers, we know from experience that when we review the opportunities our sales reps have promised to close this month, next month and the next 90 day, that they won’t all close. But which ones will close?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face 49

Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2022

Profiling prospective customers is vital to ensuring that a marketing campaign is targeting the right people with the right message. Marketers can attract and retain prospective customers more effectively. Sales professionals can anticipate prospects’ objections more easily, which can lead to higher close rates and greater revenue.

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Ideal Customer Profile Customer Marketing Demand Generation Agencies 130

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

Therefore, any VoIP system should be integrated with an existing CRM platform. Sales professionals must be allowed to focus upon the task at hand as opposed to being burdened with laborious administrative tasks. . This is also why several VoIP services now allow employees to integrate their smartphones with in-house systems. .

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Webinar Metrics B2B Strategy Telecommunications 199

criteria for success

MAY 4, 2025

Getting the right players in the right positions is the key to sales success. The unfortunate truth is that sales managers are often former sales reps who were promoted for closing lots of deals but received no further training prior to taking on the new position. Struggle to consistently coach their sales reps?

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Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Collateral Buyer Persona 52

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 7, 2018

For example, a supporting framework is required where executives drive sales enablement efforts top-down and sellers receive consistent, proactive coaching from sales managers. Further, in my view the definition should precisely reflect the alignment required between the buyers’ journey, sales process, and content.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Compensation Buyer 192

Allego

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Sales teams today can’t afford to waste time on outdated tools. Yet, many still rely on learning management system (LMS) software designed for basic, classroom-style training. These platforms are fine for formal courses, but they miss the mark for fast-paced, real-world sales needs. What Is a Sales Enablement Platform?

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Sales Enablement Software Software System 62

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One of the most effective reward tools is a non-monetary point system. Above their comp plan, a rep might earn 1,000 points for every $100,000 in new sales during the quarter. Good incentives with reasonably precise rules and rewards allow sales managers to send positive signals about the company’s priorities and transparency.

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Incentives Incentive Travel Motivation 323

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Mike shares the 12 building blocks, tied together with systems thinking and communication management, sitting on a base of (optional) sales support services. With systems thinking, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It turns out, sales enablement isn’t just training, or content, or technology.

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Sales Enablement Scale Hiring Maximizer 201

Sales Hacker

MARCH 24, 2021

The key to unlocking a stronger opportunity pipeline and an increase in qualified leads is a unified, cohesive marketing and sales team. Alignment between sales and marketing is how you’ll build a system rooted in strategy, data and targeted initiatives to better reach prospective clients.

Marketing 123

Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 123

Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2018

Every sales manager wants their team to be successful– but sometimes, that’s easier said than done. Sales reps face a number of obstacles that can keep them from their goals and it’s your job as their manager to help them overcome these challenges. Facilitate better sales and marketing alignment.

Sales Qualified Lead 207

Sales Qualified Lead Penetration B2B Face-to-face 207