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Six Critical Elements for Sales Transformation Success: Sales Transformation Is More Than An Org Chart Change
Organizations often define their sales transformation efforts by changes to the org chart lines and boxes. That's a mistake that adds risk to an already risky endeavor. An org chart's simplicity leaves out how the organization "really works" and lulls many...
Three Steps To Get The CRM Back On Track
If the sales, marketing, or customer service teams are frustrated by the value they receive from the CRM system, chances are that your organization has lost sight of the customer and those who serve customers. Hope springs eternal when a CRM is deployed, yet many...
How to Optimize Video Sales Calls
Desktop video conferencing has become the primary method to engage with prospects and customers; but, like many things, we must find ways to improve or optimize the impact of new selling motions. How to Optimize Video Sales Calls 1. Video Conferencing Pros and Cons...
Enterprise Account Management Common Mistakes
Enterprise Account Managers who struggle to grow and retain revenue make three common mistakes that increase customer churn and prevent the realization of the full potential of the relationships they manage. Enterprise Account Management Three Common Mistakes They Are...
Why Pipeline Size Increase May Not Always Be A Good Thing
Let’s assume that your organization's active Pipeline has increased significantly (let’s say 50% to 75%) over a period of six months... You haven’t added salespeople, sales leaders, or sales support resources during the same period. There are more and more prominent...
How To Leverage Lost Deals: “There Is ‘Gold’ In Lost Deals”
Most sales organizations have a treasure trove of ideal prospects and business intelligence under their collective noses, but they don't leverage it! If your organization has used its CRM system for years, provided that there has been a semblance of pipeline...
Breaking Through With Executive Briefings: A Quick-Start Guide
Executive Briefings are a helpful business tool. Here is our comprehensive guide to prepare for and initiate an Executive Briefing.
Sales Leader Coaching Tips
Sales leaders tend to be more comfortable telling salespeople what to do, instead of coaching salespeople to recognize and develop options to address internal or external selling situations. Consider these three everyday situations sales leaders encounter.
B2B Marketing Experiments During Covid-19: Now Is The Time To Try B2B Marketing Experiments
B2B Marketing Experiments during Covid-19 may seem risky, but now is actually the best time to try. Click here to learn how to get started