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Why Are You Still Using Your Old Playbooks?

Partners in Excellence

We measure our people the way we’ve always measured them–primarily activities(emails, dials, meetings, proposals), 3X pipelines (regardless of the health), and quota attainment. Yet year after year quota attainment plummets, our activities present fewer results, win rates plummet.

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Five Sales Operations Best Practices that Drive High Performance

Miller Heiman Group

The study showed that sales organizations that took a reactive approach saw much lower sales performance, resulting in win rates that were 7.4 percent lower and quota attainment that was 14.3% Embrace the Expanding Role of Sales Ops. Sales operations’ remit is massive—and it seems to expand every day.

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Sales Vs Selling – What’s The Difference?

The 5% Institute

Sales generate revenue and drive profitability, while selling helps build a loyal customer base and promotes repeat business. Sales activities focus on achieving short-term objectives, such as meeting sales quotas, while selling contributes to long-term growth by fostering customer satisfaction and advocacy.

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How to Build Sales Compensation Plans that Increase Retention and Productivity

Sales Hacker

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. And, quotas have gotten increasingly harder to hit.

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How to Build Your Sales Operations Team from Scratch

InsightSquared

Sales operations has been around for quite some time, but lately the function has been gaining momentum. Instead of behind-the-scenes sales support, sales ops now acts as a strategic partner for sales VPs and leadership. Where to Start: CRM. Your CRM is the backbone of your organization.

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5 Ways Salespeople Can Make Their Lives Easier

Spiro Technologies

A substantial number of sales tasks can now be performed by software, like Spiro’s proactive relationship management platform, which works in the background to automatically collect data from your emails, calls, and texts, replacing labor-intensive traditional CRM. It’s about working smarter, not harder. Leave work at work.

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New Study: Finding the Growth Potential for Sales Operations and Technology

Miller Heiman Group

The Broad and Diverse Focus of Sales Operations. Sales operations and sales technology management interrelate so much that many people tend to equate operations with managing reporting and the CRM —but that’s not the case. The new study found that sales operations’ already-expansive ecosystem continues to grow.