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Does Quota Matter?

Partners in Excellence

There are a lot of posts, some of them very thoughtful, about whether “Quota” is a reasonable measure of sales performance. I have to admit, I’m torn by this issue, but tend to think Quota is an important measure–though not the only measure. That becomes a goal, which is sometimes called a “quota.”

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How to Help Sales Teams Hit Their Quota: Prioritize High and Low Activities

Sales Hacker

This attention to detail demonstrates that the rep views the prospect as not just an email address or opportunity for hitting quota, but a unique individual that is special to the sales rep. The post How to Help Sales Teams Hit Their Quota: Prioritize High and Low Activities appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Leading Your Sales Team Through a Tough Year-End

Cerebral Selling

You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. A good example of where it’s helpful to create this transparency is in the areas of quota and year-over-year (YoY) growth. David actually shares more about this in his simple formula for high-impact sales coaching.

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Consistently High Performing Organizations

Partners in Excellence

We all know the data plummeting win rates, quota attainment, tenure, engagement, declining retention, and more. As much as too many of today’s leaders would prefer to ignore, business is about people engaging people in meaningful, high impact ways. Quality and consistency.

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On Reflection…….

Partners in Excellence

And we wonder why fewer and fewer people are achieving their quotas/goals. ” For things that worked well and were highly impactful, look at how you continue to do those things that worked. As leaders, we know the importance of coaching and developing our people, but year after year, we see managers spending less time at this.

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If Practice Makes Perfect, Why Do We Keep Practicing The Wrong Things?

Partners in Excellence

We learn how to make high impact sales calls by having lots of conversations with customers–whether through social engagement, email, phone, Zoom, or F2F. We have to continue to practice, we have to develop our skills, learning and improving our ability to execute.

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A Plethora Of Data

Partners in Excellence

” They say the obligatory answers, “We look at forecast data, pipeline data, YTD quota performance, and so forth. You are behind your YTD quota. For example, in our company a key metric is the number of high impact conversations we have with prospects a week. ” This is when things get interesting.

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