Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. Getting stuck on YTD sales. Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a better chance of making their numbers.

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Meeting Pipeline Quota Sales 66

Hubspot

JULY 30, 2024

As a B2B salesperson for companies like IBM and Open Text, scheduling in-person meetings or phone calls was often challenging, regardless of my prospect or client’s industry or business size. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e Be clear and concise about what you want your customers to do next.

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Closing Quota Healthcare Tradeshows 85

Membrain

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ever wondered how a career in digital media sales can transition from an entry-level position to an industry-leading role? His initial hands-on experience as an account manager played a crucial role in understanding complex sales and educating clients, laying a robust foundation for his remarkable success.

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Quota Account management Education Sales 124

Iannarino

JUNE 3, 2024

If you're struggling with abysmal win rates and failing to meet quotas, it's time to make significant changes to your B2B sales strategy.

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B2B Quota Sales Meeting 286

Tibor Shanto

JUNE 17, 2021

I am proposing that you make it safe to miss a sales target. I have some research that makes this a great debate to have in your sales team right now. It relates directly to how goals, targets and quotas are set and hit. Setting sales goals where even a 70% level of achievement would be great. Hear me out.

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Objectives and Key Results Quota Sales Drivers/motivators 293

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 2, 2024

O Meetings are critical to achieving our performance goals! It is through these meeting, whether F2F, virtual, phone, that we engage our customers, helping them navigate their buying/problem solving process. So it stands to reason, that more meetings would drive higher levels of performance.

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Meeting High impact Quota Start-ups 139

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

I read the majority of the reports, studies, white papers, and books related to sales development because others in the field might stumble onto a trend, an insight or a statistic of which I was not aware. That’s why I downloaded Xactly’s 2025 Sales Compensation Survey. This is problematic for more than the obvious reason.

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Quota Commission Sales Represent 88

Iannarino

JULY 16, 2022

A search for something like “quota attainment” reveals that a large part of the sales population is missing their target. Sales cycles are growing longer, while more opportunities stall as clients disengage. New—and young—salespeople are leaving their sales roles sooner than ever.

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Quota Sales Clients Meeting 268

STAR Results

AUGUST 26, 2021

Sales Manager’s Success Checklist. It is far too early to look at sales early. Here are the top 10 questions you should ask yourself and your sales managers to gauge if you/they have set the foundation for success. If you want your sales team to perform and perform well, you need to give them the gift of focus.

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Quota Sales Represent Start-ups 279

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 30, 2025

Yesterday, the CEO I spoke with said more than half of his salespeople were not hitting quota, and he also thought they were complacent. Its not unusual to hear about quota fails or complacency in these conversations, but on this particular call, I heard about both. Thats only a 7% difference from the group that doesnt hit quota.

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Quota Drivers/motivators Sales Up-sell 69

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2025

Dear SaaStr: What Are A Few Top Tips to Hiring The Right First VP of Sales? Hiring a great VP of Sales is one of the most critical decisions youll make as a founder. Heres how to approach it: Timing is Everything Dont hire a VP of Sales too early. Pre-Recruit and Take Your Time A great VP of Sales hire can take 6-12 months.

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Quota Sales Up-sell Closing 95

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

They look at comp expectations, perhaps tweaking the plans to meet certain budgetary or other goals. The present endless models on selling activities, outlining monthly and quarterly goals for demand/lead gen, outreach, meetings, top of pipeline, pipeline, renewal/retention, comp models and so forth.

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X-functional Strategize Quota Pipeline 127

Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sales Acceleration is the sales enablement strategy that simplifies and shortens sales cycles. It delivers results by using a mix of sales technology and a value-driven approach to selling. Sales Acceleration Software is being used to consolidate the sales technology stack. Start selling faster, easier.

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CRM Quota Sales Pipeline 262

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sales teams today spend 70% of their workday on non-selling activities a massive roadblock to hitting quotas. In my experience, the biggest culprits behind this inefficiency are bloated, disconnected sales tech stacks with poor training and low user adoption. Double Sales Productivity in only 1 Minute. Lets dive in.

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Product CRM Price Objectives and Key Results 130

Veloxy

JANUARY 19, 2022

Bookmark Now: Cold Calling - Everything a Sales Person Needs to Know. Get ready to impress more buyers and get more meetings. We help sales teams turn unproductive churning into generative earning.” We help sales teams turn unproductive churning into generative earning. They haven’t missed quota since I first called them.

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Cold Call Territory Quota Up-sell 358

Iannarino

JUNE 18, 2023

You don’t need more technology to improve your sales results. The only things you need are a CRM , a source of data, a meeting platform, and some effective digital assets. As sales stacks grow larger, win rates and quota attainment decline.

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Quota CRM Technology Technology 294

Closing Bigger

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Sales Leadership Podcast Summary with Mike Curliss, President of Sales at Maximizer, and Shane Gibson Keynote Sales Speaker and CEO of Professional Sales Academy. The debate between sales leadership and sales management has been ongoing for decades. Sales leaders , on the other hand, are visionaries.

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Objectives and Key Results CRM Sales Strategize 85

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sales great Zig Ziglar once wrote, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” ” That’s the struggle of every team without clear sales targets: no clarity, no progress, no growth. See how it works What are sales targets? Why are sales targets important? But will they?

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Quota Territory Pipeline Sales 116

Salesforce

JANUARY 9, 2025

So, closing more deals more quickly is a win for everyone sales representatives, sales managers, the finance department, and a company’s leadership. Say hello to the sales acceleration process. What you’ll learn: What is sales acceleration? Why is sales acceleration important?

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Closing Represent Territory Lead generation 98

Veloxy

JANUARY 2, 2024

As a sales leader, your efforts directly impact the company’s stability and growth. However, with increasing competition combined with a limited budget and sales personnel, reaching your quotas can be challenging. However, it’s not due to a lack of effort by the sales team.

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Product Territory Objectives and Key Results Sales 246

Iannarino

APRIL 18, 2023

These large clients have greater needs, spend more money, and meet with multiple sales organizations. These competitive sales scenarios are difficult to win, but they are game changers. Winning one enterprise-level deal can retire your quota for the year.

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Closing Quota Gaming Clients 278

Iannarino

APRIL 20, 2023

A senior leader was unhappy with his sales force because they consistently failed to meet their sales targets. To improve their sales results, he ran some calculations that showed his team had a 12 percent win rate.

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Quota Pipeline B2B Meeting 273

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. Sales teams, as a result, are conditioned toward a favorable user experience that utilizes minimalist designs to carry out actions in as few clicks as possible. That was three clicks to get into a business meeting. Today’s sales processes.

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Quota Cold Call CRM Sales 130

Sales Gravy

APRIL 24, 2025

Lets kill the myth: sales coaching isnt just for newbies or underperformers. If you're in sales, you need coaching. Sales is a performance sport. Sales coaching forces you to stop guessing and start fixing. Theyre breaking into enterprise-level sales on the regular. If you're in sales, you need coaching.

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Sports Referrals Sales Pipeline 97

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2021

Whether it’s going from call to call, virtual meeting to virtual meeting, or just getting things done; we never seem to have enough time. What if we started thinking about, “How do we make sure our customers are well prepared to get things done in our next meeting?” We are all busy.

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Meeting Customers Quota Pitch 140

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

By using HubSpot’s AI chatbot builder, we enabled our prospects to get answers to their questions 24/7/365, regardless of sales rep availability. Why Use AI Sales Closing Techniques With AI backing up our sales department, missed opportunities became a thing of the past — which is critical considering that sales is a numbers game.

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Closing Contract Technique Sales 80

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Google has admitted to quietly tweaking advertising auctions to meet revenue targets. ” When quizzed about this email during the antitrust trial, Dischler said his team’s goal was “to get creative so we could meet our quota.” ” Get the daily newsletter search marketers rely on.

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Price Meeting Quota Engineering 142

SaaStr

MAY 24, 2025

Top 10 Strategies Toasts CRO Uses to Crush Sales Quotas So a little while ago Toasts CRO Jonathan Vassil joined Sam Blond on SaaStr CRO Confidential on how Toast built one of the strongest but toughest rocketship in sales: a lower gross margin, lower ACV ($10k), sales-led SMB sales motion. Field-Based Sales Model.

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Quota Territory Referrals Strategic partnership 55

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

While you can manually add multiple stops ahead of time using Google Maps, there are missing route planning features that are key to helping field salespeople hit quota and exceed customer expectations. What is a Field Sales Route Planner? Field Sales Route Planner vs. Google Maps: What's the Difference? Here’s why.

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Territory Gambling Quota Commission 221

SaaStr

JANUARY 8, 2025

When Lindsey joined, she inherited an already built-out self-serve/PLG model for small businesses and a mid-market and enterprise sales, customer success, and post-sales team. But at the start of its expansion play, Checkr’s enterprise motion failed, and sales cycles were slow, taking up to a year for $100k & up deals.

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Objectives and Key Results Growth Engineering Quota 117

Veloxy

MARCH 28, 2022

While it might be a slow return in some places, you are probably starting to consider again how you want your sales force to work for your business. After years of remote sales work, you might be ready to evaluate what formula of salesforce will best meet your needs as a business and as an employee. What Is Inside Sales?

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Outside Sales Inside sales Cold Call Sales 217

Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Any sales team can hit a high note for a single month. But a sales team that consistently meets and exceeds expectations over the long haul only happens when you follow a deliberate and careful strategy. A defined and formalized sales process is one of the strongest indicators of future revenue.

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Technique Pitch Drivers/motivators Sales 246

Tibor Shanto

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Unfortunately, many salespeople see their pipeline as a holding tank for opportunities, rather than a means of driving to quota. What is in your pipeline should meet specific and defined criteria. Pipeline reviews involve flows and paths to success, quota. Before you get too excited, the battle is with time, quota, and skill.

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Pipeline Quota Consult Prospecting 257

STAR Results

APRIL 15, 2021

Business acumen and business planning are becoming a much more necessary skill for sales reps and sales managers. The company’s business planning processes require sales reps to build annual business plans. The purpose of such a meeting is to review the last quarter’s performance and to discuss plans for the next quarter.

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Territory Quota Sales Meeting 188

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2025

How many emails, how many calls, how many meetings, how many demos how many proposals, how many bathroom breaks……… And the gurus reinforce and intensify this. And every performance issue is addressed by running the numbers setting new goals; more emails, more calls, more meetings, more demos, more activity.

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Gaming Up-sell Quota Pitch 123

Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

The pandemic has contributed a lot to sales transformation. Make sales educational. Wrap touchpoints around meetings. The sales process matters. Remote sales coaching. You can find more of these tips in our article on creating a high-performing field sales team in a virtual world. Stop waiting.

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Sell Education CRM Up-sell 317

Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 10, 2021

Questions are the weapon of choice for consistently successful salespeople, so listen up the half that aren’t making quota. But most sales professionals don’t approach question in a strategic fashion, meaning going beyond the obvious. Your Swiss Sales Knife. It’s an easy way to book more meetings and win more business.

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Appointment Quota Prospecting Education 274