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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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Measuring the right sales productivity metrics is crucial for any sales team looking to boost its performance. This guide unveils essential metrics such as lead response time, conversion rate, and quota attainment to help you understand where your team excels and where there’s room to grow.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat , Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR , a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. The problems with the SDR to sales handoff. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2022

But what I’ve seen anecdotally, BenchSights now has data on now: higher OTEs and OTE inflation is coupled with higher quotas. Put differently, while OTEs are up 10%-15% on average year-over-year … so are quotas. Once you fall below the majority of reps hitting quota, it’s just plain demoralizing.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

9 Questions B2B Sales Leaders Must Answer Why isn’t improving B2B sales effectiveness your most important initiative? Over the last two decades, many sales leaders have chased every shiny object that was put in front of them. It is impossible to identify anything more important than increasing sales win rates.

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Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Discover how mastering virtual sales strategies can elevate customer interactions, even in complex sales cycles. Virtual selling is a technology-driven approach to sales. Unlike traditional face-to-face interactions, sales reps use digital tools to engage with customers remotely. What Is Virtual Selling?

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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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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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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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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

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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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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Salesforce

MAY 4, 2023

When we launched the Salesblazer Community , we knew we needed a character to represent the largest and most successful community for sales professionals of all stripes — someone to be your champion. Meet Zig the Zebra. Dig in to learn a bit more about Zig, and how she can help you navigate the ever-changing world of sales.

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Selling Power

AUGUST 5, 2020

As a sales professional, your livelihood anchors on achieving quota, so now is the time to refocus. With the right approach and mindset, you can put yourself on track to meet – and even exceed – quota by the year’s end. Mid-year is an ideal time to reflect, recalibrate, and re-energize.

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Gong.io

APRIL 2, 2021

Sales prospecting is dead. Sales prospecting is an essential part of your process. . That’s why I stole these 10 sales prospecting techniques from the best-of-the-best sales pros. That’s why I stole these 10 sales prospecting techniques from the best-of-the-best sales pros. at the beginning of a sales call.

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Gong.io

MARCH 19, 2020

New sales model? Sales team temporarily grounded? Here’s what you – aka sales professionals – need to know to make the switch. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . It’s the ultimate test to becoming a world-class inside sales rep. . Career shift? 1 Master the Online Demo.

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Veloxy

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

While it checks a lot of boxes for Sales Managers, there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done to unlock Salesforce’s potential to accelerate sales at your company. Start here: Speed up your selling activities in a few clicks If you’re using another sales acceleration software, most of the principles will still apply.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

So it’s the season where there are … some tough board meetings. Then, expect a tougher board meeting than you’d like. Even if that’s all board meetings were for 2021 and into early 2022. Help everyone see the context. “Yes, it was a tough quarter on sales, but Linda and Jill hit 120% of quota.

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Veloxy

JANUARY 20, 2023

On top of that, they want sellers to meet them “wherever” they are. That’s a lot of pressure to add on top of economic uncertainty and rising quota. How can a salesperson meet all of these standards while also enjoying what they do? But why should you understand cultural and business anthropology as it relates to sales?

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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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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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Miller Heiman Group

MAY 12, 2020

Two out of three sales reps are more concerned about their paycheck than catching the coronavirus, according to a recent survey that we conducted. Survey the sales landscape in your organization. What’s happening with various accounts and in your sales funnel? Are new deals being delayed? Identify the Affected Roles or Channels.

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2021

In SaaS companies in the very wide band from ~$1m to $40m ARR or so, the debate over Quarterly vs. Monthly Quotas comes up all the time. And it especially comes up when you hire your First VP of Sales, because odds are, he or she will want to move from Monthly to Quarterly Quotas. And often, see worse results. Not really.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 16, 2021

Next stop: Meetings booked. ” Stat #2: This cold call opener is 40% LESS likely to get you a meeting. Opening your cold call with “Did I catch you at a bad time” makes you 40% less likely to book a meeting. Standard advice that works on most sales calls just don’t translate for cold calls. Let’s go.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I'll preface these tips by mentioning that many sales teams struggle to hit quota during the holiday season — and those issues come from a lot of different angles, including: It's a shorter quarter with weeks-long holidays for prospects. The last thing a company wants to do is break their systems during the biggest sale of the year.

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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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Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2020

But now that countless sales professionals are forced to make the transition for the first time, many face an entirely new set of challenges. There probably isn’t a more directly impacted area than the field sales rep. Key Challenges in Remote Sales: Connecting with prospects and coworkers. Delivering a great online demo.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 14, 2023

This guest post was written by Alex Cook , Manager, Enterprise Sales at Klue. Year-end can be the most exciting time in sales. You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. David actually shares more about this in his simple formula for high-impact sales coaching.

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Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

You’re not the only outside sales rep feeling that way. This article doesn’t list every outside sales strategy under the sun. These are tactics that have helped outside sales professionals grow their pipeline by 300% in one month. Here’s a mentality that top-tier outside sales gurus have.

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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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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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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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RAIN Group

APRIL 27, 2022

Do you know what it’s going to take to reach your sales target? It’s not enough to have a quota or even set goals for yourself—you need to know exactly what to do daily to accomplish your goals.

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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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Sales Hacker

MAY 31, 2021

This post isn’t just a list of personalized video tips —it’s a strategy for using video throughout the sales process. Some 40% of salespeople say prospecting is the hardest part of sales. Should they now book a meeting? Studies show that when people can see and hear you, you become more memorable. Talk to their boss?

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Gong.io

MARCH 30, 2018

You’ve established your sales process and you have a structure in place to help your team achieve quota attainment. But with any sales machine, you should consistently to check see if all the moving parts are working and repeatable. There are hundreds of ways to measure sales performance, so be sure to choose wisely.

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A Sales Guy

APRIL 1, 2013

We’ve had our first chance to make quota. As sales leaders our job is to help our teams make the number. And, without knowing these 5 things, sales leaders won’t make their number. Was it aligned with goals and quota? Did the sales person do what they said they would do? We have 3 more chances left.

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Salesforce

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About 69% of sales professionals say selling is more difficult now than in previous years, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales report. To keep your sales team motivated when things are tough, you need to reward them for their victories. That’s where sales commission comes into play. The pressure is on.

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