Veloxy

JUNE 8, 2022

Perhaps the answer could be in your sales pipeline. Research shows that top performing companies and sales teams do extremely well when it comes to managing their pipeline. However, over 60% of sales teams say their companies are doing a bad job of managing the sales pipeline. What is a Sales Pipeline? But first….

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Sales Pop!

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Revenue intelligence contains all that is required for your sales leadership to create accurate quotas and forecasts, and for your team’s pipeline management. You can rapidly identify pipeline risks and opportunities, and instantly detect exceptions, changes and risks in the pipeline. Creating Forecasts and Quotas.

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Tibor Shanto

JULY 7, 2021

It was a straight unbroken line, the quota is a number, as are ROIs, commissions, and almost everything else. No doubt we all want greater quality prospects, than just more things in the pipeline. But there is no denying that a lack of quality prospects leads to the same poor results.

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Sales Gravy

MARCH 18, 2025

Gaius, who runs an insurance brokerage in Ohio wants to know how to get his new sales agents cold calling and building pipeline earlier in their training cycle, without making them feel overwhelmed and sabotaging their confidence. Over time, theyll rely less on help but theyre still building pipeline from Day One.

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Sales Gravy

AUGUST 12, 2022

Putting Aside Time Every Day to Prospect Will Keep Your Pipeline Full Kaizen is a theory that developed in Japan after World War II and revived the country, their spirit, and their commerce. It’s similar to what we call “feeding the pipeline,” and involves the art of cumulative prospecting. The same is true of sales.

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Selling Power

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To ensure your reps have enough pipeline to hit quota, you need a strategic prospecting strategy that separates the shoppers from the buyers.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sales teams today spend 70% of their workday on non-selling activities a massive roadblock to hitting quotas. The email tracking analytics send instant alerts when prospects interact with your communications. When reps dont know how to use their tools properly, or when tools dont talk to each other, productivity takes a serious hit.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Recently, a reader wrote, asking a lot of questions about pipelines–what are they, why are they important, how do we leverage them, and so forth. For example, I know of very few sales training programs that teach pipeline concepts (we’ve been doing this for the past 30 years). So strap in… What is the pipeline?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It wasn’t until 2018 five years into his tenure that they developed a structured approach to guiding prospects through the sales process. Martin emphasizes the importance of maintaining enough quota coverage to meet revenue targets while accounting for factors like rep attrition and ramp time.

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Salesforce

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sales acceleration is a collection of strategies using automated tools and workflows to help sales representatives move leads through the end-to-end sales pipeline faster, engage with customers more effectively, and close more deals in less time. It works by optimizing various factors across the sales pipeline.

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Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. This begins at the sales rep level but can become an enterprise-wide problem when sales staff, from reps up to SVPs, focus on their year-to-date (YTD) positions against quota. Relying upon seller opinions when grading pipeline health.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 14, 2023

You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. When pipelines shrink, close rates decrease, and your team doesn’t see a clear path to the number, they lose motivation, worry sets in, and they start blaming things outside of their control. It can also be the hardest.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. Outbound prospecting shouldn’t be any different. And since the sales process is a journey for a prospect/customer, it is also the roadmap for a sales rep’s job. A linear, measurable, and repeatable outbound prospecting process.

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These targets are used to guide the quota-setting, territory mapping , and sales team strategies. These include things like quota attainment for a sales team and the numbers of deals in reps’ pipelines. With sales targets in place, your team can create quotas to strive for and specific strategies for hitting those quotas.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2025

We become obsessed with forecasts, pipelines, and their health. And that drives us to look at our prospecting and activity metrics. Win rates plummet, % making quota plummet, retention rates declining, sales cycles lengthening, deal size decreasing. Despite ramping up the numbers, increasingly we are not achieving our goals.

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As a sales rep, your efficiency is measured on how well you can attain the sales quota. Without a healthy pipeline, it becomes difficult to achieve those sales quotas. 57% to 67% of salespeople miss their sales quota every year. Sales success begins with effective prospecting. What is prospecting in sales?

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Hubspot

AUGUST 31, 2020

Did you know that 69% of B2B salespeople feel they don’t not have enough opportunities in their pipeline to meet sales quota? This data comes from a recent survey conducted by Selling Power and ValueSelling Associates that surveyed more than 300 B2B sales professionals about their quotas. Three Reasons Reps Don’t Make Quota.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

If you have a pile of files on your desk, a to-do list that is so long it must be scrolled to read, past-due proposals, and an empty pipeline, you are probably not very well organized, don’t manage your time very well, and likely behind on quota.

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Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Feeling overwhelmed by the infinite options for growing your pipeline? These are tactics that have helped outside sales professionals grow their pipeline by 300% in one month. Aim for the moon with targets and quotas In the words of the famous Michelangelo, the greater danger doesn’t lie in aiming too high and falling short.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. It turns out that quota attainment has become the exception, not the rule. I didn’t make this decision because quota information was difficult to get.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 8, 2024

In the competitive arena of B2B sales, mastering the art of prospecting is key to ensuring a healthy sales pipeline, daily demos booked, and hitting your sales quota. Fortunately for you, we’ve sifted through the clutter and done all the legwork to bring you the top 10 sales prospecting tools. Wiza reviews 4.5/5

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How to Build a Lead List My Tips for Building a Sales Lead List A prospect may have shown interest in a product or service by responding to an online offer, visiting your company’s booth at a conference, or engaging with social media posts. Enhanced Prospect Profiles The better your prospect profile, the better your call outcomes.

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 27, 2020

At the very heart of running a sales, pipeline is opportunity management. When you know how long a deal takes to make it through the pipeline, and how long it should take for an opportunity to make it through each stage of that pipeline, you’ve got a fairly accurate sales process. Views that will be regularly used can be saved.

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Tibor Shanto

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Life is so Shakespearean , especially for the 40 some odd percent of salespeople who’ll fail to deliver quota, again. Let’s face it the quota train has left the station and headed for next year. Or maybe not, some of this could help you fill your pipeline for next year even if you are a star. By Tibor Shanto. S**t in, s**t out.

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SaaStr

MARCH 29, 2025

And Get Them Both Hitting a Basic, Sustainable Quota. One rep might excel at outbound prospecting, while the other might be better at closing inbound leads. CRM Setup: Use a CRM like Salesforce or HubSpot to track leads, deals, and pipeline. Hire Two Sales Reps To Start, Not One. This is a classic mistake. Don’t Expect To.

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Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

If you’ve made in-person sales calls, then you’re probably already comfortable being in a room with prospects. And would you want the prospect to only see part of your face? This includes the dress code, background, lighting, and tech checks prior to signing on with prospects. There are a few rules that will help you out here.

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SaaStr

MARCH 5, 2025

Compensation & Performance Metrics Fuel a Culture of Winning: Codium structured its compensation and quota models to create immediate success. A staggering 7 out of 10 early sales hires exceeded their annual quotas, and some reps are on track to earn seven figures in their first year.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m You can subscribe right at Sales Pipeline Radio and/or listen to full recordings of past shows everywhere you listen to podcasts! Matt: Welcome everyone to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio. Check them out.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 29, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m You can subscribe right at Sales Pipeline Radio and/or listen to full recordings of past shows everywhere you listen to podcasts! Well, welcome everyone to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 3, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. You can subscribe right at Sales Pipeline Radio and/or listen to full recordings of past shows everywhere you listen to podcasts! Well, welcome, everyone, to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio. Matt: Alrighty.

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Salesmate

APRIL 9, 2021

Thanks to the marketing team, your sales pipeline is filled with enough deals to fulfill your quota. However, despite having a pipeline filled with deals, are you able to meet your sales quota? Many are stuck in the pipeline, and some slip through the crack. Why do deals get stuck in the sales pipeline?

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SaaStr

MAY 27, 2021

Or, too many directors have been hired and the founder is left scratching their head as to how they have so much talent on their team but nothing is happening with their sales pipeline. . Consider how you can broadcast these assets in all directions so prospects “trip” over your stories, take notice, and want to learn more.

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Tibor Shanto

JANUARY 11, 2022

Not only more, but more diverse way to plan and execute to exceed quota. I talk a lot about focusing on prospects’ Objectives. Sure, everyone has the goal of making quota, or improve prospecting, but the question is how? It is not enough to say, “I want improve my prospecting.” Objectives?

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Veloxy

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For you the sales manager, this means forging better working relationships with salespeople and enhancing their ability to hit quotas consistently. After all, the reps have quotas to hit and there’s currently too much commentary of AI being aspirational as opposed to practical. This helps with prospecting and smoother decision making.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

A good sales pipeline management strategy is essential because every potential opportunity uses up your most valuable resource — time. This article will introduce you to tips and metrics to optimally track and prioritize your sales pipeline. A risky deal can ruin your pipeline health and slow down your sales performance.

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Veloxy

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, with increasing competition combined with a limited budget and sales personnel, reaching your quotas can be challenging. Improve Lead Prospecting At the heart of successful sales efforts is lead generation. As such, improving your lead prospecting is a great way to enhance sales productivity.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But with quota looming, sales professionals need a solid plan in place to quickly and efficiently identify and sell to new and existing audiences. Because by applying the right pressure to the right places in your pipeline, you can break into difficult new markets and bring valuable new opportunities to the surface. Everything.

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