Topline Leadership

AUGUST 5, 2022

Sales managers can claim to have a healthy sales team when they reach 80% to 90% of their sales team members performing at or above their individual sales quotas. The trouble is, sales managers often have only 30% to 40% of their salespeople at or above quota. That means that on a team of eight.

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Hubspot

MARCH 11, 2024

For the last six years, I’ve been an avid user and champion of using async video in my day-to-day as a seller — well before joining Loom to lead its Sales and Customer Success teams. I’ve seen the benefit of async video messages to close deals and build prospect relationships as both a quota-carrying seller and a sales team leader.

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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

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The basic idea was to help folks who haven’t hired a VP or Director of Marketing hire the right one for a pre-Scale sales-driven SaaS company. Or sometimes an SAL commit (Sales Accepted Lead). Question #3: How should marketing and sales work together to hit this plan? Talk the VP of Sales he or she worked with.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Tom Glason , Cofounder & CEO at Scalewise , a platform that provides scale ups with flexible access to world-class revenue expertise. If you missed episode #182, check it out here : Build a Sales Team from the Ground Up with Michelle Pietsch. powered by Sounder.

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A Sales Guy

APRIL 17, 2017

I went public recently arguing that sales coaching offered the greatest opportunity for sales organizations to accelerate sales in 2017. In spite of my bullish outlook on the power of coaching salespeople in driving and exceeding quota, I wanted to know more. You can see my very public declaration here. I want more.

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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. Why should a sales process have people working harder, not smarter? Today’s sales processes.

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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? According to statistics from our sales professional user base here at RepVue , only 46.7% of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. And it’s even fewer in software sales organizations.

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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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SaaStr

AUGUST 14, 2021

Q: Dear SaaStr: What Would Be a Fair OTE for a VP Sales With a $1M quota? $0 I don’t think it makes any sense for a VP of Sales to have a $1m quota. A “real” VP of Sales should not have an individual quota. She should have a quota for a team she is building. So that team quota should be much higher.

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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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Xant

APRIL 23, 2021

Sales organizations are struggling to align their objectives and quotas with their strategy. While organizations continue to grow, sales attainment is slipping. Our own research shows that SDR quota attainment has fallen 6.6% Our research found that when it comes to sales types, quota attainment remains fairly consistent.

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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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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. . in our Inside Sales Skills Bundle. #4

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Engage Selling

JANUARY 29, 2015

Observations from the real World Colleen Francis Engage Selling Solutions optimizing sales sales quota selling The Sales Leader' It’s basic, it can be done very quickly with a calculator, and […].

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A Sales Guy

JULY 11, 2014

I can’t tell you how many sales people have the same shitty goal. With out fail, when I ask sales people what their goal for the year is, almost all say the same thing. Their goal is almost inevitably “quota.” Quota as an individual goal is a cop out. Quota is just that quota.

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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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SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2021

Deal size is $4k/yr and sales cycle ~25 days. Third, multiple the OTE times that 4x-5x multiple to get the quota. Here, a $120k OTE times 4x = a $480k quota. Now, you can divide the quota by the deal size. At a $480k quota with a $4k ACV … they have to close 120 deals a year, or 10 a month. And Their Quota.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 10, 2018

During 2008 and 2009 more than half of all US sales reps were missing quota and considering the circumstances, that didn't seem to shock anyone. I remember it well as revenue at Objective Management Group dropped by more than 30%, almost overnight.

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Iannarino

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While we have been distracted by technology , a pandemic, and the new business models sales organizations have adopted, every important KPI has fallen, and continues its decline. Quota attainment is down. Win rates are down.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 22, 2014

There’s no reason why every salesperson should have the same quota. There’s no reason why every salesperson should have the same quota. Podcast Series: The Sales Leader 3D Sales Training System Colleen Francis Engage Selling Solutions Lead Up! Sales Coaching sales quota The Sales Leader'

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Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

From win rates and quota attainment to prospective clients’ opinions of salespeople, all the important KPIs in B2B sales have collapsed all at once. At one point, technology held exciting promise for our industry. Now, it is ubiquitous and banal.

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Xant

APRIL 23, 2021

Sales organizations are struggling to align their objectives and quotas with their strategy. While organizations continue to grow, sales attainment is slipping. Our own research shows that SDR quota attainment has fallen 6.6% Our research found that when it comes to sales types, quota attainment remains fairly consistent.

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Iannarino

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Even though you want coverage over your sales team’s quota and your sales goals, much of what you believe is coverage is not. Over time, your CRM becomes a junk drawer of stalled and stuck deals, lies, exaggerations, half-truths, neglected prospective clients, and falsehoods.

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Outreach

MAY 13, 2018

Just like most salespeople, I found my way into sales in an unconventional way. As a single mom of 3,- I was always “busy” but I realized that I had to manage my time and effort extremely efficiently to succeed in sales. Sales and the Single Mom-a Day in the Life. Keen Listening Skills Apply in Both Sales and Motherhood.

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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. At a post-sale high-point, ask your prospect for an informal testimonial video that you can then use for prospecting!

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 20, 2015

He asked a question, “Should sales people be on quota?” Not having a quota was something that was absolutely inconceivable to me. Pat went on to describe that many sales managers he talks to have other goals/metrics they use–certain numbers of activities, other measures. Let me be clear, though.

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Iannarino

JUNE 18, 2023

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

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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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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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A Sales Guy

JULY 10, 2012

I like everything but the comment about quota, sales shouldn’t be about quotas “@iannarino: Solve Problems goo.gl/8NJz6 keenan it’s never about minimum requirements (quotas), that’s appropriate only if you’re paid a wage, commission sales are limitless/ cont. From: @laurencsheil.

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Highspot

JUNE 7, 2019

Sales leaders are constantly focused on attaining revenue goals, which naturally shifts the bulk of their attention to top performers. After all, they’re the breadwinners who consistently achieve quota and drive revenue. What is Sales Effectiveness? So, what is sales effectiveness ?

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Most sales leaders I meet make this simple mistake when setting quota. They set individual sales quotas to equal their exact sales budget! Setting your quotas to hit your budget will always lead to under performance because you have not compensated for the under performers and new hires.

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A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The biggest gap in sales is quota and quota assignment. Quota is almost always dolled out willy nilly, with little understanding of the market or what the organization is capable of doing. Imagine how much more accurate quota setting would be if leadership up and down challenged numbers in this fashion every year?

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A Sales Guy

JULY 24, 2012

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

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Iannarino

MAY 18, 2023

Sales leaders often require their sales force to fill their pipeline with several multiples of their quota. Ensuring you achieve your sales goal is a necessary goal, but this approach is a sign that the sales team isn’t working effectively.

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