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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 312: Q & A with Robert Gitell

Heinz Marketing

I remember back when I was working in a company selling to real estate agents, and we had different approaches for east coast realtors than we did for west coast realtors when they were calling, just because there were regional cultural differences in terms of how people wanted to have that conversation.

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Sales velocity – a guide to what it is and how to calculate it, with formula and examples

PandaDoc

Use sales velocity to track monthly, quarterly, and annual sales. Likewise, you can calculate sales velocity for different teams, products, regions, and markets. You may find out that you need to speed up the pace of deals for SMBs, while a longer sales cycle is optimal for enterprises. Why is this?

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How to Build Your Sales Operations Team from Scratch

InsightSquared

Sales operations has been around for quite some time, but lately the function has been gaining momentum. Instead of behind-the-scenes sales support, sales ops now acts as a strategic partner for sales VPs and leadership. Collaborating with other teams (Marketing, Customer Success, Support, etc.).

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How to Set Quota

A Sales Guy

Quota MUST take into consideration, territory, product availability, sales cycle, sales support and market conditions. What is the organizations sales strategy? What products and services make up the sales strategy? What territories, locations will sales come from. What analysis was behind it?

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Whose Job Are You Doing?

Partners in Excellence

It’s not only demoralizing and disempowering to the sales people; it’s wrong for the people and the business because every minute a sales manager plays Super Salesperson is a minute spent not doing their jobs. As such, they have to prospect, qualify, and manage deals through the sales process.

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The Breakthrough Guide to a B2B Sales Process

criteria for success

Believe it or not, the sales process strategy extends far beyond just you and your sales team. When building out a sales process, get together a group of employees involved in different sales support functions. Depending on your solution, allocation can be based on territory, company size, industry, or persona.

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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot

Regional Sales Manager. Regional sales managers oversee the sales reps in their district, including SDRs, inside and outside sales reps, and account managers. They're responsible for developing strategies to meet company sales goals. VP of Sales. Image Source.