2025 is history. At least in the world of selling it is. “What have you done for lately?” is not some trite, overused question but a real challenge that we all face daily. Your selling world is now all about 2026 and truthfully, Q1! As such, the good fortune of winning a major deal to ... Read Post
Top 5 B2B CRMs for the Mid-Market The mid-market segment has unique B2B CRM requirements: sophisticated enough to support complex sales processes, yet practical enough to drive rapid adoption without dedicated IT resources. Here’s our definitive ranking. 1. Pipeliner CRM Why It Leads for B2B CRM Mid-Market Pipeliner CRM was purpose-built for the mid-market sweet ... »
Get ready to start the new year with optimism and success. With a solid foundation of financial protection through business insurance, streamlined production, and optimized pricing, you can improve your profits and set yourself up for the best year yet. Business Insurance for a Foundation Business insurance is essential for creating a safety net in ... »
The mining industry which people once saw as traditional and slow to adapt is now going through a profound transformation. The combination of technological progress with environmental demands and economic needs is forcing mining companies to adopt digital transformation in order to boost operational efficiency while adopting even greater safety measures all the while maintaining ... »
There are literally hundreds of pain points that plague a sales manager. In Pain Points of Sales Management, Nikolaus Kimla gives you a fascinating and insightful tour of the most important of these. These pain points can be broken down into 3 categories: Management Technology People Throughout the book, pain points fall within one or ... Read Post
John Golden and Matt McDarby outline the five fundamental management activities including a careful alignment with the organization’s Go-To-Market strategy, a deliberate focus on early-stage pipeline opportunities, a dedication to coaching, and a deliberate approach to account growth, all underpinned by a carefully designed and rigorously-adhered-to operating rhythm. Read Post
It can often seem that running a sales force is like fighting a war—and in fact it more or less is a war between your company and your competitors. The prize is new prospects, new customers, sales, customer retention, and market share. As a sales manager, your troops are your salespeople. You want those troops ... Read Post
Sales management is anything but easy—just ask anyone who has done it. The sales manager is supervising people who are innately self-sufficient loners and who really don’t want to be supervised. Salespeople make their own observations and conclusions and commonly don’t take directions too well. Add to all of that the lack of accurate analysis ... Read Post
Let’s bring the world back to doing great things, instead of app-sized flash-in-the-pan here-today-gone-tomorrow accomplishments. Read Post
Drawing lessons on closing deals — from the world’s greatest military victories. About Winning the Battle for Sales What does selling products and services—or the failure to do so—have to do with Napoleon’s march on Moscow, Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, and David’s epic battle with Goliath? According to sales expert John Golden, a lot–and not ... Read Post
This infographic covers 6 primary sins that salespeople should avoid no matter what. We discuss how to avoid them, and actions to take to ensure they never occur at all. The infographic is based on the ebook of the same name. It is important to avoid these sins simply because you want to sell, and ... Start a slideshow
PointClear has developed a comprehensive Lead/Revenue Calculator that factors in metrics frequently ignored in the planning process, and addresses other shortcomings often found in these sorts of tools. This is a model you can adjust to fit your company; so multiply, add zeros, adjust percentages or make whatever other changes you feel will shed light ... Read Post
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Andy Hedrick, Founder and CEO of Green Path Tech, joins Sales POP! to unpack the 2V2R Rapid Sales Growth System — a proven B2B framework built on one principle: Value and Verified Results must outweigh Risks and Resistors in every deal. Andy covers proof-of-concept selling, fractional resourcing, and using AI without losing buyer trust — drawing on 250+ projects and $500M+ in revenue growth. Learn more at https://greenpathtech.com/.
