All of us are fascinated by stories. Aren’t we? Stories take us to a different world and give us wings to fly in that world. We identify ourselves with one of the characters in the story, more often than not we identify with the protagonist. Stories capture our imagination and we are excited to know ... Read Post

The sales industry in the United Kingdom is huge, with Crown Statistics showing that one in every six workers in the country is employed either directly or indirectly in sales. Meanwhile, according to an Aaron Wallis Recruitment and Training survey, 55 percent of businesses believe sales is their most important department. What these two pieces ... Read Post

Condensed from a Pipeliner SalesChat Interview with Joel Capperella  Interview by John Golden Joel Capperella is a leading marketing consultant with 20 years of strategic marketing execution in enterprise software, SaaS and technical professional services. Joel specializes in guiding his clients to obtain bigger pipelines, increased brand and product awareness, faster revenue and empowered transformation. ... Read Post

Do you believe that a large percentage of the buying process is complete before sales needs to get involved (57%, 65%, 67% or even more?) If so, you can thank Doug Davidoff, CEB, Dan Pink, and several analyst quoted in this LinkedIn article published in early 2015. Mr. Davidoff states: The initial research comes from 2011 Corporate ... Read Post

A proper follow-up can make or break a sale. It is also highly underestimated in its effectiveness. Without proper follow-up, many sales die. Rookie salespeople make the mistake of assuming that their job is done after the sales call when in reality that’s when the real job begins. An effective follow-up takes planning and tenacity.  ... Read Post

For some, failure can mean the end of the road on some activity, venture or goal. But that is only true if you give up and just stop. For me—and for many others like me—failure in some area can act as a valuable learning experience that further enables success. This new series of blogs will ... Read Post

Sales management is a tough job, but it’s even tougher when your forecasting is done ‘blindfolded,’ using only a spreadsheet, when not using your CRM system properly, or when you have a CRM system without the best forecasting capability. As an interim sales manager, one of the first things I do, aside from boosting the ... Read Post

Today we are releasing Pipeliner CRM Collection—another milestone for CRM users throughout the world! With the release of our last version—Pipeliner Automata—we took a major stride in addressing today’s sales complexity with the very first CRM application to utilize the simplifying science of cybernetics. The complexity of today’s sales landscape has of course continued—and so ... Read Post