The key to success, in pretty much any endeavor (including sales target attainment), is being able to clearly identify a goal, define the steps needed to achieve that goal, and then cut out any extraneous noise or distractions so that you can focus exclusively on execution and reaching the goal. Ask anyone who’s been there: ... Read Post

One of the common complaints I’ve heard from Sales executives is that their people aren’t strong closers. To me this is a reinforcement of the fact that far too much emphasis is placed on closing. It’s as though a strong ending can salvage a poor 3-act play. Any seller that has seen Glengarry Glen Ross ... Read Post

In our previous blogs, we’ve covered a sales manager’s primary pain point and the technology vital to sales management. Now let’s cover a topic near and dear to a sales manager’s heart: people. Changing People Have you ever really tried to change someone? Did you succeed? A “no” answer to that second one would put you ... Read Post

Salespeople have a choice in terms of the modus operandi they choose to employ to deliver results: they can either push or flog products at customers or they can build “intimate” relationships with them and trust that sales will follow. Here’s the profile of each… The pusher: – is focused on short term success; it’s ... Read Post

Pipeliner’s newest and most powerful feature is Pipeliner Navigator—the first view seen when Pipeliner is opened. Navigator takes CRM far beyond the traditional dashboard view, providing instant intelligence specifically tailored to that user, allowing them to easily navigate complexity and focus immediately, in real-time, on what is most important. Once you use Navigator, you’ll see ... Read Post

If anything could be said about today’s world, it’s certainly filled with complexity. Today’s sales landscape is reflective of this trend: complexity in data, leads, opportunities, the sales cycle, multiple pipelines, multiple companies, multiple product lines, tier pricing, and much more. How can salespeople and sales managers deal with all this complexity? Well, we have ... Read Post

In our last blog in this series, we talked about the fact that very often the first pain point of being a sales manager is the sales manager themselves. Specifically, the way they are interpreting data and putting it into effect, and the way they are managing others. All of these which they can learn about ... Read Post

The primary reason people buy from salespeople is obviously not about quality. I have seen quality products and services suffer low sales. Every buying decision triggers an emotional feeling of not being wrong eventually about choices we make. As in ordinary life relationship, trust is very important to selling products or services. Trust helps sales ... Read Post