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

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

At Pipeliner, we operate on principles instead of values. The difference between these two terms is significant. Values are dependent upon: culture, time, era, language, business sector, geographical location, and other factors. They are highly contextualized. Principles, on the other hand, are universal and are totally independent of such factors. An example is the principle ... Read Post

In terms of personnel, building a sales team is the most difficult task you will undertake. There is No Easy Way There are many vital factors that go into building a business. But the careful building of a sales teamis probably the most important task any business owner or sales manager will undertake. It may ... Read Post

Craig M. Jamieson’s comprehensive guide to building a successful social CRM strategy is focused on small businesses. Download your free excerpt here. The era of small business social CRM is upon us. Can you keep up? Your business and customers have both evolved dramatically over the past several years. Much of this has to do ... Read Post

Learn firsthand how a fast-growth startup grew sales 200% in the first six months with referral selling. Referral selling is all about helping you acquire new customers Referral selling is an effective sales strategy because it utilizes a crucial asset: your past and existing customers. In this ebook, Noel Ledesma, co-founder of fast-growth startup Likeable ... Read Post

If you’re a member of a sales force, or in sales management, there is always practical information you must know. You need to know as much as possible about your own products. You need to have a firm grounding about your particular industry and market. Today especially you must have as much insight as possible ... Read Post

What is a manifesto, and why have we, the developer of a CRM solution, created one? A manifesto is defined by the dictionary as “a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives.” This is our public declaration of the intentions behind Pipeliner, and our objectives and motives for the product and for our company. ... Read Post