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
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 ... »
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 ... »
WITH ALL THE RECENT TALK OF TRADE WARS - NICKOLAUS KIMLA'S EBOOK IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER!....This must-read work will reveal the true power of trade and commerce. Read Post
“Nikolaus Kimla’s latest book, Facing Forward, is another valuable contribution to clarifying the best role for CRM software in the success of modern sales pros. An effective CRM solution must serve the needs of today’s overworked sales people. The folks at Pipeliner really get this and it drives all of their software development efforts. Right ... Read Post
What are the fundamentals of every sales process? Sales Process and the Pipeliner Selling System The reason salespeople need a sales process is because buyers follow exact journeys. If a salesperson isn’t following along, they are going for the close when the buyer is much further back in their journey. That´s a rapidly lost sale. ... Read Post
This book examines the sales techniques of the greatest salesperson of all time: Jesus of Nazareth. I’ll begin with the disclaimer that began every post on which this ebook is based: this doesn’t mean I’m taking a jaded view of Jesus and only characterizing him as a salesperson. Nor does it mean I’m stepping all ... Read Post
While it might be easy for some professions–a doctor, a judge, a firefighter, even a lawyer–to find meaning in their lives, for a salesperson it can be tough. Along with countless negative media portrayals over the years, and tainted social attitudes, a salesperson encounters the highest percentage of rejection of just about any profession out ... Read Post
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
Perhaps more than other more average fields, you really need virtues in sales management. The bottom line: if you don’t clearly understand how a sales manager needs to be poised for the future, you reduce the chances of creating value and  growth. Start a slideshow
Qualify accounts and track information about contacts, sales account profile, and sales in process. Knowing Your Buyer The first and most important thing you’d like to know about the decision-makers in your prospect company is: what is motivating them to be interested in your product or service? In other words, you want to discover the ... Read Post
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Sridhar Ravilla — fractional transformation executive and author of Transformation That Lands — joins John Golden to examine why well-funded enterprise transformations fail after strategy is approved, tracing the moment accountability quietly moves from named owners into committees, dashboards, and AI systems. Sridhar shares the resignation test, the deferral committee trap, and the 90-degree blind spot that AI leaves in every programme. Connect with Sridhar at linkedin.com/in/sridharravilla/.
