AI tools now give sellers back an average of 4.8 hours a week, according to Gartner. Yet 72% of sales organizations fail to reinvest that saved time into high-value selling. Winning back the selling day takes two moves, not one: use AI to clear the four biggest time sinks (research, data entry, drafting, meeting prep), ... Read Post
Sales forecasting comes down to five steps: define your sales process and forecast period, gather your historical deal data, choose a forecasting method that fits your data, build the number, and review it against reality on a fixed cadence. The method you choose matters less than most teams think. The discipline of the five steps ... »
To improve CRM adoption among sales reps, make the CRM give more than it takes: cut manual data entry to minutes a day, configure the pipeline around how deals actually move, run every forecast and pipeline review from inside the CRM, train reps inside their live deals instead of a sandbox, measure usage weekly for ... »
The difference between AI agents vs assistants comes down to how much they do on their own. An AI assistant helps you do a task faster when you ask, like drafting an email or summarizing a call. An AI agent takes multi-step action toward a goal on its own, like researching an account, preparing a ... »
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
Using the Right KPIs The use of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is nothing new in business or sales. But if your KPIs are only of the lagging variety—the kind that shows the final results, such as gross sales, net revenue, or products sold—you’re missing out on the entire field of prediction. This white paper explains ... Read Post
Originally published under the Pipeliner CRM name. Pipeliner is now Coevera — same company, evolved identity. Exploiting Your Company’s Uniquenesses: Coevera Intelligent Fields Part of a customizable CRM, an Intelligent Field is a field which displays data in a read-only fashion, data which has been automatically calculated using other data obtained elsewhere. Coevera has been, ... Read Post
Is Sales an Art or a Science It’s an age-old argument that still persists today: is sales an art or a science? The old timers will firmly argue the former, and the modern-day salesperson armed with the latest smartphone and steeped in technology will often argue the latter. But the truth is, that both are ... Read Post
Summaries of the best, most recently published techniques for selling better and smarter. Become the Best Salesperson You Can Be Knowing what to study can make you a true entrepreneur within your organization. in this ebook you’ll discover a quick shortcut – a synopsis of five of the most influential sales books we’ve read recently. ... Read Post
Lead Generation Techniques for Trade Shows and Exhibitions The secret to a successful trade show or exhibition is to know exactly what you want to achieve. If lead generation is your main goal for attending a trade show, we have some key tips to help you generate as many leads as possible. Lead generation is ... Read Post
Identify and evaluate any sales opportunity to prioritize your sales pipeline and keep it accurate and actionable. Learn How to Identify a Good Sales Opportunity Nancy is a sales rep for a company that sells office furnishings. They include chairs, desks, couches, conference tables and any other such items needed. Nancy’s company generally qualifies opportunities with this ... Read Post
Sales POP! – conversations with the people who run sales organizations, hosted by John Golden. Published by Coevera, the CRM built for B2B sales teams that sell consultatively.
Nir Zavaro, the Business Storyteller and Amazon #1 bestselling author of F*ck the Slides, explains how to align brand, marketing, and sales by defining one consistent brand character, reviewing it every two months, and using a brand guardian to keep teams aligned. He also shows why a sales pitch should run about three minutes and lead with emotion before data. Learn more at https://nirzavaro.com/
