Don Peppers, the highly successful US advertising executive, is well known for his famous quote about value. According to Don, “Customers will create value for you at the point where they believe you’re creating the most value for them”. Seems intuitive doesn’t it? But at the same time, it seems a bit mysterious. Don had ... Read Post
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 ... »
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 ... »
In today’s mega-technological super-convenience society, we’ve all but lost sight of one particular fact: Life is a risk. We’ve built walls, dams and roofs to keep it out. We’ve armed ourselves with the latest inoculations to keep risk from making us sick. We’ve mounted the latest weaponry to safeguard us from our enemies. We’ve insured ... Read Post
In this ebook, Nikolaus Kimla discusses the two pillars of the future are technology, and human beings and how you have to have the perfect technology, and then the perfect human being in application, performance, and presentation. He argues that today and into the future, it’s a 50-50 balance. In the past, it was perhaps ... Read Post
The data you provided earlier consists of four chapters from an ebook focused on identifying and analyzing mega-threats in the sales industry. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of mega-threats and the motivation behind exploring potential dangers specific to the industry. Chapter 2 discusses the first mega-threat, which involves changes in the role of salespeople due ... Read Post
Originally published under the Pipeliner CRM name. Pipeliner is now Coevera — same company, evolved identity. 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 ... 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
The whitepaper, Navigating Sales Challenges in Logistics for 2025, explores the major issues logistics sales teams face due to economic shifts, technological advances, and societal changes. It details seven core challenges—including talent shortages, rising operational costs, tech-driven changes, sustainability demands, geopolitical risks, e-commerce growth, and urban delivery complexities. Additionally, it highlights the strategic importance of ... Read Post
What if you could unlock the secrets to sales prospecting? What if you had crucial information on questions such as: How many attempts does it take to break through to busy buyers? Or Do cold meetings convert into new business? Statistics help orient you to the task ahead and give information on the best ways ... Read Post
Salespeople know that qualifying opportunities with the BANT Method (budget, authority, need, and timing) is quick and effective. Try our version of Bant sales qualification too for free. Budget + Authority + Need + Timing The first thing to know when sounding out a prospect company, of course, is if there is a budget available. In ... 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.
Beth Mazza and Victoria Sivrais, Co-Founders of Female Mavericks and co-authors of Entrepreneur Like a Mother, explain how moms build 7-figure businesses without venture capital by setting personal non-negotiables before choosing a business model, calculating a financial freedom number that includes runway, and building a kitchen cabinet of champions, connectors and compensators instead of attending networking events. They also share why 80% of running their firms was selling and why sales never equals profit. Learn more at https://femalemavericks.com/
