Anna Lindh was a Swedish politician who was known for her fierce commitment to international cooperation. This famous quote of hers very aptly sums up today’s maelstrom of global trade, tariffs and supply chains – “Globalization has made us more vulnerable. It has created a world without borders and makes us painfully aware of the ... Read Post
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 ... »
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 ... »
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
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
Today, salespeople have become increasingly detached from the products they sell and the companies they stand for. That is why they change jobs so frequently—an average of once every 2 years. Go back 50 years, and a salesperson actually identified with and believed in their products and company, along with what the product stood for ... Read Post
How important is CRM in this digital age? How does it affect a company, the users, and most importantly the company experience? In this ebook, we’ll have a look at all of these aspects, for the role of CRM has become more important than ever. Read Post
CRM and Sales Performance: An Empirical Study Authored by Daniel P. Strunk, Professor Emeritus and CRM Curriculum Developer, this research systematically examined Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems within business enterprises. The study’s primary objective was to elucidate the efficacy of CRM systems in enhancing sales performance, with a particular focus on aspects of ownership/account control, ... Read Post
This is a book about freedom—the freedom that once existed, the little freedom we have left that we can still take advantage of, and a strong hope for a greater freedom in the future. Within these pages I am opening some old yet crucially relevant arguments and placing them squarely on the table for discussion, ... Read Post
Something new vies for your attention every few minutes: emails, text messages, collaboration tools, phone calls, co-workers, meetings, customers, and the list goes on. The result? Productivity suffers. But with discipline and preparation, you can defeat these productivity dragons. We know it’s possible because we recently surveyed 2,377 professionals to find out which habits and ... 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! is your shortcut to sales, marketing and leadership excellence, offering short, insightful episodes with top global thought leaders, hosted by John Golden.
Most sales leaders hire wrong. They prioritize industry experience over buyer understanding, rush to fill empty seats, and sell the role before qualifying candidates. Walter Crosby flips this approach entirely.
His counterintuitive strategy? Write job ads that repel weak candidates. Interview like you’re qualifying a prospect—with tough questions and genuine discovery. Forget the “industry retread” myth; product knowledge is trainable, but understanding buyers isn’t.
Crosby emphasizes assessing cultural fit early and identifying coachability as the ultimate predictor of success. The biggest mistake? Fear-based hiring. An empty territory hurts less than a bad hire who drains resources and damages team morale.
The lesson is clear: treat hiring as strategically as you treat closing deals. Patience and process beat panic every time.
