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 ...
The sales manager’s job is arguably the the most difficult and demanding in a company. From above, the sales manager is being monitored and pressured to get those sales. From below, salespeople are looking to the sales manager for leadership, while at the same time harboring a bit of criticism because the sales manager isn’t ...
Editor’s Note: As part of our ongoing Sales Innovators Interview series, we are very pleased to include video interviews of eminent sales leaders by Andy Paul. Andy is a sales acceleration expert and sales strategist, and is the author of the best-selling sales books, Amp Up Your Sales: Powerful Strategies That Move Customers to Make ...
Today’s sales world is so incredibly different than it was 15 years ago, or even 5. Today’s salesperson works in an extremely complicated business management environment with tools like the Cloud, laptop computers that weigh a pound, iPad’s that allow you to connect anywhere at any time of the day or night. You can be ...
The Entrepreneurial Sales Manager #SalesChats Ep. 17 Most people likely wouldn’t combine sales manager and entrepreneurialism in their mind when thinking about the specifics of each job. But, being an entrepreneurial sales manager is a very real way of managing that creates changes within the sales force, and what their sales team does in the ...
Sales management is a tough job, but it’s even tougher when your forecasting is done ‘blindfolded,’ using only a spreadsheet, when not using your CRM system properly, or when you have a CRM system without the best forecasting capability. As an interim sales manager, one of the first things I do, aside from boosting the ...
If there is one thing that every human being on the planet is faced with it’s our thinking, our psychology and the conditioning of our mind and held beliefs. These beliefs of ourselves, others and our abilities can enable and empower us for success. They can also stop us from achieving greatness and pollute those ...
Wouldn’t it be great to have a crystal ball that would tell you what your sales totals will be each month, quarter and year? Managing the business would be so much easier anticipating cash flow and profits. The problem is sales forecasts are usually less reliable than predicting the weather. Mark Denning, CPA and Author ...
It seems like everyone is looking for a one-size-fits-all strategy for outbound. And unfortunately there are plenty of sales experts encouraging this idea by claiming that they have ‘the magic formula.’ With multiple variables like a prospect’s vertical, state of the market, target buyer personas, etc. a company must consider many factors before selecting which ...
No one wants to be seen as the same as anyone. We all want to be seen and heard as people who are unique and distinctly us and we want the same for our businesses, products and services. But do you ever think about the uniqueness of your customer relationships? Today more than in any ...
