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Strategic Accounts: Are My Largest Accounts at Risk?
Yes, your largest accounts are probably at risk. Even if they seem stable, relationships naturally drift downward over time. What started as strategic partnerships can become transactional.
22.01.26 09:58 PM - Comment(s)
Big Investment Bad Odds: Getting the Most of Your Sales Investment
You invest $200,000 per sales hire, then 60% miss quota and 30% leave each year. The cause: broken sales processes and lack of support. Three strategies to improve sales team performance, reduce turnover, and increase sales productivity.
09.01.26 07:07 PM - Comment(s)
Don’t Let Your Comp Plan Derail Your Sales Team 

Is your sales team delivering the results you need?  If the answer is “no”, your compensation plan might be the culprit.  You can generally count on salespeople doing what they are compensated to do.  More importantly, they will typically focus on what will reward them the most, ...

01.09.25 11:23 PM - Comment(s)

There are so many ways that AI can help with sales that companies simply aren’t using. Let’s talk about a few. 

AI for List Building 

AI excels in list building. Sales programs like Apollo use AI to enhance their lists and improve sales outcomes. There are also companies that look for intent...

30.07.25 09:09 PM - Comment(s)
Want an Exceptional Sales Team? Become an Effective Sales Leader
The article "Want an Exceptional Sales Team? Become an Effective Sales Leader" outlines the "5 Cs" of sales management: Clarity, Consistency, Coaching, Collaboration, and Celebration. By implementing these practices, sales leaders can boost team performance, motivation, and overall success.
24.07.24 05:22 AM - Comment(s)
Transform Sales from Chaos to Clarity with a Sales Operating System
Implementing a Sales Operating System will give you visibility into the workings of your sales organization, pave a path for accurate forecasting and enable you to manage your team effectively.
01.02.24 11:58 AM - Comment(s)
Maximizing Sales Impact: Harnessing CRM for Business Growth
Setting up your CRM to work effectively for your sales organization takes careful thought. This article will share strategies to employ and pittfalls to avoid.
01.02.24 11:49 AM - Comment(s)
Stop W.A.G.ging your Sales Goals and Plan to Succeed
STOP! Before you WAG your sales goals, assess the information you have from last year and the market and industry trends that will impact your sales.
10.12.22 05:20 AM - Comment(s)
Three Powerful Sales Coaching Questions that will Close More Deals

Are you sick of one-word answers from your sellers when you ask about a sales meeting? Do your conversations sound like this, "How did it go?"…." Great" 

or 

"What's the likelihood that it will close?"…. "90%" 

 

The way you phrase your questio...

11.08.22 07:25 PM - Comment(s)
 Manage Your Sales Team Effectively With The Right KPIs

It’s difficult to lead your sales team to success with the wrong KPIs.  And most KPIs aren’t measuring the right things.  There are two big problems with sales KPIs today.  They measure too many things and most of those are the wrong things.  Just because you can measure somethin...

11.08.22 07:25 PM - Comment(s)