As a sales manager, you may be glad to put the days of handling rejection behind you. Let’s be frank: selling is a hard job. Getting hung up on, losing a deal, and being told no sucks. This is why having some empathy for your team is critical. “Salespeople are burning out faster than ever […]

Revenue.io CEO, Howard Brown, joined our friends AG Salesworks for “ProspectingChat on Twitter. This edition of #ProspectingChat, focused specifically on inbound prospecting techniques. At first glance, “inbound prospecting” might seem like an oxymoron. When most people think of sales prospecting, they think about outbound prospecting techniques like building lead lists or cold calling. But more and more sales […]

Several years ago, before I went into sales myself, a friend of mine was working at one of the major musical instrument retail stores. I vividly remember him telling me something that reshaped the way I thought about sales, that the people who worked in the accessories department (selling strings, distortion pedals, tuners, etc.) made a […]

Here at Revenue.io, we’re not just committed to helping sales reps succeed – we’re also dedicated to providing sales managers with innovative ways to coach reps to success. One of the ways we do this is by providing dozens of dashboards and reports that give real-time insight into reps’ activities and outcomes. This is great for identifying […]

We’ve all probably heard Peter Drucker’s famous quote “If you can’t measure it you can’t improve it.” One of the biggest mistakes sales leaders make is not tracking enough metrics. The days of waiting to see who hits and misses their quota should be long gone by now. The reason why? There’s just not time to wait. In […]

Inside sales teams selling large ticket items, take notice. Zogby Analytics polled 1,000 consumers who had submitted an online form requesting information about a product with at least a $1,000 value, asking them various questions about their communications preferences. 75% of respondents reported that they would be happy for companies to call them 2-4 times per month, […]

LOS ANGELES, November 1, 2018 (PRNewswire) – Revenue.io, the leading sales engagement and conversation analytics provider, today announced that it has closed its growth equity round led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), a platform within Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, with participation from previous investors Palisades Growth Capital and Bryant Stibel. The funding […]

The house is dark inside and night has fallen. The babysitter is unfamiliar with the home she’s in, the kids have been put down to bed, and she is just passing time. Suddenly, the phone rings: Riiiiiiiing…. Riiiiiiiing… “Hello??” :heavy breathing: “Have you checked on the children?” Scenes like these from classic horror movies feel […]

In October 2020 we set out on a singular mission: to find the greatest sales coach in the world, and award them a title they deserved. This wasn’t a simple mission – we wanted to find a way to represent the manner and methods that the best sales coaches use in such a way that […]

We’re excited to announce that our Founder and CEO Howard Brown will be presenting at this year’s Cloud Expo. Cloud Expo, which focuses on ways that cloud computing is transforming enterprises, is being held November 4-6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. As we all know, any amount of data is useless unless it’s delivered intelligently, to […]

The main difference between sales training and sales coaching is scope. Sales training is about teaching skills, techniques, and knowledge—it’s a structured process designed to equip reps with the tools they need to succeed. Sales coaching, on the other hand, is ongoing and personalized. It’s about reinforcing those skills, identifying gaps, and guiding reps toward […]

Are you ready to sell like Socrates? The Greek philosopher Socrates was no fan of lectures, and if he were around today, he’d be equally dismissive of sales pitches. He was famous for asking his students targeted questions  in order to provoke thoughts, help them analyze concepts, and get to the truth of issues. Socrates knew where he […]