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 […]

What is a Sales Quota? Simply put, a sales quota is a specific target that sales reps need to hit within a given amount of time. Quotas are nearly always numerical, in that they must be a certain dollar amount of contracts signed, revenue generated, or count of goods sold. Sales reps, sales managers, and […]

Each day, LinkedIn prompts each of us to “say congrats” on someone’s new job. Directors become VPs,  VPs become CXOs, and CEOs found new companies. The changes accompanying executive role shifts is much like what happens when coaches leave one team for another, or a political leader takes power. Entire systems of operations change, as […]

Much of last week’s TwilioCon conference focused on the virtues of prioritizing customer experience. Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson told the audience of developers, “You’re focused on the user instead of the scaffolding,” before interviewing Box CEO & co-founder Aaron Levie, who declared that simplicity was the key to his company’s success. Like Gmail before it, Box […]

What is Sales Acceleration Software Sales acceleration software is a category of software that’s designed to maximize sales revenue by driving sales efficiencies and improving sales effectiveness. This involves not only automating sales processes, but also increasing the velocity of sales by helping reps identify the best prospects, connect with them more successfully and have […]

A sales cadence (also known as a sales sequence) is a scheduled set of engagements between a salesperson and a potential customer of a business.

When you meet new people, how do you connect with them quickly? Why are some people able to connect deeper, faster than others? Perhaps  shared interests, mutual activities, similar feelings do play a role, but social psychology says a more primal subconscious process is at play. For sales, this is a process that can be […]

SDR Compensation Plans & Sales Incentive Programs Not long ago, we showed you an example of a great compensation plan for your outbound sales development reps (SDRs). But what about inbound SDRs? Inbound SDRs, sometimes called marketing qualification reps (MQRs) or lead response reps, are a vital part of any inside sales team. They’re tasked with […]

Comparably just named Revenue.io one of the companies with the Happiest Employees, and we could not be more excited! We are proud to share the honor with companies like Zoom, Hubspot, Microsoft, Apple, Google, ADP, and more. We at here at Revenue.io are big fans of Comparably because their awards are purely based on employee […]

Have you ever gone to buy a new pair of pants and received such friendly service that you walked out with an entire outfit? Or maybe you’ve found yourself returning to a restaurant repeatedly because the waitstaff is warm and attentive. Think sales and customer service are separate silos? Think again. Data from McKinsey shows […]

Do you have a sales playbook? If not, you could be missing out on a lot of potential revenue. According to a recent article in HBR by Jason Jordan and Robert Kelly, companies that defined a formal sales process grow revenue 18% faster than those who don’t! And guess what? Sales reps know it, too. […]

To build a world-class inside sales team, you must possess the power to not only know when deals will close, but also to be able to predict when they are going to close.   For our latest eBook, we asked several of the world’s top authorities on inside sales which metrics they thought more inside […]