It seems like there are a million blog posts and sales gurus promoting their version of the best sales kickoff meeting. The one theme they are lacking? Suggestions that sales managers should have empathy and care for their sales team. Of course everyone thinks they know what makes a good sales kickoff, because everyone has […]
BuiltInLA recently interviewed Revenue.io VP of Product Jeff Shelton on trends within the AI space. In the article, Jeff covers what trends he is paying attention to right now, as well as where Revenue.io is headed. Jeff discusses how effective AI is for actually helping humans be more human. We can use AI to analyze […]
If you’re like me, you view every new year as an opportunity to hone your skills and get better at what you do. Whether you are just starting out as a salesperson (I remember those days!) or if you’re a seasoned B2B sales executive, there is always room to learn more and there are always […]
The Sales Enablement Soiree was one of our favorite events at Dreamforce 2019. Not only did this single-day event contain enough information for an entire week, but it also gave attendees and sponsors alike the opportunity to coverage around the idea of sales enablement to see where it has been, and what it means for […]
As recently as a decade ago, field sales was the preferred choice for most companies. Today more and more businesses are utilizing an inside sales model or at least a combination of remote sales and outside sales. According to a study by Steve W. Martin, 46% of study participants reported a shift from a field […]
Do you find yourself competing with other vendors to win deals? I’m guessing the answer is yes. Virtually all B2B companies have at least one direct competitor. And whether you’re working at a startup that’s trying to take market share away from more established brands, or you’re working at an enterprise company trying to maintain a dominant position, […]
Sales analytics don’t just offer the power to quickly view your team’s past and present activities. Some of the best metrics act as crystal balls, enabling you to gaze into the future. Predictive analytics are getting hotter, as more and more sales teams are looking for ways to gain advantage. In today’s uber-competitive business landscape, you don’t […]
Revenue.io Founder and CEO recently joined Bloomberg’s The Close to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact on the labor market. Rather than the common misconception that AI will take jobs from both blue and white-collar workers, Howard says that AI will actually augment those works to help them be better at their jobs. “We see […]
LinkedIn is one of the most powerful platforms available to B2B sales reps, and that’s why it’s frustrating to see so many reps using it incorrectly. “Using it incorrectly” is really an understatement. Several times a week B2B reps try to sell me something via InMail and fail miserably for the same reason. They request […]
Step onto the showroom floor at any large-scale technology conference and you’re bound to see hundreds or even thousands of technology vendors offering competing solutions. Each promises to be the magic bullet that maximizes productivity and drives exponential revenue for your business. But the truth is that all companies have a limited budget. No one […]
Sales operations managers are often viewed as a sales team’s MVP. The best sales operations superheroes regularly find ways to remove reps’ stumbling blocks and improve their productivity. But sales operations managers also have the power to motivate reps to peak performance. Here are three awesome ways sales ops experts motivate their sales reps to […]
This past week was an incredibly exciting one at Revenue.io. First, we received national recognition for the amazing work environment and culture we strive to build each and every day. We then capped it all off with the announcement of our partnership with AWS and an appearance at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas to launch […]