Sales management has been a data- and performance-driven profession for decades, but only recently has technology caught up to the real needs of sales managers. Today, true data collection and performance analytics can become a core part of the sales management process. Thanks to powerful CRM data capture technologies and sales dashboards, sales leaders have […]

Ever since the introduction of sales automation software, the great debate has been ongoing: What activities, interactions, and conversations should be automated so prospect can interact on their own, and what should be done with the help of a human? The automation side of the debate has fueled its fair share of anxiety that humans […]

It looks like 2013 is going to be a huge year for our partner Salesforce.com. In 2011, Gartner reported that Salesforce.com’s CRM market share was 16.7%, second only to SAP. However, Gartner is now predicting that 2013 will be the year that Salesforce.com will be crowned leading CRM vendor worldwide. While developing a native enterprise […]

The following is a guest post by Rajesh Setty, President and co-founder of WittyParrot, a content delivery platform. The secret weapon for your B2B sales teams is mastery of second contact and beyond. Mastery of second contact and beyond includes, but is not limited to: Being responsive Being contextually relevant Being trustworthy Having the X-Factor […]

I recently read some psychology research that transformed what I thought I knew about multitasking. The article, published by Wharton researchers in the December 2018 issue of the journal Psychological Science is titled “The Illusion of Multitasking and Its Positive Effect on Performance.” Although it is about general human psychology, it has big implications for […]

When implemented correctly, Salesforce can help your sales and marketing teams work together as an unstoppable revenue-creating machine. But without properly implementing Salesforce, you may find yourself questioning the validity of your Salesforce investment. That’s why it’s so important to get implementation right. Our latest eBook, 20 Great Salesforce Guides for Sales and Marketing, reveals […]

Sales operations professionals are often the unsung heroes of a sales team. Sure, you need seasoned closers to run deals into the end zone. But unless reps are using CRM properly and adhering to a sales process, deals that could have resulted in touchdowns will end up languishing near the 20-yard line. A great sales operations manager can make closing […]

The following is a guest post by RingLead’s Director of Marketing Amanda Nelson. We recently collaborated with Amanda and the RingLead team on an eBook that reveals the top 20 Salesforce guides for Sales and Marketing. In this post Amanda focuses on 8 guides that can help you measure success in Salesforce. Salesforce is an […]

Opportunities form the lifeblood of any sales organization. They are the glue between sales development reps (SDRs) and account executives. As your SDRs focus fervently on sourcing ops, your quota-carrying salespeople work tirelessly to transform those opportunities into closed/won deals. So if you want to predict revenue, you need to be able to predict opportunities. If you’re leading a B2B […]

The Patriots’ Bill Belichick is currently the NFL’s longest tenured coach, leading the team since January 2000. Over that period, the Patriots have won 15 AFC East championships, appeared in the Super Bowl seven times, and won five of them. He also holds the most wins of any active NFL coach. Obviously, the man knows […]

For our latest eBook, we asked sales leaders to reveal a must-track metric that is essential for optimizing sales success. The following is a guest post by Mike Schultz, Co-President of RAIN Group. The RAIN Group Center for Sales Research surveyed 472 sellers and sales executives representing companies with salesforces ranging in size from 10 […]

The following is a guest post by John Lee Dumas, host of Entrepreneur on Fire and author of The Freedom Journal, your guide to accomplishing your #1 goal in 100 days. About one year ago, I realized something powerful as a result of hundreds of in-depth conversations with some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs: successful […]