Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

If you are driving in your car, looking at your phone, fiddling with your radio, looking at people on the sidewalk, weaving in and out of traffic or speeding because you’re in a hurry, you are probably not a very good driver and bad things will happen. Back to the sales leaders. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? Want some help ?

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 31, 2024

We have a single pipeline metric, it’s a variant on pipeline coverage. pipeline coverage. We have pipeline quality, win rates, sales cycles, average deal sizes dialed in. With these three focus areas, we know we are doing enough to generate the volume of opportunities to feed our pipelines.

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SaaStr

MARCH 5, 2025

In our most recent episode of CRO Confidential , hosted by Sam Blond , Graham Moreno , VP of Worldwide Sales at Codium, shared invaluable insights on what drove this growth, the challenges they faced, and how other SaaS companies can replicate this success. Key Growth Drivers 1.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2024

When Marc Benioff started Salesforce, he codified the sales playbook. Then Mark Roberge , former Hubspot CRO, wrote The Sales Acceleration Formula with deep insights into quota structures. The biggest challenge to that outlook is an increase in the sales cycle. That elongated sales cycle created pipeline supply shocks.

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Hubspot

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a 2023 survey of over 450 sales leaders, 91% of their teams missed quota that year. And even with revenue up in 2024 , reps are still struggling to meet their sales goals. Getting stuck on YTD sales. Projecting a sales cycle ahead of time gives sellers a better chance of making their numbers.

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Sales Pop!

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Your optimism is so compelling that you fill your pipeline with lofty probabilities, assured of successful outcomes. So, especially in Q4, question your motives. You’ll likely get some help with that from your sales manager. The post Q4 – Question Your Motives appeared first on SalesPOP! Yours to lose? Yes, even in Q4.

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Martech

JULY 11, 2024

Again, from ZoomInfo: “Identify interest: Purchase-intent signals help identify which companies are actively researching your solution before they fill out a form on your site or engage with your sales and marketing teams.” First, pull data from your sales and marketing systems at the account level. Pull data on 10 accounts to start.

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Sales Pop!

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

What was the original purpose of sales? Let’s go back in time and look at a fundamental of sales that all salespeople should understand: economy. Sales had its origins in the exchange of goods, before the time of currency. Of course, the worst kind of sales is lying to close a deal, and this will never make an ally for you.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools. Last week, I wrote about how the criteria you use to choose your all-time favorite songs is essentially the same as the criteria your prospects use to choose between you and a competitor.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 14, 2023

This guest post was written by Alex Cook , Manager, Enterprise Sales at Klue. Year-end can be the most exciting time in sales. You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. That means that across your team, the levels of individual motivation and satisfaction is variable.

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Sales Pop!

MAY 9, 2023

In business, a successful sales team can make all the difference. Creating high-performing sales reps means supplying them with everything they require to reach their objectives, from motivation and professional growth. Building a successful sales team requires the right talent, strategy, and leadership.

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Drivers/motivators Sales Follow-up Pipeline 226

Veloxy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

You’ve invested in Salesforce , hoping to streamline your sales process, improve customer relationships, and more. Why Salesforce Adoption Fails Your sales team should dedicate themselves to changing the way they work. Streamline your implementation to focus on what matters most to your sales process. Why does this happen?

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Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

As any business will attest, there’s no greater feeling than when your company grows and reaches a point where you need to expand your inside sales team. Naturally, more salespeople means more sales which translates to more revenue. According to the Harvard Business Review, the average annual turnover in sales is about 30%.

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Veloxy

JANUARY 2, 2024

As a sales leader, your efforts directly impact the company’s stability and growth. However, with increasing competition combined with a limited budget and sales personnel, reaching your quotas can be challenging. However, it’s not due to a lack of effort by the sales team.

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Sales Pop!

JULY 2, 2022

Today’s sales scenario is, to say the least, baffling. We have more books on sales than ever, along with unheard-of numbers of sales seminars and an amazing amount of sales training. Yet sales closing rates remain stagnant—80 percent of salespeople fail, and salespeople only last 18 months on a given job.

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Gong.io

MAY 3, 2021

2021 : Gong introduces Deal Execution, providing business leaders much-needed visibility into activity happening across all pipeline deals. Gong for Deal Execution brings together every interaction across your deals in a single view so sales teams can quickly understand pipeline health and stop sales from going south.

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Sales Pop!

MARCH 17, 2023

Sales enablement is a process that helps businesses equip their sales teams with the resources, tools, and information they need to improve their performance and close more deals. In today’s competitive market, sales enablement has become an essential strategy for any business that wants to stay ahead of the competition.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. I think the more complex a sale is the more useful this approach is.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In the latest edition of SaaStr’s Workshop Wednesday , Sara Varni, Datadog ‘s CMO, shares how to build pipeline and create alignment across sales and marketing. While these insights seem like pipeline 101, they aren’t always implemented. Let’s look at some high-level examples of these different pipeline models. #1:

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Closing Bigger

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Sales Leadership Podcast Summary with Mike Curliss, President of Sales at Maximizer, and Shane Gibson Keynote Sales Speaker and CEO of Professional Sales Academy. The debate between sales leadership and sales management has been ongoing for decades. Sales leaders , on the other hand, are visionaries.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Looking for the best sales podcasts to boost your numbers and master the art of the deal? Whether you’re a rookie learning the ropes or a vet hunting innovative tactics, our curated guide to essential sales podcasts is your ticket to leveling up your sales game.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt: Welcome to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Veloxy

MARCH 23, 2023

We’re living in an era where sales has the richest technology stack and set of professional capabilities than ever before. Yet, the sales organization is failing to crush their quota, let alone hit it. This blog post is your comprehensive guide on how to hit and crush sales quotas in 2023 and beyond. What is sales quota?

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Veloxy

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

While it checks a lot of boxes for Sales Managers, there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done to unlock Salesforce’s potential to accelerate sales at your company. Start here: Speed up your selling activities in a few clicks If you’re using another sales acceleration software, most of the principles will still apply.

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Martech

JULY 17, 2024

To effectively achieve product-market fit, the revenue team – an alliance of product, sales, marketing, customer success, enablement and revenue operations departments – must work together. Pipeline coverage and efficiency metrics become key indicators of success, ensuring that marketing aligns with sales and revenue goals.

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Time once again for another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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Veloxy

APRIL 19, 2021

Outbound sales has been a staple in the business for ages now. For those of you new to outbound sales, here’s what the process basically involves. Sales reps reach out to prospects and deliver pitches with the hopes of gaining customers. There are numerous advantages that come with outbound sales.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 30, 2024

Part of this re-evaluation has led many to believe it’s time to bid farewell to the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) as a primary metric and embrace the concept of pipeline as the new kingpin of success in marketing efforts. Kevin White (Head of Marketing) of Common Room explains why replacing MQL with pipeline is the way to go.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Ask Jeb: How to Sell When Your Customer Has to Sell First Welcome to another Ask Jeb segment on the Sales Gravy Podcast! Im Jeb Blountbestselling author of Fanatical Prospecting, Objections, Sales EQ, and INKED. Im Jeb Blountbestselling author of Fanatical Prospecting, Objections, Sales EQ, and INKED. Identify these patterns.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Next we need to take stock of our first month sales performance and make adjustments. But as time goes by and sticking with new habits gets more challenging, its easy to forget what motivated us to make the changes in the first place. Visualize what it was that motivated you. Its just human nature. Then recommit to your goals.

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Heinz Marketing

JULY 20, 2020

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Conversations in marketing, conversations and sales.

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Veloxy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Feeling overwhelmed by the infinite options for growing your pipeline? You’re not the only outside sales rep feeling that way. This article doesn’t list every outside sales strategy under the sun. These are tactics that have helped outside sales professionals grow their pipeline by 300% in one month.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 7, 2024

Dispersed teams can‘t afford to have a CRM that sales and marketing teams don’t actually put their data into. Reduce Costs SaaS sales teams that use the right CRM will see reduced costs in many areas: reduced number of lost sales, wasted time, and the cost of paying for a product that isn't helping you enough. Data Powerhouse.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. The importance of mentorship in a sales organization. Rob Gitell.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Carolyn is dealing with a dilemma so many sales professionals face this time of year: How do you shake off a mid-winter rut and regain your momentum when its cold, dark, and everyone else seems to be dragging too? If youre on the road for field sales, use that dead time to sharpen your skills or motivation.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

An oldie but a good on that here: Your #1 Sales Rep Should Be Driving an M8 Convertible By Month 12. It also means cutting lose folks who after a sales cycle or two will never hit quota. Sales is hard. Done right, sales reps shouldn’t be that expensive in the early days. This sets an example for everyone.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. That’s a huge motivator for me. You can even ask Alexa!

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