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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Sales Quota Up-sell Contact 290

Veloxy

JUNE 17, 2021

Sure, you might have quotas and deadlines that show accomplishment, but what exactly is the rate of your efforts? Since time is literally money when it comes to business, sales leaders have devised a way to instill dollar value on a day’s work. This intriguing value is what we refer to as sales velocity. What is Sales Velocity?

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Pipeline Non-Profits Sales Quota 306

Veloxy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sales Acceleration is the sales enablement strategy that simplifies and shortens sales cycles. It delivers results by using a mix of sales technology and a value-driven approach to selling. Sales Acceleration Software is being used to consolidate the sales technology stack.

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CRM Quota Sales Pipeline 262

SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2025

During a recent SaaStr Workshop Wednesday , Mangomint’s VP of Sales Marchelle Mooney shared 10 ways sales is different in vertical SaaS. Marchelle’s personal journey took her from early adopter of Mangomint, to 6 years later, VP of Sales over a 25+ person SMB sales team. Find the one that has felt the pain.”

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Contract Sales Cold Call Trust 111

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by 50,000+ revenue professionals weekly to stay up-to-date and scale their companies and careers. That’s why HG Insights created The Next Generation of Sales AI report — to calm the FOMO and help you bring AI to your GTM teams. You’re not alone.

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GTM Sales Represent Government 107

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

If you have a pile of files on your desk, a to-do list that is so long it must be scrolled to read, past-due proposals, and an empty pipeline, you are probably not very well organized, don’t manage your time very well, and likely behind on quota. Back to the sales leaders. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? Want some help ?

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Veloxy

JANUARY 19, 2022

Bookmark Now: Cold Calling - Everything a Sales Person Needs to Know. We help sales teams turn unproductive churning into generative earning.” When a B2B buyer picks up a cold call, they instantly think you got their name and number from a list. We help sales teams turn unproductive churning into generative earning.

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Cold Call Territory Quota Up-sell 358

SaaStr

MARCH 6, 2025

One of the classic original SaaStr posts was on the Top 10+ Questions to Ask a VP of Sales Candidate. It’s a different world today, AI-fueled, often distributed and hybrid, and with inflation both in titles (CRO or VP Sales) and compensation expectations. Use this updated script for hiring that first VP of Sales.

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Quota Sales Up-sell Lead generation 75

Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 5, 2021

In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. It start with how sellers think about time; which is why in sales, time is value not money. By Tibor Shanto. Customer Value Management.

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Objectives and Key Results Sales CRM Prospecting 293

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sales great Zig Ziglar once wrote, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” ” That’s the struggle of every team without clear sales targets: no clarity, no progress, no growth. See how it works What are sales targets? Why are sales targets important? But will they?

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Quota Territory Pipeline Sales 116

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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Product Territory Objectives and Key Results Sales 246

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

With raw honesty, he shares key mistakes made along the way and invaluable lessons learned about building a winning sales playbook, culture, and team structure. His path to Levelset was serendipitous he had tried to sell Wolf health insurance, thinking the company was much larger than it actually was. I’m competitive.

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GTM Construction Quota Growth 109

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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Meeting Pipeline Quota Sales 66

Veloxy

JANUARY 20, 2023

That’s a lot of pressure to add on top of economic uncertainty and rising quota. Much has been said and written about the human side of selling. In this blog post, you’re going to learn about business anthropology and how it’s best applied to your everyday life in sales. What if the answer was this: Be more human.

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Sell Quota Sales Cold Call 246

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The present endless models on selling activities, outlining monthly and quarterly goals for demand/lead gen, outreach, meetings, top of pipeline, pipeline, renewal/retention, comp models and so forth. I ask crazy questions like, “Why are only 40% of your people making their quotas, what do we need to change to double that?”

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X-functional Strategize Quota Pipeline 127

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Learn how easy it is to become the highest-performing field sales professional at your company. Before Covid, field sales was synonymous with hitting the road, meeting customers in person, and regularly making significant commissions. But what does tomorrow hold for field sales? Field sales is not dead!

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Territory Inside sales Outside Sales Pharmaceutical 244

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

It’s no secret that technology’s evolution is changing the way sellers sell. Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. Sales teams, as a result, are conditioned toward a favorable user experience that utilizes minimalist designs to carry out actions in as few clicks as possible.

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Quota Cold Call CRM Sales 131

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2025

Anyone entering into selling immediately sees the obsession we have with numbers. They create revenue models, bow ties, and related models reducing selling to a math equation. Despite ramping up the numbers, increasingly we are not achieving our goals. What if we started thinking of selling as a human game?

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Gaming Up-sell Quota Pitch 122

Veloxy

MAY 25, 2021

When viewed from afar, sales—or the ability to perform as a salesperson —may seem as inaccessible to the average person as climbing Mount Everest. Below you will find 12 characteristics that seem to resonate with top sales reps and 8 statistics to start you on your path to sales success. So, what makes a great salesperson?

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Referrals Quota Cold Call Contact 290

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Despite discussions of outside sales dying, field sales are far from obsolete. Outside sales remain invaluable to companies, even as we move towards hybrid models. A 2023 study revealed that field sales teams outperformed their inside counterparts by 14%. In this guide, we’ll explore field sales enablement in-depth.

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Objectives and Key Results Territory Inside sales Cross-sell 279

SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2025

Contrary to the popular narrative that “outbound is dead” and “AI will replace sales,” Rippling has built a revenue juggernaut with a decidedly human-centric approach. Showing up at someone’s office? Initially, they had CSMs as the only post-sales resource. Email is easy. Cold calling is harder.

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Growth Cold Call Cross-sell Account management 78

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. It can also be the hardest. Managing Through Adversity. Why are targets what they are?

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Quota Pipeline Drivers/motivators Negotiate 209

Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

The pandemic has contributed a lot to sales transformation. For most companies, selling virtually has become the new norm. And although some have taken to virtual selling like a fish to water, more and more businesses are struggling to adjust. So, how can we work on fixing a lot of these virtual selling challenges?

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Veloxy

MARCH 28, 2022

While it might be a slow return in some places, you are probably starting to consider again how you want your sales force to work for your business. After years of remote sales work, you might be ready to evaluate what formula of salesforce will best meet your needs as a business and as an employee. What Is Inside Sales?

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Outside Sales Inside sales Cold Call Sales 217

Veloxy

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Sales is near the the top of that list. The question now becomes, how does Sales Artificial Intelligence fit into all this? Does it really play a vital role in sales? Well, there are numerous ways that AI for sales can benefit a sales team. Well, there are numerous ways that AI for sales can benefit a sales team.

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Sales Non-Profits CRM Pipeline 223

SaaStr

JANUARY 8, 2025

When Lindsey joined, she inherited an already built-out self-serve/PLG model for small businesses and a mid-market and enterprise sales, customer success, and post-sales team. But at the start of its expansion play, Checkr’s enterprise motion failed, and sales cycles were slow, taking up to a year for $100k & up deals.

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Objectives and Key Results Growth Engineering Quota 119

Veloxy

JUNE 6, 2022

Almost half of the field sales pros we surveyed say they’re most optimistic about the ability to improve customer experience in-person in 2022 and 2023. In 2020, COVID-19 had a negative impact on field sales. Field reps pivoted to remote or inside selling. The world has changed, and field sales is changing with it.

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Inside sales Quota Outside Sales Sales 173

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? Load up on podcasts, audiobooks, or uplifting content. Pro Tip: Tune in to the Sales Gravy Podcast (yes, shameless plug!)

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Territory Drivers/motivators Quota Sales 59

SaaStr

MAY 6, 2023

Dear SaaStr: As a salesperson, if you sell a multi-year SaaS deal, does the whole amount count towards your current year quota? First, what you pay on vs. quota retirement can vary. On commissions / pay-out: For start-ups where cash matters, I strongly suggest compensating the reps mainly on cash brought in.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Have you ever wondered what sets top sales performers apart from the rest? All sales champions employ specific strategies and have particular mindsets that allow them to constantly drive deals forward. Table of Contents: What is a sales champion? How to Attract and Engage a Sales Champion Want to Seal a Deal?

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Negotiate Cross-sell Drivers/motivators Strategize 78

Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 10, 2021

Questions are the weapon of choice for consistently successful salespeople, so listen up the half that aren’t making quota. But most sales professionals don’t approach question in a strategic fashion, meaning going beyond the obvious. Your Swiss Sales Knife. By Tibor Shanto. The Breakfast Has A New Sponsor.

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Appointment Quota Prospecting Education 274

Veloxy

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As a recession looms and consumer spending declines, sales leaders are under more pressure than ever to achieve their set goals, even at a time of economic uncertainty. In this guide, we’ll explore three steps that sales leaders should take to achieve these key goals and alleviate pressure in 2023. Sales Automation.

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CRM Sales Represent Technology 246

Iannarino

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

9 Questions B2B Sales Leaders Must Answer Why isn’t improving B2B sales effectiveness your most important initiative? Over the last two decades, many sales leaders have chased every shiny object that was put in front of them. It is impossible to identify anything more important than increasing sales win rates.

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B2B Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Sales 211

Cerebral Selling

AUGUST 8, 2022

And in times of crisis, two things can happen: Fear and distraction give way to diminished revenue production, quota attainment, and rash decisions to leave for greener pastures (which we know don’t often exist). These ups and downs are a normal part of business (and the human experience). Re-align your sales motion to the market.

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Sales Contract Clients Quota 220

Veloxy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The world of sales is vast, and if you’re a sales professional, you’ve likely been exposed to both inside and outside sales roles. However, if you’re considering a transition to outside sales or simply want to elevate your field selling game, you’re in the right place.

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Outside Sales Cold Call Represent Objectives and Key Results 242

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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Inside sales CRM Sales Pipeline 232

Veloxy

MARCH 16, 2022

Why Field Sales is still number one for earning and growth! Did you know that more than 50% of college graduates will start their career in sales? While graduates with business majors have even higher sales placements post graduation, the aforementioned covers all majors. Sales is truly one of the best jobs for recent graduates.

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