Three Technologies to Motivate Your Salespeople

Categories Gamification, Sales, Sales Acceleration
Gamification

A primary role of sales leaders is to motivate their sales teams and improve their performance. As technology, data and science have now become primary drivers in the sales industry; these provide powerful tools to help improve motivation by increasing productivity, efficiency and perhaps the strongest of all – sales performance and results. Gamification technologies have been shown to be effective at improving the productivity of salespeople. Sales automation technologies offer the clear advantage of improving sales team efficiency. Sales acceleration technologies speed up the…Continue Reading “Three Technologies to Motivate Your Salespeople” →

Sales Trends 2016: 4th Quarter is the New 1st Quarter

Categories Sales, Sales Acceleration
Sales Trends 2016

The 4th quarter is always a busy time of year with the hubbub of the holidays, travel, parties, and events. In the sales industry, it is also often a year-end push to meet quarterly or annual sales targets, frequently made even more difficult with prospects and customers themselves immersed in year-end activities. In today’s competitive, fast-paced sales environment with empowered buyers and lengthened purchase and sales cycles, actions taken in the 4th quarter are also determinative of incoming 1st quarter results and outcomes. The environment…Continue Reading “Sales Trends 2016: 4th Quarter is the New 1st Quarter” →

Sales Acceleration Software: Essential to Compete in 2016

Categories Sales, Sales Acceleration
Sales Acceleration Software: Essential

In the past, the sales profession has often been referred to as an “art,” an intuitive discipline rather than a science. Over the last decade, the industry has changed radically with developing technologies and data science – a dramatic shift in the relationship between the buyer and seller; the rise of the empowered, well educated and demanding buyer; and movement from traditional outbound to inbound marketing and sales. These developments have created very challenging sales environments. Sales acceleration technologies are the next wave to transform…Continue Reading “Sales Acceleration Software: Essential to Compete in 2016” →

Achieve 4th Quarter Sales Goals – Be Efficient and Effective

Categories Sales, Sales Acceleration
Achieve 4th Quarter Sales Goals

As year-end approaches, sales teams often face impending 4th Quarter sales goals. Certain industries may have traditionally strong sales in the last annual quarter, while in others sales may be more difficult and fall off. Buyers may have budgeted funds that need to be spent before year-end, or on the other hand that are already completely gone. The push to meet 4th Quarter sales targets can create anxiety. The mandate is to accelerate sales to close before year-end. When there is no time to procrastinate,…Continue Reading “Achieve 4th Quarter Sales Goals – Be Efficient and Effective” →

Creating A Call System With Call Tracking and Monitoring Software

Categories Sales Acceleration
call tracking and call monitoring software

One of the most important elements in the sales process is that of the sales call. The main reason for this being such a crucial stage is that it provides a great channel of immediate, one-on-one interaction with a customer. Whether it is a call to an existing customer or a call to a qualified lead, these calls are what help to solidify where a customer is in the sales life cycle. These calls not only result in possible sales, but they also provide a…Continue Reading “Creating A Call System With Call Tracking and Monitoring Software” →

Using Buyer Personas to Accelerate Sales

Categories Sales Acceleration
personas to accelerate sales

Buyers in today’s inbound marketing environment are empowered by the information readily available to them and control much of the purchase process. This necessitates marketers to get in front of potential buyers early on and to personalize the buying experience for them. The imperative is to “know your customer.” Marketers sometimes create ‘buyer personas,” an effective technique which allows them to understand, visualize and relate to potential customers and what influences their behavior. This in turn can guide marketing strategies and tactics to focus on…Continue Reading “Using Buyer Personas to Accelerate Sales” →

Just How Accelerated Is Sales Acceleration?

Categories Sales Acceleration
Sales Acceleration

The name says it all: sales acceleration increases the velocity of sales moving through the pipeline. By cutting corners and simultaneously adding powerful tools that proactively jumpstart the process, sales acceleration adds efficiency that saves businesses time and money. When deciding whether or not to make the investment, managers may wonder exactly how much time can be saved. The Need for Speed The many individual tools offered under the umbrella of sales acceleration play a part in helping employees work smarter. Each piece of technology…Continue Reading “Just How Accelerated Is Sales Acceleration?” →

Why Your Business Needs Local Presence. Today!

Categories Sales, Sales Acceleration
Why Your Business Needs Local Presence. Today!

A telephone is an essential tool for businesses in outbound sales, as well as for customer service call centers. Caller ID is prevalent on most telephones, some even with audio announcements of the caller’s name or number. In years past, companies would generally have a number with an area code reflecting the company’s physical location or choose to have a toll free number such as an 800 number. With today’s technologies, companies can choose to have a number displayed on the caller ID with the…Continue Reading “Why Your Business Needs Local Presence. Today!” →