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 […]
Category: Sales Acceleration
Sales Trends 2016: 4th Quarter is the New 1st Quarter
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, […]
Sales Acceleration Software: Essential to Compete in 2016
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 […]
Achieve 4th Quarter Sales Goals – Be Efficient and Effective
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 […]
Creating A Call System With Call Tracking and 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 […]
Using Buyer 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 […]
Just How Accelerated Is 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 […]
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 […]