Resources

Many sales effectiveness leaders are currently focused in preparing new sales plans for the coming year. This webcast reviews the essential elements of sales forecasting, and kicks off a three part series on sales planning best practices. Topics addressed include establishing consistent practices that ensure year-round forecasting and pipeline management...Read more

Burdening the sales force with administrative responsibilities comes at a high cost. Displacing time that could be spent selling, low-value administrative tasks distract salespeople from more productive activity, and result in missed opportunity. This webcast presents practical approaches for minimizing the sales organization's administrative activities, and getting back to the...Read more

The buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on sales organizations includes predictions of massive job losses and obsolescence for traditional sales roles. Are these claims over-hyping AI's potential, or do they reflect the inevitable consequence of continued technological progress? How should sales leadership anticipate a future that...Read more

Many of us are familiar with the 10,000 Hours rule popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers. The theory goes that for anyone to reach the tipping point of greatness, they must study or practice a specific skill for 10,000 hours. In the years since, the theory has been...Read more

Thank you for purchasing the 2017 Sales Force Productivity Conference Digital Archive. Below are links to each session in the digital archive. Each session's link includes audio or video as well as any Powerpoint files used in the session. Enjoy! Are you interested in purchasing full access to the 2017...Read more

Smart sales organizations capitalize on every available opportunities to improve sales talent management. One often under recognized contributor is sales operations. Sales ops departments contribute mightily to salesperson effectiveness, job satisfaction, and sense of engagement. This webcast explores approaches for maximizing salesperson success and satisfaction through sales operations' contributions.

We want actionable information, not data challenges. In the age of big data how can sales leaders avoid being caught up in information overload? Having access to so much information can sometimes feel as if we re swimming in it. As a sales leader, you want to make the most...Read more

Organizations usually look to increase revenue, but often lack clear action plans for achieving their growth objectives. This webcast examines three sources of revenue growth -- acquisitive growth, market growth, and organic revenue growth -- while suggesting analysis techniques that help management diagnose growth impediments, identify actionable priorities, and quantify...Read more