How do you know if your sales plans are delivering on their promises? What if you need to make course corrections or new opportunities are presented? Are you ready to answer these questions? Every year, it’s the same cycle, you model the right territories, set quotas, model variances, build plans,...Read more

How to Build Business Awareness and Drive Sales Productivity 
1 May 2015
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If you're a sales leader, you understand how vital it is to improve sales productivity. Listen to this webinar in which Joe Galvin, Chief Research Officer of the MHI Research Institute, shares the latest data on productivity drivers that support sales leaders in making decisions about strategic investments to drive...Read more

Research Update: Measuring Sales Managers’ Effectiveness 
20 April 2015
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Sales managers crucially influence overall sales force performance. How do firms ensure managers are measured on the most impactful metrics? Results from our recent survey explores how firms define and measure the effectiveness of their first-line sales managers (FLSMs). Specifically, we examine: What tools and processes are used to define,...Read more

Beyond the Commission: Staying Ahead of the Sales Performance Management Maturity Curve 
17 April 2015
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In many companies today, the sales department is managed independently of the Human Resources function. Sellers are naturally different in that they hold more of the fate of the company's fortune in their hands than any other line of business. Join Peter Ostrow, VP and Group Director at the Aberdeen...Read more
This research examines our recent study of emerging trends and best practices for sales leadership as it relates to sales forecasting in business-to-business organizations. We identify core practices, processes, and resources considered essential to forecasting; reveal factors that contribute to effective sales forecasting; and determine how salespeople and managers interact...Read more

Incentive Compensation Design: Factoring Forecast Accuracy Into Your Plans 
2 April 2015
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How much will your organization sell this year? Who will sell it? When? And at what margin? Being able to answer these questions not only helps you set investor expectations, it enables you to implement accurate sales quotas, design effective compensation incentives, and drive performance. Join Donya Rose, director at...Read more
This webcast features business leaders from TinderBox and Angie's List describing how their firms drive predictable sales results. Areas of focus include creating a repeatable process, developing effective messaging and value delivery, and ensuring consistent messaging.
Industry research illustrates emphatically that effective selling is being disrupted by more forces than ever before. Against this backdrop of increasing change, there are literally hundreds of ideas and solutions that potentially could improve the capabilities of your sales organization. And so, in today's world of hyper-change, what does the...Read more