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We are well-aware of the need for new business, but how often are sales forces leaving money on the table with existing accounts? In this webcast, we will offer insights for enabling the sales force to identify potential, strengthen relationships, and grow opportunities within established accounts. Specifically, we will address...Read more

For years, the Holy Grail of training has been the ability to go beyond information delivery and simple skills assessment to identify a direct, positive impact on business results. Sales managers in particular are frequent victims, frustrated by their inability to associate training investments to sales performance and new revenue...Read more

Less than a third of companies didn't see ROI from their sales technology investments in 2014, according to a research study conducted with the Sales Management Association. Meanwhile, 54 percent of high-performing sales teams have a clear, well-defined process. These two statistics illustrate what could be the most important question...Read more

Top-performing sales organizations understand that closing is much more than a single event. Rather, it’s a process of successful decision-making that happens long before the contract is ever signed. Winning or losing the sale often is a direct reflection of how much insight and help sellers add to buyers’ decision-making...Read more

Onboarding programs attempt to accelerate new salesperson productivity and new hire success rates. Our recent research examines sales onboarding programs in business-to-business firms. Join us for this webcast, in which we’ll provide preliminary  findings from the research, addressing issues such as: Onboarding program best practices Supporting tools and platforms used...Read more

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The Sales Management Association’s recent research identified “lack of field input on prioritized meeting content” as a frequently cited shortcoming of annual sales meetings. This document provides a survey tool for use in soliciting field input on their content priorities, and how best these might be presented at an annual...Read more

The annual sales meeting is an important event to set the tone for the year with your sales teams. It is the perfect time to communicate strategy, set priorities, and generate excitement for the year. We have organized a toolkit to help you get started.