In virtually every conversation with a sales executive, at one point we get into a discussion about forecasting. Usually it starts with the executive mumbling something like, “Damn forecasts are worthless, I might was well flip a coin……..” Being
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The Problem With Forecasting
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4091 days ago
‘Tis The Season To Declare “The Death Of [Fill In The Blank]“
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4092 days ago
The other day, Paul Dunay tweeted about an article on The Death Of Marketing. He and I ended up tweeting back and forth about the title being trite. It
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A Virtual Sales MBA Part 2
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4092 days ago
There were a number of questions arising from my, A Virtual Sales MBA Post. Rather than answer individually, I thought I'd provide a brief post consolidating
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A Virtual Sales MBA
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4096 days ago
But it is dangerous to restrict your reading to just sales. However, good these resources, you will be missing a huge amount. Over time, you will get stale.
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Principles, Not Policies Drive Performance Effectiveness
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4102 days ago
The funny thing about principles is they make everything so much easier. We don't have to worry about rules, procedures, policies.
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Don't Forget Your Sales Process
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4102 days ago
But year after year, we enter the year with the same old sales process--you know, that one we developed a few years ago--or in the case of one of my clients, over a decade ago!
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Making A Difference In 2013: Help 1000′s Get Access To Clean Water!
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4108 days ago
The events of the past week, not just in Connecticut, but tragedies we hear about, as well as those we don't, around the world force each of us to pause and
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3 Keys To Achieving High Performance Sales
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4108 days ago
In this video, the folks at OpenView Labs asked me What are the keys to achieving high performance in sales? It's difficult to focus on just 3, but
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No Decision Made!!
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4117 days ago
No Decision Made, is increasingly what we are hearing on deals in which we've invested time and effort. In extreme cases, we are seeing as much as 35% of the qualified deals people pursue ending in no decision. This outcome is, perhaps, more frustrating than an outright loss. We don't know what to
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Metrics And Balanced Performance
Posted by dabrock under SalesFrom http://partnersinexcellenceblog.com 4117 days ago
Quota is an important output measure. It is a key metric for anyone in sales. But quota is insufficient for managing performance and insufficient to assure the sales team is executing the company strategy and priorities. Additionally, we know quota is a trailing or historical measure. Using quota a
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