Sales Plan 2017 – Ready to Roll?

Sales Plan 2017 – Ready to Roll?

Happy New Year!  Time to kick your 2017 sales plan into action.  Ready-to-Roll, Almost-But-Not-Quite, or Not-Yet-Started?  No matter where you are in the sales planning process here are three vital suggestions for success. Power Launch for the Ready-to Roll: Welcome...
Sales Compensation – 10 tips

Sales Compensation – 10 tips

Sales compensation is an annual (dreaded) event.  It really does not need to be painful or scary.  Sales compensation is a critical lever to achieving market, product and financial goals.  Here are ten tips for updating or creating a successful sales compensation...
Reinvent your Sales Kickoff

Reinvent your Sales Kickoff

Everyone loves the kickoff for the New Year. Reinvent your sales kickoff. Go beyond the customer panel, motivational speaker and endless PowerPoint slides. Do the unexpected. Reverse engineer common components. Think outside the box.  Your team will love it and you...
Is CRM making sales people dumb?

Is CRM making sales people dumb?

CRM is making sales people dumb. “No, absolutely not, that’s heresy” shouts Salesforce.com, Velocify, SugarCRM and sales management. When sales people act like robots inputting data and taking action without thinking, the answer is YES. Unfortunately, the answer is...

Doing Business in Silicon Valley

Doing business in Silicon Valley is different from other places in the US and around the world. To be successful in Silicon Valley in sales, marketing, business development or just about any functional area of expertise you must embrace a combination of collaboration,...